Dec 2022 – Dec 2024 · 2 yrs · Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

• Independent Director on the Board of Directors, Jodhpur Discom (Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited).
• Appointed by the Rajasthan Government.

Sep 2022 – Jan 2023 · 4 mos · Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

• Dean (International Relations, Alumni Relations & Corporate Relations) at IIT Jodhpur
• Left to join as the Vice-Chancellor of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya

Oct 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

• On Lien since January 2023, to join at the Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya

Jun 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 10 mos · Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, India

• Management Council Member, and also the Finance Committee Chairman of the SCL
• https://www.scl.gov.in/mcouncil.html

Feb 2020 – Feb 2020 · 0 mo · Pilani, Rajasthan, India · On-site

• Selected as the Director of CSIR - CEERI (Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute) - an appointment as head of national research lab, formally approved by the Prime Minister of India.
• Did not join (relocate) during Covid Pandemic, and hence (reluctantly) declined.

Mar 2019 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Head of "System LSI" Business Unit R&D at SSIR.
• Complete SoC Development (Cellular Modem, WiFi, IoT, CMOS Image Sensor, Neural Processing Unit, Multimedia, Power Management IC) including Digital/Analog Design, Verification, DFT, Layout, Physical Implementation/design, and Software Development for Mobile & Automotive market.

Aug 2016 – Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Lead System LSI R&D at SSIR
• Complete SoC Development (Cellular Modem, WiFi, IoT, CMOS Image Sensor, Power Management IC) including Digital/Analog Design, Verification, DFT, Layout, Physical Implementation/design, and Software Development.

Jul 2014 – Jul 2016 · 2 yrs

• Lead Digital Media & Communication (DMC) R&D center within Samsung R&D Institute India, Bangalore. Also driving innovation culture (Patent/Publications/Standards) and researcher hirings (campus) at the top organization level
• Focus Area: 5G Wireless Communication, Internet of Things (SmartThings/Homes/Buildings), Advanced Multimedia, Reconfigurable Processors, Medical Imaging, Wireless Standards

Jul 2010 – Jun 2014 · 3 yrs 11 mos

• Lead SAIT-India center (at Samsung R&D Institute India, Bangalore) as General Manager and Lab Director.
• Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT, http://www.sait.samsung.com) is the R&D Hub for Samsung Group (including Samsung Electronics) and established as the incubator for future cutting-edge technologies.
• Focus Areas: Low Power Communication/next gen WiFi, Affective Computing, Bioinformatics. Reconfigurable Processors, Battery Modeling, Open Innovation

May 2002 – Feb 2006 · 3 yrs 9 mos

• At Samsung India Software Operations, Bangalore.
• Setup and led the Next Generation Research Group with market focus in the areas of Ultra Wide Band/Wireless USB/3G-WLAN interworking and 4G prototypes. Standardization leadership/contributions into various standards groups (IEEE, 3GPP, OMA, WiMedia etc)
• Initiated Intellectual Property activities at the company level in India. Have delivered several invited talks at forums/conferences

Feb 2006 – Jul 2010 · 4 yrs 5 mos

• Engineering management: Managing multiple functional domains & teams (Layer 1 – DSP & ARM, Protocol Stack, Multimedia and Base Enablers) for mobile SW development, customer ramps and support for GGE (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) Business within Wireless Terminal Business Unit, leading multiple mobile phone production ramps for various customers.
• Participate in planning, roadmaps, strategy and priorities. Recognized as Member, Group Technical Staff (MGTS) for technical excellence, mentoring and cross-site collaborations

Aug 2000 – Apr 2002 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Worked in the "Advanced Technology Group" in area of Distributed denial of service attacks.

Jan 1998 – Jun 2000 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• My responsibility included management and administration at the IIT Kanpur node of ERNET INDIA. I was also involved in organizing several short-term courses for participants across academia and industry.