Hi, I’m
Vijayalakshmi Rath
Hadapsar, Pune,Maharashtra
Summary
- 16+ years of IT experience as Project on PLM Domain with primary PLM tool as Windchill with multiple domains including CAD, PLM and Application Support for clients from Manufacturing, Automotive, Defence, Steel and Electrical Goods industries,
- PTC Windchill Solution Architect experice of 5+ years in PTC Windchill 9.1/10.x/11.x/12.x , ThingWorx Navigate , ThingWorx Suite ,product solution design, development and customization Experience in Agile (Scrum and Extreme Programming) methodology projects
- Has diversified work experience in different fields in PLM Domain such as Evaluation of PLM Tools, PLM Blue-printing, Configuration, Customization, Upgrade & Migration. Also has experience in Product Development. • Has very strong Technical & Domain Knowledge.
- Recognized for improving organizational capabilities and exceeding expectations through excellence in service delivery to global clients (US, Europe(France, Germany), Isreal, APAC
- Dedicated Consultant bringing dynamic skills in client oversight, issue resolution, and presentation. Successful juggling multiple tasks and projects simultaneously. Excellent business knowledge within PLM.
- Team-driven Scrum Master knowledgeable in task prioritization, risk management and workflow optimization. Committed Agile expert with over 10 years of expertise in public speaking, presenting information clearly and developing high performing teams. Collaborative individual remains poised in all types of situations.
- Deadline-oriented critical thinker helps team members understand Agile scrum practices and principles. Certified Scrum Master with vast knowledge of web development technologies and automated testing. Comfortable leading large teams in process and product development.
- Versatile Software Developer equally comfortable creating solutions for on-premise or cloud-based deployments. Exploits Agile development methodologies to rapidly iterate and improve products. Consistent provider of useful and actionable input on all projects
- Skilled at managing large scale projects, setting-up support functions, coordinating with business partners and building long term relationships
- Proficient on managing and implementing all phases of SDLC and STLC with concentration on Requirements Analysis & Development, Planning, Tools and Technologies selection, Estimation, Code/Design Review, Testing, User Interface Design and Delivery.
- Tools expertise in Selenium WebDriver, Postman, Rest Assured, ALM-Integrity, TestNG, Junit, Jenkins, Git, Gerrit, Postman, API testing, JIRA, Azure DevOps, SonarQube, Checkmarx, JaCoCo,Terraform, Helm, Cloud
Overview
19
years of professional experience
1
Certificate
Work History
BirlasoftPune
Principal Consultant, Architect
06.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Responsible for Governing and solutioning for LIFT and Shift of Windchill in AWS as IaaS,End to End Multiple PLM Project Management.
- Responsible for Project Delivery & forecasting , Defining Solution Blueprinting and Solution Approach ,Requirements Gathering, Development Code and Documents Review
- Resource mapping, resource management, Technical Story and Sprint Planning, Leading the Development Team for Upgrade and implementation, Technical Solutioning, Proposal Making
- Effort Estimation and Proposal Creation
- Coordinating between Customer and PLM Development team, Product Owner, and various teams to ensure a successful implementation of Windchill Customization and Feature Development
- Provided support throughout the entire life cycle of a project from inception through completion.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
- Participated in training and managing new hires to bring new team members up to speed.
- Wrote and submitted reports on industry trends, prompting managers to develop business plans.
- Identified risks and assessed potential impact, consulting with clients to prepare mitigation plan.
- Provided customers with advice on Upgrading to latest version relevant
- Identified section KPIs and created measurement mechanism to track operations efficiency.
PTCPune
Windchill Solution Architect
07.2020 - 06.2023
Job overview
- Coordinated with stakeholders to ensure alignment of proposed solutions with business objectives.
- Led cross-functional teams in systems integration projects.
- Utilized Python to handle debugging and automation scripting tasks.
- Monitored system performance metrics such as availability, throughput and response times.
- Provided technical expertise in the development of PLM strategies, processes, standards and best practices.
- Conducted training sessions on the use of PLM applications for end-users.
- Reviewed established procedures to assess areas in need of improvement.
- Led valuation, due diligence and contracting as part of acquisition process.
- Recognized by management for providing exceptional customer service.
- Maintained open communication with team members and stakeholders, resulting in successful project outcomes.
PTCPune
Section Manager
10.2018 - 07.2020
Job overview
- Assisted in developing long-term plans for the section by setting goals and objectives that align with organizational strategy.
- Applied lean strategies to implement operational enhancements, promote efficiency and cut costs.
