Srikanta Subudhi Arukula
MCKINNEY,TX
Summary
- As an engineer with 17+ years of working experience, have architected & designed various communications products starting from legacy to next-gen products including SMSC/MMSC to RCS & Unified Communication Systems for multiple Tier-1/2 Service providers across the globe focusing result-oriented successful delivery.
- Currently working on a conversational commerce product which is aimed to help the small and micro business owners while providing native message experience to their customers using standard iOS/Android messaging platform aiming for nothing but better customer engagement solution.
- Throughout the career, have played an instrumental role in helping the team solving challenging use cases with most possible generic solution which can be futuristic.
- Am a quick learner and very good team player who can start working on Day 1 itself with accountability, ownership & responsibility.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificate
Work History
Associate Director | Product Management
Mavenir Systems
Richardson, TX
09.2021 - Current
- Lead teams of up to 50 personnel, supervising daily performance, product development progress following agile methodologies.
- Oversaw business calendar of events and scheduled key initiatives.
- Kept operations responsive and agile with proactive troubleshooting and problem-solving of routine and complex concerns.
- Liaised with technical counterparts at collaborate & design the product.
- Managed multiple departments and coordinated with 6 different products to make sure process of product development goes on time with expected result.
- Provided recommendations in development of different technologies and processes.
- Engaged analytical subject matter experts outside project teams to drive troubleshooting of critical process-related deviations and enhance process improvements.
- Communicated all capacity, sourcing and technology gaps with upper management.
- Managed and strengthened laboratory and processes schedules and long-term plans.
Senior Systems Architect
Mavenir Systems
Richardson, TX
01.2013 - 09.2021
- Expert in analyzing & evaluating vendor requirements, providing responses & locking the scope of work.
- Architect and System Engineer for Advanced Messaging Solution (RCS) based on GSMA RCS UP 1.0/ UP 2.0 / UP 2.x (Rich Communication Suite) and 3GPP IMS. Authored functional requirement specifications for Mavenir's Advanced Messaging (RCS) Solution.
- Led the team at Mavenir for developing Next-Generation messaging Solution using RESTFul interface.
- Created multiple Technical Requirements documents and defined scope for new technologies.
- Provided the design & architecture for implementation of NNI (Network to Network Interface) for RCS Service benefitting millions of subscribers.
- Worked cross functionally in collaboration with development, QA, product managers and other teams to deliver a Unified Communication and Collaboration (UCC) solution.
- Senior System Architect for Unified Communication and Collaboration (UCC) Suite for messaging. Led UCC messaging service technical requirements gathering with customer.
- Expert in analyzing & evaluating vendor requirements, providing responses & locking the scope of work.
- Architect and System Engineer for Advanced Messaging Solution (RCS) based on GSMA RCS UP 1.0/ UP 2.0 / UP 2.x (Rich Communication Suite) and 3GPP IMS.
- Authored functional requirement specifications for Mavenir's Advanced Messaging (RCS) Solution.
- Led the team at Mavenir for developing Next-Generation messaging Solution using RESTFul interface.
- Created multiple Technical Requirements documents and defined scope for new technologies.
- Provided the design & architecture for implementation of NNI (Network to Network Interface) for RCS Service benefitting millions of subscribers.
- Worked cross functionally in collaboration with development, QA, product managers and other teams to deliver a Unified Communication and Collaboration (UCC) solution.
- Senior System Architect for Unified Communication and Collaboration (UCC) Suite for messaging. Led UCC messaging service technical requirements gathering with customer.
- Designed internal process improvements to automate repetitive tasks, shortening data delivery times.
- Unified disparate data structures and operating environments during revamps of processing facilities, data centers and more.
Senior Solutions Analyst
Huawei Technologies
Bengaluru, Karnataka
08.2010 - 01.2013
- Analysis of customer RFP/RFI/SOC and replying these based on Messaging products and Solutions.
- Preparing Technical Solutions and Proposals and Technical Presentations.
- Analyzing & Preparing Feature Requirement Specifications as Post-sales process to define the deliverables while meeting customer business objectives.
- Co-ordinate with R&D team for smooth implementation while ensuring correct and expected result.
- And also meet customer at various geographical regions and consult and clarify their queries.
- Also presented them best possible solution while addressing the pain-points of customer.
- I widely work for mVAS products of Mobile Messaging solutions like SMSC, SMS Router, SMS Firewall, MMSC, VMS, VAS Cloud, RCS etc
- Analyzed existing systems and databases and recommended enhancements to solve business needs.
Technical Lead
Comviva Technologies
Bangalore, Karnataka
12.2004 - 08.2010
- Investigated and addressed system issues to enhance usability and improve functionality.
- Mentored junior team members, providing educational expertise on technical concepts.
- Led DevOps teams during continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes.
- Built product feature lists with customers and internal stakeholders.
- Designed and monitored required support structure needed to confirm stable and scalable application rollouts.
- Defined parameters for technical development tasks such as API and data acquisitions.
- Oversaw installation of software programs and hardware systems to meet requirements.
Education
Master of Science - Software Systems
Birla Institute of Technology And Science
Pilani, India04.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
National Institute of Science & Technology
Odisha, India08.2004
Skills
- Business Messaging
- Product Architecture
- Managing Operations and Efficiency
- Critical Thinking
- Team Leadership
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Customer-Centered Product Innovation
- Integration Strategies
- Cloud Native
- Product Strategy
Certification
- https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/SYJ7B946ERE6
- https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/KRTYPEV82225
Timeline
Associate Director | Product Management
Mavenir Systems
09.2021 - Current
Senior Systems Architect
Mavenir Systems
01.2013 - 09.2021
Senior Solutions Analyst
Huawei Technologies
08.2010 - 01.2013
Technical Lead
Comviva Technologies
12.2004 - 08.2010
Master of Science - Software Systems
Birla Institute of Technology And Science
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
National Institute of Science & Technology
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