Ashok Karani

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India33 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 28+ years of IT industry experience
  • Led global software teams across multiple countries
  • Expert in Agile methodologies and SDLC
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare Software Leader with extensive experience in global product development and engineering management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software DevelopmentGlobal Software LeadershipDigital Services TechnologyIot SolutionsNew Product InnovationDigital StrategyElectronic Medical Records ImplementationProduct Development ManagementProject PlanningProduct Development

Other Skills

Budget PlanningBuilding Technical Product Development OrganizationsCompliance ManagementConnectivity TechnologyCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomization ProjectsData & AnalyticsDevelopment and Delivery ManagementEmulation Software DevelopmentGlobal Product Development ModelIntegrationLEAN PrinciplesManagementProgram ManagementRequirements Analysis

About

*** Organizational Leadership, Engineering Leadership, Strategist and Center Head experience *** • 28+ years of IT industry experience with 12 years hands-on technologist and 16 years in leadership • Global work experience, US 3 years (Silicon Valley) and Singapore 3 years • Strong experience in leading Global Software teams spread across India, US, France, China, Singapore and Malaysia. Experience in leading large product engineering teams with focus on quality and execution. • Developing and executing Long Term Strategy and Multi-Year Roadmap for technology organization • Engineering Operations leader for the 1700 strong Technology Organization with 120 technology staff, 20 product groups and 100+ new product introductions for the global market. • Conceptualization and execution of Analytics, Cloud, Platform, IOT, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning software development teams • Setup software development organization and grew it from 0 to 400 people. Very experienced in hiring top talent from premium institutes in India like IIT, NIT. Special interest in mentoring and people grooming. • Major contributions in engineering organization governance, innovation, productivity and simplification of process. • Expertise in methodologies like Agile, FastWorks. Expertise in complete software development life cycle (SDLC) for New Product Initiatives (NPI). Very knowledgeable about FDA and ISO quality certification procedures and faced both audits. • Experience in Healthcare, Telecom, eCommerce domains

Experience

Ge healthcare

5 roles

Senior Director - Global Software

Promoted

Mar 2020Present · 6 yrs

  • Global Software Leader for ‘Xray’ & ‘Women’s Health’ modalities. Driving global software development for $1B business. Leading teams located in India, USA, France & China. Total of 300+ engineers.
  • Driving transformation for entire Healthcare Imaging business. Leveraging LEAN principles and driving optimization through organization re-alignments. Removing vertical silos and making team more horizontal. Bringing in Platform architecture and mindset across the business.
  • With ‘Strategy’, ‘Innovation’ & ‘Execution’ as key drivers for NPI’s, planning 3-year technology roadmap along with Product Leaders. Responsible for budget planning for entire technology organization.
Global Software LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentLEAN PrinciplesBudget Planning

Senior Director and Engineering Site Leader

Mar 2018Mar 2020 · 2 yrs

  • Leading the Digital Services Technology team consisting of 250+ engineers focusing on Connectivity and Remote Services technology, Asset Performance Management (APM) and Data &Analytics.
  • Responsible for development of digital remote connectivity platforms, predictive algorithms for analytics of failure modes, IOT solutions, Edge solutions, on-prem to cloud migration, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning applications which are used by GE engineers all over the world to service the 200,000 connected healthcare systems worldwide.
Digital Services TechnologyConnectivity TechnologyData & AnalyticsIOT Solutions

General Manager - Technology & Medical Innovation

Promoted

Sep 2014Feb 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Running a technology organization with base cost of US$100 Million.
  • Design operating mechanism and program map for entire organization.
  • Contributions to New Product Innovation, Digital strategy, Predix, Digital Industrial and Digital Twin.
  • Tracking productivity and improving ROI for entire engineering organization.
  • Responsible for 54 healthcare labs which include 600 multi vendor servers and 3000 active Virtual Machines (VM).
  • Expertise in solving complex organizational issues.
  • Power of Attorney holder and authorized signatory for entire site.
  • Leader for Compliance Review Board (CRB), Crisis Management (CM) and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for GE Healthcare in John F Welch Technology Center.
  • Import export ownership and interaction with Government agencies.
  • Sourcing requirements executed to the tune of $40 M per annum.
New Product InnovationDigital StrategyCompliance Management

Program Director - Singapore

Jan 2012Aug 2014 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Successful implementation of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) project in Singapore
  • Single point of contact for Ministry of Health Holdings (MOHH)
  • Led cross functional team of Engineering, Product Management, Customer Support and Sales spread across Singapore, India, USA & Malaysia.
Electronic Medical Records ImplementationCross-functional Team Leadership

Director Engineering

Jan 2006Dec 2011 · 5 yrs 11 mos

  • Provide technology direction and inputs for the Growth Play Book strategy for the business.
  • Responsible for managing complete product development team (150-200 engineers) comprising of Program Managers, Principal Engineer, Architects, Developers, Validation engineers, Technical writers and Quality representatives.
  • Worked on shared/distributed global product development model involving five sites in US and one in Bangalore.
Product Development ManagementGlobal Product Development Model

Portal software (now oracle)

Senior Engineering Manager

Sep 2000Dec 2005 · 5 yrs 3 mos · USA & India

  • Worked for 2 years in California, USA and 3 years in Bangalore.
  • Conceptualized and executed the setup of India Development Center. Grew the organization from inception to 400 engineers.
  • Complete responsibility for project planning, development and delivery.
  • Worked with Professional Services organization to help improve revenue.
Project PlanningDevelopment and Delivery Management

Verifone

Project Lead

Oct 1995Dec 1999 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore, India

  • Worked both in Product development as well as Customization projects.
  • Developed framework which provides tools and libraries for application development.
  • Expertise in configuration management tools and Defect tracking tools.
Product DevelopmentCustomization Projects

Xlnet software systems

Software Engineer

Jan 1992Sep 1995 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Developed emulation software for various flavors of UNIX, HP and Wyse terminals.
  • Worked with C-DAC Pune, for technology transfer of multilingual terminals.
Software DevelopmentEmulation Software Development

Education

MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — Computer Science

Jan 1987Jan 1991

MES College Bangalore

12th Grade (Pre-University College)

Jan 1986Jan 1987

VVS Sardar Patel High School Bangalore

10th Grade

Jan 1975Jan 1985

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