🤔 How do Office Hours work?

• Members of the iii community may schedule a meeting with any alum.

• Review the alum profiles below and, if available, visit their LinkedIn to learn more. 

• When you find a good fit, click "Schedule A 1:1 Meeting"; you'll be redirected to that alum's Calendly page. 

• Check their availability and choose a meeting time.

• Prepare for your meeting (i.e. why did you choose this alum, what questions do you have for them...?).

• And, of course, attend the meeting and have a great conversation!

✍️ Please Take Note:

• "🤝 Formal Mentorship" - this alum is open to mentoring you. Mentorship typically involves goal setting and regular meetings over an extended time period. This Google Doc can help with structure.
• Meetings are for guidance and advice - not to ask for internships or jobs.
• "No Shows" are unacceptable and unprofessional. If you cannot make a meeting, cancel it. If you "no show" more than once, your ability to participate in Office Hours will be restricted.
• A "thank you" message is always appreciated. When applicable, share outcomes too! For example,  if an alum helped you prep for an internship interview, let them know how your interview went.
• Feedback is welcome; contact Mary Kilcoyne to share.

Shobhit Aggarwal (MIIPS 2022)
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Robotics
Manufacturing Futures Institute
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Shobhit

I did my undergrad in Industrial engineering and worked for 2+ years as a supply chain analyst before pivoting to product design and manufacturing. I grew up in various cities in India, and am currently based in Pittsburgh.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Transitioning to the US, and Project Ideas
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Shuhan Li (MSTV 2018)
Robotics Sensor Engineer
Flexiv Ltd
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Shuhan

I am working in a robotics company. I am working on robotics sensing and embodied AI. At the same time, I have been pursuing my PhD degree in embodied AI since 2022. I live in San Jose and received my Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Science in Technology Ventures degree from CMU.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Startups/Entrepreneurship, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Tan Gao (MSSM 2012)
Senior Technical Program Manager
Hinge Health
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Tan

I started my career as a software developer (backend). After completing my study in Software Management (CMU Silicon Valley), I transitioned to Technical Program Management (TPM). I spent 15 years at Google and currently work for a health tech startup based in San Francisco. I live in Austin, Texas and have been working remotely since March 2020.

Let’s chat about:

• Interview Prep/Practice, Resume Review, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Pratyush Dave (MSSM 2009)
Embedded Software and Wireless Specialist Consultant
N2N Software Solutions LLC
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Pratyush

I have 35+years of industry experience leading embedded software development projects, and managing teams. I grew up in India until the age of 15 and have been in the US for over 36 years, and I enjoy hiking, biking, and outdoors in general.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance,Interview Prep/Practice,Resume Review,Portfolio Feedback,Building One's Network,Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Lili (Bean) He (MSSM 2019)
Tech Lead - Monetization
TikTok
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Lili

My career at TikTok benefits a lot from what I learned from MSSM: product vision, roadmap, project management, etc, and I recently got promoted and am about to become an engineer manager soon. I'm a huge cat lover with 2 fat cats.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Resume Review, Building One's Network, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Rahul Iyengar (MSSM 2010)
Vice President of Software Engineering
GoPro Inc.
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Rahul

I have worked in the valley for about 25 years and am currently the VP of Software Engineering at GoPro where I manage cloud engineering and Data Science Engineering. Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to build from the ground up, augment and lead globally spread out engineering organizations through rapid growth and innovation. I live in Union City with my family and graduated from CMU in 2010 with a Masters in Software Management.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Startups/Entrepreneurship
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Xinyong Lyu (MSSM 2020)
Software Engineer
Oracle Corporation
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Xinyong

I have 3 years of backend software engineer experience till now. I grew up in Hangzhou, China and now live in the SF Bay Area.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Building One's Network

Shabbir Suterwala (MSSM 2011)
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Altos Labs Inc
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Shabbir

Hello! Please learn about me here. I have since joined Altos Labs (https://www.altoslabs.com/), where I lead the Computational Systems Modeling & Scaling team - drug discovery + computational biology / chemistry + AI = lots of tough software engineering problems (if you read the spotlight, you may notice a theme here :) )

Happy to chat about:

• Career Guidance, Portfolio Feedback, Startups/Entrepreneurship, Building One's Network, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Judy Zhang (MSSM 2013)
Software Engineer

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Judy

As a full stack software engineer, I have extensive experience leading and managing software projects throughout the development life cycle, with a background in both corporate and educational settings. After living in the Bay Area for 10 years, I moved to Hawaii to be closer to my extended family during the pandemic. Growing up in China and having lived in multiple cities in Canada and the US has given me a diverse perspective that I bring to my work. I’m committed to supporting students and helping them develop practical skills for their careers in tech.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Dhairyya Agarwal (MSSM 2020)
Product Manager II
Microsoft Corporation
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Dhairyya

I am a generalist product manager working at Microsoft after interning at a lot of startups. I am now living in my 3rd country now - Vancouver, Canada after India and USA.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Resume Review

Geethanjali Anand (MSTV 2020)
Project Manager
American Honda
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Geethanjali

I am a Project Manager at Honda where I work on new business ideation and business model development of new products and services. I have previous product experience from a startup environment. I grew up between North America and India, and currently live in Chicago.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Startups/Entrepreneurship, Building One's Network, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Arthur Cen (MIIPS 2020)
Product Operation Manager
Google LLC
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Arthur

