Martin Ma — CTO
Seasoned technology executive and engineering leader with a rich background in founding startups and spearheading large-scale transformations at global media/tech giants. Guided by the principle to "Build with a clear vision, build with a clear impact," my passion lies in architecting and scaling cutting-edge data platforms, distributed systems, and dtc applications/products that power AI-driven product innovation and tangible/direct business growth. I have a proven record of navigating complex technological and organizational change, particularly in spearheading digital products and data platform strategy through significant M&A integrations and unifying disparate systems into cohesive, high-performance ecosystems. My approach drives substantial consumer impact by enabling deep consumer understanding, high-velocity experimentation and sophisticated ML-powered segmentation/personalization. This is all built on a deep, hands-on foundation in software engineering and large-scale data systems, which allows me to foster engineering excellence and cultivate high-performing, collaborative teams that deliver exceptional results with a strong sense of ownership.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a technology executive with expertise in media and data-driven product innovation.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 23 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Software Development
- Leadership
Career Highlights
- Proven track record in leading large-scale transformations.
- Expert in architecting AI-driven data platforms.
- Strong focus on building high-performing engineering teams.
Work Experience
Warner Bros. Discovery
Group VP, Engineering (4 yrs)
VP, Engineering (1 yr 11 mos)
Hana
VP, Global Head of Technology (1 yr 4 mos)
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
Senior Director, Engineering & Architecture (2 yrs 2 mos)
Director, Engineering & Architecture (2 yrs 2 mos)
Hall West, LLC
Advisor (11 yrs 5 mos)
Qaik Technologies, Inc
Co-Founder & CEO (2 yrs 3 mos)
The Walt Disney Company
Staff Software Engineer (6 yrs 7 mos)
Interthinx is now First American
Web Applications Engineer (1 yr 2 mos)
Synergy Corporate Technologies
Web Developer (5 mos)
Failson Studios
Founder & CEO (1 yr 6 mos)
GameDB Studios
Founder (2 yrs 3 mos)