UmamaheswaraRao Kotaru
Hyderabad,Telangana
Summary
Accomplished servant-leader capable of delivering large-scale software development projects on time and on budget by effectively collaborating, facilitating, leading and coaching multiple Scrum teams. Expert at driving the adoption and enforcement of Scrum rules, removing impediments and fostering self-management. Capable of bringing overwhelming enthusiasm and awareness to projects, applying expert judgment to the removal of impediments, keeping teams focused and delivering success in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments.
16+ Years of experience in software product development with solid contribution in product development, technical management and providing a unique blend of technological leadership in information technology industry, with demonstrated competence in delivering quality products, projects in a fast based, entrepreneurial, team environment. An Effective Communicator, an accomplished leader and a team builder with a keen ability to deliver business results across cross-functional teams.
Project Management || Building High Performance Agile teams || Architecture and Design || Development Best practices || Talent Management || Performance Review || Vendor management
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification
Work History
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Robotics, Pegasystems
Hyderabad, India
04.2017 - Current
- Drove intelligent automation platform development from end to end. Pega Robotics Studio, Runtime, Robot Manager are key products delivered.
- Drove high-level strategic planning of development efforts across multiple products to optimize resource utilization and shorten development times.
- Directly interacted with high-level customers to verify satisfaction and integrate feedback on in-process development projects.
- Cultivated partnerships between engineering, product and UX personnel to create holistically designed final products.
- Led development on 3 simultaneous projects, multi-tasking across several deliverables while remaining in direct control of development paths.
- Allied with other engineering leaders to plan, manage and coordinate teams around reaching prescribed development milestones.
- Provided regular feedback to both junior engineers and senior leadership on individual performance metrics and observations.
- Interviewed, hired and trained staff, leading performance reviews and offering constructive feedback.
Software Development Manager
Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems
Hyderabad
02.2012 - 04.2017
- Led organization-wide technology strategy development.
- Built inter-team collaboration guidelines to reduce dependence and redundancy and accelerate development efforts by integrating diverse developer voices.
- Monitored development efforts to maintain high levels of quality control and reduce impact of unforeseen issues.
- Managed software development reporting for corporate reporting and business intelligence efforts.
- Documented technical workflows and knowledge to educate newly hired employees.
- Led cross-functional teams of engineers, quality assurance engineers and Software designers in development of products and resolution of product defects.
- Led sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
- Trained engineers in standards and strategies for optimal product development.
- Stayed up to date on modern practice advances while applying best-in-class software development with existing technology.
- Led team of 16 developers in analysis and rebuild of software from beginning design through completion.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to define requirements and build projects that achieved or exceeded corporate plans.
- Reviewed and revised technical design direction for enterprise projects, prioritizing senior leadership's business goals.
Sr.Software Engineer
Microsoft (Idea Entity)
Hyderabad
12.2008 - 12.2011
- Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues.
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
- Trained and mentored junior developers , teaching skills in Microsoft Technologies (C#, WCF, WPF, SOA, HTML, JavaScript ) and working to improve overall team performance.
- Provided technical support using knowledge of complex technology to solve problems and support new projects.
- Demonstrated experience and good hands-on programming experience on Microsoft Technologies.
- Developed robust, scalable, modular and API-centric infrastructures.
- Collaborated with clients to define solution requirements.
- Integrated third-party tools and components into applications.
Software Engineer
SoftSol
Hyderabad
09.2006 - 12.2008
- Worked as software developer and developed robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
- Collaborated with clients to define solution requirements.
- Collaborated with fellow engineers to evaluate software and hardware interfaces.
Education
B.TECH
MITS, JNTU Hyderabad Affiliated
2006
Skills
- Building High Performance Teams
- Software Design and Architecture
- Performance Reviews
- Hiring and Mentorship
- Coaching and mentoring
- Technology integration
- Distributed Systems
- Vendor sourcing
- Compliance understanding
- Persuasive communication style
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Forward-thinking mindset
- Hyper Automation
- RPA, RDA, Digital Transformation
- Microsoft Technologies
- Microservices
- DevOps
- Quality management
- Product development
- Multitasking Abilities
- Organization and Time Management
- Self-Motivated
Certification
- The Essential Guide for Effective Managers, Hyderabad
August 2022
Issuing Organization : Udemy
Credential URL: ude.my/UC-49cbc525-fb02-4b35-a0d5-23b7a3bf78c6/ - Microservices: Designing Highly Scalable Systems, Hyderabad February 2021
Issuing Organization: Udemy
Credential URL: http://ude.my/UC-81397374-e662-4232-a155-f6ff6516d692 - Mastering Management Essentials, Hyderabad
October 2020
Issuing Organization: ExecOnline, Inc.
Credential ID: 1-52882-125407-1603792830 - Onboarding New Hires, Hyderabad
September 2019
Issuing Organization : Linkedin
Credential URL: http://www.linkedin.com/learning/onboarding-new-hires - Certified ScrumMaster®, Hyderabad
December 2016
Issuing Organization: Scrum Alliance
Credential ID: 000601203
Work Availability
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Quote
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Bill Gates
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