Roger Barga

About Roger Barga

I am a cloud and AI executive who builds and scales large scale platforms that power real world outcomes. As Senior Vice President of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning at Oracle Cloud, I lead the strategy and execution of our AI/ML portfolio, helping CIOs and CTOs modernize their data foundations, accelerate innovation, and safely deploy machine learning at enterprise scale.Over the course of my career at Microsoft, AWS, and Oracle, I have led teams that launched and grew foundational cloud services: real time data streaming with Amazon Kinesis, intelligent robotics and autonomous services with AWS RoboMaker, computer vision and document intelligence with Amazon Rekognition and Textract, Azure Machine Learning as a cloud service, and most recently AI/ML services integrated into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and databases. My focus has consistently been on turning advanced research into reliable, scalable products that customers can trust.I bring deep experience across cloud computing, database systems, machine learning, computer vision, and large-scale distributed systems, combined with P&L ownership, product strategy, and global team leadership. I’ve partnered closely with enterprise technology leaders to solve problems in financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and nonprofit sectors.Today, I work with organizations that want to:• Build scalable cloud and data platforms that unlock AI safely and efficiently.• Modernize mission critical applications using cloud native architectures and machine learning.• Apply machine learning to core business and operational workflows.If you are a CIO, CTO, or senior technology leader exploring how cloud, data, and AI can transform your organization, I welcome conversations about strategy, architecture, and operating models to transform your teams and culture to become an AI-first company.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

   Oracle

   Mar 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   I lead OCI AI/ML, setting the strategy and roadmap for Oracle’s AI & ML services within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, aligning investments with the needs of CIOs/CTOs in regulated and data intensive industries. I am responsible for an international team across engineering, product, and GTM to expand Oracle’s AI/ML portfolio, increasing customer adoption of AI enabled workloads across healthcare, public sector, financial services, and more. I am leading efforts to establish an AI-first culture across Oracle. My team has developed Oracle Code Assist, an AI-powered service designed to boost Oracle developer velocity and enhance code consistency. Oracle Code Assist is actively used by developers across Oracle. My team has delivered an AI agent that automates customer support for all Oracle products, reducing ticket time to resolve customer issues and improve customer satisfaction. My team has delivered an Oracle Chat assistant powered by OCI Generative AI that is actively used by all Oracle employees, saving thousands of hours and letting workers focus on the hardest problems. Our team has also delivered a biometrics service powered by OCI computer vision to perform continuous workforce verification. These are just a few examples of AI services our team has built and operate to help transform Oracle to an AI-first company. My team is responsible for shaping responsible AI practices, partnering with customers and internal stakeholders to define patterns, guardrails, and best practices for responsible AI deployment, improving trust, governance, and compliance outcomes.

Education

• University of Idaho

  Science MSc, Computer Science

  1985 — 1987

• Boise State University

  BSc, Mathematics and Computer Science

  1981 — 1985

• Oregon Health & Science University

  PhD, Computer Science

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Scalability
• Software Engineering
• Software Design
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• IT Strategy
• Data Mining
• Cloud Computing
• Analytics
• Research
• Databases
• Windows Azure
• Strategy
• Database Management
• Natural Language Processing
• Architectures
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Science
• Architecture
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Saas
• Information Retrieval
• Hadoop
• Agile Project Management
• Parallel Computing
• Product Management
• Distributed Systems
• Perl
• Database Admin
• Soa
• Big Data
• Web Services
• Technical Leadership
• Mapreduce
• Program Management
• Algorithms
• Mobile Applications
• Storage