Work Experience
Director of Engineering
Leading all Yahoo Mail client platforms (iOS, Android, Web) serving 200M+ monthly active users. Spearheading AI/ML integration including on-device LLM-powered content generation, predictive user interfaces, and ML-driven personalization. Driving privacy-by-design practices including encryption-at-rest and GDPR/CCPA compliance. Company-wide: mobile hiring, Canadian university recruiting, culture, hackathons.
Engineering & Operations Advisor
Evaluating engineering competencies of startups seeking investments in consumer-facing technology.
Board of Advisors
Advised on technical strategy and product direction for a technology startup.
Head of Core Engineering (VP)
Established best engineering practices facilitating a successful IPO. Led Android, iOS, and backend engineers. App stability and hiring for multiple departments.
Director of Engineering
Led engineering for Yahoo Mail Android, User Growth. Launched YM6. Engineering lead for Canadian university recruiting.
Senior Engineering Manager
Led Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo Together teams. Launched Yahoo Mail on Android Go. Led React Native evaluation, Mocha→Jest migration, Flux→Redux migration. Continuous Delivery pipeline.
Engineering Manager → Senior Software Engineer & Product Manager
Yahoo Mail web team: security, search, localization. Product Manager for Smart Views and Block feature. Created Continuous Delivery pipeline. Norrin CVAA accessibility compliance.
Software Development Engineer
Yahoo Mail web redesign (Postcard), Tictac platform architecture, photos app with Flickr/Aviary, Openmail platform, SVN→Git migration, Continuous Integration pipeline.
Earlier Roles
Senior Software Engineer at Kneon Inc. · Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant at USC (AI, Robotics) · Founder, Acadote · Campus Ambassador, Sun Microsystems · Lab Incharge, LNCT · Intern, HCL Infosystems
Patents
120+ patents spanning AI/ML, email intelligence, content personalization, cloud computing, privacy, accessibility, and security systems. Awarded Oath Master Inventor for contributions to the patent portfolio.
Notable areas include on-device large language models for user profiling and dynamic content generation, ML-driven predictive user interfaces, sentiment analysis, proximity-based multi-device security, biometric authentication, disposable email addresses, encrypted storage systems, augmented reality in email, and smart nudge systems for communication optimization.
Presentations
- CSUN Assistive Technology Conference 2018 – 2025
- TechEx North America 2022 – 2024
- Silicon Valley Code Camp 2016 – 2019
- Academic (IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Delhi, LNCT) 2006 – 2009
Awards & Recognition
Professional
- CES Innovation Awards Judge (2021–2026)
- Yahoo Builder Award — Team award for Yahoo Mail Android
- Verizon Accessibility Award — Yahoo Mail accessibility excellence
- Oath Master Inventor — Patent portfolio contributions
- Yahoo CEO Award — Establishing new revenue streams
- Yahoo Individual Super Star — Peer-nominated, highest individual honor
Scholastic & Leadership
- Invitee to Chief Minister's House (MP) with President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- ISC Gold Medal, Computer Science
- First Prize, UP-Bihar Mathematics Olympiad
- First Prize: National Ethical Hacking, Algorithm Design, Robotics competitions
- Vice President, Association of Indian Students, USC
- President, IETE Students' Forum, LNCT
Education
Master of Science, Computer Science
Thesis: Game Theory and Human Behavior. Research in AI and path planning. Courses: Multiagent Systems, Machine Learning, Algorithms, Web Technologies.
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science
Best student project award (Gait Analysis). President of IETE Students' Forum. Chief Coordinator, college editorial boards and student organizations.
Certifications
44 professional courses spanning entrepreneurship, leadership, application development, and product management.
Entrepreneurship
Launching an Innovative Business Specialization, New Venture Finance, Innovation for Entrepreneurs, Developing Innovative Ideas
Mobile & Cloud
Mobile Cloud Computing with Android Specialization, Programming Cloud Services, Pattern-Oriented Software Architectures, Programming Mobile Applications
Business & Analytics
Analyzing Global Trends for Business and Society, and more
Publications
Computational Model of Human Behavior in Security Games
Evaluation of behavioral models (PT, COBRA, DOBSS, QRE) when number of targets is varied in Stackelberg security games.
Defensive Publications
39 defensive publications covering email intelligence, content personalization, shopping behavior analysis, smart wearable integration, and collaborative messaging systems.