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Vivekananda Hegde

Vivekananda Hegde

Product Owner
Bangalore,Karnataka

Summary

  • Intend to build a career in Product Management/Product Owner with hi-tech work environment committed & dedicated people to utilize strategic and analytical thinking, creativity, leadership, and project management skills.
  • Currently pursuing a Professional Certificate Program for Product Management course at Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK).
  • Working as Product Owner /Business Analyst and defining product features with detailed specifications and work with cross-functional teams – PDM’s, Architects, UI/UX designers, Developers and UAT
  • Owned the product backlog , met all feature deadlines by identifying and mitigating any engineering roadblocks
  • Working with PDM’s to discuss the requirements, future road maps to support the new products and features, convert business asks into technical requirements
  • Proficiently utilized AI-powered tools, including Microsoft Copilot, to create clear and effective requirements and user stories for software development projects.
  • Hands on experience with Agile methodology and scrum.
  • Collaborating with architects on design discussions and solutions, and working closely with the UI/UX team for wireframes.
  • Conducting the feature demo to the Stakeholders, Product managers, Technical support team, Training team and capturing the feedback
  • Knowledge on Cloud computing technology and core concepts.
  • Worked as QA Technical Lead responsible for creating Test Plan and Test Strategies for the SupportAssist Enterprise project
  • Hands on experience in working with DELL Technologies’ wide range of enterprise products- Servers, Storage, Hyper Converged/Converged Infra and Networking products.
  • Hands on experience in setting up the Storage Area Networks(SAN) and configuring Switches, arrays and attached hosts using FC, iSCSI and FCoE networks
  • Enthusiastic about learning new concepts and new technologies
  • Onsite experience with Dell (Nashua, USA) and Symantec client at VA, USA
  • Filed an authorized patent in USPTO for Machine learning based methodology to assist tech-support agents helps in troubleshooting customer issue (Patent ID: 112171)
  • Adept at deconstructing and planning stories in order to promote improvements to product design and implementation. Excellent relationship-building, organizational, and project management skills with a focus on overcoming technical challenges and implementing successful resolutions.
  • Dedicated Dell Technology professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
  • To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Product Owner / Software System Senior Principal Engineer

Dell Technologies
6 2018 - Current

Worked on multiple projects - Secure Connect Gateway(SCG), SupportAssist Enterprise , Dell Lasso , DSET, Dell Online diagnostics. Its a consolidated program for the Heritage Dell and Heritage EMC remote connectivity solutions and provides a foundation for the next generation of support to customer based on the offer.

  • Currently working as Product Owner with Dell Technologies since June 2018 till date
  • Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
  • Proficiently utilized AI-powered tools, including Microsoft Copilot, to create clear and effective requirements and user stories for software development projects.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop high-quality products that met customer needs.
  • Owned and prioritized product backlog.
  • Mentored junior team members in Agile methodologies and best practices for effective Product Owner role execution.
  • Collaborating with architects on design discussions and solutions, and working closely with the UI/UX team for wireframes.
  • Conducting the feature demo to the Stakeholders, Product managers, Technical support team, Training team and capturing the feedback

QA Lead

Dell Technologies
09.2009 - 05.2018
  • Worked on DELL SupportAssist Enterprise /Moonbike, LASSO, DSET and DELL Online Diagnostics products.
  • Requirement tracing with Product management, Architecture and UXD team
  • Standardized bug reporting methods for better communication between QA and development teams.
  • Mentored junior team members, fostering growth and enhancing team performance.
  • Improved customer satisfaction with thorough validation of user requirements during the testing process.
  • Creating user-journey document mentioning detailed use-cases and scenarios


Test Specialist

MindTree Ltd
7 2006 - 9 2009
  • Worked on multiple projects - Networker (Backup and Recovery), Symantec - Remote Access and LiveState Delivery (LSD)
  • Involved in writing the Test plan and Test Strategy and getting reviewed with business team and stakeholders
  • Test case execution and reporting for varies testing phase

Test Engineer

MobiApps (I) Pvt Ltd
04.2005 - 07.2006

The mTrak is a fleet management solution for the transportation and logistics industries.

  • Planning and preparing test plans and Test strategies based on the PRD and TRD
  • Preparation and review of functional test cases
  • Automated the test scripts for the GUI Functional and Regression Testing using Win Runner
  • Wrote and used SQL scripts to perform Database checks
  • Test execution, Bug Reporting and review


Technical Consultant

PCS Infodesk Positioning Systems Pvt. Ltd
01.2003 - 01.2005

TBDS (Taxi Booking and Dispatch System) is a project developed to facilitate customers for booking, dispatching and monitoring the Vehicles using Wireless Cellular Network with GPRS facility.

  • Conducting Trials at the Customer location-using vehicle mounted hardware’s in few vehicles and studying the requirement of the Customer.
  • Understanding the Requirement, Testing the software application and reporting the bugs to the development team
  • Implementing the Vehicle Mounted Hardware in the Vehicles.
  • Monitoring and analyzing the data from the Vehicle Mounted Hardware for consistency in data and valid data by using the data from SQL Server or Oracle Database using queries and application reports.

Education

Bachelor Degree - Electrical and Electronics

Sir.M.Visweswaraya Institute of Technology
Bengaluru, India

Skills

Proficiently utilized AI-powered tools for day to day activities

Agile Methodology

Agile frameworks

User Story Creation

Story planning

Product Planning

Product Backlog Management

Scrum Methodology

Wireframing and Prototyping

Business Analysis

Roadmap development

Hands on experience on Dell Technology's Servers, Storage, Hyper Converged/Converged Infra and Networking products

Proficiency in setting up the Storage Area Networks(SAN) using FC, iSCSI and FCoE networks

Filed an authorized patent in USPTO for Machine learning based methodology (Patent ID: 112171)

Certification

Currently pursuing a Professional Certificate Program for Product Management course at Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK).

Timeline

Currently pursuing a Professional Certificate Program for Product Management course at Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK).

01-2025

Certified LEAD Professional development program under people development initiative by ISG India

02-2019

QA Lead

Dell Technologies
09.2009 - 05.2018

Certified from International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)

08-2007

Test Engineer

MobiApps (I) Pvt Ltd
04.2005 - 07.2006

Technical Consultant

PCS Infodesk Positioning Systems Pvt. Ltd
01.2003 - 01.2005

Product Owner / Software System Senior Principal Engineer

Dell Technologies
6 2018 - Current

Test Specialist

MindTree Ltd
7 2006 - 9 2009

Bachelor Degree - Electrical and Electronics

Sir.M.Visweswaraya Institute of Technology
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