Software Management

VENKATA CHALAM

408-***-**** (mobile) ***** Blossom Lane, Cupertino, CA *******@*******.***

Engineering Executive

Program Management / Global R & D Leadership / Process Enhancements

Computer Networking, Telecommunications, SAN

Summary / Achievements

• Provided hands-on leadership in all facets of Product / Solution Life Cycle Program from initial concept, risk analysis, software / hardware interaction, architecture definition, design, ASICs, mechanical, QA and production (SDLC).

• Received “Award” for Offshoring and Outsourcing successes, multi-location large System Program Management.

• Slashed product / solution life cycle program from 4 years to 12–16 months, at Inrange Technologies.

• Saved $48M by novel initiatives, partnerships, staffing excellence and organizational innovations,

• Achieved “Right the First Time” successes with “Can Do” cross-functional approaches and facilitation.

• Minimized design iterations resulting in time-to-market reduction, paying attention to critical details.

• Championed on alternate strategies for items in critical path that could impact Time-to-Market

• Optimized vendor-management process meeting SLAs, scope changes and deliverables; Agile-like processes.

• Led the corporate strategic technical vision, M & A activities, and built 3rd party Software vendor-partnerships.

• Delivered Solutions & Products in Broadband Access, Metro and Core; promoted Standards and Modular Platform. IP, SONET / SDH, MPLS, Pseudowires, VPLS, ATM, IPTV, IPsec, 3G, IMS, DWDM, L2 / L3 Carrier Ethernet Services.

Domain Expertise

• Leadership in customer interactions – RFI, RFQ, SLA negotiations and vendor selection processes.

• Embedded environments: pSOS, VxWorks, etc., DSP, FPGA & ASIC Tools, Carrier-Class requirements

• Control Protocols: BGP, SIP, RSVP, OSPF, LDP, IP, TCP, SSL, AAA, IPsec, SNMP and Web Mgmt.

• Target environments: Embedded Linux, Solaris, Symbian, Windows, Object-oriented systems, C/C++, Java

• Agency & Compliance: NEBS, UL, ROHS, ETSI, ITU, DFT & DFM, OEM / ODM and Release Management.

• QA & Testing: Embedded software-testing, test automation, Quality improvement techniques.

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MSCS, SMU, Dallas (completed course work). BSEE, Bangalore University, India. US Citizen

Professional Experience

Vensai Technologies, Inc., Cupertino, CA. 2006 - Present

Technology & Program Management Consulting

Consultants specializing in architecture definition, emerging technologies; lifecycle improvement, offshore / Global R & D initiatives, Software, QA and Program Management. 8 clients including one in overseas.

• Scaled Hardware and Software solutions with High-Availability features, grew the Organization, saved $MM.

• Established Outsourced Partnership and managed the relationship during the development program.

• Architect for an Edge Router with VPLS, L2 /L3 VPN and Carrier Ethernet services. 35% cost savings.

• Promoted a flexible Network Processor-based QoS architecture for a Broadband Access Switch.

• Championed modified Display and Software Drivers for Client-Server based “PUSH” applications.

• Established software design processes for two types of Servers – Tomcat and Apache.

• Co-authored a business plan and spearheaded the fund-raising efforts.

• Promoted ATCA and Micro TCA – based modular service platforms for IMS infrastructure.

HFCL, New Delhi, India. Expatriate Role. 2003 - 2005

Head of R & D Division, Program Management.

A $200M (Top 3) manufacturer of Wireline & Wireless infrastructure products for Indian service providers.

Brought new focus and vision to the team that was floundering with many projects. Managed engineering, HR, finance, product management and facilities with 130 staff; $8M budget.

• Led the software modular architecture -Next-Gen Digital Loop Carrier, Triple Play / IPTV (DSLAM) capabilities.

• Delivered the beta product in 16 months by promoting “Culture of Success” – a radically new work environment

• Established a disciplined product development process; secured ISO 9000 / 9001 certification in 18 months.

• Achieved 75% success in eliminating design iterations, 6 out of 8 boards were right the first time.

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Jasmine Networks Inc., San Jose, CA. 2000 – 2002

Vice President of Engineering

An Optical Networking “Start Up” developing a scalable Multi-Service SONET (OC-192) & MPLS Transport/Switch with 400 Gb/s throughput and DWDM capabilities. Supports TDM, IP, Ethernet, Frame Relay and ATM Services.

Partnered with a customer to fill a void in his service. Architect and led the team to deliver the initial carrier-class 160 Gb/s switch in 12 months. $50M budget.

• Instituted novel staffing schemes for rapid engineering growth (12 to 148 engineers) during the CY 2000.

• Conceived, defined, and supervised the addition of unique Software features for differentiation.

• Led large team of software engineers and architects to deliver Service-rich Transport Switch.

• Encouraged “Right the First Time” through iterative design review procedures to meet the aggressive goals.

• Program leader for 4 ASICs from design (42 members ASIC team) through foundry at IBM.

Inrange Technologies Corp., Mt. Laurel, NJ. 1997 – 2000

Vice President of Engineering

$2B SAN Company manufacturing Data Center Switches and Storage products. Co-authored / launched new business paradigm for development of new Broadband Solutions and Products.

• Delivered Multi-Service Switch for Wide Area File Backup and Recovery using ESCON & Fiber Channel.

• Improved market share of company by developing new products and transforming the team.

• Reduced product development time by 70%; software and process improvements.

• Orchestrated novel software development partnership, saving $20M.

• Decreased time-to-market of new products by promoting Standard Platform across products.

Racal-Datacom Inc., Sunrise, FL. 1989 – ‘91 and 1995 – ‘97

Sr. Director of Engineering

A $400M division of Racal Electronics manufacturing LAN / WAN Access Switches for ISPs & Carriers

Led the architecture and delivery of the largest density remote LAN / WAN Access Switch in 16 months using an “Entrepreneurial” approach. Managed $25M budget and 230+ personnel spread across two products.

• Streamlined the product development process by working with outside experts and customers.

• Increased the revenue by 50% for Optical Access product; revamped company reputation in quality.

• Implemented efficient resource utilization across two product teams for faster delivery.

• Corporate Strategist in evaluating different technologies and representation in standard bodies.

UB Networks (Newbridge Networks), Andover, MA. 1991 - 1995

Director of Engineering

A $500M Datacom Company manufacturing LAN / WAN products for Enterprises.

Championed a Global R & D initiative across three continents – UK, Asia, and USA.

• Identified core competence, produced plan, promoted off shoring and led development of ATM Enterprise Switch.

• Saved $48M through unique business model and relationship with offshore vendor.

• Received Interop ’94 Award for advanced software features, leading to Newbridge acquisition.

• Won internal & external Applaud for this pioneering three-continent leadership during pre-Internet years.

• Founding member of ATM Forum.

Held Design, Engineering and Management roles in the following companies:

DSC Communication Corporation (Alcatel Acquired), Plano, TX.

Texas Instruments, Singapore, Dallas, TX.

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