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Aaron Ardiri

Technology & Product Executive

CTO | VP Engineering | Product & Platform Strategy

Stockholm, Sweden | Dual Swedish and Australian citizen
email: aaron@ardiri.com | +46 70 656 1143 | linkedin.com/in/ardiri

Executive Profile

Technology and product executive with nearly three decades of international experience building organisations, platforms and products across enterprise software, telecommunications, embedded systems, IoT and cybersecurity. Combines founder-level commercial ownership with deep technical authority, having led companies, distributed engineering teams, product transformation, enterprise deployments, international innovation programmes and post-acquisition integration. Effective building technology organisations from the ground up or influencing engineering practices within existing enterprises.

Executive Leadership

Technology Strategy - Product Leadership - Engineering Organisations
Enterprise Architectur - Commercial Negotiation - Organisational Transformation
Innovation & Intellectual Property - Board and Stakeholder Communication

Selected Executive Impact

  • Co-founded and built RIoT Secure into a founder-owned, multi-million-SEK technology business, retaining responsibility for corporate strategy, product direction, financial planning, commercial negotiations and enterprise delivery.
  • Led a distributed engineering organisation of approximately 30 people while transforming ubitexx’s device-specific mobile-management product into a device-agnostic enterprise platform, contributing to its acquisition by Research In Motion.
  • Served as consortium and technical lead for a €3 million European innovation programme involving academic, technology and customer organisations.
  • Directed secure industrial technology deployed across hundreds of connected devices in live airport operations for SAS Ground Handling.
  • Created technologies protected by three US patents spanning adaptive digital publishing, enterprise device management and bandwidth-efficient IoT communications.
  • Supported the international launch of BlackBerry 10 through developer leadership and technical engagements across more than 40 countries.
  • Introduced schema-driven microservice architecture and controlled AI-assisted engineering practices within Ericsson’s enterprise development environment.

Professional Experience

2017-present - Founder & CEO
RIoT Secure AB | Stockholm, Sweden

    Co-founded and led a cybersecurity and IoT company developing secure device-lifecycle technology for resource-constrained and industrial systems. Held executive responsibility for strategy, product direction, architecture, commercial negotiations, financial planning and enterprise delivery. Combined company leadership with technical governance, translating customer and market requirements into product priorities while ensuring that a focused team could deliver successfully within demanding operational environments.

    • Built and led a multidisciplinary team of up to ten people, defining technical direction and engineering processes while delegating delivery responsibilities.
    • Established a founder-owned, multi-million-SEK annual-revenue business without external investment, with direct responsibility for budgets, forecasts, pricing and contracts.
    • Served as consortium and technical lead for a €3 million European innovation programme involving academic, technology and customer organisations.
    • Secured and directed a strategic engagement with SAS Ground Handling, delivering a secure industrial platform supporting hundreds of connected devices in live airport operations.
    • Established the governance, company policies and supplier-compliance practices required to operate within an enterprise aviation environment.
    • Transformed original security research into an integrated device-lifecycle platform and communications technology protected by US Patent 11,997,165 B2

2024-2026 - Principal Software Architect
Ericsson AB | Stockholm, Sweden

    Took a concurrent enterprise appointment during a quieter operating period at RIoT Secure, bringing start-up-informed architectural leadership into Ericsson’s network-tooling and Lab-as-a-Service environment. Operated as a senior technical authority across independently developed services and organisational boundaries, helping teams balance pragmatic delivery with the architectural governance, maintainability and long-term platform thinking required within a global enterprise.

    • Introduced schema-driven microservice architecture to improve interoperability and lifecycle governance across independently developed services.
    • Strengthened engineering practices around architectural control, maintainability and systematic reduction of technical debt.
    • Established a controlled approach to AI-assisted development that preserved human ownership, code quality and architectural oversight.
    • Aligned teams across organisational boundaries around shared architectural principles, connecting longer-term platform strategy with practical implementation.
    • Presented the resulting architecture and development methodology at the internal Ericsson Developer Conference in 2026.

2014-2015 - Chief Technology Officer
Evothings AB | Stockholm, Sweden

    Led technology and product strategy for an open-source platform bridging mobile application development with connected hardware and the emerging IoT ecosystem.

    • Defined the architecture and product direction for Evothings Studio, simplifying the development of mobile applications communicating with embedded devices.
    • Led the core engineering team while coordinating technical feedback and contributions from a broad international open-source community.
    • Established strong ecosystem relationships with organisations including Arduino and Arm, supported by integrations, demonstrations and developer outreach.
    • Helped create a sustainable open-source ecosystem whose technology and community remained active after the company ceased operations.

