RAHUL PRAYAKARAO
2289 Armada Way, San Mateo, CA 94404  (520) 369 1009  rahulprayakarao@email.arizona.edu
EDUCATION
University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, Arizona May 2016
Master of Business Administration Candidate
 Concentration: Entrepreneurship
 Director of Professional Activities, MBA Marketing Club
National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India May 2010
Bachelor of Technology, in Biotechnology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Artesyn Embedded Technologies August 2015 – December 2015
Work Plan Manager – MBA Consulting Project
 conduct secondary and primary research on global train control and rail signaling market to identify market
segments, market sizes, regional players, and major applications
 identify the trends of technologies and development approaches from major players and industry experts
HealthTrio, LLC May 2015 – August 2015
Product Marketing Intern
 executed market research and competitive analysis in order to shape product features
 provided inputs to marketing strategies and product positioning using solution based review of market
requirements
 determined short-term and long-term viability of focused trends in health industry
Lovin’ Spoonful January 2015 – May 2015
Marketing Consultant
 conducted qualitative market research to better understand behavioral attributes of meat eaters towards vegan
and vegetarian food and restaurants
 prepared questionnaire to conduct a nationwide quantitative survey
 analyzed and interpreted the data using SPSS statistical software to derive conclusions
Sunquest Information Systems January 2015 – May 2015
Compliance Manager – MBA Consulting Project
 executed market research and evaluated the opportunity cost for an existing product
 provided recommendations by analyzing market trends and perform competitive analysis
Infosys Limited, India June 2010 – July 2014
Systems Engineer
 worked with an Elite team on benchmarking Finacle 10.2 for HP, and managed a team of three
performance engineers for iBuy which resulted in a 50% increase in performance of the application
 proficient with performance testing tools like Load Runner, Jmeter, and FinMeasure
 underwent extensive training in Core Java along with SQL, C, DS and RDBMS
Brega Engineers, India March 2006 – Mar 2010
Field Project Business Consultant
 provided recommendations after analyzing the changing market environment and customer needs,
which resulted in a 100% increase in revenue during an eighteen month period
 managed B2B marketing, which led to adding twenty-four new clients to the company portfolio
 automated company sales and purchases resulting in standardized accounting process
ADDITIONAL
 founding member of InHEART Model School - a CSR initiative by Infosys May 2012 - June 2014
 volunteered for Habitat for Humanity October 2014 - December 2015

Rahul Resume_ Product Marketing

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    RAHUL PRAYAKARAO 2289 ArmadaWay, San Mateo, CA 94404  (520) 369 1009  rahulprayakarao@email.arizona.edu EDUCATION University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, Arizona May 2016 Master of Business Administration Candidate  Concentration: Entrepreneurship  Director of Professional Activities, MBA Marketing Club National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India May 2010 Bachelor of Technology, in Biotechnology PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Artesyn Embedded Technologies August 2015 – December 2015 Work Plan Manager – MBA Consulting Project  conduct secondary and primary research on global train control and rail signaling market to identify market segments, market sizes, regional players, and major applications  identify the trends of technologies and development approaches from major players and industry experts HealthTrio, LLC May 2015 – August 2015 Product Marketing Intern  executed market research and competitive analysis in order to shape product features  provided inputs to marketing strategies and product positioning using solution based review of market requirements  determined short-term and long-term viability of focused trends in health industry Lovin’ Spoonful January 2015 – May 2015 Marketing Consultant  conducted qualitative market research to better understand behavioral attributes of meat eaters towards vegan and vegetarian food and restaurants  prepared questionnaire to conduct a nationwide quantitative survey  analyzed and interpreted the data using SPSS statistical software to derive conclusions Sunquest Information Systems January 2015 – May 2015 Compliance Manager – MBA Consulting Project  executed market research and evaluated the opportunity cost for an existing product  provided recommendations by analyzing market trends and perform competitive analysis Infosys Limited, India June 2010 – July 2014 Systems Engineer  worked with an Elite team on benchmarking Finacle 10.2 for HP, and managed a team of three performance engineers for iBuy which resulted in a 50% increase in performance of the application  proficient with performance testing tools like Load Runner, Jmeter, and FinMeasure  underwent extensive training in Core Java along with SQL, C, DS and RDBMS Brega Engineers, India March 2006 – Mar 2010 Field Project Business Consultant  provided recommendations after analyzing the changing market environment and customer needs, which resulted in a 100% increase in revenue during an eighteen month period  managed B2B marketing, which led to adding twenty-four new clients to the company portfolio  automated company sales and purchases resulting in standardized accounting process ADDITIONAL  founding member of InHEART Model School - a CSR initiative by Infosys May 2012 - June 2014  volunteered for Habitat for Humanity October 2014 - December 2015