Dr. Rizwan Ahmed, PhD — CTO

Dr. Rizwan brings over 23 years of professional experience as a dynamic technology executive known for innovation and hands-on leadership. With a robust track record, he excels in directing the design, development, & program/project management of high-technology projects & solutions, all while driving continuous process improvement. His expertise spans engagements with numerous Fortune 100/1000 Enterprises, MSMEs, and pioneering technology startups across diverse industries including FinTech, Retail, Supply Chain, Healthcare, Broadcast, Hospitality, EdTech & Energy Dr. Rizwan's contributions have garnered him recognition with 25+ Global Technology awards highlighting his significant impact in the field. As a seasoned speaker and evangelist, he has delighted audiences through over 475+ speaking engagements, earning invitations to prestigious National & International Conferences, Events, Panel Discussions, & Webinars globally. Specialties: Pre-sales, P&L, Solutions Architect, Technical Architect, Product Strategy, Delivery & Project Management- Building & managing distributed teams, Agile Development, Operations, Mobile Application Development, Multi-tenant Cloud Native SaaS Enterprise Software, LAMP, Java & MS Technology stacks, AI & ML, Cloud (Amazon AWS, Azure GCP, Hybrid Cloud), RPA, BI & Analytics (PowerBI, Tableau, Altryx, AWS QuickSight), Data Science (Data Engineering, Data Modernization, Predictive/Prescriptive Analytics, DataOps), Salesforce, IoT, Blockchain, InfoSec, Mobile & Digital Forensics etc. Key strengths: • Proficient in building and leading high-performance global software and digital engineering teams comprising 100+ resources, driving collaboration and achieving exceptional results • Passionate about leveraging technology to solve meaningful business problems by creating working culture fostering innovation, learnability, respect, trust & happiness • Deep experience in Program/Project Management, using SAFe, Agile/Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall or a mix of methods & practices as appropriate • Building Product roadmaps with Leadership & Product Management • Ability to handle several projects in parallel while ensuring quality results are delivered • Collaborating cross-functionally with different departments, partners, customers & variety of personalities to improve products via continuous feedback for achieving business goals • Extensive experience of building and architecting Cloud native, multi-tenant, highly scalable & distributed systems • Extensive experience in IS domain, Cyber Security, Digital & Mobile Forensics, HIPAA Compliance

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned technology executive with expertise in SaaS, AI, and Cloud solutions.

Location: Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 25 yrs 3 mos

Skills

Technology Leadership
Solution Architecture
Product Management
Custom Software Development

Career Highlights

Over 23 years of technology leadership experience.
Recognized with 25+ global technology awards.
Delivered 475+ speaking engagements globally.

Work Experience

Global AI Hub

Global Community Lead (4 yrs 2 mos)

delaPlex

Chief Technology Officer (7 yrs 2 mos)

President of Technology (3 yrs)

Vice President of Technology (8 yrs)

ACM, Association for Computing Machinery

Distinguished Speaker of the ACM (7 yrs 2 mos)

Atlassian

Atlassian User Group (AUG) Leader for Nagpur (India) (1 yr 1 mo)

MRI Limited (UK)

Head (Research and Development) (2 yrs)

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Professional Keynote Speaker (25 yrs 2 mos)

VedanTech Software Pvt. Ltd.

Developer and R&D Engineer (2 yrs)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at Nagpur University

M. Tech. at Nagpur University

B.E. at Amravati University

Dr. Rizwan Ahmed, PhD

CTO

Nagpur, Maharashtra, India25 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Over 23 years of technology leadership experience.
Recognized with 25+ global technology awards.
Delivered 475+ speaking engagements globally.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned technology executive with expertise in SaaS, AI, and Cloud solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technology LeadershipSolution ArchitectureProduct ManagementCustom Software Development

Other Skills

AI & MLAgile MethodologiesAmazon Web Services (AWS)BI & AnalyticsBlockchainBuilding & managing distributed teamsCloud ComputingData ScienceDelivery & Project ManagementInfoSecIoTJava & MS Technology stacksLAMPMicrosoft AzureMobile & Digital Forensics

