Krishna Valavala
East Hanover
Summary
Dynamic technology leader with a proven track record at ADP, excelling in project leadership and infrastructure management. Spearheaded the development of innovative payroll solutions and disaster recovery strategies, while fostering collaboration across teams. Proficient in Java and AWS, I drive operational excellence and enhance team performance through effective mentorship.
Experienced with strategic technology planning, ensuring alignment with business objectives and innovation goals. Utilizes comprehensive knowledge of IT infrastructure and project management to drive efficiency and growth. Track record of enhancing team performance through effective leadership and collaborative approaches.
Technology professional with strong track record in leading innovative tech initiatives and optimizing IT infrastructure. Proven ability to foster team collaboration and deliver high-impact results in dynamic environments. Highly reliable, adaptable, and skilled in strategic planning and resource allocation, consistently meeting organizational goals.
Senior Technology Leader with strong background in driving innovation and implementing strategic initiatives. Adept at fostering team collaboration and adapting to changing needs to achieve results. Expertise in software development, IT infrastructure, project management, and cybersecurity. Known for leadership, effective communication, and problem-solving skills.
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Director of Technology
Automatic Data Processing, ADP
08.2006 - 01.2025
- Optimized IT infrastructure performance by conducting thorough capacity planning analyses guaranteeing scalability during peak demand periods.
- Cultivated a collaborative work environment by fostering open communication channels between technical teams, management, and other departments within the organization.
- Managed budgets and resources effectively, ensuring cost-effective technology solutions were implemented.
- Developed strategic plans for technology implementation, driving business growth and operational excellence.
- Led cross-functional teams for successful project completion and timely product delivery.
- Ensured seamless integration of new systems with legacy infrastructure while minimizing downtime during migrations.
- Provided project leadership in dynamic technology-driven environment with multiple priorities.
- Instrumental in creating a Disaster Recovery solution for RUN, an ADP payroll Product.
- Instrumental in creating a next generation payroll product utilizing a multi-talented team comprising of SMEs, Architects, Product Owners, Developers, Devops and QA members
- Created a next generation, HCM agnostic Time product, Tau
Technical Architect
United Parcel Service, UPS
04.2006 - 08.2006
- Provided technical leadership to team members during system design.
- Architected a solution to extract the freight data by using SOA and J2EE.
- Resolved complex technical issues by troubleshooting systems, analyzing root causes, and implementing effective fixes.
- Enhance the existing service orchestration engine to run services in parallel.
- Define common XML schemas to interface with external systems.
Technical Architect
JP Morgan Chase
09.2004 - 03.2006
- Provided technical leadership to team members during system design. In order to meet the ever-growing demands of high performance, Equities group of JP Morgan needed an efficient, scalable and robust service to perform Instrument lookup for equity trading. Developed Reference Data Lokup Service (RDLS) to achieve this goal
- Used Timesten, an in-memory database, to increase the throughput of the system. Provided a smart order routing hook, so that the application will seamlessly fail over to the Sybase database if the in-memory database is not available
Senior Consultant
AT&T
08.2000 - 09.2004
- Mentored junior consultants, helping them enhance their skills and contribute more effectively to projects.
- Lead the software design and development team to rewrite the ITMS system using J2EE architecture
Programmer
Various Companies
09.1994 - 08.2000
- Enhanced software functionality by identifying and resolving complex coding issues.
- Designed and developed a conveyor interface in C
- Designed and architected the an application that provides location based GIS information to telecommunications enterprise. Utilized the MapInfo’s MapXtreme renderer for displaying the map of a region selected by the user.
Education
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Carbondale, ILBachelor of Science - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Osmania University
Hyderabad, IndiaSkills
- Project leadership
- Product management
- Software development
- Database Design and Management
- Infrastructure management
- Disaster recovery
- DevOps practices
- Software architecture
- Team building
- Java, AWS, Azure, Shell Scripting
- Oracle 19c, SQL Server 17
Accomplishments
- 30 years of solid experience in all stages of software project lifecycle
- Supervised team of 200+ software professionals
- Hands-on experience in managing multiple development and support projects simultaneously
- Industry experience in HCM/Payroll, Investment Banking, Telecommunications, Retail, Wireless communications and Supply Chain sectors
- Published a paper on "A Fuzzy Partitioning System” in IEEE Micro December 1995 (Vol. 15, No. 6) pp. W50-W57
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practiitioner
- Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
- Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform (SCJP)
- Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD)
- Sun Certified Business Component Developer (SCBCD)
- Sun Certified Developer for Java Web Services
- IBM Certified Solution Developer - IBM WebSphere Portal
Timeline
Senior Director of Technology
Automatic Data Processing, ADP
08.2006 - 01.2025
Technical Architect
United Parcel Service, UPS
04.2006 - 08.2006
Technical Architect
JP Morgan Chase
09.2004 - 03.2006
Senior Consultant
AT&T
08.2000 - 09.2004
Programmer
Various Companies
09.1994 - 08.2000
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Osmania University
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