Akhil Bhargava (US Citizen)
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Senior Leader with over 20 years of experience building and leading
successful organizations focused on the customer, complex technical
implementations, and complex solution architectures. I have deployed
application level software and system products for telecom, cable,
semiconductor, robotics and the computer industry. I have a teaming spirit
with a successful start to finish implementation track record. And I have a
unique ability to identify the technical challenges that either avoids
future issues or solves key challenges on the spot. Key Strengths include:
. Diverse industry experience - software, telecom, semiconductor,
robotics and computers
. Full Life Cycle experience from Sales, Services, Development, and
Technical Support including quality matrices
. Cross functional solution and consensus building
. Customer and Project Management
. Extensive international and domestic customer and partner/channel
relationship management
. Building well perceived, well timed cross-functional and multi site
(vendor) development teams.
. Proficient with Business development process including Business Case
development, Pricing, Product Roadmap, PRD, MRD,
. Proficient in software development process including Agile/Scrum along
with Functional descriptions, modeling, simulations, design and test
plans.
. Over 20 years of experience developing embedded and application
systems using C/C++/C#/assembly
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bhargava consulting - January 2009 - Present
Working as system architect, design lead for JNJ for content management
system (CMS) at ethicon-endo-surgery sites This site includes
clinicians, corporate, payors etc. Also designed and developed
FD (franchise development) site for introduction new product
Developed the architecture using Drupal, Itrinno (includes
MySQL) and MS SQL server. The development and project management
is done using AGILE/SCRUM methododlogy.
Working as a software Architect and developer with Advanced Electron Beams,
Wilmington, MA
. Develop software and control system architecture, select
technology (HW) and implement software for next generation
electron beam emitter. Writing the code in C with QNX RTOS and
PC104 X86 CPU.
. Integrate the system with MODBUS and Ethernet/IP
Working as lead QA and deployment consultant with Azuki Systems Inc, Acton,
MA
. Define, create and setup QA process, bug tracking and reporting
system, help define automation scripts for performance and
testing
. Provide web services (SaaS) with real time streaming and ad
insertions to hand held devices (iphone, blackberry etc) using
in house platform or EC2 cloud computing with CDN. Create,
build, qualify systems including performance to host the media
and services on daily and weekly basis using customer specific
data model, Mysql, Ruby on Rails, Linux, RTSP, Java and php.
. Build and deploy VM servers with Linux, MySql.
. Integrated Mysql with Crystal reports to provide reports
. Provide business development help and define applications to
deploy for various customers such as CBS, Go211, SI, Sony,
Snowzone etc
Integra5, Inc. - Woburn, MA - January 2006 - January 2009
Director Customer Solutions Engineering and Solutions Architect
Responsible for providing presales technical solutions and architecture
concepts for incorporating converged communication services using LAMP on
the TV, PC, mobile, and landline such as TV caller id, PC caller id, CCN,
personalization to video and telephony service providers. Responsible for
proving the performance and quality of the product, in the customer
network.
. Interfaced with 100 % of customer base engineering architects and
design groups in order to provide solutions and integration with
telephony, Internet, video, billing and provisioning systems
. Met or exceeded the sales quota for each year. Assisted account
managers in sales negotiations and support
. Created Customer requirement, product requirement, Market requirement,
product roadmap and project plans
. Responded to RFPs/RFQs from Comcast, Rogers, Sprint and Global
liberty.
. Created business case and pricing models with account managers.
Negotiated with customer architects and business people the solutions.
. Lead and manage integration of I5 servers (using SUN Solaris, Oracle)
and deployment effort with video infrastructure (headends) using
Motorola, Cisco, Pace set-top-boxes, middleware (APTIV, Myrio), IPTV
(Minerva, iSDP), Application and voicemail servers, oracle database
and provisioning systems.
