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Samatha Devunoori

Jacksonville,USA

Summary

Results-driven Logistics and Supply Chain Specialist with extensive experience in leading systems assessments, optimizing processes, and implementing innovative technologies to improve efficiency, scalability, and predictability in logistics operations. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, utilizing Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies to deliver software development, cloud migration, and infrastructure upgrade projects ranging from $1M to $10M. Extensive experience in AWS cloud migration and optimization, systems integration, and API development. Skilled in collaboration with stakeholders, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring projects aligning with business needs and technical specifications. Strong technical background in IT infrastructure, software development, and data integration, with additional expertise in security monitoring and risk mitigation. Experience leading security-focused projects, including Penetration Testing, SSO and Cybersecurity strategies.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

IT Project Manager

CEVA Logistics
09.2019 - Current
  • Managing a portfolio of IT projects valued at over $10M, overseeing end-to-end project management, including budget tracking, financial forecasting, and performance reporting
  • Collaborating with CIOs, PMOs, and IT Directors to create roadmaps, optimize budgets, improve processes, and develop innovative technologies and solutions to enhance operational efficiency and align with organizational goals
  • Managing vendor relationships, negotiating contracts, and ensuring service-level agreements (SLAs) are met for IT services related to logistics operations
  • Maintaining comprehensive project documentation and developing technical reports for stakeholders, detailing status, risks, and project timelines
  • Acting as a Scrum Master in Agile methodology, collaborating with product owners on software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions during development phases
  • Collaborating with enterprise business and technical architecture teams to gather detailed requirements, reviewing them with the necessary teams to obtain approval before initiating the development process by the application teams
  • Led the evaluation of current logistics systems, technologies, and processes to identify opportunities for enhancement and optimization, driving efficiency, speed, scalability, and predictability in operations
  • Worked collaboratively across teams to gather and define comprehensive business requirements, ensuring that proposed solutions met the specific needs of supply chain and logistics operations
  • Collaborated closely with systems and operations teams to develop and refine capability roadmaps outlining the development and integration of new tools, technologies, and systems to address identified gaps and support organizational objectives
  • Fostered cross-team collaboration between operations, IT, and other key departments to ensure seamless integration and adoption of new systems and processes
  • Spearheaded efforts to identify inefficiencies in logistics workflows, recommending and implementing solutions that enhanced operational performance and customer satisfaction
  • Partnered with stakeholders to define requirements for new system implementations, focusing on scalability and predictability
  • Contributed to the successful rollout of integrated logistics systems, improving shipment tracking and milestone visibility
  • Working with platform engineering to migrate application server load balancing from the US to Europe, reducing network latency for European and Asian users
  • Collaborating with integration teams to establish a risk management framework, enabling early identification and mitigation of potential roadblocks and preventing system outages and performance slowdowns
  • Evaluating system architecture, identified improvement areas, and implemented scalable, high-performance solutions while streamlining infrastructure for efficiency and minimal downtime
  • Ensured proper documentation of work by collaborating with responsible resources and maintaining data-sharing platforms (e.g., SharePoint, Teams, HUM, Wiki, HOPEX) to assist both technical and non-technical teams in accessing project details, documentation of configurations, technical changes, and troubleshooting procedures for future reference and compliance
  • Partnered with product owners, developers, and testers to identify process bottlenecks and implement streamlined Scrum practices, resulting in a 30% increase in sprint velocity
  • Collaborated with integration, network, enterprise architecture, platform engineering, and application development teams on risk assessments, security audits, and vulnerability assessments for internal and external systems
  • Established a dedicated support team to decouple support tasks from sprint commitments, significantly improving sprint predictability and reducing missed story points from 24 to a negligible amount
  • Provided product demonstrations to internal business users to expand application reach and gathered requirements to secure additional budget

