PARANGIRI DINESH LAKSHMI NARAYANAN

Professional Summary

I am a technical manager with 16 years of experience in information and technologies. I have worked on several projects involving PowerBuilder versions 7, 9, 11.5 and 12. Have exposures on .Net technologies, XSLT, MS SQL, Oracle and Azure. I hold an approved i-140 from previous employers as a part of EB2 green card processing.

Skills

Work History

Technical Delivery Manager 09/2020 - till today

Kanini system – Chennai, Tamil Nadu

·Utilized tools like SAFe, Azure Devops for tracking the user stories, .Net and MS SQL.

·Project involves developing new features, enhancement and maintenance of finance application.

·Working as a scrum master and helping team on day to day activities.

·Participated with clients in discussion meetings.

·Proactively improved the process followed in the team.

·Sends KPIs like weekly status report, burn down chart, velocity to stake holders.

·Participates in distributed scrum calls and provide updates on behalf of the team & takes impediments to closure.

·Involved in various organizational activities like RFP preparation, reviewing audit checklist, onboarding new resources, access request, SOW preparation, interview panelist etc.

Technical Manager 06/2018 - 06/2020

Cognizant Technologies – Chennai, Tamil Nadu

·Worked as a scrum master and TDM for 2 years. Improved process and velocity.

·Utilized tools like Azure Devops for tracking the user stories, .Net and MS SQL.

·Project involves developing new features, enhancement and maintenance.

·Participated with clients in discussion meetings.

·Involved in high level design document and coding phase.

·Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track. Showcased product features to customers and discussed technical details to overcome objections and lock in sales.

·Developed and utilized PowerBuilder reports to assist leadership with key decisions and outperformance of operational targets.

·To provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.

Manager 07/2016 to 05/2018

Cognizant Technologies – Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

·Utilized such technologies like PowerBuilder, Oracle for development.

·FHO and Piedmont Powerplan Reports (Duke Energy, US), Work involves developing new Power plan reports for various stake holders.

·The reports help the stakeholders with budgeting information of funding projects across funding types, regions, stations etc

·Developed technical solutions to diverse operational problems.

·Utilized SAFe agile methodology to keep operations moving smoothly.

·Conducted on-site product demonstrations to highlight features, answer customer questions and redirect concerns toward positive aspects.

·Evaluated inventory and delivery needs, optimizing strategies to meet customer demands.

·Showcased product features to customers and discussed technical details to overcome objections and lock in sales.

·Developed and utilized PowerBuilder reports to assist leadership with key decisions and outperformance of operational targets.

Technology Lead 02/2011 to 06/2016

Infosys Limited – Miamisburg, Ohio, USA

·Utilized technologies like PowerBuilder with MS SQL Server, UNIX and Perl, XSLT for development.

·Work involves maintenance and support of the Spectrum application.

·Spectrum is a call logging application used by internal Customer Support Agents.

·Also involved in migration of PB9.0 to PB11.5.

·The work also involves development of XSLT for presentation engineering team.

·Strengthened developmental methodologies by introducing a code quality document.

·Modified existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware and improve performance.

·Worked closely with clients to establish problem specifications and system designs.

·Led a group of 8 engineers in the design, and development of PowerBuilder and XSLT based software application.

·Reviewed and approved all engineering and project scope documents prior to delivery.

·Developed few automated tools to monitor the environment.

·Bridged efforts between internal and external technology personnel, aligning first-party and third-party activities to optimize progress.

·Built and utilized reporting systems to keep customers and management in loop with latest information.

Technology Analyst 01/2008 to 01/2011

Infosys Limited – Chennai, Tamil Nadu

·Utilized such technologies like PowerBuilder, Sybase, .Net, Oracle, ASP.net for development.

·Worked on an application used by customer support representative.

·Strengthened developmental methodologies by introducing a code quality document.

·Modified existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware and improve performance.

·Worked closely with clients to establish problem specifications and system designs.

·Led a group of 8 engineers in the design, and development of PowerBuilder and XSLT based software application.

·Reviewed and approved all engineering and project scope documents prior to delivery.

·Developed few automated tools to monitor the environment.

·Collaborated with project teams to support new or enhanced products.

·Tested modified programs to check functionality and correct adverse impacts on programs or systems operations.

Senior Application Developer 07/2005 to 12/2008

INautix Technologies – Chennai, Tamil Nadu

·Utilized such technologies as PowerBuilder, Sybase and UNIX to develop new applications.

·Work involves creation of reports for DTC, ACTION, and Custodian etc.

·The aging report contains information about the Assignment of work to the user and number of days the work is in pending.

·New set of windows, data windows were created for the purpose of displaying the records.

·Developed code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.

·Developed unit test cases and test plans.

·Strengthened developmental methodologies by introducing a code quality document.

·Provided positive customer support training experience for completed applications.

·Worked closely with other team members in such tasks as troubleshooting and debugging.

·Collaborated with engineers, system analysts, and programmers regarding project capabilities and limitations to deliver optimal functionality.

·Participated with clients in discussion meetings.

·Wrote code for database-driven applications.

Education

B.E Mechatronics 01/2006

Kumaraguru college of Technology, Anna University – Coimbatore

Higher Secondary School 06/2001

K.V.S Matriculation Higher Secondary School – Virudhunagar

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parangiri-dinesh-lakshmi-narayanan-16254017/

Certifications

SAFe 5 certified

CSM certified Scrum master (Valid till 06/2022)

Certified in Azure

Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)

Certified C developer

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Handling multiple teams

Project Management

Customer interaction

Problem resolution

PowerBuilder, Unix

C#.net, ASP.net

Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL

Mentoring

Leading Software development team

Effective communication

Quick resolution of impediments

Agile and Scrum methodology trained

Team player

Problem solving skills

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