Jan 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 5 mos

• ➤ Steer strategic global initiative across NextGen Firewall Management solutions, transforming enterprise class product to cloud, hired, built teams, re-engineer product to improve quality, reliability (99.999%) and scale by 3x, operate globally to improve operational efficiency by 30%.
• ➤ Challenge the status quo to re-architecture resulting in improvement in NextGen Firewall performance by 30%.
• ➤ Enabled a self serve engineering culture to improve organization efficiency by 20% across network security portfolio products Zero-Trust (ZTNA), IPS, Threat Detection etc..
• ➤ Integrated AI/ML, Data Science into product boosting product efficacy, usage insights to make critical data driven decisions maximizing RoI.

Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 · 3 yrs

• ➤ Drove high-impact customer negotiations, aligning cross-functional priorities with client goals to secure strategic buy-in and long-term partnerships valued in the multi-million-dollar range.
• ➤ Owned and executed end-to-end product vision and roadmap, making critical prioritization trade-offs that maximized ROI, optimized resource allocation, and consistently delivered high-value outcomes under tight budgets.

Jan 2008 – Jan 2012 · 4 yrs

• ➤ Revived / Restored customer trust by delivering by restructuring the org size of 80+ including 6 managers to align with phased customer deliverables across web, mobile (iOS & Andriod)
• ➤ Stabilized large unstable code, unified delivery to improve developer productivity by 30%
• ➤ Launched a continuous excellence initiative to coach leaders and individuals elevating the team morale and resulting in reduced attrition to near zero
• ➤ Negotiated strategic vendor partnerships, outsourcing non-core functions to boost cost-efficiency and focus internal teams on high-value delivery, supporting a $500M business portfolio.