Vinaya Honavalli Sathyanarayana

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I have over9-years of professional experience in consumer and enterprisesoftware product development andproduct managementacrosswireless/mobile, electronic payment, and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) domains. I’m passionate aboutfinance and softwaretechnology products and I’dlove to bridge the two in my role as a Senior Product Manager at Intuit.

I also write on the subject of finance atCapital Advisor. With500+ subscribers and 25,000+ page views per month,my writing has directly or indirectly influenced the personal finances of several readers. I’ve also self-developed and published useful Android-applicationsand Web-applicationsthat have been well received by my readers.

Key Skills

5-years of experience in technology consulting and product management.

  • Expertise in technology advisory, pre-sales, product planning and strategy (concept to launch, business models, and roadmaps), product definition (PRD/MRD, functional specifications), and product execution.

4-years of experience in software applications development.

  • Expertise in embedded systems (C, C++), Windowsapplication development (MFC, Win32), and networking (TCP/IP, HTTP, Wi-Fi, SNMP, SMPP). Good understanding of Java (J2EE and J2ME), Mobile, and Web technologies.

Technology and business acumen.

  • Ability to understand customer needs and translate these into product requirements; Experience in market research andcompetitor analysis; Skilled in using presentation and spreadsheet software.

Professional Experience

Senior Product Manager

MetricStream, Inc., Bangalore (Aug 2010 – Present)

Responsible for concept to implementation,evangelism, and product lifecycle management of MetricStream’s IT-GRC, Business Continuity, Cloud GRC solutions.

  • Within 12-months, moved MetricStream up from “Promising” to “Positive” on the GartnerMarketScope for IT-GRC.
  • Directly responsible for winning key deals against well-entrenched competitors leading to significant revenue booking and market recognition in the North American and European markets.

Product Manager

Kirusa, Inc., Bangalore (Feb 2008 – Jul 2010)

Responsible for technology advisory, pre-sales, andproduct lifecycle management for Kirusa’s mobile communicationsproduct portfolio.

  • Concept to launch of Voice SMS Subscription Services – a service that garnered 40,000+ paying subscribers within 2 months of launch.
  • Introduced product management processes which enabled effective information availability to Business Development teams; significantly reduced the turnaround time for information requests.
  • Operational responsibilities include writing Product/Market Requirements Documents (PRD/MRD), providing Sales and Marketing support/training, product collateral management, and stakeholder management.
  • Strategic responsibilities include analytics-driven insights and decision making, exploring new business initiatives with existing/potential customers (network operators and enterprises) and partner management.

Senior Business Consultant(AMDO Service Line – BusinessEnablement)

Covansys – A CSC Company, Bangalore(May 2007 – Jan 2008)

Developed industry and technology insights, go-to-market strategy, and marketing collateral (executive presentations, case studies, and whitepapers) for Third Generation Managed Services Outsourcing services.

Senior Software Engineer

Hewlett Packard, Bangalore(Feb 2002 – Apr 2005; May 2005 – Apr 2006)

Developed and executed the product strategy for TCP/IP-based wireless payment solutions for ETSL, New Zealand (CDMA)and American Express, Thailand (802.11b/Wi-Fi). Achieved product certification in the very first attempt.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Management– Information Management2006-2007

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science,Bangalore University1997-2001

4th rank in Computer Science Engineering stream (86.5%)

Achievements

National Level Scholar, National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) – 1995, conducted by the National Council for Educational Research and Training, New Delhi