Shrinath Eswarahally
San Jose,USA
Summary
Technology professional with 35+ years of Combined Experience in Systems Engineering, product innovations, Product launching, Technical Program management, Customer /Technology Services.
Overview
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Certification
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37
years of professional experience
Work History
Director – Connected Security Solutions
Infineon Technologies
07.1999 - Current
- As part of Connected Security Systems & Solutions team, responsible for working closely with Sales, Marketing and business development team to discover/qualify new business opportunities for our Payment/Identification/Embedded Security Products/Solutions, and to provide Technical Expertise support for design in activities to achieve design and business wins in the Americas Region.
- Responsible for Work towards optimizing product roadmaps, tooling & collateral, Channel training, and partners for Infineon Americas Go-to-Market and Broad Market Approach activities and have ownership role to formulate unified Regional positions and feed back to the Product Lines for collateral/process improvements and new product requirements.
- Responsible Working closely with Global development team to drive new innovative product development and launch to the market.
- Responsible for enabling Reginal Sales/Disti/Rep channel with periodic training for them to hunt for new opportunities and get design/Business win in the region for Security products/solutions.
- Responsible for Regional Customer program management of tier-1 key customer design in projects.
- Working with Internal team and 3rd party partners, Responsible for managing multiple Custom and Innovation Projects (10-15 projects) to accelerate business growth for Security products.
- Key member of an internal innovation team defined a security solution for Trusted Electronics to increase the security level of the embedded systems components (FPGA, ASIC) in military, aerospace, networking and industrial control markets, resulting in 7 Patents.
- Representing Infineon at various standards and alliances as contributing members to the associated security working groups of Smart Grid (SEPA), NREL, NTIA, NIST-CPS, IIC, ICSCSWG, NESCO (EPRI), NREL, and NIST CPSSP.
- Active participation with contribution to development of Security Frame works and Guidelines for critical infrastructure sectors through Standards & Alliances such as IIC, NIST, Smart Grid Cyber Security Work Group, NIST Cyber Physical System, NESCOR, NTIA, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), ICSJWG Resulting in multiple publications.
- Have a Responsibility to supervise/Mentor team members with the goal for the member to become more self-directing.
- Was Part of BU core team to define Global strategy for the company to define IoT strategy resulting in IoT Strategy document, for the team to get Global High-Performance Award.
- As a Key Engineer and program manager for development of major custom ASIC for Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) to Control Digital Rights Management (DRM) and to deploy throughout the United States cable Pay-TV industry.
- As a Product Definition, system integration/Application engineer, was responsible to lead the team to verify/qualify integrated multi-beam ASIC for Optical Storage systems (DVD) and develop Reference Design System with RTOS, low-level servo firmware and application software.
- Participation in Conferences and Tradeshows to speak, discuss in panel for outreach efforts, education and promotion of Security technology, value of hardware security and Security products/solutions.
- Working closely with Govt relations team to review, understand and formulate response to Executive orders, new policies, regulations, Cyberthreat notifications, alerts, released by Administration & Federal Agencies.
- Working with Consultant, responsible for getting Export Control Classification number and country specific Licenses for our Security products from Bureau of industry & Commerce (BIS) to ship them globally from US.
- Deep understanding of Infineon Process, procedures and guidelines for Hardware/Software/Tools/Documents development, ordering Tools/Samples/production, Setup various Secure portals to share tools/software/documents with partners/customers/sales channels.
- Deep understanding of Security technology, Application (Payment/ID/Pay-TV/IoT, Authentication. Biometrics.) Critical Infrastructure systems and security requirements.
- Roles: Application Engineering, Business development, Technical/ Application Marketing, Concept Engineering.
- Experience in interacting and working with teams globally Europe AP, GC, Japan, South America.
Senior Firmware Engineer
Oak Technology
12.1997 - 06.1999
- Key contribution to develop firmware/software for Multimedia Storage ASICs and supporting design in activities.
Software consultant
03.1996 - 11.1997
- Clients: Tektronix India, Novell India & Hughes Networks.
