Balaji Rayampettai

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Eagan, MN, **121

ac8x36@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 713-***-****

Residential Status: US Citizen.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/balaji-rayampettai-38029b13

Summary

Ambitious IT person who creates strategic alliances with organization leaders to effectively align with

And support key business initiatives. Builds and retains high performance teams by hiring, developing

And managing application software. Worked in projects through all phases of software development

Life cycle SDLC. Successfully managed the maintenance and monitoring of Oracle Databases,

Microsoft Servers, Microsoft Exchange Servers, Corporate Network, Intellectual Property.

Team Management /Project Management Experience

Experience leading the IT department and projection of IT strategy & road map with external clients & internal stakeholders up to the executive level.

Experience in Vendor Management, IT Project Management, IT Budgeting, IT policy development & implementation.

Vendor RFP, RFI process, Budget, Manage Vendor Procurement, Vendor Contracts Maintenance, Contracts Negotiations.

Successfully implemented Project Management Methodology in various projects in an Agile Environment. Resident Data Architect for all internal projects (Software, Infrastructure & Networking). Planned and Implemented OLTP Database for Interconex. Planned and Implemented the software in a SOA model.

Extensive experience working with Insurance Programs for the relocations and working with underwriters on claims from the IT prospective.

Extensive experience setting up of EDI data exchanges, data exchanges with other mediums.

Recruiting & Training, Team Building, conducting Yearly Reviews for IT personnel, project scheduling, day to day operations scheduling of IT personnel.

Lead Business Analyst from an IT perspective for Interconex.

Technical Delivery Experience

Application, IT Infrastructure, and Methodology experience includes:

Enterprise services: Service Oriented Architecture, Open Architecture

Development framework, Application platforms and Languages: Oracle 11g/12c, Oracle Forms 11g/12c, Oracle Reports 11g/12c, PowerPoint, Excel, Oracle iAS, PL/SQL, Oracle 12c Weblogic Server, SQL Navigator, Toad, SQL Loader etc are my core skills.

IT Infrastructure: Windows XP/Windows7, Windows 2003/2000/NT Servers, Nortel BCM 50 phone systems, Cisco, 3COM, Active Directory.

Industry Verticals: Freight Forwarding Logistics, Financial Accounting, Asset Management (15 yrs), Food Industry (8 yrs)

Familiar with Project Management Essentials and Methodology.

Extensive experience in Performance Tuning, Database Tuning, Database Administration, Data Extraction, Load, PL/SQL programs, Unix Shell Scripting.

Learning Cassandra, Hadoop, Golden Gate Concepts.

Familiar with Python used for Email Scavenging and automate emails with attachments.

Professional Experience

Cosmos IT Minneapolis, MN Sep-2018-Mar-2019

Sr. Oracle Consultant - USPS

Collaborate with clients to understand their requirements while translating requirements into technical specifications. Make sure that each team member is allocated work per capacity and monitor the work through Agile Methodology in Version One. Worked with high volume and complex PL/SQL Stored Procedures and Packages. Developed and Implemented Complex business rule changes/additions for the application and database in Oracle Forms and Reports 11g, PL/SQL SQL scripts for object changes. Plan, monitor and implemented Oracle Application Upgrade from 11g to 12c. Created release scripts in Unix environment.

LRS Consulting Topeka, KS Sep-2017-Aug-2018

Sr. Oracle Consultant – Kansas State

Identify capacity of each team member and allocate work for the in-house team. Code review on changes in Oracle Forms 11g, Oracle Reports 11g, PL/SQL and SQL scripts for object changes in oracle 11g databases. Critically review the development/enhancements to make sure that the quality of the deliverables is in par with the requirement and schedule/plan the releases. Responsible for maintaining release, source control and intellectual property. Releases are packaged in Unix environment.

Interconex, Inc Houston, TX Aug-2007-Jul-2017

Department Head IT

Department Head, responsible from day to day operations to infrastructure procurement, maintenance, implementations, development, IT budgeting, Vendor communication and maintenance, Project Planning & Implementation and Quality Control of Software Products, Source Code Maintenance. Lead Business Analyst from an IT perspective. 50% Hands On working with Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports, Oracle DB, Oracle iAS & Oracle PL/SQL.

Logistics Software Maintenance: Worked with customers to value and scope proposed new modules, enhancements for Freight Forwarding logistics business and Implementation of the requirements using Oracle Forms, Reports, PL/SQL. Led the initiative to add Modules for Sales Force, Integrate Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Expense Management, warehousing, Cargo and Asset Management, Storage, Move Management, Insurance and Claims Management, Procuring and Invoicing into the Logistics Software. Created all the modules, tested and implemented using Oracle Forms, Reports, PL/SQL.

Project Management: 1. Moved the Entire corporate Network from a fully outsourced Managed network and phone systems to in-house managed network with almost no downtime. 2. Revamped the entire Corporate Website from Static web pages to Responsive web pages.

Database/Software Architecture changes and maintenance in a SOA model.

Built Python Programs for Mailbox Scavenging, load PDF files into Oracle Database, automate emails to internal/external customers with file attachments.

Interconex, Inc Los Angeles, CA January 2007 - July 2007

Software Development Head

Manage the Software Development. Responsible for day to day activities of the Software Department.

Participated in meetings with Stake holders to collect projects requirements and developed the requirements into Project Charter and WBS. Monitored & Control the projects and completed projects on time. Ensured the Source Code was properly maintained through Visual Source Safe.

Trained and motivated the developers to get the work done on time. Hands on enhanced various modules with new features using Oracle Forms, Reports, PL/SQL. The software is implemented in a SOA model.

Interconex, Inc Los Angeles, CA August2001- December 2006

Sr. Lead Programmer/Analyst

Maintained and enhanced various modules into the Logistics System, corporate website.

Managed the end to end maintenance and enhancement of In-house Logistics system for an International Freight Forwarding Company using Oracle Forms, Reports, PL/SQL.

Led the evolution of a completely dynamic corporate website with separate portals for customers, vendors, Transferees, employees etc.

Created EDI data exchange with customers, legacy stand alone accounting system.

Managed production databases, database backup, Intellectual property backup and maintenance.

Created and automated daily, weekly, monthly, high level and complex ad-hoc reports for Management as required.

Created and Maintained Replication of data between production databases.

Greco Technologies Los Angeles, CA Feb 1999-July 2001

Sr. Oracle Developer

Lead a team of Programmers/developers in designing, developing and implementing logistics software for an International Freight Forwarding Company. Developed other off the shelf products using Oracle Forms, Reports, PL/SQL.

Designed, developed and implemented a logistics software for a freight forwarding company using Oracle Forms, Reports, PL/SQL. Integrated a third party accounting software with the logistics software. Created edi data exchange.

Designed, developed and implemented Contracts Management System for a NVOCC business to manage contracts signed with ocean carriers and helps them quote based on moves with desired voyage schedules. Automated voyage schedules using Oracle Forms, Reports, PL/SQL.

Designed, developed and integrated the Contract Manager with the Logistics software for NVOCC business using Oracle Forms, Reports, PL/SQL.

Thor Consulting Los Angeles, CA, June 1998 – January 1999

Oracle Developer

Assisted in a consulting position to convert automated reports to be printed manually using Oracle d2k. Created and implemented single sign on, roles, and access levels for the applications.

EDUCATION Bachelors in Physics, Madras University, India. 1987-1990

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