Vishal Chalana

Co-Founder

Bothell, Washington, United States27 yrs 4 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Co-founded an award-winning software organization.
Led transition to cloud-based architecture for core products.
Holder of 2 U.S. Patents in technology.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS technology leader with extensive experience in product development and cloud solutions.

Contact

vishal@pictory.ai LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Software Architecture & DesignProduct Development & Management

Other Skills

.NETAgile & Waterfall MethodologiesAgile Application DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementAmazon Web Services (AWS)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ApplicationsCloud ComputingCloud DevelopmentDatabasesERP SoftwareEarly-stage StartupsEngineeringEnterprise Architecture

About

Entrepreneurial technology leader with an extensive track record building commercially-successful enterprise and cloud solutions in the business process automation area. History of IT-focused thought leadership, combined with demonstrated cross-functional management skills in business management and startup launch, customer relations, organizational development, and product management. Career Highlights: • Co-founded Winshuttle, an award-winning software organization acquired by Symphony Technology Group • Played an instrumental role in building, architecting, and managing the entire Winshuttle product portfolio • Recruited/developed a team of 100+ highly talented engineers in both the U.S. and India markets • Led a pivotal recent shift in the company’s core product from an on-premise to cloud-based architecture • Holder of 2 U.S. Patents; history of developing valuable IP and resolving complex technical challenges • Deep technology stack expertise that includes expertise in SaaS product architecture and design, cloud solutions (Microsoft Azure, AWS), Microsoft Sharepoint & Office 365, and SAP integration technologies Core Skills & Competencies: Agile/SCRUM/Kanban Software Development | Technical Team Hiring, Mentoring & Leadership | Software Architecture & Design | SDLC Management | Customer Relations & Partner Engagement | Systems Integration | Strategic Planning | Product Development & Management | Software Quality Assurance & Testing | Operations Management

Experience

Pictory

Co-Founder and CTO

May 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 10 mos · Bothell, Washington, United States

Pictory.ai is the leader in AI video creation. Pictory auto-magically creates professional-quality videos in minutes from blogs, text, and PowerPoints, at a fraction of the cost.

Winshuttle

2 roles

Co-Founder / Chief Software Architect

Jul 2016 – Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Owned the end-to-end engineering roadmap and strategy for product development, playing a hands-role in all ongoing product architecture and design efforts
Mentored a 70-member engineering team, fostering best practices and championing innovation on both the product and process side
Led development of Winshuttle Cloud, a multi-tenant SaaS platform allowing users to build enterprise data management apps without the need to write actual code; this scalable, new product offering was designed as a set of microservices, deployed on containers hosted on Kubernetes on Azure
Maintained strict quality assurance throughout the software development process, utilizing cutting-edge Test Automation, Quality Metrics, and Tracking measures to minimize software bugs and rework
Managed customer-facing relationships with client leaders and IT teams, identifying customized client needs, troubleshooting unforeseen implementation issues, and ensuring post-sale customer success
Administered a multi-million-dollar engineering budget, prioritized resources, and worked with the leadership team and CEO to engage in capacity planning and address challenging strategy, facilities, IT, and HR issues
Partnered with the firm’s HR and Recruiting teams to hire top talent, provide engineers with meaningful career development opportunities, and drive innovative training and succession planning initiatives
Negotiated contracts with vendors, consultants, and strategic partners to enhance the company’s core capabilities and enable more cost-effective business operations and product development

SaaS product architecture and designcloud solutionsMicrosoft AzureKubernetesTest AutomationQuality Metrics+2

Co-Founder & Head of Software Engineering

Oct 2003 – Jul 2016 · 12 yrs 9 mos

Identified an unmet market niche and led development of an enterprise software product to assist Fortune 1000 and SMB clients in improving the functionality of multi-million-dollar SAP system investments
Initially served as Managing Director & VP for the company’s India Engineering arm—setting up a new offshore development center encompassing 120+ engineers; returned to Seattle in 2016 to work more directly with U.S. leadership and serve as chief technical architect/contributor for development of a new cloud-based offering