Arun Kumar Gadde

Engaged with BlueScope North America to enhance PLM solutions.

• Successful Teamcenter PLM deployments across development, QA, UAT, and production environments supported stable enterprise rollout.
• Reliable administration of Teamcenter 25.12 and 26.06 environments kept deployment and support activities on track.
• Teamcenter PLM Quality Management (QMS) and Supplier Connect administration supported engineering quality and supplier collaboration processes.
• Secure Supplier Connect environment management enabled collaboration between internal teams and external suppliers.
• Supplier onboarding, user provisioning, access management, and security compliance activities kept Supplier Connect access controlled and audit-ready.
• Teamcenter upgrades, maintenance releases, patches, and environment migrations kept environments current.
• Teamcenter Dispatcher services supported document translation and publishing workflows.
• Teamcenter utilities for 3D JT file extraction and validation
• Single sign-on (SSO) integrations with enterprise authentication platforms supported streamlined access management.
• Teamcenter Reporting & Analytics (TCRA) installations and support enabled reporting operations.
• Docker-based Teamcenter deployment and automation activities improved environment provisioning consistency.
• Proactive monitoring, health checks, performance tuning, capacity planning, troubleshooting, backup recovery, disaster recovery testing, and environment refresh activities supported platform stability and recovery readiness.
• Cross-functional partnership with database administrators, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders supported platform reliability, availability, and security.
• Multi-environment delivery of Teamcenter PLM, QMS, and Supplier Connect solutions supported enterprise adoption.
• Secure Supplier Connect implementation and administration improved supplier collaboration processes.
• Teamcenter version upgrades and patch deployments completed with minimal business disruption.
• Proactive monitoring and root-cause analysis reduced incident resolution time.
• Docker-based configurations streamlined deployment and environment provisioning.

Worked alongside Medtronic MN to improve PLM functionalities.

• Supported development and testing of Teamcenter modules across dev, QA, and production, contributing to functional improvements and bug fixes through Agile methods.
• Automated issue diagnostics through custom tools and scripts, streamlining troubleshooting for global PLM users.
• Supported DBOM exposure solutions to enable seamless integration between Teamcenter, SILK, and downstream enterprise applications.
• Set up multi-server, multisite Teamcenter environments with NX, CATIA V5, and SolidWorks integration to support scalable CAD-PLM solutions.
• Joined solution design workshops and translated PLM/PIM requirements into technical specifications for custom Teamcenter enhancements.
• Reviewed change impact for code deployments and customizations to reduce risk during upgrades and integrations.
• Built and deployed silent XML scripts for Teamcenter Rich Client installation automation across global production environments.
• Launched custom IRSuite-based utilities for external system synchronization on object release events via Teamcenter Dispatcher Service configuration.
• Created and ran smoke test suites for T4S and T4EA services to validate cross-system data consistency and integration reliability.
• Developed custom solutions aligned with approved design specs using ITK, SOA, and BMIDE components.
• Wrote batch and shell scripts to monitor Windows and Linux servers, supporting system health checks and job completion.
• Maintained BMIDE data models to support changing business logic and enterprise PLM policies.
• Configured and supported 2-tier, 4-tier, Rich Client, and Thin Client environments, simplifying client deployment and access control.
• Documented data migration, integration plans, and test strategies to support traceable and repeatable deployments.
• Worked with development and QA teams to reproduce defects, document conditions, and support code-level fixes.
• Documented design specifications, known issue workarounds, and system customization guides to enhance technical documentation quality.
• Provided end-user support across Teamcenter modules, resolving issues to keep system operations stable.

Collaborated with Flowserve team on various projects.

• Supported GMS solution enhancement by adding capability to exchange additional data types between Teamcenter Enterprise and Teamcenter Unified for Siemens co-existence strategy.
• Adapted Teamcenter to meet strict aerospace standards such as AS9100 by using specialized tools to support compliance and system function.
• Helped manage long-term data migration from Teamcenter Enterprise to Teamcenter Unified while supporting use of both systems for business process needs.
• Worked as solutions architect and developer for Alcon, partnering closely with senior management, developers, and Siemens teams.
• Provided extensive support for Polarion quality and requirements management, delivering guidance on system configuration.
• Joined discovery calls and presented updates to key stakeholders to keep project goals and deliverables aligned.
• Advised team members on Polarion customization for requirements management, change management, and defect management.
• Led migration, configuration, and integration work for Polarion solutions.
• Configured input widgets and overview pages within Polarion applications to improve user interface and experience.
• Built domain models by creating entities, attributes, and associations to meet system requirements.
• Updated mapping designer projects to use inheritance-based design, improving scalability and maintainability.
• Managed transfer of ITAR and intellectual property information between Teamcenter Enterprise and Teamcenter Unified for compliance with legal and business standards.
• Installed and configured Teamcenter 8.1 Lockheed with ADS and vendor management solutions in SL environment.
• Completed phase-to-phase upgrades on Teamcenter 8.1 Lockheed for each baseline in SL environment.
• Developed and ran automated tests for QART use cases to support quality standards.
• Built and ran test scripts, documented outcomes, and resolved identified bugs to support system stability.

