PRASAD KAVURI
Naperville,IL
Summary
Experienced product development and information technology executive skilled in building and guiding global teams, tackling intricate business challenges, and collaborating with international clients and partners. Proficient in machine learning and artificial intelligence, capable of introducing innovative and transformative technology strategies at any stage of the development process. Demonstrated success in nurturing top-tier leaders and delivering cutting-edge technical solutions in areas such as software engineering, robotics, and cloud computing.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Engineering
Here Technologies
Chicago, IL
05.2005 - Current
- Responsible for design, implementation and delivery of products and services to enable Autonomous Driving.
- Leading organization focused on developing all infrastructure, tooling, libraries, and cloud services at HERE technologies.
- Utilized Computer Vision to interpret data from satellite imagery, aerial photos, and other sources for map making, by Implementing deep learning algorithms serving and processing pipelines for object detection, image segmentation, and classification tasks, improving data interpretation and reducing manual intervention.
- Employed Probabilistic Learning to handle uncertainty and variability in map making, by developing probabilistic models to generate maps with realistic and accurate predictions.
- Implemented MLOps best practices for smooth deployment of AI/ML models in the production environment, by automating the entire model development lifecycle, from data preparation to deployment, monitoring, and maintenance. This ensured data quality, optimized models, and streamlined workflow to produce high-quality maps in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Collaborated closely with customers (Co-Development) to deliver products that surpass their expectations.
- Led Analytics center of excellence supporting different use cases. Places Supplier ecosystem (E2E Source Aging Analytics, Supplier Evaluation). E2E Realtime Integrations for fetching data from various Learning systems to drive optimization and Monitor investments. Error management dashboard used for customer issue analysis with integration of multiple customer channels. Operation Monitoring System (OMS) which is our Operations control center for monitoring system health. Automated AWS Cost Spend Dashboard for all the Business units tied to operational savings.
- Extensive experience in managing cloud-native engineering teams, proficiently leading projects in cloud-based environments and overseeing the development of cloud-native applications.
- Strong leadership skills, empowering teams to achieve their best potential, fostering a collaborative work culture, and promoting innovation and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated expertise in driving successful project outcomes through efficient management of cloud-native and mobile native engineering teams, ensuring optimal performance and delivery.
- Experience in defining project roadmaps, setting strategic goals, and aligning engineering efforts with business objectives.
- Developed and implemented innovative programs/teams consisting of Scrum teams/Agile Pods to enhance customer responsiveness.
- Led proposal development efforts, presenting engineering opportunities to senior leadership for go-no-go decisions.
- Set budgets for engineering tasks, tailoring financial limitations to business goals and optimizing return on investment (ROI) for completed deliverables.
- Reduced operational costs by 70% with successful cloud transformation
- Reduced product creation timelines by 300% with successful technology transformation.
- Improved developer experience by 50% by enabling e2e development productivity
Software Developer
Paradigm Infotech Inc
Columbia, MD
11.2004 - 04.2005
- Collaborated with project managers to select ambitious, but realistic coding milestones on pre-release software project development.
- Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.
- Documented technical workflows and knowledge to educate newly hired employees.
- Developed GUI and Middle Tier using C# on .NET architecture.
Software Test Engineer
DENIZENS SYSTEMS INC
Toronto, ON
08.2002 - 10.2004
- Created successful test scripts to manage automated feature testing,
- Conducted regression testing, analyzed results, and submitted observations to development team.
- Designed testing scenarios for usability testing.
- Collaborated with product owners to stay current on intended functionality.
- Investigated causes of non-conforming software.
Senior Network Engineer
EVISION CYBER SOLUTIONS LIMITED
, PA
01.2000 - 07.2002
- Oversaw company's entire network and related policies covering use, maintenance and infrastructure.
- Configured, tested and maintained LAN/WAN components and connections.
- Built and improved network documentation and training procedures to lead successful team completing high-quality work.
- Installed and configured network security solutions such as VPNs, Firewalls and intrusion detections and mitigation tools.
- Deployed hardware and network infrastructure, reducing manual operations by 50%
- Liaised with stakeholders to keep project goals and deadlines on target
- Recommended options for disaster recovery and remote access security
Education
MBA - Strategic Marketing
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL12.2014
Master of Computer Applications - Computer And Information Sciences
Osmania University
Hyderabad, India06.2002
Bachelor's in Computer Maintenance & Engineer - Computer Engineering
Osmania University
Hyderabad, India05.1999
Skills
- GIS, Mapping
- New System Implementation
- Best Practices & Process Improvement
- Technology transformation
- Computer Vision
- Budget Development
- Software Development
- Developer Experience
- AI ML
- Global Operations
- DevOps
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Application Engineering
- Business Strategy
- Customer Focused
- Problem-Solving Abilities
- Process Improvements
- New Product Development
- Design
- Engineering Management
- Customer Support
- Professional Development
- Technical Sales
- Engineering Standards
- Product Development
- Goals And Objectives
- Build Solutions
- Technology Development
- Requirements Analysis
- Infrastructure Development
- Analytical Skills
- Communication Skills
- Mobile NAtive Apps
- Resolving Problems
- Product Engineering
- Cloud Native
- Data-Driven
- Software Engineering
- Strategic Thinker
- Programming
- Data Engineering
- Technical Architecture
- Cloud Engineering
- Cloud Services
- Program Delivery
- Devops
- Workforce Planning
- Self-Driven
- IT Management
Timeline
Director of Engineering
Here Technologies
05.2005 - Current
Software Developer
Paradigm Infotech Inc
11.2004 - 04.2005
Software Test Engineer
DENIZENS SYSTEMS INC
08.2002 - 10.2004
Senior Network Engineer
EVISION CYBER SOLUTIONS LIMITED
01.2000 - 07.2002
MBA - Strategic Marketing
Northern Illinois University
Master of Computer Applications - Computer And Information Sciences
Osmania University
Bachelor's in Computer Maintenance & Engineer - Computer Engineering
Osmania University
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