Aug 2024 – Jan 2025 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Driving strategic platform re-architecture initiatives to optimize for efficiency and cost metrics across Transportation and Supply Chain verticals. Building globalization and scaling capabilities for Fulfillment Centers workforce management solutions for expansion in Korea, Taiwan and other new geographies.

Jun 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Building software platforms and services for supply chain, inventory, under the roof operations, fulfillment and just walk out technologies that power Amazon Physical Stores (Amazon Go, Amazon Style, Amazon Fresh)

Oct 2021 – Jun 2022 · 8 mos

• Responsible for development and rollout of platform capabilities for Amazon Prime in India. Driving India focussed unique tech solutions for Prime features related to customer acquisition, engagement, benefits, retention and payments integration (Cards, APay, UPI, e-mandate). Collaborating with internal partners (Prime Video, Amazon Music, Amazon Family, Amazon Fresh, Kindle, Twitch, APay) and business partner (mobile operators, payment aggregators and gateways, 3rd party websites) to tailor Amazon Prime services for their unique needs.

Jun 2017 – Oct 2021 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Aug 2016 – May 2017 · 9 mos

• Moved from driving customer driven roadmaps to Cisco product roadmap. I was leading the development of cloud based Infinite Video portfolio of SaaS products targeting global tier-I telecom and DTH service providers. The first iteration of this product received wins from three major service providers.

May 2013 – Jul 2016 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• I was responsible for development and delivery of entire portfolio of digital PayTV solutions spanning content delivery systems, STBs and mobile devices (live streaming, TVoD, SVoD, OTT, recommendations, content discovery, analytics, side loading) for Scandinavian and EMEA service providers (4.5MM subscribers, ~20MM Euro Revenue) in the TV everywhere domain.

Jan 2011 – Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Switched to technical program management of the video technology business with this role. The role involved full stack E2E application development and deployment of PayTV solutions for a major Scandinavian service provider. The solutions spanned content delivery systems, STBs and mobile devices targeting new products and feature launches. I was involved in customer engagement, gathering and scoping requirements, high level design, planning, execution, delivery strategy and stakeholder management.

Oct 2007 – Dec 2010 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Noida Area, India

• Moved to lead multi-site teams for linux driver development and reference applications for ST's multimedia and automative chipsets. As member of software micro-architecture group my responsibility included evaluating and defining software design and frameworks for scale-able and adaptive software device drivers. In this role I delivered the first IPSTB full stack reference solution on ST chipsets that got multiple customer wins.

Sep 2005 – Sep 2007 · 2 yrs · Noida Area, India

• Moved to the STB domain as ST wounded up its DVD SoC business. Worked on developing the first set of linux based audio, video, demux, DMA etc. device drivers as STB chipsets starting getting powerful. Traveled a lot to Europe (Sagem, BSkyB) and US (DirecTV) to support critical customer roll-outs with new gen SoCs and integrate interesting features like tempo control with third party application developers.

Apr 2003 – Aug 2005 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Noida Area, India

• From satellites moved to world of embedded systems.
• Worked on audio and peripherals device drivers running on simple RTOS (OS20, OS21) for DVD players and recorders using ST chipsets. Delivered solutions for interesting tech (now almost obsolete) like implementing IEEE Firewire protocol stack to control Camcorders and live stream & record content into DVD Recorders.

Dec 2001 – Mar 2003 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

• I was a senior team member working for the software development for a Boeing communication satellite's Network Operations and Control Center software systems. I was also involved in the low level design of few sub-systems of the NOCC.

Jul 2000 – Nov 2001 · 1 yr 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Was a team member working for software development of Satellite Terminal Emulator and Corba-Interface Emulator for Hughes Spaceway satellite communications project. I also worked on the software development for a Hughes proprietary satellite communications protocol (HNMP).