sandeep zala
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Plume Design, Inc
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United States
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Consumer Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Staff Technical Program Manager
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Nov 2023 - Present
India
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Tarana Wireless, Inc.
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United States
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Telecommunications
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200 - 300 Employee
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Technical Program Manager
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Jul 2022 - Oct 2023
Pune, Maharashtra, India Tarana is bridging digital divide with revolutionary next generation fixed wireless access for the last-mile internet delivery. - Leading five cross-functional teams to manage product roadmaps and deliver software releases on time. - Preparing quarterly roadmap for the product and planned software releases. - Implemented agile methodologies and best practices to drive program success. - Management of stakeholder expectations and communication to ensure transparency and alignment. -… Show more Tarana is bridging digital divide with revolutionary next generation fixed wireless access for the last-mile internet delivery. - Leading five cross-functional teams to manage product roadmaps and deliver software releases on time. - Preparing quarterly roadmap for the product and planned software releases. - Implemented agile methodologies and best practices to drive program success. - Management of stakeholder expectations and communication to ensure transparency and alignment. - Analyzed project risks and proactively implemented risk mitigation plans. - Oversaw the quality assurance and testing of project deliverables. - Managing vendor relationships, contracts, and budgets. Show less
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DataOrb
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Technical Program Manager
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Mar 2022 - Jun 2022
Pune, Maharashtra, India Dataorb is building AI first omni-channel CX Intelligence solutions for big tech consumer brands. - Led product delivery from prototype to deployment at customer end. - Involved in market segmentation, competitor research and customer persona building.
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Securly
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Product Manager
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Jan 2020 - Mar 2022
Pune, Maharashtra, India Securly is student safety company, that offers a product suite to keep student safe on internet, I managed a mobile app that offered to parents to keep their kids safe. 2M kids are protected through this app. - Hyper focused on app retention, Improved mobile app retention by 80%. - Customer happiness metrics: Augmented app rating from 3 to 4.6 - Strategise the key initiatives that align with the business goals. - Design thinking, New feature ideation, prototype and validated with… Show more Securly is student safety company, that offers a product suite to keep student safe on internet, I managed a mobile app that offered to parents to keep their kids safe. 2M kids are protected through this app. - Hyper focused on app retention, Improved mobile app retention by 80%. - Customer happiness metrics: Augmented app rating from 3 to 4.6 - Strategise the key initiatives that align with the business goals. - Design thinking, New feature ideation, prototype and validated with user interviews and surveys. - Defined product roadmap, scoped product requirement. - Managed the program with tools like JIRA, Miro, Firebase, Mode analytics and google analytics. - Collaborated with sales, marketing and customer success to chalk down Go-to-Market and growth-hack strategy.
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Principal Engineer
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Dec 2017 - Dec 2019
Pune Area, India Devised and initiated engineering solutions to a variety of project and design issues.
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NAILBITER
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United States
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Market Research
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100 - 200 Employee
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Software Architect
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Oct 2015 - Nov 2017
Ahmedabad Area, India Architected and developed data analytics solution for videometric platform. - Defined system architecture, orchestrated dev and cloud deployment pipeline. - Established a solid engineering team and defined engineering process workflow. - Outlined work plans, assessed resources and determining timelines for projects. - Conveyed project objectives to internal and external stakeholders and maintained open communication to keep a close eye on progress against targets.
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Rapidops Inc.
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Software Engineer
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Apr 2013 - Sep 2015
Ahmedabad Area, India Developed multiple modules of the CRM solution.
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TryMyTutor.com
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co Founder - CTO
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May 2011 - Dec 2013
Ahmedabad Area, India - Being a tech co-founder, I was heavily involved in tech operations. - Built a marketplace for private tutoring. Onboarded 10k teachers on the portal. - Pitch to investors to raise fund.
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Sun Microsystems
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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OSUM Campus Ambassador
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Jul 2010 - Apr 2011
Rajkot Area, India The Open Source University Meet-Up is a student developer organization sponsored by Sun Microsystems that educates its members about open-source technologies through technical demonstrations, access to web courses, and discounts on Sun Certification. • Lead open source club activities at the institute. • Promoting opensource technology within institute operation and among the students. • Successfully organized multiple opensource events.
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Education
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Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Managerial Effectiveness -
Institute of Product Leadership
International Certification in Strategy and Leadership, Product Management -
Atmiya Institute of Technology & Science
B.E, Computer Science