2012-2013 - Principal Developer Evangelist
BlackBerry | Munich, Germany

    Transitioned into BlackBerry’s developer-relations organisation following the technical integration of ubitexx GmbH, supporting the international launch of BlackBerry 10 throughout EMEA.

    • Represented BlackBerry 10 at developer events and technical engagements across more than 40 countries, addressing audiences ranging from specialist engineering groups to conferences with thousands of attendees.
    • Led and supported developer evangelists communicating the platform’s architecture, capabilities and development model to international audiences.
    • Connected BlackBerry engineering and product strategy with the external developer community, translating platform capabilities into practical adoption.

2010-2012 - Technical Director, VP Development
Resarch In Motion / ubitexx GmbH | Munich, Germany

    Led enterprise product architecture and a distributed engineering organisation of approximately 30 people based in Ukraine, with responsibility for technical direction, development priorities and delivery coordination.

    • Established technical direction, development priorities and delivery coordination across the remote engineering organisation.
    • Re-architected a device-specific mobile-device-management product into a device-agnostic enterprise platform supporting heterogeneous mobile devices.
    • Participated as a senior technical representative in acquisition discussions and due diligence leading to ubitexx’s acquisition by Research In Motion in 2011.
    • Directed post-acquisition integration and knowledge transfer, helping evolve the technology into BlackBerry’s Universal Device Service.
    • Contributed to the resulting intellectual property, subsequently protected by US Patent 9,756,501 B2.

2008-2010 - Chief Technology Officer
Appear Networks AB | Stockholm, Sweden

    Led technology strategy, product development and research for a context-aware enterprise mobility platform serving transport and mobile-workforce environments.

    • Directed platform development and technology delivery supporting a significant enterprise deployment with Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
    • Led technical participation in the MIDAS, SIMS and CAMPUS European innovation programmes, spanning proposal development, product definition and delivery.
    • Participated in strategic discussions with SITA concerning application of the platform within the international airline industry.
    • Established Scrum-based product ownership and iterative development practices that informed subsequent technology organisations and programmes.

2001-2008 - Chief Technology Officer
MedHand International AB | Stockholm, Sweden

    Served as the technical counterpart to the company’s business leadership, creating a pioneering secure digital-publishing platform for medical professionals.

    • Defined the architecture for Dr Companion, combining cross-platform delivery, over-the-air content updates and digital-rights management across mobile and desktop devices.
    • Participated in negotiations and technical discussions that secured content-licensing agreements with major international publishers.
    • Created adaptive-content technology protected by US Patent 7,937,656 B2.
    • Led the platform through multiple generations of mobile technology while preserving a consistent product, content and user experience.

Board & Advisory Experience

    Board and advisory appointments spanning cybersecurity, mobile technology, digital media, connected products and enterprise software, including RIoT Secure, KISS Digital Media, GreatSway Enterprises, Biosync Technology, Kocoverk Mobile Tech and MedHand International.

Education

    Bachelor of Science (Computing)
    1993-1996 - Curtin University of Technology | Perth, Australia
    Minors in Computer Graphics, Geographic Information Systems and Commerce

Patents / Innovation

    METHOD FOR RENDERING INFORMATION ON A DISPLAY
    United States Patent US 7,937,656 B2, Issued May 3, 2011

      The method is for rendering information on a display, comprising. Content components in a container are provided. A content handler (style sheet) is used to transform the content components. A key word in the content component is identified. A real time link is provided between the key word and an outside source. A screen size of a display unit is determined. A size of a first display is adjusted by only displaying a complete content of a first level of the content components and a link to a second level. The link is activated to display a complete content of the second level and a link to the second level.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS DEVICE CONFIGURATION
    United States Patent US 9,756,501 B2, Issued Sep 5, 2017

      A method for managing policies for groups of wireless devices, associated with a corresponding one of multiple different wireless device platforms comprising collecting for all platforms a set of configurations and policies supported by the platforms, and generating a master set of device agnostic rule definitions from the collected configurations and policies, the rules being defined without regard to constraints on the configuration settings governed by the multiple different wireless device platforms.

    A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING DATA COMMUNICATION OF INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DEVICES
    United States Patent US 11,997,165 B2, Issued May 28, 2024

      A system and method for optimizing data communication of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The system comprises a collection of IoT devices, an IoT server, a management console, third party IoT gateways and user devices. The IoT device is connected to a sensor or an actuator. The IoT device identifies attributes of the sensor or the actuator. Further, the IoT device receives raw data generated by the sensor or the actuator. Subsequently, the IoT device defines data types for the raw data based on the attributes and define bit stream storage for the data types. The IoT device may optimize data-transmission size of the data types and bit stream storage using a communication protocol and transmit the raw data to the IoT server. The IoT server may transcode the raw data into a desired format and relay transcoded data to a management console.

