Mar 2024 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

• At Scalerz, we specialize in driving sustainable growth for startups, particularly in navigating the complexities of international GTM expansion. With a focus on revenue scaling, we offer pragmatic guidance and actionable solutions to help companies thrive in the global marketplace. We will actively optimize GTM burn by making the right bets in the right market with effective growth tactics. It's time to get real and get going !!
• We believe the world is changing faster than ever before, driven by the secular forces of Digital Adoption and Generative AI, and this is ushering in a new model of lean start-ups where you do more with less. We partner with progressive founders and blend good old-fashioned human contact with AI tools and data-driven practices that have worked!

Jul 2023 – May 2024 · 10 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid

• Liveplex, led by @Mira Kaul, and VimalKumar have laid the platform for the new web and the experiential interaction creating the platform for a secure and futureproof environment. Web 3.0 has just got one of its biggest technology advocates with the tools pre-loaded to bring it to reality. The transformation is inevitable as businesses wake up to the Web 3.0 calling and potential to transform their businesses and how its conducted.
• With the Liveplex API stack, you can now move to web3.0 speedily and efficiently. Whatever your customer journey is, the Liveplex stack is adaptable to your brand needs in creating your presence in the Metaverse powered by the benefits of the blockchain.
• @Liveplex stack of Web 3.0 enablers offers increased transparency and high data security, increasing traction for digital assets (NFTs), payments, and digital experiences using secure smart contracts.
• It's this sweeping wave of new tech that's promising a whole new Universe we experience!!

Apr 2021 – Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Uniphore is the global leader in Conversational Service Automation. Uniphore's vision is to disrupt an outdated customer service model by bridging the gap between human and machine using voice, AI and automation to ensure that every voice, on every call, is truly heard. Uniphore enables businesses globally to deliver transformational customer service by providing an automation platform where digital agents take over transactional conversations from humans, coach agents during calls, and accurately predict language, emotion and intent. All in real-time. With Conversational Service Automation, enterprises can now engage their customers to effectively build loyalty, improve customer experience and realize operational efficiencies.

Jul 2020 – Apr 2021 · 9 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• “Great Customer Experience matters!” The mission is to create amazing User Experiences to make the Customers life "easy"! Voiceweb focusses on next-generation Natural Language Understanding, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence solutions with a focus on Multimodal and Cross-Channel User Interfaces -Phone, Web, Mobile Car, TV's as the channels merge into our experiences.

Jul 2019 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr · Greater Atlanta Area

• WiseFly is fast disrupting the Travel industry by empowering Airports to enhance their Passenger experience, increase revenue and curtail operational expenses. The WiseFly mobile app working through a (under) patented Location-Based way-finding, Cocessionare revenue monetization, and Emergency and security module leads the Digital Transformation of Airports. Currently implemented across the Far East, India, Europe, and the Middle East, WiseFly is poised to dominate the Airport Centric experience that will use its full power of it AI, Machine Learning and Big Data backed analytics to drive personalized Global travel.

Apr 2013 – Dec 2018 · 5 yrs 8 mos

• www.nuance.com is a 2.2 Billion US$ software company leading the speech and language technologies amongst other input mechanisms. Focused on the Healthcare and broad product lines initially, I now run the Enterprise software division across high-growth emerging markets covering the Middle East, Africa and Europe (Central/East Europe and Balkans).
• The team is responsible for enterprise products that span mobile devices, contact centers and web engagement to enhance the customer experience while dealing across any channel driving customer engagement.

Jan 2011 – Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Worked to size the market opportunity for Nuance voice solutions, help set-up the Regional office at Dubai Internet City and launch the Operations running the Sales and Marketing intakes for the region based out of Dubai. Drove the evangelization of Voice and Natural Language, AI, Machine learning and Data Analytics driving Customer behavior and user experience for Business upside across Africa, Middle East and Central/East Europe for 6 years now.

Sep 2010 – Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Dubai, UAE · On-site

• Consulting based Start-up focussed on helping IT and Businesses take products and services to Market. Also consulted in a personal capacity to banks implementing new Business solutions and help run their IT projects by managing niche project areas through a high-impact consulting teams assembled in a croud-sourced manner.

Aug 2006 – May 2011 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Dubai, UAE

• Founded Futech Software as a niche Business-IT consulting firm with coveted customers such as Emirates Airlines, EmiratesNBD, Dubai Islamic bank, Noor Bank, Mubadala (ADF), Shuaa Capital etc.
• MD Futech (part of Al Futtaim, 12 Billion $$ privately held Group) Exited after a 2 year stint with the Al Futtaim Group that acquired Futech and merged it into the Al Futtaim IT product and services fold.

Feb 2002 – Feb 2006 · 4 yrs · Orange County, California Area

• Founded Esquire Technologies as a software Development shop in Orange County, and then migrated to the Dubai operations to grow the Banking Business in the region.

Feb 2001 – Mar 2002 · 1 yr 1 mo · Dubai, UAE

• Managed the Company for Educational software and Online learning across the region and also responsible for inorganic growth through acquisitions and alliances.

May 1996 – Jun 2001 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Irvine, California

• Set-up the HCL Orange County operations and ran the Sales for the region. Later took on the large account hunting Business working with organizations such as ADC Communications, Intel to outsource large scale software development services to optimize development and product deployments in the United States

Jan 1992 – Nov 1996 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Dubai

• I ran primarily the Microsoft Business Initiative initially when Mindware was the exclusive Microsoft Disti across the Middle east. Once Mindware opened up to become a multi product Pan-Gulf distributor, I ran the Product and Business acquisition for all products that included, Microsoft, Novell, SUN Microsystems, IBM and Ingram Micro. The sales and Marketing and Product management teams reported to me when I moved on to the US.

Feb 1989 – Mar 1992 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Business development for bespoke software development services across the Middle East region. Environments being IBM, Wang, Oracle, JAVA and Microsoft technologies

Jan 1986 – Jan 1989 · 3 yrs · Bombay, India

• Career jumpstart mode-joined as the 42nd employee initially started as a Business Execuitive for Software Products, and then moved on the Corporate training and IT education. Won the best Exec for the Company 2 years in a row, and also feted for opening most New accounts in a row-in a unique Hunting phase of my career.