Software Engineering Executive

Vihar
Nar

Senior Director / VP, Software Engineering

Enterprise Platforms · Workflow Orchestration · Enterprise Architecture · Systems Integration · Cloud & AI Transformation · SDLC Governance

I lead platform engineering organizations that ship mission-critical software in regulated environments: integration, orchestration, and cloud-native delivery—with observability and controls that hold up under inspection.

The through-line is execution: architecture that matches reality, delivery systems that increase velocity, and governance tied to shipped work. Scaled to 55 FTE; sustained 99.99% uptime; AI-assisted capabilities with traceability—strong where audit and compliance matter, without leading with them.

Platform & integration leadership Workflow orchestration Regulated healthcare & life sciences Observability & reliability AI strategy & governance

Below: proof metrics, flagship work, outcomes—then timeline and capability stack.

Vihar Nar
Vihar Nar
Sr Director / VP
Software Engineering
Capability depth
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Executive proof
Signature metrics

Six headline proof points—velocity, reliability, scale, and intelligence at enterprise scope.

Experience
20+ yrs
Software and platform leadership from hands-on engineering to multi-team executive scope.
Engineers scaled
55
Organizations built and scaled to 55 FTE with clear operating models and delivery accountability.
Business / platform value
~$38M
Enterprise workflow orchestration supporting high-value order, lab, and clinical workflows.
Uptime
99.99%
Reliability-by-design: observability, risk-based controls, and disciplined production operations.
Faster delivery
40%
Developer velocity and release acceleration through golden paths, templates, and automated gates.
Release-risk accuracy
92%
AI-powered SDLC intelligence embedded in delivery—not a slide, a working signal.
Proof artifacts
Flagship platforms & selected work

Concrete systems and products—what I have led, built, or shipped—as proof, not positioning alone.

Independent product

Health Codex

Framework-driven compliance portal: traceability, lifecycle governance, and AI enablement for audit-ready teams.

Why it matters: Policy expressed as product—built outside my employer, live on the web.

AI system

AI-assisted regulated application

Claude workflows with RAG, routing, audit logging, and cloud-native delivery for compliant AI in production contexts.

Why it matters: Modern AI UX with evidence and controls that regulators and engineers can both defend.

Clinical demo

Onco Ally

Clinical and oncology workflows translated into a credible digital experience—narrative, UX, and domain depth.

Why it matters: MIT CTO Impact Project—proof of domain-to-product translation.

Operating model

Engineering leadership framework

How I run engineering at scale: governance, org design, execution—strategy that shows up in releases.

Why it matters: Repeatable system for decision rights and velocity without bureaucracy theater.

Additional independent work: Ojas Health — health tracking and AI-assisted recommendations. EQCE org build (<$6M budget, 15→55 FTE) sits in signature outcomes and timeline.

Depth
Signature outcomes

Recurring executive patterns behind the numbers—how the work runs, not only what it measured.

Regulatory execution

Pattern: inspection-ready delivery as a habit, not a project.

Zero findings
Sustained FDA, ISO 13485, and IEC 62304 inspections with no findings—evidence in the system, not scramble at the door.
Evidence automation

Pattern: audit prep collapses when traceability is native to SDLC.

~90% reduction
Less manual audit prep by tying evidence, routing, and governance to how teams actually ship.
Org scale

Pattern: build a function as a platform, within real budget discipline.

15 →55 FTE · <$6M
EQCE scaled under a <$6M budget—enterprise quality and compliance as a deliberate operating model.
Governance model

Pattern: executive forums that connect architecture to releases.

SDLC Council
Cross-functional governance so policy, architecture, and execution stay aligned under inspection and in production.
Career Journey
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Stack
Technologies & platforms

Capability architecture: how I think about platform delivery, safety, and control—not a résumé keyword list.

Executive fit
Why teams bring me in
01

I build orgs people want to join: clear bar, real ownership, and accountability that shows up in releases—not slide decks.

02

I modernize how software ships: golden paths, observability, cloud-native execution—velocity without pretending risk doesn’t exist.

03

I connect what executives decide to what teams ship—architecture, governance, and execution on one thread.

04

Regulated and mission-critical is a constraint I respect, not an excuse to move slowly—compliance as an output of good engineering.