InfiLab Podcast: Fueling Your Tech Career with Sowmya Chintakindi
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The InfiLab Podcast is the spark for your professional restart. We bridge the gap between technical skills and the core confidence needed to lead. Each episode delivers practical insights on communication, career readiness, and emerging technologies. This is professional development for everyone. We provide the mindset. You provide the momentum.
Your career reboot starts here. Hit play and own your future.
Host: Sowmya Chintakindi
Sowmya Chintakindi is the creator and host of InfiLab Podcast. She has 14 years of experience in the software industry as a Software Performance Engineer, where she brings a wealth of knowledge in performance testing, sustainable computing, cloud computing, DevOps, and AI. Being in the tech industry, She played critical roles in resolving high-priority issues, streamlining operations, and guiding teams to the success of many technically complex initiatives. She holds a Master's degree from SUNY NewPaltz, and is working on cutting-edge research in integrating performance testing and cloud computing with sustainable computing and AI. Having taken a career break herself, She understands firsthand the challenges of restarting a professional journey. This experience inspired her to create the InfiLab Podcast.
Her goal is to create a positive learning community where everyone feels encouraged to grow, lead with confidence, and continue learning at every stage of life.
Episode 0 - Introduction
In this episode, host Sowmya Chintakindi introduces InfiLab Podcast as a space where we focus on soft skills, technical skills, and leadership. This podcast is dedicated to inspiring individuals to rediscover their confidence and restart their professional journeys.
Keep learning, Keep growing, and Keep moving forward with confidence.
Episode 1 - Interview with Michelle Tomes
In this Episode, Sowmya Chintakindi sits down with Michelle Tomes, who is a technology and operations leader with over 25 years of experience.
From customer experience to product management, she has built a career rooted in trust, navigating complexity, and leading with both strength and empathy. She explains about the realities of layoffs, career transitions, and modern job searching. She also shares candid insights and effective strategies to help turn unexpected interruptions towards opportunities, focusing on authenticity, connection, and purpose.
If you’re planning to change or rethinking your career path, this episode offers both perspective and effective guidance. So you can Keep learning, Keep growing, and Keep moving forward with confidence.
Episode 2 - Grow Your Career in Hardware Engineering
In this Episode with Ujjwal Datt Sharma, we discuss how to grow as a Hardware Engineer. Ujjwal Datt Sharma is a hardware engineer specializing in high-speed system design, signal integrity, and AI hardware architecture. He has extensive experience in motherboard and FPGA design and data center switch systems. Ujjwal Datt Sharma can be reached via email at ushar1@unh.newhaven.edu
Episode 3 - How IEEE Can Support and Enhance Academia
In this episode, Dr. Reza Saeed Kandezy breaks down how IEEE acts as the essential bridge between academic theory and real world engineering practice. We dive into the power of mentorship and the networking tools that turn students into industry leaders.
