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VARUN RAO

San Diego,CA

Summary

Organized Technical Program Manager offering analytical problem-solving and strong critical thinking skills. Proven history of managing multiple priorities and cross-functional teams with a positive attitude while driving efficiency improvements. Passionate about creating a sustainable future by contributing to clean energy initiatives.

Overview

11
years of professional experience

Work History

QUALCOMM INC

Staff Technical Program Manager
01.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • Planned and managed a 15 member Radio Resource Controller (RRC) development team to commercialize 5G software for iPhone 13, 14 and Samsung Galaxy product lines
  • Served as the primary interface for a cross-functional team of engineers, testers, vendors and infra to align execution strategy and streamline the product development process, resulting in a 30% reduction in time-to-market
  • Collaborated with OEMS and network vendors to commercialize the Self Organizing Network (SON) feature which enabled data collection from user phones, resulting in a 25% reduction in failure rates in the field and increased customer satisfaction
  • Designed and implemented propriety optimization algorithms to guarantee the best user experience for 5G calls. Successfully reduced redirection timelines by 12ms to beat competitor benchmarks for mobility performance resulting in capturing market share
  • Built relationships with several key customers like Apple and Samsung. Identified optimizations for measurement reporting and presented to client’s senior management resulting in additional engagements.

Nui Markets Inc

Product Strategy Consultant
06.2022 - 12.2022

Job overview

  • Successfully led the market entry strategy into United States for Nui Markets Inc., a New Zealand based dairy startup resulting in a thriving e-dairy marketplace and adding $400M in revenue in 2023
  • Interviewed a wide range of market participants including suppliers, buyers, traders and sales teams across the country to understand pain points and trends to drive product roadmap priorities
  • This increased customer retention rates by 30%
  • Identified new business opportunities through extensive market research
  • Led the launch of a new North America Marketplace resulting in the onboarding of dairy giants like Hilmar, Darigold and Interfood
  • Built relationships with key industry veterans, resulting in their recruitments to build brand awareness and trust which increased sales volumes by 25%
  • Designed surveys and studied marketplace data to provide strategic inputs on platform monetization
  • Segmented user data based on geographical areas, participant organizations to capture user personas for targeted advertising
  • Conceptualized a trade recommendation feature based on above data to increase competitive advantage
  • Provided a set of strategic recommendations to streamline operations and execution with roadmap priorities until FY 2024.

Qualcomm

Staff Software Integration Engineer
01.2013 - 01.2018

Job overview

  • Led a team of 7 engineers responsible for daily, high quality, software releases throughout the product lifecycle
  • Successful product commercialization include Samsung Galaxy S9, S10 and iPhone 12
  • Managed software delivery of the product line through efficient prioritization of features, bug fixes and customer issues
  • Collaborated with internal software teams to ensure smooth build integration of LTE/5G code bases
  • Established new processes to streamline workflow including deployment of continuous integration systems to ensure enhanced quality and 24x7 testing of software which reduced downtime by 65%
  • Created test specifications based on new requirements and oversaw the bring up of various automated sanity, stability, and regression test suites to ensure comprehensive coverage
  • Drove triage of issues discovered in integration testing to facilitate quick turnaround
  • Performed RCA (Root Cause Analysis) of issues not caught in testing and periodically reviewed gaps in coverage.

Education

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

MBA from Marketing and Product
03.2024

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Master of Engineering from Computer Science
04.2013

Timeline

Product Strategy Consultant

Nui Markets Inc
06.2022 - 12.2022

Staff Technical Program Manager

QUALCOMM INC
01.2018 - Current

Staff Software Integration Engineer

Qualcomm
01.2013 - 01.2018

University of California - Los Angeles

MBA from Marketing and Product

University of Cincinnati

Master of Engineering from Computer Science

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