Experience

SiGenex Inc
• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee
• COO, CFO - Clinical Genetics for Everyone, Everywhere.

  • Dec 2020 - Present

500 Global
• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 500 - 600 Employee
• Mentor

  • Dec 2020 - Present


Blancspace

• Zambia
• Information Technology and Services

• Founder - Seamless Mobile App Connecting Users to Local Services

  • 2019 - 2020

  • Identified a market opportunity for a mass-market location-based mobile app connecting users to nearby services and conveniences. • Platform aimed to enable geo-targeting features and in-app transactions, creating a seamless mobile experience connecting users to surrounding venues and services. • Developed the full system architecture and led the end-to-end design of the POC/app. • Built a team of developers and executed product development, delivering a minimally viable product… Show more • Identified a market opportunity for a mass-market location-based mobile app connecting users to nearby services and conveniences. • Platform aimed to enable geo-targeting features and in-app transactions, creating a seamless mobile experience connecting users to surrounding venues and services. • Developed the full system architecture and led the end-to-end design of the POC/app. • Built a team of developers and executed product development, delivering a minimally viable product within 6 months. • Conducted comprehensive patentability searches and filed a provisional patent application for the novel solution. Was granted patent US 11,531,978 B2 in Dec 2022. Show less • Identified a market opportunity for a mass-market location-based mobile app connecting users to nearby services and conveniences. • Platform aimed to enable geo-targeting features and in-app transactions, creating a seamless mobile experience connecting users to surrounding venues and services. • Developed the full system architecture and led the end-to-end design of the POC/app. • Built a team of developers and executed product development, delivering a minimally viable product… Show more • Identified a market opportunity for a mass-market location-based mobile app connecting users to nearby services and conveniences. • Platform aimed to enable geo-targeting features and in-app transactions, creating a seamless mobile experience connecting users to surrounding venues and services. • Developed the full system architecture and led the end-to-end design of the POC/app. • Built a team of developers and executed product development, delivering a minimally viable product within 6 months. • Conducted comprehensive patentability searches and filed a provisional patent application for the novel solution. Was granted patent US 11,531,978 B2 in Dec 2022. Show less



Banda

• Indonesia
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder - Scalable Gig Economy Platform

  • May 2016 - Aug 2019

  • Identified an opportunity to create jobs and empower workers in Pakistan by building a scalable gig economy platform. • Launched ride-sharing, property rental, and e-commerce marketplaces aimed at an underserved market with 90% illiteracy and 30% unemployment. • Designed a smartphone-based system with verifiable identities, achieving 30K downloads and 12K users within 1 year. • Engineered solutions to minimize operational overheads for profitability in a low-income… Show more • Identified an opportunity to create jobs and empower workers in Pakistan by building a scalable gig economy platform. • Launched ride-sharing, property rental, and e-commerce marketplaces aimed at an underserved market with 90% illiteracy and 30% unemployment. • Designed a smartphone-based system with verifiable identities, achieving 30K downloads and 12K users within 1 year. • Engineered solutions to minimize operational overheads for profitability in a low-income population. • Gained consensus from law enforcement agencies to operate legally within regulatory constraints. • Assembled technical, marketing, and ops teams to rapidly develop, launch and scale the platform nationwide. Show less • Identified an opportunity to create jobs and empower workers in Pakistan by building a scalable gig economy platform. • Launched ride-sharing, property rental, and e-commerce marketplaces aimed at an underserved market with 90% illiteracy and 30% unemployment. • Designed a smartphone-based system with verifiable identities, achieving 30K downloads and 12K users within 1 year. • Engineered solutions to minimize operational overheads for profitability in a low-income… Show more • Identified an opportunity to create jobs and empower workers in Pakistan by building a scalable gig economy platform. • Launched ride-sharing, property rental, and e-commerce marketplaces aimed at an underserved market with 90% illiteracy and 30% unemployment. • Designed a smartphone-based system with verifiable identities, achieving 30K downloads and 12K users within 1 year. • Engineered solutions to minimize operational overheads for profitability in a low-income population. • Gained consensus from law enforcement agencies to operate legally within regulatory constraints. • Assembled technical, marketing, and ops teams to rapidly develop, launch and scale the platform nationwide. Show less



GLOBALFOUNDRIES

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Finance - Driving Digital Transformation through Data Intelligence

