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Innovative Product Leader and Entrepreneur
Icaro Vazquez
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East Palo Alto, United States
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I am attracted to challenging problems that involve significant amounts of data in a wide variety of high tech verticals, often at the intersection of Business Strategy, Product Ideation and Execution.
After many years in grad school, I have been professionally educated in Silicon Valley and have had the privilege of working for 9 startups and a couple of big companies in Software Engineering and Product Management in various verticals (Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Big Data, Mobile Consumer Internet, Mobile Advertising, EdTech & Computer Networking). I have successfully led cross functional teams for over a decade and have directly managed a wide variety of individuals (software engineers, product managers, sales engineers, technical marketing engineers, product marketers and technical writers). My most satisfying professional moments have been in developing my team members so they become respected professionals in their area of expertise and realize their professional goals.
Finally, I was raised in Latin America which provided me with the moral grounding, personal empathy and social acumen necessary to effectively lead diverse groups.
After many years in grad school, I have been professionally educated in Silicon Valley and have had the privilege of working for 9 startups and a couple of big companies in Software Engineering and Product Management in various verticals (Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Big Data, Mobile Consumer Internet, Mobile Advertising, EdTech & Computer Networking). I have successfully led cross functional teams for over a decade and have directly managed a wide variety of individuals (software engineers, product managers, sales engineers, technical marketing engineers, product marketers and technical writers). My most satisfying professional moments have been in developing my team members so they become respected professionals in their area of expertise and realize their professional goals.
Finally, I was raised in Latin America which provided me with the moral grounding, personal empathy and social acumen necessary to effectively lead diverse groups.
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English
Fluently
Spanish
Fluently
French
Good
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Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
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My experience
2018 - ?
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VP Products
KIDAPTIVE.
Defined and led Kidaptive's product strategy, which included redefining the target markets, the product
portfolio and the corresponding marketing strategy.
● Launched the company's SaaS platform, proved the value proposition and and successfully onboarded the first batch of customers.
● Negotiated and closed various customer deals with prospects from around the globe.
● Planned and steered the professional development of a staff of Product Managers and UX Designers.
portfolio and the corresponding marketing strategy.
● Launched the company's SaaS platform, proved the value proposition and and successfully onboarded the first batch of customers.
● Negotiated and closed various customer deals with prospects from around the globe.
● Planned and steered the professional development of a staff of Product Managers and UX Designers.
Marketing, MArketing Strategy, UX, Saas, Development, LED
2017 - 2018
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Director of Product
CLOUDERA.
Defined and led the strategy of Cloudera's core platform components, the foundational blocks needed for
all Hadoop components to work efficiently, for multiple software releases.
● Drove to a successful conclusion the definition of Cloudera Enterprise 6, the first major release of Cloudera
software in over 4 years.
● Defined the strategy and guided the execution of the company's first hardware product line.
all Hadoop components to work efficiently, for multiple software releases.
● Drove to a successful conclusion the definition of Cloudera Enterprise 6, the first major release of Cloudera
software in over 4 years.
● Defined the strategy and guided the execution of the company's first hardware product line.
Hadoop, Hardware, Software, Enterprise, LED
2016 - 2016
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Co-founder and VP of Product/Senior Director of Product
CLOUDTRACK/MIRANTIS.
● Co-founded Cloudtrack, acquired by Mirantis, and successfully defined the company's product, taking it
from conception to the demo stage for various prospective customers.
● Led the agile development of a remotely distributed engineering team that delivered the first incarnation of the product by creating user stories, prioritizing the backlog and leading multiple sprints
● Led the strategy creation and execution of StackLight, the company's monitoring solution for enterprise
and service providers' OpenStack/Kubernetes-based cloud environments.
● Successfully transitioned StackLight from a monitoring solution focused on OpenStack clouds to an
agnostic monitoring and alerting solution for cloud environments.
from conception to the demo stage for various prospective customers.
● Led the agile development of a remotely distributed engineering team that delivered the first incarnation of the product by creating user stories, prioritizing the backlog and leading multiple sprints
● Led the strategy creation and execution of StackLight, the company's monitoring solution for enterprise
and service providers' OpenStack/Kubernetes-based cloud environments.
● Successfully transitioned StackLight from a monitoring solution focused on OpenStack clouds to an
agnostic monitoring and alerting solution for cloud environments.
Infrastructure, Founder, LED, OpenStack, Demo, Enterprise, Monitoring, Software, Development, Agile development, It, Engineering, Service, User stories, Kubernetes, Cloud, Agile
2014 - 2016
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Senior Product Manager
NETSCOUT.
Led the strategy creation and execution of the company's security product line by leading an agile cross
functional team. The product surpassed its multimillion dollar 2014 and 2015 revenue goal.
● Drove to a successful conclusion a market-changing partnership with a security market leader that had
been stuck in limbo for multiple years.
functional team. The product surpassed its multimillion dollar 2014 and 2015 revenue goal.
● Drove to a successful conclusion a market-changing partnership with a security market leader that had
been stuck in limbo for multiple years.
Agile, Product Manager, Security, Manager, LED
2013 - 2014
job
Senior Director of Product
33ACROSS.
