Krishnaprasad Bidare Prabhakar

About Krishnaprasad Bidare Prabhakar

A Seasoned Engineering Leader with over 22 years of R&D experience with Large Product and Programs. Worked extensively in both Product and Service industries. A keen planner, strategist and implementer with demonstrated success in end-to-end project management, ensuring effective management of various resources to meet project specifications - Currently working as Senior Engineering Manager within the HPC & AI BU managing team(s) across multiple Geos. Managing Integration and Solution testing of FW & FW across multiple platforms like Superdome, Cray EX / XD, Edgeline. Responsible for Budgeting across RCOW, CCOW, CAPEX, M&E etc, Capacity planning, CDP of Managers & Leaders- Previously worked as Senior Engineering Manager in Compute BU for validation of HPE leading server management (BMC) product and additionally the API Ecosystem, FW Update Experience and CX (Customer Experience) Testing teams across multiple geographies including Taiwan and Houston- Also, as an Engineering Manager at HPE, managed the UI/UX Development team in addition to the entire validation team of HPE proprietary BMC product (iLO) which is one of the leading revenue generator- Previously Associated with Nous Infosystems as Sr. Manager working on Solutions & Key Account Management and Mphasis Limited, India as Customer Engagement Manager & Delivery Project Manager- A Certified Scrum Master with deep understanding of Agile and worked extensively to bring in the transformation and evolve a clear strategy within the COE including relevant product automation, tooling and release engineering- Worked with first line managers across both Dev and Validation to develop and execute strategies to meet and exceed department and corporate goals- Significant experience of working with Customers, Project Managers, Scrum Masters and Technical Teams across multiple R&D teams- Leveraged “Catch Them Young”, “University Relationship” and other Internship program(s) to grow the early career talent within the organization- Key strength is in strategy and planning for test organizations, large Project delivery and People management with demonstrated skills of nurturing cross-functional teams & building competencies- Management of the relationship with clients while involved in supporting of growing the business including new line of business and technology- Good analytical skills and strong communication ability

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Manager

   Hewlett Packard Enterprise

   May 2021 — Present · Bangalore Urban, IN

   As a part of High Performance Computing, leading the India Integration test team(s) across platforms like Cray EX, Cray XD, SD Flex, Edgeline including budgets, HC, Contingent Workforce and related aspects for all the team(s)- Led and managed multiple products within the Software COE comprising of Automation, Test Engineering and DevOps - Own the entire planning and validation of the HPE BMC (iLO - Server remote mgmt. product), the API Ecosystem, FW Update Experience and CX Testing teams across multiple geographies including Taiwan and Houston- Provide direction to the other Test Managers, Test Architects and Test Teams in Automation, Methodologies, Processes, Tools and Techniques across the teams- Leveraged “Catch Them Young” Internship program to make progress on multiple automation tooling initiatives- Responsible and Gatekeeper for Quality and Release Readiness for all of the SW products- Involved in Strategy and Road map planning, in addition to prioritising of the requirements with Product Mgmt, Partners as a part of Backlog Scrubbing- Continue to be actively involved in the breakdown of Epics to User story and related estimations for the same - Play a crucial role in the transformation of the COE into Agile across multiple products - People Mgmt. responsibilities including succession plans, career development and diversity hiring to have a healthy mix as a part of the leadership team

Education

• K L E College, Bangalore

  Pre University

  1996 — 1998

• Visvesvaraya Technological University

  Bachelor Of Engineering

  1998 — 2002

• New Cambridge School

  High School

  1986 — 1996

Skills

• Resource Management
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Testing
• Software Project Management
• Servers
• Internal Audit
• Hp Qtp
• Test Planning
• Project Management
• Test Automation
• Project Planning
• Performance Metrics
• Project Execution
• Agile Methodologies
• Server Architecture
• Test Strategy
• Pre-Sales
• Operating Systems
• System Testing
• Service Delivery
• Global Delivery
• Test Management
• Manual Testing
• Sdlc
• Enterprise Storage
• Project Delivery
• Hp Quality Center
• Requirements Analysis
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Qtp
• Linux
• Quality Center
• Test Cases