Senior Product Manager
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Senior Product Manager, Availability at VMware
- Past
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- Product Manager, Platform Security at VMware
- Product Manager at VeriSign
- Regional Technical Manager at VeriSign
- Principal Member Technical Staff at Verizon Wireless
- Senior Security Consultant at VeriSign
- Systems Administrator at John Snow, Inc
- Education
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- Columbia University - Columbia Business School
- University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
- Brown University
- Brown University
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Banjot Chanana’s Summary
My philosophy:
1. Treat everyone as if they are your equal: with respect and admiration.
2. Don't just think; don't just act. Act thoughtfully.
Banjot Chanana’s Specialties:
My current areas of expertise:
Authentication, Encryption, Identity Management, Enterprise security solutions, and virtualization.
Banjot Chanana’s Experience
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Senior Product Manager, Availability
VMware
(Public Company; VMW; Computer Software industry)
April 2009 — Present (4 months)
Product Manager for our High Availability and Fault Tolerance solutions. I own the product strategy, execution, inbound requirements, and outbound messaging for partners and customers.
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Product Manager, Platform Security
VMware
(Public Company; VMW; Computer Software industry)
April 2007 — April 2009 (2 years 1 month)
Security Product Manager for the VMware Infrastructure platform encompassing both product security and partner security enablement (VMsafe).
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Product Manager
VeriSign
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; VRSN; Computer & Network Security industry)
May 2006 — April 2007 (1 year)
Responsible for VeriSign's Enterprise Authentication product suite, including Managed PKI and One-Time Password solutions, generating over $25M in revenue with 8 distinct products and/or services. Develop product marketing materials, create MRDs, and new business development. Directed product development for a new product launch, 3 major releases, 2 minor releases, and 2 security patches in 11 months.
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Regional Technical Manager
VeriSign
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; VRSN; Internet industry)
May 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Provide pre-sales technical expertise on authentication solutions including Two-Factor Authentication and Fraud Detection. Support large enterprise and consumer-facing initiatives for enterprise accounts.
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Principal Member Technical Staff
Verizon Wireless
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
April 2004 — May 2005 (1 year 2 months)
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Senior Security Consultant
VeriSign
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; VRSN; Internet industry)
September 1999 — April 2004 (4 years 8 months)
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Systems Administrator
John Snow, Inc
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Management Consulting industry)
September 1995 — August 1999 (4 years)
Banjot Chanana’s Education
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Columbia University - Columbia Business School
MBA , 2005 — 2006
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University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
MBA , 2005 — 2006
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Brown University
B. Sc. , Neuroscience , 1991 — 1995
- Activities and Societies:
- Executive Board, Asian American Students Association
Executive Member, Third World Coalition
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Brown University
B. A. , Biomedical Engineering , August 1991 — May 1995
Additional Information
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Banjot Chanana’s Interests:
basketball, snowboarding, running, hiking, mountain biking, pontificating on just about anything, home networking, gadgets, being at zen
Banjot Chanana’s Groups:
CISSP
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VMware Virtualization & Cloud Computing Group -
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Columbia Business School, NY, Alumni and Current Students -
Brown Alumni Association -
Columbia University Alumni Network -
BCEMBA Alumni and Current Students -
VMware Alumni -
Ivy League Alumni -
BCEMBA -
Ivy League Jobs and Recruiting -
World's Top MBA Programs
Banjot Chanana’s Honors:
CISSP, Certified Novell Engineer (CNE), VeriSign Professional Services Enginer, VeriSign Certified Instructor (VCI), VeriSign Certified Engineer (VCE), Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator (CCSA), Checkpoint Certified Security Engineer (CCSE), Checkpoint Certified Security Intructor (CCSI), HIPAA Security Specialist (CHSS)
Banjot Chanana’s Contact Settings
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- new ventures
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