Prasanna Tummala

Email: acvopn@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasannatummala

Phone: 919-***-****

Professional Summary

Visionary, Results-driven, Innovative Technical Leader, Self-Motivated and strong drive to succeed in a collaborative environment with Masters Degrees in Computer Science and Applications with overall 20 years of hands-on experience working as Agile Software Development Manager, Technical Delivery/Team Lead, Architect, and Principal Software Developer.

A thorough leader in the Tech space and readily able to apply trends, data to business decisions while adhering to resourcing constraints and market factors. Lead the team for exceptional product execution that aligns with sound development concepts and meets customer requirements with being proactive in identifying and resolving technical issues to keep road blocks at bay for the team.

Multifaceted Engineering lead with a demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to new technologies in both small and large company environments. Extensive leadership experience as a Manager and Technical Leader of Software Development and QA teams delivering a variety of successful products with subsequent releases, on time with high quality.

Experience spans working with different teams - Business, Product management, Product Owners, Cross Organizational Development and QA teams and leading teams spanning different countries and geographical locations using Agile software methodologies.

Extensive experience in leading several software projects through successful integrations of various platforms and products and further evolutions during company merges.

Full blown experience leading technology teams from Conception, Design, Development, and Deployment of cutting-edge Software Solutions using full SDLC with Agile methodologies as scrum master and waterfall wherever needed.

Leveraged deep software engineering background to serve as Lead Solution Architect, Principal Engineer, a subject matter expert and go-to technical resource and hands-on Leader in the definition and design of robust solutions. Champions continuous improvement, best practice development methodologies, and a team-based operating culture to ensure consistent achievement of development objectives.

Hands-on with new product designs, systems architecture, software development and debugging complex solutions(embedded, GUI, applications, databases and services), with a passion for exceeding customer expectations and demonstrated customer facing skills by involving in product deployment and integration with customer environments.

People and Project Management - Identify and recruit talents to ensure effective mix. Building and maintaining motivated team. Develop, track, and manage the project budget

Specialties Include:

Integrating, managing, leading software projects with teams spanning across multiple continents involving complex technical aspects and communication at various levels of management; Agile

Software Development Manager, Technical Delivery/Team Lead,Architect, Software development and System Analysis; Software System design; Agile project management; Scrum master; Customer facing roles during product/feature deployment phases; Interviewing and Recruitment; Team building and Team mentoring.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating system

Windows, Linux, Solaris, OS2

Languages/Framework

C/C++, Java (SE, EE), JavaScript, JSP, JQuery, Bootstrap,

Angular.js, Knockout.js, Ext JS, Google Guice, MVC, ASP.Net, C#,

Visual Basic, HTML5, Visual Basic 6.0, VB Script, XML, XSLT,

SQL, PL/SQL, JDBC, Perl, Shell scripting, MQ Series, SOA

Web Services(SOAP, Restful), Jersey library, RestAssured

Version/Build tools

Perforce, Visual Source Safe, Clear case, Apache Maven, Jenkins, uDeploy

Web/App Servers

IIS, Apache Webserver, Tomcat 7, WebLogic

Databases

SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Postgress SQL, Sybase

IDE/ Tools

Visual Studio (2005 - 2014), Erwin Data Modeling Tool, Eclipse, IntelliJ,

Rest Client, JSON Viewer, Soap UI, Rally and JIRA (For managing agile

process), Sonar (Code Quality), npm(Package Manager),

Junit & Jasmine( Unit Test), Karma(Test Runner), Protractor(E2E

regression testing), Log Mining (Splunk), Logging (Log4J)

Design/Process

OOAD, Design Patterns, UML

SDLC

Agile methodology, Scrum framework (Scrum Master & Product Owner

roles), Traditional waterfall, Continuous Integration and Test Driven

Development

Honors and Awards

Engineering Lead Excellence Award: In Recognition on the outstanding achievement in Leading IxLoad-LTE Access project from design to deployment.

IXIA, Dec 2014

Hackathon Award: In recognition of passion and hard work on the Hackathon Idea and implementation – Visual Representation of LTE UEs State and Location.

IXIA, July 2013

Engineering Star Award: In Recognition of outstanding achievement in Product Development and Design of IxLoad eNB project.

IXIA, November 2011

Technical Excellence: In Recognition of integrating key DCT Components with Ixia core framework during merging of Catapult components with Ixia Components to design integrated product.

IXIA, Sep 2010

Engineering Award: In Recognition of outstanding support and efforts on Testbench Program.

IXIA, April 2009

Engineering Excellence Award: In Recognition of outstanding technical contribution to OS2 wrap project.

IBM Global Services, Dec 1998

EDUCATION

Master of Computer Applications, Osmania University, India.

Bachelor of Computer Science, Osmania University, India.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Employer: Fidelity Investments 06/2015 to Till Date

Software Development Manager/ Technical Delivery Lead:

Software Development Manager and Technical Delivery Lead managing Multi-Million dollar High Network Investment products with responsibilities including –

Managing Cross organizational delivery teams for the entire Product lifecycle. Responsible for Budgeting, Resource management, team formation from scratch and End to End delivery of the Portfolio interfacing with multiple technologies and organizations.

Managing, Leading and mentoring development & QA teams through challenging technologies, architecture and multiple development cycles.

Hands-on Design, Development, debugging of multilayered software.

Scrum Master of my development & QA Teams.

As a delivery lead acted as single point of bridge between Engineering, Architecture, and Product Management and Business groups.

Interviewing and Recruitment, Team building, Team mentoring and personal management.

