Aakash Mankani
Director, Software Engineering at Paychex
Strategic and hands on senior leader passionate about solving business problems with technology, growing people and delivering solutions that enrich the customer experience
Strategic leader adept at leading large organizations, building high performing teams, working effectively with business partners, managing for results,  and prioritizing deliverables in a dynamic, ever-changing environment

Experienced technology professional with 20 years of progressive history as a senior manager, development manager, technical lead and software engineer. Proficient at applying technology to business problems, managing global development teams and providing strategic leadership across leading edge and emerging technologies.
Paychex
https://www.linkedin.com/company/paychex
Lead an organization of 200 engineers overseeing the development of the Flex Platform, Authentication and Authorization services, Enterprise services, Reporting platform and API integrations.
Rochester, New York
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Director, Software Engineering
Paychex
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Rochester, New York Area
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Sr. Manager Application Development
Paychex
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Rochester, New York Area
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Applications Manager
Xerox
https://www.linkedin.com/company/xerox
Managed a technology team of 65 software professionals to deliver high quality software for the Managed Print Services and the Channel Partner Operations businesses at Xerox. 

Team leadership - Managed all aspects of as many as eight projects running simultaneously, including communications between onshore and offshore teams, coaching and staff development, and architecture reviews per the project plan. 
Delivery management - Led numerous engagements calling for development and management of multi-million dollar budgets; resource and capacity planning; complex and time-dependent scheduling and release; quality control and project management. 
Project management - Managed various development projects, including mobile applications, cloud-based solutions and large enterprise applications.
Capacity planning - Worked closely with stakeholders and product development to gather business requirements and establish workflow priorities in the face of limited capacity.
rochester, new york area
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Software Delivery Manager
Xerox
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Led the team of fifteen tasked with launching Xerox’ SaaS-based cloud printing solution—a bleeding-edge solution that helped position the company in a new market space.
Rochester, New York Area
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Implementation Manager
Mindex
https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindex
Consultant at Xerox
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Implementation Manager
Thomson Reuters
https://www.linkedin.com/company/thomson-reuters
Led a team of four developers in delivering key modules of this web-based competitive intelligence solution. Worked closely with business development to identify product requirements, define scope, estimate cost and establish delivery timelines. 
•	Led the integration of Monitor Suite and Contact Network (an ERM solution) that facilitated growth and cross-selling opportunities for both products.
•	Architected the search, results display and portal integration modules of the application.
•	Created and standardized the release management process—an effort that complemented the Agile development methodology and streamlined monthly production releases.
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Lead Software Engineer
Eastman Kodak
https://www.linkedin.com/company/eastman-kodak
Working on various projects for the motion picture industry, health imaging and in Kodak’s research labs, assisted in developing software solutions for various markets. Provided analysis, system design and implementation. Worked closely with program managers, technical writers and manufacturing groups to facilitate commercialization of software applications.
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Software Engineer
MS
Software Development and Management
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Rochester Institute of Technology
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BS
Computer Engineering
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University of Mumbai
https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-mumbai/
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Webster, NY
Michael Petronio
Sr. Director at Paychex
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Webster, NY
Michele Davenport
Test Engineer at Payche
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Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
Steven Maxwell
Senior Solutions Engineer at PeerPlace Networks LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-lagraff
Fairport, NY
Phil LaGraff
Security and Compliance Principal
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmckechney
Fairport, NY
Michael McKechney
Cloud Solution Architect | Helping companies realize business outcomes via Microsoft Azure Cloud based solutions
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-r-thompson-650a5181
Rochester, NY
Dennis R Thompson
Business Consultant
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Rochester, NY
Melissa McKernan
Sr Manager - Enterprise Portfolio Management
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Webster, NY
Rocco Spadaro
Senior Analyst at Wipro
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prathyushagottu
Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
Prathyusha G.
Lead Software Engineer at Vuzix Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-povio-5755358
Webster, NY
Mike Povio
Senior System Engineer at Xerox
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West Henrietta, NY
Garrett-Mari Cosmiano
Data & Test Automation Engineer II
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamestein
Rochester, NY
Adam Stein
Senior Software Engineer for Optimal Outsource, An OSG Company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammy-linder
Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
Tammy Linder
Director Of Procurement at Excellus BCBS
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Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
Hua Bai
Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhamza
Greater Seattle Area
Hamza Ak
Sr. Manager, Software Development at Amazon Web Services (AWS) -- Hiring SDMs, SDEs, FEEs and TPMs.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexct
Ridgefield, CT
Alex Irizarry
Applied Scientist | Having Fun Solving Engineering Problems
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielvinokur
Round Rock, TX
Gabriel Vinokur
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Indeed.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbrazell
Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Kevin Brazell
Manager, Enterprise Engineering at Meta (Facebook)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhilleary
Folsom, CA
Mark Hilleary
Sr. Manager of Software Development at Thomson Reuters
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marekwasik
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Marek Wasik
Software Development Executive Manager / Architect
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        Aakash has been a delight to work with on application development projects.  He is a great communicator and works really well in a collaboration environment.  He also provides great ideas to improve the user experience.
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