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Redwood City, CA, US

Madison, Wisconsin, US

• Manage software development of two geographically distributed enterprise data products teams consisting of over 20 team members
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (daily stand up, backlog refinement, weekly release planning, internal demo and retrospectives) using Kanban framework
• Improve team performance by discussing Agile Key Performance Indicators (cycle time, throughput, work in press items and control charts) with team members on regular basis
• Create and maintain content for onboarding new members including understanding of JIRA, Confluence and communication channels

Santa Clara, CA, US

• Drove adoption of Agile and scrum framework for over 30 team members across two software projects for new online banking platform
• Facilitated all Agile ceremonies (daily stand up, backlog refinement, increment & sprint planning, internal sprint demo and retrospectives) and removed blocking issues for both project teams
• Reported team progress during Scrum of scrums ceremonies and prepared end of sprint reports for leadership teams
• Improved team performance by discussing Agile Key Performance Indicators (backlog health index, commitment rate, burn-down, velocity and sprint charts) with team members on regular basis
• Created and maintained uniform structure of Confluence Wiki pages, oversaw review and approval of product features by Fraud, Security, Privacy, Product Readiness and Legal teams
• Designed content for onboarding new members, including understanding of Agile methodology, JIRA, Confluence, application demo, other systems access, communication channels, and project scope

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Scrum Master managing development of multiple tracks for Business Intelligence (BI) dashboards including Data Warehouse Extraction, Transformation and Loading (ETL) and dashboard development functions
• Develop program/project/release plans and timelines, monitor execution progress and drive resolution to possible scope/time trade-offs
• Manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs for a successful project delivery
• Address program bottlenecks, provide alternative resolutions and mitigation strategies with win/win solution
• Lead end-to-end planning, execution and delivery of portfolio of projects through their lifecycle phases to successful completion
• Establish business processes and policies (Change & Release Management), as well as metrics and indicators for success

Austin, Texas, US

• Manage software development projects for Tesla web site using Agile scrum & Kanban methodologies
• Successfully managed the infrastructure setup for on premise Amazon Web Services to launch Model 3 vehicle in China by working with cross functional teams such as Options Warehouse, Pricing, Network Operations, Core.
• Collaborate with Delivery, Sales, Support, Marketing, Finance, IT, Manufacturing, Europe and APAC regional teams to prioritize and implement product launch, enhancement requirements and production issues
• Identify interdependencies and co-ordinate release schedule with Sales Force, Manufacturing, Service, Finance and other IT teams
• Facilitate daily stand-up, backlog grooming and prioritization meetings to ensure high priority issues are addressed in a timely manner
• Improve efficiency of the development, QA & release teams by defining and documenting processes such as Change Request process for SOX compliance, JIRA ticket creation guidelines, and facilitating knowledge transfer.

Oakland, California, US

• Managing Content Management System and Web Analytics projects for Adobe Experience Marketing Cloud platform implementation using Agile methodology
• Led the effort to establish scrum process for both project teams
• Remove impediments to team’s progress and serve as coach for both the teams
• Facilitate Sprint planning (user stories and task estimates), daily Stand-ups, Demo, Release planning and retrospective meetings
• Present project status to management on a weekly basis

San Jose, CA, US

• Successfully led Agile software development of two projects simultaneously for wireless engineering, with each team comprised of 12 engineers
• Managed project teams across different countries and time zones
• Facilitated Sprint planning, daily Stand-ups, Demo, and retrospective meetings
• Shielded the team from interruptions and removed obstacles during the sprint
• Tracked progress on a daily basis to eliminate potential issues and risks, and present overall project status and metrics to management
• Use Kanban approach to manage, prioritize and allocate resource to address issues in a timely manner

Hillsboro, Oregon, US

• Management of Digital Marketing projects including Web Analytics, Business Intelligence and Marketing Automation using Agile methodology
• Facilitate Sprint planning (user stories and task estimates), daily Stand-ups, Demo, Release planning and retrospective meetings
• Lead JIRA tool training for team members and manage the content for projects on SharePoint site
• Manage the project training content, and collaborate with HR training team to deliver it to end users
• Track progress on a daily basis to eliminate potential issues and risks, and present overall project status and metrics to management

