Vinaya Honavalli Sathyanarayana
Mobile: +91 99021 99330 E-mail: vinaya.hs@gmail.com Blog: http://www.vinayahs.com
I have over 9-years of professional experience in consumer and enterprise software
product development and product management across wireless/mobile, electronic
payment, and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) domains. I’m passionate about
finance and software technology products and I’d love to bridge the two in my role as a
Senior Product Manager at Intuit.
I also write on the subject of finance at Capital Advisor. With 500+ 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-applications and
Web-applications that 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++), Windows application 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 and competitor 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 Gartner MarketScope 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, and product lifecycle management
for Kirusa’s mobile communications product 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 – Business Enablement)
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 Management
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
2006-2007
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science, Bangalore University
4th rank in Computer Science Engineering stream (86.5%)
1997-2001
Achievements
 National Level Scholar, National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) – 1995, conducted by the
National Council for Educational Research and Training, New Delhi