JEREMY ZULLO
San Francisco Bay Area,CA
Summary
Visionary Chief Technology Officer with 25+ years of proven leadership experience scaling global technology organizations and delivering transformative business outcomes across Fortune 500 enterprises and high-growth companies. Expert in digital transformation, cloud-native architecture, and enterprise SaaS platforms with documented success increasing ARR by 400%, reducing infrastructure costs by 30%, and accelerating time-to-market by 50%. Led engineering organizations spanning 300+ professionals across 12+ countries with combined technology budgets exceeding $50M annually. Renowned for bridging deep technical innovation with strategic business growth, architecting scalable platforms that generated $200M+ in cumulative revenue impact. Proven track record managing post-acquisition integrations, board reporting, P&L responsibility, and vendor ecosystem partnerships with companies including Panduit ($1B+ revenue), Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), and Bloomberg LP. Patent holder with 20+ issued patents in streaming media, collaboration platforms, and distributed systems. Core expertise spans AI/ML implementation, cybersecurity compliance (SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA), enterprise software development, and global product localization. Successfully navigated multiple funding rounds, IPO processes, M&A transactions, and built award-winning products recognized by CES, Frost & Sullivan, and industry leaders.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
CHIEF ARCHITECT | ACTING VP OF ENGINEERING
ATLONA (A PANDUIT COMPANY)
San Jose, CA
07.2016 - 06.2025
- Architected technology strategy for $1B+ global networking solutions provider, driving transformation of AV-over-IP, wireless collaboration, and IP-based automation platforms across enterprise, education, healthcare, and construction verticals
- Led cross-functional engineering teams through high-growth independence and post-Panduit acquisition integration, ensuring seamless product interoperability across 112+ global deployment sites
- Delivered 20+ product launches in single year, accelerating market penetration and revenue growth through flagship OmniStream AV-over-IP, Velocity control systems, and Atlona Room Kits (ARKs)
- Reduced customer installation and provisioning time by 80% through pre-configured deployment solutions, transforming integrator workflows and accelerating revenue recognition by $15M+ annually
- Engineered enterprise-grade interoperability between AV systems and IT infrastructure, enabling new opportunities for channel partners and expanding total addressable market by 40%
- Spearheaded joint Atlona-Panduit engineering initiatives, directing hardware/firmware/cloud services integration while maintaining hands-on technical leadership in prototyping and architecture validation
- Achieved ISO-9000 compliance across flagship product portfolio, ensuring enterprise-grade quality standards and regulatory adherence for Fortune 500 deployments
- Served as trusted advisor to C-level executives, board members, and enterprise IT stakeholders, influencing product direction and technology investments
- Regular contributor to AV/IT convergence panels at InfoComm, ISE, and global industry forums, advocating for open standards and scalable design principles
CHIEF ARCHITECT | ACTING VP OF ENGINEERING | FOUNDING MEMBER
TELY LABS
Menlo Park, CA
01.2010 - 12.2016
- Co-founded and architected end-to-end video collaboration platform generating $25M+ in cumulative revenue across telyHD, telyHD Pro, and Tely 200 product lines
- Led technical strategy for award-winning products earning CES Innovations Design & Engineering Award (2012) and Frost & Sullivan EMEA Price/Performance Leadership Award (2016)
- Developed patented desktop sharing and collaboration capabilities with wireless content integration, establishing competitive differentiation and IP portfolio value for acquisition readiness
- Built modular AV/IT endpoint platform supporting Android OS with unified user experiences across consumer and enterprise segments
- Architected Tely Portal cloud management system enabling enterprise directory sync, firewall traversal, and six-way multiparty conferencing with 99.9% uptime
- Drove strategic pivot from consumer to enterprise markets, achieving 400% increase in channel sales and securing distribution partnerships with Ingram Micro, Tech Data, and Westcon
