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Ravi Rajagopalan

San Jose,CA

Summary

Accomplished Sr. Director at Applied Materials Inc., adept in customer engagement and business modeling, led initiatives generating over $1B in annual revenues. Spearheaded the development of Almanac, enhancing data-driven decision-making. Excelled in fostering team leadership and stakeholder management, achieving significant advancements in competitive intelligence and international business relations.

Overview

29
years of professional experience

Work History

Applied Materials Inc.

Sr. Director, Business Development
11.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Identifying key escalation and working with business units to resolve.
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills.
  • Leveraged data analytics tools to develop insightful reports that informed executive-level decision making.

Applied Materials Inc

Sr. Director, AIX Software Engineering and GPM
01.2023 - 10.2024

Job overview

  • Led a cross functional team of engineers, IT specialists and Product Managers to develop and proliferate Almanac, a Digital Data Repository and Analytics Platform - the first of its kind at Applied Materials.
  • Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Enhanced cross functional team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
  • Established a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
  • Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement and boosted overall team morale.
  • Managed a ~$4M budget effectively to ensure optimal use of resources while maintaining financial stability.

Applied Materials Inc.

Sr. Director, Operations
07.2021 - 12.2022

Job overview

  • Improved usage of AMAT facility in Albany, the Meta Center, by completing 56 projects in 2022, from
  • Directed design and execution of business transformation initiatives to drive performance, and facility use optimization

Applied Materials Inc

Sr. Director, Customer Applications
08.2001 - 06.2021

Job overview

  • Led WW Customer Applications for the MDP division with >$4B annual revenues
  • Successfully led teams at two major customers, IBM and Samsung, from 2001-2010 to win two critical competitive selections to regain AMAT's dominant position in the metallization market
  • Wins led to revenues that continue exceeded $1 B annually
  • Defined and developed a 'punch-through'' process that was process of record for >10 years
  • Drove first proof of ALD TaN as a Cu barrier material
  • Developed PVD Barrier (Ta) and Seed (Cu) applications for Through Silicon Via (TSV)
  • Optimized project timelines by effectively delegating tasks and prioritizing workload among team members.
  • Developed strong relationships with key customers worldwide (US, Europe, Korea and Taiwan)
  • Implemented several products at leading semiconductor customers worldwide.

Applied Materials Inc.

Process Engineer
09.1995 - 08.2001

Job overview

  • Developed several products that became process of record: Low resistivity tungsten, Remote Plasma Oxidation and Nitridation

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Bombay, India

Bachelor of Science from Chemical Engineering

Stanford University
Palo Alto, Ca

LEAD Certificate from Management
09-2018

The University of Texas At Austin
Austin, Tx

Ph.D. from Chemical Engineering
05-1995

University Overview

  • Thesis: 'Analysis of Polymer Modified Enzyme Electrodes: Implications of Redox Potential and Electron Diffusion Coefficients' Advisor: Dr. Adam Heller
  • Thesis work part of the work that resulted in the development of the widely used glucose sensor, Abbot Freestyle Libre

Skills

  • Customer engagement
  • Key account management
  • Business modeling
  • Stakeholder management
  • Competitive intelligence
  • International business
  • Customer service
  • Team leadership
  • Relationship building and management
  • Goals and performance
  • Excellent listening skills
  • Strategic partnerships

Accomplishments

  • Successfully engaged IBM customer and demonstrated effectiveness of ALD TaN barrier for Cu that led to placement of evaluation tool onsite
  • Successfully addressed tool defect issues at Samsung that led to improved productivity
  • Led a 3 year task force at Samsung that secured the Cu business for AMAT and resulted in competition dropping out of the PVD metallization market
  • As leader of the Almanac Project pulled together multiple teams to define requirements, set and execute development goals and drive execution to develop and proliferate product in 2 years. This is slated to become the data platform at Applied Materials.
  • Successfully repaired broken relationships and established collaborations with IBM and Samsung that laid the foundation for securing market dominant position in metallization for Applied Materials.
  • Supervised team of ~25 Customer Application Engineers
  • Supervised team of ~40 engineers/ product managers and 20 GIS software engineers in the Almanac program

Timeline

Sr. Director, Business Development

Applied Materials Inc.
11.2024 - Current

Sr. Director, AIX Software Engineering and GPM

Applied Materials Inc
01.2023 - 10.2024

Sr. Director, Operations

Applied Materials Inc.
07.2021 - 12.2022

Sr. Director, Customer Applications

Applied Materials Inc
08.2001 - 06.2021

Process Engineer

Applied Materials Inc.
09.1995 - 08.2001

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Bachelor of Science from Chemical Engineering

Stanford University

LEAD Certificate from Management

The University of Texas At Austin

Ph.D. from Chemical Engineering

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