Atul Govande

Principal Control Software Engineer @ Alpine Laser

About

Over 25 years of experience in designing and developing PC based software for automation control and motion control industry (Electro-mechanical) and over 15 years of management and architecting automation software around hardware. Demonstrated expertise in both hardware and software resulting from proficiency in electronics and extensive hands-on full life cycle software design and development experience. Successfully executed multiple projects while meeting delivery schedules. Enjoy exploring new technology and learning and implementing new technology by analyzing risk and benefits. Academically achieved MBA, MS and BS in Physics. Full life cycle software design - Waterfall and Agile methodology for software development Defining roadmap, future technology by analyzing market and competitors Hands-on project management, handling system level projects involving hardware/software Leading global teams Introducing and implementing change Test driven development Defining and implementing ISO 9001/2 procedures

Country

United States

City

Garner

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Test Design, Test Planning, Regression Testing, Perl, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile Methodologies, Motion Control, Automation, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), .NET Framework, Software Design, C++, Debugging, Embedded Software, Project Management, Linux, Microcontrollers, Product Development

Experience

Principal Control Software Engineer

Alpine Laser

2024-9 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Sr. Software Engineering Manager

Onto Innovation

2022-1 - 2024-9 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Milpitas, California, United States

Led team of experienced senior engineers and managed legacy software product and its release cycles for high demand semiconductor company manufacturing metrology equipment. • Implemented Azure and Git in the Software team as a new application life cycle management tool. (ALM). Previous managers tried multiple times but were unable to make the change. • Customized Azure scrum work item template to tailor team needs for migrating legacy software platform. • Implemented automatic build and code review policies to improve quality resulting in reducing escalation by 40%. • Managing 20+ year old software over 2mil line written in C++ which is the flagship product.