- Led multidisciplinary engineering teams across hardware, firmware, cloud services, and industrial design with $8M+ annual development budget
- Established scalable remote device management infrastructure supporting guided setup, provisioning, health monitoring, and real-time diagnostics via secure SSL connections
- Delivered enterprise-grade video collaboration endpoints at under $650 MSRP, demonstrating cost-effective scalability and market competitiveness
SR. DIRECTOR
RHOZET (HARMONIC INC. BUSINESS UNIT)
Sunnyvale, CA
01.2008 - 12.2010
- Led successful integration of Rhozet business unit into NASDAQ-traded Harmonic (HLIT), aligning technical teams, product roadmaps, and engineering culture while retaining key talent and accelerating time-to-market by 35%
- Conceived and launched Rhozet Workflow System (WFS) featuring task-based distributed processing, dynamic load-balancing, and enterprise-grade API orchestration, showcased at NAB with immediate market traction
- Launched Carbon Coder H.264 achieving 50% encoding throughput improvement and enhanced output quality, positioning Harmonic as transcoding market leader
- Secured multi-million-dollar deployments including Ascent Media's Viia platform, Germany's S4M newsroom workflows, and Civolution/Audible Magic integrations
- Expanded total addressable market through QC modules, watermarking, fingerprinting, and cloud-based media processing capabilities
- Engineered universal transcoding pipelines supporting Smooth Streaming, MP4, F4V, and Avid workflows with enterprise broadcast and telco compliance
- Designed multi-node Carbon Server farms with automated load balancing and failover capabilities, ensuring 99.9% processing availability for large-scale media operations
- Directed cross-functional teams spanning software development, QA, product management, and solutions architecture with $12M+ annual budget responsibility
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER & FOUNDER
ZULLO TECHNOLOGIES
San Francisco Bay Area
01.2006 - 12.2008
- Founded and architected next-generation Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Mesh Collaboration Platform combining high availability, enterprise-grade security, and flexible on-premises or cloud deployment models
- Established commercial marketplace for ZPN Mesh Services offering tiered subscription models, third-party API integrations, and strategic distribution channels
- Launched scalable SaaS collaboration suite featuring secure video conferencing, voice communications, VPN services, file transfer, and remote desktop sharing
- Engineered fault-tolerant P2P mesh network infrastructure supporting dynamic service scaling and enterprise environment adaptation
- Maintained highly available, low-latency global infrastructure supporting thousands of concurrent users across international deployments with 99.9% uptime
- Developed proprietary IP portfolio and platform innovations in preparation for investor due diligence and strategic M&A evaluation
CTO & VP ENGINEERING
CONFERSERV, INC.
San Jose, CA
01.2002 - 12.2006
- Led end-to-end architecture and product strategy for distributed media-server conferencing platform supporting low-latency, high-scale multi-party audio/video conferencing with H.323, SIP, and Polycom integration
- Developed and patented conferencing protocol featuring dynamic media stream distribution across servers for performance optimization and resilience, establishing foundational IP assets
- Managed $15M+ annual technology budget and grew engineering organization to 30+ professionals across software, firmware, DevOps, and customer solutions
- Enabled conferencing platforms supporting hundreds of simultaneous sessions with thousands of concurrent users, facilitating major enterprise, educational, and government contracts worth $45M+ in cumulative revenue
- Reported directly to Board of Directors, delivering strategic updates, financial performance insights, and operational risk assessments while influencing high-level M&A and growth strategies
- Successfully positioned company for strategic acquisition in 2006 through proprietary architecture demonstration, mature engineering practices, and scalable media-service deployments
- Established comprehensive SDLC processes with continuous integration and automated testing, reducing release cycles by 40% and improving system quality metrics by 60%
- Led strategic acquisition of 421 Interactive, conducting technical due diligence and successfully integrating IP, technologies, and development teams
CEO & FOUNDER
AZOTH, INC.
