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Jaya Bhavaraju

Jaya Bhavaraju

San Diego,CA

Summary

With over 15 years of experience, successfully leading complex programs from concept to production. Expertise in cellular chipset software development, testing, and certification, supported by a deep technical background in SoC validation. Strong knowledge of modern cellular systems and standards, including 3G, 4G, and 5G. Skilled leader effectively managing cross-functional teams across departments and external vendors to deliver high-impact results. Utilizing data as a tool to facilitate technical discussions, resolve conflicts, and align diverse teams towards common program goals. Clear communication of program status, risks, and mitigation plans to senior leadership and stakeholders is a strength. Proven track record of driving process improvements that elevate product quality and operational efficiency.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Staff Engineer

Qualcomm Inc
04.2019 - Current
  • Managed a global team of 30+ delivering 80+ 5G phone certification programs from concept to production into VZW, AT&T, T-MOBILE and EU markets, resulting in a 19% growth in annual revenue
  • Introduced innovative PICS/LCR/LCVT processes to reduce the carrier certification time by 40% and enable 15% saving of the OEM lab certification cost
  • Led Strategic GenAI Partnerships with Distyl and Contextual in rolling out a Generative AI solution that automates responses to customer inquiries decreasing the customer support caseload by 20% and saving $600k per annum
  • Conducted twice daily scrum to maintain software issue resolution within an average resolution time of 5 days, tracking daily global escalations using dashboards, reporting management status by doing RCA of data

Staff Engineer

Qualcomm Inc
02.2015 - 04.2019
  • Managed AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, EU carrier compliance lab annual budgets over $3M and adherence to forecasts, resulting in 100% of projects delivered within budget
  • Negotiated cost-saving contracts with third-party 4G/5G test equipment vendors, leading to 35% reduction in project expenses
  • Secured risk management and mitigation strategies through proactive identification of potential project bottlenecks

Senior Engineer

Qualcomm Inc
09.2010 - 02.2015
  • Implemented risk assessment and mitigation processes, leading to 20% fewer unexpected setbacks
  • Coordinated with global teams to deliver projects on time and within budget
  • Facilitated cross-functional team communication across Test, Software, Systems, Product management teams, raising efficiency by 25%

Education

Masters - Computer Science

San Diego State University

Diploma - Program Management

Alison

Diploma - Program Management

Udemy

Skills

  • MS Project
  • JIRA
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Tableau
  • SQL
  • Salesforce dashboard
  • Forecasting
  • Create point
  • Axiom
  • Wire shark
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Agile
  • Create point
  • PRISM
  • SharePoint
  • Teams
  • Work front
  • Tempus
  • SalesForce
  • Agile & Scrum methodologies
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Risk Management
  • Resource Allocation
  • Keysight UXM
  • RnS
  • Anritsu
  • Anite 9000
  • Rohde & Schwartz CMW500
  • MS Office 2003-2007
  • Axiom
  • Orbit
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Android
  • IOS

Awards

Received 50+ Qualstar awards,  one Super Qualstar award, two times recipient of Upendra Patel award

Timeline

Senior Staff Engineer

Qualcomm Inc
04.2019 - Current

Staff Engineer

Qualcomm Inc
02.2015 - 04.2019

Senior Engineer

Qualcomm Inc
09.2010 - 02.2015

Masters - Computer Science

San Diego State University

Diploma - Program Management

Alison

Diploma - Program Management

Udemy

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