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Anil Kumar

Engineer II

Qualcomm Innovation Centre

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My advice

When you start your career in the corporate world the approach that has worked for me and what i consider a smart choice, is to start with a small organization, preferably, a startup. Working in a startup gives u a lot of opportunities to grow, not just on technical front but on other areas like project management, soft skills etc.

Managing professional as well as personal life

I keep them seperate and try to balance things out. Mostly its got to do with time management and being organized so that you can complete your work in office and not bring the office to your home.

Being different

I am open to opportunities and new learninigs that come in daily. I have the passion and thirst to learn new stuff.

Current Trends

I feel portable smart devices like smart phones and tablets are game changers. There are a lot of innovations happening in this area. This coupled with cloud based storage and computing will redefine how the world processes and communicates information.

Company and job profile

Hi ! My name is Anil Kumar. I am a techy from Bangalore, Karnataka. I have been in Bangalore most of my life. Did all of my education there. From the beginning years of my education i have been passionate about technology. This has motivated me to take up higher studies in the field of Electronics Design. I did my Masters from Indian Institute of Science, in Electronics and Communication. I worked for an Indian startup company by name Ittiam Systems Pvt. Ltd for over 5 years. Working at Ittiam was an amazing experience. I got to work on niche technologies like video phones, media players and latest gadjets. I moved to San Deigo, California in 2013, when i got a job from chipset manufaturer company Qualcomm. I have been working with Qualcomm since Feb 2013. My work in Qualcomm is mostly mobile devices relates. I write ,debug and test code that goes into the latest mobile phones housing Qualcomm's snapdragon chipset

My role model

I'm very much inspired by Steve Jobs. His attitude in life to bring in innovation in every aspect of life has struck me the most

Challenges faced in job

Multitasking (handling multiple projects) is been challenging and i am working towards better ways to handle this

Views about 'Tech product Introduction is weak among Indians'

We have the potential but there are few areas where we are behind. The primary would be a)innovation, b)taking risks

a) Innovation: Most of us don't have the urge for creativity. We are satisfied in completing our daily tasks and getting appreciation, and not in coming with better approaches in doing things.

b) Taking risks : We Indians are satified with our jobs and like to "settle down" as paid workers. Even though we have great ideas, we are scared to venture into entrepreneurship fearing the risks associated with it. That's the main reason we don't have many entrepreneurs

Goals and Ambitions

I want to gain indepth knowlege and expertise in Embedded System development. I would like to sharpen my skills during the next years.

My achievement

Securing a AIR of 184 in GATE and being one among the top 25 people in India to get into the Indian Institute of Science is an achievement that makes me proud of myself when i look back

Making job easier

Time Management
Being Organized
Communication skills (spoken and digital)
Technical expertize