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Sowmya - Project Manager

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Sowmya Vuppala Senior Project Manager/ Scrum Master Email ID: [email protected] Contact: 4696298847 Background Summary: 10+ years of experience delivering large-scale technology programs, driving cross-functional execution, and managing complex project dependencies end-to-end. Proven ability to decompose complex problems, define program roadmaps, and deliver impactful solutions within scope, budget, and timeline. Strong track record in stakeholder communication, risk management, and milestone delivery in dynamic, fast-paced environments. Adept at fostering continuous improvement, optimizing delivery processes, and ensuring engineering and product alignment across multiple teams. Reinforced best practices and Scrum processes. Served as a servant leader to the scrum team by identifying and removing impediments that negatively affected the sprint goal or team environment. Experience in working with agile lifecycle, and/or tracking, and process management tools like Rally, Version One, and JIRA Ensured data quality and governance during PLM-related migration activities by validating accuracy, completeness, and compliance across multiple systems. Strong communication and presentation skills in articulating PLM project goals to business stakeholders and executive leadership. Led large-scale RFID technology initiatives including hardware/software implementation, real-time inventory tracking, and system integrations. Experienced in applying RFID with data science and machine learning to optimize inventory accuracy and process automation. Skilled in managing end-to-end RFID projects from vendor selection to deployment in enterprise and retail environments. Proven track record managing public health and healthcare IT projects, including Medicaid/Medicare eligibility, enrollment, and provider systems. Skilled in managing Oracle ERP transformation projects with cross-functional global teams, ensuring compliance with GAAP, SOX, and financial audit requirements. Demonstrated experience and ability to write detailed Business Requirements Document (BRD), Use Case Specifications, Functional Specifications (FRD), and work within tight deadlines. Experience using application servers such as Jboss and Apache Tomcat. Managed project vision, strategy, prioritization and scope between development teams and business to ensure projects met business goals and objectives Successfully created and prioritized User Stories from Product Backlog. Increased value by planning deployment, unit testing, system integration testing, regression testing, end to end UAT, and PIV (post implementation validation) Assist the project manager in organizing meetings with developers and quality analysts to discuss business requirements, test planning sessions, resource allocation, project sizing, business approvals and release dates. Facilitate estimation meetings using relative effort estimation techniques. Gather/report all relevant Agile metrics burn down charts and team velocity Installed and configure APACHE Plug-ins for WebLogic Facilitate estimation meetings using relative effort estimation techniques. Gather/report all relevant Agile metrics burn down charts and team velocity Expertise in the Capability Maturity Model CMM and Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK, RUP, and Agile Software Development Methodologies. Upgrades to Market Prominence MP to support CMS spring 2011 changes for Medicare data submission. Online systems to support Healthcare Provider Network maintenance. These systems include Provider Contracting, Contact Relationship management CRM, Outreach campaign, Surveys, etc. IT Skills: SDLC Methodologies: Safe Agile, Agile-Scrum, Waterfall, and Kanban Work Management Tools: Azure, JIRA, Clarity, MS-Project, MS Share Point, Office One Note. Modeling Tools: MS Visio, Balsamiq, UML, Erwin, Power Designer, TFS, Mockingbird, Microservices, SOA Project Management Tools: JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow Technologies & Platforms: RFID Systems, Cloud (AWS, Azure), APIs, Microservices, ERP/CRM Integrations QA Tools: Quality Center, Test Director, QTP, Bugzilla, ClearQuest Data & Analytics: Data Science Concepts, Machine Learning (Anomaly Detection, Predictive Analytics), Real-Time Dashboards Project Management: PMP Certified, PMBOK, Risk & Issue Management, Stakeholder Communication. Healthcare IT: Medicaid/Medicare Eligibility, Provider Network Systems, Public Sector Implementations PLM Tools: Teamcenter (exposure), Product Lifecycle rollout coordination Technologies: Java & mobile technologies, Cloud & Virtualization Technologies (AWS, Azure, Cloud Foundry, VMWare), DevOps CI/CD (Ansible, Vagrant, Jenkins, Docker, Puppet) Office Tools: MS Word, MS Excel, MS SharePoint, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Access, Project Planner Defect Tracking tool: JIRA, Rally, JMeter, Splunk, Kibana Databases: MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle ERP/Financial Systems: Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials, Oracle Cloud ERP, Oracle EBS R12 (GL, AP, AR, FA, PO, Cash Management) Program Management: End-to-End Program Delivery, Milestone Planning, Risk & Dependency Management Agile Delivery: Scrum, SAFe, Sprint Planning, Release Management, Backlog Prioritization ProjectTools:JIRA,AzureDevOps,MSProject,Confluence,SharePoint Collaboration & Communication: Stakeholder Management, Status Reporting, Cross-Functional Coordination, Vendor Engagement Implementation Tools: Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), FBDI, ADFdi, OTBI, BI Publisher, SOA Suite Project Tools: Oracle