Petri Virkkula
Associate Director - Application Development
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolPetri Virkkula is an experienced software and AI leader with over a decade at Verizon, now serving as Associate Director of Application Development focused on GenAI, LLMs, RAG and enterprise search. He has progressed from hands-on systems and diagnostics engineering to managing customer-facing search, browse and store locator services while leading multi-disciplinary, onshore/offshore teams to integrate generative AI into production platforms. Petri’s background spans embedded systems, telecoms and backend architectures—from building certified smart-card reader OSes and device diagnostics to large-scale search and preload app platforms on Android. He combines deep systems-level engineering with product-minded delivery, reducing costs through proactive diagnostics and operational improvements. Based in the New York metro area, he pairs formal IT assurance education with practical experience negotiating OEM integrations and leading cross-functional teams. An inventor with early R&D pedigree, he brings a rare blend of low-level technical rigor and modern AI/ML deployment experience.
10 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Information Technology Information Assurance, Master of Science in Information Technology Information Assurance at Thomas Edison State UniversityComputer Science, Computer Science at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan
Finnish, EnglishProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
petrivirkkula/toolbox
Feb 2016 - Jan 2022
Java Toolbox Libraries
Contributions:2 reviews, 52 commits, 29 PRs in 6 years
dataminingtoolboxtoolkitopenjdkjava
petrivirkkula/arduinowrapper
May 2020 - May 2020
Contributions:16 PRs, 12 pushes in 1 day
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