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9 years of work-ex in the Wireless (Wi-Fi, WiMax, Bluetooth, Cellular, GPS) Industry. Currently a Systems Architect at Marvell Semiconductor. Based in Slicon Valley. Co-founded a online education non-profit in India (www.apneteachers.com)
Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding experts, Finding team mates, Helping friends, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Starting a company
Tags:
bay area, mobile, silicon valley, wireless
Schools:
Indian Institute of Technology, Stanford University
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
YMCA
Position:
Volunteer Swim Instructor, Leadership Development Non-Profit
Time period:
June 2008 - Present
Description:
• Social Impact: Conducted two beginner swim camps for kids and adults. As of Oct 2008, I have taught swimming to 4 kids and 6 adults at these camps.
Employer:
ApneTeachers, Mumbai, India
Position:
Co-founder, Web 2.0 K-12 Education Non-profit. (www.apneteachers.com)
Time period:
May 2007 - Present
Description:
• Social Impact: The company’s goal is to use telecom technology (internet and mobile) to enable teachers in the cities to remotely teach students in rural parts of India. As of October 2008, we have taught ninety 12th Grade students in Satara, a rural district in the State of Maharashtra, India. The Times Of India, the largest newspaper in India, has identified ApneTeachers as an organization that can revolutionize rural education in India.
• Leadership: Conceptualized the idea and convinced education experts to join my initiative. Managed the product development and technology strategy. Managed partnerships with leading schools in India. Demonstrated ability to use my technical skills to start a social venture in a developing country.
Employer:
Marvell Semiconductors, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Position:
Sr. Staff Software Engineer
Time period:
December 2006 - Present
Description:
• Leadership: Started a new business initiative at Marvell that generated 50 M $ in revenue in 2007. I developed the strategy for the business and secured executive sponsorship for the project. I also created strategic alliances with our customer, Motorola and managed a team of 15 engineers and marketers to develop the product.
• Community Development: Started a University Outreach Program between 3 IITs and Marvell. Students from the IITs worked on research projects using Marvell technology and mentoring. Currently, the program supports 4 projects, employing 20 students. 50% of Marvell’s 2008 new hires were from this program.
Employer:
Marvell Semiconductors, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Position:
Sr. Software Engineer
Time period:
December 2004 - November 2006
Description:
• Technology Strategy: Represented Marvell and contributed at the following international technical Standards meetings: IEEE 802.11, Wi-Fi Alliance and WiMax. Defined the roadmap for Marvell’s wireless products and led Marvell teams of 5 to 10 engineers in Taiwan, India, Canada and US in incorporating new technology standards in our products.
Employer:
Global Telemedicine Project, Reuters Digital Vision Fellowship Program
• Entrepreneurial Experience: Worked with a team of 5 members to implement a wireless telemedicine infrastructure to provide healthcare in rural parts of Dominican Republic and India.
Employer:
Marvell Semiconductors, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Position:
Software Engineer
Time period:
December 2002 - November 2004
Description:
• Product Management: Managed product development of the Wireless Module on the Microsoft Xbox project. This product generated 60 M $ of revenue for Marvell.
Employer:
Flarion Technologies, Bedminster, N.J, USA
Position:
Intern
Time period:
June 2002 - September 2002
Description:
• Technology: As member of a 10 person team, designed algorithms for a next generation cellular system.
Employer:
IBM Research, Zurich, Switzerland
Position:
Extreme Blue Intern
Time period:
June 2001 - August 2001
Description:
• Entrepreneurial Experience: Extreme Blue is an initiative by IBM Research that, through a rigorous selection process, selects a team of 5 engineers and MBA students to work in an entrepreneurial environment. Our team designed and marketed a telecom equipment product that was later commercialized by IBM and sold to Nokia and Ericsson, generating 200 M $ for IBM.
Employer:
Deloitte and Touche Consulting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Position:
Analyst.
Time period:
October 1999 - July 2000
Description:
• Consulting (Public Sector Healthcare): Worked on a 20 M $ project for the Health Department of the State of New York. My team consisted of 15 Deloitte consultants and 10 contract engineers. We set up the telecom infrastructure for a statewide healthcare system.
Employer:
Construction of School of IT, IIT Bombay
Position:
Executive Assistant
Time period:
May 1999 - September 1999
Description:
• Assisted the Dean in overseeing and managing the construction of the school building.
Employer:
Schlumberger Oil Services, Busher, Iran
Position:
Intern.
Time period:
April 1998 - July 1998
Description:
• Operations: Assisted a team of 2 Schlumberger engineers in managing an oil field drilling project in Iran that employed a team of 40 oil-field drillers.
EDUCATION
University:
Stanford University
Time period:
1999 - 2002
Degree:
Electrical Engineering, MSc
University:
Indian Institute of Technology
Time period:
1994 - 1999
Degree:
Electrical Engineering, BTech
PUBLICATIONS
Papers:
Published a paper titled “Delay Analysis of Maximal Weight Matching” at Infocom-2002. Infocom is the largest international conference on telecom research.
Published a paper titled “Hierarchical Fair Sharing in Networks” at the National Conference on Communications -2000. NCC is the largest conference on telecom research in India.
INFORMATION
Sports:
• Awarded the Chatrapati Shivaji Award, the highest sports award by the State of Maharashtra, India.
• At 12 years, youngest Indian to win a National title and create a new Indian record.
• Captain of the Maharashtra State Swim and Waterpolo teams in 1996, 1997.
• Represented India at the World Swim Championships in Perth in 1998.
• Half-Iron Man Triathlete in 2007.
Awards:
Stanford University: Awarded the Information Systems Research Assistantship because of my undergraduate research and publications in telecom switching technology.
IIT Bombay: Awarded the President S.D Sharma Gold Medal by the Indian government. This is the highest award given to a student from the graduating batch for demonstrating exemplary overall achievements.