. Developed web-based tools for subscribers to download and set their
home telephony and video devices
. Integrated converged services platform with SS7, SIP (active and
passive), MGCP, XML based networks and switches. Integrated video
features in UMTS network.
. Architected the IMS strategy for providing services with video
application servers
. Increased number of leading telecom and cable customers from 4 to 40
across Canada, South America and USA
. Lead Test Lab integration and production installations including
integration with Telephony, video, internet and Billing systems both
technically and as a point person at leading providers such as
Comcast, VTR Chile, Charter, Sprint, Videotron, Cablevision,
Cableonda, Onelink and Multimedios.
. Work with CMC and GCI on EBIF (ETV) and Tru2way architecture for
custom paperless Billing applications
Cedarpoint Communications, Derry NH - June 2005 - January 2006
Director of Protocols, Call Processing and International Development
Responsible for SS7, SIP, SIP feature server and call processing
development including integration with billing and provisioning systems for
Safari switch for domestic and international cable industry.
. Interfaced with customers to define MRD, PRD. and created internal
road maps and development/install project plans.
. Worked with Hardware and external manufacturing vendors to streamline
the cost of chassis
. Managed three groups of Engineers with total of 30 Engineers
. Develop and integrate with Tellme and open wave server call flows
. Developed Internal media gateway (IMG) and integrated with External
media gateway (audio code)
. Improved Quality and performance of the switch for SS7 solution and
deployed it in all deployed switches
Validity Sensors Inc, Boxborough, MA - August 2004 - June 2005
Senior Director, Research and development Center
Responsible for all software development for Biometric (finger print)
sensor and its integration including packaging with Desktop, Laptop,
embedded and hand held devices.
. Created software development process, QA process and test plans for
integration among various vendors and in house teams
. Outsourced the software development to couple of different companies
in Taiwan and Texas. Worked with number of companies in Taiwan and
China for embedding the sensor in laptops, handheld devices and door
locks.
. Worked with National semiconductor to improve the ASIC design and chip
testing.
. Proposed number of different proposals for chip testing and resource
management and costing with various outsourced vendors
. Worked with different vendors for system integration
. Managed embedded, device driver, application development and external
development teams. Managed interaction with out sourced groups,
vendors and customers
. Created MRD, PRD, project plans and road maps with all the diverse
groups
Medxforms Inc, Reading MA - November 2002 - December 2004
Co-founder and VP of Engineering
. Developed business and marketing plan for the product. Architected and
developed product specification, prototype
. Created schedules, budgets and product deployment strategies
. Developed software for Nursing homes using C#, 802.11 and VPN tunnels.
Integrated with Pocket PC, Tablet PC and servers.
. Developed Digital Ink, HTML and Grid control screens for Pocket PC and
integrated with SQL database using ASP.net
. Worked with number of nursing homes to analyze, design and automate
data collection with HIPPA security and integrate with billing (MDS,
Raven) to replace the paper documentation.
Nortel Networks, Billerica, MA - May 1999 - November 2002 (Aptis
communication acquired by Nortel)
Chief Architect and Director of Software - CVX and Shasta Switches
. Architect carrier grade (HA and redundant) Wireline and Wireless
(GGSN, PDSN) aggregation switch, routing and IP service solution with
intrusion detection and security for multiple ISPs and subscribers.
. Responsible for running performance and quality of Nortel switches and
routers in the labs.
. Integrated into UMTS network
. Architect next generation OC-12 switch for Universal port (Voice and
Data) and broadband aggregation
. Manage a team of 45 Engineers for software and hardware development.
Created teams in India for development and testing.
. Created product and project plans, created executive schedules and
detailed schedules. Proposed options and worked closely with Marketing
and sales for product introduction.
o Real time OS - OSE, QNX, Linux and PSOS for RAS, ATM and VOIP
switch
o Signaling - OC-12, OC-3, STM-1, T1 /E1 etc
o Modem Interface using PPP, L2TP, L2F etc
o System software - interface to softswitches, session management,
resource management, statistics, event management, SNMP, MIBS,
network management, security and provisioning
o Routing - OSPF, RIPv1 and RIPv2
o Diagnostics and embedded software development
. VOIP development and its deployment at BT Spain with fax, modem and
voice capability.
