Prakash Vippa
I'm passionate about technology and the great improvements it has and still can bring about to the humanity, when that technology is universally and intuitively accessible. I'm a curious engineer, always thinking about the possibilities of using today's technologies toward building tomorrow's future.
I led high performing engineering teams that build software products and tools powering the digital economy. I have been working at the forefront technology, pushing generative AI and digital transformation in every aspect of customers businesses across the globe.
In my professional career, I have:
- Over 16 years of Software Product and Engineering experience building and managing SaaS products, Iaas, Marketplaces, Platforms, Ecosystems, Cloud Commerce, and CRM.
- Hired, led (teams with >25 engineers), coached and mentored people leaders, engineering managers and solution architects. Scaled teams in multiple geographies.
- Introduced new products; Led product vision, product roadmaps, and product growth.
- Led special projects and integration of strategic acquisitions into core company product portfolio.
- Collaborated with: Engineering, Marketing, Sales and Solutions, Sales Enablement, Legal, Customer Success, Services, Release Management/Deployment, and Quality Engineering.
- Worked with strategic enterprise customers in eCommerce, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Travel, Hospitality, Retail and Entertainment verticals.
- Leveraged various technologies including Microservices, Kubernetes, Java, JS, React, Python, Kafka, AWS, Azure, GCP, Multi-tenancy, Platforms, and Ecosystems.
- Worked at fast-paced startups, built teams across the globe (>130 software engineers), NPI/new product introductions and entered new markets. Also worked at large corporations with extensive global operations.
- Researched, published and built prototypes of various devices using novel non-conjugated polymers with exceptional electro-optical properties, including photonic devices, batteries and super-capacitors.
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Professional Experience #
[2023 - Present]
Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA
Software Engineering
- Currently leading Generative AI initiatives, designed and deployed AI based chatbots and course research applications
- Leading Software Engineering and Solution Engineering teams at the GSB
[2014 - 2022]
AppDirect, San Francisco, CA
Product Management, Technical Program Management
- Joined when the company had around ~80 total employees. Held multiple Product and Technical Program Management roles overseeing orders of magnitude growth of the SaaS platform and our customer base
- Hired, led, and built teams across the United States, Canada, India, Argentina, Germany, and Australia
- Entered new geographies including Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia with SaaS platform features to enable ootb subscription commerce
[2013 - 2014]
Big Air Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Product Management
- As the first Product Manager, concieved and designed a Master Data Management system for Big Air Studios (BAS)
- Built integrations with various Social Media sources (Twitter/Gnip, Facebook, Youtube) to create a 360 degree view of the customers interacting with BAS media properties
[2006 - 2012]
Oracle Corporation, Redwood City, CA
Product Management
- Led CRM Product roadmap to introduce new features
- Introduced Social features to Loyalty products
- Worked with early adopters across the Travel & Transportation industry to launch and iterate
Education #
Stanford LEAD Business Program
Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA
M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
B.Tech. Electronics & Communications Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, College of Engineering Hyderabad, India