Summary
Amir Gharaat is a seasoned Java developer and product leader with roughly eight years of hands-on engineering experience and a multi-decade track record managing product lines at startups and major firms like Microsoft and TiVo. He blends product strategy—market research, competitive analysis, and customer-driven requirements—with technical delivery, release planning, and cross-group program management to launch products that attract customers and media attention. As a founder of Glance and a director-level product manager, he’s comfortable switching between entrepreneurial scrappiness and enterprise-scale coordination. Based in Citrus Heights, CA, Amir pairs DevOps and Java development skills with frequent public-facing roles such as customer presentations, press interviews, and trade-show speaking. An uncommon strength is his history of bridging engineering and marketing teams to translate complex technical capabilities into compelling product narratives that accelerate adoption.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BS, BS at UC Santa Barbara
BS, BS at University of California, Santa Barbara
English, Persian