RAJ PATEL
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Senior management professional, bringing strategic leadership and operational excellence to drive organizational success. Skilled in project management, team collaboration, and process optimization with keen focus on achieving results. Adept at navigating complex challenges, fostering culture of accountability, and adapting to evolving business needs. Known for strong decision-making, effective communication, and building high-performing teams.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager Software Engineering
United Healthcare
01.2024 - Current
- Oversaw the implementation of strategic AI/ML initiatives by cross-functional teams, resulting in improved operational efficiency across departments.
- Developed and executed comprehensive project plans, aligning resources with organizational goals and priorities.
- Mentored junior managers, fostering professional growth and enhancing team performance through coaching and feedback.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define key performance indicators, ensuring alignment with business objectives and enhancing accountability.
- Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
- Architected and scaled distributed cloud-native microservices platforms on AWS and Azure, React, Node.js, Kubernetes, and event-driven integrations.
- Established engineering standards for code quality, automated testing, deployment governance, observability, and release management, significantly improving deployment reliability and production stability.
- Drove modernization initiatives migrating legacy monolithic systems into scalable RESTful APIs-driven microservices architectures improving scalability, resiliency, and developer productivity.
- Managed approximately 25 geographically distributed engineering teams including hiring, mentoring, performance management, organizational planning, and technical leadership.
Sr. Software Engineer
United Healthcare
10.2022 - 01.2024
- Led development of scalable software solutions, enhancing system performance and user experience.
- Mentored junior engineers, fostering skill development and promoting best practices in coding standards.
- Implemented automated testing frameworks, improving code reliability and reducing deployment times significantly.
- Delivered scalable data integration solutions leveraging AWS data platforms, pipelines, and enterprise analytics frameworks enabling advanced reporting and AI/ML use cases.
- Developed enterprise applications and backend services using Python, and C#.
Software Engineer
United Healthcare
07.2020 - 10.2022
- Demonstrated deep expertise in facets modules, encompassing claims, eligibility, providers, membership, billing, and capitation.
- Directed major projects to enhance member eligibility processes and modernize user interfaces.
- Designed and executed complex inbound and outbound interfaces using SQL stored procedures, flat files, and 834 formats.
- Developed custom C# extensions to enhance data extraction and transformation from Facets SQL/Sybase databases.
- Designed and optimized 837i EDI encounter claims processing interfaces.
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Kaptyn Inc.
Las Vegas, NV
05.2017 - 07.2020
- Engineered WPF applications to enhance taxi industry management, focusing on scheduling, GPS tracking, and HR reporting.
- Developed cross-platform mobile applications for iOS and Android utilizing Xamarin to enhance airport taxi operations.
- Developed and managed ASP.NET websites to streamline taxi authority functionalities.
- Designed and implemented Telerik reports to facilitate real-time business insights.
- Oversaw development lifecycles utilizing Jira and Agile methodologies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Nirma University
Gujarat, India01.2013
Associate of Science - Computer Science
Nirma University
Gujarat, India01.2013
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Operations management
- Cross-functional team coordination
Timeline
Senior Manager Software Engineering
United Healthcare
01.2024 - Current
Sr. Software Engineer
United Healthcare
10.2022 - 01.2024
Software Engineer
United Healthcare
07.2020 - 10.2022
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Kaptyn Inc.
05.2017 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Nirma University
Associate of Science - Computer Science
Nirma University