Aaron Averbuch

Current

• Senior Manager, Development Manager at Linksys

Past

• Software Development Manager at Pure Networks
• Lead Software Design Engineer at Pure Networks
• Lead Software Design Engineer at Microsoft

• Software Design Engineer at Microsoft

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Education

• Washington University in St. Louis
• Washington University in St. Louis

Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Aaron Averbuch’s Summary

Experienced Senior Software Development Manager with strong individual contributor experience across a broad array of software technologies, including Windows Client, Windows Internals, and Web Services, among others.

Aaron Averbuch’s Specialties:

Client Software, Installation, Team Management and Organization, Hiring, C++, Win32, C#, .Net Framework, Scripting languages, Web Services, Partner Development, Build Architecture, Embedded Firmware, MSI, WiX

Aaron Averbuch’s Experience

• Senior Manager, Development Manager

  Linksys

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; CSCO; Computer Networking industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

  Acquired as part of Cisco's acquisition of Pure Networks, Inc.

• Software Development Manager

  Pure Networks

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  August 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 1 month)

  Acquired by Linksys, a Division of Cisco
  
  • Manage team of 12 developers responsible for all engineering work at Pure Networks, including Win32 Services, Win32 UI, Macintosh, and Web Services.
  • Orchestrated technology shifts at Pure Networks in areas including installation, localization, feature design, and build infrastructure. Multiple Patents Pending.
  • Daily coordination with Program Management, Marketing, Business Development and Quality Assurance on triaging, release processes and scheduling issues.
  • Responsible for hiring processes for development team.
  • Provide technical direction for company, across Windows and Macintosh platforms.
  • Drive partner development efforts in coordination with third-party development teams and requirements.

• Lead Software Design Engineer

  Pure Networks

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  October 2005 — August 2006 (11 months)

  • Responsible for partner-focused development efforts.
  • Infrastructure and Design for cross-company device setup technologies.
  • Rapid change of core company technologies for 3rd-party use and adaption.
  • Instituted localization and globalization strategy for products and company, including significant code refactoring towards this goal.
  • Led 4 person development team to accomplish the above.

• Lead Software Design Engineer

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  June 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 5 months)

  Lead Software Developer for Microsoft's Anti-Phishing solutions.
  
  • Sole Winner, 2005 Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Excellence Award
  • Led four-person team through release of C++/COM component and products for consumer protection in areas of anti-phishing and anti-spam. Multiple Patents Pending.
  • Shipped six different product releases.
  • Responsible for employee mentorship, project management, scheduling and personnel evaluation.
  • Architected and designed product technical internals via writing and reviewing design documents, both within team and cross-company.
  • Worked with project management, quality assurance, statistical researchers, and business staff to formulate strategies for component features and release.
  • Core member of leadership team responsible for team-wide project decisions, including bug triaging, project scheduling, and software feature selection.

• Software Design Engineer

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  May 1999 — June 2004 (5 years 2 months)

  Software Developer and Architect for Windows Update
  
  • Acting Development Manager (October 2003 until March 2004). Coordinated schedules and development processes for 11 employees.
  • Architect of infrastructure for Windows Update Version 5, focused on operational, deployment, data model, and performance needs. Multiple Patents Pending
  • Developed setup and deployment code for Windows Update website and Windows Software Update Services product. Contributing author to shared-source Windows Installer XML (WIX).
  • Led development team responsible for porting Windows Automatic Updating technology from Windows XP to Windows Millennium Edition and Windows Update Version 4 to Windows 98.
  • Co-developed company-internal content publishing technology. Personal responsibilities included development and architectural design for security, user management, installation, system administration tools, database architecture and stored procedure development.

Aaron Averbuch’s Education

• Washington University in St. Louis

  Masters , Computer Science , 1998 — 2000

  Focus on Artificial Intelligence

• Washington University in St. Louis

  Bachelors , Political Science , 1996 — 2000

  Minors in Computer Science and Legal Studies

  Activities and Societies:

  Chief Justice, Student Union Constitutional Court

Additional Information

Aaron Averbuch’s Honors:

Treasurer, Kavana Seattle
Ex-President, Lake Union East Condominium Association

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