Software Development Project Management

Lakshmi Kothapalli 425-***-**** LinkedIn ***********@*****.***

Objective: To create innovative technologies that deliver high quality services and solutions for customers.

Highlights of Experience

·18+ years in technology with experience in all phases of the software development lifecycles with strong development experience in Mobile, Web, and Database technologies

·12+ years’ experience on mobile application framework and development methodologies with solid programming abilities in native iOS (iPhone/iPad SDK), Windows Mobile, android, and cross platform technology Xamarin

·Proven project management, program management skills including development of budgets, plans, RFPs, procurement activities, and vendor relationships management.

·Excellent understanding of best practices in programming, design patterns, OOP as well as ability to develop concepts based on creative and technical direction including reviewing/validating requirements and defining tech-stacks.

·Proven ability to effectively manage cross-functional global teams including stakeholders, partners, and communities.

·Excellent internal and external communication and coordination skills

·Practitioner of agile methodologies, gate process, and water fall risk assessments.

Certifications

·Development: Xamarin certified developer

·Cloud: Certified in AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator, AZ-900 Azure fundamentals

Processes and Tools: Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner (SP), Certified SAFe® PO/PM, Agile Certified ScrumMaster

and Six-Sigma Greenbelt trained.

Technical Skills

Software platforms/Languages

Microsoft Power Platform, iOS 4/5/6/7/8/12.1, XCode 10.1, Swift, Objective-C, and Interface Builder, Flutter, Xamarin, Android Studio, Kotlin, Silverlight 4, C#, ASP.NET, WebAPI, VB.NET, ADO.NET, ASP, HTML, JAVA, JSP, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Python, NodeJS, GO, AngularJS, React, Angular, C, C++, Power Builder, and Visual Basic

Database

Cloud Computing

CI/CD

BI

SQL Lite, SQL Server CE, MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle, Sybase, MongoDB and MS Access

Azure and AWS

Azure pipelines, Jenkins, VSTS, and TFS

COGNOS - Report Net, Impromptu, Powerplay OLAP Modeling, Powerplay Exploration, and Report Building

Operating Systems

Macintosh OS X, Windows, Windows Mobile, LINUX, UNIX, and DOS

Education

Masters in computer and Information Science Gannon University, Erie, PA

Bachelors in computer science Andhra University, India

Professional Experience

Accenture Federal, Seattle, WA

(Packaged App Development Assoc Manager, CMOD Team) 03/23 – Present

Led and executed multiple cloud modernization initiatives, successfully implementing model-driven apps, canvas apps, custom pages, Power Apps Components (PCF controls), cloud flows, approval workflows, and process workflows. Enhanced disposition report to use direct query.

Azure DevOps pipelines to deploy PowerApps. Deployed Power Automate solution using PowerShell Scripts.

Business unit, applying record level privileges to Security roles.

Discovering OpenAI possibilities to perform code analysis on legacy application for cloud migration. The objective is to show what a system does and identify improvements and refactor the code.

In process of evaluating build (Azure OpenAI Codex) vs. buy (CAST, Device 42) options.

Environment: Power Apps, Power Automat, Power BI

Avanade, Seattle, WA

(Technical Project Manager, Client: Microsoft) 04/22 – 02/23

Onshore development lead for EGAI Devices Asset Management (UAMN) Kiosk UWP application. Coordinated all functions including planning/management, leadership/team building, and technical/architecture-coding.

Contributions include design documents, Azure PAAS resources, oData Queries to fetch data from dataverse, .net API’s, Power automate to send emails, CI/CD and CodeQL/Security pipelines, Threat Model workflow, URSA Scan.

King County, Seattle, WA

(Sr. Applications Developer) 01/20 – 04/22

Played a key role in developing Login King County’s Azure AD B2C authentication Single Sign On (SSO) used by all systems requiring authentication by non-King County AD accounts.

