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Prasad Akkiraju

Hyderabad

Summary

Dynamic senior technology executive with over 31 years of global IT experience, including 21 years in leadership roles, specializing in Quality Engineering, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Oracle E-Business Suite, and test automation. Proven track record of managing and inspiring global teams while upholding the highest standards of enterprise application quality. Expertise in driving transformative initiatives across cloud and on-premises environments, consistently delivering innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency and business performance. Recognized for fostering collaborative environments and achieving measurable milestones, with a strong focus on strategic planning and project management to support organizational growth and success.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Director – Quality Assurance & Technology Certifications

Oracle India Pvt Ltd
07.2003 - Current
  • Lead a 25-member global QA team across India, UK, and China for Oracle E-Business Suite technology stack.
  • Directed the quality assurance and certifications of EBS foundational components in both waterfall and agile environments.
  • Established automation strategies that improved QA productivity and time-to-release.
  • Built and scaled multi-level organizational structures, aligning resources to strategic business outcomes.
  • Collaborated with product development, support, and release management teams for enterprise-wide initiatives.

Senior Member of Technical Staff – Performance Engineer

Oracle Corporation
08.2000 - 07.2003
  • Benchmarked performance of Oracle 9iAS tools including Discoverer, Oracle Forms, and Sales Online.
  • Managed performance lab with 25+ UNIX servers and 30+ desktops, developed monitoring and data collection tools.
  • Architected high availability systems and backup/recovery processes for test environments.

Performance DBA Engineer

Sun Microsystems (now Oracle)
09.1997 - 08.2000
  • Specialized in Oracle Parallel Server (OPS/RAC) on Sun Clusters for HA and performance.
  • Developed test plans, test suites, and supported customers on performance and integration issues.

Oracle DBA Consultant

Group IPEX (for MCI)
03.1997 - 09.1997
  • Migrated billing/order applications from IBM Mainframe to Oracle/Solaris environments.
  • Handled performance tuning, capacity planning, and production resource optimization.

Performance Specialist & Oracle DBA

Digital Equipment (DEC) India Ltd
02.1994 - 03.1997
  • Managed performance tuning and capacity planning for DSS and OLTP systems on UNIX/NT.
  • Delivered architectural guidance and consulting for large enterprise clients on Oracle platforms.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication Engineering

JNTU
Hyderabad, India
08-1992

Intermediate (10+2) -

Little Flower Junior College
Hyderabad
05.1988

SSC (Class X) - Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Languages

Little Citizens High School
Hyderabad
05.1986

Skills

  • Quality engineering planning
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
  • Test Automation (Selenium, OATS)
  • EBS Administration & Deployment
  • Cloud migration testing
  • International team leadership
  • Performance testing
  • Automation tools expertise
  • Artificial intelligence in quality assurance
  • Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Cloud Platforms
  • Languages & Tools (Python, Java, C, Perl, Terraform, Chef, RESTAssured, Maven)
  • Operating Systems (Oracle Linux, Red Hat, MS Windows Server)
  • E-Business Suite (Apps Framework, SOA Gateway, EBS Adapter, Workflow, XML Gateway, Security)
  • RDBMS (Oracle 23ai, 19c, 12c, 11gR2, RAC, TDE, Database Vault, Multitenancy, Advanced Compression)
  • Middleware (Oracle Access Manager, SOA Suite, BPEL, Java Web Start)
  • Automation Tools (Selenium, Oracle Application Testing Suite)
  • System Management (Oracle Enterprise Manager)
  • Topologies (Load Balancing, DMZ, Shared File Systems, Distributed Architectures)

Certification

Leading Strategic Growth from Columbia University

Timeline

Senior Director – Quality Assurance & Technology Certifications

Oracle India Pvt Ltd
07.2003 - Current

Senior Member of Technical Staff – Performance Engineer

Oracle Corporation
08.2000 - 07.2003

Performance DBA Engineer

Sun Microsystems (now Oracle)
09.1997 - 08.2000

Oracle DBA Consultant

Group IPEX (for MCI)
03.1997 - 09.1997

Performance Specialist & Oracle DBA

Digital Equipment (DEC) India Ltd
02.1994 - 03.1997

SSC (Class X) - Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Languages

Little Citizens High School

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication Engineering

JNTU

Intermediate (10+2) -

Little Flower Junior College

Accomplishments And Publications

  • Consistent Excellent Performer for 22 consecutive years.
  • Presented EBS Technology Stack Roadmap at Oracle OpenWorld 2011.
  • Awarded for excellence in performance engineering and tech support (1996–2001).
  • Contributor to Oracle EBS documentation, support notes, and Discoverer4i Capacity Guide.
  • Guest author for Oracle EBS Technology Blog (blogs.oracle.com/ebstech).

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