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Raghu Valaboju

Raghu Valaboju

Senior Project Manager
Hyderabad

Summary

Detail-focused Data Analyst with knowledge in data warehousing, process validation and business needs analysis. Proven to understand customer requirements and translate into actionable project plans. Dedicated and hard-working with passion for Big Data. Professional Project Management Specialist with experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs. Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering, scope development and inventory coordination abilities. Skilled at overseeing complex, high-value technical projects with excellent planning competencies.

Working on data analytics projects that's built on cloud technologies like Azure data factory, Azure data bricks, Azure Data lake and AWS.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Business Analyst/Technical Manager

Cognizant
Hyderabad
02.2023 - Current
  • MARS deals with multiple businesses like Chocolates, pet cares etc
  • Business wants to analyze their corresponding business unit’s performance through Power BI dashboards
  • All business unit’s data is ingested from various sources into Azure data lake and from there data is processed in Hive
  • Data is ingested using Azure data factory from multiple source system into Azure data lake Gen2
  • Application is built on Azure, using Azure Data Factory, and stored in Azure Data Lake
  • Worked as Business analyst to understand client requirements
  • Build solution based on requirements
  • Work with developers and explain about solution that needs to be implemented
  • Plan deliverables and push to production as per timeline
  • Involve in design discussions with customer, understand functionality and provide solutions accordingly
  • Understand business problems and produce an idea to add additional features in application for betterment of platform and ease of using the platform for users.

Senior Project Manager

Bayer C, Cognizant
Hyderabad
02.2022 - 02.2023
  • Bayer SHDIP is a platform to analyze farmers small holders’ data
  • Application is built on Amazon web services, using red shift, AWS Glue and Elastic search
  • Use project management methodologies to execute the project without issues
  • Developed comprehensive project management plans, ensuring predictability, and alignment with customer objectives
  • Work with customer on budgeting and work on contract extensions
  • Coordinate with entire Bayer small holder team and understand the roadblocks and resolve the issues with regular sync up
  • Involve in design discussions with customer, understand the functionality and provide solutions accordingly
  • Understand business problems and come up with an idea to add additional features in the application for betterment of the platform and ease of using the platform for users.

Manager

DFA Dairy Brands, Cognizant India
Hyderabad, Telangana
2020.07 - 2022.02

- DFA formerly known as Dean foods, after merge into DFA it’s called as DFA
- Effectively communicates project health, issues, and financial performance to stakeholders.
- Maintains meticulous tracking of customer deliverables, ensuring accountability and alignment
- Active involvement in scope review, Statement of Work (SOW) development, and risk assessment.
- Working on DFA EDW development activities using MS SQL BI (SSIS, SSAS and SSRS)
- Use VSTF and Microsoft teams for project activities.
- Develop SQL stored procedures, views. Design tables and enhance application to improve performance.
- Handle production issues and resolve on timely manner.
- Handling Enhancements and Developments and support team. Coordinating with onshore team.
- Handling engagement activities such as resource billability, contact extensions etc.

Dean Foods Company, Cognizant
Dallas
03.2018 - 07.2020
  • MS SQL BI on shore lead, engagement lead
  • Effectively communicates project health, issues, and financial performance to stakeholders
  • Maintains meticulous tracking of customer deliverables, ensuring accountability and alignment
  • Establishes and nurtures strong client partnerships, adept at handling escalations and resolving complex, ambiguous situations
  • Leverages a broad network and internal resources to positively influence stakeholders and ensure project success
  • Worked on Dean EDW development activities using MS SQL BI (SSIS, SSAS and SSRS)
  • Handling Enhancements and Developments and coordinate with offshore team
  • Worked on Company Acquisitions data enhancements when Dean was acquired by DFA (Dairy farms of America)
  • Migrating data to Dean EDW by retiring the old systems
  • Dean account contract activities like SOWs generation
  • Resource hiring and resource escalation point of contact.

Nestlé Waters North America
Stamford
05.2017 - 02.2018
  • Cognizant, USA
  • Role - MS SQL BI, on shore lead
  • Worked on enhancements of Nestle waters Drink EDW system
  • Migration of database from older Window version servers to new Window version servers
  • Migration of database from older SQL server version to new SQL server version
  • Purging of older data and clean up disk space on SQL servers
  • Onshore lead and coordinate with offshore team members.

Cummins INC
Columbus
11.2016 - 04.2017
  • Cognizant, USA
  • Role - MS SQL BI, on shore lead
  • Worked as a developer using Power BI technology
  • Prepared Power BI reports for YOY and MOM sales across globe
  • Imported data from multiple sources and published reports for EMEA customers
  • Onshore lead and coordinate with offshore team members.

Microsoft Spotlight Analytics, Location
Redmond
06.2014 - 11.2016
  • Role – MS SQL BI, on shore lead
  • Pull data from different sources using SSIS into Microsoft Spotlight EDW
  • Develop cubes using SSAS and process the data from Spotlight EDW
  • Generate reports using Power BI and publish for business users
  • Played Sprint scrum master role as well
  • Organized Go no Go calls, Daily status calls.

Software Developer

Microsoft, Accenture India
Hyderabad
03.2007 - 06.2014

Role – Microsoft SQL developer, offshore

Created stored procedures, based on the business requirement by customer.

Built reports using SSRS and cubes using SSAS

worked on building Datawarehouse that has multiple domains likes sales, finance etc.

Provide the updates to the lead on daily basis

handle a small team in offshore and take regular updates from them.

Played an individual contributor role as well as based on project needs played team lead role.

Education

MCA -

Osmania University

B.Sc. - undefined

Osmania University

Skills

Microsoft SQL BI (SSIS, SSAS, SSRS), Power BIundefined

Timeline

Business Analyst/Technical Manager

Cognizant
02.2023 - Current

Senior Project Manager

Bayer C, Cognizant
02.2022 - 02.2023

Manager

DFA Dairy Brands, Cognizant India
2020.07 - 2022.02

Dean Foods Company, Cognizant
03.2018 - 07.2020

Nestlé Waters North America
05.2017 - 02.2018

Cummins INC
11.2016 - 04.2017

Microsoft Spotlight Analytics, Location
06.2014 - 11.2016

Software Developer

Microsoft, Accenture India
03.2007 - 06.2014

MCA -

Osmania University

B.Sc. - undefined

Osmania University
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