WORK EXPERIENCE
Experience Summary:
**+ years of experience in software and hardware system engineering, integration,
and project and product management
Experience in requirements management, system architecture development, design,
testing, project management, process improvement, consulting, and product
management
Strong analytical skills, communication and managerial capabilities
Engineering and Product Manager, SRI International, Princeton, NJ
Dec 2010- Technical Lead and Product Manager, Iris Recognition (Biometrics)
Present - Led hardware and software technical integration for iris recognition
products
- Collaborated with Product Director, Marketing and Engineering team to
develop requirements for iris recognition
- Worked with Sales and Business Development team to develop customer
solutions, train resellers and integrators and provide customer service
- Developed product cut sheets, technical product manuals, product test plans and
procedures
- Collaborated with research team to integrate research ideas into
product features
- Assisted Product Director in laying out future product roadmap
- Performed schedule management for a project with 40 staff members
- Developed proposals to win new business
Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
May 2010- Systems Test Manager, Fort Monmouth Army Base, CREW program
Dec 2010 - Planned and developed field testing methodology for new jammer system
configuration
- Managed testing of performance of jammer and antenna in laboratory
- Developed MATLAB models to assess antenna performance
Mar 2007-
May 2010 Systems Engineering Lead, GPS III (Global Positioning System) Satellite
Program, Los Angeles
- Represented Air Force at remote Contractor site (Lockheed Martin) for a
$3 billion+ program
- Monitored technical performance, managed requirements and interface
updates, wrote and
reviewed technical papers and resolved payload, antenna and bus issues
- Participated in Verification and Acceptance Test planning and review
- Identified and coordinated system engineering process improvements
- Developed models in C++ to identify signal combining design issues
Developed, updated and maintained satellite requirements in DOORS
Performed requirement allocations and traceability analyses
Updated System Architect views as per Department of Defense Architecture
Framework
Managed and delegated tasks to a 3 member Risk Working Group
Assessed risks and developed mitigation plans for 30 risks in 6 months
Developed risk mitigation plans with Program Manager (Lt Colonel) and
Chief Engineer
Created Risk Management Plan and trained program members in risk
management
Systems Engineer, Raytheon
Jul Product Interface Lead, E-10A (Aircraft Integration) Program
2004-Mar Managed design for aircraft secondary structure and equipment
2007 Created and derived requirements using FAA FAR 25 and MIL standards
Performed trade studies for procurement of aircraft equipment
Created source control drawings and interface control drawings and
documents
Coordinated interfaces and requirements with industry partners and
sub-contractor
Scheduled and resource loaded tasks and tracked progress using metrics
EDUCATION
May 2004 M.S. in Systems/Engineering Management University of Southern
California GPA = 3.65
May 2002 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering MS University of
Baroda, India GPA = 3.92
RELEVANT COMPUTER SKILLS
DOORS, .NET, MATLAB, C, C++, MS Project