218 Thrush Circle, Lindenhurst, IL 60046 Cell: 847-749-6431
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT / TEAM, PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Manager with 20 years of product development and team management experience in the wireless technology industry. Proven track record of managing multiple parallel projects from requirements planning to customer deployment, and international team management in complex matrix environments. Strong expertise in the intersection of technology and business. Customer interface skills across diverse cultures and locations. Executive MBA from Kellogg School of Management.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Intel Corporation, Lake Zurich, IL Feb 2013 – Present Selected to transition to Intel from Motorola through M&A as part of a small, highly valued R&D team
Software Engineering Manager
Responsible for Radio Signaling software feature development for the Intel XMM 7x60 platform in the Wireless Platform R&D group
• Currently managing 3GPP R-10 feature development. Responsibilities include the planning, oversight and coordinating the activities of 10 developers and testers across different international sites.
• Co-ordinated a comprehensive 8 session training with team based in Cairo, for the RRC software architecture and development process. Outcome was an accelerated technical ramp-up for the newly acquired team, and relationship building across the different Protocol Stack teams from multiple locations. Motorola Mobility (a Google company), Libertyville, IL Jun 1999 – Jan 2013 Software Engineering Manager May 2010 – Jan 2013
Received a 2-grade promotion, with responsibilities to manage an international team of 4 direct reports in the US and 12 in France.
Responsible for the Radio Signaling software feature development, support and KPI initiatives. Focus areas included prioritizing LTE multi-mode / 3GPP Release 8, 9 features based on customer requirements, resource allocation, planning – including integration test equipment procurement, and driving the feature development activity through feature integration, inter-operability testing, and KPI definition and monitoring. Regular reporting and KPI presentations to SVP-level, with weekly/monthly updates.
Major Accomplishments:
• Lead multiple feature developments in parallel – 4G-3G Handovers, 2G-4G reselection, 4G-3G Inter-RAT SON ANR, LTE Inter Frequency Handover, 3G enhanced CELL_FACH, through to successful integration on Aspen – the first 3GPP multi-mode platform on the Motorola modem roadmap
• Had one project selected from over 50, representing the modem team, to assess the quality and the efficacy of the modem team’s software engineering process. Led to a half day review with the CEO of Motorola Mobility.
• Lead a cross-functional team across hardware, software and field test organizations, for the 3G call performance initiative for the Motorola FlipOut phone, which was particularly challenging due to its small size with a square shape. At the end of the 3 months of daily activity, the phone met ATT ship quality call performance requirements. External review http://pocketnow.com/android/motorola-flipout-review remarked: “The best feature of this phone is the call quality.”
Software Section Manager Apr 2005 – Apr 2010
Promoted to a management position with US based direct reports, and later expanded the team with direct reports from France. Expanded the breadth of technical expertise by driving the development and integration of HSPA features, and Data Throughput for Motorola 3G handsets.
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Major Accomplishments:
• Represented the protocol stack for the Call Performance initiative and identified the development roadmap, which improved Motorola handsets’ performance from a poor (1%) dropped call rate to a best-in-class (below 0.4%) on the ATT network over a period of 3 years.
• Lead the development of a low cost solution in co-ordination with Agilent, for measuring Data Throughput KPIs in simulated fading environments. This was effectively utilized to assess and improve the data performance of every software release prior to the conformance testing for AT&T.
• Achieved Digital Six Sigma Green Belt by automation and improvement of log analysis of call setup, call drop, and data continuity issues, which resulted in an estimated saving of $250K worth in engineering effort. Senior Software Staff Engineer Oct 2000 – Apr 2005
• Lead the development for WCDMA Measurements, Compressed Mode and Inter Frequency Handovers, as a part of the 3G signaling stack software team.
• Oversaw the live network IOT to successfully enable Inter-Frequency Handovers feature in the H3G – UK network. This involved 4 months of daily co-ordination with the customer mobile handsets technical supervisor, and the UK based Motorola field test team, remotely, while managing the local software development team for the analysis and resolution of issues from the testing.
• Tested the first Intra-Freq Handover with Motorola handset software and NEC, Japan 3G network; Was located in London for a month to support customer (H3G) IOT for mobility during voice and video calls • Completed MS in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, while working full
time, with a GPA 3.9/4.0
Software Staff Engineer Jul 1999 – Sep 2000
Relocated to the US through Motorola internal opportunity with the GSM Cellular handset software team Motorola India Electronics Ltd., Bangalore, India Feb 1994 – Jun 1999 Lead Software Engineer
Was recruited to join Motorola as a Software Engineer. Received 2 promotions to be a Lead Software Engineer. CMC Ltd., Mumbai, India Nov 1989 – Jan 1994 Engineer – Information Technology and Operations
EDUCATION
KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, IL Executive Master of Business Administration, Jun 2014
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Chicago, IL Master of Science in Computer Science, 2001
UNIVERSITY OF POONA, Pune, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications, 1989
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • Digital Six Sigma Green Belt - 2006
• Graduate Assistant for the ‘Dale Carnegie Training Program’ • Advanced Diploma in German from University of Poona • US Permanent Resident