Forging his passion in TMT (Technology, Media & Telecom) and SystemC Modeling in Semiconductor Industry.
Narrain Prithvi Dharuman’s first mentor never allowed him to succumb to adversity. Instead, he harnessed Narrain’s energy to drive growth and innovation as a testament to his strategic insight. This marked the beginning of Narrain’s passion in unravelling the mysteries of technology and sharing his knowledge with others.
“I have an insatiable appetite for my profession and particularly to bring some stand-alone technologies within the intricacies of media, telecom, and semiconductor domains. The dynamic nature of the field propels me to innovate ceaselessly focusing more on customer experience,” he says.
Today, Narrain is an award-winning Senior Solution Architect at Career Soft Solutions Inc., United States. He has bagged the Best Project and Contributor Award by Infosys, Sandisk(Western Digital) and Wipro Technologies, and has around 15 spot accolades from teams and peers recognizing various team and cross-organizational project contributions.
After almost 2 decades in the field, he remains committed to bringing in variable, innovative, and market attractive technology solutions in the TMT industry (Technology, Media & Telecom) and Semiconductor Industry, and empower others to do the same. “Since my early days, my love for technology and the urge to learn and create transformative impact in the industry made me design some complex architectures and unique technology integrations that brought about change in the highly competitive industry,” he says.
Born in Tamil Nadu, India, Narrain is the first graduate in his family with a Bachelor’s in Engineering from University of Madras and a Master’s in Technology from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. The grassroot of his career started with mid and large size IT organizations in India like Wipro, Infosys, and SanDisk that later provided him great opportunities in Europe and USA. Relocating to the US opened a multitude of doors and in 2021, he joined Career Soft Solutions Inc., USA.
He is now involved in projects to develop Content Delivery Network platforms for the large media, telecommunication and SystemC NAND Flash Memory, Digital Image Processing and Network on Chip Projects in semiconductor industry. He has specialized in IT architecture and the design of media, network contents and Semiconductor Industry that employ decision frameworks and cutting-edge technologies.
The projects he has worked on have bolstered security and ensured unobtrusive user experience. He plays an instrumental role at every stage of IT development, from planning and designing to data migration, deployment, and user adoption.
Yet, he makes for a great team player and lead. Not one to follow a set leadership style, Narrain believes that every team member is unique and has different strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, he adapts his leadership style to suit each team member’s needs and preferences. For instance, he uses a coaching style of leadership for team members who are new and need guidance and support. On the other hand, he uses a delegating style of leadership for those who are experienced, capable of handling tasks independently, and take ownership. Effective delegation provides a significant impact on the team’s performance, leading to successful leadership initiatives.
“I am a contributor, I guide and motivate the team also to be a contributor. I ensure that I am there, I care, and I share. I am a collaborator with a clear view. That has always allowed people to support my views.”
How does he overcome the challenges, we ask him. “I believe in striking a balance through my day to day life. I practice by scheduling and defining my objectives in every endeavour possible. This really is liberating, allowing me to focus on the most important ‘to do’s’, ‘tasks’ and ‘fulfilling obligations’. I believe that effective time management and adapting to change act as a key to balance the challenges and avoid burnout, both at work and in personal life.”
In his ‘me time’, Narrain disconnects himself from this fast moving life and takes a break on Sundays. His spirit finds energy through gardening in nature. A relentless seeker of knowledge, he also reads technology books and listens to audiobooks. It enables him to start the week and look at things with a fresh perspective.
Aware of the intricacies of the digital world, Narrain feels every individual should have complete awareness of their work and the knack to influence others, which is a challenging but essential trait. Giving feedback, reinforcing people, learning to accept feedback, learning when to speak up, and effective delegation, gives a smooth road plan and execute work.
However, he reserves his best suggestion for facing failure: “We need to look at failure simply as the opportunity to start over again. Taking risks isn’t always as easy as it sounds, but embracing the fact that it is a part of everyday work helped me to make some feisty decisions which quite evidently paid off. So learn to make mistakes, but do not be embarrassed by it, learn from them and emerge stronger.”