About

Vinay Rao is a highly skilled Software Senior Principal Engineer with over 23 years of relevant experience in the field. As a technical leader, he has proven expertise in building products and solutions from early concept to production. He is currently working at Dell EMC as a Software Senior Principal Engineer, where he is responsible for architecting and leading PowerPath, a key product feature in the storage ecosystem. Throughout his career, Vinay has demonstrated exceptional technical skills and leadership qualities. He has filed patent disclosures for protecting the IP of the organization for future product feature releases and has been awarded for the most number of patent disclosures from the storage division in India in FY19. He has also been awarded as the Innovation Champion for the year FY20 and has been granted 26 patents from USPTO. Vinay has worked with various engineering teams in the storage ecosystem to deliver collaboration features and has built POC's to find new growth areas for the product. He has mentored engineers within the organization in innovation and filing IPs and has mentored PowerPath engineers in training and helping in taking ownership of key modules. Vinay's education background includes a Diploma in Advance Computing from C-DAC, Computer Science and Engineering from Utkal University, and he also attended Kendriya Vidyalaya and C-DAC. His technical skills include Integration, Senior Software Engineer, and Software Engineer. Overall, Vinay is a highly skilled and experienced Software Senior Principal Engineer with a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions in the storage ecosystem. His technical expertise, leadership qualities, and mentoring skills make him a valuable asset to any organization.