Head of Product Engineering @Gusto
Palo Alto, California
BigPanda
Member of Advisory Board
August 2013 to August 2015
Tango.me
Advisor
April 2011 to January 2013
Palo Alto, CA
Ooyala (acquired by Telstra)
SVP of Engineering
May 2010 to January 2013
Mountain View, CA
Ning
Director of Engineering, Monetization
September 2009 to April 2010
Outcome Concept Systems
VP of Development (contract)
June 2009 to September 2009
Six Slice Studios
Founder & CEO
July 2008 to June 2009
AppStream (Aquired by Symantec)
Streaming Server Team Leader
April 2000 to July 2003
Tecnomatix
Senior Software Engineer
1997 to 2000
Mapat Amal
Software Engineer
1995 to 1997
Gusto
Head of Product Engineering
San Francisco Bay Area
Director of Engineering, People Engineering
February 2013 to July 2019
Menlo Park, CA
Amazon.com
Senior Manager, Software Development
August 2003 to July 2008
The Academic College of Tel Aviv Yaffo
Adjunct Faculty Member, Computer Science
1998 to 2001
What company does Nimrod Hoofien work for?
Nimrod Hoofien works for BigPanda
What is Nimrod Hoofien's role at BigPanda?
Nimrod Hoofien is Member of Advisory Board
What industry does Nimrod Hoofien work in?
Nimrod Hoofien works in the Computer Software industry.
Who are Nimrod Hoofien's colleagues?
Nimrod Hoofien's colleagues are Alex Evanczuk, Jeffrey Lee, Tyler U., Vlad Georgescu, Abigail Ortberg, Alex Xiong, Eric Nagy, Dan Davidow, Stephanie Tsai, and Cody Watters
💼 Past Experience
Nimrod Hoofien is currently a Member of Advisory Board at BigPanda from August 2013 to August 2015 (2 years 1 month). Advisor at Tango.me from April 2011 to January 2013 (1 year 10 months) in Palo Alto, CA. SVP of Engineering at Ooyala (acquired by Telstra) from May 2010 to January 2013 (2 years 9 months) in Mountain View, CA. Led Ooyala’s engineering team developing innovative product offering in the online video enablement, analytics, and monetization space. Drove innovation through design work, experimentation, and creating space for engineers to pursue their ideas and passions. Set up systems to cultivate small, effective, and autonomous development teams that deliver high performance software quickly and predictable. Integrate software development, operations, quality, and product management to create a cohesive high-performance organization. Director of Engineering, Monetization at Ning from September 2009 to April 2010 (8 months). Responsible for all of Ning's monetization channels including advertising, premium services, and virtual goods. Building software, services, and business processes that drive Ning's growth and profitability. VP of Development (contract) at Outcome Concept Systems from June 2009 to September 2009 (4 months). Acted as interim VP of Development. Led the software development group in adopting Scrum and other best practices. Greatly improved the performance and scalability of the new reporting platform, introduced load-testing and performance metrics. Recruited the permanent VP of Development. Founder & CEO at Six Slice Studios from July 2008 to June 2009 (1 year). Six Slice Studios is a game development studio engaged in building econome - an online business simulation game where players create and run companies while competing with their friends. Streaming Server Team Leader at AppStream (Aquired by Symantec) from April 2000 to July 2003 (3 years 4 months). Led a team of 5 software developers, acting both as team leader and lead engineer, designing and implementing the AppStreamer for Windows™ Streaming Server. The Streaming Server was able to serve up to 2000 concurrent users running up to 50 different desktop applications from a single commodity host. Senior Software Engineer at Tecnomatix from 1997 to 2000 (3 years). Developed infrastructure and applications for PDM (Product Data Management) integration with Tecnomatix products. Took part in architecting the integration framework used in several large-scale projects.identified and analyzed customer requirements and managed customer relationships through project work. Software Engineer at Mapat Amal from 1995 to 1997 (2 years). Developed educational multimedia software and information-bases for K-12 organizations as a part time job throughout undergraduate studies. Worked in a diverse team with graphic artists, animators and education professionals. Took part in fund-raising, demos and presentations.
🎓 Education
NimrodHoofien's educational background and work readiness are based on his extensive education and experience in the computer science and business industries. Nimrod Hoofien has a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, Yaffo,Israel. Nimrod Hoofien has also received a MBA from the University of Washington, and an Executive MBA from the Michael G. Foster School of Business at University of Washington. Nimrod Hoofien has a M.Sc. (incomplete) in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University, Israel. Nimrod Hoofien has over five years of experience in the computer science and business industries, and has spent time spent teaching computer science and business courses at Tel Aviv University, The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, Yaffo, Israel. Nimrod Hoofien has a background in software engineering, which has led him to be a proficient in object-oriented programming, and has experience in the development of systems and software that manage online and clinical patients. Nimrod Hoofien is also experienced in project management and has a proven track record of working on large, multi-year projects.
💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills
These are just a few examples of Nimrod Hoofien's work experience. In total, Nimrod Hoofien has worked in a variety of roles in the technical and sales segments within the technology industry. As a result, Nimrod Hoofien has a deep understanding of how to design, develop, and manage technology products. He is also experienced in the areas of people management, product engineering, and sales. These skills make Nimrod Hoofien a powerful asset for companies looking for someone to lead theirtechnical team.
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