Zahra Badey

Co-Founder | Startup CxO

2022 - Current

*Building new infrastructure for the agentic era, GenAI, LLMs, Agents, insights @ai-in-my-pocket. *Built AI platform in AWS cloud for AI/ML training, inference, and LLM fine-tuning on Nvidia GPUs. Data preparation, analytics and management. Member of Nvidia Inception Program for AI startups. *Mentored startups at accelerator programs (Stanford, EIT, CDL). Held consulting exec positions incl. CPO at an early stage startup in Medical Devices for cancer diagnostics.

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

2017 - 2020

Startup consultant & entrepreneur, built DataMacaw's platform V1 for AI analytics / data management.

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