Akhil Pulagura

Dynamic Software Development Leader with experience at Ernst & Young, specializing in .NET Core, Angular, AWS, Azure, and Agentic AI; driving innovative, scalable solutions while enhancing client satisfaction through strong stakeholder engagement, team leadership, and a focus on collaboration and high-impact delivery.

Cleanharbors Enterprise Applications 05/2024 - till date

• Developed multiple applications including SK Portal, HPC Portal, Asset Tracking Map View, and Smart Profile.
• Developed an AI-powered agent using Python to automate and optimize smart profile application workflows, improving efficiency and reducing manual effort.
• Utilized Angular 19 as the frontend framework and .NET 8 for backend API development.
• Developed the ATMapView application using azure-maps-control for map services.
• Enhanced the LVT application (built with Mapbox and MVC architecture) to meet evolving customer requirements.
• Implemented Azure B2C Authentication across all applications for secure user access.
• Leveraged Azure Key Vault services for centralized key management across applications.
• Built and maintained Azure Functions to support scheduled hourly tasks.
• Built multi-modal AI fraud detection agents.
• AI/ML solution development using scikit-learn and Transformers
• NLP, semantic search, and embedding-based retrieval (text-embeddings-3)
• RESTful API design and scalable backend development with FastAPI
• Data processing, numerical computing, and performance optimization using NumPy
• Vector similarity techniques including cosine similarity and embedding search

Enterprise Feedback Management 07/22 - 03/24 

• EFM is a feedback management application serving over 200 enterprise-grade companies to collect and monitor end-user feedback.
• Upgraded the application built on .NET Framework 4.8 by integrating AWS RDS PostgreSQL as a new database provider.
• Utilized AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) to convert schemas from MS SQL Server to AWS RDS PostgreSQL.
• Employed AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) for data migration and continuous replication from MS SQL Server to RDS PostgreSQL.
• Performed Unit Testing and Integration Testing using the NUnit testing framework.

Surety - Bond 02/01/21 - 07/31/22

• Surety-Bond is a U.S. insurance platform responsible for bond issuance approvals based on underwriting decisions and business rules.
• Developed .NET Core Microservices to manage business logic and integrate with the Angular-based UI.
• Used Jenkins for CI/CD automation and GitHub for version control.
• Implemented Unit Testing with xUnit, and deployed microservices in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF).
• Developed Serverless .NET Core AWS Lambda functions for scalable backend processing.

KPMG KCW Migration 11/2019 - 02/2021

• KCW is a secure, smart audit platform for a Big 4 auditing firm, enabling seamless information exchange between clients and engagement teams.
• Migrated the legacy AngularJS application to Angular, preserving core business logic while improving performance.
• Utilized NgRx Store for robust state management across the application.
• Implemented Unit Testing for Angular components using Karma and Jasmine.
• Enabled Lazy Loading for performance optimization of the Audit application.

Delphi 06/2019 - 11/2019 

• Delphi is a tax platform designed for end-to-end tax computation, used by a Big 4 auditing firm to serve Fortune 500 companies across the U.S.
• Built a module to provide centralized access to audit support documents.
• Developed the application UI using Angular 7.
• Created backend APIs using .NET Core 3.1.
• Managed and maintained file storage using File Server Service.
• Employed MongoDB (NoSQL) as the primary database for the application.
• Used Mongoose as the ODM library for MongoDB interactions.

NHS Lorenzo- Regional care 04/2017 - 06/2019

• Lorenzo is a healthcare application widely adopted by NHS UK, supporting various aspects of patient journeys such as Outpatient, Inpatient, Emergency, etc.
• Developed REST APIs conforming to FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) standards.
• Delivered FHIR STU3 APIs to support localization and international use cases.
• Created MS SQL stored procedures and functions to support complex data operations.
• Implemented Gzip and Deflate compression techniques to optimize API response payloads.
• Worked with ADO.NET for ORM and database communication with MS SQL Server.
• Conducted Unit Testing of FHIR REST APIs using the NUnit framework.