Kiran Bhanushali
Summary
Over two decades of professional experience in the field of Information Technology, encompassing fourteen years of technical program management, three years of product management and seven years as a Software developer. Proven history of delivering large-scale, cross-functional projects on time. A consistent record of success across Software, Firmware, QA, and Release, operating within diverse functional areas of the technology industry. An objective and decisive leader with strong team-building abilities, motivator, and mentor. A proactive risk manager and problem-solver who assumes personal ownership of Programs and Portfolios. Ensures customer satisfaction and project success through the skillful application of best practices. Fosters and cultivates strong stakeholder relationships. Creates highly productive and collaborative working environments. An accomplished communicator and effective negotiator with exceptional interpersonal skills. Fully embraces and promotes the spirit and application of a continuous process improvement approach.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Technical Program Manager
Google
10.2020 - Current
- Leading cloud security product on new feature development and integration for enterprise customers
- Engaged with Product and Eng. team and led quarterly planning for security team.
- Managing multiple horizontal programs including charter definition, program plan creation, integration plan, tracking progress and dependencies, testing, releases, Stakeholder communication, reliability and scalability
- Identified and implemented two efficient process and tools for tracking and change management with 100% adoption across Google cloud team
- Collaborating closely with engineering, product leadership, multiple stake holders and customer success team across multiple business to communicate and track progress, drive initiative prioritization, dependencies, risk and mitigation
- Facilitating consensus, escalating issues and driving resolutions.
- Working cohesively with multiple program managers. Responsible for integration and end-to-end delivery. Created solutions to complex, ambiguous and high visibility business issues and driving significant business goals
Principal Technical Program Manager
Comcast
06.2017 - 10.2020
- Strategically led and managed cross functional teams on Device firmware, Software, Architects and QA on interactive media platforms
- Managed and delivered programs from inception to GA
- Interfaced with development teams to integrate new technologies, streamlining use of existing systems to reduce operational timelines
- Managed large scale horizontal programs with C level reporting
- Led a distributed team in a fast paced and dynamic environment and developed tools for asynchronous tracking of progress with 100% adoption across the board
- Strategically engaged with stakeholders and customers
- Built a strong PMO team.
- Sucessfully introduced 2 weeks every quarter tech debt culture, where all hands engaged on addressing and releasing customer reported issues only for one scrum cycle
Sr. Technical Program Manager
Verizon
05.2014 - 06.2017
- Planned, led and managed cross-functional multi-geographic teams on NPI
- Developed and tracked program plans, highlighted risk and worked closely with the team on mitigation plans
- Tracked HW, SW and QA schedule and functionality progress to be in line with release
- Worked closely with ODM and SOC manufacturers
- Dealt with hazy requirements and competing priorities
- Contributed to the PMO office with various process definitions, templates and reporting
- Worked closely with product management on aligning product requirements to technical solutions translating needs into capacity planning
- Goto market, support plans and schedule.
Sr. Developer, Engineering Manager and Technical program manager
Lionbridge
08.2002 - 05.2014
- Executive staff member responsible for overall product development
- Hands-on development, design, implementation and team management to deliver multi-platform applications based on SaaS architecture, cross platform strategies and object-oriented design and implementation
- Managed a team of 45 full-time and contract engineers.
Software Engineer
KPIT
08.2000 - 05.2002
- Responsible for design, development and execution of various CRM and Banking applications, implementation and testing of systems and application software.
Education
Bachelor's degree in computer engineering -
BVP College of Engineering
Pune (India)05.
Skills
- Program Leadership
- Product roadmap planning
- Requirements Analysis
- Scope Management
- Process Development
- Stakeholder Management
- Horizontal program execution
- Planning,Tracking and Reporting
- Agile Development
- Risk management
- Metrics and Dashboard
- System Architecture and Design
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP), 1820218
- Certified Scrum master, 00051528
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Timeline
Sr. Technical Program Manager
Google
10.2020 - Current
Principal Technical Program Manager
Comcast
06.2017 - 10.2020
Sr. Technical Program Manager
Verizon
05.2014 - 06.2017
Sr. Developer, Engineering Manager and Technical program manager
Lionbridge
08.2002 - 05.2014
Software Engineer
KPIT
08.2000 - 05.2002
Bachelor's degree in computer engineering -
BVP College of Engineering
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