Headline

Product & Engineering Leader | Ex-Spotify, Yahoo! | AI/ML, Adtech, Scalable Platform Systems

About

Engineering leader with 20+ years of experience driving innovation across AI/ML, generative AI, digital advertising, e-commerce, and large-scale platform architecture. I’ve built and led high-performing teams at startups and global tech companies, including Yahoo!, Spotify, and Dailymotion. My work spans autonomous systems, real-time adtech, video analytics, and marketplace platforms, often at the intersection of data, product, and scale. I'm passionate about organizational design, cross-functional leadership, and building resilient systems that power search, social, and commerce experiences.

Location

New York City Metropolitan Area

AI stack

codex

cursor

opencode

Work experience

Director of Engineering at Current, Dec 2025 - Present · 9 mos, New York, New York, United States

Head of Engineering at 2nd Set AI, Aug 2025 - Nov 2025 · 4 mos, New York, New York, United States

Chief Technology Officer at KeyMe Locksmiths, Apr 2021 - Apr 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo, Remote

VP, Data at Koddi, Aug 2020 - Apr 2021 · 9 mos, New York City Metropolitan Area

CTO at JustClassic Consulting, LLC., Oct 2019 - Apr 2020 · 7 mos, New York City Metropolitan Area, A software development company that provides cutting edge AI and ML solutions. Recently launched: MagnoCX - A brand monitoring SaaS platform that uses AI-driven audio, video and textual mining to extract brand aspects, sentiment and insights from consumer opinions.

Education

BE, Electronics & Communication, Karnatak University

Mithapur High School