Environment: Angular.js, Java script, HTML5, Java, Jersey library, RestAssured, Log4J, Junit, Jasmine, Karma, Protractor, Sonar, Jenkins, Git/Stash, Web Services(SOAP, Restful), SOA

Employer: Ixia Communication 01/2010 to 06/2015

Software Development Manager /Technical Team Lead - Software Development

Leading with hands-on Architect and Principal software development contributor for a multi-disciplined team of Software and QA engineers spanning across 3 countries and 5 geographical locations delivering LTE and LTE-Advanced wireless test solutions for the service provider and network equipment manufacturer (NEMs) market.

Over the span on 15 years with IXIA was involved with multiple successful releases of multiple products developed and released on time with quality under my leadership.

Projects include:

Multimillion dollar projects IxLoad LTE Access and IxLoad LTE Evolved Packet Core Network Testing Tool

–IxLoad LTE Access - is industry’s most comprehensive LTE access test solution, measuring all aspects of eNodeB base station capacity and performance.

–IxLoad LTE Evolved Packet Core Network Testing Tool – is IXIA’s eNB simulation on the S1-MME and S1-U interfaces.

–Web Based eNodeB Functional Test Library – is a light weight web application running on hardware with limited capacity. Focus is on its ease of use using web based GUI.

Responsibilities include:

Driver of all aspects of the product development life cycle including feature definition along with Product Management, project planning and execution, System architecture, software design and software development (including embedded, GUI, Middleware applications and Database), QA, technical documentation and customer deployment and customer support.

During various acquisitions, leading integration of different tools and products. As an Architect of these integrations, was involved in interacting with different teams of these multiple products to understand these products, technologies involved and then identifying integration end points of each of the products.

Training and leading my team on these multiple product lines. Leading this team to come up with a design of integrated solution.

Hands-on Design and Development of the different product lines.

Scrum Master of my team. Involved in running daily scrums, unblocking daily roadblocks, defining and re-defining sprints as per the product requirement flows, forming sprint teams and identifying tasks for each of the engineering.

As Delivery lead was single point of contact between Engineering - Product Management, QA and deployment teams.

Direct interaction with customers during deployment phase of the projects.

Interviewing and Recruitment, Team building, Team mentoring and personal management.

Environment: C, C++, Ruby, python, C#, Java (SE, EE), Eclipse, JavaScript, MySQL, Perl scripting, VS 2014/2013, HTML5, Linux, Solaris, Windows, Apache webserver, MVC design patterns, JSP, Bootstrap, Angular.JS, Knockout.js, Ext JS, JQuery, Google Guice

Employer: Ixia Communications 09/2000 to 05/2010

Joined Ixia as part of acquisition of Catapult in 2009. Joined Catapult as part of acquisition of NDD (Network Diagnostic Division) of Tekelec in 2001.

Principal Software Engineer

Projects include:

Testbench – is a Java and Eclipse driven front end tool a c, c++, based.

Software architect of Eclipse plug-in based product to test digital telecom equipment. This involved using EMF, TPTP, and BIRT Eclipse projects.

MGTS (Message Generator Traffic Simulator)

oInvolved in designing and developing client/server JAVA application to help customers diagnose and troubleshoot problems with protocol stacks running on the p and m-series hardware

oDeveloped a middleware tool which process User information and protocol specific data, downloads to hardware which in turn interacts with the Device under Test (DUT).

oLead for project Porting Iu and IuB stacks which run on Linux platform based hardware to new hardware with workstation based windows platform.

oXML to GUI convertor tool using Java Swing. This is a tool which reads XML config files and creates GUI on the fly which can be used by users to configure wireless protocol stacks.

Responsibilities Include:

Project Designs, System Architecture, Leading and Software Development and Deployment at customer sites.

Environment: C, C++, Ruby, python, C#, Java, Eclipse, MySQL, Oracle, Linux, Solaris, Windows7, JavaScript, HTML, VS2014/2013, SQL Server

Employer: Swift Technologies 05/1999 – 08/2000

Swift was a startup who took up various projects for different clients and also outsourced employees to client locations.

Title: Senior Software Consultant Engineer

Projects Include:

Web applications to support Healthcare clients.

Client/Server application support for Healthcare and Insurances clients.

Client/Server application development and support for Retail clients.

As IT Software contractor at IBM, was involved in project OS2 project to provide a 32-bit API for native programs, by converting 16-bit code and drivers. It also included a new OOUI (object-oriented user interface) called the “Workplace Shell”.

Responsibilities Include:

Leading Design and Development of different software applications projects from various clients.

Hiring and Technical training Engineering resources within organization.

Attending offshore client meetings to understand and formalize requirements.

Handling communications with multiple teams at the client site for formalizing requirements to communicating back to product development and finance within Swift Technologies

Environment: C, C++, C#, J2EE, Java, .Net, ASP, JavaScript, Oracle, HTML, Visual Basic. OS2, Windows, Solaris, SQL Server

IBM Global Services (India) 10/1997 – 05/1999

Title: Software Engineer/ Team Lead

Project Include:

Multiple projects involving Kernel Debugging of OS2 Wrap3/Wrap4 Operating system.

Responsibilities Include:

Joined IBM India as Software Engineer and after successfully completing initial training at IBM Austin was promoted as Team Lead to build and manage team in India office.

Cross Training Team members, leading development of new features in multiple releases of OS2, communicating with higher management and Team in IBM Austin.

Environment: C, Java, OS2, DB2, Linux,

Employer: CMC Ltd. (India) 06/1996 – 10/1997

Joined CMC as fresh graduate from College during campus recruitment. CMC Limited has the credit of introducing first form of computer applications at a large scale in India.

Title: Software Engineer

Project Include:

Indian Railways Reservation System IMPRESS (Integrated Multi-train Passenger Reservation System)

Responsibilities include:

Involved in the front end and middle ware development of this product supporting multiple releases.

Environment: COBOL, Visual Basic, DB2, Mainframes, Windows

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