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Srinivasa Mantena Varun

Summary

Driven leader with over 12 years of experience in Engineering Project Management, Release Management, Product Management and UX Design Process Management. Leading a team of Project Managers that handle multiple initiatives that span across the organization. Successfully executed a broad spectrum of roles within Cisco & other organizations with record success leading high visibility and net worth projects. Continuous focus on improving the operational efficiency of Engineering/UX teams. Product development experience in IoT, Smart Cities, Networking, Retail Data Analytics, Digital, Lighting & Telecom Domains.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr Technical Project Manager

Quantela Inc
Milpitas, CA
01.2019 - Current
  • Driving major product for Smart Cities (Cisco CKC) in Cisco’s Portfolio with production deployments in more than 23 cities across Americas which has combined value of more than $54 Mill
  • Experience in creatively providing practical solutions to some of most complex problems for Smart Cities IoT Domain, such as Hardware Platform Support for FND, VSM, UCS, deployment at Scale, Enterprise UX Design & Delivery process for creating custom dashboards
  • Actively working with cross-functional teams including Engineering, DevOps, QA, city staff, SI’s, UO’s, OEM partners and vendors in development of overall product suite and plans outlining communications, risk mitigation strategies, along with individual and team accountabilities
  • Hands on experience in driving program in solution-based approach from concept to rollout, followed by adoption
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Craft detailed Implementation plans by aligning interdependencies between engineering teams, monitor program status/risks and ensure accurate stakeholder communication
  • Resource Manager for team of 5 project managers with experience in providing mentoring, running daily huddles & stand up’s, budgeting.
  • Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
  • Driving project/solution to success by defining roadmap objective, incremental goals, define predictive metrics/ KPIs to measure progress
  • Setup, design & drive the Project Increment Planning sessions, Business commit/ Agile commit ceremonies
  • Define normalized operational model (Sprint cadence, DoD, DoR), progress tracking JIRA dashboards for large scale programs with 8+ engineering team distributed globally
  • Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Definition of an enterprise UX design & delivery process and integrating into the mainstream product development process
  • Supporting partners in designing and developing tailored solutions for their customers through our customizable widget dashboards
  • QDA Program – Project Value $6Mil Phase 1
  • Primary Driver in successfully implementing QDA project across different locations in USA, initial planning, optimizing budget from start to end of deployment life cycle
  • Manage changes to scope, cost and Schedule of Project work, coordinate priorities and resources between multiple projects
  • Prepare and update project plans and status reports
  • Participate in project performance review meetings and discussion with client and key stake holders
  • Communicate progress and results of agile transformation journey through measurable KPIs/metrics to key stakeholders including C- level executives
  • Received accolades from executive leadership team for successfully completing project in record time i.e., 30% faster than expected.

Technical Project Management – Lead

TechSpace Solutions
Princeton, NJ
01.2016 - 12.2019
  • Heading Customer Service Delivery function and end-to-end Project Management including operational aspects of on-going projects, strategic planning for leading, organizing, budgeting, and managing staff
  • Established Agile transformation of 5 engineering teams developing QDA projects, as waterfall methodology is used for over decade.
  • Overseeing development and implementation of application security components.
  • Define incremental approach of migrating engineering teams onto agile methodologies and normalizing processes based on SAFe principles
  • Communicate progress and results of agile transformation journey through measurable KPIs/metrics to key stakeholders including C- level executives
  • Mentored and coached teams on writing user stories, quality metrics, measure of progress, User story estimation, Scrum ceremonies, JIRA Usage

Product Owner /Technical Project Manager

BulBul Inc
Hyderabad
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Based, global children’s interactive content applications
  • Brought to life this vision promoting collaborations among illustrators, writers, musicians, animators, and storytellers to create interactive content across iOS, Android, and Windows-based mobile devices though development and implementation of BulBul Studio Platform and Library App
  • Directed team of up to 12 developers in Agile/Scrum environment; managed 4-5 ongoing projects coordinating storylines through ad hoc groups of artists from among 300 freelance contributors
  • Utilized project management, development tools, and languages consisting of: Smartsheet, Asana, MS Project, HTML5, CSS3, AngularJS, Native mobile platforms; ReadJS, Mongo DB, NodeJS, J2E, and AWS, with Parse, Mixpanel, and Flurry for analytics
  • Conducted UI/UX testing via Phone Gap
  • Drove profitability with elimination hand coding for each project with the innovative BulBul Platform, allowing rapid publication of text, animations, and voice overs, without need for development efforts
  • Worked in every stage of product lifecycle starting from developing initial PoC to product strategy, marketing, building freelance community from across globe, BulBul Studio and partner collaborations
  • Developed Market Strategy and played key role in developing strategic partnerships on different fronts of product engagement.
  • Managed implementation of new features by outlining plans and specifications such as how, where and when each component would work.

