APURBA CHOUDHURY, PhD & PMP

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I am seeking a challenging senior-level position in an innovative, high-

tech. organization in the areas of project/program management.

I have over 20 years' experience in program management and business

development.

. Led design and development of high performance computing server

systems from concept through release,

. Managed multiple cross-functional teams in product development,

and

. Driven business strategy, technology licensing, and

market/competitive insights.

I am passionate, driven and honest when it comes to fulfilling customer

requests. I am highly analytical, competitive and articulate. Also, I am an

experienced PMI certified PMP (project management professional).

HIGHLIGHTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS

. IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (1997) - In appreciation

for significant contribution to the design and development of V4R1

(high-end server) system

. IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (2000) - In appreciation

for significant contribution to the design and development of Regatta

(high-end server) system.

. US Patent # 5,876,233 (1999) - Electrical connector system with

connector retainer.

. US Patent # 6,058,233 (2000) - Enhanced mounting hardware for circuit

board.

US Patent # 6,725,404 (2004) - Evaluation of interconnect reliability

using propagation delay.

SKILLS/CORE COMPETENCIES

( Program Management ( Business Development ( Market

Research

( Technology Licensing ( Competitive/Strategic Planning ( Tech.

Commercialization

( Patent Evaluations ( Interconnect Technologies (

Packaging Technologies

( Reliability/Testing ( MS Project ( MS

Office

DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS RECORDS

. Managed cross-functional teams to design, from concept to release,

central electronic complex (processor, memory and I/O) sub-system for

high-end to entry level servers. These systems yielded >$10B in yearly

revenue.

. Led outsourced design efforts of co-developed systems with Hitachi and

Wistron. Liaison between Hitachi/Wistron engineers and IBM

architects/designers to ensure successful completion of design per

cost and schedule. Also resolved issues related to field return FRUs

(Field Replaceable Units).

. Evaluated multiple licensable IBM technologies (potential licensing

value >$100M) and identified opportunities (market segments, potential

clients, value propositions, etc).

. Analyzed business cases for strategic alliances and licensing

opportunities.

. Performed over 20 market and competitive analyses to determine

opportunities in emerging markets.

. Successfully introduced a low profile high pin-count card-to-card LGA

(land grid array) connector for IBM high-end server system.

. Collaborated with Molex to develop an IBM approved lubricant system

for connector contacts for improved reliability.

. Co-designed and co-developed a test system to track intermittent

contact failures caused by corrosive environments in high speed

interconnect systems (granted US patent).

. Co-authored a paper, presented at the ECTC'00, on a methodology to

predict failure rate using Monte-Carlo simulation, regression and

Weibull analyses.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KIOBOMB (Early Stage Start-Up), AUSTIN, Texas, USA

Technology & Strategy Advisor,

. Develop strategic alliance to turn conceptualized ideas into

products/prototypes for early commercialization activities.

o Leadership role in identifying alliance partners for design,

development, testing and manufacturing of products/prototypes.

o Manage programs to address interests of all stakeholders.

. Use project management methodology to keep programs under

control.

. Define requirements, schedule and cost targets.

. Define Go-To-Market strategy focusing on company's short-term and long-

term growth plan.

o Conduct comprehensive market research and competitive analyses.

o Marketing plan to create "buzz" in the industry and garner

interest from potential customers.

IBM CORPORATION, AUSTIN, Texas, USA

Alliances Program Director,

> Business development through strategic alliance and technology

licensing.

. Developed market strategy (identifying segments, needs, gaps

competitive landscape), identifying potential clients, initiating

discussions/negotiations, and validating opportunities.

o Provided leadership in the planning, designing, due diligence,

and executing of strategic as well as tactical business

objectives

o Researched market and competitive data to determine trends,

opportunities and potential business partners.

. Analyzed available data to identify key players, investment

scenario, risk factors, etc.

. Looked at market trends, growth opportunities, competitive

landscape, etc.

. Focused on market segment that provides best value for the

technology being looked.

. Monitored competitive activities and identified customer

needs.

o Performed analyses of business case scenarios to optimize

decisions.

. Analyzed financial implications of licensing a technology

asset.

. Make vs Buy analysis to determine if licensing offers

advantages.

. Understand market needs (time-to market advantage, cost

implications, potential pit-falls).

o Assessed multiple technology assets for licensing/alliance

opportunities.

. Determined potential licensing value of a technology based

on various models such as cost to develop, P&L, Business-as-

usual, etc.

. Developed financial viability models for building a generic

200mm specialty fab and a 300mm foundry in emerging

markets.

