Basil Zubko

- Managed four distributed engineering teams across platform, cloud, and XR initiatives, delivering enterprise XR platform components, microservices, and Azure cloud infrastructure on schedule and within budget. - Directed complex live-ops releases and SDLC governance, maintaining 99.8% platform uptime under continuous-delivery conditions. - Established delivery governance processes covering roadmap planning, release readiness, and risk escalation, improving release predictability across multiple engineering teams. - Drove technical roadmap execution, translating business objectives into prioritized feature requirements, acceptance criteria, and release milestones. - Facilitated architectural decision-making across platform, cloud infrastructure, and application teams, aligning technical strategy with delivery objectives and business priorities. - Implemented customized Agile/Scrum workflows, achieving a 35% reduction in operational costs and significantly improved resource utilization. - Eliminated process bottlenecks through data-driven analyses, improving delivery predictability and cross-functional throughput.

- Directed release schedules, milestone tracking, and roadmap governance across enterprise Platform and Content software teams, removing critical-path blockers and resolving technical challenges. - Delivered executive-level program reporting, roadmap updates, and risk assessments to senior leadership and business stakeholders. - Established capacity planning workflows and risk mitigation frameworks adopted division-wide.

- Led sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and backlog grooming for distributed development teams delivering high-fidelity XR solutions in an iterative release environment. - Served as primary liaison between Engineering and QA to enforce acceptance criteria and reduce defect escape rate.