Sr. Product / Project Manager

Mtuity
Hyderabad
01.2012 - 01.2015
  • Quantela is one of the cutting-edge technology companies and is pioneer in providing digital technology services in the field of IoT, SMAC & Mobile Solutions
  • Developed IoT technologies for social, mobile, analytics, and cloud (SMAC) solutions
  • Key player in execution of small to big projects in multiple domain which includes IT Infrastructure, Mobile Apps, IoT, Wearables, Product Development, Smart Cities and Digital Technology Platforms
  • Energized teams, leading by example and providing an environment that encouraged innovation, while requiring accountabilities
  • Created easily understood standards and checklist, facilitating faster deployments and higher quality deliverables
  • Credited with 40% repeat business and presented with the first-ever “Award of Merit” in generation of timely deliverables and high levels of client satisfaction, while managing a 20%/quarter growth rate.

Sr Project Manager

IMI Mobile
Hyderabad
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • A cloud communications software and solutions provider for mobile/digital technologies
  • Led a team of 12 dedicated resources and managed multiple account managers supporting 13 major telecoms including Airtel, Idea, MTN Africa, Reliance, and Virgin Mobile India, across India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Africa in deployment and support of SMS operations either remotely or with onsite staff
  • Propelled resource optimization with new or improved product sanctioning, keyword creation processes, SMS service evaluation, UAT processes, and workflow documentation
  • Fast-tracked new seasonal SMS products for sporting events, holiday themes, or other celebrations, optimizing niche profit opportunities
  • Leveraged the da Vinci SMS platform in forecasting and providing new revenue streams in mobile marketing advertising
  • Boosted revenues by 20-fold within 6 months; gained executive recognition for transforming the team into the most profitable business unit within the company

Sr Customer Relationship Manager

Capita Business Services
Dublin
01.2006 - 01.2009
  • Managed ~150 B2B accounts for domains with major IT vendors, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing organizations
  • Teamed with client organizations in reviewing new requirements and provided product solutions that met or exceeded needs accommodating future growth
  • Continually achieved all KPI’s in profitability, account collections, minimal issue resolution and upsell of new product offerings.

Education

MBA - International Business

Dublin Business School
Dublin, Ireland
10.2008

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science Engineering

University of Madras
Chennai
06.2004

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Problem Resolution
  • Status Meetings / Sprint Planning
  • Project Specifications
  • Systems Analysis
  • ISO Quality Standards
  • Agile Principles / Scrum Methodology
  • Project Budget Allocation
  • Timely Project Completion
  • Strategic Analysis / Risk Mitigation Planning
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Certification and Accreditation

Certification

Scaled Agile Methodologies (CSM/ SAFe) Software Development Release management: On- Prem & SaaS Design Thinking & UX Design Principles Optimizing Engineering Tools

Additional Information

  • AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS , Certified Scrum Master – Scrum Alliance Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner PMI – Agile Certified Practitioner (On Track for Q1CY22) Awarded ‘Most Versatile Player’ in Jan’ 2020 during the Annual Awards Awarded ‘Connected Recognition’ 5 times in Quantela Cisco’s Tenure

Timeline

Sr Technical Project Manager

Quantela Inc
01.2019 - Current

Technical Project Management – Lead

TechSpace Solutions
01.2016 - 12.2019

Product Owner /Technical Project Manager

BulBul Inc
01.2015 - 01.2016

Sr. Product / Project Manager

Mtuity
01.2012 - 01.2015

Sr Project Manager

IMI Mobile
01.2010 - 01.2012

Sr Customer Relationship Manager

Capita Business Services
01.2006 - 01.2009

MBA - International Business

Dublin Business School

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science Engineering

University of Madras

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