Baiju Joseph Thalupadath

I am a strategic engineering leader with over 20 years of experience in driving DevOps, Quality Engineering, Software Development, and Agile transformations in the Telco and Web domains. As the Head of DevOps Strategy for Business Products at Verizon I defined the DevSecOps vision and roadmap for Verizon's API Developer Platform, enabling seamless publishing and consumption of hundreds of Telco APIs through automation.

I have led global teams across five countries, comprising 50+ engineers and five managers, fostering a culture of collaboration, customer focus, and velocity. I have also spearheaded the successful implementation of DevSecOps across Yahoo Small Business teams, resulting in a remarkable 37% increase in deployment frequency and 48% reduction in production incidents year-over-year. In addition, I have ideated, designed, and released the new Yahoo Website Builder product, winning the Yahoo CIO's Team MVP Award. My mission is to leverage my expertise in DevOps, Quality Engineering, and Agile methodologies to deliver innovative and impactful solutions that create value for customers and stakeholders.