Athinarayanan Subramanian

Experience

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  Motorola Solutions

  Jul 1994 - Jan 1997

  Software Engineer

  Developed and tested ISDN Layer 3.

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  AT&T

  Mar 1997 - Aug 1999

  Software Consultant

  Developed and tested Packet Switching software.

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  Motorola Solutions

  Sept 1999 - Jun 2011

  Consistently demonstrated leadership & team building capabilities in successfully growing and sustaining the teams with end to end ownership (system architecture to field support) in wireless broadband areas (like WiMax core and access networks, WLAN platform development and box testing). Managed the following teamsASNGW Call processing Triage for two releases (close to the first WiMax field deployment)Quickly improved the software quality by proactively increasing the robustness of the design when working on the reported issues. Got a late customer requirement delivered quickly by working closely with product manager, architects, developers and testers.Management of important call processing features (Call setup during Mobility, NWG compliance (Authentication & Mobility Management), Load shedding) from architecture to system testing. ASNGW platform project (four major releases) for 2 years.Quickly stabilized the first release (Critical High availability functionality) of WiMax ASNGW platform through quality improvement initiatives like addressing root cause, providing right fix first time etc. This resulted in platform team getting recognized for high quality for meeting the virtual zero backlog goals in the first program release. WiMax ASNGW and AP Customer support and tools for 2 years (two major releases)WLAN WSM Box testing and Platform project for 1.5 years (three major releases)Proactively drove the learning activity focusing on WiMax and LTE core networks for increasing the competencies of the team that helped in picking up additional responsibilities.Created a very good work culture by empowering and rewarding the team members that resulted in low attrition (less than 5% for 3 years) and increased ownership. Show less

  • Senior Engineering Manager, Software

    Jul 2003 - Jun 2011

  • Senior Software Engineer

    Sept 1999 - Jun 2003
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  Nokia Siemens Networks

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2013

  Senior Technology Manager, Software

  Managed DHCP, NBI, CSON & Migration features with ~300 SM effort (typically every feature has ~10 engineers (focusing on requirements, development and testing) from different organizations in multiple locations across the world) in Network Management applications & platform areas.Identified the risks (like feature integration, equipment usage) and proactively came up with mitigation plans (staggered integration, sharing the available equipment between development and test teams).Developed broad technical understanding of the feature architecture, requirements, design and test procedures and execution strategies through active participation in the technical discussions & reviews.Managed the e2e functionality integration and testing (auto discovery, migration from one EMS platform to another) at Network level Managed the Flexiplatform upgrade(s) and firmware integration (upgrade and commissioning) project.Improved quality by increasing the containment (testing in all the supported blades) of firmware and platform upgrade related issues. Increased the productivity by proactively automating the upgrade activity. Show less

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Sept 2013 - now

  Senior Technology Manager

  Led AWS migration program of a large financial services company. Responsible for planning and executing the activities for the migration and deployment of these applicationsLed the KPI analytics program of a large network equipment vendor that focuses on creating dashboards for understanding KPI trends before and after the execution of SON module, monitoring KPI trend at Market, Cluster and Cell levels. Delivered monthly sprints using scrum methodologies and got this product deployed in multiple operator networks in less than 6 months.Led the Azure Migration Program of a large manufacturing company that's going through merger followed by spin-offs. Responsible for planning and executing the activities for the migration and deployment of these applications using Scrum methodology. Interacting with application owners, architecture team and migration team as part of this.Increased the sprint velocity by 25% through continuous monitoring of the time taken for the different migration activities and proactively working on accelerating them through automation (using Devops) and other measures.Managed the critical Assurance (OSS) solution projects for both traditional and SDN/NFV networks of one of the world's largest telecommunication operators. Developed good understanding of Probing and Assurance solution architecture, design and test procedures and applied them successfully for identifying the dependencies and mitigating risks in OSS projects and completing them on time with good quality..Managed the critical OS upgrade of a large IT network for a Big 4 Professional services company and ensured that this large, complex OS upgrade activity got completed successfully within budget on time. Mitigated risks by meticulously planning & tracking the migration of multiple projects, identifying dependencies.Presented the detailed migration progress to the senior management and got the dependencies addressed quickly. Show less