Vinai Prakash Saxena

Experience

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  C-DAC (Formerly NCST)

  Jul 1994 - May 1996

  Member Technical Staff

  Designed, developed, and maintained a parallel debugger for debugging parallel applications on the micro-kernel-based operating system for India's Supercomputer PARAM.Led the entire lifecycle of the debugger, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance.Played a crucial role in optimizing the performance and functionality of the debugger to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of parallel application debugging.

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  Hewlett-Packard India Software Operation Pvt. Ltd.

  May 1996 - Jan 2002

  Senior System Software Analyst and Quality Champion, leading efforts to achieve SEI-CMM Level 5 certification.Implemented quality control processes and procedures to improve overall software quality and reliability.Collaborated with cross-functional teams to establish and enforce quality metrics for software releases.Enhanced current products through analysis of customer requirements and feedback.Acted as a subject matter expert, providing guidance and support to internal teams and partners. Show less

  • System Software Analyst

    Feb 1999 - Jan 2002

  • Senior Software Engineer

    May 1996 - Jan 1999
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  HP

  Feb 2002 - Oct 2015

  Led a core program to successfully launch Intel's NVMe Add-in-Cards for Integrity/HP-UX servers, improving server performance and offering a first-of-its-kind solution for HPE servers. Oversaw the program from concept to new product introduction (NPI).Led a core team in formalizing HP-UX Virtualization product requirements and managing program deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues. Released the product into the market and expanded its feature set.Played a key role in initiating and driving the overall HP-UX Technology Transition from the US to the India R&D center. Managed multiple projects, functional roles, and technical professionals involved in the transition.Collaborated with senior leaders and program sponsors to establish a program structure for the technology transfer and facilitate signoffs between sending and receiving teams. Provided reporting on the transition of MCx86 FW & SW knowledge transfer.Managed HP-UX Compilers and Tools development, testing, and release programs. Implemented project management governance and defined program and release structures to ensure effective software development, testing, and deliveries. Worked with industry-standard bodies to secure necessary licenses and agreements for product delivery. Show less Led a team of 18 engineers responsible for the development, testing, release, and support of various HP-UX Operating System components, including machine-dependent modules, kernel debuggers, USB, and vPars.Built a highly skilled and dedicated team that took full ownership of the development and release processes.Managed an engineering program and a team of 26 contingent workers focused on HP-UX CDE/Graphics products for HPE Servers.Recognized with awards for World Class Manager, Best Employee Retention, and Best Employee Engagement for exemplary people management skills. Show less Served as the Project Lead for HP-UX Bootloader, Crashdump, and PCI Error Recovery Engineering.Led a team of engineers responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of these critical components in the HP-UX operating system.Oversaw the entire lifecycle of the projects, from requirements gathering to implementation, testing, and release.Developed robust and reliable solutions for booting the operating system, handling crash dumps, and recovering from PCI errors.Implemented best practices for code quality, performance optimization, and error handling. Show less

  • Program Manager

    Apr 2011 - Oct 2015

  • Project Manager

    Nov 2002 - Mar 2011

  • Project Lead

    Feb 2002 - Oct 2002
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  Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  Nov 2015 - now

  Collaborating with Microsoft and VMware to enable Windows Server and vSphere on HPE's Scale-up Servers for demanding workloads and cloud solutions like SAP-HANA, MS-SQL, EPIC, and MS-Azure.Ensuring the sustenance of VMware vSphere and Microsoft Windows Servers on multiple generations of HPE's Mission Critical Superdome Servers.Working with HPE Solutions to implement VMware Cloud Foundation as an on-prem cloud solution on Superdome Flex-280 servers for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud.Facilitating customer-specific deals on HPE's Superdome Servers by identifying viable alternatives that benefit both customers and HPE's business.Achieving day-1 availability and market leadership of VMware vSphere on HPE Scale-up Superdome Servers.Managing the Mission Critical Superdome Flex 280 OEM Server for RHEL, VMware, and Windows OS certification, qualification, and software support to foster the OEM partnership. Show less Successfully managed multiple releases of Superdome-X mission-critical x86 servers firmware, IO, and Operating Systems Support across three generations of servers.Developed and executed strategies for product sustenance, release planning, and oversight of requirements, development, testing, and delivery of Superdome-X mission-critical x86 servers firmware, IO, and Operating Systems Support.Managed HP-UX Server IO Options, enabling timely enablement of SSDs, LTO Tape & Libraries, Fiber Channel Host Bus Adaptors, and SAS Adaptors.Led IO Options Optimizations for new Integrity server launch, extending life-time-buy and consolidating Core and IO options.Collaborated with strategic vendors and partners such as Intel, QLogic, Broadcom, and Microsemi to provide IO card FW and OS driver support for HP-UX Servers.Fostered engineering relationships with storage teams including HPE Nimble, 3PAR, MSA, JBOD, and XP, as well as third-party vendors like Dell EMC, NetApp, and Pure Storage to drive Storage Interoperability with HPE Integrity/HP-UX Servers.Managed IO Options Lifecycle by following product development life cycle methodologies and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver HP-UX updates to customers.Worked on customer-specific deals, collaborating with engineering, product management, and support partners to develop viable alternatives and meet customer requirements.Led various technical innovation, collaboration, employee engagement, and customer advisory initiatives at the India R&D site to build competencies, accelerate HPE culture, and support customers. Show less

  • Program Integration Manager

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Program Manager

    Nov 2019 - Jul 2023

  • Program Manager

    Nov 2015 - Oct 2019