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Mani Chalasani

Bolingbrook,IL

Summary

To secure a challenging lead position in software development with a growth and dynamic development, being in a responsible position where I can contribute to the organization’s growth and success.

21+ years of experience in the IT industry with solid exposure in the Financial, Insurance, Banking and Healthcare industries. More than 16 years of experience in designing/ developing applications using Pega Rules Process Commander (PRPC). Extensive knowledge in Design, Development, Migration and Deployment of PRPC and Java/J2EE based applications. Well versed in creating Business Rule Engines, Business Process Management Applications for PRPC. Involved in Creating High Level Class structure and Developed Workflows in PRPC. Made extensive use of Connectors and Services in PRPC to integrate with the external systems. Hands-on experience in Installing PRPC environments with different middle ware tools. Hands-on experience in installing and maintaining Pega Administration frameworks like AES. Experienced in RDBMS technologies like Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, and MS SQL Server. Experienced in Eclipse, IBM Web Sphere, BEA Web Logic, Apache Tomcat and knowledge on Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) Tools like Web methods. Experienced in creating System Requirements with knowledge of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), Business Process Modeling and Data Modeling. Involved in complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) starting from requirement gathering and performed OOAD using UML. Knowledge of RUP and Agile development and delivery models. Excellent interpersonal, customer relations, Communication, presentation skills, Leadership Qualities, strong problem solving and analytical skills. Seasoned Construction professional with exceptional leadership and project management skills. Competent in team, budget and schedule oversight. Develops scopes, checks field activities and updates clients. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead(PRPC Projects Upgrade)

CareFirst BCBS D.C
04.2020 - 11.2023
  • Complete Hands-on development and infrastructure upgrades of PRPC based applications from 7.x versions to 8.x versions
  • Hand on development in enhancing legacy UI components into Cosmos Based PRPC offerings
  • Involved in the initiation and of Micro Services based architecture and Upgrading dev-ops in fracture
  • Hands on experience in Migrating pega on-perm environments to higher version hybrid and cloud environments.
  • Enhanced system performance by identifying and implementing necessary software upgrades.
  • Streamlined upgrade processes for increased efficiency and reduced downtime during system transitions.

Architect (Physician Contracting - Phycon)

UNITED HEALTH GROUP /Optum, IL
12.2017 - 03.2020
  • Worked on Hands on Development of Pega based application enhancements
  • Was involved in the co-ordination part of Automation using UI Path
  • Upgraded pega from 7.x to 8.x which included development and refactoring of the existing code
  • Migrated to in-house cloud (Built using open-shift image)
  • Involved in fixing issues after application migration
  • Building and configuring dev-ops.

Architect (Pega CoE)

UNITED HEALTH GROUP /Optum, IL
08.2016 - 12.2017
  • Consulting for different internal customers on Infrastructure and PEGA based application development products
  • Hands-On involvement in upgrading applications from Infrastructure through code using the available new features of the product
  • Was involved in developing Cloud based Infrastructure services using Open Shift and Azure
  • Was involved in developing Dev Ops pipelines using Jenkins.

Lead Architect (AES) / Pega Admin

UNITED HEALTH GROUP /Optum, MN
03.2012 - 08.2016
  • Worked for eBiz services as a part of the infrastructure team
  • Hands-on Installation of PRPC environments
  • Working with the Application Development teams to address their infrastructure needs
  • Trouble shooting performance issues from infrastructure standpoint
  • Involved in performance test activities
  • Upgrading environments from legacy versions to latest pega 7.x versions
  • Lead the architecture and development for AES which is a pega provided monitoring tool for pega environments
  • Was customizing the architecture and building added reports to serve better monitoring needs
  • Upgraded AES from version 3.4 to 3.5
  • Changed the architecture to restrict and control certain admin related functionality for better control and security.

Lead System Architect

UNITED HEALTH GROUP, NJ
08.2011 - 03.2012
  • Worked on the Enterprise Adjunction System (EAS)
  • The project deals with the end-to-end adjunction of claims
  • All standards like ICD10 and slotting rules come into play before the claim is resolved
  • EAS was built on HCIF and Claim’s Workstation Frame Works.

Sr. PRPC Architect / Lead System Architect

UNITED HEALTH GROUP, NJ
04.2011 - 08.2011
  • Worked on the Policy Administration and Maintenance (PAM)
  • The project deals with policy generation and selling on the sales portfolio
  • Integrated all the state mandates as well as the company’s customized templates as the required scenarios
  • PAM is a project that was built over PEGA Health Care Industry Framework (HCIF).

Sr. PRPC Developer/Architect

BANK OF AMERICA, Phoenix, AZ
01.2010 - 03.2011
  • CCMS (Customer Claims Management System) was designed to handle claims from all Lines of Business (LOB)
  • CCMS deals with claims right from the point of initiation to the point it gets resolved while keeping all the business rules on track
  • All the mandatory legal regulations like RegE and RegZ were taken into consideration by CCMS to make sure the business process was complying.

Sr. System Architect

BAXTER, Deerfield, IL
02.2008 - 01.2010
  • This project was designed to provide the Business with a solution that combines business processes and systems in banking services operating around the world
  • Pegasystems helped to build the workflows with calls to an external Java component, MQ Interfaces, Oracle Databases, and cross-platform servers
  • The successful delivery of this solution provided a single enterprise web-application used by various departments within the organization.

