Rajesh Potluri

Herndon VA 

Ph: 571-216-9166

Email: rpotluri@gmail.com

 

Summary

·               Fifteen plus years of Information Technology (IT) experience in the end-to-end delivery of enterprise software applications that generated millions of dollars in revenue in retail (e-commerce), finance, health care, telecom, hospitality, manufacturing and public sectors.

·               Specialized areas of skill set includes Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy, Solution Architecture (Cloud, On-Premise), Technical Architecture, Software Design, Project Management, Requirements Elicitation and Process control of cloud applications (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), Software Systems Integration, JEE and Client-Server systems.

·               Advanced knowledge in the object oriented design and development using Salesforce.com (configuration, customization and integration), AWS, Dynamics CRM, Azure, Fusion, Java/JEE, Web Services, CAST IRON, C# on UNIX, Linux and NT/Windows servers.

·               Proficient in the implementation of business requirements with customized application solution architecture, incorporating dynamic business models utilizing COTS, OOA, OOD, SOA, SOAP, REST, rule-based programming.

·               Experienced in the database design and maintenance of popular RDBMS Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL.

·               Led software projects proposal work and business development initiatives.

·               Highest level of education is Masters in engineering field and also have architecture, cloud computing and database certifications.

·               Have excellent leadership, communication and inter-personal skills.

 

 

Technical Skills

Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF 9.1 Certified), Solution Architecture, Technical Architecture, Systems Integration, Salesforce.com (501 Certified), AWS, Azure, Fusion, Web Services (SOAP/REST/JSON), Java, Ruby, EJB, Struts, Sterling MCS framework, JSF, AJAX, Spring, Hibernate, Servlet, Applets, JDBC, JSP, C++, C, C#, ASP.NET, VB, ODBC, ASP, OPSJ, Mat lab, JavaScript, AJAX, CGI, Perl, PL/SQL, Single Sign-On, XML-RPC/RPC2, JMS, XML, XSL, JDOM, HTML, CSS, OOD, OOA, SOA, Rule-based programming, UML, Ant, Orion, iPlanet, WebLogic, WebSphere, Oracle 9iAS, JBoss, Tomcat, Apache, Enhydra, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase, MySQL, SQL Server, MS Access, Fast & Mercado Search Engine technologies, CAST IRON, Rational Rose, Visio, Ervin, AutoSys, Visual SourceSafe, CVS, Clear Case, Clear Quest, MS Project, Unix, Linux, Windows 2000/NT/2003

 

 

Professional Experience

Dec’12 – Present

Sr. Architect, DEFINITIVECLOUD, Herndon, VA

 

Role:

·               Provided Solution Architecture for cloud initiatives (Salesforce, CRM Dynamics, Fusion), Portfolio Architecture support and technology guidance for reusable solution patterns at Fannie Mae.

·               Evaluated Amazon AWS and IBM Softlayer IaaS platforms as part of cloud migration initiatives

·               Assisted Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) with Enterprise Architecture standards, analysis of enterprise wide applications and documentation of current state Information Architecture.

·               Design and develop rapid frameworks for DEFINITIVECLOUD in cloud computing platforms (SaaS-Salesforce.com, PaaS- Google App Engine, and IaaS-Amazon AWS).

·               Developed optimized Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process for robust short Time-To Market (TTM) Salesforce.com project release rollouts.

·               Built tools and applications that automate data migration and production rollout activities for cloud computing platforms.

 

Sep’11 – Nov’12

Lead Associate (Sr. Architect), BAH, Herndon, VA

Role:

·               Led team of Project Managers, Business Analysts and Technical Architects in preparing a viable roadmap for a Salesforce.com call center application at FAS GSA.

·               Designed and developed real time integration prototypes between Salesforce.com and SOA based middleware applications.

·               Implemented Mash-ups between Salesforce.com and Business Objects using Sites.

·               Worked on proposals, project plan and staffing model on various Salesforce.com initiatives.

·               Defined end state architecture for applications based on targeted business models.

·               Led teams in the design, development and data migration work streams.

·               Designed and implemented external chatter integration prototype.

·               Analyzed Salesforce.com based flows for self-help portal solutions.

