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Engineer Management

Location:
Fremont, CA, 94536
Posted:
June 25, 2010

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Kapil Goyal

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Cell: 408-***-****

E-mail: **********@****.***

SUMMARY

Over 11 years of Product Engineering/Management Experience including

requirement analysis, creating wireframes and prototypes, authoring

functional and technical documents, and driving implementation

Experienced in Ideating and Delivering Committed and Confident Leader

Product Features Highly Analytical and Inquisitive

Proven track record of working Creative and Innovative individual

successfully in cross-functional teams Facilitator of Ideas

Over 11 years of experience in SDLC and Advocate of Customer Needs

Delivery Processes Passionate about Technology

Excellent People and Project Management

Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Oracle Corporation Redwood City, CA

Principal Engineer / Product Manager, Human Capital Management May

2006 - March 2009

Product Management

. Defined intuitive and easy-to-use 50+ wireframes and 10 business

flows, authored PRDs, FDDs and TDDs for Oracle Compensation

Budgeting Product

. Studied competitive landscape, industry trends to conceive several

innovative features such as AutoFill, Excel integration and

Advanced Compensation Modeling that significantly increased product

usability

. Ensured ongoing stakeholder commitment to the product by

communicating functionality and underlying business need to upper

management, engineering team and other stakeholders

People Management

. Successfully managed cross-cultural and geographically distributed

team of 5-8 engineers in Oracle Compensation product organization

. Expedited product development on the next generation Development

Platform for Oracle's Compensation products by spearheaded

knowledge sharing effort

Project Management

. Defined product roadmap, prioritized requirements, created project

plans, managed product schedule to deliver the first version of

Compensation product on time

. Built confidence in deliverables by providing visibility to upper

management through status reports, demos and presentations

. Validated project plans, functional and technical artifacts

resulting in convergence of deliverables

Principal Engineer, Oracle Financials July 2003 - April 2006

. Created project plans, assigned tasks to resources and supervised a

team of 3 engineers on a day-to-day basis

. Guided several clients such as US Air Force and Australian Police

on using Oracle's Budgeting product effectively for their budgeting

needs

. Monitored project deliverables, oversaw technical design,

documentation, conducted training to ensure quality of deliverables

. Assisted Product Managers in over 10 trainings on product features

and processes for cross-functional teams and customers

Senior Engineer, Oracle Web Development March 2001 - June 2003

. Provided technical leadership to the engineering team on internal

projects

. Conceived and led the development effort on automating

organization processes such as Telecom Bill Processing and System

Monitoring Process, leading to cost saving of over half a million

annually

. Developed software to replace third-party products, saving Oracle

$600K annually in licensing fees

eBusiness Design Inc San Jose, CA

Software Engineer November 1999 - March 2001

. Led teams of 2-7 engineers on various consulting projects

. Resolved technical and design issues for various clients in Silicon

Valley

. Mentored the team on new and emerging technologies

. Delivered a $2 million provisioning application for Internet

service provider Broadlink Inc.

Tata Consultancy Services, India

Systems Engineer March 1998 - November 1999

. Addressed software issues for TCS customers, primarily GE group

companies

Reliance Industries India

Engineer August 1997 - October 1997

. Oversaw the polyester unit to ensure trouble-free production of

polyester fiber

EDUCATION

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, India

Post-Graduate Program in Management (M.B.A) 2009-2010

A one-year full-time MBA program offered at India's top business

school. For the class of 2010 the acceptance rate was about 5% and the

average GMAT score was close to 720

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT, Delhi) New Delhi, India

Bachelor of Technology, Textile Engineering 1993 - 1997

Ranked in the top 1% of the 120,000 aspirants in the All India Joint

Entrance Examination for admission to the IITs

PROJECTS AT BUSINESS SCHOOL

Intern, Wotif.com

Wotif is a leading travel group in Asia-Pacific with annual revenues of AUD

110mn for FY2009. It is the market leader in Australian and New Zealand online

travel market.

Conducted Primary and Secondary research to understand customer behavior,

researched competitive landscape, crafted product differentiators, recommended

appropriate product positioning, and created financial projections to identify

market potential and challenges for Wotif's entry into Indian markets

Presented recommendations on Sourcing Strategy, Marketing Strategy and Pricing

Strategy to the group CEO and Executive GM

Marketing Strategy for AC Nielson-Sasken Communication Inc.

Sasken Communication is a leading communications solution company with 2009

sales of over USD 115mn.

Applied B2B marketing techniques for Sasken's Telecom Network Benchmarking to

Define, Assess, Communicate and Capture Value and shape their marketing

strategy

Majority of the recommendations accepted by CEO's office accepted for further

action

Feasibility study on using eBook Readers in Tertiary Education

Surveyed potential customers on reading habits, possible usage patterns, value

perceptions and affordability of eBook readers

Researched cost elements of Paper Books vs. eBooks, carried out cost-benefit

analysis, undertook market sizing study, identified target customer segments

and recommended product positioning



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