Sasidhar Movva

CTO

Boulder, Colorado, United States26 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Led AI strategy for multiple successful acquisitions.
Scaled engineering teams from 4 to over 40.
Delivered petabyte-scale data platforms driving 10x revenue growth.

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Skills

Core Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)Mergers & Acquisitions (m&a)Cloud ComputingProduct ManagementLeadershipTechnical LeadershipAlgorithmsSystem ArchitectureProduct Development

Other Skills

Agentic AIAWSKubernetesLeadership DevelopmentAgile DevelopmentData ManagementComputer ScienceCoachingTechnical SupportResearch SkillsTeam BuildingSoftware DevelopmentProject ManagementStrategyWireless

About

AI, data, and platform engineering executive with two successful exits and 20+ years leading high-performing technology organizations. I’ve scaled engineering teams from early-stage to 40+, delivered petabyte-scale data platforms, and led product and cloud transformations that drove 10x+ revenue growth and multiple acquisitions. My experience spans enterprise AI/LLMs, large-scale data engineering, cloud-native SaaS architecture, and model orchestration platforms. I combine deep technical breadth spanning from embedded systems to ML systems with strong organizational leadership, mentoring next-generation engineering leaders, and aligning technical strategy with measurable business outcomes. Known for leading through hypergrowth, M&A integrations, and high-pressure environments, while maintaining a hands-on understanding of modern architectures and AI-driven product innovation.

Experience

26 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

1 yr 1 mo

Current Experience

Zema global data corporation

SVP, AI Strategy & Head of Analytics Engineering

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Denver metropolitan area, Colorado, United States · Hybrid

ZEMA Global is a leader in energy and commodity analytics, created through the merger of multiple platforms including cQuant.io.
Led enterprise AI strategy, data platform modernization, and analytics engineering across the combined organization during post-acquisition integration.
Highlights
● Spearheaded AI-driven product innovation, including an enterprise Model Context Protocol (MCP) strategy that powers both internal agents and customer-facing AI interoperability (RAG/LLM), alongside advanced analytics workflows to accelerate product unification.
● Developed the unified AI and data strategy for the merged organization, securing board approval for a next-generation petabyte-scale data platform and enterprise AI roadmap.
● Built and launched a scalable model-orchestration and analytics platform, enabling customers to deploy compute-intensive models, applications, and data pipelines.

Agentic AIMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Cquant.io

Chief Technology Officer

Jan 2020 – Apr 2025 · 5 yrs 3 mos · Denver Metropolitan Area · Remote

cQuant.io is a leading SaaS provider of energy-focused advanced analytics, acquired in 2025 following a period of rapid product and revenue growth.
Led cQuant.io’s technology, platform strategy, and engineering organization through hypergrowth, platform modernization, and a successful strategic acquisition by Zema Global.
Highlights
● Scaled the engineering organization from 4 to 35+ across Analytics, DevOps, Platform, and Quant Engineering while building a strong multi-layer leadership structure.
● Architected and led migration to a modern cloud-native platform (AWS/K8s), improving release velocity, reliability, and security; maintained a 5+ year SOC2 audit-clean track record.
● Drove product strategy and technical roadmap that enabled 10× revenue growth and significant expansion of enterprise customer adoption.
● Delivered new AI, data, and analytics capabilities, including model orchestration frameworks and next-generation quantitative tooling.
● Established a high-performance, data-driven engineering culture, enabling rapid experimentation, automation, and continuous improvement across distributed teams.

Cloud ComputingProduct Management

Goally

Co Founder/ CEO and CTO(Techstars Boulder 18)

Jan 2015 – Aug 2019 · 4 yrs 7 mos · United States

Goally is a digital therapeutics startup delivering software-driven behavior therapy for children with developmental disabilities; acquired following strong customer traction.
Highlights
● Founded and scaled a 14-person cross-functional team across hardware, mobile, backend, and cloud.
● Scaled a digital therapeutics platform to thousands of active families, delivering software-driven behavior therapy for children with developmental disabilities.
● Built the full technology stack: custom IoT devices, Android apps, backend services, data pipelines.
● Led fundraising and partnerships with behavioral health providers and educators.
● Participated in Techstars Boulder 2018 accelerator.

LeadershipProduct Management

Qualcomm

Senior Staff Engineer

Nov 2009 – Dec 2014 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Denver Metropolitan Area

Led technical strategy and development for two major product lines (LTE Downlink firmware and XO systems).
Highlights
● Designed and deployed timing-correction algorithms for XO crystals used in 1B+ devices, delivering over $1B in BOM savings.
● Led and mentored engineering teams across three global sites; coordinated cross-functional development and customer-facing efforts.
● Developed algorithms improving OTA performance on flagship devices used by millions of users.
● Awarded multiple patents for wireless systems innovation.

Technical LeadershipAlgorithms

Interdigital communications

Sr Staff Engineer

May 2001 – Nov 2009 · 8 yrs 6 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Held dual leadership roles in product development and system architecture across wireless data and modem technologies.
Highlights
● Led a distributed team of 35+ engineers across three countries delivering commercial-grade software and modem features.
● Drove L1–L3 performance architecture for data plane solutions across major handset platforms.
● Delivered 3G/HSPA modem enhancements with best-in-class throughput and optimized CPU/memory utilization.
● Awarded patents for innovations in data-plane and wireless protocol performance.

System ArchitectureProduct Development