Taronish Pithawala

Taronish Pithawala, CD has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Taronish is currently the Director of Engineering Optimization at Seequent, where they are involved in connecting software, teams, and data to facilitate better decision-making for infrastructure engineering and subsurface software. Prior to this role, Taronish worked as a Product Ownership Manager and Product Owner at Seequent, focusing on developing SaaS solutions for earth modeling and analyzing customer and market data for revenue growth opportunities.

Before their tenure at Seequent, Taronish served as a Training Officer in the Canadian Forces - Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC). In this role, they demonstrated strong analytical skills and the ability to make timely decisions and recommendations by organizing and integrating complex information from various sources.

Taronish also held positions at Geosoft Inc. as a Technical Product Lead and Technical Analyst. In these roles, they played a crucial role in solving customer issues, managing the customer's journey, and representing the voice of the customer within the company. Taronish showed a strong drive for action, planning, and execution, and maintained an approachable persona while engaging with customers at all levels.

In addition, Taronish gained field acquisition and interpretation experience as a Junior Geoscientist at Quantec Geoscience Ltd. and conducted research on structural geology and volcanism at the University of Toronto. Taronish also worked as a Logistical Coordinator at Apex Geoscience Ltd.

Overall, Taronish Pithawala, CD has a diverse background with expertise in engineering optimization, product ownership, customer management, geoscience, and military training.

Taronish Pithawala, CD has a strong educational background in the field of science. They obtained a B.Sc. in Astrophysics from the University of Toronto, completing their studies from 2004 to 2009. They further pursued a specialization in Geophysics and completed their M.Sc. degree from the University of Toronto from 2009 to 2011.

In addition to their academic achievements, Taronish Pithawala, CD has also acquired relevant certifications. They are a Certified SAFe 5 Agilist and a Certified SAFe 5 Product Owner/Product Manager, obtained from Scaled Agile, Inc. in November 2021. They have also completed the Agile Product Owner Role: Techniques certification from LinkedIn, although the specific month is not provided.