Accomplished executive with over 35 years of experience, specializing in consulting for start-ups and business strategy. A goal-oriented leader with 14 years of experience overseeing top-level operations, policy development, and process optimization. Proven success in operations, team management, and organizational change initiatives. Experienced in maintaining seamless business operations, with 12+ years of expertise in budgeting, staff training, and product monitoring to maximize efficiency while balancing business objectives. Strong background in inventory management, loss prevention, and vendor negotiations. Entrepreneurial founder with 6+ years of experience in building and scaling operations from the ground up. Adept at identifying and capitalizing on emerging opportunities. oftware Product Development Expertise: - Hands-on development in .NET Core - Developed caching software based on Facebook open-source code - Created VSS-based products - Built an antivirus layer over Exchange Server using VSAPI - Extensive experience in developing embedded products - Developed installers using WIX, including modifying WIX source code for product requirements - Skilled in full product lifecycle management, from inception to market leadership - Hired, trained, and led product teams of varying sizes, including offshore teams for U.S.-based companies - Expertise in reviving near-defunct projects, securing new client orders, and revitalizing market presence - Established and optimized QA teams to maximize productivity - Architected multiple embedded, application, and system development products - In-depth knowledge of storage, networking, Unix internals, and Windows internals - Proficient in diverse programming languages, including C, C++, C#, C#.NET, Python, Ruby, and Perl - Extensive experience across multiple operating systems, including Solaris, HPUX, AIX, Linux, and Windows