Sudheesh C Sudhakaran

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India25 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led VMware's Tanzu Kubernetes Platform engineering team.
Established OVHcloud's Indian entity and product integration unit.
Managed multiple R&D teams across cloud services.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and Infrastructure expert with extensive experience in product management and engineering leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

KubernetesCloud ComputingSoftware DevelopmentProduct ManagementInfrastructureQuality Engineering

Other Skills

AutomationCloud infrastructureCloud monitoringCompatibility testingData CenterData center implementationDeployment supportDevOps toolsFile SystemsHPHigh AvailabilityHybrid cloud computingLeadershipLinuxMulti-cloud operations

About

Creating cloud native open source teams for VMware's Tanzu mission to build products that enables customers app modernisation journey! Enabler for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) engineering team(s) in India with a focus on: - Kubernetes upstream - Tanzu Edge - Tanzu Community Edition (TCE) - Tanzu Framework - Tanzu Kubernetes Releases (TKr) - Cluster API Providers Previously established OVHcloud GCC in India: - As a Managing Director responsible for setting up OVH Indian entity with an identity and purpose. - Responsible for leading the Product Integration Business Unit (PIU); A BU responsible for designing, architecting and building partner integration platform to onboard partner products such as PaaS products into OVHcloud product catalog. - Established other R&D teams such as DRaaS team, UI team, Networking, Core Services team, global support and Solutions Architecture team(s) In India. - As part of ecosystem connect worked closely with the developer and startup ecosystem, especially to leverage OVH's startup accelerator program for the startups.

Experience

Vmware

8 roles

Senior Director Of Engineering - Tanzu Kubernetes Platform

Promoted

Aug 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

India Site Leader for VMware Tanzu Team.
Global Engineering leader responsible for Tanzu Edge, Tanzu CLI, Runtime Core and Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) Extended support product portfolio.

KubernetesTanzu Kubernetes GridTanzu EdgeTanzu CLICloud Computing

Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Engineering Director

Nov 2020 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

Engineering leader responsible for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) product portfolio.
VMware Tanzu helps you modernize your applications and infrastructure with a common goal: deliver better software to production, continuously. The portfolio simplifies multi-cloud operations, while freeing developers to move faster and access the right resources for building the best applications. VMware Tanzu enables development and operations’ teams to work together in new ways that deliver transformative business results.

Tanzu Kubernetes GridMulti-cloud operationsSoftware developmentCloud ComputingSoftware Development

Director R&D , vCloud Air Services Engineering and Delivery

Promoted

Jul 2015 – May 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bangalore

An Engineering leader responsible for -
vCloud Air Platform services such as cloud monitoring and devops tools development.
System Integration of Cloud Services such as Disaster Recovery To Cloud (DR2C), Data Protection , Advanced Networking Services based on VMware NSX and Hybridity Services using VMware Hybrid Cloud Manager(HCM)
Managing vCloud Air Global Performance Engineering and System Integration team.

Cloud monitoringDevOps toolsSystem integrationCloud ComputingSoftware Development

Sr. R&D Manager , vCloud Hybrid Service - System Engineering

Promoted

Jul 2012 – Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore

Managing the vCloud Hybrid Service(vCHS) - System Engineering Team in Bangalore.
The Cloud Infrastructure and Services group develops products that focus on building world class platforms and solutions to facilitate adoption of private , public and hybrid cloud computing.

Hybrid cloud computingCloud infrastructureSystem engineeringCloud ComputingInfrastructure

R&D Manager , Product Interoperability Engineering

Jul 2011 – Jun 2012 · 11 mos · Bangalore

Built a 20 member team from scratch and managed the vSphere Solutions and Cloud Services Interoperability Engineering team responsible for Product Interoperability of View , vSphere Data Protection ( vDP ) , SRM ( Site Recovery Manager ) and VCOPs (VMware vCenter Operations Manager )

Product interoperabilityvSphere solutionsCloud ComputingSoftware Development

R&D Manager , Functional Integrity QE

Jul 2010 – Jun 2011 · 11 mos · Bangalore

Managed the Functional Integrity QE team responsible for Automation , Storage , High Availability , ESX Platform and Monitoring.

AutomationStorageHigh AvailabilityQuality EngineeringCloud Computing

R&D Manager , Enterprise Readiness Team

Promoted

Jul 2007 – Jun 2010 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore

Managed the Platform Monitoring ( CIM & SNMP ) and ESX System test - (RAS) team .

Platform monitoringSystem testingQuality EngineeringCloud Computing

Sr.MTS

Feb 2005 – Jun 2007 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore

Tech Lead - Virtual Machine Mobility and Compatibility testing team.
QE Release lead ESX 3.5 Update1 release and other major/update releases.

Virtual Machine MobilityCompatibility testingQuality EngineeringCloud Computing

Ovh

Head of Product Integration Unit & Managing Director OVHcloud India

May 2017 – Aug 2020 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore

OVHcloud is a global, hyper-scale cloud provider that offers businesses industry-leading performance and value. Founded in 1999, the group manages and maintains 28 datacenters in 12 sites across 4 continents, deploys its own global fiber optic network, and manages the entire supply chain for web hosting. Running on its own infrastructures, OVHcloud provides simple, powerful tools for businesses, revolutionizing the way that more than 1 million customers work across the globe. Respect for individuals’ right to privacy and equal access to new technologies are central to the company’s values.
The Product Integration Unit (PIU) is responsible for designing, architecting and building partner integration platform to onboard partner products such as PaaS products into OVHcloud product catalog.

Product IntegrationPartner integration platformPaaS productsProduct ManagementCloud Computing