PPM Cloud, Oracle Financials Functional Setup Manager (FSM) Project Experience: Client: Cardinal Health, St Louis, MI August 2023 Present Role: Senior Project Manager Configured and created JMS Queues and Topics, Connection factory, Data sources and connection pools. Installation and configuration of Oracle 11g on Sun Solaris, HP, and Window Operating systems. Design and deployed backup and recovery strategy using Oracle Recovery Manager RMAN, Shell scripts, import and export and integrate VERITAS NetBackup with RMAN. Perform database performance tuning activities undertake troubleshooting, research and finding solution of complex database problems by closely monitoring and tuning database performance issues, identifying problems, and implementing solutions ensuring the database is running at optimum speed and with efficiency. Directed healthcare IT projects integrating Oracle Cloud Financials with compliance requirements. Collaborated with data science teams to improve healthcare inventory and reporting accuracy. Managed end-to-end RFID inventory tracking initiatives, integrating hardware, middleware, and enterprise systems. Owned end-to-end delivery of complex technology initiatives, managing scope, schedule, budget, dependencies, and risk mitigation plans. Decomposed large, cross-functional programs into actionable workstreams with clear deliverables and measurable milestones. Drove program execution with internal engineering teams and external vendors, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical strategy. Conducted regular status reviews and executive reporting, proactively escalating risks and driving resolution strategies. Championed continuous improvement initiatives, streamlining workflows and increasing delivery velocity. Partnered with cross-functional stakeholders to optimize resource allocation, resolve blockers, and ensure successful project outcomes. Managed enterprise application cut-over and rollout activities, including data migration, system validation, and post-go-live stabilization, aligned with PLM/Teamcenter deployment practices. Partnered with business and IT stakeholders to streamline product data, workflows, and lifecycle processes, ensuring smooth transition across engineering and financial systems. Coordinated with cross-functional teams (engineering, IT, business users) to integrate PLM capabilities with enterprise ERP and reporting systems. Directed healthcare IT projects integrating Oracle Financials with public health compliance requirements. Partnered with data science teams to apply ML models for anomaly detection and predictive inventory forecasting using RFID data streams. Ability to Scope the business area of analysis by utilizing the project charter to further identify the level and complexity of the business analysis effort. Ability to Support requirements and change management by identifying areas of impact. Elicit critical requirements using various tools and techniques. Led the end-to-end implementation of Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials modules including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Fixed Assets. Experienced Agile Software Development professional with outstanding qualifications and track record in delivering and managing Agile software projects. Over three years of hands-on experience as a Scum Master and three years of Cyber Security Analyst with strong communication skills, ability to effectively manage a technical team, quickly comprehend complex subjects and guide products through the full requirement, release and support lifecycle Strong technical command of project management tools: Jira, Rally, Virtual Studio Led three agile teams through a transition into one new delivery team, as Scrum Master and LEAN/Agile Coach. Conducted fit-gap analysis between legacy systems and Oracle Cloud Financials; mapped functional requirements to Oracle modules. Client: State of NY, Albany, NY November 2021 July 2023 Role: Project Manager Created user stories, estimated user story effort, developed information radiators and product content, performed quality assurance testing, created product documentation and marketing materials Provided end-to-end rollout leadership for large-scale enterprise platforms, leveraging methodologies applicable to PLM implementations (planning, UAT, training, hypercare). Facilitated business process mapping and gap analysis between legacy systems and target applications, including areas impacting PLM and product data management. Exposure to Siemens Teamcenter PLM environment, supporting IT-business integration activities and collaborating with technical teams on rollout readiness. Served as the primary instructor for Confidential Exam Prep, Agile Project Management and Scrum courses hosted by Confidential at corporate locations and at PMI-sponsored Agile/Scrum Training events including boot camps, dinner meetings, professional development days and other special events Plans the work based on the priority of different projects; identifying the crucial and priority of the project to deliver on time and budget. Led Medicaid-related eligibility and enrollment IT initiatives supporting compliance with CMS and public health reporting standards. Coordinated with UX/UI designers to align applications with user experience and accessibility standards. Oversaw multi-application integrations involving ERP, warehouse, and retail systems to streamline operations. Led Medicaid-related eligibility and provider enrollment workflows within ERP/CRM integrations. Documented and managed business requirements supporting healthcare IT compliance (HIPAA, CMS reporting). Managed vendor relationships for RFID hardware and software solutions, ensuring