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Maran Yadago Vol. 01 · No. 1
A profile in two halves , Volume 01

Maran Yadago

A program manager who also builds. I run programs end-to-end and ship the systems behind them.

Program management
meets the build.

I'm a Program Manager and builder based in San Diego with a background in applied mathematics. I've spent years at a global Satcom company managing programs end-to-end. Million-dollar budgets, C-level KPI reporting, products shipped on time.

I also build. Last year I took an AI retail concierge from business plan to live production. Integrated multiple LLM providers, built the backend, rolled out the first pilot store. Alone.

Most PMs cannot build. Most builders do not run programs. I do both.

i.
$1M+
Budget managed on single platform delivery
ii.
15%
Annual revenue growth from new business launches
iii.
3+
LLM providers integrated in production systems
iv.
CSM
Certified Scrum Master & Anthropic Academy

Things I've built
and shipped.

№ 01

Shop With Me — Retail AI Platform

Built a full AI retail concierge from scratch. Customer kiosk, operator dashboard, admin portal, all live with a real pilot store. Built the multi-provider AI layer, the bilingual voice pipeline, and a semantic product search engine. Ran the whole thing alone from day one.

3LLM providers
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№ 02

Connecta Satellite Solutions

Delivered a custom e-commerce platform within a $1M budget. Built KPI dashboards for C-level decision-making. Managed carrier partnerships across Iridium, Inmarsat, Viasat, and Garmin. New business lines added 15% revenue growth.

$1MBudget delivered
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What I bring
to the table.

Program Management
A.
  • 01End-to-end program delivery
  • 02Agile · Scrum · Kanban
  • 03Stakeholder management
  • 04Budget & resource management
  • 05Risk & dependency tracking
  • 06Executive reporting & KPIs
  • 07Roadmap development
  • 08Cross-functional leadership
AI & Engineering
B.
  • 01Multi-provider LLM integration
  • 02Prompt engineering & optimization
  • 03Agentic AI systems & RAG
  • 04Vector search (pgvector)
  • 05Python · FastAPI · React
  • 06PostgreSQL · AWS · Docker
  • 07System architecture
  • 08Microservices & REST APIs
Strategy & Growth
C.
  • 01Go-to-market strategy
  • 02Business development
  • 03Product roadmapping
  • 04CRM optimization
  • 05KPI framework design
  • 06New business launches
  • 07Carrier & vendor partnerships
  • 08Jira · Power BI · Asana

Where I've worked,
in chronological order.

2013201520172019202120232025
2022 → Present Current role
Connecta Satellite Solutions
Sr. Program Manager / Sr. Product Manager

Managed the Satcom portfolio end-to-end. Built C-level KPI dashboards, delivered a $1M platform on time and within budget, and launched new business lines that added 15% revenue growth.

2021 → 2022 One year
Connecta Satellite Solutions
Customer Care Leader

Redesigned IVR and call strategy, managed a team of 5 technical support agents, and authored training materials that reduced call handling time and improved onboarding speed.

2020 → 2021 One year
CodeREV Kids
JavaScript Instructor

Designed and delivered JavaScript and Scratch curricula for students ages 8–14. Built collaborative coding projects reinforcing modular thinking and teamwork.

2013 → 2019 Six years
F&S Diane Liquor LLC
Procurement Officer / Site Developer

Implemented a warehouse management system, built an e-commerce site with online checkout and in-store pickup, and managed inventory procurement across the operation.

Get in touch.

Need a program manager, a technical hand, or both? Reach out. I'm based in San Diego and usually respond the same day.