Burjiz Pithawala

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ABOUT BURJIZ PITHAWALA

20+ year global IT experience as product centric founder, engineering lead and general manager at startup and Fortune 50 companies. High energy, result oriented, innovative thinker and hands-on leader.Result-oriented with proven track record for defining business/product strategy and incubating/scaling new growth areas. Adept at leading cross-organizational, transformational initiatives across diverse groups to successfully develop and launch innovative products, services and solutions. Well-versed at leading and managing change to grow global teams and deliver exceptional resultsA deep and diverse background in enterprise software and IT ranging from product and software development of networking (hardware and software), Cloud, Machine Learning, Telecom, SaaS/Enterprise applications software and Mobile Development productsThroughout my career, I’ve been lucky to work with great teams and mentors with whom we have built and managed several high growth, global businesses and product lines with multi million dollar P & Ls. I have also had my share of failures and learnt my best lessons of “what-not-to-do” during these experiences.I’m motivated to work with passionate teams and be part of ecosystems driven to change the world in a startup environment or a global public company with a startup mentality to product development.Specialties: • Startup Engineering and Operations Leadership• Business and Strategy Leadership• Technology strategy and vision. Adept at incubating innovations that increase revenue and market share• Large Scale Software Development• Lead Technology definition in Standards Bodies (IETF)Technology : Cloud (AWS and GCP) expertise for Product Development and OperationsVirtualization TechnologySaaS/Enterprise SoftwareMachineLearning usage in IP Networks and Mobile PlatformsNetworking (IPv4/v6, Routing, Switching)Wireless (Cellular and WiFi)Telco Network SoftwareMobile Development.