Independent Director - Aganitha Space Technologies Pvt Ltd - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(2025-07)
Independent directors in space technology firms provide unbiased oversight amid high innovation risks, regulatory complexities, and national security implications.
- Oversee strategic R&D investments in quantum key distributions & satellite system, and space exploration tech, ensuring alignment with long-term innovation goals and market disruptions.
- Scrutinize risk management for mission-critical operations, including cybersecurity threats to space assets and supply chain vulnerabilities in orbital infrastructure.
- Chair or guide audit/stakeholder committees to verify financial integrity in high-capex projects like space data analytics platforms.
- Champion ethical governance and ESG compliance, balancing commercial space ventures with international treaties and sustainability in debris mitigation.
- Evaluate executive performance on tech commercialization, fostering independent judgment in partnerships with ISRO, NRSC, or private constellations
Independent Director - CRCIDF.Org
(2021-04)
- Empowered and built a comprehensive fraud detection online payment product from cybertrack, resulting in a 30% reduction in security gaps caused by manual error.
- Directed the payment configuration security tools and web3 systems for a large FIS decentralized financial institution, reducing the time to detect and respond to security threats by 20%.
- Analyzed security logs and reports to identify suspicious activity, leading to the successful mitigation of a major security incident and preventing potential financial losses.
- Facilitated web3 security risk assessments for multiple clients, identifying critical vulnerabilities and recommending corrective actions that led to generated revenue 30% in overall Customer payments.
- Collaborated with cross-functional web3 teams to implement security best practices and ensure compliance with banking industry regulations, resulting in a 15% reduction in audit findings.
- Empowered and built a comprehensive security analytics KPI product for cybertrack, resulting in a 30% reduction in security gaps caused by manual error.
- Directed the analytical security tools and systems for a large financial institution, reducing the time to detect and respond to security threats by 20%.
- Analyzed KPI tool of logs and reports to identify suspicious activity, leading to the successful mitigation of a major security incident and preventing potential financial losses.
- Facilitated analytical tool for security risk assessments for multiple clients, identifying critical vulnerabilities and recommending corrective actions that led to a 30% improvement in overall security posture.
- Partnered with web3 decentralized teams to implement security best practices and ensure compliance with banking industry regulations, resulting in a 15% reduction in audit findings.
Chief Product Officer - Xebia - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(2019-03 - 2020-03)
- Empowered to build Vision Planner (Split & late Payment wallets) products from concept, to design, sample production, testing, forecast, cost, promotion, GoLive & support.
- SPC for European Global agencies on various regulatory related Digital Payments.
- Partnered closely with lead Netherland Government stakeholders, European regulators, and the VPC team to design and develop revenue generated token based BFM application targeted.
- Identity access management controls web3 systems gets access to specific information. It verifies the identity of users and restricts access to key sensitive data, ensuring that only authorized persons can see it.
- Facilitated & implemented a product roadmap, Backlog, go-to-market strategy for a consumer-facing SAAS application.
- Implemented and gained company-wide buy-in on a series of product management processes to significantly increase productivity, reduce feature creep, and maintain a stable and predictable product-line Backlog.
- Facilitated web3 security risk assessments for multiple clients, identifying critical vulnerabilities and recommending corrective actions that led to generated revenue 30% in overall Customer payments.
- Collaborated with cross-functional web3 teams to implement security best practices and ensure compliance with banking industry regulations, resulting in a 15% reduction in audit findings.
- Empowered and built a comprehensive security analytics KPI product for cybertrack, resulting in a 30% reduction in security gaps caused by manual error.
- Directed the analytical security tools and systems for a large financial institution, reducing the time to detect and respond to security threats by 20%.
- Analyzed KPI tool of logs and reports to identify suspicious activity, leading to the successful mitigation of a major security incident and preventing potential financial losses.
- Facilitated analytical tool for security risk assessments for multiple clients, identifying critical vulnerabilities and recommending corrective actions that led to a 30% improvement in overall security posture.
- Partnered with web3 decentralized teams to implement security best practices and ensure compliance with banking industry regulations, resulting in a 15% reduction in audit findings.
Vice President of Product Management - iBase IT Solutions - Greater London, England, United Kingdom
(2018-04 - 2019-04)
Our products are dedicated to Middle East/UAE/EU Credit unions integrated with eCommerce platforms that help to understand Customer needs in shopping assistant, wallet engine, product catalog & ERP integration. We've identified every possible approach to automate with potential FIS global API's and data validation for all digital Payments Products.
- Collaborated to manage eCommerce products from concept, to design, sample production, testing, forecast, cost, promotion, GoLive & support.
- Demonstrated to Maximize Customer reach and revenue generation with targeted advertising campaigns and strategic promotions Customized for peak shopping seasons and audience engagement.
- Promotional Strategy for Peak Seasons revenue options Boxing Day, Black Friday, etc. Sponsored Products/Brands/ Display Campaign Management
- Campaign Strategy, Setup, & Optimization
- Coupons, Deals, & Lightning Deal Setup integrations for pay later products
- Directed as CISO by interacting with various Experts in, played a vital role in safeguarding eCommerce applications.
- Navigate eCommerce policies and regulations confidently, ensuring compliance and minimizing risks related to product guidelines, intellectual property, and taxation.
- Skilled collaborator of targeted market Data (Unstructured – Structured) for predictive Design models with ML/AI (identifying problem statement, solution proposal, precise unstructured data)
- Skilled collaborator in managing accounts payable and receivable processes, reducing outstanding payments by 10% and optimizing cash flow management.
Chief Product Officer - EPAM Systems - Minsk, Belarus
(2015-09 - 2018-04)
Products: RTB Bill Pay (Request for Payment on Credit), BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later), ImageNPay. Directed every possible approach to automate with potential NextGen Pay Later with Web3 decentralized products for global EU customers.
- Skilled collaborator with operations and technical teams to research and resolve RTB Bill pay production issues.
- Successfully shepherded Product from an alpha with one customer to a production offering with multiple customers.
- Facilitated Product for innovative low latency Software as a Service (IaaS) offering Document Repository. Leveraging competitive analysis, established Product roadmap to create differentiated offering.
Senior Business Analyst - Tarantula Global - Singapore
(2014-10 - 2015-09)
Finance solutions for Tower Management Telcos
Product Manager of Digital Transformation - BlueRoad - Australia
(2012-01 - 2014-12)
Senior Manager Financial System - BlueRoad - Australia
(2009-01 - 2012-12)
Project Manager Financial System - BlueRoad - Australia
(2007-01 - 2009-12)
Senior Business Analyst - BlueRoad - Australia
(2004-01 - 2007-12)
