Senior Technology Executive

With a proven track record of

• Building and leading high performance business focused innovative software development organizations
• Developing and growing online businesses
• Creating and executing business and technology strategy
• Leading business and technology transformation
• Creating effective product development engine and technology platforms
• Leading full spectrum of innovation, from the incremental to the revolutionary

Core Competencies:

BUSINESS

• Executive Leadership in business Vision - Strategy - Execution
• Creating game changing customer experience and value, and building enduring competitive advantage
• Strong focus on delivering financial results, shareholder value
• Strong strategic, analytical skills, decision making and leadership capabilities
• Leading business and technology integrations with Fortune 500 companies, managing high profile partnerships

TECHNOLOGY

• Experienced, technical, creative, mature and visionary leader with world-wide experience in developing and deploying web solutions
• Creating and implementing technology strategies based on companies strategic priorities
• Developing and executing Product & Technology roadmaps
• Expertise in leading complex Technology Transformations: new modern tech stacks, new rapid product development processes and rebuilding organizations to improve efficiencies and alignment with technology and business objectives.
• Driving technical Innovation and unleashing creative power of product development organizations
• Expertise in requirements analysis, custom solutions architecture, software design, development and deployment utilizing various technology stacks such as java and .Net, open source frameworks and components
• Extensive experience in creating and managing of scalable, secure, robust online software platforms

PEOPLE

• Expertise in creating and growing of high performing software developments organizations
• Strong record of developing world class leaders and technology experts
• Many years of building and optimizing of flat and multilevel organizations, different size and structure
• Extensive experience of managing engineering, QA and technical operations personnel
• Creating self-optimizing product development teams

PROCESS

• Deep hands-on working knowledge with variety of software development methodologies (such as Agile/Scrum, lean startup, waterfall, etc.)
• Expertise in refactoring/optimizing product development engine to drive rapid market innovation

Professional Experience:

Confidential

Vice President, Engineering, Confidential

Confidential, is the world’s leading online digital photo service helping people express themselves using their personal content. Service is available in 9 countries, has more than 70 million members and over 5 billion pictures stored.

Managed all technical aspects of product development: technical strategy, architecture, engineering, quality assurance and end to end execution

• Transformed KodakGallery.com technology platform in less than 1 year replacing core ecommerce engine and services and implementing new modern Rich Internet Application layer (Flex/Jscript/Ajax/REST/ATG) while decreasing operating costs by 40%.
• Re-built R&D team transforming it into a business-focused innovative organization
• Built and effectively exercised rapid development and deployment framework and process
• Effectively managed 70+ people product development team and associated budget
• Significantly improved quality of product and customer experience (60+ Net Promoter Score)
• Radically increased efficiency of product development execution engine
• Led end to end development of numerous innovative Kodak Gallery’s products and services

Director of Product Development, Confidential

Managed product development for Kodak Creative Network Service (KCN, creative.kodak.com, closed in 08):

KCN is online design and printing solution for the small office/home office market. KODAK Creative Network gives entrepreneurs the combined benefits of an experienced design firm and a high quality printing house and offers one-stop online shopping for the wide range of printed marketing materials essential for small business growth.

• Running lean startup processes, developed, launched and scaled brand new Kodak’s online commercial printing service
• Directed software engineering, QA and network operations groups
• Build a powerful team of Development Managers, Technical Leads and developers
• Played key role in defining business strategy for the service
• Developed product and technology roadmaps
• Created and assessed new business opportunities
• Managed relationships with partners and vendors
• Managed all key technology functions (architecture, IP, software evaluations, technical partnerships, software acquisitions, information architecture, etc.)

Director of Architecture & Engineering, Confidential

Chief Architect

Lead Architecture & Engineering of all software products in WW Publishing Services organization

Created and enhanced common software platform used for many Kodak online properties and partnerships.

Examples:

• Dakota Commercial printing service (Kodak internal printing service)
• Kodak Digital Factory Automation Software
• Created a solid, mature and technically sound development organization
• Directed multiple development teams
• Led development and deployment of new products and services based on robust and scalable e-commerce platform
• Participated in defining WW Publishing Services business strategies, created product concepts, produced competitive & product positioning analysis, created business cases and financial analysis, marketing and development plans.
• Created and executed technology roadmaps
• Managed relationships with partners, customers and vendors
• Lead new technology evaluations
• Organized and participated in numerous technical presentations & seminars

Development Manager & Architect

Confidential

• Managed software development team
• Defined software architecture for WW Publishing Services Applications

Dakota Commercial Printing Service

Lead architecture and implementation of a large scale commercial printing solution for online document printing. System allows consumers to upload, store, share and print their digital documents online. System provided wide variety of printing and finishing options for uploaded documents as well as sophisticated document preview and manipulation.

Disney Photopass online service (Confidential)

Lead architecture and implementation of the Disney’s PhotoPass online system. Web site provides guests of all Disney parks to view, enhance and order professionally taken images online.

Managed technical partnership with Disney.

Development Manager & Architect

Confidential

• Managed software development team
• Defined software architecture for Internet Services Applications

Key projects & accomplishments:

• Lead architecture and implementation of several large scale e-commerce solutions for online digital printing (Print@Kodak & EasyShare print service). Systems supported 8 languages, multiple currencies and were deployed in US, Europe and China
• Played key role in creating industry standards for photographic and information imaging markets under CPXe initiative group. CPXe is an architecture that links digital devices (e.g. cameras), Internet storage and printing, and retail photofinishing together. It provides both technical specifications and the business mechanisms that allow the system to work.
• Developed and demonstrated Kodak’s advanced concepts in internet technology on several photofinishing marketing shows in US and Europe.
• Lead architecture and implementation of the integrated AOL/Kodak online printing service.
• Designed an integrated e-commerce client/server solution for online internet printing into new Microsoft Operating System codename Whistler (Windows XP). Managed technical partnership with Microsoft team.

Software Engineering and Technology Management Positions

Financial, Real Estate, Imaging, Medical, Photofinishing Industries