  • May 2012 - Mar 2015

  • Led 10-person cross-functional team to design and implement a data-driven decision framework and analytics platform for a $4.2B semiconductor manufacturer's executive leadership. • Developed strategy to optimize $1.2B R&D portfolio by analyzing technology costs, complexity, resources and time-to-market. This reduced the portfolio by 50% while increasing R&D effectiveness. • Implemented data-driven cost projection models leveraging manufacturing data to accurately estimate costs. Enabled… Show more • Led 10-person cross-functional team to design and implement a data-driven decision framework and analytics platform for a $4.2B semiconductor manufacturer's executive leadership. • Developed strategy to optimize $1.2B R&D portfolio by analyzing technology costs, complexity, resources and time-to-market. This reduced the portfolio by 50% while increasing R&D effectiveness. • Implemented data-driven cost projection models leveraging manufacturing data to accurately estimate costs. Enabled over $1B savings through informed pricing and negotiations. • Delivered granular unit-level profitability insights using big data techniques. Reduced low-margin products 30% while increasing profitability 3% through value-based customer strategy. • Provided leadership with profitability-focused view of the business, simplifying manufacturing complexity and aligning pricing with data. • Drove change management through extensive stakeholder engagement, gaining buy-in for data-driven decision making. Show less • Led 10-person cross-functional team to design and implement a data-driven decision framework and analytics platform for a $4.2B semiconductor manufacturer's executive leadership. • Developed strategy to optimize $1.2B R&D portfolio by analyzing technology costs, complexity, resources and time-to-market. This reduced the portfolio by 50% while increasing R&D effectiveness. • Implemented data-driven cost projection models leveraging manufacturing data to accurately estimate costs. Enabled… Show more • Led 10-person cross-functional team to design and implement a data-driven decision framework and analytics platform for a $4.2B semiconductor manufacturer's executive leadership. • Developed strategy to optimize $1.2B R&D portfolio by analyzing technology costs, complexity, resources and time-to-market. This reduced the portfolio by 50% while increasing R&D effectiveness. • Implemented data-driven cost projection models leveraging manufacturing data to accurately estimate costs. Enabled over $1B savings through informed pricing and negotiations. • Delivered granular unit-level profitability insights using big data techniques. Reduced low-margin products 30% while increasing profitability 3% through value-based customer strategy. • Provided leadership with profitability-focused view of the business, simplifying manufacturing complexity and aligning pricing with data. • Drove change management through extensive stakeholder engagement, gaining buy-in for data-driven decision making. Show less



Mubadala

• United Arab Emirates
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate - Investment Strategy, M&A, Venture Investments & Portfolio Management

  • Mar 2009 - Jun 2012

  • Led diligence on 300+ venture investment opportunities in semiconductors, closing 3 deals totaling $75M in committed capital and achieving highly capital efficient exits with only $20M deployed; over 10x returns. • Managed venture portfolio through ongoing engagement, advised portfolio companies on product/technology roadmaps and growth strategies. • Part of post-merger integration strategy as a core team member during the GlobalFoundries - Chartered Semiconductor… Show more • Led diligence on 300+ venture investment opportunities in semiconductors, closing 3 deals totaling $75M in committed capital and achieving highly capital efficient exits with only $20M deployed; over 10x returns. • Managed venture portfolio through ongoing engagement, advised portfolio companies on product/technology roadmaps and growth strategies. • Part of post-merger integration strategy as a core team member during the GlobalFoundries - Chartered Semiconductor acquisition. • Shaped corporate VC investment strategy through research, analysis and executive alignment on technology trends. • Developed processes for tracking technology advancements and assessing strategic impact on investments. • Organized company-wide strategy sessions to educate leadership and align on key technology trends. Show less • Led diligence on 300+ venture investment opportunities in semiconductors, closing 3 deals totaling $75M in committed capital and achieving highly capital efficient exits with only $20M deployed; over 10x returns. • Managed venture portfolio through ongoing engagement, advised portfolio companies on product/technology roadmaps and growth strategies. • Part of post-merger integration strategy as a core team member during the GlobalFoundries - Chartered Semiconductor… Show more • Led diligence on 300+ venture investment opportunities in semiconductors, closing 3 deals totaling $75M in committed capital and achieving highly capital efficient exits with only $20M deployed; over 10x returns. • Managed venture portfolio through ongoing engagement, advised portfolio companies on product/technology roadmaps and growth strategies. • Part of post-merger integration strategy as a core team member during the GlobalFoundries - Chartered Semiconductor acquisition. • Shaped corporate VC investment strategy through research, analysis and executive alignment on technology trends. • Developed processes for tracking technology advancements and assessing strategic impact on investments. • Organized company-wide strategy sessions to educate leadership and align on key technology trends. Show less



