Software Development leader with 21 years experience in both corporate and startup companies. With a strong understanding of how to connect business and product visions. Hands-on experience in building ,leading and enhancing software development groups to reach their business objectives, and deliver high-quality products.Great interpersonal skills and abilities to develop people to reach their goals. In the last 4 years at Amazon I led AI innovations, managing both engineering and applied scientists. I led the Alexa Skill Kit Conversational Tooling team. I launched Amazons Choice, a recommending engine for highly rated, well-priced products available to ship immediately, growing it form several items to a vast selection generating high revenues. I launched the first Alexa Shopping items selection and built the infrastructure to support different shopping strategies. And I built an experimental Chatbot platform. Prior to Amazon, I was a Director of Engineering in Conduit, an internet monitization company, where I led a high traffic Internet monetization platform based on Google and Bing searches. And, I led Engineering,QA and IT as a Director of R&D in TTI/ Teoco specializing in Telecom Network Performance and Faults systems. Specialties: Software Development Management,Bot ,Chatbots,NLU,conversational commerce,AI, Creative ,Mobile, Telecom, Web, Internet, R&D , IoT, Business Development, Engineering , Strategic business development, OOD, Product Management, Project Management, Offshore, Outsource, Startup, Consulting.