Parag Shetgaonkar

• Develop and execute the R&D strategy aligned with the overall business objectives.
• Manage the budget for R&D activities, ensuring efficient use of resources.
• Lead and manage multidisciplinary team of researchers and developers and foster the culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Oversee project planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring alignment with timelines and goals for RnD.
• Collaborate with other departments such as marketing, sales, and operations to align R&D efforts with business needs, in order ro pitch for new customers
• Encourage and support a culture of innovation within the R&D department.
• Set training content and Process and support to development and operations teams on DevOps practices.
• Design and implement scalable and reliable DevOps solutions. Architect continuous integration, continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Ensure systems are secure, scalable, and maintainable.
• Evaluate and select appropriate tools and technologies for CI/CD, automation, and monitoring. Implement and maintain version control systems, build systems, and deployment tools.
• Facilitate collaboration between development, operations, and other stakeholders. Act as a bridge between development and operations teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and communication.
• Implement automation for repetitive tasks and processes.
• Monitor and analyze system performance, making recommendations for improvements.
• Ensure that security measures are integrated into the CI/CD pipelines.

• Project 1: LIAS -Build a mobile App for managing the charging stations across Europe. Worked as the Technical Lead for the Indian Team, and also worked as an Android Developer.
• Client: SmartLab
• Environment: Azure Cloud, Microservices, MongoDB, Docker, Kubernetes, Android App with Kotlin
• Team Size: 24 Across Germany, Romania, and India
• Role: Technical Lead and Android Developer
• Duration: Aug 2021 - ongoing
• Project 2: Agile Change Management – ACM automates the life cycle of change requests till the implementation of the Vehicle. The automobile engineer would like to do some modification or a new implementation of a vehicle called as a change request. It also helps engineers to evaluate the cost while implementing the change request to the decision committee of the Engineering change.
• Client: Daimler AG-MBC (Mercedes Benz Cars)
• Environment: Windows 10, Linux Servers, Eclipse, Docker, Spring Boot, Angular, Oracle DB, JEE WebSphere 9.0.6, Java 8, Mobile Apps
• Team Size: 25 in India
• Role: Technical Chief Designer (TCD)
• Period: Mar 2018 – June 2021
• Project 3: EPL/FPL projects are inventory management modules of Volkswagen, designed and developed by MSG Global Braunschweig and India.
• Client: Volkswagen
• Project 4: MyData is a data privacy and security management platform. The platform was built keeping in mind Microservices architecture, highly scalable docker containerized, and deployed on PCF [Pivotal Cloud Foundry].
• Client: In-house Platform for Automotive Industry

1) Newsflips Media Pvt. Ltd., Sept'2015 - Nov'2016

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Website: www.newsflips.in

Resource Strength: 30 Personnel

2) Indelible Softech LLP, Mar'2012-Nov'2016

Co- Founder & Managing Director

Website: www.indelible.in

Resource Strength: 20 Personnel

Achievements:

• Developed a user-friendly unique concept where a developer or an engineer with basic software development knowledge can develop his own Android app and start monetizing instantly; strategized a 70-30% revenue share model without the need of any interference or approval (Project: SDK Development)
• Released over 20 games with nearly 4 million downloads (3D Android & iPhone Games)
• Flashed 3 of the apps in “Trending” and “Top New Games” in India and the US
• Generated 1+ million revenue in a time span of 4 years for Indelible Softech LLP
• Engaged in the entire gamut of android application development starting from development till marketing and promotion for Newsflips Media and Indelible Softech
• Handled risk management and prepared outsourcing/insourcing development models

• Project 1: Built a navigation Android app for cars using the custom maps of the Client TOMTOM
• Https://www.tomtom.com/en_us/navigation/car-gps/
• Project 2: Built an Android app for a controlled infusion of insulin for diabetic patients
• Https://www.debiotech.com/jewelpump/

• Worked as Blackberry Developer and than Developed the Android App for an Indian Unicorn called Dailyhunt. The app is now the most used news app in India.
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eterno