San Jose, CA, US

• Spearheaded integration of reports, tools and processes of WAN-O team to align with Cisco standards
• Led Prime Central product team comprised of marketing, engineering, documentation and supply chain to ensure release is delivered on time and with quality metrics
• Managed product programs through entire lifecycle using Agile & Cisco Waterfall Product Development Methodology (PDM)
• Performed various change management activities including scope changes and deploying the fix for critical defects

San Jose, CA, US

• Successfully led over 50 web applications for social media and mobile apps using Agile scrum methodologyTasks included: user requirements, initial UX mockups, Governance approvals, development, user acceptance testing.
• Facilitated Sprint planning (user stories and task estimates), daily Stand-ups, Demo, Release planning and retrospective meetings
• Tracked progress on a daily basis to eliminate potential issues and risks, and presented overall project status and metrics to management
• Managed offshore teams in multiple geographical locations. Ensured task completion to specification, on time and within budget
• Collaborated with Governance, QA, Release and Security teams to ensure all compliance requirements and project deliverables are accomplished
• Performed various change management activities including scope changes, deploying the fix for critical defects and security fixes

Sunnyvale, California, US

• Developing and implementing an effective strategic marketing plan
• Networking and follow-through to establish new partnering and business relationships
• Marketing activities using website, newsletters and social media communications
• Increase adoption of EcoCloud (social network) platform tools to promote sustainability

Stanford, CA, US

• Responsibilities:
• Researching and contacting vendors for event presentation, demo and panel participation.
• Create event awareness thru traditional and social media networks.VLAB Overview:
• 20-year-old MIT/Stanford Venture Lab is the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum, dedicated to promoting the growth and success of High-Tech entrepreneurial ventures by connecting ideas.

San Jose, CA, US

• Managed Business Development for Mainstream Spartan product lines with $200M annual revenue and 20% annual growth. End markets for these products are Networking, Communications, Consumer, Aero & Defense, Medical and.
• Increased product revenue by over $2M with very high gross margin, by creating business case, negotiating with the field sales and working with Operations to support customer demand for discontinued product.
• Drove Revenue and ASP forecasting through information gathered from Sales, Quoting, Backlog, Customer Forecasts and Cross Functional Teams
• Led cross functional teams reviewing engineering yields, operational lead times, financial and forecast data, to identify and resolve quality or other logistics issues across multiple time zones; to enhance time to.
• Prepared and presented monthly product presentations and metrics to upper management on forecast and overall product position, including engineering, manufacturing and customer activities.
• Managed product life cycle including publication of Product Change Notices (PCN) and Product Discontinuation Notices (PDN)

San Jose, CA, US

• Delivered technical and sales training to over 500 persons worldwide for Mainstream Spartan devices contributing to over $200M annual revenue from these products
• Increased the adoption of Spartan devices into new markets such as Consumer Displays and Medical Imaging by mentoring Sales personnel with Spartan technical value proposition material related to features, performance.
• Performed market and technical research of various products for implementation into future products. For example, study of discrete DRAM memories resulted in incorporation of dedicated memory controller in Spartan-6.
• Built and strengthened relationship with customers by traveling to various locations in Europe, North America and APAC to deliver product presentations and resolve issues
• Led and managed World Wide Marketing team for the marketing campaign material that highlighted product features and advantages

San Jose, CA, US

• Solved hardware and software technical issues of customers by working with them in different time zones.
• Played a specialist role in the EDA tools, supporting co-workers with resolving critical customer issues.
• Published solution records for known hardware and software issues and work around.
• Tested Xilinx software to improve the usability and quality of software tools.

Hillsboro, Oregon, US

• Provided on line and phone technical support to customers for hardware and software.
• Prepared presentations for field technical sales training personnel on new software products.

• Startup firm making communication product with wireless digital packet radio, GPS receiver, cellular phone and data/fax modem for the mobile market
• Marketing, Logic design, Battery charger design, DC-DC Voltage convertor design, Board simulation & test

M. S., Electrical Engineering

B.E., Electronics & Communication Engineering

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