Balaji Baskaran
Software Engineer - Principal
Sector: IT-Software
Member Since, January 21, 2023About Me
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Academic Level Master’s Degree
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Experience 14
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Gender Male
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Industry Development
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Date of Birth 02/03/1986
Description
An accomplished Oil & Gas professional with experience in engineering and designing products, asset management, team development, product services and workover operations. Dedicated professional with Strong problem-solving aptitude with commitment to delivering quality works.
MBA professional with General management specialization from IIM, Bangalore. Aware of Finance and Accounting principles, Operations, Costing and general management principles.
14 years of diverse professional experience in Oil & Gas, Product Development, Services and Project Management
Education
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Master of Business Administration (2017 - 2019) Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
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Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering (2003 - 2007) Kongu Engineering College, Erode
Achieved an University rank of 27 among all the affiliated Engineering colleges of Anna University
Work & Experience
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Halliburton (2023 - Present ) Software Engineer - Principal
• Working as Product Owner in Domain Specialist capacity for Oil & Gas service company - Halliburton following Agile framework for Product development • Worked in delivering Digital product for Drilling Engineers in delivering solution for Well Construction, Drilling, Completion design and Costing. • Successfully delivered a Minimum viable product in developing a user-friendly report creation module for the Drilling Engineer • Communicate the application intent & long-range planning items into workable stories for the scrum team including use cases & workflows. • Worked cross functionally with Solution owners, Sales team in understanding the customer problems and resolved with the help of Product development team
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L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (2020 - 2022 ) Specialist
• As Domain specialist, perform Product owner functions in making the stories clear and provide domain support to the Development team on Digital Well Operations project • Responsible for creating user stories with clear information & acceptance criteria and communicate to the team • Aware of Agile software development process and involve in Sprint ceremonies - Planning, Grooming, Review & Retrospectives • Manage product backlog items and work closely with scrum teams to ensure the working application matches the expectations • Collaborated with a team of Domain specialist to work cross functionally with Sales & Marketing team in preparing RFP for Oil & Gas projects • Led initiatives to reduce the learning curve, training and development of the team members • Led the Project meetings and presented Product vision & roadmap, future opportunities to the internal stakeholders
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Baker Hughes (2014 - 2020 ) Lead Mechanical Engineer
• Worked in Product Management team on Drill bits product portfolio – a low-cost product category targeted for cost sensitive market • Responsible for creating product vision document for low-cost Drill bits portfolio and work with vendors in successful implementation • Successfully delivered the low-cost Drill bits portfolio and contributed significant cost savings (~ 3m$) for the company. • Provide solutions to Drilling contractors’ requirements and develop products accordingly • Took leadership role in the new Hybrid drill bits team development in Pune Technology Centre. Played key role in sustaining the team development • Mentored new engineers in drill bit design guidelines and guided them in the Drill bits design process. • Received “Recognition” for exhibiting leadership in team development & mentoring for improving team productivity and growth
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (2013 - 2014 ) Field Executive – Production
• As a Production Management Engineer manage & plan daily Work over operations in a safe, reliable and environment compliant manner • Delivered 12 Well projects per year consecutively and complicated projects resulting in a $1m worth cost saving to the corporation. • Aware of Well, Reservoir and Facility management and intervene in case of production issues • Develop Well Plans and ensure the operations are performed as per the requirements. • Prepare detailed report and analysis for continual improvement and present it to the stakeholders
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (2009 - 2013 ) Field Executive – Production
• As a Production Management Engineer manage & plan daily Work over operations in a safe, reliable and environment compliant manner • Delivered 12 Well projects per year consecutively and complicated projects resulting in a $1m worth cost saving to the corporation. • Aware of Well, Reservoir and Facility management and intervene in case of production issues • Develop Well Plans and ensure the operations are performed as per the requirements. • Prepare detailed report and analysis for continual improvement and present it to the stakeholders
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Private Limited (2007 - 2009 ) Programmer Analyst
• Software Test planning and execution function in database testing capacity • Prepare detailed test plans and test scenarios for business cases • Received “Above & Beyond” appreciation award for exhibiting positive attitude towards work along with high level of knowledge & productivity
Expertise
Honors & awards
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2008 Above & Beyond
• Received “Above & Beyond” appreciation award for exhibiting positive attitude towards work along with high level of knowledge & productivity
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2015 Spotlight Project Award
Received Spotlight Award in the successful delivery of an Engineering Project