Naveen Gangam
Winchester,MA
Summary
Engineering leader with executive experience ready to drive impactful change. Valued for collaborative team leadership and adaptability to evolving business needs.
Results-driven executive with proven track record in delivering products on time with small teams, driving growth, optimizing processes, and fostering team collaboration. Exceptional skills in strategic planning, financial management, and stakeholder engagement. Adaptable and reliable, consistently achieving high-impact results in dynamic environments.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President/PMC Chair for Apache Hive
The Apache Software Foundation
09.2022 - Current
- 12 years 3 months
Senior Engineering Manager
Cloudera
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
09.2021 - Current
- Engineering manager for a product portfolio that includes Apache Hive, Apache Impala, Cloudera Rest Catalog for Apache Iceberg, Cloudera Lakehouse Optimizer etc. Rest Catalog and Lakehouse Optimizer were greenfield projects where I was involved in design, oversaw implementation, QE, Scale testing, docs, automation, metering consumption, GTA etc. Built an incredible team from the ground-up that worked extremely hard to deliver a high quality product fully integrated with CDP stack ahead of the scheduled time. Worked with several customers that participated in design partnership and incorporated all feedback into the product.
- Mentored engineering staff, fostering professional growth and skill development within the team.
- Led cross-functional teams to develop and implement innovative data management solutions.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define project scopes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Established performance metrics for monitoring team progress towards key objectives, driving accountability and transparency among team members.
- Oversaw 15 member strong team of engineering personnel across various geos.
- Strengthened internal communications within the engineering department by establishing regular meetings, progress updates, and feedback mechanisms.
- Managed budgets and resource allocation for engineering projects, ensuring optimal utilization of company assets.
Senior Staff Engineer
Cloudera
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
07.2019 - 09.2021
- Design and implement features in Cloudera Datawarehouse (CDW) for Public cloud (AWS. Azure, GCE), Private Cloud and Hybrid Cloud infrastructure. Implemented features like runtime upgrades, upgrade compatibility, SSO support, token-based authentication support, CLI enhancements for replication etc.
Principal Member of Technical Staff
Oracle Corporation
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
06.2008 - 01.2014
- BEA Systems was acquired by Oracle.
- 5 years 8 months
Staff Engineer
BEA Systems
Burlington, MA
02.2007 - 05.2008
- Staff Engineer in the WebLogic Server Product Engineering. Worked in several core components of the platform: Distributed Configuration Management, Diagnostics and Monitoring, Installation & Configuration Tools, Upgrade Framework, SNMP, Management Console & Java Connector Container.
- 1 year 4 months
Senior Software Engineer
BEA Systems
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
03.2003 - 02.2007
- Senior Software Engineer in WebLogic Server Product Engineering. Worked in several core components of the platform: Distributed Configuration Management, Diagnostics and Monitoring, Installation & Configuration Tools, Upgrade Framework, SNMP, Management Console & Java Connector Container. Primary or lone owner for these components from customer centric engineering side, that were an extension of the development group with focus on customer success Diagnosed & resolved several critical customer escalations in a very timely manner.
- 4 years
Software Engineer
Blackstone Computing / Argentys
Boston, MA
05.2000 - 02.2003
- Part of a small engineering team that developed Enterprise Software, PowerCloud, that enabled Distributed computing for enterprise applications(EDA & Life Sciences). Designed & Developed several key components of PowerCloud core service: Resource Monitor, Scheduler, Data Security, Licensing enforcement, Data Migration, Integration with Sun's Grid Engine (SGE) & Platform's LSF. PowerCloud was a predecessor to what we now know as Cloud Computing.
- 2 years 10 months
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
Lafayette, LA01-2000
Bachelors - Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
Kakatiya University
Warangal, Telangana01-1998
Skills
- Engineering Leadership w/ hands-on technical abilities
- Scalable Data Management Platforms w/ Open Standards
- Apache Open Source for Big Data
- Data Warehousing
- Enterprise Security and Governance
- Building teams from ground up, fostering team first culture
- Mentoring team members
- Cross team collaboration and communication
- Budget and Capacity Planning
- Customer Success
Languages
English (Full Professional)
Telugu (Native or Bilingual)
Hindi (Native or Bilingual)
Timeline
Vice President/PMC Chair for Apache Hive
The Apache Software Foundation
09.2022 - Current
Senior Engineering Manager
Cloudera
09.2021 - Current
Senior Staff Engineer
Cloudera
07.2019 - 09.2021
Principal Member of Technical Staff
Oracle Corporation
06.2008 - 01.2014
Staff Engineer
BEA Systems
02.2007 - 05.2008
Senior Software Engineer
BEA Systems
03.2003 - 02.2007
Software Engineer
Blackstone Computing / Argentys
05.2000 - 02.2003
Master of Science - Computer Science
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
Bachelors - Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
Kakatiya University