SUMMARY

• Results - oriented visionary with hands-on unique background in software engineering and design.
• Expertise in Healthcare, Banking, Telecom, and Human Resources, e-business and web, API development projects using waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Strong strategic and long-range planning abilities; skilled in delivering projects/program with globally distributed teams.
• Diverse background covers engineering, innovation, operations, quality assurance, and pre-sales functions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: Pentium, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Linux

Languages: Java, J2EE, NodeJs

Databases: Oracle, MS Access, Lotus Notes, DB2,MangoDB, Cassandra

Middleware: CORBA, RMI, EJB, Web services, MQ Series,TIBCO, JMS

Methodologies: UML, WSBCC (WebSphere Business Component Composer) Framework, IGF Framework, EAD4J Framework, J2EE Framework, API Management Platform Apigee, CA Layer7, WSo2, BlueMix/IBM Cloud PAAS

Tools: Dash board, Sharepoint, MS Office, MS Visio, Itrack, Jira, HP QC, Remedy, People soft, Rational Rose, Symantec Visual Café, Visual age for Java, WebSphere App. Developer Studio, Eclipse, Rational Application developer, Intro scope, TIBCO Hawk, Business Studio, BlueMix platform, GCP, AWS, Salesforce

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Director

Confidential, Pleasanton, CA

Responsibilities:

• Manage roadmap, delivery of digital experience of Dal-Tile client to launch new website to have better customer experience product to increase market share. Sitecore, Coveo, DevOps, API, Microservices Come up with the product roadmap, conduct user story workshop, prioritize backlog user stories, scrum ceremonies, release plan for phase wise deployment to launch the website. Pilot launch to familiarize the product to internal audience and implement the feedback loop to incorporate in the production launch.
• Came up with alternative approaches to ensure Product owners/marketing/IT team understand the risks and issues with big bang release approaches. Advocated and Implemented fail fast approach with soft launch and coming up with the roadmap for release roll out plan
• Partner with Google Apigee as implementation partner to set up, implement enterprise wide APIM migration strategy for Kaiser to support new API initiatives to aid digital journey. Migrate and implement self service model of APIM from IBM APIC to Google Apigee. Identify the goal, requirement workshop to come up with launch strategy and migration strategy.
• Work with solutions architecture, Infrastructure, data architecture and API development teams to launch a standard, robust, flexible and reusable API shared service platform.
• Set up proxy enablement through Ignite templates for internal API creation and enable one click deployment through CI/CD automation pipeline
• Own and maintain client relationship to deliver shared analytics big data platform of Kaiser.
• Own and maintain client relationship to deliver redesigning with better digital experience for Kaiser’s Employee Broker Self Service program with multiple stake holders. AEM, Microservice, Bluemix, IBM Cloudant, IBM APIC/Google Apigee, Angular, NodeJs, Jenkins, DevOps
• Use tools such as JIRA, Rally, Confluence, Slack, Hipchat, MS teams to manage initiatives.
• Partnered with client on DevOps initiatives for Kaiser care delivery group. Worked from initial proposal in outlining DevOps strategy for the group and create road map for implementing CI/CD pipeline for multiple tracks.
• Collaborated with practices to identify sales opportunity on APIM Google Apigee/IBM APIC migration, User experience, Big data platform, Analytics, Cloud, Digital marketing, transformation and DevOps initiatives.
• Prepare RFP /RFI responses, SoW for multiple initiatives
• SPOC for security compliance audit of the account, responded and remedied open items in collaboration with the other departments
• Mentoring and career planning for direct reports; appraisal, development and training

Program Manager

Confidential, San Ramon, CA

Responsibilities:

• Established API Management Platform competency, internally promoted its charter. Have worked on multiple proposals and presented proposals around 10 clients across APAC, Europe and NA. Represented TechM as speaker on API Management Platform strategy for BFSI sector in CA-TechMahindra joint conference April 27, 2016 held in London, UK.
• Lead DevOps transformation for the client business unit in coming up with road map, strategy and transition plan
• Built and transitioned API platform delivery teams - dev, test and operations as fully production ready on multiple Data centers
• Have delivered over 30 multi-million dollar, large scale solutions involving cutting edge technologies, managing globally diverse teams. Introduced and lead the adoption of standards across multiple programs
• Managed delivery of BPM, Middleware platforms and Developer program platform teams with staff of 80 employees.
• Lead many Digitization RFPs across the globe, won major $7 M to $140 M contracts from leading North American Telco customer
• Fostered culture of innovation by leading product and technology brainstorming sessions.
• Mentoring and career planning for direct reports; appraisal, development and training

