Chaitanya Nath Gaddam

Sr Applications Engineer

• Designing solutions for accounting cash reconciliation,accrual,procure to pay and Tax automation projects .
• Providing design architecture to integrate multiple systems like Oracle, HIVE, AWS ,Azure,Coupa,workday etc
• Using expertise in Python ,Java,Pl/SQl ,Golang and Oracle Application Express to provide technical designs and solutions.
• Use expertise of financial and accounting and tax business knowledge to understand requirements from business and convert into technical solutions.
• Design User interface required using User interface tools like Oracle Application Express
• Designed and built complex user interface pages using Oracle Application Express.
• Write Technical Design documents and test case documents .
• Conduct Review meetings, business requirement meetings and end user training sessions.

Major Accomplishments:

• Designed and provided solutions for Uber Accrue(uAccrue 2.0) , cash reconciliation and procurement integrations with coupa and Tax automation projects.
• Led team of 4 members throughout project.
• Provided concurrent PLSQL program solution for data upload features in uAccrue application.
• Leading Tax to Compliance module with 3 other engineers.
• Designed and built Tax automation engine for standard invoices, a unique platform to be reused for multiple tax types and countries.
• Designed tax document interfaces between Uber Oracle environment and external tax auditors using Apache Camel-based medley(Uber proprietary) platform
• Designed payment interfaces between Uber Oracle environment and Payment partner Anybill for uber eats tax transactions.
• Provided solutions for Oracle storage by using Hybrid columnar compression Techniques
• Learned Apache Camel Java Framework.
• Learning and working on Cadence Workflow (Uber proprietary) for integrations between distributed systems like HIVE and Oracle Corp.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver successful product implementations.
• Assisted Business users in troubleshooting product issues and provided timely technical support.
• Presented technical presentations to Business users and product management to explain product features and benefits.

Systems Engineer -2

Location : San Francisco

Duration: Jan-2018 to Aug-2021

• Designing solutions for accounting and procure to pay projects .
• Providing design architecture to integrate multiple systems like Oracle, Workday,Kofax,Coupa etc
• Using expertise in Python ,Java,Pl/SQ and Oracle Application Express to provide technical designs and solutions.
• Use expertise of financial and procurement business knowledge to understand requirements from business and convert into technical solutions.
• Design User interface required using User interface tools like Oracle Application Express,Oracle Application Framework,Oracle Forms ,Forms Customizations and personalization techniques.
• Designed and built complex user interface pages using Oracle Application Express.
• Write Technical Design documents and test case documents .
• Conduct Review meetings, business requirement meetings and end user training sessions.

Major Accomplishments:

• Designed and built Accrual Process for Uber Operations Expenses critical for every financial month end process.
• Designed and built complex Withholding Tax Engine for Uber Across multiple countries.
• Designed and built Complex Purchasing and invoicing approval process using Golang/PLSQL/Oracle Database/Oracle Workflow/React JS Etc.
• Designed and built integrations between Oracle/Kofax/Workday etc.

Client: Marvell Semiconductors

Location: SantaClara

Duration: Mar-2016 - Feb-2017

Responsibilities and experience:

• Providing technical design specifications across multiple modules for enhancements and new projects.
• Involve in month and quarter closure activities with revenue team.
• Involve in developing, testing and deployment of enhancements.
• Coordinating with business users on daily basis to support production issues and gathering requirements for new enhancements.
• Supporting business users from Order Management, Finance, and Legal departments on their daily activities.
• Working on multiple enhancements around order to cash cycle using PL/SQL, Oracle Workflow, Oracle Reports, BI Publisher, Forms Builder.
• Worked on forms personalization and custom.pll of Order Entry form for requirements involving RMA transactions and scheduling of orders.
• Worked on multiple long pending issues required for smooth processing during month-end and quarter end.
• Fixed Distributor Roll Forward Report critical for month end and quarter end closing.
• Fixed Interfaces between Oracle R12 and systems like Salesforce and Model N
• Involved in supporting and fixing issues in POS, Shipment and quoting processes in Model N.
• Fixed Shipping reports format etc.
• Involved in proof of concepts of revenue recognition process as per ACS 606 guidelines.
• Involved in entire design and development of Export Compliance Project.

Client: The Williams Companies - Tulsa, OK

Duration - May 2015-March 2016

Project: Implementation Project. This project is to move ACMP business from PeopleSoft to Oracle system.

