Pramod Rao

Pramod Rao's work experience includes serving as the SVP - Technology and Payment Platforms at Transcard, where they oversee a $3 million annual operating budget and leads a team of 45 personnel across the U.S., UK, and India. Prior to that, they were a Vice President at Equifax, managing a $4 million annual operating budget and leading a team of 35 personnel in the U.S. and Chile.

Before their role at Equifax, Pramod was the Director of Information Technology at First Data Corporation, where they hired, onboarded, and mentored four cross-functional agile teams globally. Pramod successfully developed a single point of entry API platform within 18 months, surpassing the company's three-year goal. Pramod also significantly increased transaction capacity and facilitated up to $500,000 in incremental weekly revenue, totaling $26 million by the end of the first year.

Prior to First Data Corporation, Pramod worked at The Home Depot as a Technical Team Lead, leading a team of 15 software developers in implementing e-commerce enhancements. Pramod was also a Software Development Manager at Ventureforth, Inc., where they reduced enterprise expenses by 50% and improved efficiency and morale across the organization. Additionally, they lowered software expenses by $250,000 and increased quality by transitioning the team in-house.

At McKesson, Pramod served as a Software Team Lead, where they successfully transitioned to a new vendor and trained and onboarded a 50-member team within 60 days. Pramod also transformed a 200 FTE business unit to agile scrum methodology, resulting in increased productivity. Pramod guided a cross-functional team in resolving software issues with a previous offshore vendor.

Throughout their career, Pramod has consistently demonstrated strong leadership skills, driving operational excellence, and achieving impressive results in large-scale technology projects.

Pramod Rao has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Instrumentation & Electronics from RV College Of Engineering. Additionally, Pramod has pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration and Management, General from Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business. However, the specific start and end years of the respective degrees were not provided.