# Ahmed Makkawy > I have been able to collect and deepen a unique set of expertise in technical leadership with keen attention to business strategy at some amazing enterprise and startup companies. Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ahmedmakkawy As the Chief Product Officer at TadHealth, I lead the design and delivery of innovative and user-centric solutions that improve the health and wellness of millions of people. I leverage my 5+ years of UX/UI product and program management experience, as well as my 10+ years of UX research and UI design skills, to create engaging and accessible features that meet the needs of our diverse and global customers. Before joining TadHealth, I founded and operated SaharaFox Creative Agency, a web development firm that provided cross-media business solutions for various midwest companies. I also worked as a UX Program Manager at Google, where I managed end-to-end product feature launch efficiencies for Google Ads and Buying Platforms. Additionally, I have 10+ years of full stack development experience and 7.5+ years of IBM Power Systems experience, with 4 published IBM patent disclosures. I have a BS in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and I hold a Dynamic Leadership certification from Toastmasters International. I am passionate about ideation, connectedness, and innovation, and I speak English, Arabic, and French. ## Work Experience ### Artificial Intelligence Engineer Consultant @ basys.ai Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Sunnyvale, California, United States Core responsibilities and achievement included the completion of an LLM assisted agentic workflow which distills and derives key coverage criterion by health insurance payer policies. ### Artificial Intelligence Consultant @ Cal.net, Inc. Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Sunnyvale, California, United States - Designed and built a custom internal GIS-enabled visualization of LLM-sourced insights and trends used for client lead discovery and tracking - Incorporated internal and external data sources on broadband tower locations, elevation and tree cover related data to ensure line-of-sight to prospective client leads, identified critical business opportunities for both new broadcasting antenna installations as well as key strategic partners in covering California’s central valley. ### Artificial Intelligence Consultant @ SkyPostal Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Sunnyvale, California, United States During my tenure with SkyPostal, I delivered the following value-add components to the SkyPostal team: - Custom internal LLM product used for client lead discovery and tracking - Incorporation of internal and external data sources on air freight logistics, customs and tariff cost efficiency evaluation, and ML-assisted reports on the most effective tracking of packages/parcels to their point of delivery ### Chief Product Officer @ TadHealth Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | United States Founding product lead at TadHealth where I defined product build trajectory, feature design and development progression, and the forming of the initial development and design teams behind the TadHealth mental health platform for adolescents and their care providers in and out of the school district. As CPO at TadHealth I was an integral part of fundraising, product feature strategy and delivery, and early stage startup accelerators. ### UX Program Manager @ Google Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Mountain View, California, United States - Manage P&O-level programs within Google Ads and Buying Platforms relating to end-to-end product feature launch efficiencies. - Team budget administration and oversight - 2021 efforts resulted in fully funding '22 work through identification of unused budget reservations. - Day-to-day program management of UX feature review and delivery process. - Successfully managed efforts to score, align on, and improve primary CUJ accessibility scores. ### UX/UI Lead (Knowledge Management & Delivery) / Sr UX/UI @ Mayo Clinic Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Rochester, Minnesota UX Research/UI Design Lead within Mayo Clinic's Center for Translational Informatics and Knowledge Management. • Ensure best practices in UX research and UI design/development for several enterprise applications including AskMayoExpert. • Scope, size, and ascertain best methods of delivery for medical knowledge and expertise. • Develop a deep understanding of Mayo Clinic's breadth of clinical and assistive applications/resources and conduct user research to ensure their continued success and growth. • Adhere to SAFe® (Scaled Agile Framework) standards for for developing complex systems and software in a Lean-Agile environment. ### Founder @ SaharaFox Creative Agency Jan 2010 – Jan 2020 | Rochester, Minnesota Area Own/Operate a creative agency with an emphasis in web technology/design, business development, and cross-media business solutions. Saharafox has been in business since January 2010 and has gained momentum with diverse client base and project breadth. We've built marketing solutions that incorporate web design, marketing strategy, and advertising/branding for several midwest companies. Some technical experience/breadth for