IT Project Manager

State of Wisconsin (Department of Transportation)
07.2014 - 09.2019
  • Led the planning and execution of two technical projects, ranging from $1M to $4M, consistently delivering on time and within 95% of the budget
  • Successfully launched the CARS project (Contract Administration and Reporting System), enhancing transparency and visibility of contracts and milestone tracking
  • Proactively identified and mitigated potential project risks, achieving a 35% reduction in critical project issues
  • Directed the IT support team in troubleshooting and resolving system issues, ensuring minimal downtime during peak shipping and operational periods
  • Collaborated with business stakeholders to secure additional time for addressing technical debt, which was impacting the development of new features
  • Cultivated strong relationships with stakeholders across all organizational levels, ensuring clear and consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle
  • Implemented a stakeholder communication plan, leading to a 40% improvement in stakeholder satisfaction scores
  • Led and mentored cross-functional teams of up to 15 members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment
  • Initiated team-building activities, resulting in a 30% increase in team productivity
  • Introduced cost-saving measures that led to a 10% reduction in project expenses
  • Provided technical guidance and expertise to project teams, ensuring the selection and successful implementation of appropriate technologies
  • Achieved nearly 50% performance improvement by separating transactional processing and reporting into a new data model
  • Effectively managed changes to project scope, requirements, and timelines, minimizing disruptions and ensuring project success
  • Developed and implemented a change management process, reducing the impact of project changes by approximately 34%
  • Monitored security systems, identified anomalies, and provided actionable recommendations for mitigation
  • Identified and implemented process improvements, streamlining workflows and increasing team efficiency by 33%
  • Successfully resolved complex technical and project-related issues by making sound and timely decisions to keep projects on track

IT Project Manager

AIMIC Inc
03.2013 - 06.2014
  • Managed all phases of the project life cycle, from initiation to closure, ensuring successful deployment and disaster recovery strategies
  • Led daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, and retrospectives for Agile-driven projects, ensuring the timely delivery of cloud and data storage solutions
  • Established key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting structures to monitor IT project progress and drive continuous improvement
  • Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to support proposal efforts, facilitate engineering activities, and ensure the successful transfer of technical information, contributing to overall program success
  • Conducted detailed technical studies and analyses to evaluate current and future requirements, encompassing design, testing, implementation, and mission effectiveness
  • Provided technical expertise in the research, development, acquisition, and sustainment of advanced tactical intelligence collection, processing, and dissemination equipment
  • Maintained comprehensive project documentation, including product backlogs, sprint plans, and progress reports, ensuring team organization and effective communication
  • Participated in ongoing training and development to enhance knowledge of Scrum practices and Agile methodologies
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to maintain and prioritize a well-structured product backlog
  • Managed critical change requests, ensuring clear and consistent communication with stakeholders to document and implement changes without disrupting business continuity
  • Worked closely with clients to design and implement customized solutions for data storage, backup, and disaster recovery strategies
  • Created and maintained detailed project schedules, budgets, and resource plans to ensure projects stayed on track and within allocated resources
  • Collaborated with clients to define business requirements for cloud migrations and managed the execution of migration projects, including risk assessments and post-deployment support

IT Project Lead

Ness USA Inc
08.2012 - 03.2013
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure project success
  • Implemented a hybrid delivery model, combining best practices from Waterfall, Iterative, Agile Scrum, and Agile Kanban
  • Communicated effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including executives, ensuring clarity and alignment
  • Provided 2nd-level technical support for current and new business applications
  • Optimized long-running SQL queries, reducing page load time by 45%
  • Reduced technical debt by 45% in one year by effectively managing the release cycle to balance new feature deployments and technical debt reduction
  • Established a process for handling customer ServiceNow tickets, reducing response and completion times by nearly 20%, and improving customer satisfaction
  • Interacted with business analysts and development teams to identify issues and create change requests
  • Analyzed application log files and performed troubleshooting to resolve errors
  • Ensured traceability and reduced the risk of missing requirements by tracking them in Mercury Quality Center
  • Implemented a root cause analysis process for production bugs, reducing technical debt and decreasing production bugs by 60%
  • Regularly updated the knowledge repository with solutions and documented challenges faced to improve team efficiency and reduce dependency on individuals, allowing the development team to focus on sprint deliverables
  • Enhanced onboarding documentation to streamline developer onboarding and reduce reliance on existing team members
  • Oversaw a 24/7 on-call support team rotation, mitigating developer burnout and maintaining high team performance

