Jul 2017 – Dec 2023 · 6 yrs 5 mos · On-site

• Entrusted with driving process optimization and organizational transformation within Dolby Laboratories, a market leader in audio-visual technologies with a complex ecosystem model. Analyzed existing workflows across product development, innovation, and project management to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement. Leveraged design thinking, lean startup principles, and extensive research to develop and implement transformative frameworks, tools, and training programs that significantly enhanced product lifecycle management, accelerated innovation, and streamlined collaboration.

Jan 2013 – Jun 2017 · 4 yrs 5 mos · On-site

• Tasked with enhancing project management and process improvement for Dolby's Consumer Entertainment business unit, I successfully delivered critical Dolby Atmos solutions to major OEM partners while leading an agile transformation. This included implementing Scrum practices, developing Confluence dashboards, and utilizing agile adoption scorecards to enhance collaboration, visibility, and continuous improvement.

Aug 2010 – May 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Led the newly created NEC’s biometrics excellence centre in Bangalore, geared towards enabling the world’s largest biometrics ID project, India Unique ID (Aadhaar), for 1.4 billion Indians. I assembled a highly skilled engineering team and directed the optimization of NEC's cutting-edge fingerprint system to achieve the project's demanding throughput requirements. Successfully managed budgets and infrastructure and fast-paced collaboration with stakeholders across India and Japan.

Aug 2009 – Jun 2010 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Heading the HyperSpace product development team for ARM processor platform and responsible for controlling the architecture of the product and various subsystems

Jul 2008 – Aug 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Heading the engineering functions for development of Rich Internet Applications in the areas of navigation, healthcare and retail.
• Responsible for architecture of the company’s products and solutions, the technology roadmap and the marketing strategy.

Apr 2007 – Jun 2008 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Setting up a subsidiary of a MNC in Bangalore including formation of the board, registration of directors with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, registration of the company with the registrar of companies of Karnataka, setting up of the cost-plus model of functioning, filing of statutory returns with the govt. agencies, managing the accounts, budgeting, cash flow etc.
• Heading a team of developers involved in porting of Windows CE operating system on ARM based application processors. The team is also involved in development of 3D Graphics solutions.

Feb 2004 – Mar 2007 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Senior Development Manager heading the Mobile Platform Group of System LSI Division in Bangalore. The mobile platform group is a 50 member team with software developers, technical leaders, architects, development leads and project managers.
• The mobile platform group was involved in
• development and porting of device drivers, BSP and middleware for Samsung SoCs, which are an integral part of smart mobile devices such as handsets, and PDAs.
• The main project activities involve development of platforms based on Palm OS, Symbian, Windows CE and Embedded Linux on the S3C24XX series of SoCs from Samsung.
• In addition, development of Multimedia Middleware components, porting and development of graphic libraries (Direct3D, OpenGL etc.) and development of Embedded Applications for the next generation SmartPhone products is a part of the project.

Jun 1997 – Feb 2004 · 6 yrs 8 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

• [Onsite experience in Japan of over 3 years]
• Project management activities such as specifications, estimation, resource allocation and scheduling for onsite and offshore work
• Managing offshore Project Leaders who handle each sub-project under the ODC
• Managing onsite members who are required to work as a part of the Toshiba teams onsite from time to time
• Acting as the main point of interaction with the client for entire project life cycles
• Responsible for expansion of business between HCLT and Toshiba Information Systems (TJ). This included finding technologies where mutually beneficial growth opportunities existed and regular discussions with various groups of TJ to find new projects for the ODC
• Technical details of project: OS porting and device drivers for Tx39XX and Tx49XX series of processors based on the MIPS architecture. Porting of JVM on uITRON OS on Tx4927

Jun 1995 – Jun 1997 · 2 yrs · Delhi, India

• Developed next-gen power plant automation system.