Ritesh Menon
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About me

Ritesh Menon

As a seasoned Vice President of Technology, I have spent the better part of a decade spearheading tech evolution across diverse sectors like Digital Banking, Telecom, Digital Identity, SDN, Virtualization, Airlines and EdTech.
I am passionate about fine-tuning intricate technical strategies, streamlining processes, and revolutionizing digital transformations to supercharge business efficiency.
Always at the forefront of tech trends, I am dedicated to shaping the tech landscape. I bring a knack for change management, ensuring seamless business continuity and fortified infrastructure by delivering robust enterprise solutions and risk mitigation plans.
My sweet spot? Turning tech needs into innovative, strategic business plans that align perfectly with both short-term objectives and long-term visions.
I thrive on leveraging technology to create game-changing cost advantages and craft experiences that customers love.
My goal? Keep leading impactful digital initiatives that power organizational growth and seamlessly integrate tech innovation with business triumph.
Let's spark some tech magic and drive the future together!

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Experiences

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2014
  1. Globant (NYSE: GLOB)
    VP of Technology
    Jun 2014-en
    Pune, India
    • Developing key reports and articles, such as Sentinel Reports and Annual Trends Reports, to highlight emerging technology trends. Contributing strategic insights and innovative ideas to help shape the tech roadmap for the organization.
    • Spearheading the R&D and go-to-market strategies for cutting-edge technologies such as AI, Spatial Computing, Blockchain, and Edge Computing. Successfully aligning technology initiatives with business objectives, generating over $50MM across 40 studios and 5 business regions.
    • Playing a pivotal role in the conceptualization and development of innovative products within Globant X, the organization’s product innovation hub. Leading cross-functional teams in bringing breakthrough solutions to market.
    • Actively engaging in the evaluation of startup companies for potential investment and strategic collaboration under Globant Ventures. Involving in due diligence, market analysis, and partnership negotiations to drive innovation and growth.
    • Oversaw engineering operations for high-value strategic client engagements across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, exceeding expectations.
    • Served as the global head of the UI Engineering Studio, expanding it from 1,100 engineers and $80MM in revenue to 3,500 engineers and $250MM in revenue.
    • Articulated and executed the studio’s vision and mission, establishing and embedding best practices for success.
    • Mentored and coached organizational leaders, from Managers to Senior Directors, and instituted a progressive training framework for engineers, promoting cross-skilling and upskilling initiatives.
    • Directed the studio's foray into cross-platform development, IoT using JavaScript technologies, immersive mixed reality, and AI-driven spatial experiences.
    • As VP of Technology, propelled key client engagements across Europe and the Middle East, driving an impressive $30MM increase in the portfolio.
    LeadershipThought leadershipProduct DevelopmentArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningBlockchainDistributed LedgersMetaverseCloud ComputingEdge ComputingSustainable Software EngineeringLarge Scale Enterprise Architecture & DevelopmentWeb and Mobile DevelopmentSOA, Services Based and Microserves ArchitectureAugmented RealityVirtual RealitySpatial Computing
  2. Synechron
    Manager - Software
    Mar 2013-Jun 2014
    Pune, India
    Successfully led multiple projects for a prominent insurance client at Synechron to achieve desirable outcomes. Ensured that teams had uninterrupted access to vital resources, including computing systems, development tools, and efficient communication channels, at different stages of software development efforts. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define clear project scopes and deliverables, fostering effective teamwork to meet project goals. Maintained open lines of communication with stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress, and conducted thorough team performance evaluations.
    JavaSpringVersioning ControlDevOpsCI/CDJUnitKarmaJasmineSeleniumJenkinsGradleJira
  3. aurionPro
    Technical lead
    Mar 2011-Feb 2013
    Pune, India
    Demonstrated leadership by directing a team of 25 engineers through two phases and 24 releases, which successfully transformed the current identity management solution at one of the world's largest financial organizations to OIM 11g. Pioneered an innovative automated approach to constructing release artifacts without manual intervention, thereby substantially reducing dependency on manual processes required for artifact export. This innovation not only sped up the deployment process but also significantly improved the quality of the release, devoid of significant challenges or issues.
    JavaSpringSQLPostgreSQLUnit TestsIntegration TestsVersioning ControlBitBucketGitMavenScrumLinuxJIRAOIM 11gSOAJMS
  4. HBO
    Senior Consultant/Technical Lead
    May 2008-Mar 2011
    Greater New York City Area, US
    I began as a key member of HBO.com/'/s original development team and quickly rose to the position of youngest Technical Lead, providing technical leadership across many releases to varied, globally distributed teams. I optimized communication among vendors, offshore teams, and internal stakeholders to ensure project deliveries went smoothly. Furthermore, my contributions had a substantial impact on the technologies used for HBO's mobile app development and the architecture for HBO GO, resulting in notable career accomplishments.
    JavaAndroidObjective CiOSJEESpringHibernateBerkleyDBService-based architectureEHCacheHTML5CSS3JavaScriptjQueryLog 4JMavenTeam SiteSplunkMemcachedWeblogicOraclePL/SQLElastic SearchAWSRESTJenkinsAdobe SiteCatalystYour KitEJB
  5. BladeLogic
    Senior Software Engineer
    Sep 2007-Apr 2008
    Pune, India
    BladeLogic was an emerging start-up focusing on software development to optimize data center operations prior to its acquisition by BMC Software. I was actively involved in the conceptualization, creation, and maintenance of numerous important components of the product in this exciting start-up environment. This opportunity allowed me to directly contribute to the product's progress while improving my expertise and understanding in this distinctive domain.
    Mac OS XWindowsHP-UXAIXSuse LinuxRed Hat Enterprise LinuxC++JavaPerl
  6. Persistent Systems
    Senior Software Engineer
    Feb 2005-Sep 2003
    Pune, India
    As an independent contributor, I worked with two large clients in the telecom industry. I was a key member of one of the clients' incubation teams, working on proofs of concept and addressing pain areas in their systems. Some important contributions were the creation of a TFTP server, the research of Salesforce, and the prototyping of a planned revamp of their UI application utilizing Ajax. In addition, I also lead the end-to-end design and development of a system to monitor traffic in a UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network.
    JavaJEESpringHibernateAjaxDojoDWRExtJSVelocityQuartzApache LuceneJAXPJAXBSalesforceJBossWeblogicOracleHTMLCSSJavaScriptjQueryEJBSOASOAPRESTApache CXFApache AxisSVNSSHSSLLinuxOracle BPMActivitiMavenToadJMeterJProfilerBorland OptimizeITYour KitJenkinsSonarQubePerforce(P4V)
  7. MKCL
    Intern/System Analyst
    Dec 2003-Jan 2005
    Pune, India
    Involved in the fundamental development activities of two significant projects: the MS-CIT Course Framework and the University of Pune's online admission system.
    JavaStrutsHibernateiBatisJDBCAntApache TomcatJSPApache LuceneHTMLCSSJavaScriptjQuerySOAPSVNCVSSQLMySQLPostgreSQLOracleRed Hat Enterprise Linux
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