Dennis Grinberg

About Dennis Grinberg

Engineering leader who builds products that matter and teams that deliver. With over two decades in technology leadership, I\'ve turned ambitious technical visions into reality across EdTech, industrial systems, and IoT by focusing on what truly drives success: technical excellence, customer value, and people development.My career spans launching revenue-generating SaaS platforms, modernizing legacy systems to cloud-native architectures, and creating enterprise platforms that enable innovation at scale. I\'ve consistently delivered products with significant business impact, including software solutions that became major revenue drivers for their respective business units. Other measurable successes include 70% improvement in planning accuracy and platforms adopted by 100+ projects across global organizations.What drives me is solving the right problems in the right way. I create environments where engineers thrive by fostering generative cultures and cultivating an ownership mindset. This approach has consistently delivered business outcomes whether in high-growth startups or global enterprises.Beyond leading engineering teams, I find purpose in mentoring the next generation of engineers at Carnegie Mellon\'s Master of Software Engineering program. In parallel, as a technology executive and strategic advisor, I partner with organizations to design and implement technology strategies that enable business transformation and growth.I\'m always interested in connecting with forward-thinking organizations looking to elevate their engineering capabilities and drive meaningful business growth.

Experience

1. Technology Executive & Strategic Advisor Carnegie Mellon Master of Software Engineering Mentor

   Dennis Grinberg Consulting

   Apr 2023 — Present

   Managed software modernization program for $2B+ building solutions firm, supporting transition to cloud-based architecture for future SaaS capabilities.• Advised EdTech firms on integrating generative AI, crafting technical roadmaps aligned with evolving educational needs and market opportunities.• Built simulation tools for Carnegie Mellon\'s graduate-level courses and created frameworks to strengthen academia-industry collaboration.• Mentors MSE students on software architecture, technical leadership, and project delivery for successful capstone completion in real-world contexts.• Bridges academic theory with practical implementation through industry experience in software engineering, preparing students for real-world challenges.

Education

• Bar-Ilan University

  B.Sc., Mathematics, and Computer Science

• Carnegie Mellon University

  M.Sc., Computer Science

Skills

• Technical Presentations
• System Architecture
• Integration
• Software Project Management
• Software Development Methodologies
• Product Development
• Building World Class Teams
• Software Design
• Persuasive Presentations
• Agile
• Embedded Software
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Process Improvement
• Software Engineering
• Sdlc
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Technical Leadership
• Cmmi
• Engineering Management
• Innovative Problem Solver
• Testing
• Kanban