Dr A L Rao
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Dr A Lakshman Rao is the former Chief Operating Officer
of Wipro Technologies. Dr Rao joined Wipro’s Information Technology
business as a founder member in 1980 and contributed significantly towards building a R&D team. From 1993 to 1996, he worked as Vice President (Technical) at Wipro Systems and played an important role in building competence in Client/Server and Object technologies. During this period, he was instrumental in building a number of business practices from scratch. Testing services, business intelligence, data warehousing and e-Enabling are some of them. As group Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Wipro from 1996–1999, he implemented ISO 9000 compliant quality processes across the Software Divisions of Infotech Group. He has also driven the SEI CMM initiative enabling Wipro to become the first SEI CMM Level 5 Software Services Company in the world. In Oct 2000, Dr. Rao took over the leadership of Telecom and Internetworking Solutions Division and steered the business through multifold growth to its present prominent position..
In June 2005, the then CEO of Wipro Technologies, Vivek Paul
quit, and Dr Rao was appointed the COO. From June 2005 to September 2008 he worked as the Chief Operating Officer
, with the responsibility for Product Engineering business(about one Billion Dollar revenues), CIO & CTO functions, Admin & Facilities and Japan & China Geographies sales & Operations. Dr.A L Rao also worked as an Advisor to Wipro Technologies from October 2008 to September 2009. In September 2009, Dr Rao retired from Wipro after 29 years of service. He is currently an independent advisor to a few IT services companies.. On 9th June, 2011, Dr. A L Rao joined Trianz
board of directors.
Prior to Wipro
, he worked in Electronics Corporation of India
Ltd. from 1973–1980 and was associated with the development of Operating Systems and Compilers for ECIL computers. Dr. Rao has delivered the keynote speech at the 2nd World Congress on Software Quality in Japan in 2000. He was also a guest speaker at the Project Management Conferences held in Japan & USA. He has been elected a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering
for distinguished contribution to Computer Science
& Engineering
. Dr. Rao did his MSc
and PhD
(in Nuclear Physics
) from Andhra University
, India.
Chief operating officer
A Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
of Wipro Technologies. Dr Rao joined Wipro’s Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
business as a founder member in 1980 and contributed significantly towards building a R&D team. From 1993 to 1996, he worked as Vice President (Technical) at Wipro Systems and played an important role in building competence in Client/Server and Object technologies. During this period, he was instrumental in building a number of business practices from scratch. Testing services, business intelligence, data warehousing and e-Enabling are some of them. As group Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Wipro from 1996–1999, he implemented ISO 9000 compliant quality processes across the Software Divisions of Infotech Group. He has also driven the SEI CMM initiative enabling Wipro to become the first SEI CMM Level 5 Software Services Company in the world. In Oct 2000, Dr. Rao took over the leadership of Telecom and Internetworking Solutions Division and steered the business through multifold growth to its present prominent position..
In June 2005, the then CEO of Wipro Technologies, Vivek Paul
Vivek Paul
Vivek Paul is an Indian-born businessman and founder of Akansa Capital, an India-focused Private Equity Fund. He is also a Consulting Professor of Radiology at Stanford University. Mr. Paul founded , a cloud software company in the enterprise social media space...
quit, and Dr Rao was appointed the COO. From June 2005 to September 2008 he worked as the Chief Operating Officer
Chief operating officer
A Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
, with the responsibility for Product Engineering business(about one Billion Dollar revenues), CIO & CTO functions, Admin & Facilities and Japan & China Geographies sales & Operations. Dr.A L Rao also worked as an Advisor to Wipro Technologies from October 2008 to September 2009. In September 2009, Dr Rao retired from Wipro after 29 years of service. He is currently an independent advisor to a few IT services companies.. On 9th June, 2011, Dr. A L Rao joined Trianz
Trianz
Trianz is a Consulting, IT services and BPO services company, providing turnkey solutions to clients.Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States, Trianz is founded by Sri Manchala in 2000 with a focus to provide management consulting to large corporates...
board of directors.
Prior to Wipro
Wipro
Wipro Limited formally Western India Products Limited is a global IT services and consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. As of 2011, Wipro is the second largest IT services company by turnover in India and employs more than 120,000 people worldwide as of March 2011...
, he worked in Electronics Corporation of India
Electronics Corporation of India
Electronics Corporation of India Limited is a Government of India Enterprise under Department of Atomic Energy , established in 1967 by Dr. A. S. Rao in Hyderabad, to create a strong indigenous base in Electronics. ECIL is presently a multi-product, multi disciplinary organization with focus on...
Ltd. from 1973–1980 and was associated with the development of Operating Systems and Compilers for ECIL computers. Dr. Rao has delivered the keynote speech at the 2nd World Congress on Software Quality in Japan in 2000. He was also a guest speaker at the Project Management Conferences held in Japan & USA. He has been elected a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering
Indian National Academy of Engineering
The Indian National Academy of Engineering was founded in 1987 with the aim of promoting and advancing the practice of engineering and technology in the country....
for distinguished contribution to Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
& Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
. Dr. Rao did his MSc
MSC
- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
and PhD
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
(in Nuclear Physics
Nuclear physics
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei. The most commonly known applications of nuclear physics are nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons technology, but the research has provided application in many fields, including those...
) from Andhra University
Andhra University
Andhra University or Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad , located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the older premier universities in India with a broad focus...
, India.