San Jose, CA
01.2001 - 12.2002
- Founded intelligent streaming and networking solutions company developing content-aware devices for multimedia delivery across consumer, enterprise, and CDN environments
- Invented high-availability unified content delivery architecture combining real-time protocol management (HTTP, RTSP, P2P) with Layer 7 awareness and administrative controls
- Designed solid-state embedded network devices managing peer-to-peer distribution, live video streaming, VOD, and digital downloads with policy enforcement and QoS capabilities
- Engineered scalable appliances and software infrastructure supporting consumer set-top boxes, enterprise content gateways, and CDN edge delivery nodes
- Developed intelligent client/server solutions with dynamic bandwidth adaptation, network congestion management, and content-type optimization for superior streaming performance
- Positioned company as technical innovator in application-layer networking, anticipating trends later adopted by large-scale video platforms and content delivery networks
FOUNDER & VP OF ENGINEERING
iBEAM BROADCASTING CORP.
Sunnyvale, CA
05.1998 - 12.2001
- Co-founded pioneering global-scale streaming media CDN, developing patented hybrid satellite/edge delivery architecture serving 300,000+ concurrent users by 2000 with scalability targets exceeding 1M simultaneous streams
- Transitioned to VP Engineering role, leading full technology stack development from network protocols and satellite systems to media server infrastructure and real-time ad insertion
- Successfully navigated company through multiple VC rounds totaling $100M+ including Intel-led Series B ($13M) and Microsoft/Accel-backed Series D ($42M), culminating in May 2000 IPO
- Pioneered embedded ad insertion and interactive webcast functionality, securing high-profile customers including BBC, MSNBC, NFL, Fox, and Academy Awards with demonstrated 80% market share of Internet audio streaming
- Architected award-winning $5M Network Operations Center (NOC) in Sunnyvale supporting 24x7 monitoring, live event broadcast management, and dynamic capacity scaling
- Engineered geographically distributed, load-balanced media server farms within ISP Points of Presence, integrating satellite-fed and terrestrial IP delivery for guaranteed high availability and ultra-low latency
- Scaled engineering organization from founding team to 300+ global engineers across multiple continents, establishing distributed agile methodologies and quality assurance processes
- Led technical acquisitions of Webcasts.com, NextVenue, Server-Side Technologies, and Rock Island Group, expanding technology capabilities and market reach
- Successfully completed strategic acquisition by Williams Communications in 2001, demonstrating scalable architecture value and market leadership position
SENIOR MANAGER, TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS
BLOOMBERG LP
New York, NY
01.1996 - 12.1998
- Pioneered Bloomberg Television's digital transformation, leading advanced broadcast and streaming technology deployment integrating real-time data, streaming media, and editorial workflows
- Architected Bloomberg Information Television's enhanced graphics systems leveraging SGI Reality Engines for real-time automation and data-driven content production
- Conceived and launched Interactive Bloomberg Television, industry-first automated financial research platform built on Bloomberg Terminal data with global Internet distribution
- Integrated and optimized early streaming media platforms (RealMedia, Windows Media, Xing, Vxtreme) for global financial content delivery before industry standardization
- Directed cross-functional teams across engineering, editorial, and product development, delivering production-ready automation pipelines and digital platform solutions
- Represented Bloomberg at industry conferences positioning company as innovator in Internet-era financial media and real-time broadcast automation
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
01.1992
Computer Engineering & Physics
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Skills
- AWS
- GCP
- Azure
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Microservices Architecture
- Machine Learning Platforms
- Computer Vision
- Data Analytics
- Stream Processing
- Edge AI Implementation
- Full-Stack Development
- API Design
- Database Architecture
- DevOps/GitOps
- CI/CD Pipelines
- SOC2
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- Identity Management
- Encryption
- Cybersecurity Frameworks
- SDN
- AV-over-IP
- CDN Architecture
- Real-Time Communications
- WebRTC
- SIP
- H323
- ERP Integration
- CRM Platforms
- Financial Systems
- Vendor Management
- Contract Negotiation
Core Competencies
