Kishore Inampudi
Master of Science from San Jose State University (2000), Pursuing Master of Business Administration from Haas School of Business - UC Berkeley, Working in CISCO Systems since 2000 on various posts.
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Skills: | Business, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Languages, Management, Software Engineering |
| Groups: | 2011 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition, 2012 UC Berkeley Startup Competition, Global Social Venture Competition 2011, Global Social Venture Competition GSVC 2012, UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2009-2010, [INACTIVE] Global Social Venture Competition 2009-10 |
| Interested in: | Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Sharing my projects |
| Schools: | California State University System - San Jose State University, Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology, University of California System - Berkeley |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | CISCO SYSTEMS, Campus Switching Systems Technology Group |
| Position: | Product Manager |
| Time period: | November 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Product Manager Responsible for Catalyst 6500 product marketing and product life cycle management. Direct responsibility of 1.5 Billion run-rate Enterprise Campus & Data Center business.
Created business plan and positioning strategy to globally launch products. Performed competitive and financial analysis to recommend product strategy to Senior Executives. Maintained relationships with top customers and sales teams to manage 100+ million sales pipeline. Managed a team of interns to analyze market transitions and customer preferences. |
| Employer: | CISCO SYSTEMS, AT&T SP Sales Team |
| Position: | Sales Engineer |
| Time period: | August 2006 - October 2008 |
| Description: | Managed AT&T channel business development in the Northwest and Upper Midwest region, which encompassed $50 million in annual business.
Spearheaded the development of territory business plan and consistently increased AT&T channel profitability both in managed services and product re-sale business. Cultivated strong sales relationships and introduced strategies that increased market adoption of Cisco advanced technologies. Played a key role in developing National Go-To-Market plan for Cisco’s new product, Wide Area Application Services (WAAS). This creative and scalable plan generated $12 million revenue in FY2007 and won an award for “Teamwork and Collaboration for Sales Acceleration”. Recognized as “Sales Engineer of the Quarter.” |
| Employer: | Cisco IP Communications Products |
| Position: | Lead Development Engineer |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Maintained sole accountability for planning and executing complex communication system projects, working with cross-functional teams in San Jose, Research Triangle Park, and India.
Demonstrated originality and innovation in defining solution architecture and designing new product features. Participated in cross business unit initiatives and drove compatibility and interoperability with various Cisco products. Played a key role in recruiting and coaching the off-shore development team in India. |
| Employer: | Cisco Router Products |
| Position: | Sr. Software Development Engineer |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2005 |
| Description: | Provided leadership and direction to a geographically distributed team concerning the development of the next generation high performance router product family.
Designed and developed modular and scalable software modules, which are leveraged by multiple product teams. Led a team responsible for solving a fatal failure of routers in Japan and finding an innovative solution to correct and reduce hardware failures in software. We regained customer confidence with this solution; as a result I was recognized with multiple cash awards. |
| Employer: | CISCO SYSTEMS |
| Position: | Software Development Engineer |
| Time period: | January 2000 - December 2003 |
| Description: | Acted as the primary liaison between two business units and created positive and enduring relationships.
Designed and developed software modules for enterprise and branch office communication products. Managed and coordinated software development with offshore teams in India. |
| Employer: | VSNL, Chennai, India |
| Position: | Manager (Engg) |
| Time period: | January 1995 - December 1998 |
| Description: | Designed data network solutions for multi-national companies.
Managed network operations staff. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2009 - 2012 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | California State University System - San Jose State University |
| Time period: | 2000 |
| Degree: | Computer Engineering, MSc |
| University: | Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology |
| Time period: | 1995 |
| Degree: | Bachelor of Electronics & Communications Engineering |
