• Delivered programs/projects ranging from Application Development (digital payment gateways), Digital Transformation (Collaboration platforms, cloud migrations), BOTS, AI (neurons), Cloud, Data Analytics, Email marketing products, etc.• Worked with multiple clients, $30M+ portfolio including Large & Complex projects.• Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.• 14 days to 2 days procurement cycle reduction; Delivered an AI project, part of the HCL-Client Patent partnership to one of a major CPG customer, by introducing neurons and removing manual interventions.• 700 bps points improvement in gross margin by improving operational costs in Payment gateway customer engagement.• Built teams to address engagement goals and objectives across multiple technologies, product portfolios with efficient ramp-up.• Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.• Expertise in various pricing models like T&M, FPP, RFB and well versed with SOW/MSA and Financial constructs (BFC).

• Managed 3G End-to-End Feature test teams which are system wide and Baseline teams which include activities like Global Capacity, Node-B Capacity, Network & Product KPI, Functional baseline and Post-GA support.• Major features were DB-DC, 3C HSDPA & DC-HSUPA (3.5G) with different variants of RRH/m-RRH/TRDUs• Monitored resource allocation, budget development and personnel recruitment for 3G E2E System Test teams.• As Global WCDMA TRL (Release Leader), Owned and delivered simultaneous releases (year-long) in collaboration with Feature primes, Program leaders and Functional Leaders, on-time.• 60% Capex & Opex savings in year 2015 by platforms optimisation. This led to 30% savings of year over year savings in-terms of maintenance, tools licenses, etc.

• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships with multi-site leaders.• Executed WDMA System test baseline activities & Labs transition to offshore from France/China/Canada by working with multi-site Supply chain teams. Completing the transition of 35+ complex labs to Bangalore and bringing them to steady state within 12 months.

• Role of WCDMA RNC Competency Manager & Product Owner for RNC Feature Test teams and Baseline activities.• Introduced Agile/Scrum methodology in feature testing teams.• Executed insourcing & transition of complete RNC Test activities from partner.• Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.• Engaged and worked alongside cross-functional stakeholders to manage strategic initiatives.

• Established LR Digital (SOC program), Product owner for scrum teams in developing new 3GOAM & GOAM (4G/3G/2G) involving both NFV & SOC concepts.• Global Prime – Managing multi-site Node-B Functional baseline team – majorly in Bangalore, Nanjing & Lannion• Part of key team in implementing Agile/Scrum in product development environment, implementing CI/CD and DevOps automation to have daily loads and Dashboards for monitoring. • One-Click automation (Node-B) and integration with Jenkins as part of Agile methodology CI-CD introduction in 2010 within 8 months in the complex telecom product environment.

• Product Owner (PO) of NodeB Automation Team.• Planned MSCP (Managed Main Stream Control Process) team in Bangalore & Beijing working closely with 3G System Test leader.• Prime for 3G NodeB Functional & Stability labs.• $0.4M/year saving by planning cross platform execution in-terms of backhaul and h/w variants.• Tool hardening challenge (2006): Cycle time reduction from 18 to 0.5-person month effort by improving first time pass rate from 35% to 98%. 40 times productivity improvement and reduction in noise as confidence in the issues found in Product.

• 2G Soft Switch Product Development.

• 3G Soft-switch - NGN Soft Switch Product Development at Huawei Product Development facility. Involved in Core Network development and testing, mainly MSC. Interfaces/Nodes included HLR/VLR/GMSC/CAMEL interfaces.