Jul 2023 – Sep 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• ▪ Collaborate with Global cross functional teams for Scoping and Scheduling of the NPI Dense Server System with respect to Schematic, BOM, Layout Design, Mechanical, SI/PI, Firmware, Mechanical, Thermal, Material planning, Test equipment for Lab and Project Execution.
• ▪Expertise in identifying and Mitigating Project Risks, ensuring that potential issues are proactively addressed to prevent delays or budget overruns. Skillful in adapting to unforeseen challenges and maintaining project momentum.
• ▪ Work with multiple teams to align functional level schedule on overall program execution to meet Silicon Milestone.
• ▪ Work closely with the Global Commodity Managers, Part Category PMs, Production Cost and Manufacturing Teams for Leveraging and optimizing the Part usage across the project Life cycle

Oct 2021 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Technical Program Manager: Collaborated with cross-functional Leads to Drive System/Software Engineering, Product Development, Supply chain, Finance, Executive Leadership Team to enable build and sustain Server Products and Solutions
• ▪ Managed Datacenter Solutions for Enterprise Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Solutions product strategy, commercialization, and delivery of a portfolio of products, including Nutanix, Azure Stack HCI, VMware vSAN, and Cohesity.
• ▪ Led a customized Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Solution Configuration to key customers which resulted in an order realization of $3M in Q4'22
• ▪ Strong understanding of customers and customer environment, liaison with Partner Organization Stake Holders (Program Manager, Account Manager, and Technical Directors)
• ▪ Understanding Technical Concepts, Architecture, Systems, Development Methods, and Disciplines associated with the defined program.
• ▪ Served as Sustenance Program Manager for four Server Products, Co-ordinating Maintenance, Upgrades, Validation of New Operating System Versions, Firmware, and Improvement of Server Systems, Software, and Hardware Components to ensure their Reliability, Performance, and Availability.

Aug 2019 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Configuration Management Program Manager: Single-handedly handled NPI and Sustaining Server Platform Projects, Initial BOM generating to Engineering Change Management.
• ▪ Effectively handled multi-stage projects to evaluate the BOM structures and Engineering Changes for timely build schedule and factory/ODM communication.
• ▪ Lead activities with local and cross-functional teams to successfully implement engineering changes by meeting customer requirements without customer or production disruption.
• ▪ Expertise in Engineering Change Control Management Process / Product life cycle Management, and Intel BKM for Configuration Management with the Intel tool (SPEED).
• ▪ Point of Contact for all internal consultations on Configuration BKMs, BOM concepts, creation, editing, and handling of Intel Part Numbers, Material Numbers, and Document Numbers.

Sep 2015 – Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• ▪ Sole Configuration Management Professional for Core Technology Team India, reporting to Senior Director HW.
• ▪ Excellent stakeholder management across regions (US, Singapore, China & India). Reduced build slippage by 20%.
• ▪ ECO SME; Managed ~300 ECO releases. Reduced ECO rejects by 80%. Designed PPTs and Trained new hires.
• ▪ PLM System Analyst. Managed the complete lifecycle of 5 products under the SSD product family.
• ▪ Streamlined Change Management and ECO review processes and improvised PLM Tool.
• ▪ ISO-certified internal Audit professional. Initiated multiple standardized process documents and checklists for each design phase and uploaded in PLM Tool
• ▪ Part of the core team; enabled ISO 9001: 2008 Certification for Seagate India.
• Program Analyst/ Business Analyst: Work with internal departments to analyze data, define and deliver detailed business requirements for application enhancements and process improvements.
• ▪ Executes project plans, coordinate with project teams to ensure smooth execution and that timelines are met.
• ▪ A program manages as well as develops timely short term & long-term solutions to address operational challenges of a complex nature which may require cross-functional/cross organizational issue resolution.
• Configuration Management Professional: Sole Authority to review and evaluate new part product configurations.
• ▪ Slippage of Build timelines because of approval delays was reduced by 20%.
• ▪ Ensure all lead time components are enlisted and check their availability collaborating with component engineering team.
• ▪ Process Improvement Initiative: Identified root cause for component placement and testing error, Advised US Design team to mention single manufacturing part number for SSD Boards.

Aug 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr · Bengaluru Area, India

• Engineering Change Order Management SME: Managed ~20 ECO releases by Design Engineers for subsequent builds per project spanning 3 – 4 months. Reduced ECO rejects by 80%.
• ▪ Review ECO's on content completeness, prioritize review & expedite timely release, in the implementation cycle.
• ▪ Verify and validate schematic drawings, CAD files, documents, the structure of the Bill of Materials (comprising ~100 components), and parts submitted, qualifying for release to vendors.
• ▪ Process Improvement initiatives.
• ▪ Initiated consolidated ECO: saved time on review and approval by 20%.
• ▪ Initiated Process mandate of ECO summary, detailing reasons for change.
• ▪ Training Initiative: Created 12 PPTs and uploaded in a central repository.
• ▪ Trained new hires on Product and Test ECO Creation, Parts creation, ROHS compliance, and ECO review.
• PLM System Analyst: First POC of internal stakeholder teams for all product data information related to document, process workflow and part management throughout the product lifecycle.
• ▪ Proven expertise of managing complete lifecycle of 5 products under the SSD product family.
• ISO certified Internal Audit professional, Jun 16 to Apr 17:
• ▪ Initiated 20 standardized process documents and 20 checklists for each design phase and uploaded in PLM Tool after review by Process and ISO Teams, US.
• ▪ Monitored and tracked projects to ensure all details were updated across projects.
• ▪ POC for all support functions; mentored them with process documentations and upload on PLM tool.
• ISO 9001: 2008 Certification for Seagate India, Jun 17: Part of core team, ensured smooth external audit within 2 days. Being a Configuration Management professional, was first POC for all inputs related to documentation.

