Rao

About Rao

A hands-on technology and business executive, who employs a broad skill set following an iterative, agile methodology with an emphasis on continuous improvement to deliver measurable results. Extensive experience in multiple industries. Excels at analytical approach to solving problems by gathering requirements & data, breaking down problems, identifying short & long-term goals & objectives, and organizing the work to deliver measurable, high-quality and meaningful solutions. Utilizes exceptional ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders, at all levels. Demonstrated ability to successfully operate in and lead multicultural organizations. Recognized for ability to operate at the intersection of the business, technology and operational domains of an organization:Business: Built business models/plans; played key role in negotiating commercial contracts with utilities totaling over $150M for hardware, software and support; developed a new business model for an organization with $11M annual revenue; managed or co-managed partnerships & alliances, business development, Marketing, and Sales; company representative to investment firms, press, standards organizations and at conferences and trade shows globally.R&D/Technology: Architected, designed and managed the development of hardware, software, network and cloud based systems, including an entire Smart Grid system; co-inventor for 7 patents; managed product management and NPI for hardware, software and service products, Customer/Field Service, compliance & safety certifications for products; built a cloud-based SaaS solution in 3 months.Management & Operations: Developed and implemented systems & controls within organizations; identified and resolved operational and workflow problems with methodical and measurable solutions; managed and coordinated cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals; balanced the needs of the business with the limited R&D and technical resources.

Experience

1. CTO, Flexible Generation

   ENGIE North America Inc.

   Oct 2023 — Present

Education

• Boston University, College of Engineering

  Computer Engineering

Skills

• Wireless
• Wifi
• Architecture
• Start-Ups
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• Product Management
• Architectures
• Requirements Analysis
• Rf
• Healthcare Management
• Software Design
• Distributed Systems
• Testing
• Network Architecture
• Mobile Devices
• Embedded Software
• Network Design
• Unix
• Debugging
• Software Engineering
• Networking
• Internet Protocol (Ip)
• System Architecture
• Wireless Technologies
• Wireless Networking
• Tcp/Ip
• Power Utilities
• Rtos
• Healthcare
• Ip
• Requirements Gathering
• Firmware
• Smart Grid
• Snmp
• Ethernet
• Integration
• Embedded Linux
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Telecommunications
• Perl