About

Iqbal Shaikh is an experienced Engineering Manager at HP Inc RnD, with over 15.6 years of industrial experience in product development. He started his journey as an individual contributor and worked his way up to Tech lead and then to Management, where he developed systemic domain expertise across print components. Iqbal has delivered various quality products along with bringing in many self-driven innovations. He has worked on UI development, SDK application development, re-architecting raster library component, print engine firmware development, and managing large format printer & fax team along with DevOps team across print segments. Iqbal believes in hard-working, dedication, and a growth mindset attitude. He has built high performing and highly engaged teams, focusing on developing talent and inspiring with a strategical vision. These roles have enhanced his ability to influence, inspire and sharpen his multicultural agility. He is HP Certified in Fundamental Project Management course and Certified Scrum Master. He has technological skills in programming languages like Java, JSP, C++, Data structures, Design patterns, and STL. He is proficient in operating systems like Linux, Windows, and Mac. Currently, Iqbal is playing a role of Engineering management & Technical Program management to deliver projects successfully at Hewlett Packard. He has applied project management skills in delivering Value Engineering for ~50 printer models, enabling incremental revenue gains through Big deals and new variants of existing models. He has established processes, applied all learnt management models along with involving himself wherever required technically to yield 57% productivity year over year and high-quality deliverables. He has built strong relationships with all stakeholders, including non-HP vendors. In the past, Iqbal has worked as a Technical Lead and Software Engineer at Hewlett Packard. He has developed in-depth & broader knowledge across print components like UI, EWS, SDK, Print Engine, etc. Apart from assigned projects, his consistent goal is to come up with new innovations to drive and engage the team to deliver better quality products. He has delivered Pagewide products three weeks before the due date by meeting all required quality & performance metrics. He has effectively utilized his learnt skills from one project to another to understand the system effectively end to end. Iqbal holds a Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat. He is proficient in Senior Software Engineer, UI, Java, Web, DevOps, and Software Engineer.