UTD Alum Building Technologies, Teams To Reimagine Public Safety
By: Jeff Joiner | August 11, 2025
In a mere 10 years, Anudeep Muttavarapu MS’15 has gone from being a University of Texas at Dallas graduate working for a small North Texas technology startup to one of the youngest senior directors in a global Fortune 500 firm. Today, he leads transformative initiatives in cloud, data and artificial intelligence at Motorola Solutions, overseeing a team of more than 200 across six countries.
Muttavarapu credits his rapid rise to a strong technology education that included his time at UT Dallas and a work ethic that called for taking self-driven, purposeful initiatives to solve problems.
“The biggest thing that has always worked for me is trying to find problems and coming up with creative solutions to solve them even when you’re not asked to,” Muttavarapu said. “It means going beyond your job description and creating value for the organization.”
Muttavarapu came to the United States from India after earning an undergraduate degree in telecommunications. He chose UTD for graduate school, applying to the Eric Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, because of the school’s nationally recognized programs. And because the Jonsson School’s telecommunications program included both engineering and computer science courses, Muttavarapu benefited from a grounding in the essentials of both fields.
“The beauty of the program was we learned electrical engineering and computer science fundamentals that have given me a technical advantage in my job,” Muttavarapu said.
After graduating in 2015, Muttavarapu was hired by Kodiak, a technology startup in Plano, Texas. At Kodiak, he experienced the benefits of working for a small company, with opportunities to do everything from building and deploying applications to answering customer support calls.
“I would advise anyone early in their career to work for a startup or a small company to start out,” Muttavarapu said. “Those years I was literally involved in everything the company did, which laid a strong foundation for the leader I’ve become.”
In 2017 Motorola Solutions acquired Kodiak, launching Muttavarapu’s rise from senior engineer to manager to director and now senior director leading the company’s innovations in cloud data and AI applications.
Motorola Services, previously a giant in mobile phones, reinvented itself as a global leader in mission-critical public safety technology. Its portfolio spans land mobile radios, command center software (911 call management, dispatch and records) and AI-powered video security — serving first responders and emergency services across the globe.
“We’re reimagining public safety technologies for a digital era,” Muttavarapu said.
He manages employees who are adopting new technologies to implement cloud, data and AI infrastructure that improves the efficiency of emergency services like 911 call response.
“My team is focused on embedding new technologies into frontline workflows — making them reliable, scalable and intuitive,” Muttavarapu said.
He’s also leading the company’s push to adopt AI applications to improve Motorola Solution’s products, including applications that use AI to transcribe 911 calls, search and contextualize policies during incidents and identify anomalies in video surveillance. Muttavarapu sees public sector adoption of AI as cautious but inevitable.
“Technology changes are essentially shaving time off 911 calls and making emergency response faster,” he said. “With every new innovation, we improve response times and that saves lives. That’s the kind of purpose that drives us.”
For Muttavarapu, becoming a senior director has led to responsibility for hundreds of employees. Leadership for him, he says, is not just about technology but people. He takes deep pride in mentoring and growing talent within his global team, many of whom have been and grown with him for years.
Muttavarapu enjoys mentoring students, too, and getting involved in projects at the University has provided that opportunity.
“Anudeep has been an incredible partner in deepening the connection between Motorola Solutions and UTD,” said Kathy Marcum, director of corporate relations at UT Dallas. “He not only brought a team of engaged Motorola colleagues to our First-Generation Networking Night, but also personally spent time with students, listening to their career goals and encouraging them to take risks. His dedication to giving back to the University community is both genuine and impactful.”
He also works with students in the UTDesign Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS). Muttavarapu and members of his Motorola Solutions team are now working with EPICS students to develop a real-world capstone project.
“Guiding others is the one thing we will always remember no matter where we are in our careers,” Muttavarapu said. “These opportunities to help others will stay with you forever.”