Raj Ray

About Raj Ray

Customer-focused, data-driven, innovative leader with Product Management and Business Development background in 5G, Data and AI/ML, IoT, Edge/Cloud, UX in key verticals including Telecom, Multimedia and Automotive.Passionate about transforming businesses through Technology Adoption and Convergence to grow top-line revenues and maximize shareholder returns. Deployed SaaS platforms and Kubernetes clusters. Leveraged entrepreneurial skills to solve business challenges. Vision to create a great Customer Solution via problem-solving. Drive to seek buy-in from stakeholders to translate strategic initiatives into executable actions. Experience in Management Consulting and creating Business Alliances to deliver results. Track-Record of driving partnerships as a Technology Evangelist to accelerate business growth and market traction worldwide. Accomplishments:Guided partner ecosystems and cross-functional teams to develop new products. Crafted service differentiators; deployed data-driven solutions for Intelligent AI/ML Systems for Anomaly Detection and Predictive Analytics.Provided technology governance targeting customer needs to anticipate disruptive trends, define value propositions and gain competitive advantage. Consulted with wireless CSPs / MVNOs worldwide, public/private-sector clients; improved organizational productivity, negotiated and closed deals for $300+ million, trimmed operational costs and incubated a startup to $1.1B in net value in 1 year.Certifications: University of Oxford (UK)- Digital Twins for Industry 4.0CareerFoundry (Germany)- UX Design Wharton School of Business - Program ManagementUCLA and Rutgers University - Data Science/AISCRUM Alliance - Agile SCRUM Product OwnerSkills:o Software - Tableau, JIRA, Confluence, Docker, Adobe XD, Python, Keras, TensorFlow, UML, BigML, Linux, JavaScript, SQL, MongoDB, Excel, HTML5, CSS, MATLAB, Slacko Data Science/AI - CNN, SVM, Random Forests, Regression, OpenCV Core Values: Customer-Focus, Innovation, Partnership, Execution Miscellaneous: US Citizen Granted 18 US patents and many international patentsSenior Lifetime Member, for INTEL / Regeneron International Science Fairs (ISEF)Taught Computer Vision, Linear Algebra, Math and Computer Science in UniversitiesSpoke at conferences; published in prestigious journals Chaired international standards committeesReceived many awards for new products and services, including 15 Qualstar Awards at Qualcommhttps://github.com/rrallegra

Experience

1. Senior Product Manager - Ai Multi-cloud

   Verizon

   Jan 2023 — Present · Basking Ridge, NJ, US

Education

• The Wharton School

  General Management (Mini-MBA Certification)

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  B. Tech. (Hons.), Electronics & Communications Engineering

• University of Rhode Island

  MS, Electrical Engineering

• UCLA

  Data Science (Certification)

• CareerFoundry

  UX Design (Certification)

• University of Oxford, UK

  Digital Twins for Manufacturing and Automation (Certification)

• Rutgers University

  Ph. D. Candidate, Computer Science (Computer Vision and Data Science)

• Columbia Business School

  MBA (Dean's List), International Business Strategy and Analytics

Skills

• Mobile Devices
• Product Management
• Strategy
• Wireless
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Business Development
• Telecommunications
• New Business Development
• Mobile Technology
• Strategic Partnerships
• Mobile Applications
• Management
• Product Marketing
• Start-Ups
• Venture Capital
• Mobile Advertising
• E-Commerce
• Lte
• Emerging Markets
• Internet of Things
• Marketing Strategy
• Branding Strategy
• Agile Scrum
• Project Management
• New Ventures
• Digital Audio
• Engineering Management
• Leadership
• Data Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Product Development
• Business Planning
• Account Management
• Program Management
• Technology Development
• Technology Planning
• Media and Content
• Multimedia
• Cross-Functional Team
• Analysis