San Jose, California, United States
Product, Program, and Portfolio Management leader with 20+ years of experience driving enterprise SaaS products, strategic initiatives, digital transformation, and operational excellence across global technology organizations. Proven track record leading cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Finance, Operations, and Executive Leadership to deliver complex programs, scale product organizations, and translate strategy into measurable business outcomes. Built governance frameworks, portfolio management practices, and data-driven operating models that improved delivery predictability, accelerated decision-making, and strengthened organizational accountability. Delivered enterprise-wide impact through product telemetry and analytics platforms, AI-enabled solutions, cloud modernization, PMO transformation, and large-scale infrastructure initiatives. Achievements include reducing technical debt by 65%, improving delivery velocity by up to 70%, increasing release predictability by 60%, reducing release risk by 85%, and generating significant cost savings through operational optimization. Experienced in Product Strategy, Product Operations, Program Management, Portfolio Governance, Data & Analytics, AI/ML Products, Enterprise SaaS, and Digital Transformation.
Program: Infoblox Acquisition & Integration of Axur. Scope: Led the technology integration for Infoblox's acquisition of Axur, expanding AI-powered External Threat Intelligence and Digital Risk Protection capabilities. Accomplishments: 1. Directed the Technology workstream for the Integration Management Office (IMO), leading end-to-end M&A integration including due diligence, Day 1 readiness, Day 100 execution, post-integration stabilization, and enterprise platform, cloud, identity, and application integration across Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, InfoSec, Data, Finance, HR, Legal, and Customer Success while ensuring business continuity through standardized governance, playbooks, and executive reporting. Program: Enterprise AI Transformation Scope: Led enterprise AI transformation by building AI-ready data foundations and delivering secure Generative AI solutions that improved productivity and business decision-making. Accomplishments: 1. Led enterprise Generative AI transformation by implementing AI governance, RAG capabilities, and AI-ready data platforms across AWS, Databricks, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Jira, GitHub, and enterprise knowledge repositories, leveraging Glean, Microsoft Copilot, and ChatGPT to improve knowledge discovery, AI retrieval accuracy, productivity, and executive visibility through scalable operating models spanning Product, AI Engineering, Data Engineering, Cloud, Security, and business teams. Program: Enterprise BI Analytics Platform & Product Analytics Scope: Owned enterprise BI, Product Analytics, and AI-enabled data products supporting Product, Engineering, Revenue Operations, and Executive Leadership. Accomplishments: 1. Led Blox360 Product Telemetry & Revenue Operations Analytics, driving data strategy and AI-enabled insights while improving BI performance by 40-60%, analytics adoption by 50%+, and reporting efficiency by 60% through optimized data models and KPI governance.
Program: Enterprise Cloud Migration | Oracle-to-AWS | Integration Modernization | Data Governance Scope: Led enterprise cloud transformation, modernizing mission-critical data warehouse, integrations, and analytics platforms by migrating legacy on-premises environments to AWS cloud data lake. Accomplishment: 1. Led enterprise cloud modernization by migrating 95%+ of Oracle workloads to AWS Cloud and 100+ Dell Boomi On Prem application integrations to Dell Boomi Cloud with 99.9% availability, reducing costs by 35-45% ($2M–$5M annual savings), lowering technical debt by 65%, and improving ETL performance, data freshness, quality, and disaster recovery through cloud-native engineering. 2. Established the organization’s first Enterprise Data Governance Council and led Atlan implementation, improving metadata management, data discoverability, governance adoption, and self-service analytics while governing 500+ annual platform changes, reducing technical debt by 65%, and strengthening data quality, operational resilience, and executive decision-making. Program: Enterprise Delivery Transformation | Agile | Portfolio Governance | PMO Modernization Scope: Led enterprise delivery transformation by modernizing Agile operating models, portfolio governance, and execution across Product, Engineering, IT, Operations, and Security. Accomplishment: 1. Led enterprise Agile transformation by migrating from Waterfall to Hybrid / Agile, modernizing delivery tools (VersionOne to Jira/Target process), and establishing portfolio governance, executive dashboards, and scalable operating models that improved delivery predictability, transparency, cross-functional execution.
