Deepak Valagam Email & Phone Number

Berlin, De

Berlin / Dresden , Germany

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

User Research Researched and identified market needs through interviews, surveys and analysis of competitor productsValidation of product market fit by iteratively providing alpha and beta prototypes to customersIdeation of our innovative, technology agnostic business model - a “Lego Blocks” style full stack IOT platform ideal for quick prototyping, consisting of 7 levels of technology frameworks Product ManagementOwner of budgets, roadmap decisions and problem definitions (PRD and TRD) of embedded systems, IOT and software modulesDrove decision making on in-house dev vs licensing of new features and managed licensing of 3rd-party techChampion of product design and prototypingReduced MVP and Go-To-Market times of IOT products by 9 to 12 months - rapid product launchManaged pricing and customer contractsProduct Development Embedded Systems and IOTDevelopment of hardware and firmware for core lego blocks - created systems with easy plug-and-play style IOT, peripherals and firmware libraries.Drive execution from problem definition to launch, by coordinating among external engineers, component vendors, manufacturing and customer teams Software EngineeringSpearheaded design and development of web and mobile apps by coordinating with external stakeholders such as freelance designers and freelance developersSetup, scaling and maintenance of AWS cloud infrastructure - IoT services, databases and containerized web applicationsSales and Customer relationsAdvocated for the products by spreading awareness and understanding of our offeringsChampion for customer satisfaction through collection of feedback, analysis of product usage and running feature adoption programsImplementation of go-to-market strategies including the pricing, publicity and workshopping

Remote

IoT product owner for an Automatic Cosmetics Device with iOS and Web InterfacesResponsible for requirements gathering, product roadmap and feature definition for all the above modulesOwnership of planning, development, budgets, purchasing, and quality for alpha & beta prototypes of:Electronic Hardware : Circuits with SBCs, Driver ICs, Flash Storage, Serial Comm., Power Supply and IndicatorsEmbedded Software : Python, C and LinuxCloud Software and Storage : Google FirebaseWeb & Mobile User Applications : iOS (Swift 5) and Web (HTML 5, CSS, PHP)Remote stakeholder management with client’s engineering, costing, design, marketing teams in USA and vendors in India & ChinaCreated user guide articles, videos and gifs for stylists (end user); developer documentation for product extension and maintenance

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Product Owner of budgets, roadmap decisions and problem definitions (PRD and TRD)Drove execution from problem definition to launch, by coordinating among stakeholdersDevelopmentEmbedded Systems and IOTSpearheaded design, development and testing of control systems, motor drives, performance monitors and measurement devices for wind turbinesInternal Productivity SoftwareManaged development of the two-tier frontend web-app for IOT connected wind turbinesDeveloped modeling tools using data from CFD and FEA to aid R&DCreated prediction tool using third party weather API integrations to enable salesSetup data backend tool to pool data from all IOT connected wind turbinesDeployed collaborative BOM tool SalesEvangelized product adoptionCreation of promotional material creation and publicityDeveloped dealer network for Sales, O&M and support of our productsManufacturing, Purchasing and Quality ControlLed purchasing team that coordinated with cendors to source parts and raw materials for manufacturing of small wind turbines and their accessories.Oversaw operations of 3200m2 manufacturing facility.Headed quality-control and certification team that achieved IEC-61400, ISO-9001 and NIWE-SWT certifications.IT Infrastructure and SystemsOwner of budgets, licensing, implementation, maintenance and adoption of IT infrastructure and service systems within the companyChampioned modernization of business by driving implementation and user-adoption of software tools : Google Workspace, Cloud ERP, CRM, ITSM, Product Lifecycle ManagementManagement of company’s domains, websites, social-media and eCommerce accountsAsset Management : IP and Wind FarmsDrafted, defended, filed and managed 20+ patents in Indian and European Patent OfficesSpearheaded patent licensing and monetization initiatives, creating new streams of revenueManaged operations and maintenance of 15 MW wind farms spread across two locations in India

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Co-ordinating vertical axis small wind turbine R&D and Business Development

Chennai Area, India

Founding partner of an FMCG company with an innovative automatic toilet cleaner productResponsible for revenue, profitability and strategies of the product; Defined requirements by surveying 100+ target users; Product ownership of end-to-end lifecycle including product roadmap, design, prototyping, trials, manufacturing and packaging; Defined pricing and business models for the product based on benefits, profitability and competitor evaluationDrove product launch, publicity and sales; B2B and eCommerce: 8000+ orders, 3.5 star rating and 50+ reviews on Amazon.inVendor development for supply of components and outsourced materials; qualified based on cost, quality and delivery timeLeading a team of 5 people to manage daily operations, plan for growth and continuously innovate on product design

Chennai Area, India

Founder and inventor of a patented selfie app that captures high resolution selfies using front and back cameras of a smartphoneListed on Apple App Store and Android Play Store with 10000+ downloads, 3.9 star rating and 400+ customer reviewsGathered requirements by surveying 200+ target users; Responsible for product roadmap and feature definition for all featuresHands on development of iOS app including UI, storage, camera functions, physical sensors; Migrated from Objective C to SwiftDrove end-to-end development of Android app by coordinating remotely with freelance designers and developersConducted quality assurance tests through Google Analytics SDKs; Improved performance by monitoring crashes and ratingsAcquired 5000 installs, 15000 Facebook followers through Webmercials on YouTube, Google Ads and Facebook AdsOwnership of the planning, budgets and timelines for all of the above activities in collaboration with a remote team of 5 people

Bachelor Of Technology (Btech), Instrumentation And Control Engineering

Activities and Societies: Feeds - Official College Magazine, Frappe - Film Society of NITT

Education record

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Film Directing

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