Umesh Puranik — CTO
During my 30 years of career, I have worked on a wide range of technologies and also acquired a broad set of management skills. I have played different technology focused roles including electronics hardware designer, software developer, system architect, project manager and leading R&D team based on the organisational needs. I have successfully handled various responsibilities like software delivery management, team setup and project management, customer engagement, pre-sales support, product management, technology trend predications, competency development, technical knowledge proliferation and driving large scale professional certifications. I have AWS solution architect professional certifications. I enjoy providing technology thought leadership and have written many articles including white papers and blogs. I have conducted many technical workshops and training. At present I am leading a research and innovation team focusing on edge computing and cloud computing. Skills and Expertise Summary: Technical: My technical skills include cloud architecture design and implementation, edge computing, machine learning at the edge, end-to-end IoT system design and deployment, networking, IPTV and multimedia streaming, deep packet inspection, device drivers, board support package development, board design and bring up, firmware development, hardware design and prototype development, hardware-software interfacing using PC, SoCs, microcontrollers, various wireless technologies like BLE, ZigBee. Management: Customer engagement from pre-sales to project definition and scoping, project planning and execution, team set up and training, overall project management and customer satisfaction. Product management including market analysis, product positioning, prototype development and deployment. Lead Innovation and R&D teams working on upcoming technologies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud and IoT Architect with extensive experience in embedded systems and project management.
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 31 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Cloud Computing
- System Architecture
- Project Management
- Amazon Web Services (aws)
- Machine Learning
- Edge Computing
- Internet Of Things
- Embedded Systems
- Training
- Device Drivers
- Digital Hardware Design
Career Highlights
- Led AWS certification drive with over 260 certifications.
- Developed innovative solutions in edge and cloud computing.
- Published numerous technical articles and white papers.
Work Experience
Persistent Systems
Principal Architect (R&D) (5 yrs 2 mos)
Chief Architect - Research and Innovation (16 yrs)
Senior Technical Manager (6 yrs 3 mos)
nVidia Graphics
Section Manager (1 yr 5 mos)
Pace Soft Silicon
Senior Project Manager (2 yrs 3 mos)
Cirrus Logic
Software Manager (3 yrs 1 mo)
Senior Software Engineer (2 yrs 1 mo)
Network Programs Inc.
Member Of Technical Staff (7 mos)
National Center for Radio Astrophysics - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Electronics Engineer (4 yrs 11 mos)
SCHOOL OF ENERGY STUDIES(Savitribai Phule Pune University))
Junior Research Fellow (10 mos)
Education
M.Sc. at Savitribai Phule Pune University
