KUMAR DESAI
Cincinnati, OH • 513-***-**** • **********@*****.***
Software Product Engineering Leader
• Product, Program, Project &
people Management
• Budgets & resources allocation
• Jira, Confluence, Trello, Aha, Asana
• Cross-functional/international
team management
• Team leadership & development
• Problem-solving and Decision-
making
• Product-technology integration
• Technology partnership and
customer relationship building
• feature prioritization and road map
planning
• Exceptional technical analysis
and problem-solving skills
• Professional Services & Customer
Support
• Software Product Development
Life Cycle
• Product Documentation
• User Experience Design
• Agile/scrum methodologies
(certified scrum master)
• Excellent written and verbal
communication skills
WORK EXPERIENCE
CloudSphere Inc. Engineering Director March 2016 - Aug 2023
• Established offshore team of over 40 engineers within 8 months, resulting significant reductions in delivery time and cost.
• Managed enterprise customer accounts valued at over $5 million, ensuring exceptional service delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Contributed to the development of product roadmaps, feature prioritization, and user story creation.
• Led product management, software development, quality assurance, and customer support collaborating with a geographically diverse team.
• Successfully executed the smooth integration of products and technologies from acquired teams (iQuate, DCHQ, xOccur)
• Achieved 20% increase in development velocity through the implementation of Agile methodologies and tools.
• Improved customer satisfaction through proactive enterprise accounts management.
Wincere Inc. Director - Product Engineering March 2014 - Jan 2016
• Head of Technology Division of 50+ Engineering team responsible for end-to- end delivery & deployment
• Developed comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Worked closely with technology partners/customers for- Product integration, feature conceptualization, technical trainings & documentation
• Managed multiple project teams and products simultaneously
• Overseeing Software requirement analysis, architecture, design & development
• Enhanced team performance through mentoring, boosting retention and skills Dell Inc. Software Engineer Senior Manager July 2001 - March 2014
• Key contributor as Technical Leader of Gale for successful acquisition due diligence, post M & A product/Technology integration
• Enabled swift post-acquisition product release, setting a new Dell integration benchmark
• Seamlessly merged Gale and Dell teams, fostering collaboration for demanding roadmap delivery
• Improved product delivery and resource use through process adjustments and team restructuring
• Optimized collaboration and productivity via reshaped scrum teams and deployment
• Efficiently coordinated Product and Solution Engineering team integration EDUCATION
Bachelor of Engineering: Computer Engineering Pune University Certified Scrum Master Credential ID: 1823898 Scrum alliance Other Skills: Jira, Confluence, Asana, Trello, Aha, Azure Devops, Git, gitlab,github, svn, google cloud, Microsoft azure, Bitbucket, Jenkins, TestRail, Selenium, Postman, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure DevOps, Flux CI/CD, java, python, TDD, automation, Microsoft project plan, balsamiq, figma, visio, prostgres, SQL, servicenow, puppet, chef
, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Project