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PRAVEEN KUMAR

PRAVEEN KUMAR

Portfolio Manager
Hyderabad

Summary

Versatile Manager specializing in Production Support and managing teams. Currently handling a team of 38 employees with 17 direct reports to accomplish challenging objectives. Imparts clear vision to guide cohesive, high-performing teams, offering history of success coordinating and monitoring operations across various departments. Effective leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Highly committed with hardworking mentality to maintain quality of services and products.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Portfolio Manager

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Hyderabad
02.2023 - Current
  • Optimized resource allocation for improved support across all 8 application.
  • Evaluated potential alternatives for support solution ensuring 24*7 support for applications
  • Presented Bi-weekly and semi-annually detailed reports on portfolio performance, highlighting key drivers of growth and areas of improvements to business partners.
  • Strengthened client relationships, conducting regular meetings to review portfolio performance and address concerns.
  • Increased client satisfaction by providing prompt response for all critical requests.
  • Collaborated with multiple partners during any global change implementation in account making sure checkouts for all application performed.
  • Proactively communicated for changes / outages / value added information to clients and within team.
  • Mentored 38 team members, sharing knowledge and guiding them to do daily deliverables in righteous manner
  • Developed strategic plans for day-to-day operations.
  • Optimized asset allocation for improved returns with thorough market research and analysis

Senior Software Engineer

Chubb Business Services Pvt. Ltd
Hyderabad
01.2020 - 02.2023
  • Working on Production Support Engineer as L2/L3 Engineer for one of internal application SOROCO which is developed on python
  • Automating day to day tasks using ANSIBLE.
  • Working on DevOps Support with jenkins build issue
  • Performing health check and monitoring and making sure infrastructure is available during Business hours
  • Deploying all enhancements and code fixes for SIT, UAT and Production
  • Assisting development team whenever needed any help with respect to all environments
  • Working of change requests, incident management and all production and non prod deployments using CI/CD and troubleshooting any challenges during deployment and post deployments analysis
  • Leading technical hiring team for project.
  • Maintained comprehensive documentation of development work, facilitating knowledge sharing among team members.
  • Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in database and ANSIBLE and working to improve overall team performance.

Associate Programmer

CONCENTRIX
Hyderabad
10.2018 - 01.2020
  • Worked on Production Support Engineer for one of internal Application -QuickConnect which is developed of JAVA platform.
  • Optimized database queries for better performance, ensuring timely retrieval of critical information for business operations.
  • Prepared detailed reports on updates to project specifications, progress, identified conflicts, and team activities.

Associate Programmer

Convergys India Services Pvt. Ltd
Hyderabad
02.2016 - 10.2018
  • Microsoft Exchange 2010/2013 Administrator
  • Microsoft Office 365 Administration
  • Developed customized solutions for clients'' unique needs, delivering tailored products that exceeded expectations.

Associate IT Trainee

Convergys India Services Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
02.2015 - 02.2016
  • Worked as JAVA developer for Campaign Management Solution for INDOSAT as well as XL clients
  • Worked on setting up various servers and installation of application (CMS) in various environments
  • Collaborated closely with senior IT staff members on various projects, gaining valuable insights into more advanced aspects.
  • Developed strong working relationships with colleagues across departments through clear communication and collaboration efforts on various projects.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Sapthagiri College of Engineering
Bangalore
09.2009 - 08.2013

All India Senior School Certificate Examination - Science Education

D.A.V Public School
Sitamarhi
04.2007 - 03.2008

All India Secondary School Examination - Science

D.A.V Public School
Sitamarhi
03.2005 - 03.2006

Skills

Python 38

Projects

CNA Financials 

  • I am currently working as a portfolio manager owning 8 application for run the business (Production Support) for CNA Client leading a team of 38 resources, which is built on JAVA. My roles and responsibilities include ensuring high availability of application as well as resources, co-ordination with multiple partners and implementing global changes within the application.


