Anil Kumar Kalavakolanu
Dallas,Texas
Summary
Anil Kalavakolanu is a Sr. Manager in the HPC QEA Consulting unit of Cognizant. With TriZetto technology touching half of the U.S. insured population, the company is leading the effort for integrated healthcare Management. 20 years of QA experience handling Client Engagement, Program Delivery and Process Consulting. Rich Experience in QA Program Management, Test Strategy, Test Planning, Estimation, QA Governance, Process Auditing.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager - Delivery
Cognizant Technology solutions
04.2006 - 09.2024
Software Engineer
Birlasoft Limited
08.2004 - 03.2006
QA Delivery Manager
CVS Pharmacy
01.2024 - Current
- Accountable for the on time delivery of the CVS Facets upgrade implementation
- Responsible and accountable for Test Plan
- Responsible and accountable for project plan based on program timelines
- Responsible and accountable for QA budget and resourcing
- Liaise with the project stake holders to manage project scope, issues and changes
- Work closely with Test Leads to develop processes, tools, approaches and practices to help achieve engagement objectives
- Generate and update program metrics and reports, to QA leadership
QA Delivery Lead
Tennessee Rural Health
01.2022 - 12.2023
- Accountable for the on time delivery of the MAPD implementation
- Responsible and accountable for E2E test strategy
- Responsible and accountable for project plan based on program timelines
- Responsible and accountable for QA budget and resourcing
- Liaise with the project stake holders to manage project scope, issues and changes
- Work closely with Test Leads to develop processes, tools, approaches and practices to help achieve engagement objectives
- Generate and update program metrics and reports, to QA leadership
Strategic Delivery Lead
United Health Care
07.2021 - 12.2021
- Led strategic delivery for IEX program -Exchange LOB with multiple scrum teams across all work streams
- Coordinated and facilitated Initiation, Scope and planning meetings
- Develop overall program strategy
- Engage product management, Product Owners, Solution/System Architect, Scrum Masters to define and prioritize work for strategy and execution alignment
- Develop Project Plan
- Identify and manage risks/dependencies/issues for smoother execution
- Escalate and resolve impediments for timely delivery
- Facilitated periodic meetings with all stake holders to track the health status of the project
- Report status to the leadership with utmost transparency
QA Delivery Lead
BCBS Kansas City
01.2020 - 06.2021
- Accountable for the on time delivery of the Facets Upgrade program
- Accountable for test plan
- Accountable for final QA stream delivery & SLAs to respective stakeholders
- Liaise with the project stake holders to manage project scope, issues and changes
- Work closely with Test Leads to develop processes, tools, approaches and practices to help achieve engagement objectives
- Generate and update program metrics and reports, share regular QCoE delivery metrics and reports
QA Test Manager
Horizon, Newark, BCBS NJ
08.2019 - 01.2020
- Accountable for the on time delivery of the Facets Upgrade program
- Accountable for test plan
- Accountable for final QA stream delivery & SLAs to respective stakeholders
- Liaise with the project stake holders to manage project scope, issues and changes
- Work closely with Test Leads to develop processes, tools, approaches and practices to help achieve engagement objectives
- Generate and update program metrics and reports, share regular QCoE delivery metrics and reports
Release Test Manager
Emblem Health
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Accountable for the on time delivery of the release
- Accountable for E2E test strategy of the release
- Accountable for final QA stream delivery & SLAs to respective stakeholders
- Liaise with the release stake holders to manage project scope, issues and changes
- Liaise with others release test managers to identify and leverage synergies across releases
- Conduct periodic release risk assessments and communicate to the stakeholders
- Work with Test Program Manager to ensure the release progresses as per the plan
- Provide oversight to the Test Manager and ensure that day to day delivery activities are conducted smoothly
- Work closely with Test Managers and Leads to develop processes, tools, approaches and practices to help achieve engagement objectives
- Generate and update program metrics and reports, share regular QCoE delivery metrics and reports
- Deliver the respective work orders to the Test Program Manager
- Collaborate with Emblem Health business partners for day-to-day management of priorities and QA work deliverables
Portfolio Test Delivery Manager
Health Care Services Corporation
Richardson, Texas
08.2016 - 06.2018
- Complete Ownership for Government LOB testing deliverables
- Coordinate with Solution Architect, Project managers, Business Analyst, product Test managers and develop program Test Strategy and Integration Plan
- Responsible for End – End Test Delivery
- Supervise and track project progress, deliverables and Delivery Metrics
- Prepare and present PAO status to Program team
- Resource management – Forecast and Estimate the amount of work, develop appropriate project plans and allocate resources
- Managed Program Test Managers
