Umashankar V.

Umashankar V. is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in engineering program management and strategy. Currently serving as a Senior Engineering Program Manager at NetApp since March 2018, Umashankar V. focuses on engineering, strategy, and operations. Prior to this role, Umashankar V. worked at IBM for over a decade, where responsibilities included leading agile development and delivery initiatives as well as overseeing systems management and virtualization for Power Servers. Earlier positions at IBM included Engineering Manager in Power Firmware Development and Manager of Strategy and Business Operations within Technology and Hardware Development. Additional experience includes roles as a Tech Lead at Magma Design Automation and as a Design Engineer at Texas Instruments. Umashankar V. holds an MBA in Information Technology from Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies in Pune and has a background in engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology and DAV.