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Experienced technology executive with a broad experience in software development, technology strategy, enterprise architecture, M&A, and intellectual property management. My passion is to take nascent or underperforming products and organizations and transform them into strong software development organizations with exceptional products.Consultant @ Providing ad hoc consulting services related to technology, product management, business strategy for VCs, investment banking, and ISVs From September 2015 to Present (4 months) Chief Technology Officer @ Responsibilities include: Establishing long term architectural direction Establishing and chairing the Ventyx Architecture Board (VAB) Managing the life cycle of internal working groups responsible for coordinating cross-cutting technical and functional standardization. Leading product architecture and technology rationalization within the portfolio Managing identification of, and collaboration with, industry technology partners. Working with industry partners on joint technology, interoperability initiatives Managing technology relationship with other ABB DIvisions Technical Due Diligence for mergers, investment, and acquisition Leading the development of common, cross-cutting technologies such as user interface, integration, and application frameworks. Leading cross-cutting initiatives such as product security, user experience, technical debt reduction. Establishing and governing IP (patent) generation activities. Governance and coordination of the use of 3rd party content such as free and open source software. Defining and commissioning mid-term (three year) research projects. From February 2013 to Present (2 years 11 months) Austin, Texas AreaSoftware Architect - Enterprise Software and Solutions Group @ Overall Software Architect for the Systems Management and Solutions Group. The Systems Management and Solutions Group is an organization of several hundred people responsible for delivering the OpenManage family of systems management products and data center automation solutions marketed under the VIS umbrella. Responsibilities include: - Working with product management teams to create product strategy and road maps. - Interfacing with the technical leadership teams within Enterprise Product Group and Enterprise Software Group to align technology and product road maps. - Setting technical strategy, architecture and design review for individual products within the ESSG portfolio. - Participating in M&A activities, leading the technical due diligence component. From October 2011 to February 2013 (1 year 5 months) Software Architect - Next Generation Data Center @ Lead Software Architect on Dell's data center automation solutions. Responsibilities include: defining the high-level application architecture leading the component architecture and high level design activities for the development Working with product planning organization to develop solution portfolio. Developing behavioral definition for initial product release. Working with engineering management team to create staffing plan. Performing 3rd party technical due diligence for partnership and acquisition opportunities. From April 2011 to October 2011 (7 months) Systems Architect - Next Generation End User Computing @ As the lead Systems Architect, my responsibilities including: defining the product technical roadmap performing technical evaluations of third party software products and companies for partner and acquisition activities creating staffing plan leading the interviewing and hiring process This position was short-lived due to a request from my management team to assign me to a higher priority product. From January 2011 to April 2011 (4 months) Software Architect @ Software architect responsible for manageability of business client systems. In this role performed end to end SW development. Responsibilities include taking solutions from problem statement, through concept and funding allocation. Developed architecture, working with technical leads to create high level designs. Contributed to code and code reviews. When I started this role, manageability was a competitive weakness for Dell's business client portfolio. Through collaboration with the product management team and an intense focus on customer needs, we defined a competitive offering portfolio. Within 18 months manageability went from being a competitive weakness to leading differentiation for the business client portfolio. This success was achieved through a combination of on-shore and off-shore in-house development as well as through strategic partnerships with Symantec, Microsoft, and Intel. Additional responsibilities include: Development of systems management software strategy for business client and enterprise systems portfolio. Performing technical due diligence in support of M&A activities. From March 2008 to January 2011 (2 years 11 months) Software Architect @ Software architect for systems management including leading the development of industry standards and product implementations. From May 2005 to January 2008 (2 years 9 months) System Management Software Engineer @ Lead Engineer responsible for integration of System X and BladeCenter hardware management into the IBM Director system management software application. Tasks included architecture, design, and implementation of console, server, and agent components utilizing multiple proprietary command protocols as well as IPMI to interface with the service processors. The implementation was primarily in Java with some C and C++ components for interfacing with device drivers on each supported OS. Responsibilities included all phases of product development including working with the marketing, test, and planning teams to determine requirements, test plans, and fall plan resources and line items. Developed C and C++ application for managing IBM TB3 switches. Developed standby clustering software for OS/2 and IBM PC Servers utilizing shared external storage. Responsibilities included debugging and development of C and Object REXX components From January 1998 to May 2005 (7 years 5 months) MS, Computer Science @ North Carolina State University From 1998 to 2000 BS, Mathematics @ Florida Atlantic University From 1995 to 1997 Nuclear Engineering @ University of Florida From 1992 to 1994 Aaron Merkin is skilled in: Enterprise Software, Architecture, Operating Systems, Systems Management, Virtualization, System Architecture, Server Architecture, Agile Methodologies, Architectures, Testing, C++, Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, High Availability, Storage