A-703, Mantri Splendor

Geddala Halli, Hennur Main Road

Bangalore, India 560077
Ph: +91-96633-75328
Email: Janakiramm@gmail.com
Web: http://www.janakiramm.net

Janakiram MSV

SUMMARY
Janakiram is a seasoned professional with a clear understanding of the impact of
technology on the businesses. He has been in various roles that include training, pre-
sales, sales, marketing, consulting, evangelism, program management and business
development. He has been a trusted advisor for his customers and partners. He is
passionate about Cloud Computing and SOA technologies.

Janakiram is a Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) on Web Applications,
Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD), Microsoft Certified Application
Developer (MCAD) and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in .Net technologies, with
10 years of lead software development, technical architecture and leadership
experience in the Microsoft technologies.

Apart from Microsoft technologies, Janakiram has a very strong understanding of the
other platforms including UNIX, Linux and Java.

CAREER SUMMARY
More than ten years of experience in the IT/IT services field; currently Deputy General
Manager, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent India Ltd.
Proven skills in managing the engagement with business partners, customers and key
stakeholders.
Demonstrated the ability in designing complex and scalable solutions based on
distributed computing platform.
Outstanding presentation skills and experience of pre-sales/ technical consulting.
Recipient of a number of awards for outstanding performance and contributing to
customer satisfaction/ business growth.

SPECIALITIES
Clear understanding of the IaaS, PaaS & SaaS landscape.
Defining the migration strategies for the Cloud Computing.
Building and managing active developer communities.
Evangelizing the benefits of Cloud Computing to developers, architects and
entrepreneurs.
Hands-on Experience with Amazon Web Services, Eucalyptus, Google App Engine
and Microsoft Azure Platform.




WORK EXPERIENCE
Jun 2009 Till date Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent India Ltd.
Deputy General Manager

I am responsible for driving the operations & technical strategy within Bell Labs India. My
role involves connecting the research teams with the right set of internal and external
stakeholders. I run the Innovation Forum and Entrepreneurial Program that brings the
research, engineering and the internal ventures team onto the same platform. I facilitate
customer / partner engagements for the research teams for prototypes and trials. I
contribute to the Cloud Computing strategy involving the migration of large research
projects to Amazon Web Services.

Jan 2009 May 2009 Microsoft India R&D Pvt. Ltd.
Senior Technology Strategist

Customer/Partner Connection is one of the key pillars of MSIDC governance model. In
this role, I owned the strategy and execution of the customer, partner and community
engagement framework for the Microsoft India Development Center. I was responsible
for designing the Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy for the products built at MSIDC. This
involves supporting the key System Integrators (SI) and Independent Software Vendors
(ISV) in maximizing their solution and service offerings on MSIDC products. I also designed
the partner and customer advisory councils to establish the feedback process for the
product teams. I was responsible for driving broad outreach programs to engage with
the developer and IT professional community. I partnered with the corporate
communications team and the PR team to drive joint marketing programs.

Jan 2008 Dec 2008 Microsoft India R&D Pvt. Ltd.
Senior Program Manager - Evangelism

As a Program Manager for evangelism, I was responsible for designing the customer
engagement framework for the JScript product team. Through this framework, I identify
and engage with the top global web portals to run the customer beta program. During
this engagement, I analyzed and articulated the customer feedback to the product
feature owners. I also partner with various product groups within Microsoft to enable
internal adoption. Finally, I connect the product team with the web developer
community. This community outreach initiative includes constant interaction with the
web developers through the team blogs, webcasts, chats and presentations at various
events and conferences.

Dec 2006 Dec 2007 Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
Lead Web Evangelist

I led the Web Evangelism team to engage with the WWW ecosystem that consists of top
web portals, top web hosters, ISVs, VARs and the influencers in securing the Microsoft
Web Platform. I created a high performance team of web evangelists to deliver
innovative campaigns to reach designers, developers and web thought leaders in the
country. My team engaged with web hosting companies to offer them value added
packages to increase the market share of Microsoft Web Server units. We nurtured a
partner ecosystem to address technical engagements, ensured their technical readiness
for delivering pilots and POCs. I Identified and managed the relationship with key
influencers in the web community. I can clearly articulate the vision of Microsoft Windows
Live Platform services to drive its adoption across the top web properties in the country.

Mar 2005 Nov 2006 Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
Developer Evangelist

In this role, I was responsible for evangelizing Microsoft developer tools and products to
professional developers working with System Integrators and Independent Software
Vendors. I was also responsible for driving the adoption of cutting-edge technologies
and help the developer community understand the product and technology roadmap. I
owned and delivered the technical content for premier Microsoft events like TechEd,
Dev Days, Mix and other technology briefings. I worked closely with INETA to foster
developer communities focused on Microsoft tools and technologies. I also engaged
with the non-Microsoft developer community working on Java, Linux and PHP and
articulate the interoperability and co-existence of Microsoft technologies.

Some of my achievements:
Voted as one of the best speakers with a consistent rating of 7.4 on a scale of 9.