About

Experience

Global ai hub

Global Community Lead

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos · Zurich, Switzerland

Really excited to join Global AI Hub as first "Global Community Lead".
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Delaplex

3 roles

Chief Technology Officer

Promoted

Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 2 mos · India

As CTO of the company responsible to build the business & establish new avenues of growth for delaPlex.
Overall technology strategy with an eye on futuristic platforms & innovation.
Spearheading pre-sales customer driven global delivery model.
Driving large transition & transformation projects providing leadership & direction to optimize the overall operational efficiency
Since 2008, delaPlex has built a formidable reputation providing expert guidance for advancing business operations and developing mobile, cloud, and commercial application software. Clients recognized delaPlex as an expert partner with employees trusted to do right by them and go the extra mile.
delaPlex specializes in the following service categories: Consulting, Applied Technology, Testing and QA Automation, Implementation, Staff Augmentation, and Managed Services, with areas of expertise in AI/ML, Data Science, Cloud, Supply Chain Logistics, Store Operations, Warehouse Management System (WMS), Warehosue Execution System (WES) and Workforce management (WFM).
To further empower our clients to excel, delaPlex established specialized hubs giving clients access to niche skills, resources, and tools: Global Enterprise Operations (GEO) Centers of Excellence. Each center of excellence is designed to support a distinct area of operations: supply chain logistics, store operations, warehouse management, and workforce management.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, delaPlex has operation centers in South America, Mexico, and India as well as ISO 9001:2008 certified and HIPAA compliant facilities in India,

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President of Technology

Promoted

Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 · 3 yrs · India

Since 2008, delaPlex has built a trusted reputation developing mobile, cloud, and commercial application software for sale by vendors (ISV), and “software-centric” companies that depend on continuous software development to drive revenue and growth.
Clients include firms across an array of industries including healthcare, media/publishing, entertainment, manufacturing, energy and software. They have all come to recognize that delaPlex offers the technical expertise and product experience they need to better compete in today’s markets.
delaPlex Software offers developer expertise in Microsoft, JAVA, Mobile, and FOSS technologies that include .NET, C#, SQL, J2EE/JSP, Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, PHP, LAMP, and Web Services. Whether you use software to help drive business, or software actually is your business, delaPlex can help you develop quality software that also improves your bottom line.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with ISO 9001:2015 certified and HIPAA compliant facilities in Nagpur, India, delaPlex provides a globally-blended, service-based approach to innovative software development.
Specialties
Custom Software Development, Open Source Applications, Mobile Applications, .Net, Java, PHP, iOS, iPhone, iPad, Android, Java, MicroSoft Technologies, Azure, AWS

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Vice President of Technology

Jan 2008 – Jan 2016 · 8 yrs · India

Headquartered in Atlanta, delaPlex is the first company to offer Software Development as a Service (SDaaS). delaPlex can offer a broad range of development services to suit just about any operation.

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Acm, association for computing machinery

Distinguished Speaker of the ACM

Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 2 mos · Greater New York City Area

Renowned International Thought Leaders Speaking on the Most Important Topics in Computing Today!
ACM’s Distinguished Speaker Program (DSP) is a highly visible way that ACM, through the appointment of leading researchers, engages with emerging professionals, students and, in some cases, the public on a range of topics in computing.
https://speakers.acm.org/speakers

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Atlassian

Atlassian User Group (AUG) Leader for Nagpur (India)

Nov 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

http://aug.atlassian.com/

Mri limited (uk)

Head (Research and Development)

Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 · 2 yrs

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Professional Keynote Speaker

Jan 2001 – Present · 25 yrs 2 mos

Dr. Rizwan is regularly invited as Professional Keynote Speaker at many National and International Conferences, Events and Panel Discussions in India and abroad and has delivered more than 300 talks so far.
Dr. Rizwan has been appointed as "Distinguished Speaker of ACM (Association of Computing Machinery, New York)" (https://speakers.acm.org/speakers/ahmed_10789)

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