Developed JMS Patch Panel Model-Driven app to send messages from JMS Integrations to Jail Health based on the message type using Power Apps and automated business processes using Power Automate

Environment: ASP.NET MVC, .NET Core, WebAPI, Entity Framework, Azure, Power Apps, Power Automate

Revive AI, Greater Seattle Area, WA

(Advisor, Software Development Team) 03/19 – 04/22

·Forged end-to-end vendor and partner relationships: Owned (identified – vetted – managed – monitored) vendors and partners performance appraisals, negotiations through invoice and payments.

·Developed detailed plans, budgets, and best practices for multi-disciplinary work teams by monitoring project performance with contingencies. Regular reviews with board on project/technology choices, priorities, challenges, and solutions.

·Hands on experience in developing iOS native application in Swift and web application using React, and APIs in Python.

Environment: Swift (iOS App), Python (API), React (web app), JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, CSS

Denali Advanced Integration, Redmond, WA

(Software Development Team Lead / Project Manager) 10/18 – 03/19

T-Mobile ISP Fixed Broadband

·Project Manager: Managed requirements to backlog user stories, sprint planning, daily stand-ups with key stakeholders, sprint reviews/retrospectives. Managed offshore/onshore team on all technical, administrative, and personal matter including guiding/coaching on architectural documentation, flow diagrams, and regular reviews.

·Team Lead: Led the team to develop cross platform application to help the users in setting up the device by showing Augmented Reality along with Voice Overs and Voice Commands to insert the battery, power cable, connect the ethernet cable and verify the LTE signal lights.

·Led the team of developers, providing architecture document, process flow diagrams, technical support to the staff and periodically reviewing the progress of the team and do code reviews.

·Managed the apple developer program, for development team members and internal test users.

·Deployed solutions for Hockey App and TestFlight.

·Used ARKit SceneKit View, configured ARSCNView session, ARWorldTrackConfiguration in Swift

Environment: Flutter, ARKit (Swift), ARCore (Kotlin)

Oldcastle, Dunwoody, GA (Project Leader, Mobile Projects) 01/14 – 10/18

Contractor Toolbox – iPad

·Led the technology and vendor search and successfully identified a vendor that exceeded the cost goals and timeline metrics.

·Guided mobile technologies to leadership. Performed PoC in Fastworks methodology with MVP selecting between hybrid, cross platform, and native platforms.

·Managed the agile team taking daily scrum meeting and assign work to team by translating requirements into prioritized user stories. Led in requirements gathering, designing wire frames using sketch.

·Developed the UI using Xamarin Forms, Prism Forms.

·Implemented the JWT to authenticate/authorize users over http requests.

·Contractor data is pushed to data cloud and product catalog is pulled to mobile application using Azure mobile apps services.

·Configured various web apps, app services, app service plan, SQL database, application insights, and notification hub on Azure cloud.

·Designed and developed Rest API services using ASP.NET Web API and consumed through the mobile application.

·Used VSTS for integrating with GIT to build the mobile and API applications and deploy to Azure app services

·Deployment to HockeyApp, TestFlight.

Environment: Xamarin Forms, Prism, Azure, ASP.NET Web API

Distributor Portal

·Developed the pages for approving the affiliations, viewing the customers, and confirming the orders.

·Created Rest API services using ASP.NET Web API and consumed through the application. Used Jenkins for integrating with GIT to build and deploy the web application to Tomcat server.

Environment: AngularJS, HTML 5, Bootstrap, less, JavaScript

Belgard - iPhone & iPad, Android Phone & Tablet

·Enhanced and maintained Belgard Hardscape’s, which shows the catalogs, and color swatches that correspond based on the location. The Locator helps locate the nearest contractor or design center in your area.

·Browse the product shots of real homes based on the location and can share them via email, Twitter, Facebook and can save them to photo album. Created Rest API services using ASP.NET Web API and consumed through the application.

