VENKATESH PRASAD
Framingham, MA 508-***-**** adwous@r.postjobfree.com
linkedin.com/in/venkatesh--prasad
SENIOR SOFTWARE MANAGER
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver world-class user experience. Recognized as a charismatic leader capable of inspiring a team through training, coaching, and a proactive mindset.
Mobile development using Flutter
Has exposure to several aspects of the Software Business which include Voice of the Customer, Software Marketing, Software Sales, Software Field Service Support, Software Pricing, Software Contracts, Software Technical Support, Software Training, Continuous Improvement, Development Process Assessment, Software Corporate Strategy, Software Reliability system and Problem solving.
Developed desktop and embedded products.
Advance Certified Practitioner of Danaher Software System. Trained teams in Problem solving, Danaher Software Systems and Facilitation techniques.
Developed products in C#, C++, C and PLM.
Managed New Product Development scrum teams, Architecture Team and Legacy Product Development scrum teams. Core competencies include:
Engineering Team Leadership Architectural Experience Software Development Methodologies
Project Management Process Improvement Customer Focus - UX Data Analysis Reporting and Metrics
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Improved software development processes using assessment and problem-solving processes,
Development of Desktop and Embedded software for Medical Diagnostic Devices
Non-Product Software Development, Establishing Software Requirements Process
Led Architecture team. Helped with design. Developing automated test cases Trained developers in new architecture. Trained Verification Engineers in.
Improved Software Business Unit processes by problem solving processes. Helped teams migrate to Agile.
Assisted in implementation of New Corporate Strategy.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Desktop Windows Applications using C++, C#, Dot Net, COM, Java Script, Rest Services, Poet Db, MSQL Embedded Application development using OS9000 (a Unix like OS)
Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Gimp
PSP (Personal Software Process from SEI) and Agile Software Development Methodologies
Object Oriented Development
Digital Circuit Design
Mobile Development using Flutter
AWS (in progress)
EXPERIENCE
Consultant April 2020 - Present
Developing Mobile Application using Flutter
Online Math tutoring
DANAHER CORPORATION June 2014 – April 2020
Senior Manager DBS Leader – for the Software Business Unit at SCIEX, March 2019 – April 2020
DBSL for New Product Quality PD (Policy Deployment – New Corporate Strategy) and Digital PD. Conducted DSS Process Assessment, several PSP’s (Problem Solving Process) in the Software Business Unit on Software Quality based on Field problems, Software Problem during Development, Software Discounting, Software Service Contracts and User Training.
Co-facilitated the 2019 President’s Kaizen on Open Innovation.
Facilitated workshops in SCIEX in Danaher Reliability System, Software and Service.
Led the Continuous Delivery (Software) Work Stream which was part of the Digital PD.
Conducted training in TFTI (Facilitation techniques for Trainers) and PSP (Problem Solving Process).
Conducted DSS Assessment of a software teams development process.
Led the effort to setup Daily Management Dashboards in the Software Business Unit.
Participated in the Time and Value Workshop (Optimizing Continuous Delivery).
Senior Software Manager – Beckman Coulter, November 2015 – January 2019
Managed 6 scrum teams in Windows Based Console software development for next generation Immunology and Chemistry Instruments, Legacy IA instruments Access 2 and DxI and Legacy Chemistry Instruments – AU5800, AU480, AU680 & DxC700 and Access 2 embedded software development.
Trained teams from Mishima, Suzhou and Bangalore, in DBS and on the use of the Company Framework, for developing next generation consoles.
Led teams in innovation and continuous improvement.
Senior Staff Engineer – Beckman Coulter, June 2014 – November 2015
Worked on the company Framework, which was used to develop the next generation console software for the instruments of Beckman Coulter.
CONSULTANT August 2004 – June 2014
Maya (3D Graphics) Application Developer – Scripting, Movie Titling, Special effects and Maya Trainer.
ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS June 1997 – August 2004
Software Architecture Manager, September 2001 – August 2004
Recruited as Lead Architect and managed the software architecture group for the ARCHITECT product line.
Led the team to migrate a desktop product from an architecture that used an Object-Oriented Database, OBJECTSTORE to Microsoft SQL.
Developed a 2-year architecture evolution roadmap with requirements, release plan, designed with localization to transition from OBJECTSTORE to SQL.
Principal Engineer, June 1997 – September 2001
Worked in ABBOTT-Toshiba collaboration to develop the c8000 chemistry analyzer.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
BECKMAN/SANOFI DIAGNOSTICS PASTEUR
Senior Engineer
COULTER ELECTRONICS
Software Engineer
EDUCATION
Master of Science (MS) – Biomedical Engineering – The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) – Electrical and Electronics Engineering – BITS PILANI
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certified Practitioner in TFTI (Trainer Facilitation skills) and also conducted trainings.
Certified Practitioner in PSP (Problem Solving Process) and also conducted trainings.
Advance Certified Practitioner: DSS (Danaher Software Systems – Agile and more)
Conducted Software Kaizen’s, PSP’s and DSS trainings
Conducted new platform technical trainings in Suzhou, Bangalore and Chaska
Coached a team in Radiometer to move towards DSS (Agile and more)
Participated in the 2016 President’s kaizen (in Mumbai) in a PAL kaizen for order entry
Trained in VSM, VPM, LE, SLX
Part of core team of 3 members that helped setup up a DBS Center for Excellence at IDC
Co-facilitated and led 2 workshops in UxDNA (Danaher UX process)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Started Toastmaster’s Club at Beckman for the associates and served as President for the first term
Established a program to give associates an introduction to the hospital testing lab
Received an Access Instrument concept patent for “Device for automatic chemical analysis” along with 3 others in Oct, 1998. This instrument has become one of the key instruments that is continuing to contribute to Beckman’s bottom line
Conducted Brown bag sessions and Technical Talks
Conducted weekly Yoga classes
Volunteered for people with disabilities