Umesh Sadalgekar

Leading Oracle’s largest technical team to deliver cutting-edge cloud infrastructure solutions, aligning with organizational objectives and client needs. Driving high-level strategies, talent development, and operational excellence while championing client-centric solutions across APAC, EMEA, and NA markets.

Practice Delivery:

• Spearhead the design and delivery of robust, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure solutions tailored to client requirements, with a focus on large-scale migrations and architecture deployments.
• Implement solutions emphasizing reliability, scalability, security, and automation, aligning with principles of best practices in cloud infrastructure.
• Optimize OCI delivery through tooling, automation, and cross-functional collaboration with Oracle product teams.
• Leverage expertise in cloud solutioning to participate in high-level strategy discussions and customer meetings, showcasing Oracle's IaaS capabilities.
• Provide executive-level insights to align OCI delivery with strategic organizational objectives and market opportunities.
• Collaborate with presales and product teams to refine infrastructure blueprints and align them with client needs and Oracle standards.
• Manage the implementation of OCI infrastructure solutions, including large-scale migrations, hybrid cloud architectures, and workload modernization.

Strategic Leadership & Team Management:

• Define and execute strategic visions aligned with organizational goals, market trends, and emerging technologies.
• Mentor and coach teams of cloud architects and engineers, fostering a high-performing, collaborative culture.
• Oversee talent development initiatives, including structured enablement programs and leadership grooming.
• Lead the largest technical team within the center, ensuring alignment with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) goals and strategies.
• Conduct regular reviews of OCI technical roadmaps to ensure alignment with emerging client demands and market trends.
• Address talent retention challenges by recognizing achievements, creating career growth opportunities, and maintaining high team morale despite hiring constraints.

Client Engagement & Business Growth:

• Collaborate with clients to understand business needs and translate them into comprehensive cloud strategies.
• Lead pre-sales efforts, develop proposals, and identify new business opportunities to drive revenue growth.
• Act as an executive sponsor for strategic accounts, ensuring client satisfaction and retention through exceptional service delivery.
• Advocate for client-centric solutions in executive forums, using technical expertise to influence strategic decisions and grow Oracle's presence in the APAC, EMEA, and NA markets.
• Represent Oracle in strategic discussions, translating client feedback into actionable improvements for OCI services.
• Ownership of presales activities for APAC, managing client engagements, responding to queries, and aligning infrastructure solutions with customer requirements.

Operational Leadership:

• Oversee day-to-day operations, aligning processes with corporate objectives and enhancing service delivery.
• Implement efficient operational systems to improve productivity and quality, driving continuous innovation.
• Review and address operational escalations related to project delivery, team issues, and customer concerns.
• Monitor progress on team utilization and allocation to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence within the center.

Technical Expertise:

• Serve as a subject matter expert in cloud infrastructure, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and emerging trends.
• Drive automation initiatives using Terraform and DevOps practices to streamline cloud operations and Day-2 management.
• Support technical enablement by mentoring team members in cloud-native practices, including OCI, VMware, and Terraform.

As the leader of the Multi-Cloud Professional Services team, with a proven record of success in building and overseeing large teams specializing in solutions for Application Modernization (TANZU), Private Cloud/Data Center Architecture, and deployments (vSphere, Vrealize, VCD, VRO), large-scale application and data migration solutions (HCX, vSphere, Aria), and automation of monitoring and management of cloud and operations management via Managed Services.

Cloud Architecture and Deployment:

• Provided leadership in the design and implementation for end-to-end delivery of cloud infrastructure, data center, including design, deployment, and optimization, utilizing VMware vSphere, vRealize, VCD, and VRO.
• Collaborated with the customer to define and execute private cloud strategies tailored to the customer's cloud journey.

Application Modernization:

• Responsibility to evaluate the current state of existing applications, considering factors such as technology stack, architecture, performance, security, and scalability.
• Work with the architect and presales team to identify areas that need modernization based on business goals and technical requirements. And develop a detailed modernization plan outlining the strategy, milestones, and timeline.
• Work with the services sales team to convert the modernization plan into an executable SOW, and finalize the commercials for end-to-end deliverables to the customer.

Cloud Migration:

• Develop and lead a comprehensive strategy for cloud migration by involving key activities, such as defining migration objectives, success criteria, and an overall migration plan aligned with the customer organization's priorities and business goals.

Client communications, pre-sales, and portfolio growth:

• Identified and capitalized on new market trends like hybrid cloud, edge computing, DR on demand, services automation, and created relevant go-to-market strategies.
• Lead pre-sales activities, such as proposal development, procurement, negotiations, and resource management, while actively participating in strategic customer solution presentations and services commercials negotiations.