System Architect

WELLS FARGO, San Francisco, CA
04.2007 - 01.2008
  • This Project was an initiative tasked with reducing complexity, eliminating inefficiencies, generating operational efficiencies with enhanced automation and improving speed to market
  • The Workflow was a sub-project of this program tasked with implementing a technology-based solution for improving operational efficiencies in the enrollment processing.

System Architect

CITI CORP, Tampa, FL
05.2006 - 03.2007
  • The process of deploying Smart Investigate for Payments for its US Dollar Clearing and Foreign Exchange business
  • The Smart Investigate application provided a more efficient way of automating the payments and billing system and offers
  • More flexibility in billing system application
  • The framework helped in addressing exception-related customer services.

J2EE Developer

AMIG, Amelia, OH
07.2005 - 04.2006
  • This was an effort to design and implement a reusable framework using J2EE architecture that can be leveraged for corporate applications, store applications, and warehouse applications
  • It also involved designing a security mechanism that could support single sign-on and access to applications from any location.

Java/J2EE Developer

STATE FARM INSURANCE, Bloomington, IL
08.2004 - 06.2005
  • Developed highly secure web-based asset management software (J2EE) for use by corporate investment professionals and retirement plan sponsors
  • Involved server-side Java and PL/SQL development to access a large/Enterprise Oracle data warehouse (account and financial data), developing the mid-tier business logic and developing the front-end web presentation layer using HTML, JSP and JavaScript
  • Provided feedback for design during the architectural phase
  • Involved Oracle performance tuning at the application and database level
  • Included Java performance testing, profiling and performance tuning
  • Was responsible for seeing the project through integration test, system test and deployment into production.

Sr. PRPC Developer/Architect

CHASE BANK, Chicago, IL
10.2003 - 07.2004
  • SEI’s Global Wealth Management Platform is specifically designed to enable SEI’s vision of financial wellness to all of SEI’s businesses & markets
  • The platform’s integrated components provide the capabilities for managing transactions, communications, back-office and marketing activities, account management, reporting, business policies, entitlements, document management, portfolio management, and integrated customer management a platform supporting the full client-lifecycle by providing the right information to the right user at the right time, culminating in a visionary and compelling user experience that differentiates SEI in the marketplace.

Java/J2EE Developer

TECH MAHINDRA, Pune, India
11.2002 - 09.2003
  • The Web Customer Service Link (WCSL) developed to support the customer service activities of AVAAPYA Software Solutions Worldwide Express in attending to the requests of customers in the air express delivery market
  • Involved in Booking Information System (BIS)
  • The objective of the BIS was to allow users to perform pickup booking for customers for the same day or advanced booking
  • Users booked the shipment by providing destination code, commodity, number of pieces, weight and value which in turn connected to external system DBS for the traffic and time for transit based on the originating region and calculated the estimate.

Education

Skills

  • Windows 98/XP/NT, MS-DOS, Unix/Linux
  • JAVA, J2EE, C, C, SQL, PL/SQL
  • Test Director 50, HP Quality Center, Load Runner, Fog light
  • Oracle 12c, PL SQL/SQL Server, MS Access 97 & 2000
  • Developer2000 Forms, Cognos and Business Objects, SAS, Tableau
  • MS Office (MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Visio)
  • UI Path and Pega Robotics
  • Data Migration
  • Decision Making
  • Adaptability
  • Technical Troubleshooting
  • Customer Service
  • Change Management
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Software Upgrades
  • Client Support
  • Resource Allocation
  • Process Improvement
  • Configuration Management
  • Performance Optimization
  • Problem Solving
  • Project Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Vendor Management
  • Training and Development
  • Estimating
  • Labor Management
  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Project Estimation
  • Schedule Management
  • Hardworking and Reliable
  • Problem-Solving

Certification

  • Pega Certified System Architect
  • Pega Certified Senior Systems Architect
  • Sun Certified Java Programmer
  • Sales Force Certified Developer
  • AWS Certified Architect
  • UI Path Certifications (In Progress)
  • Service Now Certification (In Progress)

Timeline

Lead(PRPC Projects Upgrade)

CareFirst BCBS D.C
04.2020 - 11.2023

Architect (Physician Contracting - Phycon)

UNITED HEALTH GROUP /Optum, IL
12.2017 - 03.2020

Architect (Pega CoE)

UNITED HEALTH GROUP /Optum, IL
08.2016 - 12.2017

Lead Architect (AES) / Pega Admin

UNITED HEALTH GROUP /Optum, MN
03.2012 - 08.2016

Lead System Architect

UNITED HEALTH GROUP, NJ
08.2011 - 03.2012

Sr. PRPC Architect / Lead System Architect

UNITED HEALTH GROUP, NJ
04.2011 - 08.2011

Sr. PRPC Developer/Architect

BANK OF AMERICA, Phoenix, AZ
01.2010 - 03.2011

Sr. System Architect

BAXTER, Deerfield, IL
02.2008 - 01.2010

System Architect

WELLS FARGO, San Francisco, CA
04.2007 - 01.2008

System Architect

CITI CORP, Tampa, FL
05.2006 - 03.2007

J2EE Developer

AMIG, Amelia, OH
07.2005 - 04.2006

Java/J2EE Developer

STATE FARM INSURANCE, Bloomington, IL
08.2004 - 06.2005

Sr. PRPC Developer/Architect

CHASE BANK, Chicago, IL
10.2003 - 07.2004

Java/J2EE Developer

TECH MAHINDRA, Pune, India
11.2002 - 09.2003

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