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Sai Krishna Kotapati

The Ponds,NSW

Summary

Resourceful Project Manager with 13 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Leads procurement of resources including equipment and supplies. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions. Knowledgeable in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budget and financial management.

Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager

Wipro Technologies
Sydney, NSW
07.2018 - Current
  • Led and assisted technical upgrade projects for clients by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations.
  • Developed project management roadmap to define project objectives, timelines and milestones.
  • Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines, and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination.
  • Proposed and implemented system enhancements to improve performance and reliability of storage environment.
  • Designed, documented and executed system upgrades and patch management using update manager.
  • Organized internal audits and led efforts to determine and remedy deficiencies.
  • Developed project plans identifying key issues, approaches and performance metrics.
  • Led and managed staff of 20 team members engaged in administering complex IT infrastructure.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
  • Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
  • Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
  • Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
  • Negotiated and managed third-party contracts related to project deliverables.
  • Coordinated material procurement and required services for projects within budget requirements.
  • Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
  • Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
  • Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
  • Conducted quality assurance to verify accuracy of data used in IT projects.
  • Prepared and submitted project invoices for review and approval.
  • Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks.
  • Developed and introduced IT strategies to improve operational efficiency.
  • Resolved staff conflicts and identified potential areas of improvement.
  • Wrote, updated and maintained project documentation.
  • Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete IT projects.
  • Generated reports for IT project progress and performance.
  • Coordinated with external vendors to deliver IT project components.
  • Implemented best practices to drive quality IT project delivery.
  • Devised test plans to validate accuracy of IT projects.
  • Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
  • Identified and implemented cost-saving measures in IT projects.
  • Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.
  • Negotiated and managed project budgets to meet goals.
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Assessed and analyzed customer requirements to develop effective IT project plans.

Technical Lead Software Developer

Wipro Technologies
06.2011 - 08.2018
  • Certified Scrum Master in charge of managing project Jira board as well as hosting scrum ceremonies for two virtual squads. An Automation Gaps team and Infrastructure Build team. Each team consisted of 12members.
  • Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track.
  • Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and off-shore.
  • Drove Scrum team progress to overcome obstacles and realize success throughout life of each sprint.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Evangelized agile as strategic asset of culture and business value, inspiring teams in implementation of new tools and techniques.
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Researched emerging technologies and current trends to stay knowledgeable in methods that could benefit scrum team.
  • Guided and coached Scrum team and organized Agile and Scrum practices and values while also meeting delivery commitment.
  • Supported team using servant leadership style and leading by example.
  • Removed obstacles by finding right personnel to advance tasks and projects.
  • Assisted with internal and external communication resulting in improved transparency.
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Assessed Scrum maturity of team and organized and coached team to higher levels of development.
  • Anticipated impediments to team delivery involving cultural barriers and logistical challenges.
  • Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
  • Ensured each of the User Stories are well defined; contained the Who, What. and Why and meet the INVEST criteria before they are estimated by the team during the product backlog refinement sessions.
  • Daily Stand Ups - (Hosted four a week) worked with developmental team on the status of current projects, Jira Ticket's and User Stories.
  • The Breakdown of any user stories taking longer than two days of completion.
  • Reviewed any blockers or impediments that the team may be facing.
  • Created a jira dashboard utilized for sprint burndown chart and metrics.
  • Checked sprint velocity on daily basis and weekly basis.
  • Mid-Sprint Risk Registry - Assessed dynamics in burndown chart check Jira Board for any flowover tickets.
  • Analyzed Current risks in current sprint.
  • Sprint Planning - Work closely with product manager to create documentation of Business requirements , epics and user stories.
  • Spent time sprint planning 2-3 sprints ahead of the future at a high level.
  • Created stories and follow standard story pointing assigning. verify team capacity for sprint.
  • Sprint Backlog Grooming - (Daily )· Added description to all prioritized stories
  • Added Acceptance Criteria to all prioritized stories
  • Attached any necessary documents, snapshots, links and accesses
  • Story pointed all prioritized stories
  • Moved any story that has dependencies or not clear to next sprints
  • Sprint Prioritization (Held twice a week with PO) - Prioritized future sprints with PO to make sure all stories are still aligned to product roadmap
  • Identified any dependencies and communicate the same with POs
  • Planned to get bandwidth from other teams if any support is needed.
  • Sprint Retrospective -(Held at the end of sprint)
  • Reviewed last retros actions items.
  • reviewed sprint with PO to ensure satisfaction
  • Reviewed team temperature and figure out what processes went well, aspects of the project that could be avoided and what should be changed for better efficiency.
  • Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.
  • Collaborated with project managers to select ambitious, but realistic coding milestones on pre-release software project development.
  • Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs, and improving functionality.
  • Discussed issues with team members to provide resolution and apply best practices.
  • Designed customized solutions for proposals to potential customers.
  • Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
  • Pioneered new methods of code review to incorporate wider range of voices.
  • Participated in software field testing to verify performance of developed projects.
  • Designed intuitive graphical user interfaces to improve user experience.
  • Documented technical workflows and knowledge to educate newly hired employees.
  • Architected data engineering pipelines to support machine learning performance.
  • Coordinated with project management on database development timelines.
  • Introduced automated diagnostics for sensor data collection and processing.
  • Designed reusable and reliable code for use within distributed cloud environments.
  • Tested troubleshooting methods and documented resolutions for inclusion in knowledge base for support team use.
  • Inspected equipment, assessed functionality and optimized controls.
  • Analyzed work to generate logic for new systems, procedures and tests.
  • Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
  • Integrated constructive programs into cohesive product.
  • Designed and developed analytical data structures.
  • Investigated new and emerging software applications to select and implement administrative information systems.
  • Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

VIT University
India
05.2011

Skills

  • Agile best practices
  • Scrum processes
  • Software Development Life Cycle
  • Project Management
  • Scrum Methodologies
  • Kanban
  • Proficient in all Microsoft Products
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Jira , Jira Grooming
  • Confluence
  • Wealth Management
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Burndown/Up Chart
  • Risk Management
  • Project Planning
  • Financial Administration
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project tracking
  • Vendor Sourcing
  • Technical Support
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Work flow planning
  • Resource Allocation
  • Productivity Improvement
  • Project estimation and bidding
  • Agile Methodology

Certification

  • CAPM - Certified Associate in Project Management
  • PMP - Project Management Professional
  • MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional

Timeline

Project Manager

Wipro Technologies
07.2018 - Current

Technical Lead Software Developer

Wipro Technologies
06.2011 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

VIT University

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