AI & Protocol Infrastructure - Product at Story (2025-11 – Present)
- Leading AI trust and verifiability initiatives across data provenance and model training lineage. Building cryptographic attestation frameworks and TEE-based workflows to make AI systems independently auditable, sovereign and enterprise ready.
- Exploring IP-chain architectures, including Story Protocol–aligned programmable licensing models, to connect AI systems with on-chain rights and attribution.
- Driving 0→1 validation through hands-on prototyping, architecture design, and direct enterprise conversations.
Head of Product at Analog (2023-03 – 2025-11)
Overseeing product strategy and execution across Analog's interoperability stack, spanning blockchain, cross-chain messaging, and developer APIs. Driving alignment between engineering, research, and ecosystem teams to deliver scalable, composable infrastructure for developers and partner networks.
- Timechain: Led roadmap for Analog's Layer-1 blockchain built for interoperability and time-based consensus, balancing scalability and developer accessibility.
- General Message Passing (GMP): Defined architecture and API standards for cross-chain messaging, enabling secure transfer of data, liquidity, and automation triggers across networks.
- Zenswap: Managed product strategy for a cross-chain swap using native USDC liquidity and automated routing for secure, efficient asset transfers.
- Firestarter: Built tokenization platform for real-world assets with optional KYC/compliance modules and configurable ownership models.
- Automation: Directed design of a decentralized execution layer powering protocol scheduling, transaction reliability, and cross-chain task orchestration.
- PixelPort: Launched omnichain NFT creation platform enabling seamless movement of digital assets across ecosystems.
Product Lead - Chainlink Keeper Network at Chainlink Labs (2021-07 – 2023-02)
- Led product development from concept through launch for the Keeper Network, enabling automated smart contract execution across multiple blockchains.
- Worked closely with engineering and node operator communities to design network incentives, reliability criteria, and service-level objectives.
- Collaborated with ecosystem, marketing, and support teams to onboard initial users and partners.
- Helped shape token economics and decentralization strategy to align incentives between users and operators.
Product Manager - Chainlink core at Chainlink Labs (2020-12 – 2021-06)
- Supported evolution of Chainlink's core node software, adding support for multiple EVM and non-EVM chains.
- Partnered with engineering to improve system efficiency, monitoring, and error handling for production reliability.
- Contributed to cross-chain roadmap planning, helping prioritize integrations and API support for new blockchain networks.
Director of Product, Core Platform at GlobaliD (2019-12 – 2020-12)
- Contributed to the design and rollout of the Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) Platform, enabling users to manage and share verified credentials securely.
- Helped implement W3C-compliant Verifiable Credentials using Hyperledger Indy and Aries, supporting interoperability with external identity systems.
- Worked with compliance and security teams to align KYC and data privacy requirements with product and developer API design.
- Collaborated cross-functionally to shape a developer-accessible identity and messaging stack with built-in privacy and encryption controls.
Director of Product, Payments Wallet at GlobaliD (2019-04 – 2019-12)
- Supported the design of a cross-border payments wallet focused on near real-time settlement and regional compliance coverage.
- Built flows for synthetic liquidity management and transaction monitoring, working closely with legal and partner teams.
- Partnered with engineering to prototype risk and compliance APIs for regulated payment corridors.
- Helped establish the platform and ecosystem strategy for integrating third-party payment providers.
CTO & Product Strategy at Dock (2018-04 – 2019-04)
- Contributed to design & building of Dock asset sharing blockchain platform supporting micro payments from scratch.
- Helped evaluate several Layer 2 based approaches to scale the existing blockchain architecture.
- Worked with the team to design a Plasma Cash based solution to build Dock asset sharing network
- The design facilitates instant payment settlement guarantees for the producer & data guarantees for the consumer on the Dock blockchain network.
- On the product side conducted extensive research towards developing Enterprise product strategy for Dock as a blockchain platform for large enterprises.
- Contributed research towards initial crypto economics & governance models of the network.
- Represented dock at various events & presentations communicating the dock vision.
