John Scaramuzzo
Data Technology Innovator | Board Member | Advisor | Mentor | Sailing Enthusiast
- Role
- Senior Advisor at Actionist Consulting
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Scaramuzzo
Highly accomplished executive and visionary leader with deep business acumen, driving billion-dollar revenue growth through strategic innovation and effective go-to-market strategies. Expertise spans product development, market positioning, and operational excellence, consistently delivering strategic growth and pioneering advancements in data and IT infrastructure across diverse organizations.As a visionary executive, John combines extensive corporate best practices with entrepreneurial insights. He founded Smart Storage Systems in 2010, building a flash SSD business to $100M annually in just three years, culminating in a successful acquisition by SanDisk for $307M. At SanDisk and later Western Digital Corporation (WDC), he spearheaded the industry\'s shift to solid-state technology, coining the phrase \"All Flash Data Center\" and growing the enterprise flash business to over $1B in annual revenue. His innovative leadership at WDC also pioneered the use of NVMeoF for composable flash appliances.John\'s career highlights include instrumental roles in several major M&A deals, such as the sale of Maxtor to Seagate for $2B, SMART Modular to Silverlake Sumeru for $560M, and the $19B merger of SanDisk into WDC, where he also led post-merger technology and cultural integration. As General Manager of Seagate Technology\'s $4.5B Enterprise Compute Division, he directed 800+ global staff, delivered innovative roadmaps, and improved time-to-market. At Maxtor, he served as Executive Vice President, managing over engineering resources and driving $3.6B+ in annual revenue, leading to a disruptive product strategy and subsequent sale to Seagate. More recently, as COO/CRO at Nyriad Inc, he spearheaded the development of a GPU-based storage architecture, maximizing market potential and building effective sales and marketing teams.
Experience
Senior Advisor
May 2024 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Collaborated with the Actionist team to drive client impact by creating innovative solutions.• Developed strategies to maximize client outcomes and exceed consulting industry standards.• Implemented data-driven approaches to optimize client operations and achieve measurable results.
Education
Harvard University
MSES, Electrical Sciences
1990 — 1992
Boston University
BSEE, Electrical Engineering
1984 — 1987
Skills
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Product Management
- Firmware
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Product Development
- Embedded Systems
- Strategy
- Program Management
- Manufacturing
- Leadership
- Semiconductor Industry
- Public Speaking
- Management
- Six Sigma
- Ssd
- Product Marketing
- Ic
- Asic
- Engineering Management
- Soc
- Storage
- New Business Development
- Enterprise Software
- Project Management
- Engineering
- Business Strategy
- Quality Assurance
- Go-to-Market Strategy
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