TECHNICAL PRODUCT · PLATFORM STRATEGY

Complex systems.
Clear direction.

I’m Ronak. I connect engineering depth with product thinking to turn internal client needs into platform roadmaps, clear priorities, and measurable outcomes.

16+ years in enterprise engineering and platform delivery at Goldman Sachs.

BASED IN NEW JERSEY / WORKING AT ENTERPRISE SCALE
A CONNECTED PERSPECTIVE
Engineering, delivery, and strategy connect to move systems forward. STRATEGYDELIVERYENGINEERING
250K+

Linux nodes in the enterprise
environment I helped manage

98%

Legacy Linux OS reduction during the
principal modernization phase

$20M+

Estimated annual savings from
a broader infrastructure transformation

THE THROUGH LINE

Client needs.
Platform decisions.
Business impact.

01 / SELECTED WORK

Scale is the context.
Progress is the point.

Selected platform initiatives showing how I connect internal client needs, roadmap decisions, engineering delivery, and business outcomes.

02

PLATFORM MODERNIZATION & CAPACITY

More capacity. Less hardware spend.

OS upgrades, Intel-to-AMD hardware certification, RAID optimization, encryption, and lifecycle planning for trading database infrastructure.

$5M+hardware spend avoided
03

GRID-TO-CLOUD & DATA CENTER EXIT / 2017–2019

From Compute Farm to Cloud

Helped grow the compute farm, then owned client-facing migration planning for its ~500K-core grid platform, supporting the move to cloud IaaS and exit of 10 data centers.

500Kcores · 10 data centers exited

Selected outcomes are drawn from my professional experience. Program results reflect collaborative work across engineering, application, and business teams.

02 / HOW I WORK

Make the complex
actionable.

I connect client needs and business priorities to roadmaps and execution plans, keeping teams and leadership aligned on dependencies, risks, and measurable outcomes.

01 / DISCOVER

Understand the user.

Work with internal clients to understand workloads, operating needs, and adoption barriers before defining the platform change.

02 / PRIORITIZE

Set priorities and direction.

Translate client needs and technical constraints into platform roadmaps, explicit trade-offs, and sequenced delivery plans.

03 / DELIVER

Drive adoption and outcomes.

Partner with engineering, client, and risk teams to resolve issues, manage dependencies, support adoption, and report progress against business and platform goals.

03 / ABOUT ME

Built from
the systems up.

My work connects client needs, technology strategy, and engineering execution.

Over 16+ years at Goldman Sachs, I’ve worked across infrastructure engineering, platform roadmaps, technical program delivery, and technology risk governance. I bring teams together around priorities, dependencies, and trade-offs, with leadership reporting that makes progress and decisions clear.

I approach technical product and program work by clarifying the problem, aligning stakeholders, and tracking business outcomes. I also use automation and AI-assisted analysis to investigate service dependencies and improve reporting.

View my full résumé
Client discoveryPlatform roadmapsProgram leadershipStakeholder alignmentRisk & issue governanceEnterprise engineering

A FOUNDATION THAT KEEPS GROWING

2016 — PRESENT

Vice President

Foundation Engineering / Unix Engineering
Goldman Sachs

2014 — 2015

Technology Associate

Cloud Engineering / Technology Infrastructure

2010 — 2013

Technology Analyst

Compute Farm / Technology Infrastructure

04 / WHAT’S NEXT

Let’s shape
what’s next.

I’m exploring technical product and program management, product operations, and technology strategy roles—bringing engineering depth, stakeholder alignment, and measurable delivery to complex initiatives.

SELECTED WORK / RONAK SHAH