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SREE HARSHA POTHIREDDY

Summary

With over 17 years in IT, my expertise extends to comprehensive web and portal application development, emphasizing not only development but also meticulous quality assurance. As an AWS Certified Cloud DevOps Engineer, I excel in deploying high-traffic front-end applications for federal clients, utilizing cloud technologies and CI/CD practices for optimal performance. My proficiency includes rigorous unit testing to ensure reliability and efficiency, coupled with adept debugging skills for swift issue resolution. Experienced in modernizing legacy websites, I skillfully transition them to contemporary frameworks like Angular and React, enhancing functionality and user experience. My background spans various industries, where I've applied my server-side Java, J2EE, and WebSphere knowledge, alongside modern UI development, to deliver scalable and responsive web solutions.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Full Stack Developer/UI-UX Expert

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)/Next Phase Solutions and Services
03.2022 - Current
  • Led the architecture, design, and enhancement of a React-based Single Page Application (SPA), ensuring solution efficiency and scalability.
  • Instrumental in integrating new data sources to transform data into insightful graphical representations for enhanced decision-making.
  • Crucial contributor to the Growth Team, designing and implementing POCs to secure new Federal Health IT contracts.
  • Managed team sizes, allocated tasks and JIRA tickets, and oversaw sprint ceremonies, including conducting peer and performance reviews.
  • Ensured 508 compliance across the application, incorporating accessibility features directly into React module architectures.
  • Established a new Angular component library to expedite UI prototyping and enhance design consistency.
  • Integrated SPA with backend APIs, utilizing nodeJS and AWS SDKs for emergency notifications and infrastructure updates through AWS SNS and SMS.
  • Transformed a legacy WebSphere Portal Application into a modern, micro-frontend SPA using React, enhancing scalability and user engagement.
  • Updated business logic with nodeJS and AWS Lambdas for precise CMS employee location tracking, with backend integration to Reltio.
  • Developed UI design patterns focusing on reusability and sustainability, streamlining future development efforts.
  • Expanded an Angular application with ngRX and state management features, enriching user interaction and data handling capabilities.
  • Collaborated closely with testing, business teams, and CMS stakeholders, contributing to PI planning, sprint grooming, and story evaluation.
  • Partnered with the Human Centered Design team to refine user experiences, working alongside UX designers to streamline workflows and interactions.
  • Enhanced web application responsiveness and interactivity using advanced JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 techniques.
  • Boosted website performance and user engagement by optimizing code and database structures for high traffic and conversion rates.

Lead Full Stack Developer

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)/Alcor Technical Solutions
08.2021 - 03.2022
  • Led the architectural design and development of an internet-facing CMS application, crafting front-end components tailored to various user roles and permissions.
  • Offered expertise in mobile responsiveness and 508 compliance for federal applications, ensuring accessibility and seamless user experience across devices.
  • Enhanced the CEAMS application by implementing Angular best practices, including global components like Session Timeout and Profile Management.
  • Created essential Angular components for Access Management, Role Assignments, Job Code Requests, and Contract Management, streamlining administrative functions.
  • Coached UI developers in producing high-quality, reusable code, significantly reducing defects and improving maintainability.
  • Engaged in PI and Sprint Planning sessions, collaborating with stakeholders to maximize the value and effectiveness of each development sprint.
  • Developed a suite of reusable application components, including navigation menus, session and error management, alerts, CSS minification, pagination, and report downloading features.
  • Updated the application's look and feel to align with a unified CMS Style Guide, utilizing Angular Material UI for a cohesive user interface.
  • Maintained and enhanced an existing EFI system, managing the codebase and implementing key updates while addressing O&M tickets efficiently.
  • Improved web application responsiveness and interactivity through advanced use of JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3, enhancing user engagement.
  • Boosted website performance and user conversion rates by optimizing code and database structures, ensuring fast, efficient operations under high traffic conditions.

Lead Full Stack Developer (Human Centered Design)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)/General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)
03.2014 - 08.2021
  • I spearheaded the development and design of front-end components for the CMS Enterprise Portal, significantly enhancing user experience for thousands of daily users. My work involved upgrading the portal to the latest version, ensuring compliance with USWDS and CMS Design Style Guides, and leveraging AWS technologies like S3, EC2, and CloudFormation for key development aspects.
  • As the lead for two major portal redesign projects, I managed a team of 6 UI/UX developers, overseeing tasks from inception to production. I established coding standards, conducted code reviews, and mentored the team to ensure high-quality output.
  • My technical contributions included developing a NodeJS-backed file upload system integrated with AWS services, creating admin and helpdesk interfaces using Angular6 and NodeJS, and implementing a nodeJS authentication module with OKTA Rest APIs. I designed a customized dashboard system, transformed WebSphere Portal APIs into dynamic JSON for Angular UIs, and introduced a notification system with Angular 9 and Redux Store.
  • Additionally, I developed a collaboration tool using AWS Chime and built a comprehensive microservices suite for self-service operations with Spring Boot/YAML. My focus on responsive design and performance optimization using JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 led to improved application responsiveness and efficiency.

Sr. WebSphere Portal and Web Experience Factory Consultant

Canon USA Corp
02.2013 - 02.2014
  • I led the development of prototypes and POCs to demonstrate portal capabilities like themes and exception handling, overseeing a team of 5 WEF developers to ensure timely sprint completions. I facilitated sprint planning and JAD sessions, bridging the gap between development, business teams, and clients.
  • I utilized CAP for role assignments, created essential portlets for user interaction and reporting in WebSphere Portal, and leveraged JavaScript and Dojo for UI enhancements. My management and innovative strategies significantly boosted client satisfaction and contributed to business growth.