Worked with HNI Corporation on project implementations.

• Led Phase 1 Hypercare support for Windchill 12.0.2.6, resolving high priority production issues.
• Installed, upgraded, patched, and administered distributed Windchill PDMLink, ProjectLink, MPMLink and PartsLink.
• Installed and configured the ThingWorx 10.0 and Flexconnect.
• Worked as a Support Lead for Phase 1 Hypercare Application Support.
• Assist the consultant in executing the support process and fixing the issues.
• As Windchill Business Administrator, created user accounts and tracked licenses.
• Also administered Windchill Access Control Lists (ACLs), object initialization rules, teams, lifecycles, workflows, object soft types, attributes, groups, folder structures, and projects.
• Configured and managed Windchill CAD workers for the creation of images of product data objects.
• Configured and managed Fishbowl linkAccess CAD workers for the creation of images of product drawings. Installed, configured, and monitored license management systems.
• PTC Creo Parametric and Simulate installation automation, configuration and user support.
• PTC Creo Parametric customization utilizing Pro/TOOLKIT API to create automation, simplify repetitive tasks, and assist with standards of compliance.
• Created standard processes and scripts to monitor systems.
• Involved in Root cause analysis and escalations.
• Creating and updating Document templates, questionnaire templates and change task templates.
• Raising PTC support calls and following up on the calls to fix the issues identified as out-of-the-box bugs.
• Involved in ECAD and MCAD Integrations.
• Performing root cause analysis and fixing high-priority bugs identified in the production server by customers, L3 support, and the technical team.
• Participating in the release plan of bugs and performing a few release plan activities like routing technical specification documents for approval to meet project compliance.
• Cloning process automation. Clone the production server to down servers to use for development activities and for the support team.

Worked with Cater's, USA

• Designed solutions, migration plans, and technical documentation.
• Developed customizations for Change Management, BOM updates, and compliance integrations.
• Upgraded Windchill from 10.1 to 10.2 and implemented workflows and versioning schemes to enhance system functionality.
• Created custom reports and supported global users.
• Solution Design and detail Design Document.
• Prepared data migration plans that outlined migration risks, milestones, quality measures, and business sign-off details.
• Windchill 10.1/10.2 development/customizations for Change Management Form/Report, to show many attributes (OOTB & IBA).
• Did upgrade test environment from Windchill 10.1 to 10.2
• Written Windchill Java code for environmental compliance integration software. Automatically wrote, edited, and updated Windchill attributes. Action menu customization for auto BOM attributes updates.
• Focused on the owning module while taking care of its interaction with the entire Windchill Architecture.
• Performed configurations and changed versioning scheme and autonumbering. Soft attributes and types were created for several documents. OOTB integration with Wildfire was also implemented.
• Performed data migration methodologies, lifecycle, and workflows defined for the design release process.
• Identification of areas where enhancements can be introduced with the consideration of cost & time and raising the same in PCR gatherings & to the Product Management Team.
• I did code with Java, J2EE and Windchill APIs.
• Worked on Windchill Workflows.
• Requirements collected for Mfg. department processes and mapped the same for Windchill.
• Testing - unit testing & integration testing.
• Resolved development tickets and provided technical support to worldwide users, ensuring timely issue resolution.
• Integration and development of change management modules by designing a new web interface for the change process
• New user interface screens were added to the change management process to have more control on the change process for the administrators
• Customized the Change Request Creation Process UI by adding new attributes to the change object
• Creation of custom reports using JSP and implementation of reports at the site level.
• Creating Process Documents and Knowledge Transfer documents.
• Preparing Design Documents by analyzing the requirements and proposing technical solutions.

Worked with Polaris, USA

• Configured types, layouts, ACLs, and attributes.
• Developed customizations using Java, JSP, Servlets, and Flex APIs.
• Implemented flat file inbound integrations and created test scenarios and KT documents.
• Solution Design and Detailed Design Document.
• Configuring the PLM tool according to customer requirements.
• Run Add Columns Utility Functionality for Sizing patches in 10.2.
• Created attributes for all Type Objects.
• Created Layouts for all flex Types.
• Created ACLs for security.
• Unit testing for all flex types.
• Customize PLM tool using Java, JSP, Servlets, and Windchill API.
• Implemented custom reports based on customer requirements.
• Involved in Flat file Inbound Integration.
• Test Scenarios and Test Case document creation based on the Requirements and Use Cases.

• Developed Java/J2EE applications, integrated modules to enhance functionality, and resolved defects to ensure system stability.
• Utilized Spring MVC, Hibernate, Web Services, Oracle, and WebLogic to deliver robust software solutions.
• Developed Java applications for Mahindra Satyam client projects
• Analyzed requirements and translated business needs into technical designs
• Built reusable modules using object-oriented programming practices