Presentation Slides: “Managing Teams in a non-Flat World”
 
Speaker: Prashant Shamarao, VP of Silicon Engineering at Synaptics
Meeting Date: Thursday, October 5, 2017
Time: 6:00 pm Networking; 6:30 pm Management Forum/Guided Networking;
          7:00 pm sandwich dinner; 7:30 pm Presentation
Earlybird: $12 IEEE members, $15 non-members; At the Door: $5 more
Location: National Instruments, 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA
Directions: click map at right
Reservations: tems1710.eventbrite.com

SUMMARY
Management Forum/Guided Networking:
Arrive by 6:30 PM to join the Management Forum. Following informal
networking is a guided discussion typically related to the topic of the evening’s
after dinner talk, or of general Technology Management interest.
Light Dinner: This month we’re continuing with our light dinner format
— typically sandwiches, salad, drinks, and cookie or similar light dinner.

 
Presentation: Managing Teams in a non-Flat World
The semiconductor industry embodies a global economy in a flat world as no other industry does. Products are developed and consumed all around the world and the engineering talent required for creation of such products can be found all over the world. In addition, the requirements to control engineering investment to be close to customers have made global engineering teams the norm. This talk discusses some of the challenges associated with managing diverse global engineering teams to ensure that all members of the team feel valued, stay motivated, and perform their role effectively to help with success of the business. Some strategies to recognize the challenges and overcome them are presented as well.

Speaker Bio:
Prashant Shamarao is Vice President of Silicon Engineering at Synaptics. He joined Synaptics in 2012 as part of the acquisition of the Video Products business from IDT. Prior to Synaptics Prashant spent 16 years in the semiconductor industry at IDT, Cypress, and Texas Instruments in various engineering and management roles developing mixed-signal solutions for high speed serial interfaces, memories, and clocking products. He was part of a remote design center in Atlanta, Geogia, for over 10 years and worked in Bangalore, India, for a period of 2 years. He has a Bachelors in Technology in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University, and has completed coursework towards his MBA degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.