Sudheer Kona

510-396-8756

skona@hotmail.com

Graduate Certificate

Ph.D.

Data Mining & Applications

Industrial Engineering

Stanford University

Texas A&M University

In-Progress

1994

M.S.

Industrial Engineering

University of Texas at El Paso

1989

B.S.

Mechanical Engineering

Osmania University, India

1987

LumenData

2010 – Present

Consulting Manager / Engagement & Project Manager:

·         Managed a portfolio of projects

·         Managed key account relationships

·         Managed large projects involving aggregation, de-duplication, and master record creation from millions of records

·         Created and maintained a project plans and schedules

·         Closely tracked project deadlines & milestones, and minimized delays

·         Managed teams of up to 8 on-site and off-shore consultants

·         Minimized budget impact by optimizing resource allocation & on-time execution

·         Managed project budget and provided weekly status reports to client

·         Provided leadership and guidance to the team on design & implementation

·         Provided recommendations to scale batch loads and improve performance

·         Identified, tracked, and escalated risks and issues

·         Analyzed IIR Matching and optimized performance by using postal code based partitioning

·         Created detailed task lists & schedules for Automated Merge program development and French data loads

·         Assisted in creating change requests to address additional scope items

·         Played the roles of Business Analyst. Solution Architect, and Team Lead

·         Conducted workshops to gather business requirements and identify use cases

·         Created end to end integration use cases involving source applications, Fusion Middleware, and UCM

·         Created process flows and detailed swim lane diagrams for each use case

·         Documented customer data matching & merging requirements

·         Articulated and documented application & integration architecture considerations and recommendations

·         Created solution design document including main decision decisions, data migration, real-time integration, data quality, and survivorship rules

·         Recommend optimal approaches for various components of an MDM solution such as Cross Referencing, Data Cleansing & Matching, ETL, and Real-Time Integration

·         Created & presented solution architecture, integration topology, and pros & cons of different solution approaches

·         Developed database sizing estimates for various UCM environments such as Dev, Test, Prod

·         Identified root causes & solutions for various issues encountered during batch loads and real-time synchronization

VMware

2007 - 2010

Engagement Manager:

·         Responsible for managing the delivery of VMware Infrastructure implementation projects

·         Responsible for Statement of Work (SOW) creation, engagement planning, staffing, kickoff, managing execution, and closing of projects

·         Worked closely with VMware Sales, Systems Integrators, and partners, in identifying new opportunities, writing SOWs, and staffing engagements

·         Maintained executive level relationships with clients and provided oversight for project delivery

·         Managed 5 to 15 customer engagements per quarter (mix of fixed price and T&M), including VMware Assessments, POCs, Trials, Plan & Design, Build, BCDR/SRM, Lab Manager, VDI, VIEW, P2V, Operational Readiness, Health Checks, and Jumpstarts

·         Created and maintained project management plans and schedules

·         Created and maintained risk registers, and status reports

·         Tracked milestones and ensured their completion with time & budget constraints

·         Managed scope creep and pro-actively created project change requests (PCRs)

·         Managed customer expectations, and ensured complete customer satisfaction on all VMware projects

·         Resolved customer satisfaction issues by addressing customer’s concerns/issues, via re-engagement, remote support, and other means

Oracle/Siebel

2003 - 2007

Project Manager / Architect / Team Lead & Practice Manager:

·         Managed several Master Data Management projects over a period of 5 years at Siebel & Oracle

·         Successfully delivered MDM solutions at United Missouri Bank, Schneider Logistics, Home Depot, Toyota Financial Services, Bell South, and many other customer sites

·         Played the roles of solution architect, team lead, project manager, and practice manager

·         Created project schedules, project plans, risk & issue logs, status reports, and ensured successful project execution through all stages including initiation, planning, execution, controlling, and closing

·         Identified UCM extensions and customizations necessary to meet customer’s requirements

·         Performed gap analysis between UCM data model and customer’s requirements

·         Provided application & integration architecture expertise and guidance to the implementation team

·         Guided the development team with best practices for data cleansing and matching, integration, and configuration

·         Determined the integration processes required for data synchronization, data validation, and cross application business process flows

·         Developed processes and methods for large volume initial data loads into UCM

·         Coordinated with Siebel Product Management and Engineering to determine the best way to implement & customize UCM to meet customer’s requirements

·         Provided leadership required during the design & development stages of MDM implementations at various customer sites in financial, retail, telecommunications, and technology sectors/verticals

·         Produce best practices & implementation methodology templates 

·         Provide feedback to Product Management on product improvements and new features

·         Conducted project reviews in terms of scope, resources, and timeline

·         Brought additional resources to the project to close the gaps

·         Prioritized requirements and presented the best options for de-scoping the project, in order to meet the deadlines

·         Updated the Project Plan with detailed tasks & timelines

·         Coordinate with offshore consulting practice for implementing onshore-offshore model

·         Provide MDM cross training for CRM, offshore, and other practices

·         Monitor MDM projects with regular status calls & on-site visits

·         Provide necessary escalation and act as a point of contact for project teams, customers and partners

webMethods

1999 - 2002

Architect:

·         Performed business process analysis, requirements analysis and defined the scope of webMethods based integrations

·         Architected webMethods Enterprise solutions that can scale easily based on Broker Territories and Gateways

·         Setup digital certificates & SSL based security required for production worthy integrations and handling of sensitive data

·         Structured dependable development processes by implementing version control, patch management and change management

·         Installed webMethods Enterprise server and components such as Adapters, Process Monitors and Logging databases

·         Wrote high-level design documents, which relate to Workflow approach required to the use webMethods Business Integrator

·         Performed detailed technical requirements analysis and produced detailed design documents

·         Coded and unit tested integrations based on design documents, supported end-to-end testing and created test plans, scripts and data sets 

·         Implemented business logic and data transformation & mapping by writing java code and using webMethods Agents

·         Configured and set up adapters for applications such as Siebel, Oracle Apps, PeopleSoft, SAP, & Clarify, databases such as Oracle & MS SQL Server, and XML & Flat file adapters

Motorola

1994 - 1998

Staff Engineer:

Managed projects for integrating sub-components into an integrated assembly line for manufacturing semiconductor chips. Evaluated sub-components for the line from multiple vendors for automated inspection, laser scanning and laser marking process steps.  Managed the request for quotes (RFQ) and proposals (RFP) process, evaluated components from technology, best fit, maintenance, and support perspectives.  Selected vendors and coordinated the development and integration efforts.