our team have included: • Ongoing design and development of new Rails applications for small companies. • Developed blogs and listing sites with PaperClip attachments and Google Maps integration. • Used Devise, OAuth and CanCan for robust authentication and authorization. • Built responsive designs with Bootstrap for SASS. • Learning behavior driven development and integration testing. • Developing a retail site with Spree Commerce. ### Sr UX Researcher/UI Designer @ CoreLogic Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Rochester, Minnesota Area • Desktop & mobile interface design for enterprise applications • Product research and design for components of the GoMLS, HomeAssist, Matrix, Leasing Manager products • Formulating UX/UI product direction via user interviews, A/B testing, journey mapping • Creating product design and development processes to help bring engaging and profitable applications to market • Applying 10+ years of experience in application development and design while constantly pulling from new methodologies and concepts to keep user experience and interaction our primary focus at CoreLogic. ### Technical Lead, Full stack engineer, and UX/UI Consultant @ Shinebox Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 • Solutions architect for upcoming client projects: Development strategy and project scoping. • Front-End web development primarily in Javascript (Kendo, React, Angular, D3): Enhancing website production with versatile open source code libraries. • UX/UI design: Lead designer on a cloud-based internal application for HealthPartners (Minneapolis). • On-Site Client Ambassador: Consulting work on-site at HealthPartners alongside the SDG (Minneapolis) software development team. • Applying 10+ years of core technical and design skills towards an enterprise application in the healthcare field. ### Software Engineer III @ Archinoetics, LLC Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 • MEAN full-stack Javascript development • Appcelerator / Titanium Studio iOS/Android app development • Bluetooth LE and accelerometry app integration • Fitbit Partner API use in a mobile application used for sleep hygiene/analysis • FAST/SAFTE algorithm integration into mobile application • Joint project front-end development for Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) • Adobe Creative Cloud suite graphic design production for web/mobile applications • SBIR military grant reporting and presentation experience ### Sr. Front End Developer @ The Lacek Group Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 • Immersing myself in all things Javascript/JQuery and making suggested team directions for various frameworks based on project scope and breadth. • Balancing project tasks, team training, and coding standard roadmaps for the FED team • Concentrating on driving new business revenue through hackathon leadership, independent projects, and front end development research. • Continued development experience with Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), U.S. Bank, Ford, and Disney client projects ranging from responsive e-mail builds, axciom experience, microsites/landing pages, to small web application builds. • Leadership on Arabic-based web and e-mail development ### Front End Developer @ The Lacek Group Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Front End Developer (Contractor via Robert Half Technology) at The Lacek Group. • Extensive Bi-directional language experience in the Arabic language • Used JS/JQuery, JSON, AJAX to build dynamic web applications/elements • Built responsive designs for client web/e-mail projects • Front end graphic design work with Adobe Creative Suite products ### Staff Software Engineer II @ International Business Machines Jan 2006 – Jan 2013 • Development, support, and consulting on Data Access via the IBM i5\OS midrange server model • Extensive experience in connectivity via ODBC, JDBC, DDM/DRDA, IBM WebSphere • IBM Smarter Planet (Smart Food) Group member (building web interface in JSP/CPLEX) • Blue Gene supercomputer installation and benchmarking team (5 assignments) • Teaching various technical 1-4 hour courses on iSeries technologies including ODBC, .NET, and DDM/DRDA architectures ### Web Developer @ New Media Centar at University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jan 2002 – Jan 2005 Worked with clients to understand needs, relay, and manage resources to finish programming/multimedia projects in Adobe/Macromedia software suites and PHP/MySQL. ### Intern @ aijalon Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 Web design internship with related coursework in independent business/entrepreneurship ### Consultant @ Active Frameworks Inc. Jan 2001 – Jan 2002 Wrote proposals, client-based business-writing; held client meetings for founder/CEO Dr.M. Fayad Web development; project tracking and scheduling ## Education ### BA / BS in Business Administration (MIS), Computer Science University of Nebraska-Lincoln ### BS in Computer Science University of Nebraska-Lincoln ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ahmedmakkawy - Portfolio: http://www.rneighbors.org/?p=745 --- Source: https://flows.cv/ahmedmakkawy JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ahmedmakkawy/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13