Program: Enterprise Supply Chain IT Release Management & Delivery Transformation Scope: Led enterprise release management for Cisco's global Supply Chain IT portfolio, overseeing production deployments across Order Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Inventory, Planning, ERP, Supplier Collaboration, and Customer Fulfillment platforms. Managed cross-functional delivery teams to ensure predictable, high-quality releases while minimizing business disruption across global operations. Accomplishments: 1. Managed 100+ enterprise production releases annually supporting Cisco's global Supply Chain ecosystem, achieving 95% on-time delivery while maintaining production stability and business continuity. 2. Achieved a 98% first-time deployment success rate, reducing production incidents by 50% through standardized release governance, deployment playbooks, quality gates, and release readiness reviews. 3. Improved release predictability by 40%, reduced deployment planning effort by 35%, and decreased change-related delays by 30% through integrated planning, dependency management, reusable processes, and a Unified Engagement Model across Product, Engineering, QA, Infrastructure, and Business teams. Program: Cisco Connected Devices Business Unit (CDBU) Divestiture to Technicolor Scope: Enterprise technology separation for Cisco's Connected Devices Business Unit (CDBU) divestiture to Technicolor, directing cross-functional programs spanning IT, Engineering, Product, Security, Finance, HR, Supply Chain, and Operations to deliver a seamless business carve-out while maintaining operational continuity. Accomplishment: 1. Spearheaded the Technology Separation Management Office (SMO) for Cisco’s Connected Devices divestiture to Technicolor, managing separation execution, TSA readiness, technology transition, and cross-functional alignment while ensuring business continuity.
Program: Enterprise Infrastructure Modernization, Cloud Migration & Data Center Consolidation Scope: Led global infrastructure transformation, cloud migration, and data center modernization across Infrastructure, Cloud, Security, Architecture, Networking, DBA, PMO, and Business Operations. Accomplishments: 1. Delivered 20+ infrastructure modernization programs with 98% on-time delivery and 99.99% availability, increasing infrastructure scalability by 80%. 2. Reduced infrastructure costs by 35–45%, maintenance by 50%, and data center footprint by 45% by retiring 60% of legacy platforms through cloud-first modernization. 3. Improved operational resilience by increasing infrastructure utilization by 55%, reducing deployment time by 70%, improving Disaster Recovery readiness by 60%, and reducing migration incidents by 65% through automation and standardized governance. Program: Enterprise Application Portfolio Management (APM) Scope: Directed Cisco's Enterprise Application Portfolio, governing 500+ applications across Product Engineering, Finance, HR, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Customer Success, and IT. Accomplishment: 1. Managed a 500+ application portfolio, onboarding 70+ business-critical applications with 95% on-time delivery while reducing application footprint by 30%, software costs by 25–35%, technical debt by 40%, onboarding time by 45%, and end-of-life applications by 60% through portfolio modernization and governance.
Program: Enterprise Accelerated Data Migration Program (Oracle → Teradata Enterprise Data Warehouse) Scope: Led a large-scale enterprise data migration (database to data warehouse) and modernization program supporting digital transformation initiatives. Directed cross-functional teams across Business, Data Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, QA, Security, PMO, and Operations to deliver end-to-end migration of mission-critical enterprise data with minimal business disruption. Accomplishments: 1. Led enterprise BI modernization and Oracle-to-Teradata data warehouse transformation supporting Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Product, Customer Operations, and Executive Analytics, migrating 17TB of enterprise data with 99.9% data reconciliation accuracy and zero business disruption. 2. Improved BI performance and resilience by boosting query and IBM Cognos report performance by 40-60%, implementing an Active-Active architecture with Oracle Golden Gate, reducing maintenance costs by 50%, improving data quality by 45%, and reducing migration time and production incidents by 40% and 60%, respectively, through ETL optimization, governance, and standardized delivery practices. 3. Enabled scalable enterprise analytics by onboarding 70+ applications to the Cisco ACI private cloud and accelerating KPI reporting, reducing reporting turnaround time by 80%.