Formerly a Front-end Developer, now a Product Operation Manager at Google, I have always been to find interesting things to do. I have experience in both small startup and large corp. I love running, climbing, and obstacle races.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Resume Review, Building One's Network, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Manini Chattopadhyay (MSSM 2017)
Sr. Program Manager
Google

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Manini

I have over 10 years of experience in technical program management. As a TPM with Google Payments, I work at the intersection of payments engineering and user needs to deliver high-quality products to our customers. In addition to MSSM, I am a certified SAFe Agilist and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Piyush Gupta (MSSM 2015)
Senior Director, AI Product Management
Uniphore
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Piyush

When I joined Uniphore in September, I shifted gears from a Series A AI startup (EvaBot) to an IPO-ready company. Over the past 17 years, I've founded and sold a deeptech company, and built several technology companies as the head of product from Seed to Series E. I've consulted a few public companies such as Corelogic, Remitly, etc. And I actively work with tech. founders to help them take off their companies off the ground as a coach, advisor, and investor. I'm based in San Ramon. First generation immigrant from US who managed to survive through tough situations. As an O1 and GC holder, I've helped several friends explore this route and achieve stability..

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Startups/Entrepreneurship, Transitioning to the US, and Building for fun
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Taru Jain (MIIPS 2023)
Data Science Project Manager
Inpleo Inc.
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Taru

I previously worked as a software developer for over 5 years before transitioning into project and product management. Currently, I serve as a Data Science Project Manager at an AI/ML startup. I live in Seattle with my husband. Prior to moving to the U.S., I worked in Germany for three years, and I began my career in India.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Startups/Entrepreneurship, Building One's Network, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Kevin Killeen (MIIPS 2023)
Global Product Line Manager - Flame Detection
MSA Safety Inc.
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Kevin

I came from an engineering and sales background for 4 years before pivoting to product management. I worked in the process measurement industry before joining the MIIPS program and transferring my skills to the industrial safety industry. I'm a born and raised Pittsburgher, and when I'm not working I'm probably walking my dog Scratch

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Resume Review, Building One's Network
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Francis Kurupacheril (MSSM 2013)
Director of Product Management, Collaboration AI
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Francis

25+ years of experience in developing and launching enterprise collaboration solutions. I spearhead the productization of Large Language Model (LLM) based applications for Cisco Webex as part of the Cisco Collaboration AI organization.

Let’s chat about:

• Interview Prep/Practice
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Xi Liu (MIIPS 2015)
Product Manager / Former Startup Founder
N/A
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Xi

In my 20s, I explored various professional paths—developer, UX designer, product manager, and most recently, startup founder. I'm now advancing my career as a product manager. Having lived in four countries over the past decade, I’ve gained unique experience adapting to different cultures and environments. I believe true passion emerges through exploration, so why not try out all possibilities? Up for a chat about career paths, culture, or anything else on your mind. Feel free to reach out!

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Startups/Entrepreneurship, Building One's Network, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Ian Miller (MPD 2010)
Sr. Project Manager
Philips Respironics
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Ian

18 years experience in medical device product development: Both as an engineer and a project/program manager. My day to day involves partnering with Engineering, Product Management, and many other functions. I live in Western Pennsylvania and do my best to enjoy all 4 seasons!

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Resume Review, Building One's Network
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Taciano Moraes (MSSM 2015)
Technical Operations Manager
Edoo
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Taciano

A Brazilian living in the Toronto area and passionate about winter. I currently work as a Product/Tech Operations Director for a startup called Edoo, on a product with 1.2M users and that was recently launched in Spain. My background is in Computer Science (worked as a Dev for 7 years) but since my masters at CMU-Silicon Valley I've been working with Product, for almost a decade now. In my spare time, I like volunteering for nonprofits and traveling; doing extreme sports like Snowboarding, Climbing, and Slacklining; besides studying about Entrepreneurship, Psychology, and Leadership.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Startups/Entrepreneurship, Building One's Network, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

David Oh (MSSM 2012)
Principal Product Manager
Dell Technologies
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ David

Innovative product management leader with 15 plus years of experience in Telco, Cloud, 5G, and Industry Vertical Solutions (Manufacturing, Retail, Smart City) product management.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Ruben Rincon (MSSM 2015)
Group Product Manager, Developer Experience
Adobe Systems Incorporated
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Ruben

Most of my career has been circling around developer platforms and developer communities from the angles of advocacy, project and product management in companies such Adobe, Dropbox, HP, Microsoft, Nokia. I enjoy being a people manager and I'm committed to be better at it each day. I came to the US 12 years ago from Latin America and went through all the paperwork and VISA hoops that you can think of. I'm happy to help.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Resume Review, Transitioning to the US

Mohamed Soliman (MIIPS 2018)
Product Delivery Manager
Geotab
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Mohamed

Started my career as a Mechanical Product Designer for 3 years. Pivoted into Product Management. Worked as a PM for HW and Automotive products for another 3 years. Currently shifting again into Software Management

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Startups/Entrepreneurship, Building One's Network, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship

Satish Uppuluri (MSSM 2016)
Sr Product Manager
PlayStation
LinkedIn

Schedule a 1:1 Meeting w/ Satish

I am a long-time Sony Employee, completed 14 years recently, with expertise in different roles from engineering, program management, and product management. I am in the Product Management role for the last 5 years with focus on making PlayStation accessible and safe, where players of all abilities can share their experiences of joy in a safe environment. I live in Dublin, California with my wife and a son.

Let’s chat about:

• Career Guidance, Interview Prep/Practice, Resume Review, Startups/Entrepreneurship, Transitioning to the US
• 🤝 Formal Mentorship