Mohamed Rafiq — CTO
Technology executive, innovative engineering leader with an intensely curiosity-driven mindset, customer-obsessed, results-oriented and principled leader with over 25+ years of professional tech experience across many business domains and industries. Fortunate to be part of creating innovative products and digital transformations across diverse industry domains: telecom, e-commerce, contact center, customer service, music/entertainment, digital ads (adtech), health tech, payments and fintech to name a few. Experienced in starting with early-stage startups, medium to large enterprises, building core foundation & team, software stack, and product from ‘Day 0’, all the way to scaling and beyond. Expertise in digital transformation, cloud, enterprise, saas, ai / ml / llm / nlp, compliance, strategy, b2b, b2c, data platforms, analytics, business intelligence (bi), intelligent automation, architecture, etc., Multiple M&A's and successful exits, including the latest acquisition of Spoken Communications by Avaya. Passionate about changing the world (by helping solve big problems), challenging the status quo, and disrupting industries. Strong believer in a great company culture that defines an organization, attracts great talent and delivers game-changing results. Believe in companies where listening to customers is a top priority, inspiring and empowering employees to take care of customers & scale the company. Disclaimer: Thoughts shared here are my own and do not represent the views of my current or past employers, clients, or organizations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned technology executive specializing in SaaS, FinTech, and digital transformation.
Location: Seattle, WA, United States
Experience: 31 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Technology Leadership
- Artificial Intelligence (ai)
- Executive Leadership
- Technology Solutions
- Global Leadership
- Enterprise Software
- Fintech
Career Highlights
- Over 25 years of tech leadership experience.
- Expert in digital transformation and AI technologies.
- Proven track record in M&A and successful exits.
Work Experience
Private Company
CTO / Advisor (5 yrs 10 mos)
Avaya
CTO / VP Engineering / Sr. Director (2 yrs)
Spoken Communications - An Avaya Company (acquired by Avaya)
CTO / VP Engineering (5 yrs 9 mos)
HyperQuality (acquired by Spoken)
Engineering Manager / Enterprise Architect (3 yrs 4 mos)
Microsoft
Lead Software Engineer (1 yr)
Ramp Technology Group
Engineering Manager / Senior Architect (3 yrs)
Loudeye Corporation
Senior Software Engineer (10 mos)
Embedded Wireless Labs (acquired by Caperange Wireless)
Lead / Senior Software Engineer (5 yrs 6 mos)
Other Companies
Developer / Senior Software Engineer (5 yrs 4 mos)
Education
Masters in Software Applications at Bharathiar University
Bachelors in Computer Sciene at Madurai Kamaraj University