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Preena Vangala

Preena Vangala

Plano,TX

Summary

Over 8+ years of professional IT experience, currently working as Senior Appian Developer with 5+ years of experience specializing in the innovative design and development of business process management (BPM) applications using SAIL, Process modeling, Creating Tempo reports, Records, creating business rules and troubleshooting. This includes designing forms, dashboards, and reports that meet the needs of end-users while adhering to best practices for usability and accessibility. I have experience integrating Appian applications with various external systems using Web services HTTP method. Expert in leveraging Oracle, JavaScript, and MySQL to create scalable, efficient solutions that enhance business operations. Known for a strategic approach to problem-solving and a commitment to driving projects to completion, this professional is poised for further challenges that utilize strong communication skills and a deep understanding of Agile methodologies.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Appian Developer

United States Department of Labor
Washington, D.C, United States
07.2023 - Current
  • Actively participated in overall architecture and process design appian applications using (versions 23.3) to optimize business processes
  • Analyzed user stories, designed and developed application modules
  • Created process models and UI SAIL forms
  • Designed process models, Reports and Records
  • Worked on Open API's configurations to help the other application accessing data and supporting the existing application
  • Created rules, constants and query rules which helps modulating the data and fetch from external database systems which allows users to view them accordingly
  • Worked on complex entity relationships
  • Created CDTs as per the database schema design
  • Worked closely with the testing team to identify and fix defects in the applications
  • Participated in code reviews and provided technical guidance to junior developers
  • Knowledge of database concepts and experience with Oracle and MYSQL
  • Worked on Agile software development methodologies
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities
  • Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.

Senior Appian Developer

Health Care Service Corporation
Chicago, IL, United States
10.2022 - 06.2023
  • Collaborated with business analysts and stakeholders to gather requirements and understand business processes
  • Designed and developed Appian applications (versions 22.4 and 23.1) to automate and optimize business processes
  • Created and configured complex process models, forms, and rules in Appian Designer
  • Proficient in Appian BPM suite, including Appian Designer, Appian SAIL, and Appian Records
  • Strong understanding of business process management concepts and methodologies
  • Worked closely with the testing team to identify and fix defects in the applications
  • Worked on creating Open API's to help cross-functional teams to upload and pull the data from existing old applications
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure successful deployment and maintenance of Appian applications
  • Participated in code reviews and provided technical guidance to junior developers
  • Knowledge of database concepts and experience with Oracle
  • Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities
  • Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.

Senior Appian Developer

Silicon Valley Bank
Tempe, AZ, United States
03.2020 - 10.2022
  • Responsible for all phases of BPM development of all the six projects starting from data modeling and designing the workflows & UI, process modeling, integrating and configuring it with rules, events, escalations and exceptions
  • Created business groups and AD groups in production environments, have them connected to the Appian system using Appian Access/ SAML Config connections
  • Developed applications using MYSQL and Oracle database(on-prem), creating UI's and its workflows using Data Stores, Data Types (CDT), Interface, Expression Rules, Process models, sites, Document, Folders, Groups, Record Types and Constants Objects
  • Developed applications on basis of certain development standards where Code Review Checklist for each user story, General Guidelines, security for Process model security, Portal reports, making sure having Alerts configured in process model, archive settings, sub-processes, forms, variables and data, Annotations, Audit, scheduled processes and folders and documents
  • Worked on Tempo Reports, Home Page/Landing Page, Icons and Images, links and grids
  • Worked on code reusability such as Rules and Constants having structure, naming convention and Event Metrics were maintained
  • Assist clients in identifying other business process opportunities that could be targeted with Appian's software
  • Develop SAIL interfaces utilizing the latest features of the Appian product like Interface patterns
  • Design record types, data dashboards, and management reports
  • Design and create Data store & Custom Data Types (CDTs)
  • Create CDTs using XSDs and link them to Database
  • Notifications are sent to different user groups
  • Worked with SailPoint application for policy violations, Access reviews, approvals, manage user request and Track service account requests
  • We use Service-Now to create an issue or track it through different assignment groups for all Production Service tickets
  • Worked on Share-point and SVB Wiki where we use it as a document repository for all the projects where I maintained Appian Platform Documentation, Service Documentation, Sprint related, Governance, Release deployment and Application Support Tasks
  • Take part inversion One for user stories using visual workflows to automate field updates and new record creation
  • Created tempo enabled forms using SAIL, design DB schema using nested CDT
  • Designed database schemas with complex entity relationships
  • Worked on the Implementation of system as an independent component to be supported/integrated with Appian based BPM applications to deliver management capabilities using Appian 22.2 SAIL features such as Record Types, Record dashboards, SAIL Reports, Actions and SAIL forms
  • Closely worked with the quality assurance team to ensure that the product has met the business requirements
  • Developed Junit test cases for unit testing the java code before sending it for testing

