Vice President of Global Engineering and Member of Executive Staff Sumtotal Systems
“Vinodh is a great R&D leader. He focuses a lot of energy on ensuring his team is productive and engaged. He has a creative mind that has produced numerous ideas that have benefited our customers. He is great to work with under challenging conditions.” May 21, 2010
Brad Crain, VP Software Engineering, SumTotal Systems reported to Vinodh at Sumtotal Systems
“Vinodh was responsible for the company's R&D team and developing and executing upon the product roadmap. While in the position, he managed the P&L, spent significant time with our customers and field teams to best understand the requirements for our roadmap, and was focused on both customer and employee satisfaction. His style is calm and he works well under pressure, always carrying a positive attitude and approach to challenges. He was able to deliver results, and identified critical success factors that needed to be addressed to keep the company's blueprint ahead of the competition.” May 20, 2010
Barb Stinnett, President, SumTotal Systems managed Vinodh at Sumtotal Systems
“Vinodh is as realistic as he is optimistic. It was a true joy to work with him in a high energy, high productivity environment loaded with top engineering professionals whom he is responsible for. His dedication to product quality and deadlines is matched only by his devotion to his team.” March 7, 2009
Dale Bonamie, Development Manager, SumTotal Systems worked indirectly for Vinodh at Sumtotal Systems
“It is very exciting to be working with someone like Vinodh. He has lots of energy and ever-willing to solve every problem that is posed to him. He is very detail-oriented manager and likes to get hands-on at every opportuntity. Since I am not so, our discussions become tough sometimes, but they are always insightful to me. I worked with him as a peer as well as his report and I didn't feel the difference, he was always open, friendly and candid.” December 19, 2008
Mrityunjay Kumar, Various director level positions in R&D, SumTotal Systems worked directly with Vinodh at Sumtotal Systems
“During my tenure at SumTotal, I had the pleasure and privilege of working under Vinodh's leadership and it was a wonderful experience, indeed. Vinodh not only had a deep understanding of the industry, but from an overall business perspective as well and led the PM product group through many successes.
I had the opportunity to directly work with Vinodh on few projects - I was amazed at his deep & broad knowledge of the product suite and his eye for detail & perfection was simply inspiring. His calm demeanor under stressful situation is a highlight of his working style and handles pressure with utmost ease.
As the Vice President of the Engineering division, he was a source of inspiration across different groups and his enthusiasm for work is infectious. Vinodh has utmost care for customer's success and ensured that different working groups integrated seamlessly to ensure customer satisfaction. Vinodh is instrumental in many initiatives that are targeted to reduce the turnaround time for customer escalated issues and improve product quality.
Vinodh is a leader who has the vision to lead large, diversified groups to success and the ability to execute it with utmost sincerity. I would welcome the opportunity to work with him again.” September 4, 2010
Ram Arunachalam, Senior Lead, Software Quality Assurance , SumTotal Systems worked indirectly for Vinodh
Director - Product Development JDA Software(formerly called Manugistics)
“Vinodh is the best person in my professional life. The way he solves any problem is different and he is a dynamic, and we can consider him the best example as a lead. He is having very good knowledge in JDA (formerly called Manugistics) products. He is very strong in all areas (including technical, functional and managerial). His attitude and approach towards problem solving was awesome. All professionals are very happy/lucky working with him.” November 22, 2009
Murali Choudari, Project Manager, JDA Software worked directly with Vinodh at JDA Software(formerly called Manugistics)
“I feel the time which I have spent working with Vinodh was one of the best time of my professional life. I had lot of close interactions with him for close to 2 years when manugistics India office was getting set up. He is a dymanic and result oriented leader, his sheer presence make the atmosphere energetic and charged. Looking at him we used to say that our product Transport was in his blood. His attitude and approach towards problem solving was awesome.” November 21, 2009
Vinay Sharma, Project Manager, JDA Software reported to Vinodh at JDA Software(formerly called Manugistics)
“Vinodh has been a great mentor and guide to me, he is a team person, always ready to help on both technical and functional level. A hands on person with great leadership skills, his legacy continues to be there on the floor.” July 21, 2008
Hemant Shergare, Development Manager, JDA reported to Vinodh at JDA Software(formerly called Manugistics)
“I worked with Vinodh directly for many years and have seen him taking on various roles and challenges during the period I have known him. From the very beginning , Vinodh has been extremely customer focussed. He has on many occasions dealt with critical customers and helped them by providing solutions to their difficult problems. He has excellent people skills - got along very well with various teams in Manugistics. He always maintained a positive outlook and approached any situation with a can do attitude. It was a pleasure working with Vinodh.” June 24, 2008
Sundar Arunapuram, Sr. Director, Logistics Solutions Product Development, Manugistics managed Vinodh at JDA Software(formerly called Manugistics)
“Vinodh is top-notch at all he does. It was a pleasure to work with Vinodh!” June 18, 2008
Srini Rajagopal, Technical Director, Logistics Solutions, Manugistics managed Vinodh at JDA Software(formerly called Manugistics)
“Vinodh is the ultimate doer - he is energetic, committed and results-driven. I worked very closely with Vinodh at Manugistics and was thoroughly impressed with his ability to understand and deliver complex functionality while working with a diverse group of people with varied interests and expertise. He is an excellent mentor and never hesitates to roll up his sleeves to get things done. His strong development background coupled with his management education and global experience makes Vinodh incredibly valuable for any organization that is part of the new economy.” June 8, 2008
Suresh Acharya, Director, Manugistics/JDA worked directly with Vinodh at JDA Software(formerly called Manugistics)
“Vinodh goes above and beyond the typical definition of a 'developer' as he understands and considers the business side of building applications. He provides great insight into design and can translate difficult concepts into simple terms. He is a pleasure to work with and was highly regarded at MANU. I would work with Vinodh again without hesitation.” November 29, 2006
Gregg Lanyard, Senior Product Manager, Manugistics worked with Vinodh at JDA (formerly called Manugistics)
“I've worked with Vinodh on-and-off throughout his years at Manugistics/JDA on various projects and releases. He is conscientious on how decisions effect the whole, a friendly co-worker and peer, eager to help where help is needed. He will take on most any challenge, and I found him to be a honest and goal-driven individual.” September 13, 2006
Chuck Heck, Principal Engineer, Manugistics, Inc worked directly with Vinodh at JDA (formerly called Manugistics)