IT Project Lead

Vertex Inc
05.2011 - 07.2012
  • Involved in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Analyzed business requirements and designed technical solutions to meet business needs
  • Developed and maintained SOA/Web Services to facilitate seamless integration
  • Utilized Maven for building the application and deployed it on the application server for testing
  • Wrote unit test cases using JUnit to ensure code quality and functionality
  • Worked on Single Sign-On (SSO) applications and implemented security features
  • Developed front-end applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, JSP, Rich Faces and Open Faces
  • Built the application using Maven and integrated code dynamically using JRebel
  • Used JUnit for unit testing and Log4j for logging and debugging purposes
  • Collaborated with QA teams, business stakeholders, and architects to resolve defects efficiently and meet project deadlines
  • Participated in analysis, design, and testing phases and documented technical specifications
  • Developed applications using the JSF framework, following the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture with JSP as the view component
  • Worked with Hibernate to create entity mappings and manage database interactions
  • Developed business logic in the middle layer using Stateless Session Beans
  • Conducted Unit Testing, Integration Testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Deployed the application on JBoss Application Server
  • Used Jenkins for continuous integration and application builds
  • Implemented and integrated code using the Seam framework
  • Utilized the Spring framework for Inversion of Control (IoC) and Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP)
  • Wrote comprehensive test cases using JUnit to ensure application stability
  • Implemented Java Messaging Services (JMS) for reliable and asynchronous message exchange
  • Developed message handler adapters for enterprise calls using Message-Driven Beans, JMS, and XML
  • Accessed and manipulated databases using SQL queries and PL/SQL scripts
  • Collaborated with testing teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve defects efficiently

Software Engineer

V&K Consulting
08.2009 - 05.2011
  • Worked with a business team, gathered requirements, analyzed, developed, tested and deployed the changes
  • Offshore coordinator, providing daily status reports, tracking work progress, and assigning tasks to resources across IST and EST time zones
  • Planned and defined system requirements, translating them into Use Cases and Use Case scenarios using UML methodologies
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings with developers, system analysts, and testers
  • Conducted analysis, design, and development of applications based on Java and J2EE design patterns
  • Developed front-end screens using JSP with custom tags and client-side validations using JavaScript
  • Worked with WebLogic Server for application deployment
  • Contributed to the development of business modules using Servlets
  • Developed applications utilizing J2EE technologies such as JDBC, Servlets, JSP, Spring, Struts, and Hibernate
  • Participated in the development of front-end applications using HTML, JavaScript, and JSP
  • Prepared installation and release documentation for deployment
  • Wrote and optimized SQL queries for backend testing
  • Created PL/SQL programs to send data to downstream applications
  • Tracked defects and issues using Quality Center
  • Utilized TOAD to create and execute SQL scripts
  • Developed traceability matrices linking requirements to test cases
  • Reported the status of assigned development and testing tasks to project management

Education

Master’s degree - computer applications

JNTU University

Skills

    Agile and Waterfall Methodologies

    Software Development Expertise

    Team Leadership

    Project Management Tools

Certification

  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) – Scrum Alliance
  • Agile Metrics for Success – Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Data Landscape of GenAI for Project Managers – PMI
  • Value Stream Management – PMI
  • Generative AI Overview for Project Managers – PMI
  • Certified in ACORD and LOMA standards

Timeline

IT Project Manager

CEVA Logistics
09.2019 - Current

IT Project Manager

State of Wisconsin (Department of Transportation)
07.2014 - 09.2019

IT Project Manager

AIMIC Inc
03.2013 - 06.2014

IT Project Lead

Ness USA Inc
08.2012 - 03.2013

IT Project Lead

Vertex Inc
05.2011 - 07.2012

Software Engineer

V&K Consulting
08.2009 - 05.2011

Master’s degree - computer applications

JNTU University

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