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Prachi Dahate

Nagpur

Summary

Dynamic Associate Director at Altudo with a proven track record in team building and budget management. Spearheaded training initiatives that enhanced employee performance and engagement. Successfully led cross-functional teams, driving project delivery and process improvements, while fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. Expert in resource allocation and stakeholder engagement.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Director

Altudo
07.2023 - Current
  • Leading Sitecore Practice and Azure Devops Practice at Altudo
  • Working with a team of 100+ members for their growth, learning and development. Working on team allocation and skill development. Working on recruitment and talent management.
  • Responsible for team utilization and revenue.
  • Working closely with Sr. Director and SVP to align with the organization’s targets.
  • Taking one on ones with team members, make sure that the team is inspired.
  • Keeping the team updated with the latest trends in the market by arranging training. Identify training needs and create training material as per the industry requirements.
  • Handling resource allocation and shuffling for the group.
  • Managed cross-functional teams to drive project delivery and collaboration.
  • Oversaw budget planning and resource allocation for multiple projects.
  • Facilitated stakeholder meetings to gather requirements and ensure alignment.
  • Mentored junior staff in project management and strategic thinking skills.
  • Analyzed market trends to inform product development and positioning strategies.
  • Implemented process improvements to streamline operations and increase efficiency.
  • Developed training programs for existing staff members as well as new hires.
  • Developed team atmosphere to drive supportive and productive work environment.
  • Established key performance indicators which were tracked regularly against set targets.
  • Coordinated with other departments to ensure successful completion of projects within established timelines and budgets.
  • Created effective communication channels between different departments in order to facilitate collaboration.
  • Assisted senior leadership team in developing long-term strategic plans for the organization.
  • Implemented innovative solutions for difficult problems encountered by the department.
  • Managed recruitment process for new employees including conducting interviews, evaluating resumes, making job offers.
  • Utilized reporting and visualization tools to support governance and team reporting needs.
  • Evaluated performance of subordinates through regular feedback sessions and annual reviews.
  • Ensured compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and policies related to the organization's operations.

Senior Technical Architect, Practice Lead and Leadership

Perficient, Inc.
11.2011 - 06.2023
  • Leading Sitecore Practice at Perficient India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Taking care of all project deliveries.
  • Working with a team of 60+ members. Mentoring and guiding them.
  • Responsible for team utilization and revenue.
  • Working closely with Director to align with the organization’s targets.
  • Taking one on ones with team members, make sure that the team is inspired.
  • Keeping the team updated with the latest trends in the market by arranging training. Identify training needs and create training material as per the industry requirements.
  • Interact with clients and handle client escalations when needed. Maintain good relations with clients.
  • Handling resource allocation and shuffling for the group.
  • Interact with the sales team for team assignments.
  • Handling all types of projects – New development, ongoing maintenance, and managed services.

Product Development Team Lead

Shams Healthcare
Nagpur
04.2010 - 12.2011
  • Worked as a Team Lead for Product Development Team
  • Managed 10+ team members.
  • Assigned products and tasks to team members.
  • Team assistance with technical approach and problem solving.
  • Responsible to keep product demo server deployment and maintenance.
  • Coding and development for complex tasks in the product.
  • Involved in co-ordination with onsite team, interviewing, training and onboarding of offshore staff.

Senior Software Developer

Objectseek Technologies
Nagpur
05.2007 - 03.2010
  • Worked as a senior developer for various projects.
  • Worked on feature development using .NET framework.
  • Worked on Pentaho tool - implemented completed business intelligence and data analytics as per client requirement.
  • Worked on ETL.
  • Worked on development using ASP.NET, C#.NET combined with Spring.net, NHibernate, iBatis.net, NAnt, NUnit, HTML and Javascript.

Software Developer

COM1UK
Nagpur
07.2006 - 05.2007
  • Worked as a software developer for various products - Housing Site and Lawyers website.
  • Worked on feature development using PHP.
  • Unit tested code.
  • Manual Deployment of code.

Quality Assurance Professional

Premier Technology Group
Nagpur
11.2001 - 10.2002
  • Worked as a manual quality assurance professional for various products - insurance products.
  • Worked on build release testing.
  • Covered all scenarios for manual testing. Performed black box and white box testing.
  • Reported bugs.
  • Co-ordinated with development team for deployment and testing.

