Summary
Gene Avakyan is a seasoned tech entrepreneur and engineering leader who has spent 11 years building and scaling software and media ventures while drawing on three decades of creative and technical experience. As co-founder and CEO of the VUGA Group and multiple media, aerospace, and broadcast startups, he blends product vision, brand-building, and full-stack engineering to launch cross-industry ecosystems. His government and enterprise work includes architecting cloud migrations, secure Oracle-backed systems, and single-page apps for the FAA and major Los Angeles public agencies, backed by a public trust clearance. Comfortable both in the C-suite and at the code level, he has led infrastructure and cybersecurity for national firms and overseen global contributor networks for media brands. Trained in aerospace and mechanical engineering with an MBA, he brings an unusually broad technical foundation to commercial storytelling and platform engineering. A pragmatic operator, he pairs startup agility with enterprise-grade architecture to move ideas from concept to global distribution.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
MSME Mechanical Engineering, MSME Mechanical Engineering at San Diego State University
MBA Business, MBA Business at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
University of California, Los Angeles