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Kim in a few words
18+ Years Experience | Ex Co-Founder at Dealpad.io | Ex-Facebook (Meta) | Ex-King (Activision Blizzard) | Ex-lastminute.com | Software Engineer, Product Manager, Technical Program Manager.
With 18+ years of experience, I’ve led tech innovation across industries like saas, social networking, gaming, travel, and telecom. I’ve held key roles including Chief Technical Officer, Program Manager, Product Manager, and Full Stack Developer, driving growth and scale at startups and large organizations.
• CTO: Scaled VC-backed SAAS startup from ideation to scale and exit, overseeing product design, development, and go-to-market strategies for both DealPad.io and LeadHat.ai, while remaining deeply involved in coding and technical execution.
• Technical Program Manager: Led Facebook Audience Network initiatives, managing cross-functional teams and driving multi-billion dollar revenue projects.
• Product Manager: Delivered a 180% increase in installs, cut time-to-market from 3 months to 3 days, and boosted campaign bookings for Candy Crush games @ King.
• Development Manager & Software Engineer: Built high-performing teams and designed critical large-scale B2C / B2B systems, specializing in full-stack development and cloud/on-prem architectures.
Driven by a passion for tech, I thrive in fast-paced environments, consistently delivering results and building strong teams.
Experience
- DealPad.ioChief Technology OfficerApril 2022 - June 2024 (2 years and 2 months)London, UKLed the growth of a VC-funded startup with 2 SaaS products, www.dealpad.io and www.leadhat.ai, from concept to full market launch. Took an active leadership role while remaining deeply involved in coding and technical execution. Key achievements include:• Product Vision: Defined product strategy by analyzing market demands and conducting user interviews. Focused on creating solutions to address customer pain points, while incorporating AI technologies to enhance functionality and value.• Leveraged AI and machine learning for innovation. For DealPad.io, this included AI-driven tools for deal management, while LeadHat.ai used algorithms to optimize lead generation and targeting, delivering more personalized, data-driven results for customers.• Technical Architecture & Code Development: Designed and coded scalable, secure systems capable of supporting user growth. Built platforms to handle large datasets, real-time analytics, and AI functionalities. Implemented robust architectures that ensured high availability and performance.• Engineering Leadership & Hands-On Development: Led and collaborated with cross-functional teams throughout the entire product lifecycle. Actively contributed to codebases, led architecture reviews, and ensured high-quality output from ideation through to CI/CD pipelines. Balanced leadership with direct involvement in complex coding challenges.• Go-to-Market Strategy: Collaborated with marketing and sales teams to craft go-to-market strategies, leveraging AI capabilities as a unique selling point, driving user acquisition and market traction.Under my leadership, both platforms achieved market presence, customer engagement, and solid technical foundations for long-term growth.
- 500 Global500 Global - AlumniApril 2023 - July 2023 (3 months)Georgia500 global startup accelerator - Batch 4
- TechstarsTechstars - AlumniOctober 2022 - February 2023 (4 months)Seattle, WA, USATechstars seattle startup accelerator - Batch 14
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Education
- Laurea, Computer ScienceUniversità degli Studi di MILANO-BICOCCA2006Laurea, Computer Science