Verification Central

• United States
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder & Co-author

  • Aug 2001 - Jan 2011

  www.verificationcentral.com • Co-authored 2 books on design verification • Achieved significant market share by helping to establish a strategic sales channel that generated $0.5m in sales • Devised an inbound marketing plan involving publishing articles in industry journals; resulted in 100% increase in orders • Developed and executed a business plan to secure $100,000 of project financing to launch books www.verificationcentral.com • Co-authored 2 books on design verification • Achieved significant market share by helping to establish a strategic sales channel that generated $0.5m in sales • Devised an inbound marketing plan involving publishing articles in industry journals; resulted in 100% increase in orders • Developed and executed a business plan to secure $100,000 of project financing to launch books



Raza Microelectronics

• Team Leader/Manager - CPU & SOC Verification

  • Jan 2004 - Mar 2009

  Startup focused on developing next-generation of SOC based Network Processors • Led a 10-person verification team that helped successfully deliver the company’s next-generation processor microprocessors for networking and telecommunications industry • Developed and executed the verification strategy for the cache-coherency system of the microprocessor; achieved 1st time correctness • Presented products and solutions to strategic customers, leading to strategic… Show more Startup focused on developing next-generation of SOC based Network Processors • Led a 10-person verification team that helped successfully deliver the company’s next-generation processor microprocessors for networking and telecommunications industry • Developed and executed the verification strategy for the cache-coherency system of the microprocessor; achieved 1st time correctness • Presented products and solutions to strategic customers, leading to strategic contracts • Created sophisticated models to evaluate design performance of future products Show less Startup focused on developing next-generation of SOC based Network Processors • Led a 10-person verification team that helped successfully deliver the company’s next-generation processor microprocessors for networking and telecommunications industry • Developed and executed the verification strategy for the cache-coherency system of the microprocessor; achieved 1st time correctness • Presented products and solutions to strategic customers, leading to strategic… Show more Startup focused on developing next-generation of SOC based Network Processors • Led a 10-person verification team that helped successfully deliver the company’s next-generation processor microprocessors for networking and telecommunications industry • Developed and executed the verification strategy for the cache-coherency system of the microprocessor; achieved 1st time correctness • Presented products and solutions to strategic customers, leading to strategic contracts • Created sophisticated models to evaluate design performance of future products Show less



Network Economy Group

• Associate - Renewables, Utilities

  • Jun 2007 - Apr 2008

  • Worked with partners taking a £150m Energy from Waste business through the initial funding phase • Developed financial model of business, taking into account operations, government subsidies and market conditions • Strengthened business case by emphasizing value drivers; this was later presented to external investors and helped secure an additional £2m investment • Conducted due diligence on commercial aspects of the business case • Worked with partners taking a £150m Energy from Waste business through the initial funding phase • Developed financial model of business, taking into account operations, government subsidies and market conditions • Strengthened business case by emphasizing value drivers; this was later presented to external investors and helped secure an additional £2m investment • Conducted due diligence on commercial aspects of the business case



Sun Microsystems

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Member of Technical Staff - UltraSPARC Full-chip Verification

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  • Architected verification strategies that minimized schedule risk, while enhancing Ultra SPARC processor design quality and reducing time to identify design faults • Developed self-checking test generators focused on verifying the store-order of the design • Pioneered a division-wide initiative to increase design modeling speed by 3x, which resulted in savings of $4m per year • Architected verification strategies that minimized schedule risk, while enhancing Ultra SPARC processor design quality and reducing time to identify design faults • Developed self-checking test generators focused on verifying the store-order of the design • Pioneered a division-wide initiative to increase design modeling speed by 3x, which resulted in savings of $4m per year



Teradyne

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Hardware Engineer - Verification and ASIC Methodology Specialist

  • Feb 1996 - Dec 1999

  • Redesigned the simulation environment to execute the test suite in parallel in the compute farm, reducing the run time of the simulation by 80% • Executed post-merger integration of two engineering teams to collaborate on future projects; the merged team delivered the company’s next-generation mixed-signal tester in 12 months • Redesigned the simulation environment to execute the test suite in parallel in the compute farm, reducing the run time of the simulation by 80% • Executed post-merger integration of two engineering teams to collaborate on future projects; the merged team delivered the company’s next-generation mixed-signal tester in 12 months