# About

- Author: @gurupanguji
- Date: 0001-01-01
- URL: https://gurupanguji.com/about/

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      alt="Renganathan Ramamoorthy"
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<div class="eyebrow" style="text-align: center;">About</div>
<h1 class="about-title" style="text-align: center;">Renganathan Ramamoorthy</h1>
<p class="lead prose-copy" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;">
  I am curious about people, systems and technology. I love to
  <a href="/reviews/index.html">photograph</a>, build with technology
  and make music.
</p>

<section class="value-list" aria-label="Principles">
  <div class="value-item">I am kind.</div>
  <div class="value-item">I approach everything with good faith.</div>
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    I work hard to make sure people are heard effectively.
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    I work collaboratively to find truth without preconceived notions.
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  <div class="value-item">I keep a high bar for myself.</div>
  <div class="value-item">I keep a cool head during crises.</div>
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    I communicate complex systems clearly for different audiences.
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<section class="section prose-copy">
  <h2 class="section-title">What I Build</h2>
  <p>
    I am often brought in to build user-facing products on technically
    complex platforms and solve ambiguous problems that move a system
    forward cohesively. I have honed these skills across Chrome, Amazon,
    Google, and FIS.
  </p>
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  <h2 class="section-title">Highlights</h2>
  
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    <p>At <a href="https://chrome.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chrome</a>, I helped improve media streaming across TVs and mobile devices by helping developers target a single large web platform.</p>
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      <svg class="company-logo" viewBox="0 0 40 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><title>Alliance for Open Media</title><text x="0" y="18" font-family="var(--font-ui)" font-weight="900" font-size="12" fill="currentColor">AOMedia</text></svg>
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    <p>I also worked to keep the web royalty-free for media innovation, supporting the success of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">VP9</a> and helping establish the <a href="https://aomedia.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alliance for Open Media</a>.</p>
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    <p>At Amazon, I helped bring <a href="https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=17928921011" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon Day</a> to life: free consolidated delivery with lower environmental impact and lower cost structure.</p>
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    <p>At Google, I helped scale India's favorite mobile payments product, <a href="https://pay.google.com/intl/en_in/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Pay</a> (formerly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tez_(software)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tez</a>), and built parts of its merchant ecosystem.</p>
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      <svg class="company-logo" viewBox="0 0 32 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><title>FIS</title><text x="0" y="18" font-family="var(--font-ui)" font-weight="900" font-size="14" fill="currentColor">FIS</text></svg>
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    <p>At FIS, I worked on transformational fraud platforms to protect millions of users and hundreds of billions of dollars.</p>
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      <svg class="company-logo" viewBox="0 0 45 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><title>Arta Finance</title><text x="0" y="18" font-family="var(--font-ui)" font-weight="900" font-size="14" fill="currentColor">Arta</text></svg>
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    <p>At Arta, I helped build an AI-native wealth management platform that expands access to wealth management and improves operations for advisory and financial firms.</p>
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  <h2 class="section-title">Reach Out</h2>
  <p>
    I do not usually post about work here. If you have questions about a
    product management career, photography or want to get in touch with
    me, email me at
    <a href="mailto:gurupanguji@gurupanguji.com"
      >gurupanguji@gurupanguji.com</a
    >.
  </p>
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