Apr’11 – Sep’11

Technical Architect (Manager Level), CTS, Teaneck, NJ

Role:

·               Contributed to Statement of Work (SOW) negotiations, technical scope analysis and its impact on budget, timelines and resources at IHG.

·               Did an architecture analysis of a hospitality client’s CRM and legacy systems.

·               Developed integration architecture which complies to best industry SOA practices and based on systems core strengths adding value to business model with optimum ROI.

·               Proposed a robust Salesforce.com implementation and build/deployment strategy.

·               Took care of project management responsibilities in the absence of project manager.

·               Helped hospitality client in preparing robust project plan for a complex global scale CRM implementation with integration to multiple legacy and COTS systems.

·               Coordinated enterprise environment review and provision process to best suite project requirements and to comply with corporate standards.

Aug’10 – Feb’11

Specialist Master (Manager/Architect), Deloitte Consulting LLP, McLean, VA

Role:

·               Took part in the proposal work, authored software solution architecture (Salesforce.com/EAI/SOA).

·               Coordinated development and deployment activities for internal Salesforce.com apps.

·               Provided guidance to junior developers for integration with apps and custom functionality as part of sales demos.

·               Contributed to presentations as part of scope assessment discussion with the clients.

·               As integration lead, analyzed integration platform (ESB) of a clinical solutions company.

·               Created a parallel architecture and prototyping stream to mitigate risks early.

·               Identified systems constraints and provided integration architecture solution options for real time, near real time and batch transactions.

·               Developed integration stream project schedules and resource plan.

·               Coordinated integration tasks between various system leads.

 

 

May’08 – Jun’10

Senior Consultant, Acumen Solutions, Herndon, VA

 

Role:

·               Designed JEE based integration solution at Time Warner Cable between Salesforce.com and other SOA systems to overcome message size governor limits.

·               Customized Salesforce.com UI to meet complex business requirements at RCN.

·               Implemented composite transaction mechanism within Saleforce.com to consume external Web Services.

·               Collaborated in the design of external web service interfaces hosted by Cast Iron.

·               Optimized Salesforce.com build and deployment process which helped in significantly reducing build and deployment time in a Comcast Salesforce.com project.

·               Played a crucial role in Salesforce.com maintenance (performance and integration issues) and development tasks at RCN.

·               Designed and Implemented ecommerce based solution using custom Java framework (MCS) at RCN.

·               Guided senior, mid-level and junior engineers in the process of implementing complex Java based middleware solutions.

·               Helped project managers with technical project management tasks.

·               Estimated scope, resources, roles and responsibilities as part of proposal work for prospective clients.

 

May’05 – May’08

Software Engineer, EBSI Herndon, VA

Role:

·               Designed and developed security and ID solutions at Unisys in the role of an Architect.

·               Coordinated application design and development efforts with oversees teams at Verizon Business.

·               Responsible for end-to-end support and production implementation of J2EE applications at Freddie Mac.

·               Participated as a systems analyst and lead developer for multiple initiatives to implement tools used to manage data and systems associated with web server and application server software infrastructure deployed within the Fannie Mae enterprise.

·               Assisted a team of J2EE developers in the design and implementation of system tools for supporting web servers (Sun One, Netscape and iPlanet), WebLogic application server, and load balancer deployments in the enterprise at Fannie Mae.

·               Performed requirements analysis of infrastructure needs based on application design and documentation of the requirements for the problem areas as identified.

·               Conducted data structure analysis and RDBMS (Oracle) schema design to be used in supporting the tools for the problem areas.

·               Developed project plans with level of effort estimates for the tools development.

·               Performed development tasks related to the implementation of the tools.

·               Produced documentation supporting the full life cycle of the development efforts for the tools.

·               Provided regular and appropriate status to systems and business partners and management.

·               Worked closely with the Fannie Mae platform engineering and business application groups, to understand and prioritize their requirements for the effective implementation of solutions to problems areas in the web and application server technology deployed in the enterprise.

·               Identified and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks in existing J2EE and Java applications developed for infrastructure support groups.

 

 

Aug’04 – May’05

Software Engineer, SESC Reston, VA

 

Role:

·               Worked on resolving code, deployment and database issues in J2EE applications.

·               Deployed incremental integrated versions of the project to test and production environments.

