Omar Akram

Omar Akram has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Omar started their career as a Web Developer at Wachovia, where they worked on both B2B and B2C applications. During their time there, they developed online payment systems and loan origination systems. Omar then moved on to the New Era Group of Companies as a Technology Consultant, where they implemented a unified communication system and maintained the loan origination system.

In 2009, Omar joined Epic Marketplace as a Senior Product Development Manager. Omar successfully migrated the Ad-Serving platform to a white-labeled solution, deployed a data warehousing/BI solution, and migrated the company's Ad-Serving platform to a cloud vendor. Omar also implemented an internal ticketing system to improve daily operations tasks and applied efficiency improvements across the business units.

Omar later worked as the Director of Product Development at SpinMedia Group, Inc., where they designed and implemented a media production process to improve the ad production workflow. Omar also implemented Agile/Scrum methodologies, resulting in increased production. Omar collaborated with upper-level management to establish business development processes and offer data-driven analytics to clients.

At Tactara, Omar served as the Senior Director of Product Development, with primary responsibilities including building out the Display RTB platform, implementing a cookie dropping solution, and leading a data warehousing project using SQL Server and Microstrategy.

From 2013 to 2016, Omar was a Co-Founder and Senior VP of Technology & Product at Adaptive Medias, Inc. Omar empowered publishers to grow and engage audiences across screens with premium video, providing turnkey applications and customized solutions.

In 2016, Omar became the VP of Technology & Product at Blue Water Ads, managing technology and product development. Omar enhanced processes and workflows to deliver premium video seamlessly across screens.

Most recently, Omar has been working as a Product Development Consultant and the Director of Ad Products at XUMO, where they have been responsible for product development and managing ad products.

Overall, Omar Akram has demonstrated expertise in product development, technology management, and business development across multiple industries.

Omar Akram attended the University of California, Berkeley from 1996 to 1998, where they studied Civil Engineering.