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Gowtham Rajan

Gowtham Rajan

Co-Founder and Co-Director

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director @ Accenture | New Product Strategy & Innovation

  • Education

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

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      B.S. Mechanical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: A-Town Showdown, Qurbani Dance Team, Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, GT Lorraine Summer Study Abroad

    • Northview High School

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      High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Beta Club, National Honor Society, Math Team, Robotics Club

    • Georgia Institute of Technology - Georgia Tech College of Management

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      Certificate Marketing

  • Experience

    • A-Town Showdown

      May 2011 - May 2013
      Co-Founder and Co-Director

    • General Motors

      Aug 2011 - Dec 2011
      Paint Automation Engineer

    • The Coca-Cola Company

      May 2012 - Aug 2012
      R&D Equipment Engineer

    • CodeGuard

      May 2013 - Aug 2013
      Product Marketing Analyst

    • VMware

      Feb 2014 - Mar 2016
      Implementation Consultant

      VMware Workspace ONE (formerly AirWatch) simplifies enterprise mobility. The comprehensive product suite offers industry-leading mobile device, email, app, content and browser management solutions that empowers companies to focus on innovative uses of mobile technology rather than dealing with the complexities of managing mobility. The Consulting Services practice specializes in providing strategy and implementation services while facilitating and solving clients’ enterprise mobility challenges, operational systems and business requirements. Project Experience:• Process Improvement and Automation, International CPG Corporation (GA)• Mobile POS Implementation, Growing U.S. Retailer (GA)• Application Enablement and Delivery, Leading Provider of U.S. Healthcare Services (TN) Show less

    • IBB Consulting Group

      Mar 2016 - Oct 2017
      Product Strategy Consultant

      IBB Consulting Group is a premier boutique management consulting firm serving the mobility and wireless industry, cable operators, and media and content companies. IBB's Wireless and Mobility group advises tier-one network operators, global device manufacturers, content providers, and the startup community on technical and business strategy, including product concepts and launches. Project Experience:• Device Development and Portfolio Planning, U.S. MVNO (PA)• DevOps & Release Management, U.S. MVNO (PA) Show less

    • Accenture

      Mar 2016 - now

      Project Experience:• Smart TV Product Strategy, U.S. Cable Provider (Remote, PA)• OEM/ODM Partner Strategy, U.S. Cable Provider (Remote, PA)• Retail Channel Ops Strategy, U.S. Cable Provider (Remote, PA, CO)• Technology and CEO Advisory, U.S. Media & Entertainment PE Firm (Remote, NY)• Innovation Strategy & Value, U.S. Telco and Media (CO) Project Experience:• Product Mobilization & Growth Strategy, U.S. Cable Provider (PA)• Entertainment Portfolio Strategy, U.S. Cable Provider (PA, CA)• D2C Streaming Platform Tech Delivery, U.S. Media Broadcaster (NY)• Editorial & Business Ops Strategy, U.S. Media Broadcaster (Remote) Project Experience:• Software Delivery and Operations Strategy, U.S. MVNO (PA)

      • Strategy Director, Comms & Media

        Nov 2021 - now

      • Strategy Manager, Comms & Media

        Nov 2018 - Nov 2021

      • Strategy Consultant, Comms & Media

        Mar 2016 - Nov 2018

    • 16th Street Investments

      Jan 2021 - now
      Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

      Invested in a growing portfolio (GA, FL) of residential real estate properties via PadSplit (startup designed to help solve for the affordable housing crises in major cities across the United States).

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Leading with Analytics-Powered Strategy

      Kellogg Executive Education
      Dec 2018
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    • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

      Scrum Alliance
      Jun 2019
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    • Enterprise Mobility Expert Accreditation

      VMware AirWatch
      Feb 2014
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    • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Mar 2021
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    • Android Partner Academy - Core Support

      Google
      Sept 2016

    • Applying Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

      Kellogg Executive Education
      Mar 2020
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    • Alteryx Core Certified

      Alteryx
      Mar 2019
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Gowtham Rajan
      Capstone Design Expo: Best Mechanical Engineering Project Award Georgia Tech Dec 2013 Designed, built and tested a prototype which aids in the stringing of a tennis racket. The device automates the most time-consuming component of the process, the weaving, and allows for time savings of up to 40%. QuickString is an entirely new product with a huge market potential, targeting amateur tennis players and tennis shops. The prototype was presented at the Fall 2013 Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo and won 1st Place for "Best Mechanical Engineering Project."Team Members:… Show more Designed, built and tested a prototype which aids in the stringing of a tennis racket. The device automates the most time-consuming component of the process, the weaving, and allows for time savings of up to 40%. QuickString is an entirely new product with a huge market potential, targeting amateur tennis players and tennis shops. The prototype was presented at the Fall 2013 Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo and won 1st Place for "Best Mechanical Engineering Project."Team Members: Gowtham Govind, Juan Melian, Dhrumil Desai, John Coker, Jordan Thomas-Green, Michael Fogg Show less