Employment

Roles I’m Best Suited For

• Director of Product Management (AI, Cloud, Security, Platforms)
• Product leader for AI/ML or GenAI platforms and applications
• Product Strategy roles focused on AI transformation, cloud-native platforms, or data/ML ecosystems
• Technical Product Management leadership in complex, multi-product environments

I’m based in San Jose, California, and open to Bay Area roles, hybrid roles, and travel roles. I'm also a US citizen.

How I Create Value

What I enjoy most - and where I’m most effective - is turning complex technology into products that actually move the needle. Over the years I’ve:

• Led AI-driven automation and analytics strategy for data center platforms at major networking companies, aligning product, GTM, and ecosystem efforts across hardware and software.
• Built and scaled developer and data platforms that contributed to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and pull-through.
• Defined and launched integrations (Terraform, SDKs, APIs, analytics workflows) that changed how customers automated and observed their infrastructures.
• Drove AI and GenAI initiatives from “buzzword” to concrete outcomes - focusing on data accessibility, realistic expectations, and failure mitigation strategies.
• Built LLM apps, RAG pipelines, and evaluation harnesses in Python using OpenAI, Claude, Bedrock, LangChain, and related tools, so I can collaborate deeply with engineering and research teams.

My Edge: Business + Nerd Hybrid

I’m not just “technical for a PM” or “business-savvy for an engineer.” I’ve deliberately built a career that spans both:

• Technical depth - AI/ML and GenAI engineering coursework; hands-on coding; cloud architecture on AWS; security mindset informed by CISSP.
• Business and product strength - MBA, decades of PM and product leadership, GTM and pricing work, customer discovery, and sales enablement.
• Bridge-builder - I enjoy getting “Vivek with the MBA” and “Amy with the network engineering masters” aligned on a plan that none of us could build alone.

That combination lets me take on interdisciplinary problems where technical complexity and business risk are both high - and where you need someone who can talk fluently with executives, engineers, customers, and partners.

Recent Focus Areas

• LLM orchestration, retrieval workflows, and evaluation for production-ish prototypes
• AI safety and risk framing (e.g., Constitutional AI, NIST AI RMF, OWASP LLM Top 10)
• Cloud-native deployment and observability for AI-powered applications on AWS
• Data platforms, metadata strategy, and integrations with existing enterprise systems

I’ve been especially drawn to organizations that care deeply about aligning powerful AI systems with human values and real-world constraints, not just maximizing demo wow-factor.

What It’s Like to Work With Me

• Autonomous, but aligned: I can operate with light touch management while staying tightly tied to strategy.
• Execution over theater: I’m very good at being genuinely busy; I’m terrible at pretending to be busy. I find ways to add value.
• Collaborative: I work well with engineering, design, sales, marketing, support, and legal - and I respect each discipline.
• Curious and multidisciplinary: I’ll learn whatever is necessary, from CUDA kernels to contract terms, if it helps us ship the right thing.
• Calm in ambiguity: I like early, messy phases where we’re still figuring out what to build and why.

Want to Talk?

If you’re hiring for a role that needs product leadership at the intersection of AI, cloud, data, and security, I’d be happy to connect.

You can reach me at firstname @ bloomfamily.com or via LinkedIn. For a more detailed view, see my resume and apps.databloom.net.