Environment: APIGEE platform, Ruby on Rails, SVN, GITHUB, node.js, python, Cassandra, postgress, REDMINE, JUNIT, J2EE,Rallydev, QC defect management, Dash board, share point project management, MS office, Cloud infrastructure

Confidential

Sr. Technical Manager

Environment: WEBLOGIC APPLICATION SERVER, ECLIPSE, Web Services, JMS, ORACLE, SVN, JUNIT, J2EE,XML,HTML, Jira(iTrack),QC defect management, Dash board, share point project management, MS office

Responsibilities:

• Manage offshore, onsite development teams in design, develop, support enhancement projects and application.
• Worked as Scrum master for migration project.
• Prepare Estimation for new projects Using FP technique and WBS. Resource planning for new enhancements.
• Mentor offshore and onsite team to perform daily activities.
• Adhere to all application standards, application portfolio strategy, service level agreements, and processes (i.e., Walkthrough and Approval processes, Program/System documentation, Status Reporting, Escalation, Change Management, Problem Management, Software Development Methodology, etc.).
• Manage trouble shooting of production issues. Identify and fix production issues reported by clients.
• Participating in development lifecycle processes, including requirements management, release management, and testing. Work closely with cross functional teams -Requirements, Integration, System, User testing team. Lead releases as part of development team.
• Performance evaluation of associates and set career goals
• Maintain and track schedules and resources
• Plan and Support release management, Change management
• Monthly reviews with senior leadership, status meetings
• Stabilizing the new team; Unix environment migration; application Security compliance
• Challenges: Building a fresh team with 50% less capacity than incumbent vendor and taking over CBS application in managed mode; maintaining quality work in manage mode teams

Confidential

Technical Manager

Environment: WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER, web services, WSAD, RAD, ORACLE, CVS, JUNIT, J2EE(EJB), Wily (Introscope), XSL, Mercury BAC tool, JSP, Visio, Apache server for tools, JMS, TIBCO HAWK, Codepro

Responsibilities:

• Manage offshore, onsite development teams in design, develop projects for ATT.COM backend application. Mentor offshore and onsite team to perform daily activities.
• Participate in solution approach discussions for upcoming projects. Prepare proof of concept for possible/alternative solutions.
• Responsible for developing key design deliverables, preliminary and high-level architecture models for new launch product lines to support marketing requirements and clients of Confidential &T.
• Contributing new reusable component designs and implementations for enterprise use.
• Adhere to all application standards, application portfolio strategy, service level agreements, and processes (i.e., Walkthrough and Approval processes, Program/System documentation, Status Reporting, Escalation, Change Management, Problem Management, Software Development Methodology, etc.).
• Prepare Estimation for new projects Using FP technique and WBS. Resource planning for new enhancements.
• Participating in development lifecycle processes, including requirements management, release management, and testing. Work closely with Requirements, Integration, System, User testing team. Lead releases as part of development team.
• Spearhead identifying and trouble shooting DSL FALL OUT effort.
• Lead development team in implementing exceptional handling and Logging frame work for the application.
• Lead application development team in designing and developing new legacy interfaces using EJB 2.0, Web Services.
• Help team in trouble shooting production issues. Identify and fix production issues reported by partners. Provide periodically 24/7 on call support. Design and develop tools, reports for production support team.

Project Lead/ Analyst

Confidential, San Ramon, CA

Responsibilities:

• Manage offshore, onsite development teams in design, develop projects for ATT.COM backend application. Mentor offshore and onsite team to perform daily activities.
• Participate in solution approach discussions for upcoming projects. Prepare proof of concept for possible/alternative solutions.
• Responsible for developing key design deliverables, preliminary and high-level architecture models for new launch product lines to support marketing requirements and clients of Confidential &T.
• Contributing new reusable component designs and implementations for enterprise use.
• Adhere to all application standards, application portfolio strategy, service level agreements, and processes (i.e., Walkthrough and Approval processes, Program/System documentation, Status Reporting, Escalation, Change Management, Problem Management, Software Development Methodology, etc.).