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DEEPA BHAT

Edison,NJ

Summary

Performance-driven Vice President with 17 years of experience aligning systems with business requirements, policies and security requirements. Passionate about applying excellent organization and communication skills to manage and lead teams. Results-oriented individual well-versed in interfacing and consulting on business processes to drive results based on sound overall business judgment.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

VP of Engineering(Executive

Bergen Logistics
North Bergen, NJ
06.2021 - Current
  • Drove growth and innovation for aleading 3PL firm with core product annual 500 customers.
  • Re-established infrastructure from On-premise to Azure Cloud service.
  • Hired and managed employees globally to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
  • Focused on providing modern, secured technology and re-wrote entire WMS system by adapting microservice architecture and multi-tenant modal
  • Aligned organizational objectives with company mission to increase business growth and integrate work strategies.
  • Successfully introduced Streamlined Technology process across IT, Support, Integrations and Development teams
  • As executive leader developed, tracked and controlled development of annual capital and operating budgets for purchasing tools, staffing and ensured effective operations
  • Served on executive committee to align technology goals to other departmental and organizational objectives
  • As executive member of Global IT council team, established cyber security standards
  • Lead development of multi tenant microservice SAAS product with go to market strategy .
  • Directed technological improvements, reducing waste and business bottlenecks.
  • Being empathetic leader, inspired and motivated team , prevented work burn out and produced highly balanced culture.

Director of Engineering

UPS i-parcel
Secaucus, NJ
01.2017 - 06.2021
  • Provided strong leadership and effective interdepartmental communication to effectively meet or exceed all project timelines and budgetary goals
  • Rebuilt network and server stack with modern cloud/enterprise techniques across six facilities, increasing redundancy for operations and IT services to customers
  • Focused on providing modern, secured technology and logistics solutions to enable international shipping experience
  • Successfully introduced PM software, Lean Agile techniques, and customer support tools for tracking projects across departments
  • Primary interpreter of technology issues and decisions including use and replenishment of technology with in strategic and policy guidelines
  • Managed multiple projects and initiatives throughout entire project life cycle; held full responsibility for project staffing, design/architecture, modeling, budgeting, and execution
  • Consistently implemented programs that resulted in substantial cost savings while improving and modernizing technology infrastructure to better serve business needs
  • Recruited and led highly skilled engineers, architects, project managers across multiple facilities to achieve business objectives and advancement.
  • Worked closely with vendors and internal sourcing to establish relationships, fostering new opportunities, solutions and cost savings

Functional Head(Director)/PM

WGSN
New York, NY
01.2015 - 12.2016
  • Hired and trained onsite team of 6 from ground-up with extraordinary Engineers, managed and mentored team of 12 offshore engineers and improved efficiency of product by 90-95%
  • Managed execution of all phases of software development life cycle, including research, requirements gathering, analysis, design, implementation, testing, test automation, continuous delivery, and maintenance
  • Worked with Executive Staff and teams throughout project cycle and provide clear vision, reports, and Facilitate execution of results-driven Quality Management Process that is focused on: customer satisfaction, Continuous improvement, employee development and business growth
  • Introduced and implemented Agile/Scrum approach for Technology team as PMO
  • Established automation infrastructure for Big data testing using Java-API by integrating SQL query and Implemented Regression automation framework for Web application by Java- Selenium web driver
  • Introduced performance metrics, project management controls, and requirement traceability to technology projects resulting in repeatable outcomes and significant reduction in defects
  • Worked with executive team on budget, staffing and performance reviews
  • Developed "Application Readiness Methodology" to assist organizations work through discovery, preparation and delivery of applications as part next-generation desktop infrastructure.

Director of Software Engineer

Crown Philanthropic Solutions
New York, NY
06.2012 - 12.2014
  • Conducted complete assessment of teams, processes and environment, defined issues and risks and oversaw Design and introduction of tools, processes and best practices across Development and testing life cycle to improve throughput, communication and on time delivery of projects
  • Full accountability for project planning and management, process redesign and defect management, documentation and reporting, and team and customer relations
  • Involved in design and development and testing of application
  • Hired, Trained and Managed QA and Development team from ground up and managed team’s effort estimation, timeline & budget
  • Produce report correlating poor performance to bottlenecks and make recommendations for improvements
  • Architected first SDLC for company and examined IT department for inefficiencies
  • This resulted in exposure of several development and operational weaknesses and ultimate reorganization of department
  • Introduced and developed Automation infrastructure using selenium and JAVA to improve regression testing efficiency.
  • Provided regular feedback to both junior engineers and senior leadership on individual performance metrics and observations

Development Lead

AECOM
New York, NY
01.2007 - 05.2012
  • Led team through entire Project Life Cycle
  • Verified Project goals met current and long-term corporate objectives
  • Defined QA objectives and Success Criteria for all Cash Management Projects / Applications
  • Defined, maintained, and delivered Test Prep, Test Execution and Defect Metrics for all Client Access Applications to Senior Management
  • Trained and managed team and Involved in developing and supporting major modules like accounting, purchasing, estimating
  • Designed and Developed module called EEO TRACKER using PHP, HTML, CSS and SQL SERVER 2005
  • Sole person to Design, develop and tested financial data migration from MSSQL to ORACLE
  • Determined and implemented innovative and industry best practices using modern designs and tools
  • Designed and developed batch processing of check transfer from tracker system to HSBC AND CHASE banks

Technical Lead

Zenith software Pvt Ltd
05.2004 - 08.2006
  • Led team of 5 developers
  • Hired, Trained and mentored Offshore team
  • Actively involved in design, development and testing efforts
  • As Oracle developer focused on building complicated backend queries
  • Investigated system issues and implemented resolutions to reduce downtime
  • Assessed project milestones and team performance to keep staff on-task
  • Provided educational expertise and mentoring to junior team members
  • Built product feature lists with stakeholders
  • Improved systems with addition of new features and infrastructure
  • Followed standard methodologies on coding to write clean and self-documenting code
  • Drafted documentation to detail development, logic and testing processes

Education

BS - Computer Science in computer Science

Bangalore University

Skills

Leadership

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Certification

Azure solution architect License

Timeline

Azure solution architect License

03-2023

VP of Engineering(Executive

Bergen Logistics
06.2021 - Current

Director of Engineering

UPS i-parcel
01.2017 - 06.2021

Functional Head(Director)/PM

WGSN
01.2015 - 12.2016

Director of Software Engineer

Crown Philanthropic Solutions
06.2012 - 12.2014

Development Lead

AECOM
01.2007 - 05.2012

Technical Lead

Zenith software Pvt Ltd
05.2004 - 08.2006

BS - Computer Science in computer Science

Bangalore University

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