Barbod Varjavandi
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Nicole Brisse
Barbod is the classic 'big picture' executive who can keep his eye on the vision without getting distracted by day-to-day disruptions. Not only that, but he is excellent at communicating his vision to the team and engaging everyone to work toward the same goal. Barbod is a great leader and a great team player. He is very people-oriented and cares about developing his team members and giving each the right opportunity/challenge.
Sebastiaan Bos
Barbod is a great person to work for not only at the professional level but at a personal level. Barbod makes things happen. He has a great vision, methodology and is not blindsided by the short term activities. He strives to keep everyone aligned to the long term success.
Nicole Brisse
Barbod is the classic 'big picture' executive who can keep his eye on the vision without getting distracted by day-to-day disruptions. Not only that, but he is excellent at communicating his vision to the team and engaging everyone to work toward the same goal. Barbod is a great leader and a great team player. He is very people-oriented and cares about developing his team members and giving each the right opportunity/challenge.
Sebastiaan Bos
Barbod is a great person to work for not only at the professional level but at a personal level. Barbod makes things happen. He has a great vision, methodology and is not blindsided by the short term activities. He strives to keep everyone aligned to the long term success.
Nicole Brisse
Barbod is the classic 'big picture' executive who can keep his eye on the vision without getting distracted by day-to-day disruptions. Not only that, but he is excellent at communicating his vision to the team and engaging everyone to work toward the same goal. Barbod is a great leader and a great team player. He is very people-oriented and cares about developing his team members and giving each the right opportunity/challenge.
Sebastiaan Bos
Barbod is a great person to work for not only at the professional level but at a personal level. Barbod makes things happen. He has a great vision, methodology and is not blindsided by the short term activities. He strives to keep everyone aligned to the long term success.
Nicole Brisse
Barbod is the classic 'big picture' executive who can keep his eye on the vision without getting distracted by day-to-day disruptions. Not only that, but he is excellent at communicating his vision to the team and engaging everyone to work toward the same goal. Barbod is a great leader and a great team player. He is very people-oriented and cares about developing his team members and giving each the right opportunity/challenge.
Sebastiaan Bos
Barbod is a great person to work for not only at the professional level but at a personal level. Barbod makes things happen. He has a great vision, methodology and is not blindsided by the short term activities. He strives to keep everyone aligned to the long term success.
Experience
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Nakisa
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Canada
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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VP - Engineering Operations
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Nov 2008 - Present
Responsible for Engineering Operations including Quality Assurance, Release Engineering/CM. Support, Documentation and IT including Cloud environment. Responsible for Engineering Operations including Quality Assurance, Release Engineering/CM. Support, Documentation and IT including Cloud environment.
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Cadence Design Systems
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Engineering Director - Operations
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Jul 2002 - Apr 2008
Responsible for Operations (Configuration Management, release engineering, development infrastructure and Capital budget) for 2 of the major business units with eight direct reports and a combined team of over 40 multinational employees in the United States, France, India, and Russia supporting over 600 developers and engineers throughout the world. Responsible for Operations (Configuration Management, release engineering, development infrastructure and Capital budget) for 2 of the major business units with eight direct reports and a combined team of over 40 multinational employees in the United States, France, India, and Russia supporting over 600 developers and engineers throughout the world.
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Simplex
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Manager
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Sep 2000 - Jul 2002
Senior Manager leading Configuration Management Operations and Release Engineering Senior Manager leading Configuration Management Operations and Release Engineering
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Founder/president
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Jan 1990 - Aug 2000
Founded Automated Data Access Inc.(ADA) a Montreal based computer consulting company specializing in Office Automation, GUI software and visual database development. Increased ADA revenue by 55% annually with a positive cash flow. Expanded the customer base to over 40 midsize customers with major clients such as Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian National Railway, MUCTC (Montreal Urban Community Transit Commission), Liberal Party of Quebec, and Bruce McGraw Graphics. Founded Automated Data Access Inc.(ADA) a Montreal based computer consulting company specializing in Office Automation, GUI software and visual database development. Increased ADA revenue by 55% annually with a positive cash flow. Expanded the customer base to over 40 midsize customers with major clients such as Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian National Railway, MUCTC (Montreal Urban Community Transit Commission), Liberal Party of Quebec, and Bruce McGraw Graphics.
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Professor/Instructor
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1994 - 2000
Professor of “Advanced Programming” and “Database Management” at the Center for Continuing Education - Computer Institute in a part-time capacity Professor of “Advanced Programming” and “Database Management” at the Center for Continuing Education - Computer Institute in a part-time capacity
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Education
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Baruch College
Credentials Equivalency: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science -
Concordia University
Certificate, Computer Applications Programming
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