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Anoop Kumar Nair

Westford,MA

Summary

Results-driven Senior Manager of Engineering with 12+ years of experience leading high-performance engineering teams and delivering complex software solutions. Proven track record in driving strategic initiatives, optimizing software development processes, and leveraging cutting-edge technologies to achieve organizational goals. Adept at fostering a collaborative team environment, implementing agile methodologies, and aligning engineering practices with business objectives to drive innovation and growth.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Engineering Manager

Red Hat
11.2014 - Current
  • Managing cross-function and globally distributed teams to plan, develop and execute technical strategies aligned with company strategy.
  • Building high-performant engineering teams from ground up
  • Manage Infrastructure software products (OpenShift/Ansible/Storage) generating multi-million dollar revenue.
  • Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines to streamline development, testing, and deployment of RedHat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA), Ansible Automation Platform SaaS enhancing automation and efficiency.
  • Delivering Red Hat Generative AI (Ansible LightSpeed) powered by Watson Code Assistant.
  • Improved team efficiency by streamlining engineering processes and implementing new project management tools.
  • Led the successful completion of multiple high-profile projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
  • Leading large engineering teams comprised on Managers, Associate Mangers, Architects and Software Engineers (various levels)
  • Developed a culture of continuous improvement within the engineering team, encouraging innovation and creative problem solving.
  • Championed the adoption of agile methodologies within the engineering team, enabling faster and more flexible responses to evolving project demands.
  • Spearheaded research initiatives to identify emerging technologies for potential integration into future products.

Manager and Architect

CloudByte
09.2012 - 10.2014
  • Responsible for architecture, design and implementation of the ZFS based storage appliance.
  • Worked closely with customers, investors and partners to drive product adoption.
  • Managed the team of engineers working on Development, QE and support responsible for building the product.
  • Architected critical storage features, including snapshots, Fibre Channel (FC) support, and iSCSI for the product.
  • Built high-performing teams through effective recruitment, onboarding, and talent development initiatives.
  • Managed budgets effectively, ensuring optimal financial performance while investing in necessary resources for business growth.
  • Conducted market research to identify customer needs and adjusted product offerings accordingly, increasing customer satisfaction.

Member of Technical Staff

NetApp
06.2011 - 08.2012
  • Technical Lead for the networking modules for Data ONTAP

Senior Software Engineer

EMC
07.2007 - 06.2011
  • Technical lead for front-end services for EMC VPLEX

Software Engineer

HPE
03.2005 - 09.2006

Technical Support Engineer

Veritas Software
10.2003 - 03.2005

Senior Software Engineer

Symantec

Education

Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership

Indian Wesleyan University
Indianapolis, IN
12.2019

Bachelor of Science - Electronics Engineering

Pune University
Pune, India
05.2003

Skills

  • Software Engineering Leadership
  • Strategic Planning and Execution
  • Large-Scale Software Architecture
  • Agile and Scrum Methodology
  • CI/CD Pipeline Implementation
  • Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Programming languages: Python, Ansible, C
  • DevOps: Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Terraform
  • Virtualization: VMWare, OpenStack, KubeVirt
  • OS: Linux, Windows

Certification

  • Built Red Hat Cloud Services and Platform Integration team from ground up
  • Drove the implementation and adoption on large scale integration pipelines for Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Patent Pending: "Codify plain text IT policies (with Generative AI) and feed it the automation engine"


Timeline

Senior Engineering Manager

Red Hat
11.2014 - Current

Manager and Architect

CloudByte
09.2012 - 10.2014

Member of Technical Staff

NetApp
06.2011 - 08.2012

Senior Software Engineer

EMC
07.2007 - 06.2011

Software Engineer

HPE
03.2005 - 09.2006

Technical Support Engineer

Veritas Software
10.2003 - 03.2005

Senior Software Engineer

Symantec

Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership

Indian Wesleyan University

Bachelor of Science - Electronics Engineering

Pune University

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