- Maintained section records and logs with daily activity and incident information.
- Coached team leaders on best practices related to personnel management.
- Supervised daily workflow activities within the section, ensuring all tasks were completed in a timely manner.
- Communicated with other section managers to determine best ways to meet quotas and quality goals.
- Trained new employees on operating procedures and company policies.
- Mitigated production issue risks by identifying potential problems and taking effective action.
- Established work priorities and managed smooth transition of work between different teams.
- Evaluated existing processes within the section and suggested improvements where necessary.
- Reviewed reports from subordinates detailing project status updates and took appropriate action when needed.
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
PTCPune
Senior Consultant
03.2015 - 10.2018
Job overview
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
- Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
- Approached customers and engaged in conversation through use of effective interpersonal and people skills.
- Modified existing software systems to enhance performance and add new features.
- Planned and completed group projects, working smoothly with others.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Recognized by management for providing exceptional customer service.
- Collaborated with cross-functional team to define features and build powerful and easy-to-use products and customer-facing workflow tools.
- Achieved cost-savings by developing functional solutions to problems.
PTCPune
Technical Lead
03.2012 - 03.2015
Job overview
- Utilized established design patterns to expedite novel software creation and support consistent performance results.
- Drafted progress reports and presentations for company executives and stakeholders.
- Identified opportunities for process improvements to decrease in support calls.
- Integrated object-oriented design and development techniques into projects to support usability goals.
- Drafted high-level project outlines and documentation for distribution to internal participants and external stakeholders.
- Conferred with project managers and other stakeholders to fully understand software design specifications and plan optimal development approaches.
- Remained up-to-date with industry and competitor trends and adjusted company procedures accordingly.
- Led user acceptance testing activities prior to deployment into production environment.
- Programmed applications and tools using object-oriented languages with goals of code abstraction, stability and reuse.
- Installed patches and upgrades to maintain application stability and security posture.
- Assisted in the design and development of application architecture components.
- Participated in designing diagnostics and quality assurance frameworks to analyze completed solutions.
- Leveraged Agile methodologies to move development lifecycle rapidly through initial prototyping to enterprise-quality testing and final implementation.
- Recommended improvements to facilitate team and project workflow.
- Devised automation, backup and recovery protocols to preserve and safeguard data.
- Combined root-level authentication and authorization technologies with ongoing system design to harden finished solutions.
- Developed software for embedded systems, coding solutions for both new installations and in-situ hardware.
- Collaborated with support team to assist client stakeholders with emergent technical issues and develop effective solutions.
- Facilitated communication between different teams to ensure successful completion of projects.
- Performed troubleshooting of post-release software faults to support live service and installed software patch design.
- Developed requirements for system modifications and new system installations.
PTCPune, Maharashtra
Senior Development Specialist
11.2010 - 03.2012
Job overview
- Developed and implemented Windchill 10.2 Features
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs, and improving functionality.
- Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.
- Translated customer requirements into written use cases.
- Collaborated with project managers to select ambitious, but realistic coding milestones on pre-release software project development.
- Led version control efforts for organization, employing public, and open source repositories.
- Discussed issues with team members to provide resolution and apply best practices.
- Participated in software field testing to verify performance of developed projects.
- Integrated constructive programs into cohesive product.
- Tested functional compliance of company products.
- Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements.
- Tested troubleshooting methods and documented resolutions for inclusion in knowledge base for support team use.
- Developed next generation integration platform for internal applications.
- Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
- Documented software development methodologies in technical manuals to be used by IT personnel in future projects.
Freelancing Pune, Maharashtra
Automation Engineer
07.2008 - 11.2010
Job overview
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Developed Framework for Establishing a Automation bed using Selenium for regression testing
- Delivered services to customer locations within specific timeframes.
- Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
- Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
Fujitsu Consulting India LtdPune, Maharashtra
Senior Software Engineer
02.2005 - 12.2007
Job overview
- Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues.
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers and working to improve overall team performance.
- Led software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
- Designed WebPages using HTML, CSS , JSP , JAVA, JS
- Worked with development teams to correct problems and run test scenarios.
- Provided technical support using knowledge of complex technology to solve problems and support new projects.
- Demonstrated experience and good hands-on programming experience C++, Java.
- Conducted regression testing and submitted observations to development team along with QA .
B2K Software Bangaluru, Karnataka
Software Engineer
06.2005 - 12.2005
Job overview
- Participated in entire SDLC from start-up specifications to rollout of final product.
- Trained with Senior Engineers in specifications, design, coding, testing and maintenance.