• As a Senior Engineering Manager, I spearheaded a robust and technically proficient team of developers and architects to propel the advancement of the HORIZON End User Computing product at VMware
• Leading this team, I orchestrated a significant overhaul of the product's technical architecture
• This involved the meticulous componentization of the design and implementation of REST services, enabling end customers to utilize the product programmatically
• A production version of the REST based product was successfully released to customers, catering to Enterprise, commercial and SMB segments
• Implemented a faster delivery model, reducing release time by 50% for Horizon 7.3 and subsequent versions
• Revamped the CI/CD pipeline to integrate daily builds with automated functional and performance validations
• Provided technical leadership and interpersonal skills across multiple development teams, fostering collaboration and partnership in product development
• Collaborated closely with product management to prioritize technical and functional use cases, making decisive choices on functional/non-functional aspects, business/technology priorities, and finalizing release scope
• Worked with global development teams across EMEA and NA regions, overseeing architecture, highly efficient design, and integration of new and enhanced features
• Played a pivotal role in campus hiring at esteemed institutes like IITs, REC, and BITS
• Nurtured technically strong talents, enabling them to take ownership of key functionalities and features within the product

• I spearheaded the establishment and exponential growth of a robust Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) skilled solutioning team in India, transforming it into a global delivery centre with global experience of handling projects across the USA, EMEA, and APJ regions
• In just three years, I orchestrated the expansion of the team from 3 to 120+ members, contributing over 30% to the global revenue exclusively from India
• Led overall global services delivery operations in India, defining a visionary roadmap and executing strategic plans to ensure successful services management for worldwide customers
• Pioneered the creation of the largest AEM practice in Adobe worldwide, building a talented team of 120+ members within three years, specializing in niche AEM and digital transformation technologies
• Designed and implemented a flexible team structure to cater to the strategic needs of diverse regions, effectively supporting North America (NA), Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) regions through the global delivery team
• Played a key role in supporting GTM activities by collaborating with Marketing, Presales, and Sales teams, providing essential support for portfolio expansion initiatives
• Ensured the quality delivery of multiple critical projects, meeting specified time, cost, and quality parameters, with a relentless focus on client satisfaction
• Established a Centre of Excellence team to provide technology governance, identify competitive business needs, and deliver innovative solutions
• Demonstrated hands-on capabilities in development and design activities, showcasing state-of-the-art design and architecture skills with a focus on seamless integration with other solutions
• Drove various organizational events, including Hackathons, Your Tech Toddler, and multiple tech events, fostering a vibrant and innovative organizational culture

• As a hands-on Engineering Manager at Oracle, I played a pivotal role in spearheading the development of Oracle Document Capture and Distributed Capture products within the Oracle Fusion Middleware framework
• Leading a dynamic R&D team of 12 professionals, I focused on feature development and standardized architecture changes, paving the way for multiple patent opportunities and engineering innovations
• Led and managed an R&D team of 12 individuals, overseeing the development of the Document Capture product
• Coordinated engineering projects and supervised multiple teams in the research and development of the Oracle Distributed Document Capture Product
• Engaged hands-on in requirements analysis, design, and implementation of features and enhancements
• Accountable for product design, feature implementation, and technology architecture roadmap
• Participated in large company-level demos and presented to key customers, showcasing the capabilities of the Document Capture product
• Represented the product in prominent events like Larger OpenWorld and other forums
• Took charge of hiring and managing talent from premier institutes such as IITs, BITS, and NITs
• Monitored the performance and professional growth of individual contributors, enabling a high-performing team
• Set release targets, scope, and timelines, ensuring the successful completion of product releases
• Drove troubleshooting efforts for technical issues, delivering new prototype solutions
• Led cross-functional teams, including Senior Management, QA organizations, consulting teams, and customer support, to ensure the success of product releases

• Demonstrating a consistent upward trajectory in my career at Infosys, I progressed from a Software Engineer to the esteemed position of Architect and Technical Manager
• With over 5 years of dedicated service in the United States, I engaged in a diverse array of projects and client engagements, gaining exposure to a broad spectrum of technologies and domains
• Architected, designed, and executed a Fraud Detection and Recovery application for Capital One
• Successfully migrated the application from a desktop-based model to a three-tier web architecture, significantly enhancing scalability and operational efficiency in managing credit card transaction fraud detection and recovery
• Architected, designed, and delivered a consolidation solution for inventory reports at PepsiCo, involving a distributed architecture
• Successfully consolidated inventory reports from factories across 35 countries using business objects integration and a natively designed application architecture
• Provided an object-based pattern recognition engine based on seismic wave patterns for Schlumberger
• Enabled the recognition of Earth's core and materials during the drilling process, enhancing efficiency and accuracy
• Designed and delivered an e-commerce site for Eastman, marking their inaugural online shopping platform accessible to end customers and partners
• Successfully implemented their first online shopping website, expanding their digital presence

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to design, develop, and maintain features for the Navigation Access Manager (NAM) product
• Participate in the entire software development life cycle, from requirements gathering to design, implementation, testing, and deployment
• Utilize C++ and other relevant technologies to create scalable, efficient, and high-performance software solutions
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging to ensure the reliability and stability of the developed software components
• Work closely with system architects to understand and implement technical specifications and requirements
• Implement and optimize algorithms related to navigation and access control, contributing to the overall system functionality
• Maintain code integrity and version control using relevant tools to track changes and ensure a consistent codebase
• Participate in code reviews, offering insights and ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices