Organizations are investing in AI initiatives and seeking product experts to lead them. Here’s how you can leverage diverse industry experience and capitalize on the rising demand for product managers in AI.
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Filip Boltuzic
Machine Learning Engineer
Filip is a machine learning engineer with more than 12 years of professional experience. He’s worked on large-scale problems at Amazon Web Services as a software developer and built natural language processing models as a research associate at the University of Zagreb. Filip’s main interests are machine learning and natural language processing, with an emphasis on building text classification models.
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Experience
12+ Years
Viktor Kyriazakos
AR Developer
Viktor is a results-driven and multidisciplinary professional with exceptional logical and analytical skills. He has more than five years of experience in augmented- and mixed reality, computer vision, and graphics for mobile platforms. Having delivered many successful projects in AR and R&D, he is eager to take on new projects that will leverage and expand his ML and AI skillsets.
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Experience
5+ Years
Lorenzo Azar
AI Developer
Lorenzo is a senior software engineer experienced in building robust and scalable applications. He has worked at BMW Innovation Labs, CynaxLabs, DP World, Interjoin, and Deloitte, where he took responsibility for finding solutions to emerging challenges and implementing them seamlessly. With a background in mechanical engineering, Lorenzo is a critical thinker and a skillful software and AI developer eager to embrace new experiences.
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Experience
9+ Years
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Ali Faraj
CSO & CTO, Technology Services
25 Years of Experience
Ali is an IT leader and strategist with 25+ years of experience at IBM, Verizon, Thomson Reuters, and Cognizant. He has led global teams, building and scaling multibillion-dollar annual growth. As a turnaround and strategic growth expert, he has jump-started innovation, grown revenue, and improved productivity.
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Ali Faraj
CSO & CTO, Technology Services
Ali is an IT leader and strategist with 25+ years of experience at IBM, Verizon, Thomson Reuters, and Cognizant. He has led global teams, building and scaling multibillion-dollar annual growth. As a turnaround and strategic growth expert, he has jump-started innovation, grown revenue, and improved productivity. He has worked across verticals and across a wide range of technologies including AI/ML, cloud, ERP, CRM, ITSM, cybersecurity, and others.
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Technology Experience
25+ Years
Brad DeFrank
Delivery Manager
Brad serves as a principal delivery manager at Toptal with a focus on implementing cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients. He works across our entire portfolio, driving impactful business outcomes for startups and Fortune 500 companies alike. Brad specializes in product and go-to-market strategy, management consulting, and process optimization.
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Experience
10+ Years
Adrian Gonzalez
Verified Expert in Product Management
13+ Years
of Experience
AI Product Manager
With an engineering degree, two master's degrees, including an MBA, and the ability to speak four languages, Adrian has delivered as a product manager in North America, Latin America, and Europe on multiple innovation initiatives, including software development, AI strategy, project delivery, blockchain, geolocation, and Agile implementation. Adrian has extensive experience in technical and business roles and has worked in several industries: telecom, cloud native, supply chain, retail, fintech, and IT.
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Simone Romano
Verified Expert in Engineering
18+ Years
of Experience
NLP Developer
Simone is a machine learning scientist and engineer with experience in academia and enterprises, including Microsoft and Huawei. He likes to work at the intersection of deep machine learning, NLP, and information retrieval. Simone also loves to work on exploration analysis and building theoretically sound machine learning pipelines ready for production. He especially enjoys building web products.
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Radu Anghel
Verified Expert in Design
8+ Years
of Experience
Augmented Reality Designer
Radu is a versatile digital product designer with a unique background and more than eight years of professional experience, including 3D modeling, AR/VR, and project management capabilities. He is currently a senior UX designer at Oracle, and he has designed the UX and UI for digital products for global companies in the finance, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, and food and hospitality sectors. Radu’s industry experience is backed by a master’s degree in architecture and a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
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Kaustav Chakraborty
Verified Expert in Engineering
22+ Years
of Experience
Blockchain Architect
Kaustav is a hands-on, goal-oriented, versatile technology professional with more than two decades of experience, primarily in open-source digital technologies such as blockchain, IoT, microservices, cloud services, distributed architecture, R&D, design, and development. He has a proven track record of delivering consistent business results, and he loves to take on technical challenges, learn about new technology innovations, and deliver successful products worldwide.
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Melissa Morgan
Verified Expert in Design
12+ Years
of Experience
Augmented Reality Designer
Melissa is an award-winning, multifaceted creative professional with 12+ years of experience specializing in digital technologies. She has worked with clients ranging from industry leaders to startups that have utilized her expertise in design, VR, AR, entrepreneurship, and art direction. Melissa’s past clients include NBCUniversal, Technicolor, Google, Harvard Business School, UEFA, Telus, Walmart, UPMC, Forbes, Giant Tiger, Rogers, Adidas, Ford, WealthSimple, and The Royal Conservatory.
