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D.S.SESHADRI's Profile
Hewlett-Packard
D.S.SESHADRI
consultant Quality,
confidential
Bangalore, India
confidential
Toostep 
Professional summary
D.S.SESHADRI's Experience
Current :

consultant Quality, Hewlett-Packard
IT Products
Current :

consultant Quality, Hewlett-Packard
IT Products
Previous :

Bangalore Quality Manager, Pvt . Ltd.
Bangalore

Worked from 2004 to 2011

Brief summary :

SLNo From To Organization Position 1 Dec 04 Till Date Hewlett-Packard (India)Pvt . Ltd. Imaging and Printing group Development Center , Bangalore Quality Manager 2 18.08.03 Nov 04 LightSurf Technologies India (Pvt.) ltd., Bangalore Head Quality 3 June 2001 Onwards 08-08-03 Siemens Communications Software, a division of SPCNL, Bangalore Head Quality Department 4 June 1998 May 2001 TataInfotech Limited, Bangalore Center Senior Manager - Quality Management Group 5 Nov 1997 June 1998 Hewlett Packard (India Software Operations) As Consultant Through HSPL 6 1991 May 1997 November India Satcom Limited, a Sister Concern of ITI Bangalore. Additional Manager Quality 7 1989 March 1991 April India Satcom Limited, a Sister Concern of ITI Bangalore. Additional Manager Customer Support led a team size of over 15 + people in the Quality Function Details of the Professional Experience Nov 2004 - till now HP- HSSL HP Hub Software and Firmware Lab at Bangalore cater to the product development initiatives in Imaging and Printing Group. Charter of the R and D Lab at Bangalore includes providing necessary support in terms of Software, Firmware development to Develop products as well as services to IPG Global Business Units of HP. Presently employed as Sr. Manager Quality and driving the Quality (Process) initiative in the Organization. Developed the Quality Management System for the Lab. Responsible for implementation of the QMS processes Developed and implemented the internal Audit process in the organization Initiated KM activities in the Hub Software Lab and managing improvements. Introduced Metrics Programme and working towards deriving success by identifying and correcting issues proactively. Responsible for Internal Audit Programme for the Lab. Constituted a team of Subject Matter Experts to help in SEPG activities and leading the same. Working towards Identifying and Unifying the Engineering Processes of the merged entities of HP due to recent merger. Have won awards for outstanding efforts for Development and Implementation of Quality Management System. 18-08-03 till November 2004 LightSurf Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd. LightSurf Technologies India (Pvt.) Ltd. is a wholly owned Subsidiary of LightSurf Technologies Inc. USA which provides end to end solutions of Multimedia messaging and picture mail to customers such as Kodak, Sprint and O2. Presently Heading the Quality function and setting up the necessary processes from scratch required for smooth offshore operations. Responsibilities included, Set up the Quality Function from scratch and build a strong Quality Culture in the Organization Introduced the Software Engineering Processes, Methodologies, best practices for the organization using the various Quality Models such as ISO 9001:2000, CMMI etc. Monitored the process institutionalization across development centers and conduct of audits to improve the process compliance. Monitored SQA activities and proactively guided the project to achieve the Quality goals. Initiated basic activities leading to Knowledge Management. Set up basic metrics to measure the quality of the delivery and Schedule compliances to start with. Have defined the collection and analysis methods and started the implementation of the same. Set up appropriate processes for other support functions. Escalate the Quality issues in projects and other functions to Management. June 2001 to 08/8/ Siemens Public Communication Networks Limited Division: Siemens Communication Software Worked as Senior Manager and Heading QA Department in Siemens Communication Software a division of Siemens Public Communication Networks(P) Limited. SCS was established in 1994 as a center of excellence in PC based telecom software development. Since then, SCS is developing the necessary telecom software for both ICN (wire line) and ICM (Mobile) divisions of SIEMENS AG. Objectives of the Group is To: Facilitate development of high quality products from SCS Imbibe Mature Software Development Practices by promoting continuous learning from past experiences and benchmarking. Implementation of Quality Management systems such as ISO9001: 2000, Software CMM etc. Act as a catalyst for driving the process strategy and continuous process Improvement in all functional areas of SCS. Bring in the culture of Management by Facts through the Metrics program. Manage the business processes and development processes as required Initiated following activities as immediate steps towards achieving the above organizational goals Have successfully initiated from scratch the Quality Department in SCS by putting necessary processes in place and taking the right manpower on board. Facilitated the Software Engineering Process Group in achieving the Company Quality Goals through Process Improvements. Have put in place Software Engineering best practices group, which will study the software engineering problems, and find solutions organization wide by suggesting proper process development/improvements, Initially developed processes such as Project management, Phase end and Project End Analysis Process, Risk Management Process, Internal Audit Process, Process Development and Improvement process etc. Heading the Process steering group, which is responsible for process development and improvement activities Achieved ISO9001:2000 certification with in a short span of 10 months, Responsible for the Internal audit function and Completed the gap analysis of the existing QMS to the requirements of software CMM and have planned for process assessment at CMM level 4. by April 2004. Re organized the existing Metrics and initiated the basic Metrics Program for the organization. Defined and implemented the metrics collection and analysis methods. Presentation of the gist of analysis to the management and initiated process improvements. Was responsible for Evaluation of Tools available in the market and facilitation to imbibe them in to the organization some of the tools evaluated are PROLOC, DOOARS etc and working towards building software process asset dB for the organization. Heading the SQA function, and provide necessary guidance to SQAs associated with the projects. Was responsible for brining to the fore the quality related issues with the development responsible and in the Management Reviews.

