Ravi Chandra Appasani
McKinney,TX
Summary
GCP Certified engineer with 15 years of experience in managing comprehensive engineering projects in both wireless and wireline domains, focusing on design optimization and process improvement. Proven ability to enhance productivity and operational efficiency through strong analytical problem-solving skills, resulting in significant cost reductions. Dedicated to delivering innovative solutions aligned with project goals and timelines.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dist Engr-Data Engineering
Verizon Wireless
04.2025 - Current
- Developed strategic data product utilizing customer case data to measure performance across case types.
- Captured end-to-end data from Verizon ticketing sources to analyze customer journeys and issues.
- Enabled data-driven decision making, resulting in reduced operational costs.
- Integrated data from multiple source systems to enhance performance tracking and insights.
- Implemented Data quality at design to ensure data availability and integrity
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Principal Engineer
Verizon Wireless
06.2012 - 04.2025
- Designed and deployed data pipelines in Google Cloud for billing and payment products, achieving objectives ahead of schedule.
- Monitored data quality and coverage, reaching 90% coverage through consistent collaboration with source teams.
- Executed advanced analytics on structured data using SQL within BigQuery.
- Optimized queries to enhance performance and reduce server load.
- Migrated large-scale data systems to Google Cloud, improving operational efficiency for JARVIS.
- Created Python workloads for deployment on ephemeral clusters, optimizing cost efficiency via Data Proc.
- Developed real-time data consumption pipeline from Kafka for Customer Data Twin creation.
- Operationalized data science model scores as insights through microservices, delivering predictive insights to digital channels.
- Designed and implemented innovative engineering solutions to enhance product performance.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline project workflows and improve efficiency.
Web Developer
Tejas Technologies
10.2009 - 06.2012
- Coordinated with project managers to define scope, set timelines, and deliver use cases within deadlines.
- Collaborated in agile processes and was involved in regular stand-up meetings.
- Developed and maintained user-facing applications like Fios TV, Verizon Call Assistant, and HMC on the Verizon website, built using .NET and JavaScript technologies.
- Built APIs for mobile devices to interact with the set-top box to control the device.
- Optimized website performance through code reviews and troubleshooting, ensuring high availability and reliability.
Education
Master of Science - Electrical And Computer Engineer
Purdue University
Hammond12-2008
Skills
- Cloud and Data Engineering: GCP Certified, Data modeling, Advanced SQL, Data integration, Data curation, Big data processing, Python programming, Data Proc, Composer/Airflow, Jupyter Notebook, Kafka, BigQuery
- Application Development: API development in Java and NET for digital and assisted channels, microservices architecture, frontend development
Certification
- Google Cloud -Associate Data Practitioner
- Google Cloud - Generative AI Leader
- Nanodegree for Data Engineering from Udacity
Accomplishments
Graduated from the Verizon Pre-Leader Academy in 2024
Timeline
Dist Engr-Data Engineering
Verizon Wireless
04.2025 - Current
Principal Engineer
Verizon Wireless
06.2012 - 04.2025
Web Developer
Tejas Technologies
10.2009 - 06.2012
Master of Science - Electrical And Computer Engineer
Purdue University