- Responsible for developing POST and factory diagnostics software for Video Processor (TI_DSP) based multimedia processing broadcast system.
- Lead a team for developing host adapters and Netware Loadable Modules for Netware Operating Systems along with drivers.
- Responsible for developing POST/Factory/JTAG Repair diagnostics and drivers’ software for i960 based ATM Backbone switch system.
Systems Engineer / Project Lead
Laboratory for Electro Optics System (LEOS – unit of Indian Space Research Organization, Bangalore, India)
01.1990 - 01.1996
- Key system design engineer and later as project Manager to architect, design, develop and qualify both hardware and software for area array CCD based Electro-optics Star Sensor System to determine in real time the attitude error of spacecraft in motion and control of Remote Sensing Satellites.
- Responsible for integration of the system onto satellite and manage pre-launch and post launch activities.
- The ruggedized design of the system continued to control the satellite and acquire images for 10 years.
- Key contributor for design and development of DSP based system for Gyro scope which was used to control Geo Stationary satellite maneuvers.
Senior R&D Engineer
Kirloskar Electric Company, India
01.1989 - 01.1990
- Responsible for developing HW/SW for PC based and standalone Industrial Data Acquisition System for the automation of power system products.
Education
MS - Industrial Electronics
BS - Electronics & Communication
Stanford Advanced Project Management Program - undefined
12-2016
Courses: Strategic Execution, Leading Effective teams, Managing Without Authority, Leading Change from Middle, Executing Complex Programs and Strategic Innovation & Design Thinking.
Skills
- Embedded System Hardware/Software Development
- Program/Project Management
- Design-In Support
- Standards & Alliances Contribution
- Driving Innovation
- Business Opportunity qualification
- Interface to Global
Certification
- Stanford Advanced Project Management program, Strategic Execution, Leading Effective teams, Managing Without Authority, Leading Change from Middle, Executing Complex Programs, Strategic Innovation & Design Thinking
- Project Management at Infineon (PRIMA), PRIMA Basics & Project Management Essentials - PME, Project Management: Building a Solid Foundation
- Certified Smart Card Industry Professional Accreditation Program
Patents
https://patents.justia.com/inventor/shrinath-eswarahally
Publications
- NIST: Guidelines for Smart Grid Cybersecurity, https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2014/NIST.IR.7628r1.pdf
- NIST Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems, https://s3.amazonaws.com/nist-sgcps/cpspwg/files/pwgglobal/CPS_PWG_Framework_for_Cyber_Physical_Systems_Release_1_0Final.pdf
- IIC: Industrial Internet of Things Volume G4: Security Framework, https://www.iiconsortium.org/IISF.htm
- Electric Sector Failure Scenarios and Impact Analyses, https://smartgrid.epri.com/doc/NESCOR%20failure%20scenarios%2006-30-14a.pdf
- NTIA: Working Group Voluntary Framework for Enhancing Update Process Security, https://www.ntia.gov/files/ntia/publications/ntia_iot_security_update_framework.pdf
- ICSJWG: Hardware-Based Solutions for Security of Electronic Devices in Connected Systems, https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/June-2014-Whitepaper-and-Presentation-Submissions
- Remote Monitoring & Control SCADA Technology Summit - Technology Direction: Hardware Root of Trust for End Point Protection, https://nanopdf.com/download/technology-direction-hardware-root-of-trust-for-end-point_pdf
Personal Information
Legal Status: US Citizen
Timeline
Director – Connected Security Solutions - Infineon Technologies
07.1999 - Current
Senior Firmware Engineer - Oak Technology
12.1997 - 06.1999
- Software consultant
03.1996 - 11.1997
Systems Engineer / Project Lead - Laboratory for Electro Optics System (LEOS – unit of Indian Space Research Organization, Bangalore, India)
01.1990 - 01.1996
Senior R&D Engineer - Kirloskar Electric Company, India
01.1989 - 01.1990
Stanford Center for Professional Development - Stanford Advanced Project Management Program,
Mysore University - BS, Electronics & Communication
Mysore University - MS, Industrial Electronics