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Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Azure Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure EngineeringAzure Hardware Fleet Management✦ Recovered $40MM in resources: Aligned teams, and identified process gaps and systemic issues in firmware deployments, cutting 'Out for Repair' hardware inventory by over 55%.✦ Boosted HW debug team’s throughput by 30%: Designed a new cross-organization task handoff and prioritization process.✦ Enhanced leadership reporting: Established an end-to-end program view with automated reporting as a single source of truth (SSoT) for stakeholders.

Remote

✦ Drove $2MM in sales pipeline: Created a new enterprise software strategy, pricing, and marketing plans, increasing inbound leads 10x in 9 months.✦ Doubled ARR to $1MM: Implemented a PLG strategy and ensured customer renewal and expansion.✦ Improved project delivery by 25%: Identified bottlenecks and established foundational processes for operations. Led VR/AR software and content teams in the US and India, ensuring customer success.

Vadodara Area, India

An IoT and smart home product startup that offered connected products, professional service, and energy management solutions.✦ Spearheaded cross-functional teams: Directed product engineering teams of up to 25 employees, bringing new products and features to market.✦ Achieved product-market fit with annual revenue of Rs. 100MM by engaging customers, channel partners, and stakeholders to gather insights on market needs, user satisfaction, and pain points, driving the development and prioritization of impactful product and feature roadmaps.✦ Scaled startup to 100 B2B customers: Grew from 0 to 100 clients while maintaining profitability using lean product development and manufacturing practices.✦ Cut product development costs by 75%: Designed a software platform, hardware platform, and wireless communication API protocol to ensure device interoperability, longevity, and robust hardware design.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Developed Inapic, an AI-based mobile app, that used computer vision to eliminate clutter from photostream. The app automatically created engaging photo stories in form of a photobook, of which the user could order a printed copy.

Developed a new market entry strategy for crane maintenance and repair service in India. The client was a Finnish company that manufactures heavy material handling equipment.

Consumer electronics product development, including: • Home theater products• Digital media centers• Blu-ray/dvd players• A/V receivers• Multi-room home audio and automation systems• Aftermarket car audio DSP

• As the first employee, worked closely with CEO to establish specifications, system designs and product development plans.• Led the software design and development

Mba

Activities and Societies: • Developed business plan for SimInsights, a startup company developing online collaborative simulation tools.

Ms, Electrical Engineering And Computer Science

Be, Electronics Engineering