# Vinesha Perera

> Entrepreneur | Silicon Valley Startup Chief Product Officer with a Successful Exit

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/vinesha

Tech entrepreneur & product executive with 20+ years of experience building and launching global products in over 30 languages, across mobile and web. Former Chief Product Officer at a Silicon Valley startup with a successful exit (acquired by a Fortune 500 company).

## Work Experience
### Vice President, Product and Design @ Global Payments Inc.
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
- Chair of Asian & Pacific Islander ERG

### Investor @ Portfolia
Jan 2020 – Present
- Investor in early stage startups

### Advisor - Early Stage Tech Startups @ Startup Advisor
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Advising several early stage tech startups on product strategy, product design and go to market.

### Chief Product Officer @ Venture-Backed Startups
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Startup had a successful exit (acquired by a Fortune 500 company)

### Senior Vice President of Product @ Venture-Backed Startups
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Vice President of Product @ Venture-Backed Startups
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Director of Product Management @ Replicon
Jan 2013 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Product owner for Replicon's suite of web, mobile & chatbot products
- Developed time tracking products using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
- Responsible for end-to-end product management (creating product roadmap, defining features, ensuring execution and support)
- Launched products in over 20 countries
- Worked with Pivotal Labs San Francisco to learn and improve the current product management process

### Senior Product Manager @ ZINIO
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013
- Responsible for Zinio's mobile apps (iOS, Android etc.)
- iTunes named Zinio a "Top Grossing App" of 2012
- Zinio mobile app featured on TechCrunch as part of "The 20 Best iOS And Android Apps Of 2012": http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/23/the-20-best-ios-and-android-apps-of-2012
- IMA "Best Global App Award" - 2011, 2012

### Product Manager @ TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
Jan 2008 – Jan 2011
- Responsible for planning, creation and delivery of products in telematics, connected car & navigation.
- Created Statement of Work (SOW), Product Requirements, Product Release documentation and customer presentations.
- Single point of interface to customers such as Toyota & Mercedes-Benz . 
- Worked with Vice President of Location technology to create pricing and cost material.
- Worked with global customers from North America, Asia and Europe.
- Product platforms included web & mobile (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Brew, J2ME, WAP etc.)

### Co-founder @ Celltrigen Inc.
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008
- Originated the product ideas, high level feature set and recruited the other co-founders  
- Successfully launched 2 mobile apps (with over 300,000 users and growing)
- Demonstrated product capabilities at several industry conferences (CTIA Wireless, JavaOne etc.)
- Developed partnerships with industry players such as Sun Microsystems, Smaato, Grey Stripe etc.

### Management Consultant @ TELUS
Jan 2007 – Jan 2007
- Worked with product management and subject matter experts to identify terminal certification requirements
- Managed relationships with external device vendors (LG, Samsung, RIM, HTC, ZTE, AnyData etc.) 
- Worked with 3rd party game & application developers (EA, Namco etc.) to preload software on devices
- Managed and launched multiple handsets & Java Verified applications in parallel, on or ahead of schedule
- Led the department on CMMI SCAMPI-C assessment & several process improvement initiatives

### Program Manager (Engineering) @ Motorola Solutions
Jan 2001 – Jan 2006
- Managed large scale telecommunication software development projects from concept to launch and post release support
- Main point of contact to cross-functional teams (Engineering, Marketing, Vendor Management, Field Service etc.) 
- Led several process and quality improvement activities that yielded significant cost savings
- Improved organizational capability and institutionalized change management by working as a Six Sigma consultant 
- First person at Toronto Design Center to achieve Six Sigma Green Belt certification
- Led the program management team for department’s successful achievement of CMM SEI level 5 (one year ahead of plan)

### Wireless System Integration & Test Team Lead @ Motorola
Jan 1999 – Jan 2001
- Integrated & tested a TETRA based telecom infrastructure and mobiles (iDEN equivalent system for a European customer)

### Software Developer - Intern @ Nortel
Jan 1998 – Jan 1998
- Designed and developed test procedures for existing circuit boards using software (Ethernet Interface Card, DMS-100 switch, Motorola 68000, AMD)

### Advanced Product Design Intern @ Siemens
Jan 1997 – Jan 1998
Jan. 1998 to May 1998 and May 1997 to Sep. 1997  
- Designed and developed new products for the automotive industry


## Education
### Professional Development
Stanford University

### CMMI
Carnegie Mellon University

### MBA in Entrepreneurship & Technology Management
Wilfrid Laurier University

### Honors Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc) in Computer and Electrical Engineering
University of Windsor


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/vineshaperera

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Last updated: 2026-04-05