Manohar Rao Chithari

Overview: "Worked on Ignite a strategic initiative to merge the codebase of three major brands into a single unified platform."

• Acted as a bridge between the DXP team in Atlanta and Engineering teams in Hyderabad across Inspire Brands.
• Collaborated with Product Managers from each brand to understand new or updated functionality and determine if analytics tracking was required.
• Conducted research to understand the functionality's user value and pain points before initiating tagging conversations.
• Led discussions with DXP and Engineering teams, post internal review and approval from my senior manager.
• Authored analytics Acceptance Criteria, created data layer and Firebase tagging code (Web & App) and ensured proper implementation via Jira tracking.
• Performed analytics QA testing after engineering implementation and approved tickets for closure only after validating tag quality.

Overview: “The OStaff HRMS is a SaaS product designed to help businesses manage their employees.”

• Collaborated with Product Owner to maintain and prioritize product backlog, enhancing delivery efficiency by 20%.
• Conducted extensive research to identify competitive features, defining functionality while managing dependencies.
• Developed process flows, activity diagrams, and swim lane diagrams using draw.io to visualize workflows.
• Supported UI/UX teams in prototype development and Authored user stories and acceptance criteria in JIRA.

Overview: “Ocommerce is a SaaS user-centric product enabling customers to effortlessly create professional websites without coding experience”

• Developed PRDs, functional specifications, use cases, and process flows to clarify project requirements.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including project managers and business stakeholders, to design solutions.
• Conducted grooming sessions to communicate project goals effectively among teams.
• Created dynamic mockups using draw.io to visualize actual screen designs.
• Authored user stories and acceptance criteria in JIRA, ensuring all necessary attachments were included.

Overview: “PS Technology specializes in delivering simulation software solutions tailored for the railroad industry.”

• Requirement Gathering from the PO, SME’s.
• Creating process flow, sequence and activity diagrams using MS Visio.
• Coordinating with developers, designers and testing team for regular updates.
• Assisting developers, UI/UX teams in prototype development.
• Worked on both web-based and desktop applications, demonstrating versatility across multiple platforms.
• I have added value to projects involving C# and C++, focusing in particular on locomotive digital controls and cruise control programs.
• Associated in both functional and component testing, as well as user acceptance testing (UAT).

Overview: “Assisted in the deployment of DCF, an internal employee management application.”

• Adhered to agile development methodology, specifically Scrum, with two-week sprint cycles, promoting adaptability and continuous improvement.
• Provided comprehensive functional and technical specifications to the development group, working collaboratively to address any gaps in core functionality.
• Developed user stories and acceptance criteria while coordinating with UI/UX teams.
• Coordinating with developers, designers and testing team for prototype development and regular updates.

Overview: “Grainger provides a robust e-commerce platform, allowing customers to browse and order products online conveniently from two platforms: the SOE desktop and the Benman website application.”

• Collaborated with clients to comprehend and translate requirements into well-defined business plans and objectives.
• Crafted user stories, functional specifications, and workflow diagrams to enhance project planning.
• Partnered with SAP service team for development of SOAP and RESTful services.
• Ensured precise tracking and troubleshooting of service requests via Telerik Fiddler.

Overview: "Supervised project development for new platform to support existing loan customers".

• Analyzed sprint story card requirements to enhance planning and execution efficiency.
• Participated in Daily Stand-up, Estimation, and Requirement Review meetings within Safe Agile framework.
• Applied Typescript for static typing and interfaces, integrating RESTful web services for CRUD operations.

Overview: "Developed a comprehensive dashboard using Tableau to aggregate global IELTS score reports".

• Generated Tableau reports and visualizations, ensuring alignment with project requirements.

Overview: “Development of internal desktop applications”

• Enhanced application development by crafting visual components using XAML in WPF.