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Mumbai/Bangalore, India

Spearheaded Personalized Store Development: Led a team of top-tier product managers to design and implement an online personalized store for Dell’s commercial customers, enhancing the purchase experience with improved customization and ease of use.Built and Mentored High-Performance Team: Recruited and mentored a team of high-caliber product managers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence that led to the delivery of user-centric products.Enhanced Customer Satisfaction: Achieved a 10 bps improvement in CSAT by focusing on customer needs and refining the product experience, contributing to a more positive user feedback.Increased Online Adoption: Drove a 10% increase in online adoption through the development and optimization of the personalized store, expanding Dell’s digital footprint and market reach.Generated Incremental Revenue: Contributed to a 10% rise in incremental revenue by delivering solutions that enhanced the purchasing process and attracted more commercial customers.Improved Purchase Efficiency: Streamlined the online purchasing process, reducing friction and improving transaction efficiency, which resulted in higher customer retention and repeat business.Innovated User Experience: Implemented advanced personalization features and technologies, setting a new standard for online commercial transactions and positioning Dell as a leader in digital commerce solutions.

Bengaluru Area, India

Led Dell E-Commerce Order Experience: As Principal Product Manager, drove the development of industry-leading CSAT order experience tools and platforms for B2B and B2C Dell customers, enhancing user satisfaction.Defined Strategic Product Roadmap: Developed a multi-year product roadmap that accelerated user onboarding and expanded Dell's global customer base.Boosted Customer Satisfaction: Achieved a 6 bps improvement in cNPS, increasing the score from 55 to 61 by optimizing the order experience.Reduced Care Contacts by 10%: Redefined order milestones and details, resulting in a 10% reduction in customer care contacts and improving operational efficiency.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led E-Commerce Platform Innovation: Managed the development of a commerce platform enabling dynamic product catalogs, configuration, validation, and pricing for B2B and B2C e-commerce customers, enhancing the user experience.Secured Patent for E-Commerce Innovation: Filed a patent with the USPTO for an innovative method to efficiently exchange updated product and price details on e-commerce home pages, streamlining information flow and improving platform responsiveness.

Mumbai Area, India

Drove Market-Driven Product Innovation: As Product Manager for the prepaid data vertical, led market research and competitive analysis to build new IT products, driving incremental revenue and growth.Crafted Strategic Product Proposals: Prepared comprehensive MRD/PRD proposals, evaluated vendor proposals and commercials, ensuring strong ROI for new product initiatives.Leveraged Data Analytics for Growth: Utilized SQL and SAS to analyze performance data, creating business cases that identified new opportunities and informed strategic decisions.Led MyIdea App to Success: Spearheaded the development of business requirements for the MyIdea App, resulting in a 4% revenue increase and earning an Excellence Award.Innovated with YouTube Idea Pack: Conceptualized and managed the YouTube Idea Pack from inception to rollout, successfully upselling the product and expanding market reach.

Bangalore

Content Personalization: Developed cloud-based solutions for real-time content promotion and personalized recommendations, enhancing targeted audience engagement.Enhanced Connectivity Success: Formed and led the Analytics SBU, achieving a 20% increase in customer connection success rate for Slingbox by driving improvements in connectivity.Streamlined Data Collection: Led a team in ecosystem data collection, reducing manual efforts by 90% and significantly improving operational efficiency.Optimized System Analytics: Identified key metric points for system analytics, enabling accurate system evaluation and driving continuous improvements.Developed Web-Based Messaging System: Led a team to create an HTTP-based messaging system, facilitating easy player integration as a web-based application.Advanced Slingbox Streaming: Spearheaded the delivery of Slingbox streaming on Adobe RTMP and RTMPe, optimizing bandwidth for GoogleTV and Facebook apps.Implemented IPv6 Readiness: Successfully implemented IPv6 readiness for the Slingbox network stack, ensuring future-proof connectivity.Reduced Return Rates: Designed a flash file system corruption check for Slingboxes, reducing customer return rates by 2%.

Bangalore

Managed Key OEM Accounts: Successfully handled major customer accounts in Taiwan, delivering tailored audio and video streaming solutions that met specific OEM requirements and built strong client relationships.Architected Media Streaming Solutions: Led the architecture and integration of media streaming, VVOIP, and SIP on mobile platforms for ARM-based and Intel Atom processors, ensuring optimal performance and compatibility.Led GStreamer Plugin Development: Spearheaded the development of GStreamer plugins for the Aricent Media suite, enhancing media capabilities for Linux-based platform customers.Customized Android Media Libraries: Engineered Android Media library customizations within Stagefright, enabling OEMs to efficiently port and optimize their media stack solutions on Android platforms.

Bangalore

Video Streaming Deployment: Successfully deployed solutions across various video streaming technologies, including HLS, RTMP, RTP/RTCP, RTSP, SIP, and Video Telephony, enhancing platform versatility.Overcame Bandwidth Challenges: Developed and implemented advanced techniques to solve network bandwidth challenges, ensuring smooth and reliable video streaming even in constrained environments.Innovated RTP Component Design: Designed a robust RTP component that significantly improved streaming performance and reliability, addressing key industry requirements.Enhanced A/V Synchronization: Engineered audio/video synchronization and bandwidth adaptation techniques, ensuring seamless and high-quality streaming experiences across different network conditions.

Bangalore

Successful Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped a SaaS-based enterprise SMS solution that gained traction in critical applications such as blood banks and targeted product promotions, driving early adoption and market validation.Architected Scalable Infrastructure: Built the initial backend architecture using CMS (Drupal) and PHP, and developed the frontend with YUI (JavaScript), ensuring a robust and scalable platform from the ground up.Led Strategic Customer Engagement: Played a pivotal role as a consultant and advisor in conducting customer interviews, performing market analysis, and shaping the technical architecture, resulting in a product that closely aligned with market needs.Enhanced Market Fit through Direct Customer Interaction: Facilitated customer interfacing and demos, leading to valuable insights that informed product iterations and improved market fit, strengthening the solution's competitive position.

Bangalore

Facilitated Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinated effectively with US-based remote development teams and product managers, ensuring seamless communication and alignment on feature development, technical design, and coding practices.Developed Innovative Algorithms: Engineered and optimized key algorithms for the Kyocera Mobile Messaging App, enhancing performance and user experience on the Brew and native Qualcomm platforms.Provided Technical Leadership: Led the development team in designing and implementing critical features, resulting in a robust, high-performing mobile messaging app that met stringent industry standards.Demonstrated Platform Expertise: Applied deep expertise in Brew and Qualcomm platforms, successfully overcoming technical challenges and delivering a stable, scalable product.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Marketing And Strategy

Activities and Societies: Alumni Committee Post Graduate Program one year full time residential course

Global Network For Advanced Management, Macro Economics

Study Abroad: Represented IIMB as Part of GNAM Global B-Schools from Presented a case on European macro economic condition and the impact.

Technology Partnership For Indian Markets - Iimb Student Exchange

Evaluated the business and technology synergy for electronic printing market in India with Nano Dimension (http://www.nano-di.com/).

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Computer Science, First Class With Distiction

Activities and Societies: Co-ordinator and organizer - NCAC Symposium and INTRAMS Culturals