Zahra Badey

Chief Product Officer | Advisor

2023 - Current

Supporting product, engineering (software, AI, data), team building, fundraising, mentoring, setting the foundation in IP, BD, and operations.

Co-Founder & CEO

2022

Building AI infrastructure and Generative AI applications. LLM fine-tuning. AI/ML training and inference. Data preparation, analytics and management. Reach out if you need assistance building your AI application.

Founding Partner

2024

Advisor

2022 - 2023

Vice President of Software Engineering

2021 - 2022

Executive and technology leadership. Built, grew, and led a highly efficient software engineering team from the ground up. Developed software/data products vision and strategy, defined roadmaps and led execution. Created strong collaborations with partners and customers. Helped shape the startup vision and strategy. Oversaw all software activities for the delivery of our robotic system that automates precision capsule / cell therapy manufacturing for large pharmaceutical companies and transitions manual paper processes to digital records in AWS cloud. Led software quality, FDA regulatory compliance, release management, processes, best practices and Agile methodologies.

Startup Advisor | On Deck Fellow

2018 - 2022

Product and team building. Software engineering. Built a platform for data management and AI infra.

Lead, Architect, Principal Software Engineer

2015 - 2017

As one of the first core team members, I was instrumental in building the product and team from the ground up. I conceived and built the engine for the Transparent Data Move Technology for the NAS/cloud data management system. I also managed the activities of the storage team, mentored and trained engineers, implemented best practices, assisted with customer deployments, and to acquire new talent. Furthermore, I identified the necessary technology and development requirements, and developed the storage system solution and architecture for the migration engine, client data access, protocols, interoperability, and third party NAS integration.

Lead, Senior Systems Specialist

2010 - 2015

I led, architected and developed sophisticated data management software for high performance NAS products including object-based replication, writable file clones, data migration, deduplication, client access, protocols and interoperability, as well as performance optimizations. Furthermore, I successfully managed the full lifecycle of multiple projects utilizing Agile methodologies across multiple teams and locations, from initial planning to deployment in the field.

Project Lead, Senior Systems Engineer

2006 - 2010

I played a significant role in shaping NXP's innovation programs, creating innovative use cases for connected devices and automotive, and presenting them to customers. Additionally, I generated patents that were implemented in products and licensed to third parties, and received the NXP Excellence Award for my contributions. I also developed a novel data transfer method using Near Field Communication (NFC), which was deployed in numerous products including mobile phones, internet tablets, laptops, printers, and servers. Furthermore, I led the development of various cutting-edge projects such as a connected internet tablet prototype, a connected Digital Picture Frame prototype in collaboration with Vodafone, a smart car key with NFC integration in partnership with BMW, a Linux-based smartphone prototype with high connectivity (Bluetooth, GSM, NFC, WLAN), and a secure mobile application for contactless venue entry.

Systems & Applications Engineer

2004 - 2006