Experienced hands-on Software/Product Engineering Leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI/ML, NLP, Gen AI), bringing startup dynamic and passion. Excellence in complex problem-solving, process management, and building products from 0 to 1. 10+ years of experience in managing departments of 40 people (Senior Software Engineers, Product Managers, Data Scientists / PhDs, UX/UI Designers). Success track at building, growing, and supporting empowered and engaged teams. The last venture Yva.ai, where I was CTO/Co-Founder, had a $100 million valuation at exit. Great in communication with stakeholders and customers. 12+ years in advanced text processing (NLP, OCR) using ML. 5 patents in product and AI/ML areas. 20+ years in software engineering.