Appian BPM Developer

United States Department of Labor
Washington, D.C, United States
06.2018 - 03.2020
  • Design, develop, enhance and implement all enterprise-level Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO) applications
  • Gathering requirements for the Case Management platform capabilities needed for the applications
  • Analyzed and designed the architecture for the Case Management platform
  • Interacted with the key business stakeholders to discuss the wire frame design and finalize the UI/UX for the application
  • Created and designed workflows for the application and got approval from the business team
  • Design interfaces using SAIL for different reports as per their templates
  • Designed and developed data models needed for the application
  • Analyzed and debugged complex Expression Rules scripts
  • Design SAIL forms for grantees to upload their reports
  • Design process model that handles the process of creating 508 compliant PDFs for the respective reports
  • Develop Appian sites and assign securities as per for the user roles responsibilities using groups
  • Develop process models to send email notifications to users as per the requirements, this helps the users to track their progress
  • Develop time-based process models in order to delete and free up the space in the knowledge center every week
  • Develop expression rules in order to validate and filter the data displayed in sail forms
  • Develop CDT's and create entities to send and retrieve data from the database
  • Create Query entities and stored procedures as per the requirement to retrieve data from different database tables and views
  • Responsible for all phases of BPM development starting from designing the workflows & UI, process modeling, and configuring it with rules, events, escalations and exceptions
  • Analyze changes, incorporate them, unit test the components and follow up the release
  • Design Web APIs to start the process and the process were designed to perform different tasks using smart services using the in parameters given by external systems
  • 508 compliance is one of the categories for code review checklist for all user stories
  • Created reusable components that could be used by other teams
  • Interact with end users to solve the issues they encounter in Production
  • Promote the application to a higher environment using application zip or patches
  • Track and debug issues in productions using logs (mostly login logs, std out logs).

Java/J2EE Developer

Nacre Software Services
Hyderabad, Telangana
03.2015 - 07.2016
  • Developing the application under Agile and SCRUM methodologies, Test Driven Development, and Continuous Integration
  • Analyzed the business and functional requirements of the product and worked as a part of the development team to develop the product to meet the requirements
  • Implemented the application using the concrete principles laid down by several design patterns such as MVC, DAO, DTO
  • Implemented persistence layer using Hibernate framework that uses POJO classes to represent the persistence database tables
  • Used Spring MVC framework for Dependency injection, Rest Controllers to add functionality to individual pages such as to accept input from the page request, invoke the requested actions using RESTful endpoints
  • Developed endpoints GET, POST and PUT using RESTful for creating, getting and updating the users for the application
  • Developed Java based configurations to the database MySQL using Hibernate
  • Documented the application after once the project has been developed
  • Closely worked with the quality assurance team to ensure that the product has met the business requirements
  • Developed Junit test cases for unit testing the java code before sending it for testing
  • Configured and customized logs using Log4J.

Education

Master's in Computer Science -

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
05-2015

Bachelor of Computer Science & Engineering -

Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University
05-2009

Skills

  • Business Process Management
  • Process Automation
  • Web Services
  • Database Management
  • Problem-solving
  • Code Reviews
  • Oracle
  • MySQL
  • JavaScript
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Flexibility
  • Net Programming
  • Microsoft C#
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • Microsoft ASPNET

Certification

  • Level 1 - Appian Certified Associate Developer
  • Level 2 - Appian Certified Senior Developer

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Appian Developer

United States Department of Labor
07.2023 - Current

Senior Appian Developer

Health Care Service Corporation
10.2022 - 06.2023

Senior Appian Developer

Silicon Valley Bank
03.2020 - 10.2022

Appian BPM Developer

United States Department of Labor
06.2018 - 03.2020

Java/J2EE Developer

Nacre Software Services
03.2015 - 07.2016

Master's in Computer Science -

University of Central Missouri

Bachelor of Computer Science & Engineering -

Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University

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