Parand Tony Darugar
About Parand Tony Darugar
Parand Tony Darugar is the VP of Service Architecture at Coupa, with a background in founding and leading tech companies, and significant contributions to Yahoo's advertising platform.
Company
Parand Tony Darugar currently holds the position of VP, Service Architecture at Coupa, based in San Diego, CA. He has been with Coupa since 2013 and has played a significant role in driving the company's technological advancements, particularly in the areas of big data and machine learning. His expertise has been instrumental in shaping the service architecture strategies at Coupa.
Title
Parand Tony Darugar is currently the Vice President of Service Architecture at Coupa. In this role, he leads initiatives related to the architecture and deployment of services, focusing on improving efficiency and scalability. His leadership in this position since 2013 has been marked by his contributions to big data and machine learning advancements.
Professional Background
Before joining Coupa, Parand Tony Darugar founded and served as CEO of Xpenser from 2008 to 2013, where he led the company for five years. He also worked at Yahoo Inc. as the Director of Architecture from 2005 to 2008, where he was instrumental in the Panama project and the Apex/Apt project focusing on scaling and grid architecture. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Blue Titan Software, serving as Chief Architect from 2001 to 2004, and then co-founded VelociGen Inc. from 1998 to 2001, where he also held the role of Chief Architect.
Education and Expertise
Parand Tony Darugar holds both a Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science with a focus on Machine Learning and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science from UC San Diego. His academic tenure at UC San Diego showcases significant grounding in computer science and machine learning, spanning from 1970 to 1995. This extensive education has underpinned his professional efforts, allowing him to leverage his expertise in various high-level roles across multiple companies.
Key Projects and Initiatives
During his tenure at Yahoo Inc., Parand Tony Darugar played a key role in the development of the Panama project, a major initiative in the company's advertising platform. He was also involved in the Apex/Apt project at Yahoo!, contributing to scaling and grid architecture. Additionally, as a co-founder of Blue Titan Software, he led the company to specialization in Web Services infrastructure before its acquisition by SOA Software in 2005. He similarly co-founded VelociGen Inc., focusing on Web application acceleration and scaling software.