Environment: Objective C, XCode 6.3.1, iOS 5/6/7/8 SDK, JAVA, IntelliJ, Amazon web services

Infor Global, Alpharetta, GA 08/06 – 01/14

(Senior Software Engineer-Mobile Development

EAM - iPad & Android Tablet App Module 08/11 – 01/14

·Designed and Developed EAM Mobile module app for iPad & Android Tablet to bring portability for Asset Monitoring and Maintenance.

·Designed the layout, flow, and graphic style of User Defined Field functionality development for work order/equipment.

·Designed, implemented, and documented SOAP JSON based web service architecture for iPad & Android Tablet to exchange data with .NET based center servers. Disconnected mode support for the app using SQLite databases.

·Created test protocols, including tests, test code and logging.

Environment: Objective C, XCode 4, iOS 4/5/6 SDK, SQL Lite 3, XML/JSON Parsing

Dashboard Application 06/10 – 07/11

·Developed an interactive & customizable EAM Dashboard where users could design their own 3x3 matrix (nine customizable gauges/charts include line, bar, column, line bar, pie, circular, semi-circular, linear) dashboard.

·Created custom properties including color theme, data source min/max, number of series, data source (data source is a web service grid call on the server where gauges get single value data and graphs get X and Y axis).

Environment: Silverlight 4, C#, LINQ, VS 2010

EAM Mobile Module 08/06 – 05/10

·Developed Infor EAM Mobile module to bring portability for Asset Monitoring and Maintenance. Key accomplishments include Web Service Prompt Engine functionality development, User Defined Field functionality development for work order/equipment, and Enhancements for Bar-coding to include Store-to-Store and Manufacturer-to-Manufacturer part number functionality. Managed maintenance releases for Mobile and Bar-coding Modules on time with high quality. Also managed the patch schedules and packaged the patch releases.

Environment: VB.NET, ADO.NET, Windows Mobile 5/6/6.5 and SQL Server (CE)

Signup4 Inc, Atlanta, GA 03/06 – 08/06

(Lead Programmer)

·Designed and Developed an Event Marketing and Travel Management Modules using web server controls, ADO.Net dataset, data table and data row classes (for accessing data contained within a typed dataset). These Modules provide registration forms, track delivery of emails, and sort attendee lists (to concentrate specific messages to segments of invitees) as well as helps planners to setup, collect and manage attendee Passenger Number Records and other data. Planners also can rename any of the fields to meet their requirements and integrate with their travel fulfillment.

Environment: ASP.NET, VB.NET, ADO.NET, Java Script and SQL Server

Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA. 06/04 – 03/06

(EI Systems Dev Consultant & Off Site/Shore Coordination Manager .Net/ COGNOS)

Customer Acquisition Process (CAP):

·Designed, developed and enhancements of web-based sales and marketing information system, which provides users a real time customer, marketing, and sales information globally. SAPCAP catalog and impromptu, web reports for CAP sales plan.

·Module 1: CAP sales plan, which includes screens regarding opportunity details, call objective details, discovery needs, milestone and key activities towards total acquisition process. Customer supplied information, which includes screens regarding the machine’s customer uses, the materials machined, competitor information, market share and potential information.

Environment: ASP.NET, VB.NET, COGNOS and Oracle

Congo’s Development Work (Responsibility):

·Developed SAP Order Catalog and IWR/IMR reports for various modules like Customer Contacts, Strategic Accounts, Major Projects and Customer Search within the territory.

Environment: COGNOS and Oracle

GE Transportation, Erie, PA 10/02 – 05/04

Stellar Asset Tracking Service: Obtained requirements for Customer Web Center (CWC) screens for NS railcar towards customization. Reviewed complete coding and prepared specific documentation for stellar locator and loader modules. Analyzed GE Locos Unutilized Time (GEUT) and identified biggest contributor (RedX) using root cause analysis and other statistical tools.

Environnent : Java, JSP, and Oracle

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