- Assisted with website maintenance, development and maintenance of in-house software development.
- Tested new applications for usability and adherence to code plan.
- Analyzed source code to identify functionality issues.
- Sat in on design team and planning meetings.
- Brainstormed with engineering team to determine appropriate code testing processes.
- Documented technical workflows and knowledge to educate newly hired employees.
- Prioritized tasks and completed in order of importance.
- Shadowed team members to learn new tasks and how to appropriately handle technical issues.
Education
IIM Ahemdabad, Ahemdabad
Master of Business Administration from General Management
04-2018
Central Tool Room And Training Center, Odisha
Master of Design from Industrial And Product Design
05-2005
Biju Patnaik University of Technology , Odisha
Bachelor of Technology from Mechanical Engineering
06-2004
Skills
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Windchill
- PTC Windchill PDMLink , ChangeManagement , BOM Management , Workflow, PJL , MPM,
- PLM Migration - On prem to Cloud (Lift & Shift , Upgrade in Cloud , implementation )
- Cloud - AWS, AZURE
- Solution Planning
- Technology Implementation
- Program Coordination
- Innovation Management
- Strategic Planning
- Quality Assurance
- Project Design
- Software Design
- Agile Methodology
- Continuous Deployment
- Technical Consulting
- Framework Development
- Continuous Integration
- RESTful APIs
- Java, JS, JSP, Angular JS, Node JS , HTML5
- Python, CICD Using jenkins , Ansible
- DevOps
- DB : MongoDB, Oracle,MS-SQL
- Risk Assessment
- Leadership
- Handson Experience on Container technology - Kubernetes , Helm, Terraform
- Continuous Integration
- RESTful APIs
- Java, JS, JSP, Angular JS, Node JS , HTML5
- Python, CICD Using jenkins , Ansible
- DB : MongoDB, Oracle,MS-SQL
- Risk Assessment
- Leadership
- Handson Experience on Container technology - Kubernetes , Helm, Terraform
- Continuous Integration
- RESTful APIs
- Java, JS, JSP, Angular JS, Node JS , HTML5
- Python, CICD Using jenkins , Ansible
- DB : MongoDB, Oracle,MS-SQL
- Risk Assessment
- Leadership
- Handson Experience on Container technology - Kubernetes , Helm, Terraform
Websites
Accomplishments
- Excellence Award - PTC 2014
- 📷Excellence Award - PTC 2012
Certification
● AWS Solution Architect Associate
● PMP Certified from PMI, USA
● Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance
● ISTQB Certified Software Test Engineer
● Certified Software Testing Engineer from Brain Bench.
● PCSTE certified by Stag Software Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India
● Master in CAD/CAM from Central Tool Room and Training Centre, Bhubaneswar (An Indo-Danish Project) Under Ministry of Small-Scale Industry, Govt. Of India in April 2005
Languages
Odia
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
German
Beginner
A1
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Timeline
Principal Consultant, Architect
Birlasoft
06.2023 - Current
Windchill Solution Architect
PTC
07.2020 - 06.2023
Section Manager
PTC
10.2018 - 07.2020
Senior Consultant
PTC
03.2015 - 10.2018
Technical Lead
PTC
03.2012 - 03.2015
Senior Development Specialist
PTC
11.2010 - 03.2012
Automation Engineer
Freelancing
07.2008 - 11.2010
Software Engineer
B2K Software
06.2005 - 12.2005
Senior Software Engineer
Fujitsu Consulting India Ltd
02.2005 - 12.2007
IIM Ahemdabad
Master of Business Administration from General Management
Central Tool Room And Training Center
Master of Design from Industrial And Product Design
Biju Patnaik University of Technology
Bachelor of Technology from Mechanical Engineering
● AWS Solution Architect Associate
● PMP Certified from PMI, USA
● Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance
● ISTQB Certified Software Test Engineer
● Certified Software Testing Engineer from Brain Bench.
● PCSTE certified by Stag Software Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India
● Master in CAD/CAM from Central Tool Room and Training Centre, Bhubaneswar (An Indo-Danish Project) Under Ministry of Small-Scale Industry, Govt. Of India in April 2005
Honors Awards
PTC Special Award
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 17th March 1983
Nationality : Indian
Passport Number: Z2941097
Address: Flat 204, Tower – 7, Aspire Towers, Amanora, Hadapsar, Pune - 411028
Languages
- English (Full Professional)
- Hindi (Native)
- Odia (Native)
- German ( Beginner)
References
References available upon request.
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