Prashant Kisan Shelke

About Prashant Kisan Shelke

The key to success is focusing on the 20% that produces 80% of the results. The 80/20…

Experience

1. Sr Manager R & d

   Vmware

   Feb 2010 — Present · Pune, IN

   Key Products: NSX-T, vSphere, ESX, vShield, SDN, Horizon Workspace, Project OctopusAward: VMware Worldwide Employee of the Year (EPIC2 Award)Career Growth: MTS-2 → MTS-3 → Sr. MTS → Staff Engineer → Manager → Sr. Manager R&D Built a Private Cloud Test Lab with automated deployment, monitoring, benchmarking, and health analytics, leveraging DevOps to enable full-stack observability and faster feedback loops. Achieved 85% automation coverage per release by unifying test frameworks (Python, Perl, Selenium, REST API) and aligning strategies, boosting speed and quality consistency. Improved topology deployment speed by 50% via InstaApp capabilities across Scale, System, Solutions, and Customer Profile testing labs. Delivered 90% release predictability by developing advanced tools, unified stability dashboards, and streamlining CI/CD pipelines. Led SaaS transformation through Testing as a Service (vTaaS), migrating to private cloud with POD-based \'VMware on VMware,\' cutting hardware costs by 40%, and optimizing CI/CD efficiency. Accelerated release velocity by 30% by enhancing processes, scaling test automation, and removing bottlenecks. Developed a proprietary test management tool achieving 100% test visibility and saving $2M annually by replacing commercial solutions. Expanded QA teams by 50% across India, China, and the USA (engineers and managers) through strategic hiring and team development. Reduced customer SR escalations by up to 65% over 5 years with Chaos Engineering, Fault Loops, and Resiliency Testing frameworks. Increased patent submissions 3x (from 13 in 2016 to 43 in 2019) by leading innovation programs and fostering an IP-driven culture. Boosted developer productivity by 15% with AI/ML solutions that identify regression causes and accelerate fixes.

Education

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelor of Laws - LLB

  2022

• GMV Ahmednagar

  S.S.C

  1990 — 1999

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  Executive Program in Management

  2017 — 2018

• Residential Junior College Ahmednagar

  H S C

  1999 — 2001

• University of Pune

  Bachelor of Engineering(Information Technology)

  2001 — 2005