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Shady Ashkar

Executive Technology & Engineering Leader specializing in SaaS, FinTech and HealthTech

Orange County, CASVP of Engineering30 years experienceExecutiveFinTechHealthcare ITHealthTech
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Engineering leader (Octane) who drove business-aligned technology roadmaps and scaled a fully distributed engineering org from 35 to 150 in 9 months using a rigorous ownership model (OARP). Led a greenfield architecture for a new vertical (AWS Lambda/ECS, Python/JS/React) that delivered an MVP in 3 months while cutting per-service cloud OPEX from ~$300+ to ~$20/month, with 15+ years of remote-first leadership experience.

Experience

SVP of EngineeringOctane
Advisory Board MemberUC Santa Barbara
CTOSensei Wellness
Advisory Board Member & Executive ConsultantAdvisoryCloud
VP of Technology, Interim CTOSeneGence International
Senior Director of R&D, Acting SVP of R&DSage Software
Development ManagerMicrosoft Corporation

Education

Notre Dame Universitybachelor, Computer Science
American University of Beirutbachelor, Computer & Communication Engineering

Key Strengths

  • Defined and executed tech roadmaps aligned to annual business goals via C-suite and Product/Engineering alignment
  • Scaled engineering org from 35 to 150 in 9 months
  • Implemented clear ownership model (OARP) to reduce role confusion during rapid scaling
  • Built new architecture/tech stack for a new vertical, shedding legacy tech debt
  • Delivered MVP of a new product in 3 months
  • Reduced cloud OPEX from ~$300+ per service/month to ~$20/month through simplified serverless architecture and auto-scaling
  • 15+ years leading fully distributed, multi-time-zone engineering teams
  • Improved engagement/loyalty after rapid scaling by addressing generalist/ownership disconnect

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Languages

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Skills

Technology strategyTechnology visionEnterprise SaaSCloud architectureDevOpsMicroservices architectureMonolithic architecture modernizationSite reliability engineering (SRE)Uptime/availability managementIncident managementMTTR reductionOn-call rotationLive monitoringTesting in productionMean time to acknowledgment (MTTA)