# Alex Cestaro > Solutions @ Shopify Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/alexcestaro An experienced professional with a background in Product, Platforms, and Solutions that possesses a deep understanding of sales with experience leading strategy and go-to-market for both external and internal stakeholders. A proven track record of identifying critical user journeys to drive development, utilization, adoption, and sales as demonstrated through over $2.5B in revenue accelerated. History of working cross-functionally to drive launches and enable sellers and customers to understand product differentiation and value. ## Work Experience ### Staff Solution Engineer @ Shopify Jan 2023 – Present ### Product Manager @ Google Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 Product manager for Risk AI financial services product with a focus on machine learning, explainability, platform infrastructure, and visual presentation layer. Product has shown an increase in financial crime detected and a reduction in false positive rate with tier 1 banking customers in Europe, LATAM, and APAC. ### Platform & Solutions Lead @ Google Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 Recipient of Global Stratosphere Award for first Google Cloud Demo Platform for worldwide sellers. Responsible for platform strategy which handled the end-to-end lifecycle of idea to demonstration to automated solution and one-click proof of concept, accelerating $600M+ in pipeline in one month alone. Developed platform GTM strategy and led a team responsible for increasing utilization/awareness in the Americas by 80%. ### Senior Solution Engineer @ Google Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Developed and launched digital transformation playbooks focusing on enabling teams to better understand and identify critical user journeys through conducting design thinking workshops and 1-1 stakeholder interviews with C-level executives from Google Cloud top strategic customers. Ran A/B testing to refine methods with key customers such as TELUS, SC Johnson, TIAA, Banco BV, Dun and Bradstreet, LIXIL, and Amwell accelerating $2B+ in deals. ### Customer Engineer @ Google Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | New York, New York Founding member of more consultative operating model and global customer engineering team, collaborating across streams to define new approach and metrics, growing customer base, and specializing in data, marketing analytics, AI / ML, and full GCP stack. ### Staff Technology Solutions Consultant @ Oracle Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Boston Area Represented Oracle Analytics Cloud through sales engineering consultations with over 40 sales professionals across enterprise, mid-markets, and emerging markets, earning Solutions Consultant of the Quarter commendation for work on top strategic deals. ### Technology Solutions Consultant ll @ Oracle Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater Boston Area Represented Oracle Analytics Cloud, Infrastructure, Database, & Middleware solutions through sales engineering and consultation across enterprise, mid-market, and emerging market customer conversations with 40+ sales professionals ### Technology Solutions Consultant @ Oracle Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater Boston Area Provided sales engineering and consulting support for Emerging Market customers across Oracle Cloud, Database, & Middleware solutions ### Media Strategy and Business Development @ National Football League Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 ### Tech Electronics @ Consumer Reports Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Yonkers, New York ### Engineering @ City of Yonkers Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Yonkers, New York ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - Magna Cum Laude in Mathematics and Computer Science College of the Holy Cross ### Regents Degree Mount Saint Michael Academy ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cestaroalex --- Source: https://flows.cv/alexcestaro JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/alexcestaro/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05