About

Pramod Kumar is an accomplished Engineering Manager with over 17 years of experience in software product development, testing, and automation. He is currently associated with Dell EMC, where he manages software engineering projects and oversees all aspects of people management, including talent acquisition, team development, resource allocation, technical guidance, mentoring, coaching, motivation, and performance appraisals. Pramod is well-versed in working with cross-functional, cross-continental teams in the US, China, Israel, and India. He has excellent leadership skills and is proficient in enterprise product development and agile project management. He has a proven track record of successfully managing internal and external customer relationships, ensuring customer satisfaction, and delivering projects on time and within budget. Pramod's current role at Dell EMC involves managing two critical projects, PowerProtect Data Manager (PPDM) and Data Protection Advisor (DPA). PPDM is a software-defined data protection platform that protects data and delivers governance control for modern cloud workloads across evolving physical, virtual, and cloud environments. DPA unifies and automates monitoring, alerting, and reporting across data protection software and storage environments, including on-premises and cloud. Before joining Dell EMC, Pramod worked at Cisco and IBM, where he was involved in developing automation frameworks, scripting, and testing various products and services. At Cisco, he worked on 3G/4G LTE, EPC automation in a TCL/ITCL/Expect/Perl/Python automation framework. At IBM, he was responsible for QA and automation for TSAM (Tivoli Service Automation Manager), which enables users to request, deploy, monitor, and manage cloud computing services. Pramod holds a B.E. degree in Computer Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University and completed his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya. He has expertise in senior software engineering, testing, Python, software engineering, and QA. With his relevant experience and skills, Pramod is an asset to any organization that values quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.