Sr. WebSphere Portal Developer

AT&T Wireless
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Responsible for the design and development of various portlets including the most used admin portlet and the dashboard portlet using WEF 7.0.1, RAD 7.5.4, JSR 286
  • Authored and maintained Architectural Design documents and various Usability documents
  • Responsible for developing prototypes for the client, including dynamic tabbing and using Google APIs for mapping the driving directions portlet
  • Produced various JARs for reusability across multiple development teams
  • Responsible for various CRON jobs and shell scripts, logging
  • Designed the database schema for various tables and created SQLs for all portlet data retrievals
  • Mentored and managed off-shore development team, tutored Web Experience Factory.

Advisory IT Specialist

IBM
12.2007 - 12.2011

Senior Web and Portal Developer, IBM
Various Locations, 12/2007 – 06/2011

Leveraged extensive expertise in WebSphere, J2EE, and portal technologies to deliver robust web and portal solutions across a range of high-profile clients including Wal-Mart Stores Inc, SchoolsFirst Credit Union, Staples Inc, State of Michigan, and CIGNA Insurance. Key projects involved:

  • Strategic Development and Innovation: Spearheaded the development of advanced portal solutions using WebSphere Portal and Portlet Factory, significantly enhancing user experience and operational efficiency for clients. Pioneered the integration of dynamic dashboards and portlets for IBM internal projects, setting a new standard for internal analytics and decision-making tools.
  • Cross-functional Leadership: Collaborated closely with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure seamless integration of commerce platforms and JSF/J2EE applications, aligning with client business objectives and technical requirements.
  • Business Process Optimization: Conducted in-depth business analyses to identify inefficiencies and devise strategic solutions, resulting in streamlined internal processes and enhanced client satisfaction. Championed the adoption of best practices in software development and project management to optimize workflow and deliverables.
  • Client-Centric Solutions: Demonstrated a keen ability to understand and address client needs, developing tailored solutions that drove significant improvements in business operations and customer engagement for clients such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Staples Inc.


This role underscored my capability to adapt to diverse technological environments and client needs, delivering high-impact solutions that drive business growth and operational excellence.

Sr Java Developer

Strategic Systems Inc. (AMIG)
04.2006 - 11.2007


  • Project Description: The MPS (Marine Processing System) project involved the rewrite of a classic rating and quoting application from VB 6.0 to a web-app built on J2EE and the Struts framework
  • It allows agents and sub-producers to login to ModernLINK portal (AMIG's quote website) and issue/bind policies for boats and personal watercrafts at different user-levels (Exception Plus, Exception and Standard)
  • Responsibilities: Responsible for designing the architecture of the application using MVC design pattern with Struts framework
  • Generated process flows and functional requirements from the agent's requirements using Rational UML
  • Developed various Action Forms, Action classes and JDBC interfaces
  • Complete responsibility of Validation of the application using a mixture of Struts Validation framework and custom validation rules
  • Designed and developed numerous JSP's using the standard JSP library and Struts tags and custom built tags
  • Developed parts of JSP's with AJAX for faster user experience
  • Developed various JDBC implementation classes for persistence and retrieval of quote information.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science -

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
02.2006

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science -

University Of Madras
Chennai, India
03.2003

Skills

    Foundational Programming Skills:

  • Java Expertise
  • JavaScript Proficiency
  • HTML and CSS Programming
  • Frontend Development:

  • SPA Development
  • Responsive Web Design
  • Reactjs Expertise
  • Angular Proficiency
  • Store Management, Synchronized Programming
  • Sass and LESS
  • WebPack and Gulp
  • Backend Development:

  • Backend Development
  • Nodejs Expertise
  • API Development
  • RESTful APIs
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Serverless Architecture
  • DevOps and Deployment:

  • DevOps Principles
  • Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) Tools
  • Docker and Kubernetes
  • Containerization Technologies
  • Cloud Computing
  • Version Control Systems
  • Git and GitHub
  • Database Management:

  • Database Management
  • NoSQL Databases
  • Software Engineering Practices:

  • Software Architecture Design
  • Software Debugging
  • Performance Optimization
  • Code Review Process
  • Security Best Practices
  • Test-Driven Development
  • Project and Team Management:

  • Agile Methodologies
  • Scrum Framework
  • Project Management
  • Jira and Confluence
  • Technical Documentation
  • Team Leadership
  • Mentoring Junior Developers

Certification

  • Sun Certified Java Programmer for Java 2 platform, Standard Edition 1.4
  • IBM Certified WebSphere Portal Developer v6.1
  • AWS Certified Developer – Associate Level
  • Certified SAFe DevOps practitioner

Training

  • IBM Websphere Portlet Development v8.0
  • IBM Workspace Web Content Management
  • IBM WebSphere Commerce v6.0 Development
  • Udacity DevOps Nanodegree Course (Currently pursuing)

Timeline

Lead Full Stack Developer/UI-UX Expert

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)/Next Phase Solutions and Services
03.2022 - Current

Lead Full Stack Developer

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)/Alcor Technical Solutions
08.2021 - 03.2022

Lead Full Stack Developer (Human Centered Design)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)/General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)
03.2014 - 08.2021

Sr. WebSphere Portal and Web Experience Factory Consultant

Canon USA Corp
02.2013 - 02.2014

Sr. WebSphere Portal Developer

AT&T Wireless
01.2012 - 01.2013

Advisory IT Specialist

IBM
12.2007 - 12.2011

Sr Java Developer

Strategic Systems Inc. (AMIG)
04.2006 - 11.2007

Master of Science in Computer Science -

Louisiana Tech University

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science -

University Of Madras
SREE HARSHA POTHIREDDY