XLENZ - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Director of Training
- Board of Advisor - Training and Business Continuity / Read Full Bio
Bio
Apparao Checka is the Director of Training and Business Continuity at XLenz. He has more than 24 Years of working experience in the USA/India in the arenas of Information Technology, Education and Retail. Apparao has built state of the art automations for critical customer front in-store business processes for leading brands like HP, Best Buy, Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbins and Quiznos. He is the Director of Sri Vasavi Engineering College. Prior to this, Apparao worked as the Store Leader at Royal Farms Retail in the USA. Apparao earned his Masters in Computer Science from University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA to complement his B- Tech in computer Science And Systems engineering from Gitam University, India.
Job Titles:
- Chief Innovation Officer
- Board of Advisor - Innovation
Bio
Dave has founded multiple startups where he helped raise over $40 Million. Dave's work at Fujitsu's Open Innovation Gateway, which he co-founded and co-led, directly brought an additional $170 Million in revenue for Fujitsu. His work has been covered in the New York Times, the London Times, MIT's Technology Review, and has appeared in three Harvard Business School case studies. Time Magazine listed Dave as one of the "Digital Dozen" - the 12 most influential people in the digital world.
Job Titles:
- General Counsel
- General Counsel - INDIA
Bio
Dr. M.P Kashyap is General Counsel of XLenz., where he oversees all legal matters, including corporate governance and compliance, regulatory oversight, litigation and commercial matters. He is an independent La Practitioner at High Court, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. He is also the Legal Counsel for HDFC Bank Ltd. Prior to this, Dr. Kashyap was an Asst. Professor at DS National Law University, Vizag. He also worked as a Legal Advisor in the Division of Department for the State of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development corporation (APMDC). Earlier in his career, Dr. Kashyap worked as a Legal Adviser in My Home Group. He received his PhD from Andhra University and LLM in International Commercial Law from University of ABERDEEN (U.K.).
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Chief Advisor for the Art and Museum Augmented Reality Product Roadmap
Dr. Tashima Thomas is the Chief Advisor for the Art and Museum Augmented Reality Product Roadmap at XLenz. Dr. Thomas is an Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY in the History of Art & Design Department. Tashima is the founder of the art and culture platform papayarose.com and her work has been published in Peer- Reviewed Journals, Exhibition Catalogues and Edited Volumes. Dr.Thomas holds a PhD in Art History from Rutgers University.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Chief Advisor
- Board of Advisor - Cloud and ECommerce / Read Full Bio
- Chief Technology Officer at Rapi
Fernando is the Chief Advisor for Technology, Cloud and Ecommerce at XLenz . Fernando is the Chief Technology Officer at Rapi. Fernando is also the President and CEO of Epikko Inc. Prior to becoming CEO in , Fernando was the Director of Engineering of the Online Store(https://www.apple.com/shop) at Apple. He was the Senior Director of ECommerce Development at Office Depot (2nd largest B2B company in 2000). Fernando holds a Masters Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Florida Atlantic University.
Job Titles:
- Board Member, Research, Sensemaking and Intelligence Lead
Jeff Price - Chief Commercial Officer
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Chief Commercial Officer
- Vice President of the Sales and Digital Transformation
Bio
Jeff is the Vice President of the Sales and digital transformation at XLenz overseeing the commercial applications of augmented reality (AR) in eCommerce , print media and field sales. Jeff currently serves as Chief Digital Officer at Novasage helping leading companies in brand management, marketing and eCommerce Solutions.. Jeff was an Executive at Wella Corporation, a subsidiary of P&G. Jeff Co-founded and served as the VP of eCommerce of New Horizon Health, Inc. Jeff was the Business System Consultant with Accenture and Deloitte Consulting.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Chief Advisor
- Board of Advisor - E - Commerce, Technology and Print Media / Read Full Bio
Khalid is the Chief Advisor of E-commerce, Technology and Print Media at XLenz. He currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Vontier leading technology transformation for MATCO Tools & Hennessy Industries. Prior to the current role, He served as Chief Digital Officer at TBC Corporation. Earlier in his career, Khalid led the E-commerce team as Vice President of E-commerce and digital platforms at Office Depot. Khalid holds a Masters of Science Degree in Computer Science from Florida International University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from North Carolina State University.
Job Titles:
- Board Member Legal
- General Counsel - USA
Bio
Martin Muckleroy established his law firm in 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prior to forming his own firm, Martin worked for local and regional law firms in Las Vegas in areas of general and business litigation. As part of his private practice, Martin focuses on many aspects of business and commercial law. He has represented individuals and business entities in civil litigation, employment law, construction and lien law, real estate law, business transactions and administrative law matters. Over the years, Martin has been appointed and served as lead counsel and liaison counsel for various securities litigation matters in state and federal court. Martin has also served as general counsel for some of his business clients including foreign entities which has allowed him to practice in other foreign and domestic jurisdictions. Martin has previously served as a board member for a Thai commercial real estate development company based in Bangkok, Thailand. Martin served as general counsel for a South Korean company and as part of that work negotiated distribution contracts with multi-billion dollar Korean and US companies.
Job Titles:
- Advisor for Technology and Product Development
- Board of Advisor - Technology and Product Development
Mei Fullerton is the Board of Advisor for Technology and Product Development at XLenz . She is the Vice President of Engineering at Punchh. She is also the Head of Engineering at Good2GO Inc. Prior to this, she was the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Elttila Inc. She was also the Senior Director of OmniChannel ECommerce Engineering at American Eagle Outfitters. Mei also served as the Senior Director of Global E-Commerce Engineering at Office Depot.Besides this, Mei was the IT Team Lead in GE. She has earned her Ph.D in Computer Science from Florida Atlantic University to complement her Masters of Science in Computer Science from Florida Atlantic University.
Job Titles:
- Board of Advisor - Technology, Cloud and Security / Read Full Bio
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Vice President
- Business Development - Caribbean & South America
- Managing Director of Buxo Group of Companies
Bio
Shyamal is the Vice President, setting up operations in Caribbean and South America for XLenz. Shyamal is currently the Managing Director of Buxo Group of Companies, a regional provider of energy and marine logistics. He served as the Vice President of Investment in InvesTT Trinidad and Tobago for 11 years, securing over US$100 million in foreign direct investment including several startups, software development and outsourcing investments. Prior to this, Shyamal served as a senior manager and executive in the security technology and food and beverage sectors. Shyamal received his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Anglia Ruskin University to complement his Bachelors of Art, Asian Political Economy from Whittier College.
Surya Kotha - CEO, Chairman, Founder
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Chairman of the Board
- Founder
Bio
Surya has over 25 years of IT industry experience in the area of Product Building, Process automation, Enterprise Solutions, Field Sales, Field Services. Surya has been a digital transformation advisor to many C-level executives of fortune 500 companies. His multi-billion dollar customer list includes Intel, Apple, ADP, Bosch, Cirrus Logic, Coke, Office Depot, US Government, GSA, Swiss Bank, PGE to name a few. Surya also served as mentor and advisory board member to various IT start-up companies in US and India.