My career didn't start in a boardroom; it started in the terminal, where I spent my early days as a software engineer obsessed with the "how" of building products. But while I loved the elegance of clean code at Motorola and SunGard, I found myself increasingly distracted by a different set of questions: Why are we building this? Who is actually going to use it? And how does this move the needle for the business?
That curiosity pulled me away from the keyboard and into Solutions Engineering at Akamai. It was a high-stakes hybrid role—part technical account management, part solutions architecture implementation. This was where I truly learned to be a translator, bridging the gap between deep technical execution and long-term customer success.
After sharpening my strategic lens with an MBA at Georgetown and a stint at Deloitte, I leaned fully into the "Zero-to-One" space. For over 15 years, I've operated at the intersection of complex infrastructure and enterprise value.
Turning "What If" into "What's Next"
At Akamai, I saw a gap in how we handled APIs. I took a raw concept for API acceleration and scaled it into a product that delivered $20M in its very first year. Later, I managed the strategy for Ion—Akamai's $650M flagship platform—learning how to balance the demands of a massive existing portfolio with the need for constant innovation.
Today, at Amazon CloudFront, I lead the strategy for performance and routing—the invisible architecture that keeps the modern web moving. My focus is on making high-level infrastructure accessible, specifically spearheading market adoption for SaaS providers. My proudest moment here has been conceptualizing the CloudFront SaaS Manager, a product designed to unlock a $100M+ market segment by simplifying how developers interact with the edge.
The Philosophy of Precision
I believe the best products aren't just functional; they are precisely tuned machines. Whether I'm mentoring global teams or building a roadmap, I push for a culture of "customer obsession"—the idea that if you understand the human at the other end of the product, the metrics will follow.
Beyond the Roadmap
The Craftsman: My love for mechanical watches started with HMT nostalgia and grew into a passion for collecting and DIY building. I view a watch as a complex set of moving parts that, when aligned correctly, creates something timeless.
The Explorer: Frequent road-tripper with my wife, Aditi, and our two dogs (a Poodle named Scarlett and a GSD named Violet). On our last road-trip we logged 2,500 miles through the American West in search of local eats and unique experiences.
The Mindset: From true crime marathons to the fast-paced strategy of pickleball and cricket, I find myself looking for the underlying patterns. I'm a firm believer that the best products are born from this same place: a mix of curiosity, exploration, and the ability to find order in the noise.