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I am a technology and people leader engaged in running world-class teams capable of superb execution at scale within product definition, architecture, software development, quality engineering, and DevOps platform delivery for globally available SaaS platform services. I am an executive partner to the Maxio Leadership Team and provide the process orientation and technical leadership to align the teams to the company vision.
My areas of responsibility can be characterized by a blend of technical proficiency, strategic vision, and strong interpersonal skills. I foster team development through the creation of a collaborative environment where team members feel valued and empowered. Effective communication skills are vital, enabling me to articulate ideas, plans, and feedback clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders while practicing active listening to understand and address team members’ perspectives and concerns. I engage my teams, communicate with my peers and other stakeholders on insights of the operational characteristics of the engineering teams, driven by data, analysis, and risk management to make informed choices that balance innovation with stability.
Additionally, my professional background includes handling Private Equity funded investments, where I've played a key role in steering change initiatives that align with and maximize investment objectives. Overall, my focus is on driving world-class teams, ensuring superb execution at scale, and effectively navigating organizational changes within the technology landscape. 
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Corporate Financial Executive, Software Company Executive, Innovation and Change Management Consultant, Author, and Speaker.
Jack Shaw integrates his executive experience in industry, technology, and consulting to speak on Technology Enabled Innovation, Change Management, and Transformational Leadership.
Jack has over 30 years’ experience helping leaders transform their organizations’ digital ecosystems amid new waves of technology. A Global Thought Leader, he was voted one of the World’s Top 25 Speakers and one of the Top Five Technology Futurists in polls conducted by Speaking.com.
Jack keeps a pulse on shifts in technology, providing him the foresight to help industry leaders understand how such emerging technologies as AI, Blockchain, IoT, and others will impact their digital ecosystem – and how these technologies are practically applied both today and tomorrow. Having a sensible, practical approach to how tomorrow’s new technologies will drive change and spur innovation, Jack has advised key decision-makers at such Fortune 500 organizations as Mercedes Benz, Bosch, GE, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Oracle, and SAP.
Throughout his reports, books, and talks, Jack encourages a new level of thinking on the possibilities of emerging technologies that cuts through the noise and speaks from a relatable point of view that engages, inspires and informs.
Jack has delivered more than 1,000 keynote discussions and executive forums in 26 countries and every state within the U.S. He is respected as the world’s leading professional speaker on the constant developments in Blockchain and how it impacts businesses - conducting over 60 engagements in 12 countries on this topic.
He is a Yale University graduate with a Kellogg MBA specializing in Finance and Marketing. 
IT professional with 21+ years of experience in SDLC, project management, Delivery management and Database Administration.
Proven leadership mettle in cost effective implementation of projects, meeting time and quality challenges.
Handled live implementation of major systems which includes Banking, Finance, Insurance and other customer exposed applications.
Very good in anticipating the actions, thoughts, and directions of the client, and manages the client without them really knowing it.
Extensive experience in E-Business Applications, Data modeling, Database Architect, Administering and supporting Oracle Applications Databases, Production Database Administration, Data warehousing tools and reporting systems.
Designed and managed very large production, staging, development and data warehousing databases in 24x7 environments.
Managed a team of 50+ Developers, Testers and DBAs
Strong presentation skills in getting customer buy-in on the application road map.
Core Competencies
Delivery Management
Project Management
Customer Facing
Database Competency
Database Architect
Database Administrator
Oracle 9i/10g/11g DBA
Oracle RAC
Oracle Apps 11i/R12 DBA
SQL Server 2005/2008 DBA
DB2 UDB v8.x DBA
Real Application Clusters
RMAN
Trained on Oracle Grid
Developer 2000
PL/SQL
MS Project 2000
Designer 2000
ERWIN 7.x
Shell scripting
XML
Informatica
VERITAS NetBackup
Sun–Solaris
Linux
AIX4.x
Windows NT/2003/2008 
• Entrepreneurial business leader with a track record in taking early stage businesses and scaling them, as CEO or as key member of the executive team, to IPO or sale
• Extensive experience in seeking, seeding, building new markets for emerging technology businesses, in Business Development, Sales, Marketing and General Management, Fund-raising
• As executive team member or team leader, founded, built, scaled to exit, several successful venture backed businesses, Selectica (Internet) , Unimobile (Mobile), Globallogic (Software services) , Remedy Corporation (Help-desk/IT)
• Keen sense of Innovation in consumer-internet, and B2B2C businesses, in Products, Differentiation, and Product-Market fit vis-a-vis Competition
• Intuitive and extensive understanding and knowledge of the mobile industry in particular infrastructure, messaging, apps, payments.
• Deep experience in enterprise software and services
• Extensive personal network of Entrepreneurs, Executives, VCs and PE investors
• Board Memberships: Globallogic, Carwale, Caralta, ScoreData
• When challenged, I climb the occasional mountain. Favorite Mountains: Several 14ers including Mt. Whitney, Everest Base Camp (Kala Patthar), Half Dome
Specialties:
Targeted networking for business development, sales, and market development
Marketing Communications, Brand Development, Online and Offline Message Development
Product definition and management
Strategy Development, keen sense of a company’s stage in its life-cycle as it scales
Corporate Governance
Company and talent scout for M&A
Fund-raising for early and mid-stage companies
Recent Investments: Chalo (IOT tracking & ticketing of public transportation), Innovaccer (population health analytics), Maicoin (blockchain based cryptocurrency platform)
Successful career exits: : Remedy Corporation, Selectica, Cellmania, Unimobile, Carwale, Globallogic, and WhatsOnIndia 
