Lakshmi Pandeti
Dallas,TX
Summary
With 16 years of experience in SDLC, 8 years in technical architecture, and 5 years in management and leadership, a seasoned Software Development and Delivery leader is presented. Proven track record of executing complex technology initiatives, including digital transformations, by managing and leading technical teams in collaboration with product, business, UX, and other cross-functional teams. Dedicated to fostering an engaged and empowering work culture, excelling in building and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Manager
W.W. Grainger
05.2022 - Current
- Organized and led Cloud Operations team, ensuring robust cloud resource management and efficient architectural practices.
Strategized and executed initiatives that reduced Cloud - Operations tickets by 50%, enhancing overall operational efficiency and response times.
- Led deployment of feature toggle product for distributed eCommerce application, improving application's flexibility and release management.
- Played pivotal role in migrating pipelines from Bitbucket and CIRCLE CI to GitHub, streamlining CI/CD process and enhancing development workflows.
- Implemented service virtualization solution, significantly reducing environment dependencies and boosting testing efficiency.
- Developed and executed strategies to enhance incident management process, resulting in quicker resolution times and improved incident handling.
- Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives
Solutions Architect / Delivery Lead
Athletico Physical Therapy
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Created and led strategy for Dynamics CRM solution and Data Warehouse solution.
- Provided leadership and guidance to Cloud Services team.
Collaborated with Product, Architecture, and UX teams to prioritize and develop long-term technical roadmaps. - Offered architectural and technical oversight to consultants.
- Implemented cloud governance to ensure transparency.
- Established standards and best practices in cloud environment.
Manager / Cloud Migration Lead
Walgreens Boots Alliance
11.2008 - 04.2021
- Led four cross-functional teams, each with eight members, focused on cloud engineering, middleware enablement, application migration, and DevOps enablement.
- Spearheaded migration of over 60 applications and 3000 servers, including Solaris, AIX, Linux, and Windows, as well as databases like Oracle and SQL, to Microsoft Azure.
- Provided architectural and technical oversight to offshore talent, partners, and onshore consultants.
Defined and implemented Infrastructure-as-Code and Configuration-as-Code strategies and DevOps pipelines. - Fostered highly collaborative, blameless, and inclusive culture by promoting diverse perspectives and feedback.
- Oversaw product development execution with multiple teams using both onsite and offshore talent.
- Served as SME for various functionalities at Walgreens, conducting KT sessions to share knowledge.
- Empowered engineers to identify personal goals and outlined steps for their career development.
- Recommended and installed upgrades, assisting businesses in technology planning to match growth.
IT Consultant
BMC Software
12.2012 - 07.2013
- Evaluated project requirements and specifications, developing software applications that exceeded client expectations.
- Architected solutions to upgrade and migrate middleware or create IaaS environments using BMC tools.
- Consulted with engineering team members to determine system loads and develop improvement plans.
- Recommended and performed upgrades, assisting businesses in technology planning aligned with growth projections.
- Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback at various stages, and directly addressed concerns.
Lead Software Engineer
Levanture
03.2007 - 09.2008
- Worked with multiple clients as a lead software engineer, focusing primarily on Java development.
Education
Master of Science -
University of Northern Virginia
Virginia10.2008
Skills
- Leader
- Mentor
- Motivator
- Thought Partner
- Collaboration
- Problem solver
- Solution Architecture
- Cloud Migration
- Chef
- Azure
- DevOps
- Java
- CI/CD
- Atlassian tool suite
- Azure DevOps
- AWS
- Strategic Planning
Timeline
Sr Manager
W.W. Grainger
05.2022 - Current
Solutions Architect / Delivery Lead
Athletico Physical Therapy
06.2021 - 05.2022
IT Consultant
BMC Software
12.2012 - 07.2013
Manager / Cloud Migration Lead
Walgreens Boots Alliance
11.2008 - 04.2021
Lead Software Engineer
Levanture
03.2007 - 09.2008
Master of Science -
University of Northern Virginia
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