·               Supported and maintained test environments during different phases of testing for complex enterprise application platform.

·               Applied critical production patches.

·               Worked on resolving production issues during deployment and post production phases.

·               Automated validation and support tasks using PERL scripting.

·               Improved process of resolving and troubleshooting issues relating to application deployment and support.

·               Worked with development team leads to identify critical defects in applications deployed to Test and Production environments.

·               Built new Test environments which have cluster configurations.

·               Resolved integration issues between complex subsystems of the project.

 

Sep’03 – Jul’04

Software Engineer, Optimal Solutions & Technologies Inc., Washington, DC

 

Role:

·               Took part in the functional requirements on various State and Federal IT projects.

·               Designed and developed J2EE frameworks for enterprise applications.

·               Prepared use cases, sequence diagrams, component diagrams, class diagrams and design documents.

·               Fixed critical bugs in the J2EE applications.

·               Took part in the maintenance and enhancement of web based application.

·               Developed complex web based components using session, entity and message beans (EJB).

·               Integrated third party tools like Cardiff, WebFocus, FileNet, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with multi-tier applications.

·               Designed and developed applications using template based ASP framework.

·               Fixed database design and transaction anomalies.

·               Imported and Exported data between cross platform databases from SQL Server to Oracle.

·               Took part in the functional testing of the applications.

·               Deployed applications to production and took care of security and configuration issues.

 

Jan’02 – Aug’03

Software Engineer, Momentum Management LLC, Reston, VA

 

Role:

·               Took part in requirements gathering for all web based and software projects primarily focused on e-commerce business model.

·               Prepared use cases, Page Flow diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Class Diagrams and Design documents.

·               Maintained J2EE applications.

·               Developed session beans, entity beans and complex pricing components.

·               Built XML-RPC online interface and credit card batch processes.

·               Developed Java Server pages, XML, XSL, Servlets, HTML and JavaScript.

·               Implemented 128 bit encryption.

·               Performed database installation and post installation tasks like creating table space and users with specific table privileges and roles for Oracle RDBMS.

·               Designed database using normalization techniques.

·               Written complex SQL queries.

·               Transferred data from PostgreSQL, MS Access to Oracle.

·               Designed and developed third party tools and applications using Java Swing to support search engine meta-data inputs.

·               Upgraded and provided production support for stand-alone and web based applications.

·               Integrated and implemented new software technologies and trends.

Oct ‘00 – Dec‘01

Java Developer, Apex Logic Inc., Washington DC

Role:

·                           Took part in object oriented design and analysis phase of the internal and commercial IT projects.

·                           Developed front-end web pages using JSP, XML & XSL and JavaScript.

·                           Developed servlet, session and entity beans.

·                           Implemented LDAP integration and data encryption programs.

·                           Integrated interactive third party troubleshooting tools.

·                           Implemented Rule based methodology using OPSJ.

·                           Built java based third party tools for data migration.

·                           Designed databases.

·                           Built java based tools for real time data migration between databases of different vendors.

·                           Designed and built GUI based applications using Java Swing.

·                           Written several SQL queries, stored procedures and triggers.

·                           Involved in final integration and testing procedures.

 

May ’00 – Aug’00

Business Information Specialist, Apropos Solutions Inc., Columbia, MD

 

Role:

·               Developed web demos using HTML, CSS for clinical market analysis products at Cozint Interactive Inc.

·               Designed and Developed VB applications for Clinical analysis.

·               Did due diligence for Business Intelligence (BI) tools and portals from Sequoia, Cognos, Micro Strategy and Brio.

·               Streamlined internal data processing and pay roll tasks using Visual Basic.

·               Processed huge amount of meta-data and automated business functions.

·               Designed and Maintained Databases and written complex SQL queries.

 

Aug ’99 – Apr ’00

Visual Basic Programmer, Siemens Research Group, ARC, Newport News, VA 

 

Role:

·               Elicited requirements for IT application to capture and analyze scientific data.

·               Provided solution architecture with VB front-end and MS Access as database.

·               Designed and implemented database schema.

·               Participated in the application functional testing.

·               Documented user manual.

 

 

Educational Qualifications 

·         ME in Design and Manufacturing, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA