Jan 2020 – Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• 100 person startup generating 150 million per year acquired into Cisco
• Built a technical roadmap and delivered features working with cross-functional teams consisting of Engineers, QA, and Designers.
• Analyzed amplitude analytics data to identify features in workload profile that correlate with customer attrition resulting in product prioritization
• Hired, onboarded and trained a team of engineers
• UI harmonization between Cisco SBG's design system and Tetration's design System to create a cohesive user experience between all of the SBG acquisitions and products
• Identified and deprecated underutilized product features with the help of detailed Amplitude analytics, resulting in no change to customer retention while achieving significant cost savings for the business.
• Projects: Design system adoption, Workload profile, Accessibility

Aug 2017 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Managing a global team of 9 engineers (across USA, Romania and India) for building our Tetration product
• Developed core features of Segmentation, a Policy enforcement feature that generates 45% of Tetration's revenue; built a drag-and-drop complex data visualization to view, create and enforce policies.
• Creating re-usable components across the application to easily customize, scale with the demand and reduce testing time.
• Took web accessibility from 0 to 90% in a span of 6 months, making us WCAG compliant
• Projects: Application dependency mapping (ADM), Segmentation

Mar 2016 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · On-site

• Joined Versa Networks during its early growth stage (~$5M revenue) as the first UX and product-minded engineer: helped define the product vision and front-end architecture from the ground up in the absence of dedicated Product and UX teams.
• Collaborated closely with the CTO to re-architect a multi-page analytics product into a high-performing single-page web app, resulting in a $1.2M revenue lift and significant UX improvements.
• Led product discovery and implemented user analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Amplitude, session recordings, heatmaps) to identify bottlenecks, prioritize redesign efforts, and measure success.
• Redesigned and modernized the entire front-end experience for Versa's SD-WAN analytics platform, boosting usability and visual clarity for enterprise customers.
• Improved website conversion rates by 30% by applying behavioral data insights to landing pages and integrating tools like live chat, resulting in better lead qualification and support responsiveness.
• Built the FlexVNF application from scratch—owning the process from ideation, wireframing, and prototyping to full-stack development and customer delivery.
• Played a key cross-functional role by partnering directly with customer support, marketing, and QA, while managing UI accessibility and performance for large-scale enterprise deployments.
• These foundational efforts helped double the company’s revenue in one year and laid the groundwork for Versa’s rapid scaling into a $100M+ revenue run rate.
• Skills: Product-Led Growth · Customer Obsession · Data-Driven Decision Making · UX/UI Design · Front-End Architecture · Analytics Instrumentation · Cross-Functional Collaboration · Strategic Execution · Startup Growth

Sep 2013 – Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Spearheaded the design and development of a predictive maintenance solution for locomotive wheel replacement using real-time sensor data and machine learning models: resulting in $4.5M annual cost savings and improved field safety across North American rail operations.
• Transformed a manual, Excel-based workflow into a cloud-powered hybrid app that automated inspection decisions, improved accuracy, and reduced human error.
• Conducted deep field research by shadowing engineers and gathering first-hand customer insights to design intuitive workflows tailored for technicians in high-risk industrial environments.
• Designed and implemented a reusable UI library that became the standard across GE’s 45,000+ customer applications and was published as part of the official Predix Design System.
• Led cross-functional scrum teams, facilitated agile ceremonies, and ensured backlog grooming and execution met business-critical milestones.
• Collaborated closely with platform architects, data scientists, and field engineers to align UI/UX design with performance, safety, and compliance needs in regulated environments.
• Trained dozens of field engineers and stakeholders across the U.S. on system usage, becoming a trusted technical partner and change agent during rollout.
• Recognized with an innovation award for end-to-end delivery and business impact.
• Strengths: Customer Obsession, Product Design, Technical Leadership, Cross-functional Collaboration, Strategic Thinking, Data-Driven Decision Making, Communication
• Certifications: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

Jan 2013 – Sep 2013 · 8 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area · On-site

• As an early product and technology consultant at Viterbi Startup Garage, I partnered directly with Ashish Soni (Founding Director) to help build and launch early-stage web products for a portfolio of incubated startups, including Tilofy, Taggle, Racevine, and others.
• Key Responsibilities & Impact:
• Collaborated with founders and early teams to define MVP scope, build rapid prototypes, and translate business ideas into tangible products ready for investor pitches.
• Supported multiple companies selected into the Viterbi Startup Garage program, each of which received $50K in seed funding, by acting as a fractional product and engineering lead.
• Delivered hands-on support in product design, frontend/backend development (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress), and early UX.
• Applied machine learning patterns and built intelligent product features to help differentiate startups in highly competitive markets.
• Participated in investor meetings and pitch prep, helping startups secure initial rounds of funding through compelling product narratives and demos.
• Served as a connector between teams, identifying shared opportunities and enabling cross-company collaboration to accelerate product development.
• This experience shaped my product mindset early: balancing speed, user value, and engineering tradeoffs to deliver real outcomes with limited resources.

May 2012 – Nov 2012 · 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · On-site

• Led the end-to-end development of the hybrid application, combining technical execution with early-stage product ownership.
• Worked closely with business stakeholders to define user needs for each module (LiveTV, Digital Signage, Virtual Receptionist).
• Designed a modular architecture using backbone.js, node.js, require.js, and HTML5, ensuring scalability and reusability across features.
• Reduced onboarding time for new signage campaigns by 40% through a simplified admin panel.

Oct 2011 – Sep 2013 · 1 yr 11 mos · University of Southern California, Los Angeles

• Headed the Organization staff during the International Conference: Improved productivity and efficiency
• Designed and implemented A/B experiments to improve the conversion rate by 26%, achieving the highest sales record through my
• user retention web design approach
• Developed websites for Asia/Pacific Business International conference and Pacific Rim Entrepreneur Summit
• Designed e-flyers/email marketing using HTML5, CSS3 &Javascript for marketing the Conference sales. Increasing the Overall traffic through websites, using strategic marketing, SEO, In-depth analytics research, making the User Interface as per the analytics to fetch more Users, User retention, etc
• Asia/Pacific Business Outlook Website: http://www.apboconference.com/
• Pacific Cities Sustainability Initiative Website: http://pacrimentrepreneursummit.com/pcsi/mission-pcsi.html
• Soft: Engineering Management, Continuous Improvement
• Technology: ReactJs, AngularJs, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, NodeJs, Ruby on Rails
• Mobile experience: React Native, Android & iOS development, Firebase, Expo.
• UI Design: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
• Web Tools: Hubspot, Clicktale, Google Webmaster Tools, Google Analytics, Scrum, App Annie, ChatGPT, OpenAI
• Database Systems: mongoDB, MySQL

Aug 2011 – May 2012 · 9 mos · University of Southern California, Los Angeles

• Working on Focus of Expansion, Image Processing on BeoBot Robot.
• Published Research Paper as Acknowledgment under Christian Siagian, Professor of California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.

Jun 2011 – Jul 2011 · 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

• • Designed and Programmed Atmega32 based circuits and made various Projects on RTC, Timers, Counters, Game Controller using Joystick, GPIO, UART, ADC, DAC, Data Acquisition.

May 2008 – Oct 2008 · 5 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• • Designed and made Autonomous Robots, Digital counters, Digital timers, Temperature controllers, A.C. and D.C. drives and various other projects.