Digital Transformation, Cloud-Native Architecture, Enterprise SaaS/PaaS, AI/ML Implementation, Cybersecurity Compliance, Patent Strategy, Global Scaling, P&L Management, Board Reporting, M&A Integration, CapEx/OpEx Budget Oversight, Revenue Impact Modeling, Vendor Ecosystem Management, Team Scaling (300+ Engineers), Cross-Functional Leadership, Agile/DevOps Transformation, International Operations, Performance Optimization, Quality Assurance, AV-over-IP Systems, Streaming Media Platforms, Collaboration Technologies, Distributed Systems, Real-Time Communications, Edge Computing
Patents
20+ issued patents in streaming media, collaboration platforms, distributed systems, and video conferencing technologies
Speaking
Regular keynote speaker at InfoComm, ISE, NAB, CES, and global technology conferences
Keyword Mapping
- Chief Technology Officer
- CTO
- VP Engineering
- VP of Engineering
- Head of Engineering
- Chief Architect
- Senior Director Engineering
- Technology Leader
- Digital Transformation
- Cloud Architecture
- Enterprise Software
- SaaS Platform
- AI/ML Implementation
- Cybersecurity
- P&L Management
- Board Reporting
- M&A Integration
- Team Leadership
- Product Strategy
- Technology Innovation
- Patent Portfolio
- Global Operations
- Vendor Management
- Compliance
- Revenue Growth
- Cost Optimization
- Performance Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Executive Leadership
Personal Information
Title: CTO | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | VP ENGINEERING | HEAD OF ENGINEERING | CHIEF ARCHITECT
Publications
Thought leadership articles on AV/IT convergence, digital transformation, and executive technology strategy
Work Preference
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
High-impact Chief Technology Officer with 25+ years scaling technology startups from founding through IPO, acquisition, and hypergrowth phases. Serial entrepreneur and founding technical leader with demonstrated expertise building 0-to-1 products, scaling engineering teams to 300+ professionals, and delivering $200M+ in cumulative technology-driven revenue growth. Expert in rapid prototyping, full-stack development, and hands-on technical leadership with direct experience founding companies and navigating successful exits.
Proven track record transforming innovative concepts into market-leading products through agile development, lean methodologies, and outcome-driven engineering. Led technical strategy for award-winning platforms recognized by CES, Frost & Sullivan, and NAB, while securing 20+ patents and establishing competitive IP portfolios. Deep expertise in AI/ML implementation, cloud-native architecture, real-time systems, and product-market fit optimization across B2B SaaS, media tech, and collaboration platforms.
Successfully raised $100M+ across multiple funding rounds, completed IPO process, and executed strategic acquisitions while maintaining technical depth in hardware prototyping, firmware development, and distributed systems architecture. Recognized for bridging technical innovation with commercial outcomes, accelerating time-to-market by 50%, and scaling products from MVP to millions of users.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Startup Leadership: 0-to-1 Product Development | Founding Team Experience | Rapid Scaling | Product-Market Fit | Technical Due Diligence | Exit Strategy
Technology Innovation: AI/ML Implementation | Real-Time Systems | Cloud-Native Architecture | Mobile/Web Platforms | IoT/Edge Computing | Patent Development
Growth & Performance: Revenue Acceleration | Cost Optimization | Team Scaling | Agile/Lean Methodologies | KPI Optimization | User Experience Design
Funding & M&A: VC/Angel Fundraising | IPO Preparation | Acquisition Integration | Board Presentations | Strategic Partnerships | Technical Evangelism
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Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
CHIEF ARCHITECT | ACTING VP OF ENGINEERING
ATLONA (A PANDUIT COMPANY)
07.2016 - 06.2025
CHIEF ARCHITECT | ACTING VP OF ENGINEERING | FOUNDING MEMBER
TELY LABS
01.2010 - 12.2016
SR. DIRECTOR
RHOZET (HARMONIC INC. BUSINESS UNIT)
01.2008 - 12.2010
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER & FOUNDER
ZULLO TECHNOLOGIES
01.2006 - 12.2008
CTO & VP ENGINEERING
CONFERSERV, INC.
01.2002 - 12.2006
CEO & FOUNDER
AZOTH, INC.
01.2001 - 12.2002
FOUNDER & VP OF ENGINEERING
iBEAM BROADCASTING CORP.
05.1998 - 12.2001
SENIOR MANAGER, TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS
BLOOMBERG LP
01.1996 - 12.1998
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Computer Engineering & Physics
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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