Shiva Prasad G

Enigma
DISC Type : dci

Principal Technical Support Engineer at Oracle

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Shiva Prasad G is a Principal Technical Support Engineer at Oracle with over 13 years of experience in creating scalable and high-performance database infrastructures. A business-focused leader with a Master of Science from Staffordshire University, he is an Oracle Certified Professional in MySQL. Colleagues describe him as driven, dependable, reliable, and a proactive problem-solver.

He once took on the internal role of Product Coordinator for MySQL Router at Oracle, demonstrating initiative beyond his core responsibilities.

Personality Overview

Persuasive & Assertive

Fast Follower

Hard To Convince

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Database Performance
His career focuses on performance tuning and building high-performance database infrastructures to support business growth and customer satisfaction.
Cloud Operations
Identifies as a Cloud Operations Engineer and Cloud Infrastructure Specialist, with skills in Oracle Cloud and cloud consulting.
MySQL Ecosystem
A certified MySQL 8. 0 Database Administrator who has also served as an internal Product Coordinator for MySQL Router, showing deep product engagement.

Media Appearances

Shiva Prasad – Oracle Blogs (Author Page). Featured in Oracle Blogs

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Shiva Prasad G – Principal Technical Support Engineer at Oracle (Org Chart). Featured in The Org

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Work History

9-2024
Principal Technical Support Engineer at Oracle
10-2019 - 9-2024
Senior Technical Support Engineer at Oracle
12-2017 - 10-2019
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy Services
7-2016 - 3-2017
Infrastructure Technology Specialist at Cognizant
5-2011 - 11-2015
Senior Associate at Genpact Digital

Education

2008 - 2010
Master of Science from University of Staffordshire
2003 - 2007
Bachelor of Technology - BTech from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

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Insights For Selling To Shiva

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.
  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shiva is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shiva

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shiva move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Shiva take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Shiva

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