SOROCO 2.X

  • I worked on SOROCO project, leading a team of 3 resources, which is built on python and my role is to procure and maintain infrastructure so that automation BOTs run 24/5. We as a team work on Deployments in all three environment (SIT, UAT, PROD) via CI/CD, making sure all the toll gate checks are strictly followed. Working on generating reports of Change Management, Incidents, efforts tracking in JIRA. Automating day to day activities which help team to utilize that time to upskill themselves. Working on CI/CD, Jenkins, Kubernetes Production Support.

QuickConnect

  • Worked on QuickConnect, a Concentrix Java Framework. This application comprise a set of tools used within our call centers to enhance communication between Agents and leadership, increase productivity and reduce costs. Using these tools our Team Leaders can manage up to 40% more Agents while maintaining regular communication and monitoring Agent activity. The Concentrix Java Framework allows a solution to be deployed to the entire user population in as little as a one day turn around. The QuickConnect application has over 90k unique users each month and it is expected to exceed 100k this year.

Microsoft Office 365 | Microsoft Exchange 2010/2013 Administration

  • I have executed, managed migration for internal users Worked on troubleshooting and customizing Office 365 application including Outlook, Skype for Business 2013/2016 Developed various powershell script to automate provisioning and managing mailbox, groups and shared mailboxes.

Campaign Management Solutions 8.0 Implementation, XL, 86 Million Subscribers

  • I worked on installation and configuration set up of CMS in development and production environment for various clients (XL/ INDOSAT) and for internal usage integrated SMS module with messaging gateways. Developed features for database re-initialization whenever there is a sudden failure in network connection

Campaign Management Solutions 3.2 Implementation, INDOSAT, 56 Million Subscribers

  • Developed the mechanism for handling batch failures during batch processing Worked on performance testing, regression testing during upgrade from CMS 1.1 to CMS 3.2 Supported and resolved post production bugs and issues Installed and configured CMS system in test, development and production environment for XL and INDOSAT.

Accomplishments

  • Awarded Employee Excellence Diamond award for Q4 2021 by Chubb Business Services Pvt. Ltd.
  • Awarded Employee Excellence Gold award for Q2 2020 by Chubb Business Services Pvt. LLP.
  • Qualified GATE 2014 with an AIR of 10442 with 95 percentile.

Activities

  • Active member for CSR team of Tata Consultancies Private Limited
  • Part of CSR team of Chubb Business Services Pvt. Ltd
  • Active member of CSR team of Concentrix India Services PVT. LTD
  • Participated in Corporate Badminton tournament for Convergys India Services Pvt. Ltd
  • Captain of badminton team for Visvesvaraya Technological University sports meet in year 2010-2013

Additional Information

  • I am currently working as General Secretary for Silicon Heights Mutually Aided Cooperative Maintenance Society Ltd.


References

  • B Sai Kishore, Tata Consultancies Services Pvt Ltd, Analyst, sai.kishore1@tcs.com, +91-9618353532
  • Hemanth Kumar Mandaloju, Chubb Business Services Pvt. Ltd, Senior Software Engineer, hemanthkumar.mandaloju@chubb.com, +91 9700387871

Disclaimer

I Praveen Kumar do here by declare that above particulars of information and facts stated are true, correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.



Thanks & Regards

Date July 15, 2024                                                                                                

Hyderabad, TG                                                                                                                                                                                                                


Timeline

Portfolio Manager

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
02.2023 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

Chubb Business Services Pvt. Ltd
01.2020 - 02.2023

Associate Programmer

CONCENTRIX
10.2018 - 01.2020

Associate Programmer

Convergys India Services Pvt. Ltd
02.2016 - 10.2018

Associate IT Trainee

Convergys India Services Pvt. Ltd.
02.2015 - 02.2016

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Sapthagiri College of Engineering
09.2009 - 08.2013

All India Senior School Certificate Examination - Science Education

D.A.V Public School
04.2007 - 03.2008

All India Secondary School Examination - Science

D.A.V Public School
03.2005 - 03.2006
PRAVEEN KUMARPortfolio Manager