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Raj Puran

Liberty Hill,TX

Summary

Twenty-seven year veteran of the computing industry with a large semiconductor and innovation company. Accomplished Director of Partnerships with ten plus years in building solid business relationships and leading teams in business development initiatives. Brought in over $100,000,000.00 in new business collectively. Very driven partnerships director with a vision to go above and beyond the current markets. Proven and fearless leadership in driving innovation and bring exciting technologies to market.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of IP Development Partnerships

Intel Corporation
Austin, TX
03.2020 - Current
  • Facilitated strategy development and planned with cross-functional teams to bring display technology innovations to PC market.
  • Led team of display engineers to cultivate relationships with internal groups and external partners to increase speed in deliver solutions to market for OLED and uLED technology.
  • Drove efficiency improvement through continued process refinement and streamlining of partnership scope and delivering contracts to be first to market on technology.
  • Built and strengthened industry partnerships to improve product placements, amplify coverage and maximize effectiveness of marketing strategies.

Director of AR/VR Business Develoment

Intel Corporation
Austin, TX
03.2016 - 03.2020
  • Twenty plus years in developing computing IP along with several patents filed in spatial computing and visualization.
  • Developed and led strategic partnerships in the PC Gaming and AR/VR industry with key partners such as the Smithsonian, US Military, medical training and various game development firms.
  • Led Intel in the development and partnership of wireless technologies for high end AR/VR headsets.
  • Established, initiated and optimized business development strategies based on company targets, product specifications, market data and budget factors.
  • Led change and transformation across business areas to deliver benefits and efficiencies around contract development, legal efficiencies and approvals.
  • Led cross-functional teams to create impactful messaging, demand-generation programs and marketing events to high success in the AR/VR marketplace.

Senior Developer Relations Manager

Intel Corporation
Austin, TX
11.2011 - 03.2016
  • Led development team that optimized audio performance on Android devices on x86 platforms later adopted Android wide.
  • Developed and led team that drove numerous audio processing enhancements for audio and music applications across the x86 PC segment.
  • Developed relationships with over fifty companies delivering vast improvements to audio pre and post processing on x86 by audio software.
  • Developed programs from ground up on support SSE software improvements that would later be widely used by content creator software and music industry software developers.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science & Economics

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA
05.1999

Skills

  • Engineering and Software Development Leadership
  • Content Strategy
  • Strategic Partnership Development
  • Operating Procedures and Policies
  • Contract Development
  • Revenue Stream Development
  • Portfolio Strategy
  • Marketing Strategy Development

Timeline

Director of IP Development Partnerships

Intel Corporation
03.2020 - Current

Director of AR/VR Business Develoment

Intel Corporation
03.2016 - 03.2020

Senior Developer Relations Manager

Intel Corporation
11.2011 - 03.2016

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science & Economics

University of California - Davis
Raj Puran