Santosh Sonbarse Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Director of Network Engineering.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Mobility and Enterprise Services support operations.Currently working on crafting and executing overall strategy for supporting rollout of mobility devices and apps across corporate/HQ and stores environments as part of company's multi-channel initiative.

Minnetonka

Company is a leading provider of onboard computing and mobile communication systems and services for fleet management in the transportation and logistics industry. As a senior manager responsible for managing all aspects of a team (USA -8, Belarus -3) working on “Software as a Service” - SaaS platform PeopleNet Fleet Manager (PFM) software - release planning and delivery, resource planning, customer field issues, etc. SaaS platform built on Delphi, Java, and MS SQL 2008… Show more Company is a leading provider of onboard computing and mobile communication systems and services for fleet management in the transportation and logistics industry. As a senior manager responsible for managing all aspects of a team (USA -8, Belarus -3) working on “Software as a Service” - SaaS platform PeopleNet Fleet Manager (PFM) software - release planning and delivery, resource planning, customer field issues, etc. SaaS platform built on Delphi, Java, and MS SQL 2008 server.• Successfully released 5 promised projects during Q2 2012 by utilizing both on-site and off-site resources.• Maintained promised system SLA of > 99% for customer access to SaaS platform. Improved customer issues resolution time, Implemented a new process and organized dedicated resources for field issues.• Created a creditable annual plan for the group collaborating with product management, QA, operations and other teams. Show less

As a head of software group at TN responsible for managing teams of experienced and talented engineers located globally- USA (6), China (15) and UK (3).• Lead successful and timely delivery of two major next-gen platforms utilizing latest Ethernet switching and management technologies and consisting smart ‘social-media aware’ devices. Created roadmaps, project plans, negotiated with product management on features, mobilized development teams and managed vendors.• Championed and… Show more As a head of software group at TN responsible for managing teams of experienced and talented engineers located globally- USA (6), China (15) and UK (3).• Lead successful and timely delivery of two major next-gen platforms utilizing latest Ethernet switching and management technologies and consisting smart ‘social-media aware’ devices. Created roadmaps, project plans, negotiated with product management on features, mobilized development teams and managed vendors.• Championed and introduced new processes and collaboration tools to efficiently integrate the deliverables from diverse teams located at multiple geographical locations. • Ensured that all product delivery data - project plans, requirements and design documents, source code, test plans and reports are reviewed and maintained as per the company's ISO/TL 9000 requirements. • Initiated changes to the software defect resolution process to improve product quality. Introduced new metrics and tracked and reviewed the defect metrics data and progress report on weekly basis with customer service and product management teams to help prioritize the resolution. Show less

Responsible to manage a global talented team of 36 software engineers based in USA (6) and India (30). Planned annual budget and managed multiple cost centers.• Realized the vision of a “virtual team” by developing a group in India to 30 software engineers in two years. Coached local leadership, created dynamic, matrix organization with focused dedicated teams. Created a dependable resource pool and knowledge-base on SNMP, Java, and Web-based technologies.• Achieved 25% project time… Show more Responsible to manage a global talented team of 36 software engineers based in USA (6) and India (30). Planned annual budget and managed multiple cost centers.• Realized the vision of a “virtual team” by developing a group in India to 30 software engineers in two years. Coached local leadership, created dynamic, matrix organization with focused dedicated teams. Created a dependable resource pool and knowledge-base on SNMP, Java, and Web-based technologies.• Achieved 25% project time saving utilizing process improvements tools. Efficiently integrated the deliverables of global multi-site centers. Helped form and implement a new process consisting of reviewing each project phase against previously set exit and entry criteria. • Achieved required results for managed projects by utilizing 33% less manpower through collaborating, monitoring, and communicating priorities with multi-site teams on daily basis. Key accomplishments - Successful field trial of a critical software release and becoming part of customer’s Approved Vendor List. Show less

Developed product roadmap and critical architecture for a turnkey system to manage next gen products. Developed management system for Software Defined Radio (SDR) wireless Base Station product.• Saved system upgrade time by 80% by developing an automated software upgrade function in the 'Java. SWING' GUI-based Element Management System (EMS) supporting standard management features.• Patent awards on the new techniques for configuration and management interfaces of wireless base… Show more Developed product roadmap and critical architecture for a turnkey system to manage next gen products. Developed management system for Software Defined Radio (SDR) wireless Base Station product.• Saved system upgrade time by 80% by developing an automated software upgrade function in the 'Java. SWING' GUI-based Element Management System (EMS) supporting standard management features.• Patent awards on the new techniques for configuration and management interfaces of wireless base stations– 7640019, 7593450, 7583735, 7574234, 7554946, 7424307, 7423988, 7398106, 8036156. Show less

• Saved $70,000 in cost and increased yield from 70% to over 98% by designing a new factory oven test platform. Savings resulted from reducing or eliminating redundant equipment from the platform• Completed the challenging task of operating system migration from pSoS™ to VxWorx™. Worked on Media Gateway Controller (MGC), Media Gateway (MG), and Soft-switch, SNMP and LAPD stacks.

Shared and mentored coworkers in Japanese software quality management processes. Implemented value-added call features in C for OKI’s digital PBX system.

Shared and mentored coworkers in Japanese software quality management processes. Implemented value-added call features in C for OKI’s digital PBX system.

Research Engineer - Switching Software Division. C-DOT is a government of India premier Telecom R&D Center . Reduced system initialization time to one-sixth from original. Received GM’s cash reward.

Signal Processing and Neural Networks (SPANN) lab

Mba, General Mgmt, 3.9

General Mgmt, Strategy and Technology Management

Master'S Degree, Electrical Engineering - Communication Systems

Computer networking, Statistics, DSP

Bachelor'S Degree, Electronics And Telecom Engineering

Electronics and Telecom Engineering

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