Experience and Domain Expertise
I am interested in collaborating as a consultant/contractor with businesses of any kind. My background is in Networking, IT Infrastructure, Hardware/Software Systems, mostly in B2B. Because I am a generalist, typically a small-to-medium sized company is a good fit. I am a subject matter expert on a few areas of interest for larger organizations. Check the home page for a sample of my areas of domain expertise.
Some of the things I have done as a consultant before:
- Contractor CTO (data center, IT infrastructure, Networking, Telecom)
- Contractor VP Marketing (content marketing in SW Development/Telecom)
- Market Assessment, Product/Technology Strategy (Data Center, Networking, Media)
- Industry Thought Leadership, Evangelist (Linux OS, OOB network management, WebRTC digital telephony, GenAI Chatbots in customer support)
- Orchestration of HW product development, industrial design, manufacturing (Consumer Electronics)
- Business Model assessment, Business Plan (SW Services, Media)
- Seller side M&A Technical (Data Center, Enterprise Software)
- Physical US office setup, engineering/product team building (for both US and foreign companies)
(this is an experiment for now, feedback appreciated)
Engagement Model
You tell me.
Marcio Saito
Why me? Over a 35-year career, I have done a bit of everything (Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, Strategy) from startup hands-on to large enterprise senior leader. An Internet search for my name will product samples of thought leadership work I’ve done in the past. I have built market-defining products in operating systems, embedded systems, networking, IT infrastructure management, customer engagement. I have also led large multi-disciplinary teams (200+ FTE) as a senior leader in publicly-traded companies. I retired from corporate life after voluntarily leaving Google in Jun/2024 as a senior director (responsible for systems/platforms for user support and operations and then for the management of the contingent workforce).