Kantesh Sakri
Bengaluru
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Technology Officer
Montra Technology Solutions Ltd.
08.2022 - Current
- Responded to physician questions and needs regarding patients.
- Facilitated ongoing team development and growth through training and professional skills enhancement.
- Managed company-level architecture, platform and data configuration processes and implementation protocols.
- Maintained high-level knowledge of current and emerging technology development and applications.
- Developed and implemented long-term strategic technological blueprint.
- Provided project leadership in dynamic technology-driven environment with multiple priorities.
- Coordinated third-party vendors and client IT teams to seamlessly deliver effective solutions.
- Supported current and emerging programs through interactions with high-level customers, business partners and external vendors.
- Designed enterprise-level technological blueprints and system architectures.
- Laid out complete business continuity plan to maintain data protection in event of natural disaster or long-term outage.
- Maintained thorough understanding of all key and current technologies, platforms and trends.
- Briefed executives on technology risks and suggested ways to alleviate concerns.
- Interpreted multifaceted technological issues into defined frameworks and highly scripted action plans.
- Tested security technologies on regular basis and implemented network penetration assessment tools.
- Established and maintained strong relationships with customers, vendors and strategic partners.
- Managed financial, operational and human resources to optimize business performance.
- Represented organization at industry conferences and events.
Head of Product Development
Hitachi Vantara
01.2021 - 06.2022
- Oversaw product design and roadmap and coordinated aspects of development and rollout.
- Worked collaboratively with developers, senior-level stakeholders and partners to collect data on deficiencies and provide solutions to long-standing issues.
- Conceptualized long-range product roadmaps and strategically designed according to market data and research.
- Authored think-big whitepapers about solutions to industry problems.
- Identified productivity bottlenecks and devised innovative solutions while remaining conservative with resources.
- Translated information highly technical in nature to investors and senior staff and aligned product strategy with market.
Product Development Program Project Leader
COLORTOKENS INC
05.2017 - 01.2021
- Conducted market research to understand customer needs and identify potential opportunities.
- Identified opportunities for new products and improvements to existing products to increase sales.
- Created and executed strategies to drive development and success of products.
- Approved product documentation to promote easy-to-follow manuals and technical documents.
Senior Software Development Manager
ORACLE INDIA
02.2013 - 04.2017
- Key player in the development and releases of EPM based products on cloud, mainly EPRCS. Built the upgrade solution, Framework for background jobs and key player of platform development team for EPM based cloud services. Delivered comprehensive testing framework with detailed reporting for scenario based API automation. Hired and mentored talented developers
- Mentored junior developers and engineers through onboarding process and long-term team contributions.
- Managed software development reporting for corporate reporting and business intelligence efforts.
- Monitored development efforts to maintain high levels of quality control and reduce impact of unforeseen issues.
- Researched and implemented new technological tools to optimize business process workflows.
Project Manager
FIDELITY INDIA
04.2004 - 07.2012
- Spearheaded 12 web applications. Successfully implemented complex solutions based on IDOL, MOSS2010. Contributed significantly to the enterprise IT Roadmap for Java/J2EE and Enterprise Search Tools (Autonomy’s IDOL, FAST, Vivisimo). Mentored and groomed engineers to the next level. Contributed 12 major innovative ideas. In recognition to my contributions, was awarded President’s award (highest award) twice in 2010 and 2011
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
Senior Developer Lead
MICROBIA INC, USA
09.2001 - 11.2003
- Planned and developed interfaces that simplified overall management and offered ease of use.
- Developed clear specifications for project plans using customer requirements.
- Designed updates to existing software to meet changing customer demands.
- Evaluated project requirements and specifications and developed software applications that surpassed client expectations.
Software Developer
UNIQUE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS INC
03.2000 - 08.2001
- Discussed issues with team members to provide resolution and apply best practices.
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
- Participated in software field testing to verify performance of developed projects.
- Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.
Software Engineer
GLOBAL TECH (I) PVT LTD
08.1999 - 03.2000
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
- Integrated third-party tools and components into applications.
- Tested methodology with writing and execution of test plans, debugging and testing scripts and tools.
Software Developer
ACTIVENET INFORMATICS PVT LTD
01.1998 - 07.1999
- Discussed issues with team members to provide resolution and apply best practices.
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
- Participated in software field testing to verify performance of developed projects.
- Collaborated with project managers to select ambitious, but realistic coding milestones on pre-release software project development.
- Documented technical workflows and knowledge to educate newly hired employees.
Software Developer
NETIN COMMUNICATIONS
03.1997 - 11.1997
- Discussed issues with team members to provide resolution and apply best practices.
- Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.
- Developed software for desktop and mobile operating systems.
- Documented technical workflows and knowledge to educate newly hired employees.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering -
BVB COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Hubli, India08.1993
Skills
- Go-to-Market Strategies
- Design Thinking
- Data-Driven Decision-Making
- Salesforce
- Product Enhancement
- Customer Needs Assessment
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Product Positioning
- Partner Relationships
- Product Team Leadership
- Product Launches
- Competitive Analysis
- Performance Metrics
- Cross Functional Leadership
- Agile Methodologies
- Product Roadmapping
- Customer Insight Analysis
Timeline
Chief Technology Officer
Montra Technology Solutions Ltd.
08.2022 - Current
Head of Product Development
Hitachi Vantara
01.2021 - 06.2022
Product Development Program Project Leader
COLORTOKENS INC
05.2017 - 01.2021
Senior Software Development Manager
ORACLE INDIA
02.2013 - 04.2017
Project Manager
FIDELITY INDIA
04.2004 - 07.2012
Senior Developer Lead
MICROBIA INC, USA
09.2001 - 11.2003
Software Developer
UNIQUE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS INC
03.2000 - 08.2001
Software Engineer
GLOBAL TECH (I) PVT LTD
08.1999 - 03.2000
Software Developer
ACTIVENET INFORMATICS PVT LTD
01.1998 - 07.1999
Software Developer
NETIN COMMUNICATIONS
03.1997 - 11.1997
Bachelor of Engineering -
BVB COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
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