Ravi Nandanavanam

813-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Highly skilled and results-driven Technical Program Manager with over 21 years of experience in Information Technology, leading technical teams, implementing innovative IT solutions, and driving organizational growth. Proven track record of delivering strategic direction, managing complex projects, and optimizing IT infrastructure to support business objectives. Seeking a challenging leadership role where I can leverage my expertise to drive digital transformation and achieve sustainable business success.

SKILLS

Leadership and Team Management

IT Strategy and Planning

Project Management

Vendor Management

Budgeting and Cost Control

SAFe Agile expertise

Business Intelligence and Analytics

Cloud Computing (AWS)

Application Development & Support

Product Management

Innovation

Delivery Excellence

EDUCATION

Masters in Computer Applications (MCA)

Osmania University, INIDA

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Scrum Alliance

SAFe Agilist

SAFe

Certified Professional in Project and Program Management

Cognizant Technology Solutions

AWS Technical Accreditation

AWS Cloud Economics Accreditation

Amazon Web Services Training and Certification

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer – Cognizant Technology Solutions July 2010 – Till Date

Client: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)

Chicago, IL

Aug 2023 – Till Date

Role: Technical Delivery Leader/ Program Manager

Client: Wellmark - BCBSA

Des Moines, IA

Apr 2020 – Jul 2023

Role: Technical Program Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

Successfully implemented projects/programs using various latest technologies

Engaging appropriate business partners/program stakeholders in program development efforts

Delivering program/project deliverables on time

Defining program and project Road-maps, milestones

Lead the design, development, and deployment of innovative IT solutions to improve operational effectiveness and drive competitive advantage

Coordinating resources across multiple projects within the program

Creating and maintaining all software development program management deliverables throughout the project lifecycle

Manage cross-functional teams for effective project execution

Managing test delivery for application projects

Translate product specifications into program deliverables

Develop and maintain program plans and communicate program status to management and internal teams

Manage the program-level decomposition of work across multiple delivery teams

Creating project status reports with input of project team

Working with Multi-Vendor/Multi-System Projects with complex Integrations

Lead Architecture and Technical Teams in providing the strong Architecture and Technical design and solutions

Reviewing Architectural and Data flow diagrams and providing guidance to the team

Participating in Design Reviews and Test plans

Managing Project/program Scope, Budget, Timelines and Resources

Identifying the Project risks and the mitigation plans

Client: Disney Parks

Orlando, FL

Oct 2017 – Apr 2020

Role: Technical Delivery Manager & Sr. Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Managed and Implemented Multi-Million projects with Complex Integrations

Managed and provided sustainment support to Master Data Management Applications in various Technologies and Tools

Estimations, Resource Management and Budget planning for various projects and enhancement requests/change requests

Application and Platform hardening using proactive problem management skills

Handled multiple projects in parallel, managed and delivered successfully

Generating various Status Reports including RAG status and the Dash boards to update and communicate the Project status with various Stakeholders and the leadership

Reviewing the Project Financials regularly and planned vs forecasted and raise the Change Requests for any Scope change impacting Budget or Timelines

Facilitate Program Increment (PI) events including PI Planning and Tracking PI Objectives, PI Goals, Epics and Features

Facilitate Scrum events (Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives) for multiple cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and progress towards sprint goals

Coach and mentor Scrum team members, Product Owners, and stakeholders on agile principles and practices to foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration

Collaborate with Product Owners and Business stakeholders to prioritize and refine the product backlog, ensuring that it reflects business priorities and is ready PI and sprint planning

Identify and remove impediments that obstruct team progress, leveraging strong problem-solving skills and collaboration with other Scrum Masters and leadership

Track and report key agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burndown charts) to provide visibility into team progress and facilitate data-driven decision-making

Client: LPL Financial

Fort mill, SC

Apr 2016 – Sep 2017

Role: Technical Delivery Manager/Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Handled multiple projects in parallel and managed, delivered successfully

Involved in Planning phase of the projects to estimate the high-level ROM and getting the Stage gate approvals by Demand Management

Preparing the project plan and other Stage gate documents/deliverables

Defining and Controlling the Scope, Identifying the Risks and taking appropriate actions to handle the risks and Cost Management

Resource Management includes planning and resource allocation

Rich experience in prioritizing and managing the Epics, Features, User Stories, Burn down charts, Daily Scrum meetings and Retrospective

Helped Product Owner and team in prioritizing the Features/User Stories for a given Sprint to deliver the work products on time

Generating various Status Reports including RAG status and the Dash boards to update and communicate the Project status with various Stakeholders and higher management

Reviewing the Project Financials regularly and planned vs forecasted and raise the Change Requests for any Scope, Budget or Timelines changes.

Client: Lowe’s Companies Inc.

Mooresville, NC

Apr 2010 – Apr 2016

Role: Technical Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

Managed requirements and design phase towards identifying mutually agreed solutions with technical teams and business partners.

Detailed analysis of requirements and providing the Estimations and WBS

Defining and Controlling the Scope, Identifying the Risks and taking appropriate actions to handle the risks and Cost Management

Resource Management includes planning and allocation of resources

Generating various Status Reports and the Dashboard to update and communicate the Project status with various Stakeholders and senior leadership

Managing onsite and offshore teams to make sure both the teams are aligned and able to meet the timelines

Helping BAs in preparing the BRD, BSD and Use Cases

Providing the support in Business Solution/Design

To review the work products/deliverables (BRD, BSD, HLD, DDD, Test Plan and TSR etc.) of my onsite and offshore team to ensure defect free delivery to the client.

Employer – Polaris Software Labs Ltd. May 2006 – July 2010

Client: CITI Bank

Tampa, FL

May 2006 – Jul 2010

Role: Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

Detailed Analysis, Design and preparing Design Documents (TDD, FDD, MDD)

Development and Testing of the workflows using all features of C, Pro *C and Oracle PL/SQL includes functions, stored procedures, packages, triggers, collections and all other features

Reviews of work products of my team members to ensure defect free delivery to the client

Resolving user issues (Technical/Functional) based on requests received

To analyze and prioritize the new issues/enhancements for development

Communication with Business and End Users to understand the requirements in order to enhance the system features

Participation in production cutovers for a successful deployment of the code changes into Production Environment

Employer – Patni Computer Systems May 2004 – May 2006

Client: MetLife

Mumbai, India

May 2004 – May 2006

Role: Sr. Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

Detailed analysis of user requirements

Preparation of Design documents

Development and Testing of the workflows using all features of C, Pro *C, Forms, Reports and PL/SQL includes functions, stored procedures, packages, triggers, collections and all other features

Reviews of work products of other team members to ensure defect free delivery to the client

Communication with the client and Onsite Coordinator/Delivery Manager

Maintenance of Oracle Database

Creation of new Databases, Table Spaces, Schemas and DB objects etc.

Migration of Database from Oracle 8.1.6 to 9.2.0.5 on HP-Unix

Taking Backups and Restore the databases

HP-Unix box setup (includes creation of Volume Groups, Physical Volumes, Logical Volumes, File Systems, new users and groups etc.)

Project Applications setup on HP-Unix

Employer - Tata Teleservices Ltd. Hyderabad, India.

Software Engineer Mar 2003 – May 2004

Govt. of A.P., India Hyderabad, India.

Developer (Project Trainee) Nov 2001 – Feb, 2003

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