Subramanian Krishnan
About Subramanian Krishnan
Subramanian Krishnan is a Principal Staff Technical Writer in Customer Engineering with extensive experience in technical writing and engineering. He has worked for various companies, including Wipro Limited, Analog Devices, and Blaize, and holds degrees in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Marketing, and Micro Electronics.
Current Role at Blaize
Subramanian Krishnan serves as Principal Staff Technical Writer in the Customer Engineering department at Blaize. He has held this position since 2019, contributing to the development and management of technical documentation. His role involves overseeing the creation of user manuals, technical specifications, and other essential documentation to support customer engineering efforts.
Previous Experience in Technical Writing
Prior to his current role at Blaize, Subramanian worked as a Senior Technical Writer at Synopsys Inc from 2012 to 2014 and at Microsemi Corporation as Staff Technical Writer from 2014 to 2015. He also held the position of Sr. Lead Technical Writer at Analog Devices from 2015 to 2019. His experience encompasses various aspects of technical writing, including the creation of documentation templates using tools like Paligo.
Educational Background
Subramanian Krishnan holds a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, which he completed from 2002 to 2006. He further pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management from 2007 to 2010. Additionally, he earned a Master of Technology (MTech) in Micro Electronics from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, from 2016 to 2018.
Experience in Engineering and Project Management
Subramanian has a solid background in engineering, having worked as a Senior Hardware Engineer at Wipro Limited from 2008 to 2009 and as a Senior Engineer at ST Microelectronics in 2011. He has experience in leading onsite teams across multiple countries, including Ireland, the US, and Canada. His engineering roles included responsibilities such as system-level integration and testing, including Power-On Self Testing (POST) on processor boards.
Specializations and Skills
Subramanian specializes in single sourcing different collaterals using documentation tools such as Oxygen XML, Framemaker, and Paligo. He has experience in defining the documentation development process utilizing JIRA. His skills also include conducting internal audits of HR and Customer Engineering departments, showcasing his versatility in both technical writing and organizational processes.