Experience

AVID.ooo

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  San Francisco Bay Area



PayPal

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Of Engineering

  • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  San Francisco Bay Area With PayPal Invest, I was overseeing global technology teams that serve as the nerve center for worldwide engineering initiatives. To fuel growth, I promoted a culture of collaboration and professional development. I also emphasized key partnerships with stakeholders, providers, the security organization, and product consumers alike. Key wins: ▹ Revitalized legacy cloud strategy to meet project requirements, leading internal teams to adopt the approach as the global standard;… Show more With PayPal Invest, I was overseeing global technology teams that serve as the nerve center for worldwide engineering initiatives. To fuel growth, I promoted a culture of collaboration and professional development. I also emphasized key partnerships with stakeholders, providers, the security organization, and product consumers alike. Key wins: ▹ Revitalized legacy cloud strategy to meet project requirements, leading internal teams to adopt the approach as the global standard; devised novel cloud roadmap to support FINRA regulations and be highly-scalable/agile to market capabilities. ▹ Drove reduction in business costs and mitigated risks of repeatable reference architectures by crafting novel ‘Invest’ cloud strategy/design; facilitated extensible/reusable solution by partnering with teams to adopt roadmap. ▹ Evangelized technology solutions and architectural strategies to drive operational excellence. ▹ Rapid build and management of global, high performing engineering teams Show less



All of Us

• United Kingdom
• Online Audio and Video Media

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

  San Francisco Bay Area

• Chief Technology Officer

  • May 2018 - Dec 2020

  San Francisco Bay Area Prior to the exit, I compiled a diverse team of experts to build the technology foundation that would help the company grow to a thriving community of investors. I led all operations and technology strategy with a goal of building to 1M+ members. Key wins: ▹ Orchestrated six-month due diligence process, convincing Fortune 500 leader PayPal to purchase company on technology and talent evaluation; represented company interests through 100+ meetings about viability as… Show more Prior to the exit, I compiled a diverse team of experts to build the technology foundation that would help the company grow to a thriving community of investors. I led all operations and technology strategy with a goal of building to 1M+ members. Key wins: ▹ Orchestrated six-month due diligence process, convincing Fortune 500 leader PayPal to purchase company on technology and talent evaluation; represented company interests through 100+ meetings about viability as acquisition. ▹ Shaped short/long-range strategic vision along with essential KPIs to gauge business progress towards metric-driven goals. ▹ Precisely collaborated with Finance and Management teams to ensure fiscal/operational fitness; oversaw all related talent, budgets, compliance, and planning efforts. ▹ Articulated platform’s cybersecurity strategy, reducing attack vectors by 90%; aligned roadmap with corporate needs and NIST/CIS benchmarks. ▹ Design and built a highly scalable cloud platform to support 1M DUA’s and continually slashed cloud spend 30% YoY by implementing automated policies/procedures to track financial and risk management. ▹ Built cutting edge DevSecOps engineering platforms, including SRE & owned strategy for all internal business applications ▹ Anchored team focused on data warehouse/analytics platform used for business intelligence and AI capabilities.



Capgemini

• India
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Partner Executive - Enterprise Cloud Services

  • Jul 2014 - Jun 2018

  San Francisco Bay Area As a Global Partner Executive, I drove $700M in business growth of engineering projects that was amplified by cloud strategies and GTM approaches in 19 countries. I also steered an international team to conceive SaaS, PaaS, and cybersecurity engineering platforms, business solutions and global best practices. Key wins: ▹ KPIs: exceeded engineering projects revenue targets by €100M+, revenue ~60% YoY, and quarterly metrics by >35%. ▹ Industrialized innovation to… Show more As a Global Partner Executive, I drove $700M in business growth of engineering projects that was amplified by cloud strategies and GTM approaches in 19 countries. I also steered an international team to conceive SaaS, PaaS, and cybersecurity engineering platforms, business solutions and global best practices. Key wins: ▹ KPIs: exceeded engineering projects revenue targets by €100M+, revenue ~60% YoY, and quarterly metrics by >35%. ▹ Industrialized innovation to perpetuate repeatable methodology for future implementations and potential patents. ▹ Galvanized partners’ global market strategy, including GTM and event leadership. ▹ Founded a global graduate program that attracted 1,000 resources annually; the program featured a streamlined onboarding process and boot camp training to support ongoing mentoring.

