Rajiv Garg

Education

• M.Phil., Public Policy & Management, Carnegie Mellon University (2011)
• M.S., Computer Science, University of Southern California (2002)
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California (2001)
• B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, Institute of Technology, BHU (2000)

Experience

• Project Manager, National Instruments, (2004 to 2007)
• PXI/VXI Software Products, Agile Project Management, ISO 9001
• Engineering Consultant, CH2M Hill, (2003 to 2004)
• Instrument & Control and Electrical Engineering Consultant on Owens Lake Project (CA), Payson Power Plant (UT)
• IT Applications Manager, TTG Consultants, (2002 to 2003)
• Online training programs, e-commerce, digital content design, search engine optimization
• Consultant (Independent) (2000 to 2002)
• Network and Computer Security (Setec), Web Development (Licolnshire), Software Development (USC, ETI)

Entrepreneurial

• Co-Founder and Director, TTG Technologies, (2009 to present)
• Non-profit consulting entity to provide cost-effective and innovative solutions for government agencies. Born from the partnership of TTG Consultants and RAMS Consulting.
• Founder and CTO, RAMS Consulting LLC, (2003 to 2005)
• Non-profit consulting concept to provide highly flexible cost-benefit solutions for clients. Consultants were typically family members or students to keep all costs low.
• Co-Founder and Architect, HASec Systems, (2001)
• Developed an integrated web-based Home Automation and Security System with Snehal Thakkar, PhD (USC). Presented the business plan at EVMA/USC and found supporters/investors but failed to launch the product because of patent requirement and associated high costs.

Teaching

• Instructor, Heinz College, (2010)
• Digital Transformation
• Teaching Assistant, Heinz College, (2008 to 2011)
• Digital Transformation, Telecommunications Management, IT Project Management, and Object Oriented Analysis & Design.
• Instructor, National Instruments, (2004 to 2005)
• LabWindows/CVI, and .NET & Measurement Studio
• Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California, (2002)
• 3D Graphics and Rendering

Training/Certifications

• SAP Certification for Business Integration (2002)
• IESNA Lighting (2003)
• Project Management (2004)
• Advanced Project Management (2005)

Memberships

• Senior Member: IEEE, Computer Society
• Member: Academy of Management, INFORMS, Association for Information Systems,
• Competent Communicator, Competent Leader: Toastmasters
• MENSA
• Expired: NSPE, PMI, IEE, IESNA