RAGHU AKKIHALLI
Plymouth,U.S.
Summary
Product and engineering leader with over 27 years of experience in developing secure and scalable enterprise SaaS and industrial software for energy, utilities, and supply chain sectors. Expertise in customer-centric leadership, enhancing global team performance, and aligning engineering strategies with business objectives. Proven track record of improving delivery predictability, quality, and reliability in mission-critical data and smart-grid platforms.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Software Development
AspenTech
Minneapolis, Minnesota
03.2017 - Current
- Led agile teams of managers and engineers to deliver enterprise data platforms for warehousing, analytics, and AI.
- Modernized legacy systems to microservices, enhancing release cadence and deployment efficiency.
- Collaborated with product, QA, and field teams to implement energy-market and smart-grid capabilities meeting customer requirements.
Founder
Lumiere Lamps
Minneapolis, Minnesota
11.2016 - Current
- Built partnerships with local artisans for unique product offerings.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
- Utilized various software and tools to streamline processes and optimize performance.
Software Development Manager
IBM
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
11.2006 - 02.2017
- Spearhead engineering leadership roles delivering enterprise platforms across utilities, supply chain execution, and e-commerce.
- Led cross-functional teams to deliver software development projects on time.
- Managed software development lifecycle using Agile methodologies and tools.
- Mentored junior developers to enhance technical skills and team performance.
- Implemented best practices for code quality and software testing standards.
- Facilitated regular team meetings to ensure alignment on project goals.
- Developed training programs for new hires in software development processes.
- Worked alongside project leaders to gather requirements, develop scopes and oversee projects to achieve business visions.
- Conducted full lifecycle software development from planning to deployment and maintenance.
Software Developer / Technical Lead
Various
Bangalore
05.1998 - 10.2006
- Advanced from developer to technical lead, overseeing delivery of enterprise applications and customer-facing software solutions.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Mangalore University
Mangalore04-1998
Skills
- Energy software platforms
- Data platform management
- Software lifecycle management
- Cross-functional leadership
- Process optimization
- Team collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Customer engagement
- Mentoring programs
- Performance management
- Organizational development
- Risk management
- Team management
- Crisis management
- Leadership development
- Business strategy
- Problem-solving
- Hiring and retention
- Employee development
- Team building
- Process improvement
- Issue resolution
- Enterprise SaaS solutions
- Cloud-native architecture
- Industrial data and IoT integration
- Analytics and AI enablement
- Agile delivery methodologies
- Global team coordination
- Executive stakeholder engagement
Timeline
Director, Software Development
AspenTech
03.2017 - Current
Founder
Lumiere Lamps
11.2016 - Current
Software Development Manager
IBM
11.2006 - 02.2017
Software Developer / Technical Lead
Various
05.1998 - 10.2006
Master of Science - Computer Science
Mangalore University