Srinivasan K

Experience

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  Digicon

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1989

  R&D Engineer
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  Indchem Electronics Ltd

  Jan 1990 - Dec 1990

  R & D Engineer
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  Worldwide Technologies Electronics Pvt Ltd

  Jan 1991 - Dec 1995

  General Manager - Technical
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  Sparr Electronics Limited

  Apr 2003 - Dec 2007

  G M - Operations

  Accomplished responsibility of establishing the entire Quality Management System and procedure for the organization as ‘Management Representative’ and obtained the ISO 9001:2000 Certification. Developed plans for Manufacturing, Quality Control, Procurement, Production Planning, New product Identification, Training of Marketing & Customer support personnel in all products etc.• Deftly handled Field related technical issues of all products, provided Technical support to Marketing team in closing the orders, direct handling of high value product sales etc.• Conceptualized and implemented measures for enhancing operational efficiency and optimizing resource utilizations to enhance productivity • Reviewed existing systems & procedures and designed internal controls/quality audit checks for various operational areas for achieving higher operational efficiency, • Proactively contributed in developing and implementing action plans to improve performance and ensuring compliance as per defined Scope of Work Show less

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  Ramco Systems

  Jan 2008 - Mar 2011

  Manager - Infrastructure Management Group

  Overall responsible for providing IT Infrastructure facilities and management for 2000+ users distributed across the Globe in the areas viz. Local & Wide area Networking, Data Backup, Mailing, Controlled Internet Access, Firewall, VPN, Wireless Network, VOIP, Voice, Video Conferencing, WebEx etc.• Geared the activities for managing the Information Security requirements of the organization in compliance with ISO 27001 ISMS, SAS 70 requirements and ensuring the requirements of client’s Information Security are met with.• Streamlined the operations with the use of various products viz. MS Exchange for mailing, HP Omni back for data backup, MS ISA, Websense, Check point and Fortigate firewall & VPN, Audio Code VOIP, Nortel products for wired & wireless networking, Cisco Routers, Tandberg Video conferencing, Link Load Balancers, Data Compression devices, Anti-Spam gateway appliance, Blackberry and others.• Regularly reviewed Information Security requirements and suggest improvement.• Proactively contributed in planning and conducting BCP/DR Trials.• Interfacing & coordinating with External Auditing Agencies for certification and Third party Audits for compliance.• Decided deadlines and milestones for project phases. Defined action points for team mates and followed them to completion.• Instrumental in Service Improvement Plans - expanding scope of work and existing functionality.• Ensuring Compliance to SLA, Quality norms and ITIL best practices to processes.• Efficiently resolving support/operational issues in liaison with Technical Project Managers & other Business Groups.• Drove the efforts for handling technical escalations and interacting with R&D management on various Lab support issues. Show less

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  Sparr Electronics Ltd

  Apr 2011 - Jun 2020

  Vice President

  Sparr Electronics Ltd.,(SEL), is a company based in Bangalore, India, engaged in the Development and Manufacture of need based Innovative Products in the field of Electronics & Communication.Sparr specializes in Embedded System Design, Development & Manufacturing of Electronic products & also the National Distributors of products from the following companies:Alt N Technologies, USA for MDaemon Messaging Server Software & its add-ons, GFI Software, UK for IT Security & Messaging Products - VA / Event Log Management / Archiving, Threattrack Security - Vipre AV , Sandbox and Threat Analyzer productsLantronix, USA - for Data Center & Device Networking products, AVM, Germany for Networking products and SystemBase, South Korea for Multi-port hardware productsResponsible for the Business Development & Operations covering Manufacturing, Quality Control, Procurement, Marketing, Sales & Support and leading the teams to achieve annual targets consistently. Have been ensuring YOY business growth of at least 20% for most of the years. Established advanced cloud based ERP software to improve operational efficiency of the teams with clear Metric for each process owner.Handled key accounts directly for enhancing continual business from them. Show less

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  Freelance

  Jul 2020 - now

  Business Development Consultant

  After 35+ years of serving in the Electronic Design, Development & Manufacturing Industry andoffering suitable software solutions for IT Security & Infrastructure, I have taken up the role of a Business Development Consultant to deserving Micro / Small organisations / Indian Software Companies / Start-ups , with the intention to extend my expertise to expand their reach & grow.I am based out of Chennai and offer my services to companies who believe that a local presence of an experienced person could help in enhancing their existing business, acquiring new customers and building a strong base for their team, leading to establishing office here. Any organisation which believes in this model and wants to benefit from my experience can reach out to me by mail to: srini_ks@yahoo.com or call me at: + 91 9790909763 to discuss in detail the best way we can collaborate for strengthening your business. Show less

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  GSAS Micro Systems Pvt Ltd

  Oct 2022 - now

  V P Business Development

  GSAS Micro Systems Pvt. Ltd., are into the manufacturing and distribution of Embedded Hardware and Software solutions, with an objective to be a one-stop solution to support and cater to the most effective solutions for our clientele. GSAS has wide range of advanced solutions in our product portfolio that varies from Design to Maintenance including Inspection, Programming, Test & Measurement Instruments, Debugging, and Troubleshooting modules. We also deal with embedded solutions, Device Programmers, IC testers, and Flash & Gang Programmers. We represent multinationals like : ARM, Altium Designer, GWInstek, TESSY, Totalphase, Promik & others Show less

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  SILICONZ EMBEDDED

  Jan 2023 - Oct 2023

  Business Development Consultant

  Siliconz Embedded is a leading “Electronic System Design & Manufacturing Service – ESDM” provider, headquartered at Chennai, India – providing Original Design Services and specialising in Prototype / Volume Manufacturing to customers of all Electronic Industries including Medical, Industrial, Electrical Switchgear, Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Internet of Things (IoT) and Security.