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Priya Gallani

San Diego,USA

Summary

Results-driven Engineering Program Manager with over 8 years of expertise in SoC design flow, specializing in analog, digital, and mixed-signal design. Successfully led full silicon development cycles, achieving on-time delivery of high-quality silicon for mass production. Skilled in guiding cross-functional teams and resolving complex technical challenges to meet stringent product schedules. Committed to enhancing project outcomes through process optimization and strategic leadership.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Engineering Operation Manager

Qualcomm Inc
San Diego
09.2017 - 04.2024
  • Managing the full spectrum of Security IP portfolio management, from concept to delivery, through pre-silicon IP development and RTL delivery, to post-silicon support activities.
  • Leading a team of 163 engineers and architects, driving project success through strategic guidance and resource management.
  • Successfully managed budgets and costs for security certification activities, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • Developed and implemented a robust program management framework, introducing innovative tools and processes to enhance portfolio execution, and drive business growth.
  • Successfully transitioned 200 resource managers to a new cloud-based planning tool, resulting in enhanced productivity and efficiency.
  • Developed and implemented an internal reporting tool, providing executive management with actionable insights into engineering performance indicators and metrics.
  • Effectively managed a $40 million budget, achieving significant cost savings through process improvements and resource optimization.
  • Improved IP request evaluation and execution, resulting in a 10% increase in return on investment (RoI), and feasibility.
  • Worked across different functions: Analog, Digital, Cores, and SOC teams, and drove program management-related activities from concept to post-Si.
  • Pioneered the integration of generative AI in program management, leveraging the capabilities of MS Copilot and various AI tools to enhance project efficiency, streamline workflows, cut manual work, and drive data-driven decision-making.

Software Project Manager/Scrum Master

Logitech Inc
Newark, USA
12.2016 - 09.2017
  • Manage platform software program for productivity pointing device and Multi-Touch keyboard
  • Scrum Master for the team, help the team to achieve sprint goals, remove obstacles and guide team to follow the best scrum
  • Facilitate agile ceremonies such as Daily Scrum, Sprint Demo, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Retrospective
  • Implemented Scrum Board physical & Virtual board in Jira ported from Iscrum
  • Collaborate with project stakeholders, product design team, engineering team, QA to develop project scope and to define project plan
  • Supervise across the project and ensure meeting Resource Cost, the Schedule, and the product experience (aka C2SX)

Project & Product Management Intern

Omega Solutions Inc
Santa Clara, USA
12.2015 - 12.2016
  • Handled agile and waterfall teams simultaneously. Transformed a non-Agile team to an Agile team by coaching and mentoring.
  • Consolidating the ad-hoc work requests to prioritize the monthly backlog.
  • Driving QA, development, and business efforts throughout the project.
  • Document business processes and analyze procedures to ensure that they meet changing business needs.
  • Conduct interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
  • Created user stories, wireframes and mockups to illustrate proposed features or changes.

Project Coordinator & Business Analyst

Yash Technologies
Hyderabad, India
10.2010 - 05.2014
  • Manage the ERP cross-functional teams
  • Work in conjunction with our IT vendor to capture the business requirements, review/ approve the documentation for functional and technical specifications and evaluate the proposed solutions within SAP or non SAP information systems.
  • Formulate the project plans for complex projects, and provide effort and time estimates specifically in SAP procurement MM, HCM, and finance modules.
  • Business requirements entail both enhancements and new projects, which have SAP configuration/custom development to implement new functionalities.

Education

Masters in Business Administration - Management Science, Human Resource Management & Finance

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
05.2010

Bachelors in Business Administration - Finance & Business

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Indore, India
05.2008

Skills

  • Agile Software Development
  • Budget Planning
  • Codebeamer
  • Confluence
  • IScrum
  • Jira
  • Microsoft Office Project Management Software
  • MS Flow
  • MS Project
  • MS Visio
  • Resource Optimization
  • Risk Planning
  • Roadmap Planning
  • SAP ERP
  • SharePoint
  • Tableau
  • Tempus
  • Workfront

Certification

Professional Certificate in Project & Program Management, UC Santa Cruz, 06/2016 – 05/2017

Timeline

Engineering Operation Manager

Qualcomm Inc
09.2017 - 04.2024

Software Project Manager/Scrum Master

Logitech Inc
12.2016 - 09.2017

Project & Product Management Intern

Omega Solutions Inc
12.2015 - 12.2016

Project Coordinator & Business Analyst

Yash Technologies
10.2010 - 05.2014

Masters in Business Administration - Management Science, Human Resource Management & Finance

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya

Bachelors in Business Administration - Finance & Business

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Priya Gallani