Education

MBA - ITSM

NMIMS
12.2025

BA - Economics, Statistics and Geography

M.D.S. University
12.2001

Graduate IT -

NIIT Bangalore
12.2001

Skills

  • Team building
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Process improvement
  • Employee training
  • Resources allocation
  • Budget management
  • Program development
  • Onboarding and training
  • Decision-making
  • Hiring and training
  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Team collaboration and leadership
  • Organizational development
  • Expense control
  • Diversity and inclusion initiatives
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Performance evaluations

Roles

  • Senior Technical Architect
  • Practice Lead

Websites

Solutions

  • Web Content Management (WCM)
  • ECommerce
  • Custom Web applications
  • Cloud (Azure)
  • Data, BI and Data Analytics
  • SPA (Single Page Applications) JavaScript, ECMAScript, TypeScript, Angular, Vue.js

Industries

  • Healthcare
  • E-Commerce
  • Automotive
  • Supply Chain and Distribution
  • Modern Productivity Tools
  • Advertising
  • Legal and Law Firms
  • Marketing Management

Certification

  • Sitecore 6, 8 and 9 certified
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
  • Certified Scrum Developer (CSD)
  • Certified SAFe Agilist

Technologies

Headless Development, Sitecore XMC Development, Next.js and React.js with Sitecore headless, DB2 sync with SQL Server, Redis cache in custom .NET application, Salesforce for Sitecore integration, Active Commerce for Sitecore, Insite Commerce for Sitecore, API integration in .NET web application, Dynamics CRM with Sitecore, InRiver PIM with Sitecore, Sitecore Send with Sitecore, Logic App integration with Sitecore, Azure Middleware APIs Integration, AngularJS, Angular, Vue.js, TypeScript, React.js, .NET, Azure, Sitecore, DotNetNuke, SharePoint, Sitecore XMC, Headless Development, Insite E-Commerce Framework, Sitecore with Active Commerce Framework, ASP.NET, C#.NET, ADO.NET, MS SQL, HTML, WEB API, REST API, Coveo, Lucene Search, WCF, Pentaho, Business Intelligence

Professional Overview - Summary

Senior Technical Architect, and Practice Lead with 19+ years of experience in IT industry. Worked extensively on .Net technologies, Sitecore, Sitecore XM Cloud, Sitecore Send, Azure Development, C#.NET, ASP.NET, Azure functions, Azure Key Vault, Azure Web Jobs, Azure Service Bus, Microservices, Azure AD, Azure Middleware APIs and Integration. Have lead Sitecore practice with 100+ team members, taking care of team upskilling, hiring, mentoring, grooming them. Handled team members including Project Managers, backend engineers, devops engineers, front-end engineers and qa / qa automation engineers. Responsible for growing the team and alignment of team members with company’s vision. Involved in various processes for the practice - hiring, appraisals, retention, one on one's, arranging training, and keeping team inspired and updated. Worked on Azure – Web Jobs, Azure Data Factory, Cosmos DB, Azure Web APIs, Schedulers and Application Insights, etc. Worked on CMS like Sitecore, SharePoint, DotNetNuke. Having extensive experience in software development and team building. Having solid knowledge of frameworks like Angular, AngularJS, React.js, Next.js and Vue.js. Certified Sitecore Developer, Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Professional and SAFe Agilist. Worked on e-Commerce frameworks for Sitecore like Active Commerce and Insite for Sitecore connector, Insite Commerce. Worked on integrations like Salesforce / Dynamics CRM / PIM integration with Sitecore. Extensive experience in Sitecore Application development, web application development for mobile, .NET Core development, applications and web services, business intelligence and databases. Having proven expertise in technologies like .NET framework, ASP.NET, C#.NET, .NET Core, Web Services, Web API and XML, Reporting, Business Intelligence and OLAP (using Pentaho), HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular, Vue.js, Spring.Net, LightInject, ServiceStack Redis, ServiceStack Services, ORMLite, iBatis.Net, NHibernate, log4net, NAnt, NUnit, XUnit etc. Solid knowledge of HTML, XHTML, JavaScript and CSS. Solid knowledge of JavaScript frameworks like Angular 1, Angular 2/4, Typescript, ECMAScript, Vue.js and React. Experience in writing NUnit and XUnit Tests. Also experience of writing Jasmine test cases. Excellent Analytical and Problem-Solving skills, Interpersonal, Communication and collaboration skills, Team Management/ coaching/ mentoring skills. Proven skills in Database Management and having worked on Business Intelligence (BI) and OLAP using Pentaho. Proven fast learner of new tools and technologies. Good understanding of complete SDLC. Good understanding and practical experience of working with Scrum and SAFe methodology.

Personal Information

Travel Availability: 100% Travel Available

Timeline

Associate Director

Altudo
07.2023 - Current

Senior Technical Architect, Practice Lead and Leadership

Perficient, Inc.
11.2011 - 06.2023

Product Development Team Lead

Shams Healthcare
04.2010 - 12.2011

Senior Software Developer

Objectseek Technologies
05.2007 - 03.2010

Software Developer

COM1UK
07.2006 - 05.2007

Quality Assurance Professional

Premier Technology Group
11.2001 - 10.2002

MBA - ITSM

NMIMS

BA - Economics, Statistics and Geography

M.D.S. University

Graduate IT -

NIIT Bangalore

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