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Abhimanyu Veer Aditya
Verified Expert in Engineering
19+ Years
of Experience
Machine Learning Engineer
Abhimanyu is a machine learning expert with more than 19 years of experience creating predictive solutions for business and scientific applications. He’s a cross-functional technology leader, experienced in building teams and working with C-level executives. Abhimanyu has a proven technical background in computer science and software engineering with expertise in high-performance computing, big data, algorithms, databases, and distributed systems.
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Verified Expert in Engineering
22+ Years
of Experience
Machine Learning Engineer
Along with earning a doctorate in computer science and engineering, Dilip has decades of experience in the industry. Since 2015, he's been focusing on projects related to machine learning and deep learning. Dilip has an eye for detail, which helps in working closely with domain scientists and improving the accuracy and reliability of models for fine-grained image classification, object detection and segmentation, natural language processing, time-series forecasting, and generative AI.
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Verified Expert in Engineering
24+ Years
of Experience
AI Engineer
Denis is a senior full-stack AI engineer and data scientist, highly skilled in modern generative tech (GPT-4, Midjourney, and more), machine learning, ETL pipelines, data analysis, mathematical modeling, big data, and MLOps. He has a PhD in mathematics, and his data science expertise includes probabilistic risk modeling, revenue forecasting, geospatial data analysis, handwriting recognition, anomaly detection in time series, data engineering, and team leading.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Engineering
7+ Years
of Experience
Blockchain Expert
Marc is a software engineer specializing in SAP S/4 HANA and implementations with expertise in blockchain, artificial intelligence, IoT, and Big Data. He has mentored developers, managed technical teams, built robust data extraction engines, created detailed specifications for design and testing, and delivered customized solutions with internal workflows and integrations. Marc is interested in 4.0 industry technologies. Previous roles include architect, team lead manager, and developer.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Engineering
14+ Years
of Experience
AI/ML Engineer
Joao is an AI/ML engineer with more than 14 years of experience at Fortune 100 companies like Procter & Gamble and Hearst and startups in the healthcare, energy, and finance industries. Joao holds a master's degree in computer engineering from the University of Porto and has multiple certifications in ML and deep learning.
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Verified Expert in Engineering
26+ Years
of Experience
Data Engineer
Shanthi has more than 26 years of experience developing applications using various technologies. As an architect, she has executed several web-based applications, integrations, data migrations, data conversions, and data warehousing projects with significant hands-on as well as leadership responsibilities. She keeps up-to-date with the latest technologies and can effectively match the business needs with those technologies.
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Verified Expert in Engineering
17+ Years
of Experience
AR/VR Developer
Vladimir has been a professional developer for 17+ years. Most recently, he’s been focusing on augmented reality, computational design, and computer graphics. He has architected complex software systems, done UX design, led teams, and spoken at conferences. He values simplicity and efficiency and loves working on interactive products no matter the platform.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Product Management
17+ years
of Experience
AI Product Manager
Christine Chen, CFA, a fintech product leader, specializes in credit, alternative investments, and payments. Using AI and ML/DL, she drives product vision, design, and development for optimal market fit. Her highlights include democratizing a DTC investment app, developing a multimillion-dollar investment platform, leading AI product discovery for an asset management firm, and aiding the world's largest financial data provider in enterprise wide transformation.
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Verified Expert in Engineering
8+ Years
of Experience
Web 3.0 Developer
Gianluca is a highly versatile blockchain and full-stack software engineer. He has helped many companies take an idea and turn it into a product that serves thousands to millions of users. He's built the software that powers Tesla's service centers for scheduling from scratch and worked at big tech companies, such as Adobe, Starbucks, Snapchat, and T-Mobile. Known for building fast and exceptionally well, Gianluca can work on either end of the stack, integrate CI/CD, perform end-to-end testing, and more.
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Verified Expert in Engineering
13+ Years
of Experience
Data Scientist
Ernesto is a business intelligence professional with more than 13 years in the field. With his expertise in data warehousing, Amazon Redshift, MS SQL Server, ETL (SSIS), Tableau Desktop, and Tableau Server, he helps companies integrate and organize data from multiple sources to be used for reporting and analysis. Ernesto’s attention to detail, strategic thinking, and expertise make him a highly qualified individual for various projects.
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Ali Faraj
CSO & CTO, Technology Services
Ali is an IT leader and strategist with more than 25 years of experience working for companies such as IBM, Verizon, Thomson Reuters, EXL Services, DXC Technologies, and most recently Cognizant. He has led global teams, building and scaling them to multibillion dollar annual growth. Ali is a turnaround and strategic growth expert, who has led several global initiatives by jumpstarting innovation, growing revenue, advancing capabilities, improving productivity, and leading delivery improvement initiatives. He has worked across verticals and across a wide range of technologies including AI/ML, cloud, ERP, CRM, ITSM, cybersecurity, and others. He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Illinois (Chicago).
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