Prabhakar Doppalapudi

Prabhakar Doppalapudi has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Prabhakar currently holds the position of Vice President of Engineering at TruMed Systems, Inc., a role they assumed in February 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Vice President of Engineering at Truvian from July 2021 to October 2021. In this role, they were responsible for leading the engineering teams and overseeing the development of an automated benchtop blood testing instrument.

Before joining Truvian, Prabhakar held various positions at D&K Engineering. From October 2017 to June 2021, they worked as the Senior Director of R&D, focusing on strategic planning and road mapping for company growth. Prior to that, from February 2010 to October 2017, they served as the Director of Engineering/EPM, leading the development of over 20 products for both startups and Fortune 500 companies.

Their earlier work experience includes roles at HP, where they worked as an Engineering Program Manager/LTA from 2002 to 2010, managing the development of inkjet printer products. Prabhakar also worked as a Hardware Development Engineer at HP from 1994 to 2002, where they were involved in the development of manufacturing equipment for printer cartridges.

Prabhakar's career began at Western Digital in 1993, where they worked as a Sr. Equipment Engineer responsible for the maintenance of disc drive manufacturing machinery. Prabhakar also worked at Tandy Magnetic Media from 1991 to 1993 as a Mechanical Engineer/Web Processing Engineer, specializing in cassette manufacturing.

In 1990, Prabhakar served as a Research Assistant at San Jose State University, where they conducted research on wind turbine failures and made improvements to prevent crack propagation.

Overall, Prabhakar Doppalapudi has extensive experience in engineering management, product development, and strategic planning across various industries.

Prabhakar Doppalapudi holds a Master of Science (MS) degree in Mechanical Engineering from San Jose State University. The duration of their studies and other educational experiences are not provided.