Alan Lipton

About Alan Lipton

Senior Executive – Enterprise Software DevelopmentSkilled in: Digital Transformation and SaaS software development, Artificial Intelligence (AI), SDLC Process and Management (traditional and SaaS), Communications technology, Physical / IT Security, Digital VideoCareer Snapshot:SecureAuth – SVP Engineering: 2022 to presentLivePerson (Tenfold) – VP Engineering / CTO: 2019 to 2022Mitel (ShoreTel) – VP Engineering. Cloud Service Delivery: 2015 to 2019Rapid7 – Director of Product Engineering – Metasploit: 2012 to 2015GE / United Technologies Corp. – Software CTO, Enterprise Software: 2008 to 2011ObjectVideo Inc. – CTO: to 2008Carnegie Mellon University – Robotics Institute – Systems Scientist: 1997 to Results-driven innovator who holds more than 100 US and international patents in Security; Video Analytics; and Artificial Intelligence.• Created innovative (SaaS and traditional) software products for multiple industries using a wide variety of state-of-the-art technologies (including AI). Generated $B’s in revenue.• Driven successful corporate outcomes. Engineering leader behind multiple 9- and 10-digit business outcomes. Pragmatic and customer focused in supporting both entrepreneurial start-ups and Fortune 500 companies.• Focused on pragmatic software development processes that put business growth and customer needs front-and-center Adept at advancing SDLC productivity through the use of metrics and process improvements.• Specialist in creating engineering processes that are agile, efficient, and productive.• Responsible for producing outstanding engineering and business results within an ecosystem of scientists, engineers, quality professionals, and cloud-ops/dev-ops Inclusive servant-leader leadership style – accomplished at developing compelling strategies and inspiring talented people to bring high-tech software products to the marketplace. • Successfully manage development projects on time, on budget. Expertise in all facets of SDLC – aligning product development with larger business goals. • Responsible for budgets in excess of $20M and teams of more than 300 professionals. Versatile communicator who is skilled at clearly explaining the benefits and opportunities inherent in technological advances to stakeholders, customers, and the media. • Expert in “bridging the gap” between technology and business.• Author of more than 60 technology-specific articles and white papers.• Extensive experience with media relations and marketing communications.

Experience

1. Chief Technology Officer

   SEON

   Aug 2024 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Our vision is to create a safer environment for online high risk merchants. This is why we developed SEON, a unified risk management solution able to serve the needs of fraud managers. Our aim is to combine the ease of integration with the depth of functionality, taking into consideration all of the relevant risk vectors.My role- Managed a team of over 120 Engineers, Architects, DevSecOps engineers, and QA Professionals- Managed the AI transformation of our product and engineering processes- Migrated Product and engineering processes from \"start up\" to enterprise \"scale-up\"

Education

• Monash University

  Bachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics and Physics

  1986 — 1990

• Monash University

  PhD, Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering

  1986 — 1996

• Monash University

  Bachelor's degree, Electrical and computer systems engineering

  1986 — 1992

• Carnegie Mellon University

  Post-Doc Research Fellowship, Robotics

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Expert in Enterprise Hw / Sw System Development
• Agile Methodologies
• Software Development
• Embedded Systems
• System Architecture
• Product Management
• Software Engineering
• Software Design
• Integration
• Image Processing
• Security
• C++
• Saas
• Algorithms
• Cloud Computing
• Machine Learning
• Program Management
• Business Intelligence
• Enterprise Software
• IT Strategy
• System Development
• Computer Vision
• Acceleration
• C#
• Java
• Sdlc
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Artificial Intelligence
• Product Development
• Process Improvement
• Scrum
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Testing
• Enterprise Architecture
• Requirements Analysis
• Distributed Systems
• Management
• Mobile Applications
• Soa