. Awarded every bi-annual top talent award
3COM Corp, Boxborough, MA - 1997 - 1999 (US Robotics acquired by 3COM)
Senior Software Manager and Architect
Built, Manage, Lead and Coordinate multi site teams to develop NIC 3C997
with security
. Responsible for firmware and software design, development,
integration, testing and documentation with ARM9 based ASIC
. Responsible for integrating Encryption/Decryption chip, security
associations and with Windows NT 5.0 (Windows 2000).
. Offload performance and management features to NIC
. Diagnostics, Performance, dRMON features, ACPI compliance, DMI and WFM
compliance, NDIS (NT, Windows 95/98), DOS and SCO drivers.
. Worked closely with manufacturing and suppliers to reduce cost of NIC
card and ramp up production to 3M units/qtr.
Spyglass Inc, MA - April 1997 - November1997
Senior Architect and Manager
. Worked with IE (Internet Explorer) 1.0 development team to integrate
the MOSAIC browser into RTOSs on different platforms
. Managed and architected the integration of browser with JVM, VxWorks,
RTX on X86 and PowerPC chipsets
. Worked with image, HTML, SSL and TCP/IP handlers
Asyst Automation Inc., Wilmington, MA - 1990 - 1997 ( Proconics
International acquired by Asyst Technologies)
Vice President of Technology and Chief Architect
Responsible for developing factory automation systems and material control
systems (using HP UX, Informix) for semiconductor chip manufacturing and
integrating with the fab environment
. Worked with customer engineering teams to get $50 Million order from
SIMEC and number of multiple Million $ orders from others. Designed
overhead transport system for naked cassettes with robotic stockers.
Also integrated SMIF POD openers and tag readers.
. Created PRD, Customer requirement and pricing models. Negotiated large
contracts with customer
. Develop robotic and software systems with barcodes and infra red tags
for JIT. Deployed the systems at IBM, TSMC, SIMEC, Philips, AMD,
Samsung for wafer handling and reticle handling.
. Managed and Led development, integration and deployment (install)
teams of more than 100 people to commission projects within time and
budget including cost, safety and standards in each country
Varian Extrion, Gloucester, MA - 1985 - 1990
Principal Software Engineer and Systems Manager
Responsible for design, development and implementation of the End station,
robotic, Vacuum and process systems.
. Designed, developed and implemented real time servo control system for
dc motors in E-1000 Ion Implant System, M2000 sputtering system and
RTP system with 68XXX and TI DSP.
. Designed developed and integrated an interface package between
Tektronix C and PSOS kernel
. Designed, developed and implemented centering and flat/notch finding
algorithm - awarded patent for it.
Contrex Inc., Billerica, MA - 1982-1985
Senior Scientific Analyst
. Designed, developed and implemented software algorithms using DFT,
edge detection, run length encoding, segmentation and other pattern
recognition techniques for wafer and reticle inspection systems
EDUCATION
MS
MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Rhode Island,
Kingston, RI (1982)
Thesis: Design and Development of algorithms for machine
vision..
MS, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Indian
Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India (1980).
Thesis: Physical distribution plan and warehouse location for a
multiplant company.
BSEE, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India (1978).
Thesis: Design and construction of a SCR controlled servo
amplifier.
PATENTS: Wafer Transfer System, US patent # 4836733, Europe patent
# 87303748.5
PUBLICATIONS: "Factory Control System for Intra-Bay Automation",
Future Trends in Semiconductor Industry, Semicon Southwest."Implant Control
system design: An Approach for Automation, Diagnostics and Reliability",
7th International Conference on Ion Implantation Equipment and Techniques.