Previous :

Manager, Tata Infotech Limited
Bangalore

Worked from 1998 to 2001

Brief summary :

Was responsible for providing facilitation and training to the software project and other business groups. Review of the project plans from the quality perspective and help the projects in process tailoring. June 1998 to May 2001. Tata Infotech Limited, Bangalore Worked in Tata Infotech Limited, as Manager in Quality Management Group and responsible for implementation of Quality Management System in Bangalore development center. Member of Process Group at the corporate level. Currently the company is ISO9001 certified since 1994 and is an SEI-CMM level - 4 organization. Responsibilities included, Conducted gap analysis of CMM level 5 and have initiated some of the processes such as defect prevention. Deployment of QMS processes in the Development Center. Facilitation to the project groups and other divisions to achieve company defined quality goals. Process definition, studies, reviews and improvements as part of SEPG Member. Managed some a few internal Development projects such as Timesheet System, Discussion Room Booking system, and Quality Metrics collection and analysis Defined a few SEI-CMM KPA, JRD-Qv specific processes and necessary tools such as Project data Templates, forms etc., Designed and implemented time sheet system for the location. Helped the knowledge management team with the ideas to capture knowledge in terms of collection of best practices, and improved processes being utilized in projects and departments. Quality authentication approval before product release to the customer. Involved in Project Steering Meetings and facilitate the project to achieve success. Provide necessary training on Quality Models, Introduction to CMM, and Quality Awareness Program. Internal Quality Audits and Audit Co-Ordination with Corporate Quality Audit Division Deployment of Metrics Program at locations and Process Capability Baselines for the Center Facilitate projects in tailoring and implementing Organisational Standard Software Processes from project initiation to closure.

Previous :

Satcom Ltd.
India

Worked from 1989 to 1997

Brief summary :

Worked for India Satcom Ltd., (Ex ITI Equatorial Satcom Ltd.,) which has the credit of First VSAT manufacturing company from March 1989 to Nov 1997. This company is engaged in manufacture VSAT network service and development of network software. 1991 to 1997 Additional Manager -Quality India Satcom Ltd., Responsibilities and accomplishments as Additional Manager Software and Hardware Quality Control and Assurance Implemented ISO-9001 Quality System entirely from the beginning Developed Quality Manual and Department Manuals etc., Was responsible for conducting internal quality audits and co-ordination for external audits. Process reviews and Process improvements in various functional areas Was responsible for stage, module level and final integration inspection and testing of hardware and system test case development, system test plan and system testing of software. In-house and field fault collection, analysis to weed-out inherent faults in software and hardware Other Experiences 1989 to 1991 - Worked as Additional Manager Customer Support and was responsible for installation and preventive and corrective maintenance of VSAT networks and associated protocols, software In-house and on the job training to field engineers on customer relations, technical support, system integration, maintenance and product demonstrations

Previous :

Engineer Customer Support and wresponsible, HCL Ltd.

Worked from 1987 to 1989

Brief summary :

Designed and implemented and effective system to track annual maintenance contracts Dec. 1987 to March 1989 HCL Ltd.,(Communication Division) Worked as Engineer Customer Support and was responsible for field support activities of assigned region such as installation, preventive and corrective maintenance of EPABX, FAX, Teleprinters (ETPs), Power supplies etc.,

Previous :

Service Engineer, AIMIL Ltd.

Worked from 1987 to 1987

Brief summary :

During my tenure in this company I was selected as the Best Engineer for the entire region. Jan 1987 to Dec 1987- Worked as Service Engineer in AIMIL Ltd., in analytical instruments, test and measuring instruments division

Previous :

Service Engineer IGELtd., IGE Ltd.
India

Worked from 1986 to 1986

Brief summary :

Mar 1986 to Sep 1986-Worked as Service Engineer in IGE India Ltd., in Medical Systems Division

Previous :

Service Engineer, in Scan Electronics

Worked from 1985 to 1986

Brief summary :

Feb 1985 to Mar 1986 - Worked as Service Engineer in Scan Electronics

D.S.SESHADRI's Education

MSRIT, Bangalore
B.Tech/B.E.
India
From 1980 to 1984
Brief summary :

BE in Electrical Engineering from I batch of Yearly Scheme Bangalore University

MSRIT, Bangalore
B.Tech/B.E.
India
From 1980 to 1984
Brief summary :

BE in Electrical Engineering from I batch of Yearly Scheme Bangalore University

 
 
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