Chandra S R.

About Chandra S R.

Passionate engineering leader with proven product leadership and product development experience who enjoys designing and developing simple, efficient enterprise level systems that deliver value to customers & exceeds business objectives. Excels in tackling moonshot projects, mastering new technologies and in team building.SkillsSaaS, Distributed Systems, Deep Learning, AI/Gen AI (LLMs, Copilots, Agentic AI, RAG, NLP, ASR, STT etc.), Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Edge Computing, Image processing, Visualization, Virtualization, Maps & Navigation systems, Medical Imaging, Technical Leadership, Innovation, Architecture, Design & Development, Algorithms, Problem-solving skills, Execution, Risk Management, Agile Methodologies, Team Building & Leadership, Budget Management, Resource Planning, Vendor Management, Process Optimization, Automation.

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Leader

   Panasonic North America

   Dec 2016 — Present

   Led roadmap, delivery, and execution of a portfolio of software products focused on Public Safety and Security, including advanced Video/Image & Audio Analytics, Live Streaming w/transcoding, Access Control, and Employee/Customer Safety solutions.• Pioneered Video/Image, Audio Analytics and AI-powered search, discovery and identity protection (redaction which requires a very high recall) solutions for law enforcement, enabling efficient content retrieval from videos from wearable, vehicle-mounted, and fixed security cameras.• Designed and developed innovative solutions in the Public Safety and Security domain by leveraging Deep Learning, AI, Computer Vision, and NLP (ASR, STT) technologies, enhancing video and audio analytics across various platforms and applications.• Spearheaded the development of Digital Evidence Management System, a cloud-hosted, multi-tenant, secure web application for law enforcement, to manage and analyze digital evidence.• Drove product development for enterprise-level safety solutions and integrated access control systems, improving security for both employees and customers.• Oversaw the execution of scalable SaaS products using Cloud, Distributed Systems, IIoT and Edge Intelligence technologies, ensuring seamless integration and enhanced operational efficiency for manufacturing solutions.• Led end-to-end software product development from requirements to delivery and cloud operations for key enterprise applications in the Food Technology and QSR industry, delivering solutions like Food Lockers, Self-service Kiosks, Contactless Solutions, Kitchen Video/Display Systems, Digital Signage, and Order Ready Boards.• Led software product development and automation efforts of Smart Manufacturing Solutions (Electronics Manufacturing - SMT industry), improving manufacturing operations efficiency, real-time decision-making, traceability, material control/handling and automation through MES, MOM, Industry 4.0, and IIoT solutions.

Education

• Acharya Nagarjuna University

  Bachelors, Sciences (Mathematics & Physics)

  1996 — 1999

• Acharya Nagarjuna University

  Masters, Computers

  1999 — 2002

• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

  General Management Program - Executive, Business Administration and Management

  2012 — 2013

Skills

• Saas
• Sql
• Linux
• Medical Imaging
• C++
• Uml
• Caffe
• Tensorflow
• Java
• Vgpu
• Perl
• Algorithms
• Cuda
• Architecture
• C/C++ Stl
• H.264
• Analytics
• Opencl
• Pacs
• Deep Learning
• Virtualization
• AI
• Go
• Debugging
• Data Structures
• Directx
• Microsoft Azure
• Device Drivers
• Design Patterns
• Software Development
• Dicom
• Python
• 3d Visualization
• Ooad
• Distributed Systems
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Software Design
• Opengl
• Opencv