Project Manager It

VENKATA REDDY SEELAM PMP, CSM IT PROJECT MANAGER

972-***-**** Dallas-Metroplex, TX ******.************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/vrseelam/

Summary

● Detail-oriented and results-driven IT Project Manager with a proven track record of managing the full project lifecycle from planning through execution and deployments for health care using Agile, Kanban and SAFe methodologies and tools. Skilled in defining project scope, setting clear goals, and developing comprehensive plans that align with client needs and organizational objectives. Expertise in requirements gathering, financial monitoring, issue resolution, and risk management. Strong ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams, ensuring timely delivery, adherence to budget, and stakeholder satisfaction. Experienced in using project management tools to track progress, communicate effectively with teams and clients, and deliver projects that meet high standards of quality and compliance. A proactive problem-solver with a focus on continuous improvement and the ability to adapt to diverse business environments.

Skills

Digital Transformation GCP Azure AWS Big Data Analytics AI/ML Gen AI Hadoop Hive Kafka Splunk Linux Python Spark Data Warehousing Informatica ETL MDM Tableau Power BI SaaS Snowflake DB2 Oracle SQL Teradata SOA EPIC Cerner HL7 FHIR EDI HIPAA Unix Linux Java XML Workday IVR CRM Web Services SoapUI GitHub Jenkins WAS WMB ESB IBM Mainframes ERP CRM SFMC ITIL ITSM ServiceNow Rally Jira DevOps MLOps MS Project Smartsheet Agile Scrum Asana SAFe5.0 SDLC Planview Risk & Vendor Management Change & Release Management Test Management & AutomationProfessional Experience

Cognizant Technology Solutions IT Project Manager 08/2016 – 05/2025

●Led cross-functional teams in the successful delivery of healthcare projects related to care, utilization, revenue cycle management, ensuring alignment with clinical, regulatory, and business priorities of Interoperability systems for CVS Health Corporation to improve patient care quality and reduce cost by 20%.

●Managed full project lifecycle of BI and Data Warehouse (DW) initiatives, from planning and requirement gathering through execution and delivery achieving 20% reduction in costs and improving system uptime by 30%

●Created technical solutions supporting clinical, claims, care management, EHR, EMR, health care analytics and risk products using big data, Snowflakes, AI/ML & Gen AI models in On-prem and multi cloud environments.

●Analyzed and migrated enterprise data and applications from On Prem to Google Cloud Platform by using data engineering methods/tools across multiple portfolios and programs and created Tableau dashboard reports.

●Led projects related to Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures and Integrations of CVS & Aetna health care initiatives

●Created technical solutions to delivery home health services using FHIR, HL7, EDI, APIs for Medicare population by coordinating with cross functional teams as part of system integration and implementation of EPIC system.

●Led and managed large-scale, high-impact programs from initiation through delivery, driving alignment across engineering, product, and operations team. Also delivered complex initiatives in fast-paced, cross-functional environments, balancing technical depth with strategic execution for Anthem Inc commercial line of business.

●Managed and implemented large/complex pharmacy benefit management system and tested 25+ applications and portals which includes EMR, EHR, membership, billing, provider, and claims as part of system integration.

●Created cost-effective technical solutions supporting actuarial, health plans, specialty benefits management and claims systems features to improve membership growth and revenue for Health Care Service Corporation.

●Led end-to-end Databricks project implementations, including architecture design, stakeholder alignment, data pipeline orchestration, and production deployment using BI, Big data and cloud technologies

●Developed and executed project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, quality and team of 10-15 for complex engagements involving multiple stakeholders, ensuring alignment and timely delivery of project milestones

●Compiled project updates, analyzed the data, and developed insights to maintain continuous visibility into KPIs, program progress, forecast, metrics, risks, issues and reported to executive leadership on regular basis.

DXC Technology Sr. IT Specialist/Technical Lead/Scrum Master 05/2006 - 08/2016

●Executed 10+ projects in the design, development, quality assurance, and implementation of EHR, EMR, care delivery, clinical, actuarial, claims, pharmacy, care and utilization management systems capabilities/features using Agile/Scrum methodologies/tools for Commercial, Medicare and Medicaid business of Kaiser Permanente.

●Ensured maintenance of regulatory requirements and membership growth, also supported HIE, health plans, benefits, EDI, ICD-10, CPT, EPIC, Labs, provider network, pricing and billing systems for Kaiser lines of business.

●Translated project requirements into functional and non-functional specifications for various reports/functions.

●Involved in clinical data ingestion from multiple EMR sources and integration with up/downstream systems data.

●Built technical solutions for the healthcare industry, integrating FHIR, HL7, and EDI standards, streamlining data exchange between systems and enhancing operational efficiency for clinical workflows.

●Led Medicare & Medicaid claims and prior authorization development, ensuring regulatory compliance and seamless integration of healthcare systems across multiple states.

●Implemented and managed continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using DevOps tools to automate quality checks and accelerate delivery using GitHub, Jenkins, Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence.

●Involved in test design, test automation, test execution and defect management of client/server, APIs, web services and web applications using Selenium, Restful API, QTP, ALM/HP Quality center and web-based tools and boosted defect detection and cut test cycles by 25%.

●Collaborated with IT development, QA, business teams, multi-vendor, and cross-functional teams to advance projects deliverables and meet expectations. Identified & assessed risks on project time, quality, and scope, and develop contingencies/mitigation strategies with project stakeholders and escalate as necessary.

●Led technical team to design, develop and implement product/application supporting life insurance and annuity system features and capabilities using SDLC methodologies/tools for Transamerica.

●Translated project requirements into functional and non-functional specifications and provided IT solutions.

●Ensured adherence to common program management standards, best practices, processes, procedures, technology, tools and operating models to guarantee robust execution and accelerated delivery of projects

●Established and maintained data governance framework, best practices, processes, standards to ensure data quality, security, privacy, HIPAA and SOC2 compliance with CMS regulations.

●Created centralized project documentation hubs (SharePoint, Confluence), improving cross-team alignment and onboarding speed by 25%.

Fidelity Information Services IT Specialist 08/1998 - 05/2006

●Designed and deployed technical solutions for account verifications, bureaus, electronic transaction processing and payment gateway systems, supporting over $50M in daily financial transactions with 99.99% uptime.

●Analyzed complex business requirements, crafted physical solution design, developed and tested for various applications/programs using SDLC methodologies/tools in non-prod environment and deployed into production.

●Ensured regulatory compliance and operational integrity through proactive risk monitoring and SLA-aligned corrective actions planning across enterprise-scale financial platforms and portfolios.

●Collaborated with cross-functional business units to translate technical requirements into actionable insights, accelerating project timelines and increasing adoption of core systems across enterprise portfolios.

●Defined and implemented test environments, ensuring they closely mimic production environments to identify issues early in the pre-prod environments, that helped reduce post-release bugs by 30%, improving release stability and quality effectiveness

Education & Certifications

●Master’s Degree, Software Systems Birla Institute of Technology & Science

●Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering National Institute of Technology

●Project Management Professional (PMP) Project Management Institute

●Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Scrum Alliance

●Certified HL7 Control Specialist Health Level

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