Yu-Shen Ng

Summary

I'm happy at Yugabyte these days. Yugabyte is the company behind YugabyteDB, the PostgreSQL-compatible distributed database for cloud native apps. I am an accomplished, well-rounded product management leader that has helped to scale VMware's business by 20x -- from $250M to $6B in revenue. My expertise is in cloud computing and datacenter server, storage, and networking infrastructure. I am known for my customer-centricity, strategic system-level thinking, and ability to get things done. Over the years, I have built world-class products and world-class teams, and played instrumental roles in 4 technology start-ups, growing 3 to successful exits. SNAPSHOT OF IMPACT: - Grew revenue on VMware's flagship product at ~50% YoY for 7 years, from $250M to over $4B. - Built roadmap to sustain 30% growth on a $700M product suite. - Established VMware as a thought leader in the “software-defined” and “private cloud” spaces. - Joined an 8-person start-up and grew it to 300 employees with 30 million users to become a top-10 web property. SIGNATURE STRENGTHS: - Strategic, System-level Thinker – Develops models and frameworks to propel Product & Marketing strategy – e.g. models for Go-to-Market, Market Segmentation, Process, and Planning. - Team-builder – Sets clear vision, goals and execution plans, engendering tight bonds of trust, collaboration and alignment. - Flexible, Analytical & Technical – Provides leadership that is both dynamic & anchored in data or logic. - Collaborative & Transparent – Rallies team around a vision; sets expectations. Ensures individuals are not operating in silos. - Excels in Political Navigation & Matrix Management. - Customer-centric – More than 100 customer interactions/yr. - Hands-on, “roll up the sleeves” Leadership – Does whatever it takes to “get the job done.”ork