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Srikanth Gutlapally
Agile Tools Manager
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
A professional servant-leader with over 10 years of experience in IT industry. I take pride in my work for motivating teams to meet demanding timelines. I have an excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving client satisfaction. I am organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Highly organized, methodical and skilled at overseeing daily milestones across high-performance teams. Diligent, forward-thinking and adaptable to dynamic company, customer and project needs.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Agile Tools Manager
Comcast
Philadelphia, PA
10.2016 - Current
- Worked directly with several stakeholders to implement and recommend several business process solutions.
- Implemented several organization-wide initiatives to drive user adherence to policy and agile practices.
- Coached senior consultants and business analysts through varying details of operational functions, targeting deficiencies and replacing them with Comcast best practices to encourage optimal growth.
- Implemented several business growth strategies through meticulous design and execution.
- Delivered training for end-users, materials, processes, and technical controls.
- Planned, created, tested, and deployed system life cycle methodology to supply prime quality systems to satisfy and exceed customer expectations.
- Established performance goals for employees and provide feedback for reaching those milestones.
- Identified and diminished performance gaps by coaching and supervising Agile Team employees.
- Implemented and executed reviews of Technical systems for compliance with Comcast and legal regulations.
- Coordinated all stakeholders, business executives, and leadership teams by interacting effectively and establishing communication best practices.
- Enhanced technical training initiatives while managing effective marketing campaigns for Tools team.
- Provided management oversight and operational control of assigned programs valued at $1 million.
- Prepared quotes for brand new products and services and composed budgets for Agile Tools team.
- Led several work classes and Lunch & learn sessions to retrain XM domain to drive adherence up performance and enhance business results.
- Performed forecasting to spot necessary changes for daily operations.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to boost skills.
- Controlled and brought down the workflow inconsistencies by recruiting and hiring capable resources.
- Maintained positive employee relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
- Utilized exemplary negotiation skills to induce manufacturing service agreements and assure quality standards with the Atlassian to bring down service and operational expenditures.
- Controlled resources and assets for department activities to accommodate industry standards and government regulations.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules, and monitored performance.
- Reviewed established policies and procedures to need on temporary leadership positions, motivated employees, and facilitate smooth operations.
- Worked with top-level executives to be a part of decision-making and strategy planning for the Agile Tools Team.
- Initiated and maintained productive relationships with top leaders in the Organization so as to serve as a point of contact to several executives to make Technical decisions.
- Experienced in interviewing and hiring strong candidates to fill suitable positions by using Job portals and social media
- Developed and extended new policies designed to bolster productivity and reduce overall operational costs.
- Implemented several, cost-controlling measures by developing in-house enhancements and modules.
- Developed and optimized organizational systems to increase efficiency and keep operations scalable and agile for changing demands.
- Experience with Monitoring over 3 employees' with day-to-day activities and serving as a liaison if conflicts arise
IT Project Manager
Glittersoft Group ( Wells Fargo Company)
Charlotte, NC
06.2014 - 10.2016
- Lots of experience with outlining work plans, hiring and allocating new resources, setting up timelines and initial budget preparation, and determining the scope of the project.
- Managed and supported a large portfolio of projects by reporting progress to key stakeholders thereby aiding their positive outcomes.
- Worked with teams and prepared a tight budgetary control on Fraud Audit projects ranging from $ 9.0 Million to $ 9.4 Million and tracked costs and controlled expenditures without sacrificing the overall quality.
- Designed, implemented, and Monitored service level agreements to address known risks and to implement possible actions to remedy delays to protect the development process from unforeseen costs.
- Experienced in analyzing the architectural designs, implementation, scope identification, testing, and deployment needs to define project requirements.
- Carefully applied SDLC methodologies and managed 8 project teams in an Agile environment, which honed my exceptional leadership skills.
- Implemented, designed, and led several technical migration projects to conform to market changes and to achieve budgetary control.
- Lots of experience with upgrading technical projects by coordinating with consultants and developers for upgrades and integrations.
- Determined best pricing and suggested technology solution projects for $ 2.8 million in IT assets for new data centers.
- Saved over $ 2 Million through effective software support contract negotiations.
- Led an efficient team of 16 people who ran complex IT infrastructure for the organization.
- Oversaw purchases of IT server equipment and software.
- Sped up and simplified application and resource provisioning. Experienced in managing system upgrades and patch management at regular intervals to enforce compliance and security regulations.
Education
Master of Science - Information Technology
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 08.2012 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Science -
Manipal University
Manipal 08.2005 - 06.2009
Skills
Team Management
Financial Management
Negotiation
Strategic planning
Budgeting
Business planning
Business Development
Cultural Awareness
Problem-Solving
Self-Motivated
Teamwork and Collaboration
MS Office
First Aid/CPR
Accomplishments
Winner of COMCAST 2021 CLEAR program is my most most recent achievement...
Achieved "Exceeded Expectation: rating consistently.
Multiple Best employee awards and more..
Software
Timeline
Agile Tools Manager
Comcast
10.2016 - Current
IT Project Manager
Glittersoft Group ( Wells Fargo Company)
06.2014 - 10.2016
Master of Science - Information Technology
University of Delaware
08.2012 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Science -
Manipal University
08.2005 - 06.2009