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Manali Kulkarni

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Director of Engineering at R-Zero
📍 Fremont, California, United States

Manali is an engineering leader specializing in IoT platforms and AI/ML strategy, with a strong record of scaling global, multi-disciplinary teams at companies like R-Zero, Convex, and Bigfoot Biomedical. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Boston, she is described by colleagues as a driven leader with "exceptional people management skills" and high standards for quality and execution.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Fremont, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Manali shows up

Goal-Oriented
Objective Evaluator
Risk Tolerant

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics Manali cares about

Scaling Engineering Teams
Her career focus has been on growing and managing global, distributed teams in Fullstack, Frontend, Backend, QA, and DevOps, fostering a culture of high accountability.
IoT & AI/ML Platforms
Her professional headline and roles at R-Zero and Bigfoot Biomedical demonstrate a strategic focus on IoT and leveraging AI/ML for predictive analysis in products.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Director of Engineering
R-Zero
1-2022 - 8-2024
Sr Engineering Manager
Convex
1-2021 - 1-2022
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Bigfoot Biomedical
12-2019 - 1-2021
Software Engineering Manager
Bigfoot Biomedical
10-2017 - 12-2019
Senior Software Development Engineer
Bigfoot Biomedical
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2013 - 2014
MSIT
University of Massachusetts Boston
2011 - 2013
MS in Computer Science
UMass Boston
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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