Zahra Badey

Co-Founder & CEO
2022
*Building GenAI infrastructure for goal-aligned AI agents and tools - will be published soon. Please reach out to me for agentic application projects and if you have interesting APIs to share. *Built AI Scarlet platform in AWS cloud for AI/ML training, inference, and LLM fine-tuning on Nvidia GPUs. Member of Nvidia Inception Program for AI startups. Platform was listed on AWS Marketplace, now distributed directly in a VPC.

2023

Consulting CxO | Mentor
2023
Fractional CTO / CPO at AI/GenAI startups. Mentor at accelerator programs (Stanford, EIT, CDL). Projects include: *Apr - Jul 2025: LP discovery and engagement GenAI App for VC funds. *Mar 2023- Sept 2024: CPO at FormaPath for cancer diagnostics medical devices.

2021 - 2022

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.

2017 - 2020

Startup Advisor | On Deck Fellow
2017 - 2020
Startup consultant & entrepreneur, built DataMacaw's platform V1 for AI analytics / data management.

2015 - 2017

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.

2010 - 2015

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.

2004 - 2010

Project Lead, Senior Systems Engineer
2004 - 2010
Started at Philips and spawn as NXP Semiconductors. There I played a significant role in shaping 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.

Tech Leader | Founder, Exec, Advisor | AI, Software Engineering