# Arya Teja Rudraraju

> AI Product Manager specializing in 0→1 AI products. Currently employed at Pilvi Systems as AI Product Manager, actively seeking Associate PM / APM / AI Product roles. Built LeSearch AI (AI research platform with 50+ beta users), shipped 6 AI products. Recent MBA + MS Analytics grad from Duquesne University. Based in Dallas, TX. OPT visa status.

I'm a product manager who codes—conducting user research, defining product strategy, and prototyping alongside engineers. My background spans AI product development, digital marketing, and analytics, with expertise in LLMs, RAG systems, and AI agents.

## Key Pages

- [Home](https://aryateja.com): Portfolio homepage and project showcase
- [About](https://aryateja.com/about): Journey from marketing to AI PM
- [Projects](https://aryateja.com/projects): LeSearch AI, Pilvi Systems MVPs, technical projects
- [Blog](https://aryateja.com/blog): Product insights, AI engineering, case studies
- [Resume](https://aryateja.com/resume): Full work history and downloadable PDF

## External Profiles

- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/arya-teja-rudraraju): Professional profile with detailed project write-ups
- [GitHub](https://github.com/aryateja2106): Open-source contributions, LeSearch AI, personal projects
- [Twitter/X](https://x.com/r_aryateja): Build-in-public updates, product insights

## Current Work

**Pilvi Systems** (Aug 2025 - Present)
AI Product Manager for B2B AI automation solutions. Shipped 3 MVPs in 2 months, conducted 15+ customer discovery interviews, designed Amplitude analytics infrastructure from scratch.

**LeSearch AI** (Nov 2024 - Present)
Founder & Product Lead. Building AI-powered research platform helping researchers move from papers to action. 50+ beta users signed up, currently rebuilding leaner version with core features (PDF viewer, chatbot, knowledge graph). Deployed at lesearch-app.vercel.app, migrating to lesearch.ai soon.

**CloudAGI AI** (Planned)
My AI agents consultancy (domain: cloudagi.ai). Helping small businesses build & deploy specialized AI agents (research agents, coding agents) using tools like Claude Code, Gemini CLI, OpenAI Codex. Currently in setup phase—no clients yet.

## Past Experience

- **Duquesne University**: Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant (Aug 2022 - May 2025)
- **iSpeak AI**: AI Product Manager & Co-founder (Aug 2023 - Aug 2024)

## Technical Skills

**Product**: User Research, Roadmapping, A/B Testing, Funnel Analysis, Competitive Analysis, PRDs, Agile/Scrum, Sprint Planning, Customer Discovery, Jira/Linear
**AI/ML**: LLMs, RAG Systems, Computer Vision, PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, Vector DBs, Prompt Engineering, Model Evaluation
**Infrastructure**: Docker, Kubernetes, Neo4j, Git/GitHub, Vercel, Supabase, PostgreSQL
**Languages**: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, Rust

## Education

- **MBA + MS in Analytics & Information Management**, Duquesne University (2022-2025)
- **BBA in Digital Marketing**, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (2019-2022)

## Contact

**Status**: Open to work — Associate Product Manager, AI Product Manager (APM), Product Manager Intern roles
**Email**: aryateja2106@gmail.com
**Location**: Dallas, TX (open to remote + relocation)
**Visa Status**: OPT (F-1), valid through 2026