Gaudentia Tabby Orwa
Global Solutions Engineer-cum-Technical Program Manager
Brooklyn, US.About
Highly accomplished Global Solutions Engineer and Technical Program Manager with over 9 years of experience driving cross-functional engineering initiatives and successful product launches in complex, high-scale environments. Expertly coordinates platform, infrastructure, and product teams to deliver reliable, high-quality releases, adeptly navigating technical trade-offs and managing distributed team dependencies. Proven leader in establishing frameworks for engineering excellence and translating complex technical requirements into clear, stakeholder-aligned roadmaps to achieve organizational objectives.
Work
HashiCorp (IBM)
|Technical Strategy & Engineering Operations
Brooklyn, NY, US
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Summary
Led Technical Strategy & Engineering Operations, guiding a team of 8 architects and engineers to deliver high-complexity infrastructure and security initiatives for top global financial institutions, ensuring seamless platform-to-product integration.
Highlights
Led a team of 8 architects and engineers to deliver high-complexity infrastructure and security initiatives for Top 3 Global Financial Institutions, ensuring seamless platform-to-product integration and achieving critical business objectives.
Partnered with Product Management and Engineering leadership to remove critical blockers, improving development velocity by leveraging data-driven feedback and published technical papers to strategically shape product roadmaps.
Served as a primary advisor to C-suite stakeholders, driving consensus on complex technical decisions and ensuring organizational alignment for large-scale technology transformations.
Created comprehensive program documentation, including roadmaps, risk assessments, and status reports, enhancing transparency and predictability across parallel workstreams by 25%.
Guided architects and engineers on technical growth and systems design best practices, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaborative problem-solving across the team.
Symphony Communications
|Solution Architect / Technical Workflow & Data Architect
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Summary
Coordinated engineering teams and developed proof-of-concept applications to optimize hardware/software interfaces and drive launch readiness for high-performance communication features.
Highlights
Coordinated across diverse engineering teams, optimizing hardware/software interfaces and accelerating launch readiness for high-performance communication features utilized by global enterprise clients.
Managed complex cross-team dependencies and unblocked engineering workflows by establishing standardized technical wikis and documentation, improving global team onboarding efficiency by 20%.
Developed innovative proof-of-concept applications to evaluate new technical workflows, accelerating the transition from exploratory prototypes to production-ready features by 30%.
Partnered with project managers and client representatives to align development timelines with strategic priorities, successfully navigating the ambiguity of rapid organizational growth and ensuring timely delivery.
AIG Investments Business & Systems Architecture
|Data Implementation Architect
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Summary
Facilitated enterprise-wide adoption of automated infrastructure tools and engineered custom Python modules to streamline data modeling and improve system reliability.
Highlights
Facilitated enterprise-wide adoption of automated infrastructure tools, streamlining data modeling and system architecture to enhance support for high-growth financial products, resulting in a 15% improvement in data processing efficiency.
Designed and engineered custom Python modules and robust database procedures, automating critical data pipelines and improving overall system reliability by 20% and reducing manual intervention.
Education
New York University, Courant Inst. /CAS
Graduate Studies
Computer Science / Information Systems
Skills
Tools & Data
Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, CI/CD Pipelines, Tableau, Power BI, Jira, Confluence, Wiki Management.
Program Management
Cross-Team Coordination, Launch Readiness, Dependency Mapping, Agile/Scrum, Risk Mitigation, Engineering Velocity, Roadmap Development.
Product & Platform
Web/Client Application Scaling, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP), IAM, API Integration.