Rajiv Sodlapur Email & Phone Number

Menlo Park, CA, US

San Francisco, California, US

Advising and mentoring exceptional early talent in high tech industry product management, job search strategies, and skills for interviews and auditions. Facilitating the continued flow + growth of diversity into the world.

Dedicated to manifesting the dream of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals > vehicle to our destiny. The destiny of humanity. To make the world a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable planet by 2030.

• Co-founder, Visionary, Product Owner, Recruiter and Fundraiser
• Catalyzed growth of team to 20 contributors and advisors in < 18 months.
• Accelerated fundraising to secure our initial Founders Round.
• Cultivated funding accelerator pipeline (won acceptance into WXR 2019 Cohort).
• Authored Product Req’s for SecondLook XR, mobile discovery app for travelers.
• Built interactive mobile XR demos for user trials and investor pitches.

• Authored lean canvas, product specifications, and technical whitepapers.
• Sparked development of The Forging, an XR-based treatment protocol for PTSD and TBI.
• Supported on-boarding of 3rd party development team in Ireland.

• Accelerated team growth from 4 to 17, directly adding to annual sales in 9 months.
• Expanded Strategic Alliances network from 1 to 7 Reseller/Channel Partners in 6 months.
• Licensed MindVR's film, A Tour of Korea, to the “Museum of the Future,” (Dubai, 2020).

Espoo, Southern Finland, FI

• Scrum/Product Owner for Ovi, Nokia’s brand for mobile phones, apps, and accessories.
• Delivered ovi.com on time, and under budget peaking @ 10MM downloads/day.
• Promoted to Engagement Mgr., Nokia City Lens, AR Navigation app for Windows Lumia.
• Promoted to Field Testing Mgr., Stealth Mode Project (Rebel), for AR/HD cameras & sensors.
• Led Rebel field testing in Europe & North America in extreme weather conditions.
• Specialized in extreme sports including skiing, mountain biking, surfing, and kayaking.

• Moved home to worked independently while my mother recovered from knee replacement.
• Authored specification for ACH reporting app for VP of Kennebunk Savings Bank.
• Managed offshore development team to automate dynamic banner ads for the Hippo Press.
• Served as Laborer while apprenticing in Carpentry, Sheetrocking, Deck Building, and Roofing.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Led team to boost search relevancy from 28% to 92% for the Microsoft Partner Portal.
• Turbo-charged search performance with content metadata tools and data source federation.
• Drove deployment of i18n / l10n portal instances to hundreds of locales.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Hands-on Product Manager for newly formed Electronic Discovery & Litigation Support.
• Exceeded 80 Terabytes of customer assets under management within 1 year.
• Traveled extensively to interview and gather requirements from top US Law firms.
• Expanded portfolio to include Bloomberg Messaging Service.
• Authored specifications including MRD and PRD for each product line.
• Marshaled 3rd party offshore Development QA resources to release product on time.

Cartographic Engineering, Military Compilation & Color Separation Of 5 Color Topographic Maps

Certified Scrum Master, Agile Scrum Software Product Management

Agile Requirements, Product Requirements Management

Cartography, Computer Science

College Prep