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Sreekala Puduru

Bengaluru

Summary

  • Adaptable Software Engineering Manager keen to wrangle multiple simultaneous projects into streamlined, cohesive and profitable efforts. .
  • Experienced Engineering professional with close to 14 years of work experience across MNCs spanning hardware and software areas
  • Thrives on providing exceptional oversight and hands-on guidance guaranteed to improve throughput figures and quality metrics.
  • 5 years of Technical Engineering Management experience with proven track record of delivering and driving projects from incubation to deployment.
  • Certified ScrumMaster with experience in managing multiple scrum teams and projects.
  • Experienced professional with experience in all cycles of product development including high-level, low-level designs, development and verification in large scale VLSI systems, Cloud Native networks orchestration and automation solutions.
  • Product Engineer with over 6 years experience. Areas of expertise include ATE equipment programming and operation of TI-VLCT and LTX-Fusion.
  • Dual Masters in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering.


Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Lead Project Manager

Anuta Networks India
08.2018 - Current
  • Planned and managed releases and deployment drops for STOC, Iberdrola, NEC
  • Pro-active engagement with account teams and TMEs for a smooth deployment experience through daily inter-locks
  • Release planning with PLM and Dev teams for the roadmap items
  • Daily scrums and weekly bug scrub calls with streamlined tracking of metrics and trends
  • Contributed to testing automation for a number of testing suites over the years
  • Actively engaged in bug fixes, development tasks, and raising bugs too
  • Familiar with CI/CD methodologies and environment
  • Intermediate expertise with NetConf/Yang, Grafana, Prometheus, Influx DB, Groovy and Robot framework
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, Network Automation and Orchestration solutions
  • Good familiarity and regular user of JIRA tool

Technical Program Manager

Formac Inc
03.2016 - 07.2018
  • Technical project Manager for the flagship products of Formac called "ePracto" and "eYardstick"
  • Co-ordinated campus hiring events across multiple engineering colleges across Karnataka and AP
  • Developed and implemented curriculum and training materials appropriate for college grads for their test and interview preparation
  • Planned and managed training projects for clients (Engineering colleges)
  • Regularly reviewed training materials and courses to ensure updates were included within a reasonable timeframe
  • Weekly project meetings with clients to get an active feedback pipe back into the training materials
  • Active scouting of potential hiring companies to match the student profiles

Product Engineer

Texas Instruments Incorporated
08.2006 - 06.2011
  • Developed Standardized ATE Test Routines to support 0 DPM Automotive requirements.
  • Expertise in designing, developing, debugging, auditing and maintaining test programs.
  • Proficient in Enabling Multi site Testing Capability by strategically assigning ATE Resources (Power & Mix Signal components) to Load Board.
  • Experienced in advanced device debug through analysis and interpretation of data generated from the test platform.
  • Reviewed DFT Spec to support Post Si Testing – MBIST, PBIST, LBIST & ATPG Testing.
  • Experienced in developing test hardware (PCB boards) for mass production on ATE, this includes designing schematic, reviewing placement and routing. Approval for schematics is done using an Agile review.
  • Collaborated successfully with cross-functional development teams to design and manufacture new products.
  • Proficient in performing data analysis at wafer and package level using tools like TI-dataware, spotfire etc.
  • Received  training on LTX Fusion and TI-internal test engineering (VLCT) platforms.
  • Proficient in handling probe and packaged die projects on multiple test platforms.

Research Assistant

The University of Texas at Dallas
06.2004 - 07.2006
  • Worked as a research assistant in the High Performance Dependable Computing Lab. 
  • Major  research areas include Power Efficient Architectures, Embedded Architectures, Fault Tolerance, Chip Multiprocessors, Reconfigurable Computing and Digital IC design.
  • Prepared materials for reports, presentations, and submission to peer-reviewed journal publications.
  • Performed statistical, qualitative and quantitative analysis.
  • Sreekala Puduru, Hui Wang and Rama Sangireddy, "A scalable scheme for dependable cache  consistency architecture in wireless ad-hoc networks", in Proceedings of First IEEE International  Workshop on Next Generation Wireless Networks, WoNGeN-2005, December 2005

Testing Engineer

SVTRONICS Inc.
03.2003 - 05.2005
  • Tested PCB prototypes using CONDOR, a flying probe tester that does in-circuit and functional testing.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Engineering

The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX
2007

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX
2005

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering
Tirupati, AP
1999

Skills

  • Network Management
  • Closed Loop Automation
  • Telemetry & Analytics
  • Multi-Vendor Network Orchestration
  • Kubernetes & Docker
  • Grafana/Prometheus
  • Robot Framework
  • Groovy Scripts
  • Physical Design
  • VHDL, SPICE, Synopsis Design Complier
  • Cadence-Virtuoso Layout Editor, Magic
  • IC Design & Synthesis
  • Product Engineering of IC

Timeline

Technical Lead Project Manager

Anuta Networks India
08.2018 - Current

Technical Program Manager

Formac Inc
03.2016 - 07.2018

Product Engineer

Texas Instruments Incorporated
08.2006 - 06.2011

Research Assistant

The University of Texas at Dallas
06.2004 - 07.2006

Testing Engineer

SVTRONICS Inc.
03.2003 - 05.2005

Master of Science - Computer Engineering

The University of Texas at Dallas

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

The University of Texas at Dallas

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering
Sreekala Puduru