Mak Agashe

About Mak Agashe

Entrepreneur and senior technology executive with more than 15 years of success leading global staff and handling budgets in excess of $100 million. Working at Amazon to build Database Migration Accelerator. Previously co-founded two startups in cloud and computer vision/AI domains. Before that served as a Microsoft Partner for nine years leading member team and small business co-founder for nine years. Leads idea generation and innovation with a focus on operating system, cloud, testing and AI technologies. Ensures the effective execution of international projects across multiple continents successfully delivering finest quality, timeliness and functionality.Develops high-morale environments and world-class organizations by creating positive change, leveraging efficiencies and increasing profitability. Fosters creativity and collaboration to innovate new products and services that exceed market expectations of value, performance, operational effectiveness and maximizing revenue and bottom line results. Competencies include: Strategic Planning Product & Solution Design Budgetary Management Team Mentoring & Training Coding, Testing, Debugging & Maintenance Product Lifecycle Management Program Management & Implementation Direction, Re-engineering of Mission & Focus

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Manager, Migration

   Amazon

   Jun 2020 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   June 2020 to Dec 2023: Worked in AWS, Built Database Migration Accelerator (DMA) which offered fixed price and high speed migration from on-premise systems to AWS. DMA did refactoring of databases and applications using advanced tools and sophisticated engineering system capabilities. Large enterprises were customers of DMA.Jan 2024 to Current: Working on the retail side of Amazon. Building tools and running programs to migrate services from one region to another. Guiding teams to build region agnostic services.

Education

• Dartmouth College

  Master of Science (M.S.)

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

Skills

• Operating Systems
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Windows Azure
• Data Center
• Software Design
• Business Process Improvement
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• IT Strategy
• Windows
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Virtualization
• Device Drivers
• Strategy
• Program Management
• Agile Project Management
• Scalability
• Software Engineering
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Process Improvement
• Mobile Applications
• Strategic Partnerships
• Cloud Computing
• Software Project Management
• Leadership
• Distributed Systems
• Microsoft Azure
• Big Data
• Mobile Devices
• Testing
• Microsoft Technologies
• Architecture
• Start-Ups
• Engineering Management
• Saas
• Technical Leadership