Varun Aggarwal

Current

• Product Manager Intern at DataPop

Past

• Sr. Software Engineer/Team Leader at IBM Global Services

Education

• University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
• University of Delhi - Delhi College of Engineering

Connections

75 connections

Industry

Internet

Varun Aggarwal’s Summary

PRESENT:
MBA Student, Class of 2010, USC Marshall School of Business

EXPERIENCE:
Web Application Developer at IBM - Designed and implemented business critical web based products for IBM’s largest telecom client. Identified opportunities for improvements and contributed towards the business development of various product modules.

Deeply passionate about the web industry.

Varun Aggarwal’s Specialties:

Deep Awareness of Emerging Web Technologies, Passion for Innovation, Problem-Solving & Analytical Skills, Internet Marketing, Web Development Skills

Varun Aggarwal’s Experience

• Product Manager Intern

  DataPop

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

  Research and evaluate emerging semantic web technologies to enhance the relevance of ad-messages created by Datapop.

• Sr. Software Engineer/Team Leader

  IBM Global Services

  (Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 2005 — May 2008 (2 years 8 months)

  Spearheaded development efforts for IBM’s web-based product, CAOL, which automated mobile phone activation processes. Analyzed competitive environment, managed product design and identified opportunities for improvement, realizing gains of $2M and up to 75% increase in product effectiveness. Led a team of 6 engineers and collaborated with various cross-functional teams to understand customer needs, co-ordinate product development efforts and ensure smooth operation of CAOL.
  
  Web/Technical Skills: Java, J2EE, HTML, Javascript, Ajax, Perl, C/C++, IBM Websphere, Oracle, Eclipse
  
  Certifications: Sun Certified Web Component Developer for J2EE 1.4, Sun Certified Programmer for Java, IBM Certified SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) Associate

Varun Aggarwal’s Education

• University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business

  MBA , 2008 — 2010 (expected)

  Activities and Societies:

  Marshall Hi Tech Club (VP), Graduate Marketing Association (GMA), Marshall Strategy Group

• University of Delhi - Delhi College of Engineering

  Bachelor of Engineering , 2001 — 2005

Additional Information

Varun Aggarwal’s Interests:

Violin, Web 2.0, Emerging technologies, Puzzles

Varun Aggarwal’s Groups:

•    USC Marshall School of Business
•    The Official USC Alumni Association Group

Varun Aggarwal’s Honors:

1) Special Recognition Award from IBM/Bharti for ‘Flawless execution of application deliveries in Bharti Project’.
2) Presented with 2 IBM Bravo awards for outstanding performance in Bharti Project.

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