NALINI KUMAR ARAVALA
Hyderabad
Summary
Project manager with extensive experience at Infosys Limited, specializing in agile methodologies and stakeholder management. Consistently delivered 100% of high-stakes projects on time while increasing team productivity by 20%. Proficient in .NET and Azure, focusing on strategic governance and client satisfaction.
Overview
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Certification
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
PROJECT MANAGER-DELIVERY HEAD
Infosys Limited
Hyderabad
08.2017 - 02.2026
- On-Time Delivery: Maintained a 100% on-time delivery across multiple concurrent high-stakes Agile projects, ensuring zero slippage of critical milestones.
- Global Team Leadership: Orchestrated a cross-functional team of 40+ resources across India and the US/UK/Saudi Arabia/Singapore, increasing team productivity by 20% through the implementation of Agile practices.
- Resolved cross-team dependencies and resource conflicts for 40-member global unit, decreasing project blockers by 30%.
- Transitioned major business unit from Waterfall to Agile (Scrum), shortening time-to-market for new features by 2 weeks per sprint.
- Budget Mastery: Successfully delivered a $2.5M project portfolio 10% under budget by optimizing resource allocation.
- CSAT Excellence: Consistently achieved 'Excellent' Client Satisfaction (CSAT) ratings (4.8/5.0) for 5 consecutive years while managing high-pressure delivery for multiple clients.
- Quality Engineering: Reduced post-production defects by 35% through the introduction of automated CI/CD pipelines and rigorous peer-review protocols in .NET Core environments.
- Strategic Governance: Designed a Project Governance framework that improved stakeholder reporting transparency, reducing executive-level inquiry response time by 50%.
- Migrated legacy .NET applications to Azure, achieving 40% reduction in infrastructure costs and 25% improvement in system uptime.
Application Development Senior Analyst
Accenture
Hyderabad
11.2010 - 03.2017
- Managed end-to-end delivery cycles, aligning complex functional requirements with technical execution for global clients including Microsoft and P&G.
- Delivered high-performance application modules for large-scale digital transformation projects, enhancing overall project success using .NET frameworks and Agile methodologies.
- Mentored junior developers while conducting rigorous code reviews, fostering high-quality, scalable production code.
Software Engineer
Cigniti Software Services Pvt Ltd.
Hyderabad
01.2008 - 11.2010
- Developed and maintained scalable web applications using C#, ASP.NET, and SQL Server to enhance user experience in an Agile environment.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and specifications.
- Conducted code reviews to ensure quality and adherence to best practices.
Education
Master of Computer Applications - Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra University | Gayatri College of Science & Management
Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh05-2007
Bachelor of Science - Computers
Andhra University | S.S.R Degree College
Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh04-2004
Intermediate - [MPC]
Board of Intermediate Education | Santiniketan Junior College
Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh04-2001
Secondary School Certificate - Class X
Board of Secondary Education | St.Paul's High School
Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh03-1999
Skills
- Project Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Portfolio Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Resource Management
- Timeline management
- Technical Leadership
- AZURE
- Azure DevOps
- NET
- SQL SERVER
- Version Control
Certification
- Microsoft Certified: TS (70-515): Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework
- Microsoft Certified: TS (70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation
- Microsoft Certified: TS (70-532): Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions
Professional Summary
18+ years of IT experience, driving 14 years of Microsoft web development excellence and 4+ years of strategic project management., 6+ years as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach, driving large-scale organizational transformations and maximizing team performance., Directed end-to-end delivery of high-impact Agile projects with budgets up to $2.5 million., Led cross-functional, distributed teams of 40+ resources to achieve critical project milestones., Spearheaded scalable solutions for elite global clients including Microsoft, P&G, Diageo, Southern Company Gas and SLB.
Timeline
PROJECT MANAGER-DELIVERY HEAD
Infosys Limited
08.2017 - 02.2026
Application Development Senior Analyst
Accenture
11.2010 - 03.2017
Software Engineer
Cigniti Software Services Pvt Ltd.
01.2008 - 11.2010
Master of Computer Applications - Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra University | Gayatri College of Science & Management
Bachelor of Science - Computers
Andhra University | S.S.R Degree College
Intermediate - [MPC]
Board of Intermediate Education | Santiniketan Junior College
Secondary School Certificate - Class X
Board of Secondary Education | St.Paul's High School