🌱 Clarence Pong
About 🌱 Clarence Pong
Clarence Pong is the Senior Director and Head of Product Engineering at Vena Solutions, where he leads ten engineering teams responsible for B2B SaaS products. He has extensive experience in software development and management, having worked at various companies including SCIEX and Standard BioTools.
Current Role at Vena Solutions
Clarence Pong serves as the Senior Director and Head of Product Engineering at Vena Solutions since 2022. In this role, he leads an organization of 10 engineering teams that are responsible for the entire customer-facing B2B SaaS product. His leadership encompasses overseeing product portfolios that support financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and finance-led business planning for over 1,700 customers globally.
Previous Experience at SCIEX
Clarence Pong has extensive experience at SCIEX, where he held multiple roles over several years. He began as a Software Developer in 2003 for one year. He then progressed to Tech Lead and Software Developer from 2006 to 2009, followed by a position as Software Development People Leader from 2009 to 2016. His tenure at SCIEX contributed significantly to his expertise in software development and team leadership.
Experience at Other Companies
In addition to his roles at SCIEX and Vena Solutions, Clarence Pong has worked at several other organizations. He was a Software QA Engineer at Farelogix in 2002 for three months. He also worked as a Software Developer at CGI from 2005 to 2006. After his time at SCIEX, he served as Director of Software Development at Standard BioTools from 2016 to 2019, further enhancing his leadership and technical skills.
Education and Expertise
Clarence Pong holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Imperial College London and a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto. His educational background complements his expertise in managing web and desktop applications, as well as data and workflow integrations. He utilizes a diverse technology stack in his current role, including Java, React, C#, MongoDB, MySQL, AWS, and Azure.