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New Product & Service Awards Judging Committee

Chair:

Dennis Reno, Chief Customer Officer
Cyara, Alameda, California, United States

Dennis Reno joined Cyara in 2020 and most recently has been a member of the executive leadership team as Chief Customer Officer and is focused on delivering world-class customer experiences for a global customer base.  Dennis has a rich background managing Customer Experience and Customer Success functions among leading tech firms in Silicon Valley and at companies such as Microsoft, Oracle, Proofpoint, BEA Systems, and Continental Airlines.

On being appointed Chair, Dennis commented: “I have had the honor of being a judge for the Stevie Awards for many years and each time I participate I have the pleasure of making new friends and contacts among my fellow judges and gain the unique ability to learn so much about other businesses and industries that deliver world-class service and support.”  

Committee:

Murali Balusu, Head of Voip & Lead Software Engineer     
HalloApp, Campbell, California, United States
Murali is a software engineering professional who has worked on a wide variety of complex engineering problems at all levels of the product stack. He has built ML and AI solutions for various problems at Amazon, Google, and startups focused on consumer products and services. He has unique insight into building software.

Neval Ceyhun, Senior Scientist
Unilever, Bergenfield, New Jersey, United States
Neval is Senior Scientist at Unilever Nutrition North America. Neval is responsible for the product development of the Nutrition Innovation Portfolio for the North America R&D Center at Unilever. She drives Innovation Projects as Senior Scientist and Technical Project Leader. She also has experience in confectionery (Ferrero) and the oil and paper industry. 

Sanyasi Naidu Dadi, Senior Software Engineer
DataQuest Corp, Lombard, Illinois, United States

Dr. Sanyasi Naidu Dadi M.C.A(India), MS-CS(USA), Ph.D. - GEO Engineering, 20 years of experience in Information Technology, developed software applications and products for Insurance, banking, and finance Automobile Industries. Also outstanding research in Geo-Engineering and Information Technology, published journal articles in Springer and other journals, played a reviewer role for Elsevier Journal.

Pronob Das, Event Director
PMI-Vancouver Island  Victoria, British ColumbiaCanada

Pronob Das is currently working as a Project Management Consultant with expertise in business sustainability, managing PMO for clients. He has also worked as a country coordinator. He is capable of managing large teams and has experience in a multicultural environment. Pronob manages different stakeholders for the company and projects.

Poonam Garg, Vice President
U.S. BankCorp, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Poonam Garg is an engineering leader and women in technology advocate working as Vice President at U.S Bank since 2019. She has more than 14+ years experience in technology management and software development. She holds masters in both Business Administration & Computer application from UOfM. She is an active member of Women in Technology networks within and outside of the bank.

Rajendran Nair, Chief Marketing Officer
Intrigo Systems, Inc, Fremont, California, United States

Sriram Panyam, CTO
DagKnows, Sunnyvale, California, United States

Sriram is an engineering leader known for his impactful work in developing large-scale distributed systems, cloud platforms, and data analytics. His innovative contributions have significantly enhanced the global user experience. Holding key positions at tech giants like Google, LinkedIn, and Amazon, Sriram manages complex, high-stakes projects. He combines strategic foresight with hands-on technical expertise.

Gaurav Rathi, Senior Product Manager        
PublicisSapient, Edison, New Jersey, United States

Gaurav Rathi stands out as a visionary IT leader with over 16 years of experience, specializing in delivering cutting-edge digital products for Fortune 100 companies. With an impressive track record spanning two decades, he not only leads and manages enterprise applications, product design, and development but also demonstrates exceptional prowess in leadership.

Christine Seelig, Client Partner        
IBM/Consulting, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Christine has 30 years of successful executive management experience in the global customer support industry, on both the product and service sides of the business. Christine has worked in sales and marketing, consultative solutioning, BPO, client relationships, project implementation, recruiting, and training. Christine has held positions such as Client Partner at IBM.

Doug Smith, CTO/Head of Product  
Krateo.ai, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Doug Smith has been a co-founder, CTO, and Head of Product for Krateo.ai since 2022. He has spent most of his career leading large data, analytics, machine-learning, and AI projects in Marketing and sales with the world’s largest private and public sector entities, including IBM, HP, the USPS, and HUD.

Jayendra Viswanathan, Project Manager         
Project Manager, Mphasis Limited, Houston, United States

Jayendra is a results-focused technical project manager with nearly 20 years of IT experience and over 10 years of Project/Program Management/PMO Experience. He has a reputation for delivering solutions on time and within budget. His background also includes managing service delivery for multinational clients, leading teams, developing and managing budgets.