Project Manager Program

Gagan Hurria, Technical/Engineering Program Manager -x Google Apple Meta

Cell: 408-***-**** Email: *******@*****.*** LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gagan007 Gagan is a seasoned Technical Program/Project Manager with a proven track record in leading complex, cross-functional initiatives at tech industry leaders like Google, Apple, Meta etc.

His expertise spans a wide range of technologies, including Generative AI, AI/ML, Azure/AWS/GCP, AR/VR, Deep Learning, Data Centers, Hardware, Software, Firmware, NPI, Infrastructure, Semiconductors, GPU, ASIC, SoC, IP and Silicon Development, DevOps, Cloud, Analytics, Quality, Data Science, Networking, Compute, Memory, and Computer Architecture. Gagan has a knack for bridging the gap between technical complexity and business objectives, delivering innovative solutions that have generated significant cost savings and user impact.

A strategic thinker and collaborative leader, Gagan drives innovation and fosters high-performing teams. Committed to integrity and accountability, Gagan empowers individuals to achieve exceptional results. Core Business and Technical Competencies/Knowledge areas: Generative AI, Machine learning, Data science, AI ML, Distributed Systems, System Design, NLP, AR/VR

Cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), AWS, Azure, GCP,

Firmware, Hardware, Software

GPU, CPU, HPC, AI Ecosystem, Nvidia and AMD GPUs Global Data centers, OEMs, ODMs Hardware Development- Feasibility/BOP/EVT/DVT/PVT/Growth Firmware- BIOS/ucode/GPU FW/Bootloader/BMC/E1.S Computer Vision, Recommender Systems, Scalability, Performance, Security, Risk, Compliance, Privacy, UAT, QA

iOS and Android, MacOS,NPI, SoC, IP and Silicon Development, Emulation and Verification, CUDA

Networking, NIC, Infrastructure, Data center build outs, DevOps, SRE, Python

Agile, Scrum, Agile Coach Jira, Confluence, OKRs, SAP, Oracle, Servicenow, Workday

Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Migrations, CRM, Salesforce Project estimating, project scheduling & tracking, Strategic Consulting and Partnerships, Asana, MS project, Wrike

Management Consulting, Agile Coach, Strategy PMO, Portfolio and Risk Management, Metrics and Reporting Freelance TPM 2024-till date

Technical Program Manager AI ML

● AI ML Program Manager: Managing AI ML programs for fortune 500 companies as a Freelance TPM.

● Leadership in Cross-Functional Program Management: Led complex cross-functional programs collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, eliminating obstacles, creating roadmaps, and monitoring progress and milestones.

● Communication: Regularly reporting program status and issues to both customers and executive management, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, and developing strong working relationships with development teams while finding creative solutions to their challenges.

● Collaboration: Collaborating with cross-functional teams throughout the organization to plan and drive software objectives, creating OKRs, gathering requirements, setting priorities, and scheduling tasks. Meta 2023-2023

Technical Program Manager Infrastructure/AI-ML/Datacenters/DL/Networking/ASIC/Silicon Infra

● Comprehensive Project Management Hardware/ASIC/Datacenters: Managed all aspects from scoping and team formation to customer engagement, timeline development, technical support, design reviews, feature implementation, issue resolution, and successful customer acceptance and deployment increasing stakeholder satisfaction scores through improved communication and alignment strategies.

● Leadership in Cross-Functional Program Management: Led complex cross-functional programs collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, eliminating obstacles, creating roadmaps, and monitoring progress and milestones.

● Matrix-Based and Diverse Infrastructure Program/Project Management: Managed cross-functional infrastructure projects across Engineering, Network, Hardware Systems, Infrastructure, Capacity Management, Planning, legal, compliance etc.

● Metric Definition and Execution: Established and monitored crucial metrics, quality, and performance indicators, while driving cross-functional teams to achieve program deliverables achieving 90% compliance for the crucial metrics. Created OKRs.

● Fostered Technical Collaboration: Interacted with diverse technical groups at all levels of the organization, fostering cooperation and knowledge sharing, setting challenging but achievable targets. 1

● Executed Projects: Executed program plans by scoping projects, assembling teams, coordinating with customers, creating project timelines, providing technical support, leading design reviews, and ensuring timely customer acceptance.

● Led Global Teams: Led global, cross-functional teams comprising software and hardware engineering, manufacturing, quality, product management,Go to market, account executives to resolve technical & operational challenges, kept programs on track.

● Communicated and Found Solutions: Regularly reported program status and issues to both customers and executive management(high quality reviews), identified opportunities for continuous improvement, developed strong working relationships.

● Risk Management: Proficiently executed risk management strategies adeptly identifying, mitigating, and planning contingencies to ensure project success in evolving technological environments. Google 2020-2022

Technical Program Manager AI ML Deep Learning Hardware NPI

● Led Quality Reboot Program: Led an end-to-end quality reboot program to enhance Google Smart home quality, collaborating with over 2500 Google/nest partners. Created and managed OKRs and RAID logs for planning and tracking. Improved execution success rate for Top 50 partners from 90% to 99%.

● Research and Development: Led AI/ML research and development projects, applying cutting-edge algorithms and techniques to solve complex problems, resulting in improved product functionality and efficiency.

● Deployment and Scalability: Successfully deployed ML models in production environments, optimizing for low latency and scalability, and monitored model performance over time, implementing necessary updates and improvements.

● Collaboration and Communication: Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders, effectively communicated complex AI/ML concepts, and provided actionable insights and recommendations to drive business decisions and increase innovation. Prepared and distributed high quality executive reviews.

● Managed 3rd Party Analytics Program: Managed a 3rd party partner analytics program, delivering metrics and dashboards to over 2500 partners and resolved and triaged bugs,resulting in a 10% reduction in critical bugs.

● Cross-functional Program leadership: Collaborated with cross-functional Engineering and business owners to define program requirements, set priorities, and establish scope, including roadmap and long-term strategy. Led teams during new product launches.

● Led Global Teams: Led global, cross-functional teams comprising software and hardware engineering, firmware, manufacturing, quality, product management to resolve technical & operational challenges, kept programs on track.

● Capacity Planning: Oversaw Capacity Planning for Google Nest teams, working with SRE, Product, and DevOps. Logitech 2020-2020

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Symantec 2018-2020

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Apple 2018-2018

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Adobe 2017-2018

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Marin Software 2016-2017

Director Technical Program Management

Visa 2014-2016

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Apple 2013-2014

Engineering Program Manager GBI

Dell 2011-2013

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Earlier Experience: TPM in Fortune 500 companies in Silicon Valley Education: MBA in E-Business, Bachelors in Computer Science Professional Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, PMP, CSM (Certified Scrum Master), ITIL Certified, ICP-ACC Citizenship: US Citizen - No sponsorship needed

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