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CHANDRA Shekar Kandi

CHANDRA Shekar Kandi

Hyderabad

Summary

Dynamic Project Manager with over 21 years of experience at Cognizant Technology Solutions, specializing in embedded systems and firmware development. Proven track record in cross-functional collaboration and team mentoring, successfully enhancing project outcomes and technical documentation. Adept in Agile methodologies and project planning, driving efficiency and innovation in complex IT environments.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Hyderabad
12.2006 - Current
  • Leveraged over 21 years of experience in IT software development and project management disciplines.
    Specialization includes embedded systems on UNIX/Linux platforms using C/C++, OOP, Python, Java, SQL, and DevOps tools.
  • Managed project documentation to maintain clarity and compliance with standards.
  • Mentored junior team members to enhance skills and promote knowledge sharing.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment and communication.

Project Manager

Charter Communications Inc.
Hyderabad
05.2019 - 04.2025
  • Managed firmware development team for router variants i.e., Wave 2, WiFi 6 and WiFi 6E technology of Askey, Sagemcom, Sercom and Commscope vendor clients.
  • Support technical team for development and testing of Opensync managers (like SSHM, LEDM, NM, WM ) and Warehouse modules.
  • Created and enhanced firmware design for new features, such as Speedboost, Speed Test, and Cujo.

Team Lead

Verizon
Hyderabad
05.2017 - 05.2019
  • Participated in requirement analysis and user story discussions during business meetings, strategizing the impact of requirements on various platforms and applications.
  • Developed the state of the application and assessed the impact of new implementations on existing business processes.
  • Guided the development team to understand the criteria for developing and delivering the required functionality.

Team Lead

Dominion National
Hyderabad
03.2016 - 04.2017
  • Led the delivery of various modules and guided the team in creating Business Rule Extraction documents for the Informix 4GL program.
  • As the Informix Centre of Excellence (CoE), we provided suggestions and support to the team in overcoming challenges during the conversion process.
  • Developed automated tools for running daily and weekly jobs (SQL scripts) as part of enhancements.

Team Member

Taco Bell
California
03.2015 - 02.2016
  • Led the migration of BOH TACO machines to the eRestaurant Windows-based environment.
  • Played a crucial role in the eRestaurant development team, writing programs and scripts to facilitate the migration process.
  • Developed extensive program code to migrate the Linux-based system to a Windows-based system, using languages and tools such as C#, C, Java, AutoIt, BigFix, and PowerShell scripting.

Customer Engineer

Xerox Corporation
Texas
07.2013 - 02.2015
  • Worked as part of the Customer Engineer team, responsible for ensuring the functionality of PSC (Payment Solution Centre) systems and servers.
  • Performed deployments and patch fixes for PSC servers, and assisted in troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues.
  • Provided Level 2 production support for various maintenance and troubleshooting tasks in both production and non-production environments, including automation and performance optimization.

Onsite Coordinator

Harris Corporation
New York
01.2011 - 06.2013
  • Coordinated onsite and offshore activities, transferring knowledge gained from client interactions on defect analysis to the offshore team for different projects.
  • Involved in fixing critical defects and preparing new project estimates to be shared with the client.
  • Gathered and updated daily status from offshore to present in weekly status meetings with the client.

Team Leader

Deluxe Corporation
Hyderabad
06.2009 - 01.2011
  • Participated in the assessment phase of the conversion, listing all necessary components for various systems.
  • Contributed to the delivery of a cookbook for converting MF Assembler to C Language and CICS to TX Series CICS, and engaged in research and development on Assembler conversion, addressing unsupported issues in AIX COBOL.

Team Member

Walmart
Chennai
01.2006 - 05.2009
  • Participated in the development team for coding and unit testing the MGDS application as part of Track-3.
  • Analysed the impact of the GLS DB schema on the MGDS program, built unit test cases for GLS programs, and coordinated with onsite teams for code reviews.
  • Designed and developed a common library function involving around 80 C++ files used across the application.

Education

Master of Computer Applications -

Chaitanya Bharathi Insitute of Technology
Hyderabad

Skills

  • Project management
  • Agile methodology
  • Firmware development
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Technical documentation
  • Embedded systems
  • Project planning
  • Requirements gathering
  • Scope management
  • Team mentoring

Certification

IBM Certification in Informix 4GL

Timeline

Project Manager

Charter Communications Inc.
05.2019 - 04.2025

Team Lead

Verizon
05.2017 - 05.2019

Team Lead

Dominion National
03.2016 - 04.2017

Team Member

Taco Bell
03.2015 - 02.2016

Customer Engineer

Xerox Corporation
07.2013 - 02.2015

Onsite Coordinator

Harris Corporation
01.2011 - 06.2013

Team Leader

Deluxe Corporation
06.2009 - 01.2011

Project Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2006 - Current

Team Member

Walmart
01.2006 - 05.2009

Master of Computer Applications -

Chaitanya Bharathi Insitute of Technology

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