References

    "I have worked with Aaron for about two years on a project aimed at digitlizing and enabling dynamic configuration of a complex text environment. Compared to where we started, Aaron has impressively redefined how we approach building micro-service based solutions. Building on experience from earlier projects prior to joining Ericsson, Aaron introduced a schema-driven architecture that proved to be an execllent fit for the challenge. This approach enabled the creation of an architecture and micro-service components that can be generated and combined efficiently, significantly reducing the need for large development teams. In under six months, Aaron was able to validate his archittecure - together with modern AI tools - to independently deliver a complete, document and production-ready solution that allows the development team to focus on the what, not th ehow. His ability to combined pragmatic problem-solving with advanced technical thinking is truly remarkable. We have collaborated closely throughout this journey, exchanging ideas and refining concepts together. Aaron is a true entrepreneur who brings both vision and execution. I hightly recommend him for advances assignments that require creative thinking, deep technical expertise, and a collaborative mindset to deliver innovative solutions."

    Peter Otterstrom, Head of Network & Technology - Ericsson AB

    “Aaron is an incredible professional with an absolutely amazing combination of engineering and leadership skills - the perfect technical visionary who can quickly explain how things should be done and is not afraid to dive in and assist his team when there is doubt about implementation. I have learnt a lot from Aaron while he was my manager and I appreciate been given the chance to work with him.”

    Vitaliy Ryumshyn, System Architect - ubitexx GmbH - a subsidiary of BlackBerry

    “I have worked with Aaron on multiple projects, and can say without reservation he is one of the most knowledgeable and resourceful developers I have had the privilege of meeting. Aaron has never found a task beyond his ability, and once started, he works with an amazing focus and drive to accomplish the task. His excitement is always contagious, and I enjoy working with Aaron. He is always available to provide advice and insight to his team and shows great leadership skills. I would eagerly recommend him for any position or project in need of quality leadership.”

    Michael Ethetton, Business Partner - self employed

    “Aaron goes above and beyond when you hire him to work for you. In our case we needed to do something so bleeding edge that we weren't even sure if it was possible. Aaron made the impossible happen and for delivery streamlined it so that a non-techie could do a demonstration at a trade show. I would hire him again and again.”

    Joel Evans, Director of Technology - GTech Corporation
    “Aaron's forte is architecting software, no matter the platform. He's one of the most talented coders I know and, at the same time, knows how to communicate effectively with his clients in a patient, laid-back and constructive manner. There's not a mobile device so obscure that Aaron hasn't written code for it. He's the go-to person for any project that's in need of a sound architecture.”
    Ivo Jager, Business Partner - self employed

    “Aaron is one of the most talented, creative and driven developers in the Palm Economy. He has consistently created solutions where others thought it was impossible, and his savvy with both the user experience and the back-end programming allow him to create truly revolutionary solutions.”

    Michael Bergen, Palm Developer Relations - Palm, Inc

    “Aaron has a visionary mind wrapped inside a business pragmatist’s head. Aaron has not only engineered the single most impressive handheld product UI in the medical space, he has optimized that UI for just about any device you can imagine; Aaron isn’t just a software engineer - he is a solid and wise businessman which makes working with him all the better.”

    Evan Schnittman, VP Business Development & Rights - Oxford University Press

    “Aaron is a task-oriented manager with good project management skills. His expertise in embedded development is very valuable to any mobile technology company. Aaron also has a good sense for future trends and know-how to implement this in reality.”

    Alisa Devlic, Research Lead - Appear Networks AB

    “Aaron has top notch tech skills and great experience in the mobile application development area (and beyond). He is also keen and patient to share this valuable experience with young engineers (like me). Last but not least, I like the fact that he tries his best to create a happy and pleasant working environment. Thumbs up!”

    Georgios Panagiotou, Research Engineer - Appear Networks AB

    “Aaron is a brilliant programmer, with a knack for native coding. His knowledge spans across a large number of programming languages, with a particular focus on mobile technologies. He has both the vision and the skills to implement leading-edge products. Give him a challenge that he likes, and he'll dedicate all this energy to solve it.”

    Xavier Aubry, CEO - Appear Networks AB

    “Aaron Ardiri is the most skilled and experienced mobile developer I had a chance to meet and know. I doubt I could have met many others with that level of dedication, knowledge, studiousness and diligence.”

    Nemanja Bondžulić, CEO - Industry Entertainment