. Managed patent evaluations for inbound/outbound patent licensing or

patent assignments.

o Explored breadth of claims.

o Determined ease of detection (for claim infringements).

o Estimated perceived value of the patent in the market.

o Partnered with subject matter experts to assess business

viability of selling IBM patents.

. Market and competitive research for products and technologies.

o Over 20 market and competitive analyses based on mostly

secondary research.

. Emerging markets such as Russia, Brazil, China, India,

Africa and Middle East.

. Identified growth opportunities, risks, potential

competitors, strategic partners and value proposition.

o Derived market insights using business analytics tools (IBM

internal tools as well as public tools and research reports).

Card Program Manager,

> Managing cross-functional teams for hardware design projects from

concept to release.

. Project managed cross-functional teams in remote locations to design

and develop CEC (Central Electronic Complex) for IBM server systems.

Ensured the design met cost and schedule target. Provided post-GA

support such as product engineering and failure analysis both for IBM

products and Hitachi-IBM co-developed products. These highly

successful server products established IBM's leadership in the

marketplace and generated billions of dollars in revenue.

o Managed printed circuit board (PCB) designers (schematics,

physical layout, wiring, power distribution, BOM) for UNIX-based

high end, mid-range, entry and blade servers,

. Validated requirements and initiated early design

discussions during concept phase.

. Negotiated electrical, mechanical, thermal, reliability

design parameters to meet scope, cost and schedule.

. Ensured proper simulation and testing of signal integrity,

acoustic, EMC and EMI.

o Contributed to on-going development effort and collaborated with

cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives and

improvements.

. Monitored project progress on daily and weekly basis and

prepared reports for senior executives

. Managed change requests with effective communication to

team members and other stakeholders

o Supervised failure analysis (using FMEA) of field-returned cards

to identify cause of failure and then determine temporary as

well as permanent fixes to resolve issues.

. Engaged reliability and test engineers to swiftly debug the

problem and worked with appropriate design engineers to

quickly implement fixes.

. Worked closely with field engineers to improve customer

satisfactions.

o Motivated team members to perform at the highest levels.

. Recognized and appreciated excellent efforts to improve

morals.

. Maintained friendly yet professional relationships with

each team members.

. Worked closely with integration team to ensure timely delivery of test

units per schedule.

o Interacted closely with procurement, cost and reliability teams

to obtain high performance and reliable components at a

competitive price without impact to the scope or schedule.

o Engaged with ECAT suppliers for test strategy, DFM and quality.

Senior Engineer,

> Developed high pin count, high speed and high performance

connector/cable systems for IBM high-end servers.

. Designed/developed unique high-speed and high-performance interconnect

solutions for IBM server systems. Designed innovative test methodology

to assess reliability of connector and cable systems.

o Worked with IBM design architects and connector/cable suppliers

to select appropriate interconnect system for IBM's high end

servers.

o Managed connector/cable suppliers to modify/improve product

quality and reliability to meet IBM's requirements.

o Collaborated with Teradyne to customize HDM and VHDM connector

systems to meet IBM's reliability and performance spec.

. Statistical analyses of accelerated life testing data for

ensuring reliable performance in hostile environment.

. Dimensional tolerance analysis to determine cause of

contact stubbing during multiple plug scenarios and

determine corrective measures to yield better than six-

sigma failure rate in field life.

o Worked closely with T&B engineers in developing a low profile

board-to- board MPI connector systems.

. Design of experiments to determine impact on connector

performance from such variables as temperature, pressure,

load/stress condition, presence of corrosive gas, contact

heights, etc.

. ANOVA to compare performance of MPI to that of traditional

connector system.

. Investigated solder fatigue/creep/fretting, electro-

migration, and stress relaxation.

. Performed simulation and modeling of connector and cables to analyze

electrical performance.

. Responsible for assigning signals/powers to connector I/O pins for

optimizing card wiring and electrical performance (signal integrity).

. Developed test and analyzed data to determine reliability/performance

of chosen interconnect systems and recommended

enhancements/improvements.

ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARS (ASEB), ASSAM, INDIA

Assistant Engineer

. Designed and developed transmission lines and sub-stations for power

distributions.

o Prepared design specification

o Evaluated/analyzed quotes and tenders.

o Worked with third party to design, develop and test transmission

towers.

. Managed supplier relationships to ensure on-time delivery of parts and

construction schedule.

o Coordinated design, testing and verification

o Regulated quality and standards.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in Mechanical Engineering

Birla Institute of technology & Science, Pilani, INDIA

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Master of Science in Technology Commercialization

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas

Doctorate (PhD) in Electrical Engineering - Material Science

Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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