After working for more than 25 years in software industry, and spending more than 5 years on my PhD in CS Education (why do new hires struggle at product companies in understanding and evolving complex software systems? ), I am gearing up to create some impact in the space that has excited me the most over last 10 years – the intersection of industry, academia, and policy. This will translate into multiple streams of work:
- Designing software engineering courses for creation and evolution of complex systems
- Ideating and creating software engineering studios to embed into engineering campuses
- Advising product companies and startups to improve effectiveness of novice engineers
- Supporting governmental and non-governmental initiatives to impact education at all levels
At Zenoti, I created the Fintech Business Unit with the charter of driving payments and fintech businesses worldwide. Before this, I led engineering and product management functions at Zenoti and also helped set up the customer success discipline.
Over last 25 years, I have experienced multiple R&D roles in small startups and large multinationals, across multiple geographies (China, US, India) and domains (payments, e-learning, edtech). I consider myself a mix of leader & strategist, entrepreneur & org builder, product creator & problem solver.