Rajeev Panicker

I am an IT professional with close to 30 years of industry experience. I am a B Tech Graduate from NIT, Kerala and post graduate from IIT Madras. My industry experience spans electronic hardware design, embedded design and software solutions architect apart from being a part of senior leadership.

24+ years of organizational leadership in growing teams and business, at
MNCs - CISCO, SONY, Wipro, Cognizant and Tata. In addition, two-year
experience in working with Kerala Government in a pivotal role that oversees
implementation of IT initiatives in the state.

13+ years of software/embedded management experience in
o Software development – Code reuse, Agile implementation, Automation,
DevOps, CI/CD, embedded systems, SDLC, PDLC, Go To Market
strategy
o Software vulnerability assessment and risk mitigation.
o Software delivery – customer satisfaction with minimal delays and
surprises.
o Driving programs across geographies (US, Europe and Japan) in matrix
managed organizations
o Change management – Project/Program/Organizational changes
including takeovers and sell offs
o Employee management – tackling attrition/performance in challenging
situations. Quick buildup of teams, training and mentoring
o Software vendor evaluation, selection and management
o ODC Setup and running at premises and at vendor site.
o Turning around programs at risk.
o Growing business for the line/group – Technology Transfer, project
takeovers
 

15+ years of embedded software development experience
o Hands on experience across Telecom, Digital TV, Set top Box and
embedded systems in developing the hardware, firmware, middleware
and the applications
o Experience in using architecture and design patterns (MVCP) to develop
complex software.
o Experience with software development tools for version control (code
and documents), requirements tracking, unit test, code review, compile,
build, test, debug and deploy.
o Proven skill in solving issues in innovative ways. Has won many
achievement awards.
o Object Oriented Programming (C++ and Java)
o Learning and developing complex standards/protocols – MHEG5, MHP,
Bluray, IGMP, TCP/IP, Bluetooth, WiFi and other communication
protocols
Continuous learning in newer technologies – AI/BI, Machine Learning, Cloud,
Big Data, Hadoop, AWS, AR/VR, SW methodologies, SW engineering

MS by research in visual communication from IIT Madras and BTech in ECE from NIT
Kerala