Vinod Guddad

Email: vin4gud@yahoo.com                                Cell# 408-431-5830

 

·         Senior solutions architect with 12+ years in enterprise applications, integrations, data analytics

·         Effective technical project management, negotiation and scope management skills

·         Recruited, mentored and managed engineers delivering multiple projects on schedule within budget

·         Expert skills in enterprise technologies and open source frameworks

·         Proficient in enterprise integrations using open source and proprietary solutions

·         Expert in relational database design, SQL, and stored procedures

·         Experienced in Hadoop Big Data ecosystem

·         Excellent communication, organizational, research and analytic skills

 

Frameworks/Platforms:	Spring, J2EE, Hibernate, Struts, MapReduce
Languages:	Java, SQL, Hive, PIG, PL/SQL, bash
Databases:	Oracle, MySQL, Hadoop, Hive
Application servers:	WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss
Middleware/messaging:	ActiveMQ, Fuse ESB
Operating Systems:	Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, Centos), Windows, Solaris
Build & Source control:	Bamboo, Jenkins, Ant, Ivy, Maven, Subversion, Git
Defect Management tools:	JIRA, Clearquest
Change/Incident/Asset Mgmt.:	Service-Now.com, Remedy
Identity/Access controls: Virtualization:	CA Siteminder VMware vCloud Director, vShield Edge, vApps

 

Experience

1. Solutions Architect                                                                                                                (11/2012 – 5/2013)

KV Solutions, California

·         Architected the next generation data analytics platform on Hadoop ecosystem

·         Analyzed data sources and documented ETL requirements for HDFS storage

·         Designed data flows & transformations from multiple relational database systems into HDFS

·         Aggregated data across multiple systems of record in relational format using Sqoop

·         Optimized MR jobs with combiners, partitioners to increase job completion velocity

·         Modeled the Hive schema and used partitioning techniques to improve query performance

·         Evaluated new ecosystem components like Cloudera Impala for real time query requirements

·         Collaborated with Hadoop and system admins to ensure system stability and scalability

 

2. Solutions Architect                                                                                                                (1/2012 – 11/2012)

EMC Consulting, California

·         Architect and deliver solutions based on cloud and big data technologies

·         Created POC implementations, presentations and addressed customer concerns

·         Led implementation teams ensuring quality project deliverables for code and documentation

·         Managed client escalations and project communication

 

Hadoop Analytics Platform

·         Architect and implement a proof of concept Hadoop data warehouse for business analytics

·         Developed Sqoop scripts based on mappings provided to ingest data into HDFS per schedule

·         Developed MR jobs and Pig scripts to transform and aggregate HDFS data for querying

·         Designed and implemented Oozie workflows for data flow automation

·         Modeled Hive schemas based on BI analytics requirements

·         Documented system architecture and presented implementation challenges and observations

 

Continuous Software Delivery Platform

·         Led PoC effort for a custom PaaS to enable rapid infra provisioning and application deployment in private cloud environments

·         Architected a solution to automate deployments of Java applications using VMware virtualization, Spring and Chef configuration management

·         Educated customers on private PaaS capabilities/advantages and path to PaaS adoption

             

3. Sr. Technical Lead                                                                                                                (4/2008 – 11/2011)

Juniper Networks, California

·         Provided leadership to enterprise projects with rapid timelines and evolving requirements

·         Managed distributed teams for delivering enterprise facing applications on schedule and in budget

·         Managed and escalated risks to senior IT and business management to drive resolution

·         Established automated build & deployment systems and governance around them

·         Involved in vendor evaluation, technical/functional assessment and RFI/P engagements

 

ProAct Network Reporting Services

·         Architected a redundant scale out data store for aggregating device configuration and monitoring information using Apache HDFS

·         Analyzed device configuration logs and documented data load procedures

·         Designed Flume flows for ingesting device logs into HDFS

·         Developed Sqoop scripts to ingest defect information on scheduled intervals from Oracle to HDFS

·         Designed and developed MapReduce jobs for configuration analysis, and proactive alert generation

·         Developed Hadoop JobClient utilities and integrated them into monitoring system

·         Reviewed HDFS usage and system design for future scalability and fault-tolerance

 

License Management System (LMS)

·         Delivery lead for reengineering the legacy licensing system

·         Managed cross functional teams in IT and business to deliver a modern licensing platform to support multiple product lines

·         Scrum “Product Owner” (functional architect) for New Product Introduction (NPI) licensing projects

·         Established a portfolio of licensing activation and entitlement management services for product teams to facilitate reuse and standardize support activities

·         Introduced Scrum development practices and quadrupled the number of quality production releases

 

Electronic Software Delivery (ESD)

·         Principal architect for migrating to a tax advantaged ESD cloud delivery infrastructure

·         Managed the entire delivery cycle of vendor evaluation/selection, implementation, functional & performance testing and transition to support teams

·         Established a scalable and highly available multi-terabyte cloud storage and delivery infrastructure

·         Provided expertise in recognizing gaps and refining requirements from cross functional teams

·         Designed access control architecture complying with legal and export control regulations

·         Troubleshoot complex technical problems arising out of CDN deployment

Customer Relationship Management Upgrade

·         Development manager for a portfolio of customer service and sales operations applications integrating with Siebel CRM

·         Review and approve functional specifications created by business analysts prior to business delivery

·         Evaluate LOE and risks associated with adding new scope items to the time boxed project schedule

·         Identified choices and tradeoffs involved in designing and implementing systems integrations and communicated to senior IT leadership

 

4. Solutions Architect                                                                                                                (10/2005 – 4/2008)

Genentech Inc., California

·       Technical Lead and solutions architect for applications in legal, environmental & finance portfolios

·       Responsible for project scoping, effort estimation, and delivery planning for allocated portfolio

·       Recruited and managed contract staff, and delivered several projects on time and within budget

·       Functional architect for workforce productivity apps and their integrations with HCM & ERP systems

·       Re-engineered system integrations reducing recurring maintenance and support costs by 40%

·       Improved SOX compliance auditing and reporting for portfolio applications to streamline IT audits

 

Various Software Engineering Roles                                                                                    (06/2000 - 09/2005)

Business performance & regional sales metrics – Citibank, Singapore

·         Architected a framework for incorporating key performance indicators and measuring performance metrics at individual/branch/country/region levels of granularity

·         Project planning, estimation, and resource allocation activities

·         Designed a shared application services architecture reducing delivery time by 25%

·         Managed quality assurance, deployment and support transition activities

 

Multi-modal Interfaces for Mobile Applications – SAP Labs LLC, Palo Alto CA

·         R&D role for a framework to develop multi modal applications in mobile and distributed settings

·         Designed a multi-modal session for synchronizing voice/display modalities in server applications

·         Developed prototype multimodal applications using web, VoiceXML and messaging technologies

 

SVT Automation framework – Cisco Systems, Richardson TX

·         Software automation for system verification and integration testing a telecom optical switch

·         Reviewed system integration and verification test cases for automation suitability

·         Migrated system test framework to a web interface, simplified testing & expedited release cycles

·         Developed software components for SNMP, GPIB functionality

 

VITAL - TeleVital Inc., Santa Clara CA

·         Designed and implemented a pluggable framework for biomedical device interaction, rendering physiological information and real time streaming to the centralized server

·         Designed and developed a package to implement serial port access, using JNI and Win32 API

·         Developed a health information portal for patients, using Servlets/JSP and Oracle

 

Education

·         M.S. Computer Science, California State University, Chico

·         B.E. Computer Engineering, University of Mumbai, India

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