- Customer Management
Time management
Effective communication
Changamithra Gouthaman
Program Manager
Chennai
Summary
Skilled engineering manager with ability to build and motivate high-performing engineering team with over 18+ years of experience in Telecom/Datacomm industry working with Development and Sustenance projects. Committed to efficiently completing projects by planning team-based frameworks to best leverage available engineering talent. Quick to adept at collaborating with customers, team members and outside departments to complete work within deadlines and budget constraints. Expertise includes meeting deadlines, improving quality and building cohesive teams focused on performance. Goal-driven, focused on project/program management and strategic planning with solid track record of success with 9 years of expertise with good customer focus enabling repeat business.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Engineering Manager/Program Manager
EmbedUR Systems
07.2022 - Current
- Fostered positive and performance-oriented environment by reviewing current process in place and enabling required changes.
- Evaluated project requirements to identify and mitigate risks.
- Worked with technical leads to accomplish technical aspects of projects.
- Overseeing 50+ strong team of engineering personnel.
- Evaluated existing procedures and made proactive adjustments to meet changing demands.
- Led the successful completion of multiple high-profile projects including Wi-Fi Accesspoints, in-field communication in Agricultural machinery, Mesh solutions for HVAC Systems, Health care smart badges etc., ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
Program Manager
Capgemini
09.2021 - Current
Senior Engineering Project Manager
Capgemini
05.2017 - 08.2021
- Managing Juniper Sustenance Datacomm/Telecomm projects for multiple Router/Switches on different platforms (Including EX, ACX, MX) for team of 45+ engineers including Junior engineers to Principal architects, from mid -2017 till date.
- In Parallel, managed team of 10 engineers for development project(Mar 2019- Jan 2020) for Avaya and owned delivery responsibility of conversational Intelligence project - right from Requirement analysis to Functional testing, followed by bug fixing support after customer testing SW.
- Outlined work plans, determined resources and wrote timelines and managed internal budgets as part of project scope determination.
- Reviewed project goals and objectives on monthly basis with higher management and technical team. Kept project on schedule and within budget.
- Liaised between multiple departments, facilitating communications and keeping appropriate parties updated on project developments, both internal and customer stakeholders.
- Ensured project deliverables are with high quality and on-time, with monthly tracking of team productivity and taken corrective actions wherever applicable.
- Taken care of timely performance/compensation reviews including probation reviews, mid year reviews, PIP reviews/closures as per organizational calendar
Senior Technical Lead
Altran
07.2016 - 06.2017
- Provided high-level technical expertise to projects in Juniper Sustenance work on Ethernet Network Switches (EX Platform) for Datacomm Industry. Managed team of 5 personnel focused on sustenance work on Switches
- Worked on Juniper E-series Juniper routers for period of 5 months from (Sep'14 to Feb '14) in IXP fastpath module.
- Developed technical solutions to customer issues on time and mentored team in achieving same.
- Responsible for Technical documentation to be presented to customer and on time delivery of resolution to bugs reported by customer and minor enhancements
- Assessed project milestones and team performance to keep staff on-task
Technical Lead
Altran
09.2012 - 06.2016
- Worked on Aricent WSS - pre-integrated OEM(Original Equipment manufacturer) ready software for WLAN access point and Access controller solution - on CAPWAP protocol and Captive portal, leading small team of 3 engineers - including design, documentation, development, review, Unit testing and final code delivery
- Lead team of 6 engineers on sustenance work of LSI's SW modules.
- Collaborated with customer (Juniper) from client location in forming core team for sustenance engagement for Ethernet switches. Was part of core team and helped gain customer confidence which led to project winning for team of 15 engineers which is now increased to 35 .
Senior Software Engineer
Aricent
11.2009 - 08.2012
- Worked as System application engineer for customer's (LSI) network processor for 1+ year
- Also involved in software development of Fastpath modules in customer's advance NP(Axxia comm. processor) for ATM Backplane, LAPD module(module to bundle & unbundle LAPD frames)
Member Technical Staff
HCL Technologies
06.2006 - 10.2009
- Projects worked - PWE3-ATM, IP IuB, IP-IP
- Implemented software modules (Fastpath) for LSI , in APP3xx Network processor and was hands-on in their proprietary NP programming language.
- Was responsible for design, Coding, UT, peer review.
- Handle challenging fastpath implementation that required more focus on performance of NP
Education
MBA - HRM(Part Time)
Anna University, MIT Campus
Chennai 06.2007 - 08.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
SSN College Of Engineering
Chennai 07.2002 - 06.2006
Skills
Timeline
Senior Engineering Manager/Program Manager
EmbedUR Systems
07.2022 - Current
Program Manager
Capgemini
09.2021 - Current
Senior Engineering Project Manager
Capgemini
05.2017 - 08.2021
Senior Technical Lead
Altran
07.2016 - 06.2017
Technical Lead
Altran
09.2012 - 06.2016
Senior Software Engineer
Aricent
11.2009 - 08.2012
MBA - HRM(Part Time)
Anna University, MIT Campus
06.2007 - 08.2010
Member Technical Staff
HCL Technologies
06.2006 - 10.2009
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
SSN College Of Engineering
07.2002 - 06.2006
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