Armen Chakmakjian

About Armen Chakmakjian

I bring a wealth of successful experiences developing products ranging from Network and Messaging cloud cybersecurity solutions, email marketing, web-based collaboration databases, mission-critical high availability clustering solutions, enterprise workforce management, semiconductor ATE software, computer firmware and hardware diagnostics. My education includes a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from RIT and a Bentley University MBA with dual concentrations in Marketing and Human Factors in Information Design. When I enter a situation I get an engineering organization functional and believing in itself; I then stretch that team to achieve greater success.On the side of my day job, I am a self-published author with a science fiction novel “Urtaru” and a travelogue “Passage Through Armenia” available through most booksellers. For fun, I post classic rock and folk covers on YouTube playing guitar (and other instruments) while singing with variable quality but my passion for the genres is palpable.

Experience

1. Vice President, Software Development - Network and Content Security

   Sophos

   Sep 2023 — Present · Burlington, MA, US

   Leading product development organizations within the Network and Content Security Group: The Messaging Security Group (MSG: Sophos Email, Sophos Phish Threat, DMARC, EMS) and the Network Detect and Response organization (Sophos NDR). Teams and individuals centered across Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, New England, Ottawa, Utah, Vancouver and other remote locations.

Education

• Babson College

  Constant Contact: Program on Business and Strategy

  2012 — 2012

• Fairfield College Preparatory School

  High School, Diploma

  1978 — 1982

• Bentley University

  MBA, (Dual Concentration) Marketing and Human Factors in Information Design

  2008 — 2013

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Finance

  2007 — 2007

• Rochester Institute of Technology

  BS, Computer Engineering

  1982 — 1987

Skills

• Leadership
• Solaris
• Certified Scrum Master Csm
• Software Design
• Experience as a Designer and Programmer
• Hardware Diagnostics
• Software Engineering
• Java
• Windows
• Metaphysical Certitude
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Enterprise Software
• Software Project Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• C++
• Xml
• Web Applications
• Semiconductor Ate Software
• Unix
• Sdlc
• High Availability/Clustering/Continuous Data Protection Software
• Cloud Computing
• Ajax
• Offshore Team Management
• Mobile Applications
• Software Development
• Scrum
• HR and Budget Responsibility
• Large Organization Management
• Kanban
• Saas
• Software
• Object Oriented Design
• Operating Systems
• Javascript
• Linux
• User Interface Design