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Tara R

Proven technology leader with expertise in strategy, operations, and cross-functional alignment, eager to drive impact in AI.

About Me

Proven technology executive with expertise in AI product strategy, platform development & operations, customer experience, and cross - functional alignment.

Jurisdiction

United States

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
EVP Platform EngineeringOnformant
2024 - Present

Provide visionary technical leadership and shape go - to - market strategies for a next - generation energy optimization and observability IoT platform Orchestrate cross - functional team expansion across infrastructure, customer engineering, hardware, and R&D, scaling organizational capabilities to support rapid business growth Direct large - scale field implementations, overseeing seamless hardware deployments and comprehensive software build - outs to ensure operational excellence

Director of Product & TechnologyOnformant
2022 - 2023

Architected and launched a cutting - edge IoT UaaS platform utilizing LoRaWan and MQTT, catalyzing innovation within the energy optimization sector. • Led the full lifecycle of 0 - to - 1 product development and launch, navigating the challenges of a high - velocity startup environment to deliver market - ready solutions.

Founder and CEORowell AI
2024 - Present

Defined and executed comprehensive AI strategies for clients, enabling organizations to develop and operationalize AI roadmaps that deliver measurable business value. Streamlined end - to - end AI workflows by evaluating and integrating advanced tools for data ingestion, preprocessing, model training, deployment, and monitoring - substantially improving solution quality and operational efficiency. Designed and delivered bespoke AI solutions tailored to complex business challenges, driving innovation and unlocking new growth opportunities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human ingenuity.

Principal TAMSyncari
2023 - 2024

Maximized adoption of Syncari iPaaS platform, streamlining business data strategy and governance, enhancing MDM definition, resulting in an increase in platform utilization Built relationships with enterprise customers across multiple start - up domains, leading to successful contract renewals and increased customer retention Established robust customer data repositories, improving visibility and account maintenance, resulting in 75% improvement in data accuracy and accessibility

Sr. Manager, Professional ServicesPantheon
2015 - 2023

Solutions Consulting, Resource Management & Technical Operations for a team of 45 Professional Services Consultants, Engagement Managers, and Technical Delivery teams Led Automation Program using iPaaS to create multiple workstreams with Salesforce, Jira, Slack, Zuora, Influitive, Skilljar, Snowflake, and Zendesk as company Workato SME and administrator ETL - Data transformation for standardization from multiple sources to streamline data management and delivery Ethics and a Brand Ambassador & OKR champion Developed and implemented strategic plans and initiatives to manage and expand professional services Additional roles held: Sr. Operations Manager, Manager of Customer Onboarding, Manager Customer Success Engineering

TPM & Drupal EngineerDoublePrime
2011 - 2015

Managed a team of 13 developers on workload provisioning & technical guidance for our client: the Estee Lauder Companies Developed Drupal 7 websites with custom PHP modules and code Scoped development projects to craft SOWs & approval of agency projects Product Management, API integration, architecture, custom module development, documentation, and troubleshooting.

Education

Masters of MBACISWest Texas A&M University
Present
Degree of CommunicationsUniversity of Central Florida
Present

Skills

Core skills1
Languages1

Skills

Artificial Intelligence, SQL (Programming Language), REST API Development, Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), Agile Methodology, Information Technology, DISC Assessments, Sales, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Development

Languages

English