Senior Engineering Manager at PayPal (2014-02 – 2018-04)
- Commerce Payment Infrastructure APIs (Facebook Messenger + PayPal): Led engineering for APIs enabling contextual commerce across partner ecosystems. Delivered scalable, secure payment flows embedded directly in messaging platforms.
- Contextual Commerce (PayPal Commerce): Managed competitive analysis and product roadmap for new merchant experiences embedding payments natively within partner platforms.
- Developer Experience (PayPal REST APIs): Drove improvements in API usability, documentation, and integration workflows to simplify partner adoption.
- PayPal Sandbox (sandbox.paypal.com): Headed platform reliability and developer experience initiatives, ensuring production parity and faster merchant onboarding across PayPal products.
- Blockchain & Tokenization: Led a Hyperledger Fabric–based proof of concept for asset sharing in distributed environments; contributed to internal tokenization initiatives for secure data exchange.
Engineering Manager / Architect at Cisco Systems (2010-08 – 2014-02)
- Led the design and rollout of Cisco's Enterprise Web Services Platform, a company-wide initiative to standardize and externalize APIs for partners and internal business units.
- Architected and implemented OAuth 2.0–based authentication and authorization (two-legged and three-legged flows) to enable secure partner access across web and mobile applications.
- Scaled the platform to support hundreds of APIs and thousands of developer tenants, ensuring high availability, performance, and compliance across business domains.
- Collaborated with identity, entitlement, and AAA teams to establish risk, access-control, and audit policies, integrating them directly into the platform's authorization layer.
- Championed API governance, lifecycle management, and developer-experience standards, including versioning, documentation, and onboarding workflows.
- Drove cross-functional alignment between engineering, security, and product teams, introducing agile practices that reduced release cycles and integration errors.
Lead Solutions Architect at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2010-01 – 2010-08)
Worked as a contractor
- Designed and implemented NASA's enterprise search platform integrating Google Search Appliance and Semaphore Classification Engine.
- Optimized search performance across millions of documents and large-scale repositories using LifeRay Portal and XML/XSLT pipelines.
Lead Technical Architect at eTouch Systems (2006-05 – 2010-07)
- Led architecture for SamePage, an enterprise wiki and collaboration platform supporting multi-tenancy and API integrations.
- Managed onshore/offshore teams and delivered secure, extensible solutions for Fortune 500 clients.
Co-Founder at jManage.org (2006-04 – 2010-03)
- Built an open-source application management platform adopted by major enterprises for distributed system monitoring and management.
- Oversaw community growth and product evolution into one of the earliest JMX-based open-source management suites.
Lead Consultant at Compunnel Software Group (Client - UPS) (2005-10 – 2006-03)
- Architected the Rating and Validation Engine (RAVE) for UPS, powering shipment pricing logic for online portals.
Lead Consultant at Symphony Teleca (Client - Manugistics Inc.) (2003-11 – 2005-08)
- Led design of enterprise interfaces enabling logistics partners to integrate with Manugistics' SCM suite.
- Delivered EDI and event-driven modules for transportation management and carrier coordination.
Senior Integration Engineer - Oracle Financials & Siebel at GE (2001-11 – 2003-10)
- Designed Oracle Financials and Siebel integration frameworks across GE Industrial Systems using JMS and Six Sigma principles.
- Improved reliability of enterprise data flows to achieve zero data loss across financial systems.
Sr Solutions Engineer at Aztecsoft (2000-08 – 2001-11)
- Developed AppFW, a web application framework; contributed to company-wide quality improvement initiatives.
Engineer, Software Development at Siemens (1998-03 – 2000-07)
- Developed telecom network management modules (Software Download, WAP client) used by global telecom customers.
- Worked across Java, C++, and embedded systems to deliver scalable, production-grade NMS software.
Co-Founder at EasyDeal (1997-10 – 1998-07)
EasyDeal is a complete solution for networked automobile dealership management. Automates & connects operations of all major departments - Sales, Parts, Workshop & Accounts.
