Avishkar Dusane
Bangalore
Summary
Proven and results-driven Engineering Manager at McAfee with extensive experience in software development within the security industry. Proven track record of leading high-performing teams, driving critical projects, and building scalable, innovative security and platform solutions. Adept at fostering cross-functional collaboration and building strong partnerships to deliver impactful results. Skilled in mentoring teams, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement to navigate fast-paced and evolving security landscapes. Delivered significant contributions across McAfee’s OEM, Retail, and ISP business units.
Key Partner Engagements: Telefonica, LG, Sprint, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Sony, Allot, Asus, O2, Optus, Vodafone.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Software Engineering Manager
McAfee
04.2022 - Current
- Orchestrated the end-to-end development and delivery of a high-impact $25 million annual security product, significantly contributing to business growth and market leadership.
- Managed and mentored a team of 12 engineers, fostering professional development and driving career progression.
- Transformed partner-McAfee relationships, achieving notable improvements in partner satisfaction and performance scores by taking ownership of additional two strategic accounts.
- Collaborated effectively with cross-functional teams including sales, marketing, partners, and third-party vendors to define clear roadmaps, accurately estimate efforts, and optimize implementation costs aligned with business objectives.
Software Engineering Manager
McAfee
01.2019 - 03.2022
- Spearheaded a high-impact $5 million (annual) security product development and delivery
- Achieved overall cost savings of $500k across all programs resulting from improved processes, organized training, and implemented strategies for Point product development and architecture model
- Managed a team of 8 Engineers and developed their career path
- Turned around partner-McAfee relationships for the better (received an improvement in partner scores) after taking charge of 2 key accounts
- Engaging with cross functional team such as sales & marketing, Partners and third-party vendors in order to define the roadmap, effort estimation and implementation costs
Lead Software Engineer
McAfee / Intel Security
01.2016
- Lead the development of Provisioning and subscription management system used by millions of users worldwide
- Lead the development of the Agent-less security mechanism for partners
- Defined SDK development and delivery model across McAfee supported products, reducing the average release time of mobile builds from 16 weeks to 1 week
Senior Software Developer
McAfee / Intel Security
01.2012
- Working in a cross functional team including stakeholders like Sales & marketing, Partner Product Management and Consumer experience, leveraging my technical expertise to help make their vision a reality
- Leading a team of developers and QA, assisting them with their day to day project execution task and ensuring they adhere to best in class software design and architectural principles
- Create accurate project plans in response to business proposals and requirements submitted by product management, design and development of applications
- Providing demo to all the stakeholders, reviewing the technical documents from team, building tools, system and processes, that would allow us to deliver high quality software at a regular cadence
Software Developer/Associate Software Developer
McAfee
01.2008
- Application design and development in C++ on windows and Linux platforms
- Analyze user requirements for development of new or improvement of existing product or solution, Coding, unit testing, integration testing of the deliverables
- Participate in the validation / acceptance phase of the product cycle ensuring the fine-tuning necessary to finalize the product
- Develop and Unit test the products owned by the team
- Document Low Level Design, Unit Test Result, Process Adherence documents
Education
M.Tech - CSE
National Institute of Technology
01.2008
B.E. - I.T
Pune University
01.2006
Skills
- Leadership & Team Building
- Technical Expertise
- Collaborating with partners
- Automation & Testing
- Test Infrastructure
- Strategic planning
- Engineering design
- Coaching and mentoring
- Analytical problem-solving skills
Accomplishments
- Launched global products with revenue more than $90m. Consumer security products (Endpoint security, Router Security)
- First Consumer Home Security Product Release
- Collaborated with Architects at Network Security Product to design and deliver an innovative Security product that uses combined security of client and cloud component.
Timeline
Lead Software Engineering Manager
McAfee
04.2022 - Current
Software Engineering Manager
McAfee
01.2019 - 03.2022
Lead Software Engineer
McAfee / Intel Security
01.2016
Senior Software Developer
McAfee / Intel Security
01.2012
Software Developer/Associate Software Developer
McAfee
01.2008
B.E. - I.T
Pune University
M.Tech - CSE
National Institute of Technology
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