Summary
Val Orekhov is a seasoned technology leader with 11+ years in senior engineering and executive roles, currently serving as Partner and CTO at Withum where he helps organizations turn AI and data strategy into executable solutions. He has deep hands-on experience designing enterprise search, analytics, and scalable software architectures from his years as Chief Architect and CTO at Portal Solutions and earlier web and IT leadership roles. Val has managed distributed engineering teams across the US, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan, combining people leadership with budgeting and delivery responsibility. He also taught introductory Java at American University, reflecting a commitment to mentoring and knowledge transfer. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, he blends technical depth with business acumen to bridge strategy and execution for clients. An uncommon strength is his long continuum from classic ASP/MS SQL-era web systems to modern AI-driven initiatives, giving him practical perspective across generations of technology.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc Computer Science, M.Sc Computer Science at Kyrgyz Polytechnic University
Esperanto, Spanish