Director of Engineering, Yahoo

May 2023 - Present (also Sep 2021 - Apr 2022, Feb 2020 - Sep 2021, Jan 2019 - Feb 2020, Jun 2017 - Jan 2019, and earlier roles)

Leading engineering efforts for Yahoo Mail's Android organization and User Growth across Android, iOS, and Web. Company-wide deliverables include hiring for mobile division and Canadian universities, growing company culture, organizing hackathons, and establishing a volunteering mindset.

Previously: Director/Manager roles at Yahoo/Verizon Media/Oath across Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger, and Yahoo Together. Led development of YM6 (Yahoo Mail Android), Yahoo Mail on Android Go, React Native evaluation, migration from Mocha to Jest, Flux to Redux migration, Norrin CVAA compliance, Continuous Delivery pipeline, and mentoring.

Engineering & Operations Advisor, Catapult Capital

Apr 2022 - Present

Evaluating engineering competencies of startups seeking investments in consumer-facing technology.

Head of Core Engineering (VP), Grindr

Apr 2022 - Jan 2023

Established best engineering practices facilitating a successful IPO journey. Led the core engineering team including Android, iOS and backend engineers, delivering product development, maintenance, testing and releases. Company-wide deliverables included app stability and hiring talent for multiple departments.

Senior Software Development Engineer, Kneon Inc.

Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

Designed the HTML5, CSS3 and backend software technology that was the backbone of the company's commerce technology. Delivered decks for investor pitches.

University of Southern California

Administrator & Webmaster, Game Theory and Human Behavior Group (Jun 2010 - May 2011)
Administered seminars and workshops for multi-disciplinary group involving 9 different USC schools.

Research Assistant & Webmaster, Teamcore Research Group (May 2010 - May 2011)
Assisted in research projects and managing the website under Professor Milind Tambe.

Teaching Assistant (CSCI 545 Robotics, CSCI 561 Foundations of AI, CSCI 460 Intro to AI) (Jan 2010 - Aug 2010)

Early Career

Founder, Acadote (May 2010 - Aug 2010)

Intern, Sun Microsystems (Dec 2007 - Jun 2009) - Campus Ambassador at LNCT

Lab Incharge, Computer Science Lab, LNCT (Oct 2005 ? Aug 2007)

Intern, HCL Infosystems Ltd (Jun 2007 - Jul 2007)

Last updated March 2026