Manager Project

Sachin Gadre

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SKILLS SUMMARY

Senior Manager with focus on developing and marketing Enterprise software

products. Developed product and go-to-market strategies to launch new

software products in early, high-growth markets. Setup and managed large

product teams that are design driven and aligned with product positioning

and market strategy. 15+ years of experience in business driven EA,

Consulting, High Tech and Federal markets.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manager of Product Management, Software AG

03/2008 - till date

. Responsible for driving the growth of all SOA and SOA Governance products

globally and directing the product roadmap. Led the planning discussions

for the next release of multiple SOA products. Acted as the voice of the

customer for our Engineering team and wrote detailed MRDs/PRDs and Agile

user stories.

. Launched a new OEM partnership and released a transaction monitoring

product globally in a record time (~ 6 weeks) by leading a cross

functional International launch team.

. Directed and Implemented a total SOA readiness program by collaborating

across a cross functional team comprising of Sales, Pre-Sales, business

development, pricing, Professional Services, Support and Engineering.

This led to the establishment of 2 primary SOA solutions.

. Delivered product and roadmap briefings to customers and analysts.

Regular speaker at events and delivered webinars with partners.

Participated in numerous calls with our Sales team to explain

positioning/pricing/packaging of our products.

Enterprise Architecture Manager, Accenture

04/2007 - 02/2008

. Solution Lead for the development of Accenture's Enterprise Architecture

solution. Managed the development of an Enterprise Architecture

Capability strategy at a financial services and an insurance firm.

Developed the IT & Architecture Governance structure and processes, EA

organization model, metrics and implementation roadmap.

. Conducted a rapid six week Application and Infrastructure Assessment at

Telecommunications Manufacturer. Recommended a prioritized roadmap of

programs and associated business case. Conducted financial analysis to

determine savings associated with the projects.

Program Manager, BearingPoint (formerly KPMG Consulting)

04/1998 - 03/2007

. Program Manager for the development of a new line of business around an

Identity & Credentialing product - a new hosted FIPS 201 compliant

product suite aimed at government agencies. Led and defined the product

requirements and roadmap and managed the day-to-day activities of the

team. The product had an extensive smartcard management infrastructure,

dealt with logical and physical security and had an extensive payment

processing capability all on a hosted platform.

. Capture Solution Architect and technology lead in the formulation of a

bid strategy for several opportunities including DHS ($50 M), JPMC etc.

Developed overall technical approach, wrote proposals and recommended

partnering options.

. Program Manager for the analysis of Application security policies and

procedures at major US aircraft manufacturer. Managed the implementation

of the Access and Identity Management Infrastructure.

. Project Manager for the development of 4 e-Commerce storefronts for CPG

firm which had an extensive B2C payment processing capability. Helped

setup an offshore development center in India.

. Led the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) team in the requirements analysis

and architecture of an Integrated Data Hub, to achieve logistics

interoperability and allow for information exchange between internal and

external partners.

. Design and Development lead for the JPMIP compliant "Performance

Accounting" module of KPMG's "Performance Series" ERP product line that

was targeted towards federal and state agencies.

Mastech System Corporation, Consultant

08/1997 - 03/1998

Mahindra British Telecom, India, System Analyst

08/1994 - 07/1997

. Involved in the implementation of a multiple projects in an offshore

setting managing the client-offshore team relationship and project

delivery.

EDUCATION

Pragmatic Marketing Certified in Product Marketing

2010

Pragmatic Marketing Certified in Product Management

2008

MBA (Strategy & Marketing), GPA 3.75, University of Maryland, MD

2006

Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics & Telecom), 1st class (distinction),

University of Pune, India 1994

REFERENCES

Available upon request

AWARDS

Winner of BearingPoint's Innovation Award (2003, 2005), Silver Beacon

(2004), numerous project awards (Accenture)

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