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Deepak Vinod Kumar

CEO

Frisco, Texas, United States14 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in project management and strategic planning.
  • Expertise in managing regulatory testing for wireless devices.
  • Strong relationships with major tech companies like Apple.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications and Consumer Electronics expert with strong project management skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementStrategic PlanningEngineering Program ManagementWireless Program ManagementProgram ManagementProduct Development

Other Skills

Regulatory TestingClient ManagementLicensing ManagementStrategic Relationship ManagementProcess DevelopmentCost AnalysisAnalysisDatabasesProgrammingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeCompetitive AnalysisCross-functional Team LeadershipSharePointMatlab

About

Result-oriented, team spirited and performance driven technology management professional with reputation for being action oriented and driving timely decisions. Strengths Include: • Project Management • Vendor and License Management • Customer Acquisition and Retention • Competitor Analysis • Market Analysis • Applications Development • Demand Forecasting • Strategic Planning • Financial Planning & Management • Quality Management

Experience

14 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
6 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

Meta

Global Lead - Retail Technologies PM

Sep 2019Present · 6 yrs 9 mos · Burlingame, California, United States · Remote

Project ManagementStrategic Planning

Amazon lab126

2 roles

Senior Engineering Program Manager, Retail HW

Promoted

Oct 2018Sep 2019 · 11 mos

Project ManagementEngineering Program Management

Engineering Program Manager, Retail Hardware Development

Dec 2016Sep 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos

Project ManagementEngineering Program Management

Enlighted inc

Engineering Program Manager, Hardware

Jun 2015Dec 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Sunnyvale, CA

Project ManagementEngineering Program Management

Cetecom

Wireless Program Manager

Aug 2013Jun 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos · Milpitas, CA

  • Manage the wireless devices’ and telecommunication modules’ regulatory testing and certification. Certifications include PTCRB, GCF, FCC/IC, Made-for-Ipod (MFi) program, Wi-Fi Alliance and other international type approvals.
  •  Schedule, manage costs and create test reports (GSM, UMTS and LTE) for multiple projects and be the liasion between the various departments, test engineers and other laboratories as necessary to facilitate the timely completion of all projects.
  •  Act as primary interface with clients leading them through the certification process.
  •  Provide guidance and solutions in case of Project failures during the testing.
  •  Project lead for all LTE devices conformance testing on Rohde&Schwarz systems.
  •  Maintain Salesforce information for the projects and invoice customers on project completion.
Project ManagementWireless Program Management

Logitech

MFi Program Manager (Made For iPod Licensing and Certification)

Jan 2012Jul 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos · Newark, CA

  • Directed MFi (Made for iPod) licensing program, developing Apple-compatible accessories, improving strategic relationship with Apple, and advocating Apple-related hardware and software project developments.
  •  Worked on development and successful release of Logitech’s Ultimate Ears music products – UE 900, 4000, 6000, 9000, Air Speaker, Boom, Mobile Boom.
  •  Devised structure for MFi program to work seamlessly, preventing Apple from auditing company.
  •  Worked alongside Logitech’s global finance teams to address existing audits successfully, improving B2B relations and creating new business opportunities.
  •  Renegotiated existing contracts for cost reduction and negotiated new deals with Apple to generate competitive advantage to potentially improve customer satisfaction and retention.
  •  Presented critical information to stakeholders about Apple’s new lightning connector, providing key findings to help executives make crucial product development decisions.
  •  Assembled and organized data on existing product portfolio to present recommendations to stakeholders to reduce low-selling SKUs by 70%.
  •  Appointed key contact for mobile software development. Implemented quality standards for development teams, preventing “app store” submission failures and improving Logitech’s app download rate.
  •  Applied standardization process for global cross-functional software development teams to create code snippets, reducing development time for new projects by 60%.
  •  Successfully closed out existing open audits from 2009-2011 that were opened by Apple due to lapsed royalty payments.
Program ManagementProduct Development

Cisco

2 roles

Program Manager Intern - PMO (SRTG)

May 2011Oct 2011 · 5 mos · Milpitas, CA

  • Devised centralized process for hardware sharing in prototype project development by collaborating with 15 project managers and analyzing project portfolio, reducing capital costs by 30%.
  •  Created business intelligence tool—Business 360—that provided analyzed statistical data to executives, enabling them to make critical business decisions.
  •  Submitted report to marketing team about clients’ product expectations, providing key findings with recommendations on which products to up sell.
  •  Presented detailed report to stakeholders on the above.
Program ManagementProject Management

Program Manager Intern - PMO (SRTG)

Jun 2010Sep 2010 · 3 mos · Milpitas, CA

  • Evaluated and analyzed budget requests of routing business group, performing rigorous data analysis to reduce costs by up to 60% for third quarter of 2010.
  •  Presented a budget forecast to business stakeholders, reducing costs by up to 40% for two fiscal years by boosting efficiency of existing budget release systems, implementing new processes, and analyzing historical data using Pivot Tables (MS Excel).

University of california, riverside

Teaching Assistant

Sep 2010Mar 2011 · 6 mos · Riverside, CA

  • Provided guidance to more than 200 business students in understanding Management Information Systems and its correlation to Business Management.
  •  Achieved student evaluation scores of 5.8 out of 6, surpassing the department average of 5.6.

Education

University of California, Riverside - A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management

MBA

Jan 2009Jan 2011

College of Engineering, Guindy

BE — Computer Science and Engineering

Jan 2005Jan 2009

PSBB Senior Secondary School

School

Jan 1990Jan 2005

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