Test Delivery Manager
CVS Caremark
Irving, Texas
07.2014 - 07.2016
- Complete Ownership for Non Med D LOB testing deliverables across 40 Clients
- Coordinate with development teams, SME’s, IM, BRM, Project managers & QA Managers for End – End Delivery
- Track project progress and report status /potential risk to QA Leadership
- Prepare, review and present dashboards to all project stake holders
- Prepare and present executive deck to Senior QA Leadership and Program team
- Resource management – Forecast and Estimate the amount of work, develop appropriate project plans and allocate resources
- Managed team across different modules/geographic locations
SIT & UAT Manager
New Hampshire & North Dakota State Government
03.2013 - 06.2014
- Complete Ownership for SIT & UAT deliverables
- Coordinate with, development teams, SME’s, and project managers for seamless project execution
- Managed ND state Business Users for UAT testing
- Prepare and present executive status to ND state MMIS Director
- Worked as Liaison between ND state & Xerox
- Managed team across different modules/geographic locations/Multi vendors
- Created and presented training seminars for various levels of ND MMIS staff
- Prepare, review and present delivery dashboards to ND State & Xerox Leadership
- Forecast and Estimate the effort, develop appropriate project plans with Schedule
- Major contribution on Resource staffing & RFP’s
- Worked as Resource Operations Manager and have sourced resources for all projects across locations
Test Manager/Architect
Walgreens
Deerfield, IL
03.2012 - 02.2013
- Participate in the overall release planning
- Coordinate with different Initiative/program/project stake holders to build project strategy
- Analyze release and program level requirements to identify the dependencies and integration points between different applications & releases
- Highlight project risks in the governance meeting and develop mitigation plans
- Complete Ownership for Test Strategy/Planning deliverables across all Projects
- Participate in Demand Management meetings and support business team for future release planning by providing impact assessment and estimates
- Act as a single point of contact between business and execution teams
Test Manager
MEDCO Health Solutions
Franklin Lakes, NJ
08.2011 - 02.2012
- Complete Ownership of projects deliverables
- Define & review Estimation, project plans and strategy
- Supervise and track project progress and deliverables
- Prepare and track Delivery metrics
- Coordinate with different test teams, development teams, business analysts and stakeholders for seamless test execution
- Coordinate with MEDCO Project Manager and Business Functional Leads to mitigate risk and manage project execution
- Prepare Weekly/monthly deck with overall engagement status, initiatives, metrics and publish it to Senior management
- Forecast and Estimate the amount of work with Cost, develop appropriate project plans with Schedule
- Highlight project risks in the governance meeting and develop mitigation plans
Test Delivery Manager
Express Scripts
Orlando, FL
09.2008 - 07.2011
- Complete Ownership of deliverables across all ESI Projects
- Define & Review Business proposals, Estimation, staffing and Strategy artifacts
- Highlight project risks in the governance meeting and develop mitigation plans
- Supervise and track project progress and deliverables
- Prepare and track Delivery metrics
- Prepare & Review Execution Summary, closure Reports and Consolidated Defect Reports
- Coordinate with different test teams, development teams, business analysts and stakeholders for seamless test execution
- Coordinate with ESI Project Manager and Business Functional Leads to mitigate risk and manage test execution
- Prepare monthly deck with overall engagement status, initiatives, metrics and publish it to ESI Senior management
- Prepare Account Utilization and Profitability reports
- Worked as Resource Operations Manager and have sourced resources for all projects across locations
- Managed team across different modules/geographic locations/different vendors/clients
- Major contribution in RFP’s
Education
Master of Technology - Software Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Certification
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
- Certified Scrum Master
Personal Information
Residency: US Permanent Resident/Green Card
Timeline
QA Delivery Manager
CVS Pharmacy
01.2024 - Current
QA Delivery Lead
Tennessee Rural Health
01.2022 - 12.2023
Strategic Delivery Lead
United Health Care
07.2021 - 12.2021
QA Delivery Lead
BCBS Kansas City
01.2020 - 06.2021
QA Test Manager
Horizon, Newark, BCBS NJ
08.2019 - 01.2020
Release Test Manager
Emblem Health
07.2018 - 07.2019
Portfolio Test Delivery Manager
Health Care Services Corporation
08.2016 - 06.2018
Test Delivery Manager
CVS Caremark
07.2014 - 07.2016
SIT & UAT Manager
New Hampshire & North Dakota State Government
03.2013 - 06.2014
Test Manager/Architect
Walgreens
03.2012 - 02.2013
Test Manager
MEDCO Health Solutions
08.2011 - 02.2012
Test Delivery Manager
Express Scripts
09.2008 - 07.2011
Senior Manager - Delivery
Cognizant Technology solutions
04.2006 - 09.2024
Software Engineer
Birlasoft Limited
08.2004 - 03.2006
Master of Technology - Software Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
- Certified Scrum Master