Pavani Ayyagari
Research Programmer II
702-***-**** ******.********@*****.*** Raleigh, NC
Summary
Result-oriented Research programmer with 14 years of experience in driving a team, planning, developing, implementing and supporting complex applications. A fast and eager learner, determined to make an impact and looking to transitioning into a leadership role. Comfortable with ambiguity and can thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Professional Experience
RTI International, Durham, NC 2018 - Present
Research Systems Programmer 2
Currently in the role of a Nirvana lead involved in process development, automation of in-house products and processes which are contributing to a resource efficiency and minimization of costs for the long-standing projects.
Proposed and developed a reporting infrastructure that transformed the data analysis process.
Automated the project process flow while optimizing it and achieved a reduction in resources while also contributing to annual savings.
Introduced metrics to garner user response feedback and to utilize them in defining the areas of focus and strategy.
Guardian Life Insurance, Pittsfield, MA 2011 - 2017 Developer/SME
SME for the department’s electronic application process that is the face of the product and the primary revenue generator.
Orchestrated the NPI (New product Integration) for the department’s premier product, Provider Choice, in collaboration with PMs while simultaneously coordinating the rewrite of the underlying framework.
Improved response rate by 90% on the product display page that led to an increase in user retention.
Led all system wide outages with a spirit of leadership that resulted in a resolution time of less than 48 hours on average. Included bringing together company-wide IT infrastructure teams from various locations.
The Palmetto Bank, Laurens, SC 2010 - 2011
.NET Developer
Lead developer responsible for the roadmap and the product life cycle of the internal HR portal.
Designed, developed, beta-tested and executed the rollout of a new internal portal to all the employees of the bank.
Improved design and efficiency by about 50%.
Certifications
Product Management Certification
Product School 2021
Certified Scrum Master 2024
Education
Master’s Computing & Information Science
Kansas State University 2008 - 2010
Bachelor’s Computer Science
CVR College of Engineering 2003 - 2007
Strengths
Strong technical knowledge (ability to read /write code) with thorough knowledge of design, architecture & security.
Hands-on experience in both Agile and the waterfall methodologies.
Adept at connecting teams and triaging issues by bringing together a network of people.
Exceptionally efficient with resources.
Organized planning and executing skills with attention to detail and a demonstrated ability to deliver.
Strong intuition in identifying/setting the right goals and success metrics.
Proven track of leadership qualities in motivating a team.
Technical Skills
JIRA, Balsamiq, Tableau, Spotfire, Trello, Pivotal, HTML, CSS, SQL, JavaScript, Agile with Scrum.
Publications
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340520095_A_Configurable_Healthcare_Monitoring_System