April Pu
Santa Clara,CA
Summary
As the Co-founder and Vice President of Product at Pachira Communication, I specialize in end-to-end product lifecycle management and cultivating a customer-centric approach. I have led the development of advanced AI platforms and voice agent products, drawing upon extensive understanding in AI technologies and an engineering-driven mindset. My work is also influenced by the design style of Chinese software companies，delivering relaxing and enjoyable user experience.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
VP of Product
Pachira Communication
Bei Jing, China
04.2011 - Current
- Led the end-to-end process for multiple products, including market research, requirement analysis, technology selection, design, development, release, and iteration.
- Performed technical research and competitive analysis to guide product decisions, with a deep understanding of AI technology limitations and their practical applications in products.
- Developed the company's AI platform, including ASR, TTS, and NLU.
- Developed the company's voice bot product.
- Upgraded the voice bot product to a next-generation voice agent powered by LLM.
- Collaborated with the sales team to secure major contracts with Toyota, China Mobile, Hisense, and others.
Senior Software Engineer
Aruba Networks
Sunnyvale, CA
08.2007 - 04.2011
- Evaluated the key technologies for NMS 3.0, including FLEX, third-party event software, SNMP API, etc.
- Responsible for the server-side Java middleware development, which queries the MySQL database and creates response objects for web service requests.
- Developed a report application.
Senior Software Engineer
Motorola
Andover, MA
05.2005 - 07.2007
- Designed and implemented voice calling management for optical switch which provides a triple-play (data, voice, IPTV) solution from one broadband access platform.
Software Engineer
Lucent Technology
Westford, MA
07.1998 - 04.2005
- Played a key role in the design and development of the UI Framework. Leveraging MVC architecture and multithreaded communication, the framework was engineered to enable flexible network management for large-scale networks within the Lucent product ecosystem.
Education
Master of Science - M.S. Electrical And Computer Engineering
07-1998
Bachelor of Science - B.S. Electrical And Computer Engineering
06-1993
Skills
- Product lifecycle management
- Engineering mindset
- Practical AI knowledge on ASR, TTS, and LLM
- Competitive analysis
- Team building and development
- Business development skills
Timeline
VP of Product - Pachira Communication
04.2011 - Current
Senior Software Engineer - Aruba Networks
08.2007 - 04.2011
Senior Software Engineer - Motorola
05.2005 - 07.2007
Software Engineer - Lucent Technology
07.1998 - 04.2005
State University of New York At Buffalo - Master of Science, M.S. Electrical And Computer Engineering
University of Science And Technology of China - Bachelor of Science, B.S. Electrical And Computer Engineering
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