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10 Sysco engineering leaders
These ten Sysco engineering leaders hold director and senior director engineering roles at Sysco, across software, platform, security and industrial engineering. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Sysco from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Dilhan Manawadu
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Global Platform Engineering & Services · Sysco
Sr. Director of Global Platform Engineering & Services at Sysco since December 2022, based in Houston, with a headline covering internal developer platforms, AI gateways and agentic AI governance at enterprise scale. At Sysco they were also Director, Developer Platform (2021 to 2022) and Director, Head of Agile & DevOps Transformation and Global Captive Engineering (2018 to 2021).
Enrique Pruneda
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Sysco
Director of Engineering at Sysco since March 2026, a director-level role their profile ties to engineering and construction. Other listed roles include Director of Engineering at Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (2022 to 2025), Project Manager Principal Engineer at Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (2017 to 2022) and Engineering Project Manager at The Coca-Cola Company (2013 to 2017).
Melody MacDonald
LinkedInExperience: Director of Security Architecture and Engineering · Sysco
Director of Security Architecture and Engineering at Sysco since May 2021, a role their profile lists in the Engineering and Technical department. At Sysco they were also Sr. Manager, Cybersecurity Services, Architecture and Compliance (2019 to 2021) and Manager, Cyber Security Engineering and Architecture (2014 to 2019). Other listed roles include Vice President of Information Technology at Rimkus (1991 to 2013).
Michael Harris
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Industrial Engineering · Sysco
Senior Director of Industrial Engineering at Sysco since July 2025, a director-level role their profile places in Houston. Other listed roles include Supply Chain Consultant at Brecham Group (2024 to 2025), Vice President, Workforce Optimization and Applications at Pitney Bowes (2023 to 2024) and Senior Director, Workforce Optimization and Applications at Pitney Bowes (2021 to 2023).
Olivia Haas
LinkedInExperience: Director, Industrial Engineering · Sysco
Director, Industrial Engineering at Sysco since August 2022, based in Houston, a director-level role in the Engineering and Technical department. At Sysco they were also Manager, Industrial Engineering (2021 to 2022), Project Manager, Industrial Engineering (2020 to 2021), Industrial Engineer (2018 to 2020) and Senior Supply Chain Solutions Analyst, Supply Chain Engineering (2017 to 2018).
Praveen Sirupa
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering, Customer Onboarding, Relationship & Service Management · Sysco
Director of Engineering, Customer Onboarding, Relationship & Service Management at Sysco since July 2026, based in Houston. At Sysco they were also Director of Engineering, eCommerce Personalization & User Management (2023 to 2026), Director of Engineering, Data Integrations, Enterprise & Analytical Services (2022 to 2023), Sr Platform Owner, Data Integrations (2019 to 2022) and Sr Solutions Architect, Enterprise Integrations (2016 to 2019).
Romith Jinawardana
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Sysco
Director of Engineering at Sysco since July 2023, with a headline naming Warehouse Technology at Sysco, and a director-level role in the Engineering and Technical department. At Sysco they were also Chief Software Architect, Supply Chain (2020 to 2023) and Enterprise Integration Architect (2019 to 2020), and they were Senior Software Architect at Sysco LABS Sri Lanka (2016).
Samir Patel
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Software Engineering · Sysco
Senior Director, Software Engineering at Sysco since December 2020, based in Houston. Their profile describes leading technical teams in an engineering organization of more than 200 people in the US and SL toward common engineering rigor and modernization. At Sysco they were also Director, Technology (2019 to 2020), Senior Manager, DevOps (2017 to 2019) and Manager, Custom Apps (2014 to 2017).
Trey Rouse
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - Incentive Pay & HR Technology · Sysco
Director of Engineering - Incentive Pay & HR Technology at Sysco since March 2025, based in Houston. Their profile says that as Director of Engineering at Sysco they lead a global team to implement incentive pay systems. At Sysco they were also Sr. Tech Delivery Lead (2020 to 2025), Senior Manager Business Technology - HR (2013 to 2022) and SAP HR Conversion Lead (2006 to 2013).
Yoosuf Maktoum
LinkedInExperience: Director - Platform Engineering · Sysco
Director - Platform Engineering at Sysco since March 2025, based in Cypress, Texas. Their profile describes expertise in architecting quality engineering platforms, strategizing testing solutions and leading multinational quality engineering organizations. At Sysco they were also Senior Manager - Platform Engineering (2023 to 2025) and Senior Manager | Quality Engineering (2019 to 2023).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a foodservice distributor organize software engineering across warehouse, ecommerce and back-office systems?
- 02What does industrial engineering measure and change inside a large network of distribution centers?
- 03How do platform engineering teams support developers and AI tools across a large distribution company?
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