Srinivasan Kannan
Senior Staff TPM
Bangalore
Summary
20 Years of experience in the video industry, encompassing cable, satellite, and OTT, I have established a solid base in project management. Proficient in planning, defining scope, managing stakeholders, analyzing costs, creating schedules, handling risks and dependencies, providing status reports, and managing escalations. Leveraging my vast expertise in these areas, I successfully propel projects forward while ensuring smooth coordination among team members and stakeholders.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Staff TPM
Warner Brothers Discovery
8 2021 - Current
- Spearheaded successful delivery of migration of Discovery + legacy to BEAM and Bolt Environment of the MAX App launch of DAI in US, EMEA with scale to support 3 million customers
- Managed Coordinated with various stakeholders in the E2E delivery of Video with Ads
- Successfully managed multiple simultaneous projects across various region EMEA, US, LATAM in delivery of Server Side Adinsertion, while adhering to strict deadlines for optimal progress tracking.
- Championed process improvements sprint planning, status reporting, Opex metrics. introducing streamlined workflows that increased productivity across teams.
- Implemented monitoring tools (Dashboard) and performance metrics on Kibana for increased visibility into project health and risk mitigation strategies..
- Spearheaded successful integration of Adsparx Solution into Warner Brother Discovery.
- Worked along with the Engineer in troubleshooting production issues, handle escalation of pager duty ticket and COE.
- Collaborated closely with various service departments to align roadmap with overall business objectives.
Senior MANAGER
Horizon Broadband (LLC)
07.2018 - 07.2021
- Managed and delivered Watcho APP and Dailog App for Dish TV and Dailog in srilanka
- Coordinated with multiple stakeholders- Vendors, Dev manager, Customer and Business Development team to ensure smooth delivery of the project on time
- Worked in SI integration DISH OTT platform with various components— Mobile application of Android & IOS, Live streaming, cloud solution for VOD, DRM protection, Analytics tools such as YOUBORA, Mo-engage
- Currently involved in SI integration of OTT on Android STB, HDMI stick
- Test automation of API, Mobile and Web application
- Worked with customer on the Acceptance test plan
- Develop right process templates to track compliance
- Resolve all the technical queries arising from the customer on product and features
- Project planning and monitoring of the activities
- Provide weekly and monthly status update to stakeholders, communicate risks, dependency and project progress
SENIOR MANAGER
VALCOM IT SERVICES PVT LTD
06.2016 - 03.2018
- Product Management of STB and Mobile application
- Setting up of test team for Application development on Mobile platform, HDMI streaming and STB
- Co-ordinate with Business development manager for requirements and document the UI and user requirements
- Interact with multiple stakeholders- Managers, Art director, and Business Development team to ensure proper delivery of the product on time
- Develop right process templates to track compliance
- Project planning and monitoring of the activities
- Provide weekly and monthly status update to stakeholders, communicate risks, dependency and project progress
SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER
NAGRAVISION
01.2011 - 04.2016
- Built Test Competency from scratch at Nagra India Bangalore center
- Hired and Built a team of 20 + Test engineers supporting multiple offshore and Onsite development teams
- Enabled setup of Test lab infrastructure at Bangalore to support various customers of Cable, Satellite and OTT box
- Filed patent No US20170064390 - Automatically loading user profile to show recently watched channels
- Enabled test repositories to have sufficient test coverage and competency within the Bangalore center
- Hire, Manage and conduct performance review of the team members
- Identify training needs of the team by analyzing gaps in technical competency
- Worked at establishing Test process and CMMI-LEVEL 3 compliance of testing using right tools and Methods
- Ensured that 60% of the test cases are automated
- Interact with multiple stakeholders-project manager, software Manager, Program Manager, Architect and onsite team to ensure proper delivery of the product on time
- Increased customer satisfaction, addressing technical issues promptly and effectively through close communication with clients.
Software Engineer
CISCO Systems India
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Project: Protocol testing of Multicast feature on Cisco routers 7600,7200 and ASR1000 router
- Worked as onsite coordinator on the Common Wealth Games project for implementation of IPTV and Broadcast network for Live streaming of Games to the M.S.O and Stadiums
- Attend all the stakeholders meeting of CWG committee and provide solution on the Broadcast Network solution
- Conducted training to the stakeholders and ramped up the team to manage the broadcast network
- Involved in testing of Multicast feature—PIM sparse mode, PIM dense mode, BIDIR PIM, SSM, IGMP, IGMPV3 , MSDP, and layer 2 multicast
- Having good knowledge on Routing protocols, RIP, EIGRP and OSPF
- CCNA Certified
Senior Software Engineer
MOTOROLA
11.2005 - 12.2007
- Project: System Integration and Testing of Video Networks with various STB boxes deployed in the telecom network for Verizon
- Product functional testing of various features – DVR, EPG, Video Scaling, 1394, HDMI, message streaming, Resource Authorization, HMA, IPPV, VOD, EAS, RF return path, DOCSIS return path of STB’s
- Responsible for building the offshore team in Bangalore, India for both SVT and PFT
- Assist team members in debugging technical issues
- Involved in building offshore Test Lab in Bangalore for developers and SVT, for customers like Comcast and Verizon
TEAM LEAD
SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA ( A Cisco Company)
12.2003 - 11.2005
- Carried out SI&T and product testing of Set Top Boxes integrated with DVD Player, DVR reliability testing and migration of all User Interface screens to High Resolution on the Set Top Boxes, Video to Go
- Responsible for building the offshore test team in Chennai, India
- Responsible for test planning, test case design, regression, performance testing for integration of DVD player with STB
Systems Engineer
Wipro & United Telecom
08.2000 - 11.2003
- Worked in system integeration and testing of Nortel optical Switch (HDX)
- Involved in System integration and Testing of Class 4 and Class 5 switches supplied to DOT from CDOT
- Carried out Field trial and Acceptance testing for TEC for Digital loop carrier
- Involved in Network planning and network optimization of Optical Networks
Education
B.E. - Electronics and Communication
U.V.C.E
Skills
Project Management,Planning,Scope definition,Stakeholder Management,Status Reporting
Scheduling,Cost ,Risk Managememt
Agile project management,
Change management,Process improvement initiatives
Cross-functional team leadership
Timeline
Senior MANAGER
Horizon Broadband (LLC)
07.2018 - 07.2021
SENIOR MANAGER
VALCOM IT SERVICES PVT LTD
06.2016 - 03.2018
SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER
NAGRAVISION
01.2011 - 04.2016
Software Engineer
CISCO Systems India
01.2008 - 01.2011
Senior Software Engineer
MOTOROLA
11.2005 - 12.2007
TEAM LEAD
SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA ( A Cisco Company)
12.2003 - 11.2005
Systems Engineer
Wipro & United Telecom
08.2000 - 11.2003
Senior Staff TPM
Warner Brothers Discovery
8 2021 - Current
B.E. - Electronics and Communication
U.V.C.E
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