compliance with technical and budgetary requirements. Delivered real-time reporting dashboards by integrating RFID event data with ERP/WMS systems. Oversaw RFID pilots and production rollouts in retail and enterprise environments, achieving measurable improvements in tracking accuracy and efficiency. Led vendor negotiations and contract management, ensuring cost efficiency and timely project delivery. Works closely with Operations/client and the Client to define, analyze and gather requirements for several different platforms and Correspondence to assist the business owner by translating these needs into functional specifications. Created Current Process Flow as-is process Future Process Flow to-be process using MS Visio Experience in application development with Web Services using SOAP with WSDL Experience with XML, XSLT, Java Script, HTML, and CSS Extensive knowledge on Application Servers like WebSphere, WebLogic, and Apache Tomcat Extensively used IDEs like RAD, Eclipse Ensured SOX compliance and internal controls during Oracle Cloud deployment phases. Experience on GIT, VSS, Serena, ClearCase and CVS version control tools Worked on developing SQL queries using Oracle 8i/9i/10g, Teradata databases Client: Truist Bank, Nc May 2020 October 2021 Role: Project Manager Worked with the Product Owner to gather business process data and requirement decisions as a product analyst. Handle multiple projects across project teams simultaneously. Drive discovery sessions to gather requirements from clients, while simultaneously guiding them on best practices and recommendations Document the discovery as user stories, process flows, acceptance criteria, value maps, and the overarching project management plan. Lead the daily scrum ceremonies across 2 major SAFE teams for our UX improvement projects. Lead our teams to successfully monitor our applications using Splunk and Grafana. Collaborate with the Live operations team, QA, Engineering, and various partners to prioritize and coordinate efforts to deliver on schedule. Tracks, maintain, and report on various video localization projects. Coach, facilitate, and maintain steady and beneficial Agile process methodologies for the teams, driving process, and transparency. Communicate with the business around the team s velocity and projects health while supporting the PMO in reporting on all teams' status. Prepare and lead project plans, documentation, risk mitigation, and resource management as needed for cross-team initiatives and large projects/programs. Resolve urgent issues and remove impediments for the team Lead and facilitated architecture and design of Single Page Applications and Micro-frontends. Analyze and grant access rights for audits, risk & compliance assessment & audit responses using archer. Managed & troubleshot multiple applications using SFDC (salesforce) and ITIL framework on L3. Troubleshooting of incidents using Splunk & violet support tool to drive solutions from the Splunk logs. Reviewed surveys to improve chat box and automate UX. Additional other duties and responsibilities, as assigned. Use of sales cloud for storage and infrastructure. Managed multiple project teams over, 10 developers and vendor teams ensuring we meet the delivery. Client: Dell Technologies, India March 2018 August 2019 Role: Business Analyst Prepared Business Requirement Specification (BRD) and converted the business requirements into System Requirement Specification (SRS). Acquired Strong Analytical and Critical Thinking skills and evaluated risks related to stakeholder requirements and implementations with the testing processes. Provided input to the Change Management team for pilot processes to effectively meet the client needs and developed Business Specifications. Produced detailed description of user stories, business rules, flows, and data elements required developing new and modifying existing products. Helped various business units to automate GIS data manipulation from one format to another using FME. Cooperated and assisted business and technical personnel during Knowledge Transfer sessions for mutual understanding of processes and applications. Core responsibility involved complete manually testing of the User Acceptance Test (UAT) Conducted a budget planning of the project through walkthroughs and meetings involving various leads from Development, QAs and Technical Support teams. Acquired Management Skills by collaborating with the quality team in identifying the Root Causes and Non-Value Adding Processes that affected the service desk and modifying the fatal parameters like Quality Scores and Productivity. Client: ADP, India Jun 2016 Feb 2018 Role: Business Analyst Participated in Business Modeling by understanding the needs of the business, and documenting Business Use Cases as well as System Use Cases. Determined deadlines and tasks of the project through MS Project to guarantee the deployment of the project in a timely manner Used MS Visio to create Use Cases and Sequence Diagrams. Assisted development team to translate requirements into technical specifications. Verified eligibility for all departments and completed updates of Managed Care System. Developed automated Test Scripts in Win Runner using Test Script Language (TSL) for Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Data Driven Testing, Usability Testing, and Verifying Specific content through using Checkpoints Strong knowledge of SQL to extract data for validating test results Keywords: continuous integration continuous deployment quality analyst machine learning user interface user experience business intelligence information technology golang hewlett packard purchase order microsoft mississippi Arkansas Idaho Michigan New York North Carolina