• Director

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2014

  Sydney, Australia I was brought on board to deliver international projects and business development initiatives. By championing cloud computing capabilities and the Oracle Technology service line, I successfully enabled growth within this business unit. Key wins: ▹ Oversaw bid process and developed five-year account plans; leveraged expertise in tender responses, RFP preparation, customer presentations, and commercial negotiations to ensure success. ▹ Implemented large, $50M business… Show more I was brought on board to deliver international projects and business development initiatives. By championing cloud computing capabilities and the Oracle Technology service line, I successfully enabled growth within this business unit. Key wins: ▹ Oversaw bid process and developed five-year account plans; leveraged expertise in tender responses, RFP preparation, customer presentations, and commercial negotiations to ensure success. ▹ Implemented large, $50M business transformation program for a national brand with a portfolio of CRM, data management, and analytics solutions; guided a team of 50+ to build technical architecture while liaising with stakeholders/key accounts.

• Head of Cloud Services

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  Sydney, Australia HEAD OF CLOUD SERVICES • Spearhead cloud computing initiatives and GTM (go-to-market) strategy for the Australian market across all service lines, focusing on Advisory Services, Packaged Applications (SAP, Oracle, SFDC), Analytics, Cloud Orchestration and Application Management • Define and manage budgets for Service Line in 2014 • Provide Thought Leadership for key accounts and their cloud adoption • Increase brand awareness of Cloud capabilities running industry events… Show more HEAD OF CLOUD SERVICES • Spearhead cloud computing initiatives and GTM (go-to-market) strategy for the Australian market across all service lines, focusing on Advisory Services, Packaged Applications (SAP, Oracle, SFDC), Analytics, Cloud Orchestration and Application Management • Define and manage budgets for Service Line in 2014 • Provide Thought Leadership for key accounts and their cloud adoption • Increase brand awareness of Cloud capabilities running industry events (Cloudworld, CEBIT etc), presenting to audiences of 600+ • Identifies market opportunities and develops strategies to capitalise on those opportunities • Lead internal capability assessment and improvements • Partner Management with global Cloud providers (Amazon Web Services, Telstra, NTT) • Ensures open, effective communication to maintain organizational culture and values throughout the organisation



Sinclair Knight Merz

• Australia
• Civil Engineering
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Enterprise Architect/Infrastructure Mgr

  • Aug 2010 - Nov 2011

  Sydney While leading a global cross-functional team, I bolstered the enterprise consulting, engineering, and project delivery domains. Some of my additional project roles involved shaping the overall technical design authority and realizing SDLC/SOA governance processes. Key win: ▹ Integrated global single instance R12 E-Business Suite harnessing Agile (Scrum) methodology; conceived, implemented, and maintained global private hybrid cloud solution hosted in 125 virtualized servers… Show more While leading a global cross-functional team, I bolstered the enterprise consulting, engineering, and project delivery domains. Some of my additional project roles involved shaping the overall technical design authority and realizing SDLC/SOA governance processes. Key win: ▹ Integrated global single instance R12 E-Business Suite harnessing Agile (Scrum) methodology; conceived, implemented, and maintained global private hybrid cloud solution hosted in 125 virtualized servers across 20 environments. Show less



Oracle Corporation

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Applications Architect

  • Mar 2005 - May 2010

  With Oracle Australia, I sold global business and technology transformation solutions while promoting a diverse product portfolio. Key wins: ▹ Coordinated with teams of 30+ based in India and China to support sales unit; guided bid management and capacity planning while evolving relationships with high-profile vendors like HP, IBM, and Dell. ▹ Implemented E-Business Suite (R11i); assembled/mentored international teams in Australia and India to continuously improve… Show more With Oracle Australia, I sold global business and technology transformation solutions while promoting a diverse product portfolio. Key wins: ▹ Coordinated with teams of 30+ based in India and China to support sales unit; guided bid management and capacity planning while evolving relationships with high-profile vendors like HP, IBM, and Dell. ▹ Implemented E-Business Suite (R11i); assembled/mentored international teams in Australia and India to continuously improve processes and implement new ERP. ▹ Authored new integration framework and service bus to support R11i implementation success; reduced costs for all ongoing integrations within the new platform. ▹ Eclipsed annual business development by at least 20% consistently. ▹ Designed the first cloud demo platform exhibiting AWS EC2 and S3 capabilities. ▹ Planned trade show events to holistically promote products for professional groups of 300+. Show less