Designed and delivered technical content for the launch of Visual Studio 2005

Designed the technical content for the Connected Systems track, Rich Web and
Developer track for TechEd 2005, TechEd 2006, IndiMix and Techmela.

Conceptualized and produced a technology show in a popular regional TV
channel

Oct 2002 Feb 2005 Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
Academic Developer Evangelist

As the first Academic Developer Evangelist (ADE) at Microsoft India, I had an opportunity
to design the framework that would create a positive impact for Microsoft within the
academic communities. My responsibilities included identifying and engaging with the
most influencing academic institutions in the country and increase the mindshare of
Microsoft. I engaged with key faculty members and help them understand Microsoft
technologies. My responsibilities also include engaging with committees and Board of
Studies in convincing them to adopt Microsoft technologies for CS curricula. I also work
closely with students and encourage them to form communities to collaborate and
share their interest on Microsoft tools.

Some of my achievements:
700 institutions teaching .NET in their core curriculum
100 colleges running an exclusive .NET Lab
50 Student Clubs in reputed colleges
10 Student User Groups in major cities
150 active Student Champs
Mentored the student team that secured 2
nd
place in Imagine Cup global finals.



Mar 2000 Sep 2002 Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
Technology Specialist

This was primarily a pre-sales role, dealing with technical presentations, drawing up of
optimal solutions for a given customer, creating proof-of-concept mini-projects etc. I also
had to participate in industry events, and sometimes contribute to government-related
and educational efforts.
As a Technical Specialist, I had thorough understanding of various Microsoft
Server products and offerings. I engaged with large enterprise customers across various
domains that include finance, insurance, banking, telecom and manufacturing. I have
delivered many Proof-Of-Concepts to demonstrate the business value of Microsoft
solutions.

With a deep understanding of the technology and the business needs of the customer, I
implemented the following:

Mobile enabling a CRM solution to empower the sales force of a reputed
pharmaceutical company.

Extend the Supply Chain of a large automobile manufacturing company to
integrate its eco-system that includes suppliers, retailers and other trading
partners.

Engage with the state government to implement E-Governance pilots.

Implement and demonstrate the capabilities of Microsoft Knowledge
Management Solutions in a large manufacturing company.

Architected a de-centralized core banking solution that runs across 100+
branches of a reputed bank.


Sep 1999 Mar 2000 Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
Consultant

I worked as a consultant with Microsoft to implement an e-governance solution in one of
the largest states in India. My responsibilities included designing, developing, testing and
optimizing the solution. This solution aims at tracking and monitoring various projects
undertaken by the state government. It also interfaces with the Central Planning
Commission and the State Planning Board while connecting all the Panchayats and the
Zilla Parishads across the state. This was one of the most scalable and cost efficient
system developed on the Microsoft Windows platform.

Jun 1998 Aug 1999 Optimal Networking Technologies
Project Leader

I joined this startup as a trainer and quickly moved to take up the application developer
role. I was responsible for architecting a solution based on the Microsoft Windows DNA
framework. I also designed the UI and the business layer for this project.

AWARDS RECEIVED

FY 07
Innovative Idea of the Year
FY 06
Outstanding Performance Award
FY 04
Top Performing Academic Evangelist of the Year
Gold Star Performance Award
FY 03
Academic Evangelist of the Year
Outstanding Performance Award
FY 01
Going an Extra Mile Award


EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science- Electronics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 1998


SKILLS

Quick Learner
Good communicator
Team Player
Articulating complex technologies in a simple manner

CERTIFICATIONS

Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist Web Applications (Early Achiever)
Microsoft Certified Applications Developer - .NET Track (Early Achiever)
Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer VB 6 Track
Microsoft Certified Professional - SQL Server

I hold 18 Microsoft MCP certificates on various technologies including .NET. I am one of
the first few developers in Asia to be certified on Microsoft Certified Application
Developer .NET (MCAD .NET).







INTERESTS

Teaching I am passionate about teaching and typically spend my free
time doing this. I train many students on cutting edge technologies as well as soft
skills.

Coding I love playing with any code on any platform. I am working on a
prototype that demonstrates the interoperability between OSS platform and
Microsoft Windows Mobile platform. I am very passionate about SaaS and Cloud
Computing concepts and evangelize these to various developer communities.

Technical Writing I enjoy applying the above skill set to author an article
or a tutorial that encourages the reader to work on relevant technologies. Many
of my articles are published in the leading IT publications and magazines.

Presenting Fortunately, my role as an evangelist always helped me in
pursuing this interest. I have presented at many Microsoft premier conferences
and industry events like TechEd, Developer Days, TechMela, IndiMix, Linux Asia,
Linux Bangalore, Borland DevCon, Java IndicThreads, BarCamp, JAX India, Great
India Developer Summit and various other events. I represented Microsoft in many
industry events and presented on a variety of technical and non-technical topics.

Community Service I always try to take the potential of Information
Technology to the underprivileged communities who may not have gotten a
chance to realize the value of it. I have facilitated few workshops for
underprivileged school kids where they were introduced to the basics of
computing and the general concepts of IT. This gives me immense satisfaction
and helps me in being a true technology evangelist.