Dr. Ashish Godbole, Phd, Csm, Cspo Email & Phone Number

Mountain View, California, Us

(Formerly EUC BU of VMware by Broadcom)Managed technology partner programs to enable adoption and compatibility of end user computing virtualization products and services, on premise and in the Cloud, used in virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) appliances/solutions, data center solutions and endpoints such as thin clients, mobile devices, tablets and smart phones. Managed technology partner programs to enable adoption and compatibility of GPU graphics technologies. The multi geographically located program teams included product managers, alliance managers, marketing managers, engineering managers, certification engineers, software engineers, QA engineers, support engineers and the legal department.Launched Omnissa Technology Alliance Partner program and underlying Technology partner ecosystem programs around Thin clients, ISVs, peripherals with 800+ current/active partner members.Launched public facing Omnissa Technology Partner Hub

Palo Alto, California, Us

(Formerly EUC BU of VMware)Managed technology partner programs to enable adoption and compatibility of end user computing virtualization products and services, on premise and in the Cloud, used in virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) appliances/solutions, data center solutions and endpoints such as thin clients, mobile devices, tablets and smart phones. Managed technology partner programs to enable adoption and compatibility of GPU graphics technologies. The multi geographically located program teams included product managers, alliance managers, marketing managers, engineering managers, certification engineers, software engineers, QA engineers, support engineers and the legal department.Managed transition of technology partner programs consisting of 800+ partner members including all program processes/assets/data, legal paperwork/processes, partner/vendor procurement/budget/contracts, internal and external websites, IT backups, tools, lab hardware resources, contractors and team members from VMware to Broadcom and subsequently from Broadcom to Omnissa

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Managed technology partner programs to enable adoption and compatibility of end user computing virtualization products and services, on premise and in the Cloud, used in virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) appliances/solutions, data center solutions and endpoints such as thin clients, mobile devices, tablets and smart phones. Managed technology partner programs to enable adoption and compatibility of GPU graphics technologies, virtual SAN products and virtualized Cloud services. The multi geographically located program teams included product managers, alliance managers, marketing managers, engineering managers, certification engineers, software engineers, QA engineers, support engineers and the legal department. Managed key strategic partner relationships leading to stronger synergies with business unit.Lead initiation of new programs by aligning with multiple business units/teams on program scope, business goals, target partners, release planning, resource allocations, funding, legal issues, cross-functional support. Lead approval meetings to acquire decisions from multiple VPs from stakeholder business units for initiating/changing new/existing partner programs which included business justification, funding, resourcing, headcount, legal, hardware and software procurementLead cross-functional meetings for tactical program issues, program status, team status, dependencies, change requests, metricsLead multiple program teams in matrix organization without direct authorityProvided program status visibility via presentations, confluence, sharepoint, salesforce partner tool reportsProvided regular program reviews to identify change in priorities, focus, funding, resources.Managed successful partner relationships and program support for 150+ partners located across the globe spanning multiple programs improving the engagement.Forged internal partnerships with multiple business units/teams including product management, engineering, QA, marketing, legal.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Directed and managed multi-geographical (USA, India, China, Europe, Japan, Australia) project teams of resources including project managers and engineers in a matrix organization for the delivery of projects and programs to facilitate the engineering and QA efforts delivering software and hardware for mobile/wireless consumer products.• Managed a portfolio of projects by organizing multiple projects and tasks into a single tool.• Executed projects that improved overall performance by eliminating issues related to delivery and testing of software and hardware aspects of the product. • Managed the relationship with the stakeholders to successfully improve the overall engagement.• Managed the budget and accruals for consulting resources, external vendors and licenses worth 1 million US dollars per quarter.• Managed the selection/hiring relationship with contract/consulting vendors.

Oberhausen, De

Directed and managed handset software development projects comprising of multi-geographically located team members in USA, Japan, China, Korea, France consisting of software engineers/managers, QA engineers/managers, documentation experts and product managers in a matrix organization chartered with the delivery of touch-screen and 5-way navigation wireless handset software to commercial and defense customers.• Presented, created, collated and maintained schedules, estimation sheets, timelines, status reports to provide intelligent tracking and monitoring data from engineering and QA teams to upper management for future strategic and tactical action.• Communicated and tracked risks, escalations, dependencies, issues and change requests for better risk mitigation and avoiding scope/budget/timeline change in the projects.• Facilitated SDLC and project management processes and tools for improved project monitoring, quicker project execution and better knowledge management across the multi-geographical project teams.

Campbell, Ca, Us

Directed and managed an engineering team to deliver multiple wireless software projects related to SMS aggregation and billing. • Managed a portfolio of projects spanning multiple customers and wireless telecom carriers• Successfully delivered software architecture and billing solutions of SMS and MMS services such as content delivery and SMS voting for TV shows with established networks between wireless content providers such as flycell, Jamba, 4squared and wireless communications carriers in the US and Europe such as Verizon, ATT, Sprint, Tmobile, US Cellular, Cricket, Alltel, Virgin Mobile.• Liaised with multiple departments across multiple geographies such as product marketing, product development, testing, network operations, legal and finance to facilitate better cross-team performance. • Managed resource allocation and hiring with half a million US dollar budget per year.• Maintained excellent customer relationships and vendor relationships.

Sacramento, California, Us

• Lead and mentored a team of Solution Architects and business analysts for the successful delivery of MVNE wireless communications software solutions encompassing order entry, order management, order fulfillment, provisioning, networking, billing, returns, exchanges, hotlining and suspensions to MVNOs such as Disney Mobile, ESPN Mobile, Voce, Embarq and Primus.• Executed the bug triaging effort and change request effort for avoiding scope/budget changes and identifying short term and long term solutions.

Consultant at Visage Mobile. See position at Visage MobileLead a team of Solution Architects and business analysts at Telus Mobility which involved account hierarchy modeling, product pricing, bundling and pooling using Portal infranet and Amdocs Knowbility.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Delivered and maintained a wireless billing software solution for improving the process flow and project execution for providing wireless backhaul services to wireless carriers such as Verizon, ATT, Sprint, Tmobile.• Incorporated process and program improvements for facilitating better scalability, reliability and performance of the software solution using existing software infrastructure for billing and accounting.• Directed technical consulting operations in defining system architecture and managing the design, development, implementation and integration of software projects.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

• Delivered functional specifications, high level design documents and requirements documents on time for facilitating faster implementation and testing of systems software.• Initiated software channelization processes and reduced project execution time by implementing an iterative process with a phased approach similar to RUP.

• Directed and managed a 10 member team of software engineers for the successful delivery of software solutions for order entry, provisioning and billing of telecommunications, cable TV, ISP and paging products.• Enhanced software management, configuration control and deployment processes in accordance with SDLC practices by creating a cohesive sub-team and incorporating RUP and Agile methodologies. Received the outstanding achievement in a project award.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

• Designed, developed and tested enhancements for UNIX internals and Secure UNIX operating systems (C, Shell) to achieve E3FC2, C2 and B1 certifications under rules defined by the United Kingdom and NSA’s TCSEC.(Sequent was bought by IBM.)

Phd, Business Administration

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science And Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Computer Engineering

High School/Junior College, Science And Mathematics

Secondary School, Science And Mathematics