Experience

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  Informix

  Jun 1998 - Jun 2001

  Advanced support engineer

  Provided level-3, disaster recovery support for Informix clients worldwide. Diagnosed and Resolved critical, complex, and production down system problems with in-depth knowledge of Informix database’s internal architecture.

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  Ibm

  Jul 2001 - now

  Led the IBM Asset Management Solutions Portfolio development organization across multiple global labs. Responsibility also involves building an outcome-based roadmap, delivery of the roadmap, and ensuring successful client adoption. Led the India GSIs global partnership. Created and executed on a joint 1B USD global strategy with each of the GSIs driving business through all routes to market across all IBM portfolios. Led an integrated coverage model and supported IBM's ecosystem on IBM Hybrid Cloud and AI strategy. Collaborated across the organization, ecosystem, and clients to support the General Manager of the business unit in all business functions. Responsibility also involved leadership of business operations, sales cadence, and client engagements. International assignment to lead the center’s technical mission. Responsibilities involved leading the R&D team on the ongoing innovation, client engagements, solution showcase, and co-creation with partners. Responsible for developing the partner ecosystem and channel sales for IBM Analytics solutions. Responsibilities included partner relations, joint go-to-market and successful deployments, stakeholder relations and collaborating with cross IBM teams. Led the Global Watson Internet of Things Platform Academic Initiatives. Responsible for building developer ecosystem, including course building, workshops, and hackathons. Responsible for WW Data Management direct and channel sales. Architected sales program and sales plays and executed it worldwide in collaboration with the ecosystem, technical community, and sales community. Maintained and delivered on a quarterly quota. Development lab leader responsible for all aspects of product development including offering management, project management, product development, testing, department finance, and client advocacy. Responsibilities included extensive collaboration with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure success of the business. Managed a 21-engineer team to deliver client products for DB2 releases. Planned and executed the Common Client development for Information Management Data Servers. Responsible for leading the India client team and ensuring their success by providing the needed leadership, support, and guidance. Managed a 15-engineer team and Infrastructure projects across Information Management. Adopted best practices and implemented common tools and infrastructure across all teams to increase overall efficiency of the development processes. Managed projects with 250 global resources from concept to launch. Management included project planning, risk management, communication management, stakeholders/customers interface, change management, delivery and closing. Performed all aspects of software development as a team lead including requirements gathering/definition, design, coding, testing, technical documentation, and beta support. Coded in C, C++, and Java.

  • IBM KSA Software Lab Director, IBM ALM Solutions Development Director

    May 2024 - now

  • Director, Asset Management Solutions Development

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Managing Director, GSIs

    Apr 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Chief of Staff, AI Applications

    Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

  • CTO, Watson IoT Center

    Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Business Development Executive, Internet of Things

    Apr 2012 - Dec 2017

  • WW Informix Sales Leader

    Oct 2010 - Mar 2012

  • Senior Development Manager

    Aug 2007 - Sept 2010

  • Development Manager

    Jan 2006 - Jul 2007

  • Centralized Infrastructure Manager

    Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

  • Project Manager

    Apr 2003 - Jan 2005

  • Software Developer

    Jul 2001 - Mar 2003