About Us:
ScopraMedia® Management Team Profiles
Al Lalji
President
Al leads and oversees ScopraMedia’s global growth strategy and initiatives. As founder, he sets the vision for ScopraMedia products and services. Al has held a variety of senior management roles during his career, giving him broad experience across functional and technical teams. Firmly supported by his team of tenured executives, Al leads from the front, managing the company’s organic expansion while continually raising the bar of positive customer experience.
Al has more than 15 years of experience in technology management and consulting with Fortune 500 and entrepreneurial firms. He has excelled in senior management roles in leading companies including Microsoft ®, T-Mobile®, Cingular ®, McKesson, Toys“R”Us®, Equifax ® and Starbucks®. Al has lived in Africa, London and Los Angeles. He holds a master’s degree in information systems and a bachelor’s degree in business, both from Pepperdine University.
Muru Ganesan
CTO
Muru leads ScopraMedia’s technology practice areas and ensures that our solutions are aligned with the business needs of our customers. He owns the design and architecture of our solutions and products, and works closely with our technical managers in the United States and India.
Muru’s deep technical expertise comes from working in technology leadership roles in large organizations such as Tata Consultancy Services, Qwest® and AT&T. He is proficient in diverse technical domains including systems integration, data warehousing, business analysis, re-engineering and legacy systems. Muru holds a bachelor of engineering degree in computer sciences from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
Charles Finkelstien
Advisor
Mr. Finkelstein is a highly respected computer and technology consultant with over a quarter century diverse experience. His practice focuses on creative
innovation, partnerships, product development and marketing in media, advertising, enterprise solutions, social computing, business intelligence and
web services. His past career includes
18 years deep and diverse experience at Microsoft serving mainly as Principal Group Program Manager in technical
and business leadership roles performing strategy, consulting, engineering, international technical evangelism, business development, IT innovation and
management, global marketing, sales training and interactive
media productions.
Prior to Microsoft, Charles was a recognized computing expert doing early innovation in networking, email, the Internet and media, where he worked with several Silicon Valley companies and the United States Government. Prominent in the Seattle-area angel investor community, Charles serves on advisory boards and as a director for leading innovative companies, guiding business and technology success.