Sunnyvale, CA • 2013-2014
Leading Cloud-based Advertising Company with a publisher network of more than 1 million websites
Senior Director of Product
● Led the ideation, productization and market release of a mobile version of the company's main publisher
analytics SaaS product using an agile framework.
● Drove an agile-based product exploration team (engineering, marketing, data science) that resulted in a
number of new product initiatives that enhanced the suite of publisher products.
Leading Cloud-based Advertising Company with a publisher network of more than 1 million websites
Senior Director of Product
● Led the ideation, productization and market release of a mobile version of the company's main publisher
analytics SaaS product using an agile framework.
● Drove an agile-based product exploration team (engineering, marketing, data science) that resulted in a
number of new product initiatives that enhanced the suite of publisher products.
Marketing, Data Science, Advertising, Websites, Agile, Cloud, Saas, Analytics, Network, Engineering, Science, Framework, LED
2013 - 2013
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Director of Partner Engineering
Drawbridge.
Overall ownership of the company's partnership integrations for campaign action attribution. Negotiated
with partners and integrated them into the Drawbridge ecosystem by prioritizing, designing and coding
various features needed to close the attribution feedback loop.
● Automated various Hadoop workflows using Python, mysql, Oozie and other Hadoop tools. These
workflows were used to assign campaign attribution to correct channel partners.
with partners and integrated them into the Drawbridge ecosystem by prioritizing, designing and coding
various features needed to close the attribution feedback loop.
● Automated various Hadoop workflows using Python, mysql, Oozie and other Hadoop tools. These
workflows were used to assign campaign attribution to correct channel partners.
Mysql, Python, Hadoop, Engineering, Campaign
2008 - 2012
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VP Product/Head of Analytics
VUCLIP.
Milpitas, California • 2008- 2012
Cloud-based Direct to Consumer Mobile Video Search Service with users across 200 countries
VP Product/Head of Analytics
● Executive Product ownership of the entire mobile web and native app consumer service, which includes
User Experience, Search, Video, Analytics and Advertising.
● Introduced a data-driven approach and a culture of agile sprint iterations to Product Feature Planning,
Engineering Development and Measurement. This approach delivered multiple user insights and increased
our audience to more than 30 million MAUs and usage to more than 1 billion monthly video views.
● Developed and led a team of six globally distributed Product Managers and Analytics Engineers.
Cloud-based Direct to Consumer Mobile Video Search Service with users across 200 countries
VP Product/Head of Analytics
● Executive Product ownership of the entire mobile web and native app consumer service, which includes
User Experience, Search, Video, Analytics and Advertising.
● Introduced a data-driven approach and a culture of agile sprint iterations to Product Feature Planning,
Engineering Development and Measurement. This approach delivered multiple user insights and increased
our audience to more than 30 million MAUs and usage to more than 1 billion monthly video views.
● Developed and led a team of six globally distributed Product Managers and Analytics Engineers.
User Experience, Video, Advertising, Agile, Cloud, Analytics, Service, Engineering, Development, App, Web, Feature, Search, Native, LED
2007 - 2008
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Director, Product Management
NOMINUM.
Redwood City, California • 2007-2008
Developer of High Performance Networking Infrastructure with international presence in Europe and Asia
Director, Product Management
● Repositioned the company's main product line, DNS servers, as a service-based platform that opened new
marketing and security revenue streams for the company's customers.
● Led the planning (customer use case research and PRD authoring), execution, development and introduction of multiple releases of these new services to a customer base of over 100 million subscribers.
Developer of High Performance Networking Infrastructure with international presence in Europe and Asia
Director, Product Management
● Repositioned the company's main product line, DNS servers, as a service-based platform that opened new
marketing and security revenue streams for the company's customers.
● Led the planning (customer use case research and PRD authoring), execution, development and introduction of multiple releases of these new services to a customer base of over 100 million subscribers.
Marketing, Product Management, Research, Networking, Management, DNS, Service, Security, Developer, Infrastructure, Development, International, Asia, LED
2001 - 2007
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Manager, Product Management/ /Senior Product Manager
SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS.
Sunnyvale, California • 2001 - 2007
$300 million developer of network testing products with international presence in Europe and Asia Pacific.
Manager, Product Management/ /Senior Product Manager
● Planned, led and released over 15 Avalanche product releases from cradle to grave that resulted in growing the company's revenue from less than $5 million in 2002 to more than $35 million in 2007.
● For 3+ years, planned, inspired and steered the professional development of 2 Product Managers and 1
Technical Marketing Engineer that resulted in multiple promotions for all team members.
$300 million developer of network testing products with international presence in Europe and Asia Pacific.
Manager, Product Management/ /Senior Product Manager
● Planned, led and released over 15 Avalanche product releases from cradle to grave that resulted in growing the company's revenue from less than $5 million in 2002 to more than $35 million in 2007.
● For 3+ years, planned, inspired and steered the professional development of 2 Product Managers and 1
Technical Marketing Engineer that resulted in multiple promotions for all team members.
Marketing, Product Management, Product Manager, Management, Less, Network, Developer, Testing, Development, International, Manager, Asia, LED
My education
1994
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1996
Rice University
MBA, Business Administration
MBA, Business Administration
1993
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1994
University of Colorado
MSc, Computer Science
MSc, Computer Science
1987
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1991
Tecnologico de Monterrey
BSc, Computer Science
BSc, Computer Science
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