Jul 2011 – Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Proven experience in collaborating with multiple levels of management across geographies
• Experience in setting up teams ground up
• Deep Knowledge of the Semiconductor and Storage industries
• Core Competency
• Talent Mapping
• Strategy Planning
• Professional Networking
• Recruitment & Resourcing
• Targeted Hiring
• Vendor Management
• Salary Negotiation
• Roles and Responsibility
• Support end to end hiring of lateral hires across multiple BU’s
• Partner with Managers & HR Business Partners to execute the hiring plan
• Serve as a talent advisor to hiring managers during the hiring process through functional experience and market intelligence
• Source talent through Social Media sites (Linked-in), Job boards (Naukri, Monster, Indeed), LSI Applicant Tracking System (Virtual Edge) and Internet searching
• Map and build talent pipeline using Avature
• Responsible for sourcing active candidates from on-line databases as well as passive candidates through networking, cold calling, internet searches, and research
• Partner with our recruiting team members to align qualified candidates with appropriate positions and work with them through LSI's hiring process
• First level screening of candidates as per required skill sets
• Strategizing recruitment initiatives and Target Sourcing
• Screen all candidates for availability, interest level, relocation preferences, basic qualifications, salary expectation and refer candidates for the next level of interviews
• Publishing the Offer Recommendation
• Candidate engagement – ensure all offered candidates join as per scheduled dates; initiate on-boarding tasks through Applicant Tracking System
• Report out weekly hiring activity for all BU’s
• Staffing vendor (Job boards, Agencies) management
• Recognitions
• Received an award at LSI for building the Software Storage team from scratch
• Received an award at LSI for ramp up of Networking team
• Received an award from the BU for setting two System On Chip (SOC) teams at LSI

Dec 2009 – Jun 2011 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Roles and Responsibility:
• Support hiring across Multiple Business Groups, Various Levels, Varied Verticals & Diverse technologies
• Preparing the recruitment plan with support from technical heads
• Recruiting through different modes like: Employee Referrals, Job Sites, Consultants, and Head hunting

Apr 2008 – Jun 2009 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Areas Recruited:
• Storage Development, Storage Testing, System Architect, System Management Technologist, Firmware Architect, Build & release Management, Test Manager, Java Lead, L2 / L3 Development & testing, Network security, Information Security, .NET Developers, C++with Data structure Developers
• Responsibilities:
•  Responsible for sourcing profiles pertaining to various levels and across verticals for perm staffing received from various clientele on a timely basis.
•  Providing leads for the company for new clients in across domains.
•  Procuring requirements from the client companies.
•  Executive Search of profiles through Database, Networking, Job Portal, and Employee's references.
•  Coordinating with clients for their requirements, selections of candidates and salary negotiations.
•  Scheduling interviews either telephonic or personal as per the client & candidate's convenience.
•  Proper coordination with the clients & candidates till the offer letters are rolled out.
•  Follow up with the candidate till he/she joins the client company.
•  Maintaining database of clients and candidates and MIS reports for various purposes on daily, weekly and monthly basis.
•  Creation & maintenance of database of the relevant profiles with regard to the requirements gathered from the clients.
•  Developed a network of varied resources, resulting in quick response to Clients’ requirements.

Dec 2005 – Apr 2008 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Areas Recruited:
• Design Manager, Board Design Engineer, ASIC Design Engineer, Field Application Engineer, CAD Engineers, Physical Design Engineer, Library Design Engineer, Project/Program Managers.
• Responsibilities:
•  Expertise in Headhunting, Client / Candidate interaction, followup till the joining.
•  Procuring requirements from the client companies.
•  Sourcing and performing the initial screening of resumes & sending them to the client.
•  Interacting with the client for update regarding the short-listed profiles.
•  Conducting referral check of the short-listed profiles, with regards to their employment.
•  Scheduling interviews either telephonic or personal as per the client & candidate's convenience.
•  Proper coordination with the clients & candidates till the offer letters are rolled out.
•  Follow up with the candidate till he/she joins the client company.
•  Interacting with the clients on day to day basis for latest updates with regard to their requirements.
•  Creation & maintenance of database of the relevant profiles with regard to the requirements gathered from the clients.
•  Developed a network of varied resources, resulting in quick response to Clients’ requirements.