George Cacioppo

George Cacioppo has been pushing innovation in the software engineering and technology industries since 1978. Cacioppo was born in Suffolk County, New York, and spent nearly 15 years of his life in the Northeast, but currently resides on the West Coast. His family and he live in the San Diego, California area. Cacioppo has been a visionary throughout his storied career, promoting innovation, continual development, and — most importantly — results. He has continually exhibited expertise in the areas of cloud-based, high-capacity consumer digital commerce, media, and gaming development, operation, and innovation.
Cacioppo began his career as a Software Engineer with Hazeltine Industrial Products Division in Greenlawn, New York in 1978. He produced custom code for a range of software applications in this job. George Cacioppo joined Digital Equipment Corporation (USA) as the Engineering Manager in April 1982, after spending four years as a Software Engineer. He efficiently managed the delivery of typeface products for X-Windows-based desktop solutions using his significant knowledge from his prior employment. He also developed a number of procedures and processes for qualifying and releasing a variety of video terminals, as well as printing items with complex software.

Adobe's Vice President of Software Development

George Cacioppo was named Vice President of Software Development for PostScript at Adobe, based on his past experience working with complicated PostScript laser printers. From April 1992 through February 2004, Cacioppo assisted PostScript with strategy, product development, and account growth. In 1984, PostScript was published as the first device-independent Page Description Language (PDL) and programming language, ushering in the Desktop Publishing Revolution. Cacioppo actively contributed to the evolution of PostScript into a best-in-class RIP technology for commercial and office printing solutions during his more than a decade at Adobe. He was in charge of engineering for up to 40 global OEM contracts with a combined turnover of more than $200 million. This required supervising the specification, development, and delivery of critical OEM software components, with a particular emphasis on:

Schedule adherence is critical.

Consistent software functionality, as well as

Adobe's top-of-the-line quality assurance procedures.

Cacioppo was also in charge of overseeing specific modifications that were required to fulfill customer needs and shorten time to market. Cacioppo was in charge of the professional development and progress of 160 engineers as the president of an engineering company. For nearly a decade, George Cacioppo:

Revenue from major accounts has increased.

Increased the number of accounts on file,

Product cycle times have been reduced.

Predictability is bolstered, and

Customer-centric culture has improved.

PalmSource Holdings' Vice President of Engineering

George Cacioppo started as Vice President of Engineering at PalmSource Holding Co in Sunnyvale, California, in March of 2005. Cacioppo had an immediate effect at PalmSource Holding after entering the fast-paced world of smartphones and mobile technologies. Cacioppo established a strong, dynamic technical and product management team from the ground up to support the very complicated development of new mobile devices. He was in charge of the implementation of licensed cell phones, smartphones, and mobile devices in particular. Cacioppo accomplished the following in just three years:

Reduce the time it takes for produce to reach the market.

Increase the use of Linux-based operating systems.

Create and provide Open Source Linux-based embedded software.

And there's more.

TurboTax's Vice President of Software Engineering

TurboTax is an Intuit Company that is revolutionizing the way people and companies file and prepare their taxes. In March of 2008, George Cacioppo joined the TurboTax team as Vice President of Software Engineering. He was in charge of about 250 product engineers and employees as an organizational leader. He and his team were in charge of TurboTax Online development and operations, as well as desktop products and solutions. Cacioppo's leadership, executive strategy, and vision resulted in more than $1.6 billion in revenue, as well as:

Created a cutting-edge data platform based on Big Data technology

TurboTax and other internet products are becoming more reliable, and

Focused on increasing the scalability of products and solutions.

Cacioppo used his Palm experience to oversee the delivery of cutting-edge iPhone and tablet products, earning 4.5-star reviews and attracting digital native customers. He led many process reengineering projects to free up resources for new innovation and reinvestment because of his clear focus on strategy, continuous improvement, and process enhancement. In 2010, he received the prestigious Intuit CEO Leadership Award for his commitment to excellence.

Sony PlayStation Network's Senior Vice President of Engineering

When George Cacioppo joined Sony Interactive Entertainment's PlayStation Network in 2013, the network was in trouble. One of the first things he did as the new Senior Vice President of Engineering was to stabilize the network. He developed long- and short-term strategic objectives while also employing top people to expand the engineering department. These projects played a key role in:

In order to address technology shortages,

Creating a solid monitoring system,

forming a quick-reaction incident response team, and

Identifying and resolving long-standing customer service concerns.

George Cacioppo was able to entirely minimize maintenance downtime while simultaneously improving all essential KPIs such as issue resolution time, response time, and availability. Rather than sticking with obsolete, out-of-date data center infrastructures, George Cacioppo moved development to the cloud and instituted programs to boost employee adoption of new services and technology. He also designed, executed, and instituted a variety of world-class, cutting-edge innovations aimed at boosting PlayStation Network performance and operations. When the COVID-19 epidemic rocked the world, Cacioppo's foresight put the PlayStation Network in the best possible position to handle the tremendous surge in demand caused by stay-at-home orders. Cacioppo received the Sony Group Technology Award in 2021 for his outstanding leadership and imaginative qualities.