D Zhai
Vice President Of Product at Telnyx
Greater Chicago Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolD Zhai is a product leader and former engineer with 11 years of experience building carrier-grade communications platforms, currently serving as Vice President of Product at Telnyx in the Greater Chicago area. He oversees multiple cross-functional teams that deliver core number inventory, ordering, and porting automation systems—balancing backend engineering (Python, Elixir) with operational rigor to scale telecom services for developers and businesses. His background spans business operations and project management as well as technical roles, anchored by an MS in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon and dual degrees from Swarthmore. Known for translating complex telecom and regulatory workflows into reliable developer-facing products, he also runs bespoke fit-out projects through Garnet Development, reflecting a mix of technical depth and practical, client-focused execution.
10 years of coding experience
B.S; B.A, Engineering; Physics, 3.82, B.S; B.A, Engineering; Physics, 3.82 at Swarthmore CollegeTuck Business Bridge Program, Tuck Business Bridge Program at The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMaster’s Degree, Computer Science, Master’s Degree, Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon UniversitySingapore-Cambridge GCE A Level, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Economics, 3.86, Singapore-Cambridge GCE A Level, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Economics, 3.86 at Raffles Junior College
English, Chinese
Github Skills (21)
sdk7
android-webrtc6
webrtc5
caffe4
pytorch4
deep-learning4
dart4
flutter4
nagios3
sdk-android3
sip3
voip3
kotlin2
json2
rest-api2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
xzhai1/cmuquic
Jan 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:39 commits, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
xzhai1/latte
Apr 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:97 commits, 12 PRs, 74 pushes in 1 month
pytorchevaluatehalidedeep-learningcmu
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