Responsibilities:

• Provided scope and technical feasibility to functional requirements in requirement and design phase.
• Provided technical solutions for all the conversions, interfaces and extensions in finance, SCM and manufacturing functional areas.
• Worked on data mapping and build of the following conversions: Customers, AR invoices, Open PO, BPA, Global BPA, Items, suppliers.
• Provided solutions for Open PO, Receipt, On hand.
• Working and providing solutions for WIP Discrete job, Item, BOM conversion, approved suppliers.
• Provided solutions around ERS self-billing requirements.
• Driving design and solution meetings around conversions criteria to be brought into Oracle from PeopleSoft.
• Providing technical feasibility of AME around Delegation of Authority(DOA) requirements of PO Approval workflow.
• Creating of custom solution using WEBADI for item load.
• Driving the delivery of CV60, MD70 and test cases documents.
• Providing estimates on new changes from existing process and existing SOW.
• Managing a technical team of 10 members from offshore.
• Reviewing and testing the individual objects delivered by the team.
• Conducting daily status calls with team working offshore.
• Monitoring and guiding the team on build activities on daily basis.
• Involved in reporting status and potential risks to the PMO for all technical activities.
• Involved in the instance management plan to support the timely delivery of ERP instances.

Client: The Williams Companies - Tulsa, OK

Duration: July 2013-April 2015

Project – R12 Upgrade and Support

• Provided scope and technical feasibility to functional requirements in requirement and design phase.
• Worked on retro fitment of custom objects as per Oracle Release 12.1.3.
• Provided solution to implement MOAC as per customer’s business requirement.
• Provided solutions and technical feasibility around SLA for objects impacted.
• Worked on interfaces like AR invoice, Auto lockbox, AP invoices and GL journals.
• Worked on payment interfaces like positive pay, bank payments etc involving security features like exchange of security keys with banks etc.
• Worked on cash reconciliation interface.
• Provided complete solution around replacing custom EU system (Legacy customer) with TCA.
• Worked on interfaces, conversions and reports in GL, AP and AR.
• Worked on extensions in I-Expense Modules using OAF and workflows.
• Modified multiple workflows and conversions on contracts modules.
• Worked on pre upgrade and post upgrade cut-over activities.
• Involved in user sessions and end user trainings.
• Involved in the instance management plan to support the timely delivery of ERP instances
• Worked on major interfaces like AP Invoice, AR Invoice, GL Journals, AR lockbox, Bank Statement Load, HR employee and location, PO, Requisition interfaces etc.
• Worked on Supplier site and customer conversions.
• Worked on account generator workflows, purchase order approval and requisition approval and procurement contracts workflow modifications as per Oracle R12 requirements.
• Reviewing and testing the individual objects delivered by the team.
• Provided technical leadership for the project for around 15 members.
• Conducting daily status calls with team working offshore.
• Involved in reporting status and potential risks to the PMO for all technical activities.

Client - Rheem Manufacturing Company -Atlanta, GA/Hyderabad

Duration - Jan 2010-Jul 2013

Project – Multiple Rollouts and OBIA implementation

Role: Software Engineer

• Worked on designing and developing of OBIA implementation for sales and price analytics.
• Built new custom informatica mappings to integrate Oracle apps with data warehouse.
• Hands on experience in modifying RPD to build reports on data warehouse.
• Hands on experience in preparing custom reports and dashboards.
• Involved in manufacturing roll outs of multiple plants.
• Involved in developing custom forms to replace production scheduling process.
• Designed huge customizations involving Workflow, PLSQL customizations, interfaces, conversions and reports in modules like Order to Cash, Work in process, Bill of materials, Inventory etc.
• Worked on multiple complex extensions on AP invoice workflow using AME.
• Worked on technical deliverables related to ASCP which involves writing custom hooks.
• Worked on interfaces using BPEL to load Purchase orders and sales orders.
• Developed interfaces to interface serial number data from Oracle to legacy system like high jump using BPEL.
• Involved in cut over activities and post Go-LIVE support.
• Designed and developed huge extension like Sales order acknowledgement and extended price discounts in Order management module using forms personalization, Oracle Workflow and PLSQL.
• Worked on conversions like items, sales orders, BOM, on hand items etc.
• Worked on multiple complex reports using BI Publisher.
• Worked on oracle quality module involving setups of collection plans and collection elements.
• Worked on customization of check printing report.