Tony Habashy

About Tony Habashy

Software Engineering Leader dedicated to building collaborative and high performing organizations to deliver high quality solutions meeting customers\' needs.I am passionate about creating high functioning and self-driven teams and fostering a culture of trust, and ownership to achieve resultsWith a deep understanding of agile principles and best practices, I drive efficient collaboration between cross-functional teams and implement effective processes to ensure seamless project delivery. By leveraging my expertise, organizations benefit from accelerated development cycles, enhanced productivity, and superior software quality, ultimately leading to successful project outcomes.Career Highlights: Increased retention and provided stability, focus and direction for all engineering teams (100+ engineers) in a complex challenging and ever-changing environment of market trends, customer needs, and resources constraint. Worked closely with Product Management, and Customer Account Teams to define roadmap for $250M enterprise storage product line. Headed multi-functional teams of over 200 engineers releasing E-Series first end-to-end NVMe Storage System. Streamlined current Agile Development processes and tools decreasing overhead of scrum leadership by 70%. Led and expanded a large QA team in India, offshoring various work assignments and implementing hand-offs between the US and India teams to utilize the 24 hours of the day, cutting costs, driving productivity, and improving efficiency.Skills- Agile Methodologies- Customer Focus and OEM Relationship Building- Leading large-scale enterprise product development- Leading across different national and international sites- Extensive knowledge of product lifecycle- Strategic planning and vision definition- Professional and leadership development- Organizational health and efficiency- Executive presence and communication- Culture building, mentoring and coaching- Continuous process improvement- Leading and delivering in the face of change- Cross-functional team leadership- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Manager - E-series Storage Engineering

   NetApp

   Jun 2021 — Present · Wichita, KS, US

   Managed multiple high-performing engineering release teams, managers, and architects to deliver enterprise, on-prem, and cloud data solutions. Oversaw realignment of continuous changing resource allocation and priorities to ensure execution of business plan was met or exceeded targets. Worked closely with Product Management, and Customer Account Teams to define roadmap for $250M enterprise storage product line. Directed top technical experts to remain focused and deliver on a minimal viable product, increasing productivity by over 30% and meeting committed schedule. Presented and communicated updated roadmap, strategic goals, and vision to the entire organization, improving communication and ensured alignment amongst various teams and stakeholders. Developed and implemented departmental goals and strategies for alignment to deliver E-series next generation storage products. Provided stability, focus and direction for 100+ engineers, increasing retention through a more collaborative and shared ownership of the departmental goals. Prioritized effectively in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment, driving the team towards impactful results.

Education

• Wichita State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering

• Wichita State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering