Tarakaram Kondaveeti
Parker,CO
Summary
Visionary and results-driven Healthcare IT Executive with 22+ years of experience providing strategic leadership in steering complex digital transformation initiatives within the healthcare payer industry. Proven expertise in leading large-scale, multi-year, multi-cloud migrations, digital transformation programs, Product Development Organizations implementing innovative AI solutions, delivering shared platform administration IT models, and managing complex Trizetto product implementations for major healthcare payer clients, including Blues organizations, within allocated budgets and timelines. Adept at aligning IT strategy with core business objectives, optimizing operational efficiency, and driving innovation while ensuring compliance and data security.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Product Implementation
TriZetto Corporation
03.2016 - Current
- Delivery Executive/Product Implementation & Engineering Leader for strategic engagement with the largest for-profit and non-profit health insurers. Managed Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Engineering and Product Operations teams.
- Provided executive leadership and strategic vision in areas of AI
enablement & product strategy,digital transformation strategy, technology, Product development, delivery capability, Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), and business plan execution. - Spearheaded successful digital transformation with a cross-functional team (500+ people) across multiple geographies, managing budgets >$50M+, reducing cost and enabling the client to expand into other markets.
- Drove complex healthcare software implementations, including a program that was awarded Cognizant’s 2017 Global Project of the Year award. Resulting solutions significantly streamlined clients’ business operations.
- Received MVP Award for high-value leadership contributions.
- Managed digital transformation of core applications, System consolidation and replacement with TriZetto suite of products.
- Led successful Azure cloud migration projects and implementing innovative AI solutions. Implementation of Interoperability App/APIs on to Azure Cloud.
- Managed complex Trizetto product implementations for major healthcare payer clients, including Blues organizations.
- Managed complex project budgets and timelines, significant stakeholder engagement and solved complex regulatory issues and identified business opportunities, attracted new business and built lasting professional relationships with c-suite and senior client executives.
Advisory Consultant, Trizetto Product Solutions
TriZetto Corporation
03.2012 - 02.2016
- Advisory Consultant for strategic engagements with the largest health insurance payers in US.
- Led and created the digital transformation roadmap journey for migrating from legacy platforms on to cutting edge platforms.
- Designed scalable architectures, leading tech migrations, showing strategic impact and driving business value through technology.
- Architected robust solutions involving multiple systems, technologies, products and processes.
- Developed solutions that improved efficiency, accuracy, maintainability and automation of processes. Improved productivity by 20%.
Delivery Lead | Application Development Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2007 - 02.2012
- Delivery Manager/Application Development Lead for strategic engagement with California State Government and large insurance payer in US.
- Initiated and executed numerous process improvements, significantly increasing timeliness/quality of deliverables.
- Facilitated performance improvements using performance engineering in line with competitive and market forces.
- Led global software development and delivery team (75+): reduced number of defects by 95% over the previous release while ensuring timely delivery.
Senior Consultant, Application Development Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions
05.2003 - 07.2007
- Application Development Lead for strategic engagement with a large insurance payer in US.
- Upgraded and utilized new development methodologies and strategies to attain faster development life cycles.
- Reduced the defect rate in testing and production by 24%.
- Mentored college recruits and built a team of new developers that delivered quality work.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communications Engineering
JNTU
Skills
- Product and Platform ownership
- AI Enablement & Product Strategy
- Enterprise Digital Transformation and Implementation
- Multi Cloud Strategy and Migration
- Research, Innovation and Development
- Systems Architecture, Migration and Integration
- Large Scale IT Program Delivery & management
- Strategic Planning & Execution
- Multi-Million-Dollar Project Delivery Management
- Organizational Mission and Vision building
- Healthcare IT Systems Consolidation and Migration
- Regulatory Compliance and Quality Control
- Cross-functional leadership
- Budget management
Major Clients
• Blue Shield of California
• Centene Corporation
• CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Emblem Health, NY
• United Health Care
• Elevance Health (WellPoint Inc,
Anthem)
• Government Employees Health
Association (GEHA)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of North
Carolina (BCBSNC)
• EyeMed Vision Care
• Premera Blue Cross
• Alignment Health
• State of California
• Kaiser Permanante
KEY PRODUCT, DOMAIN, TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
- Payer s/w: TriZetto products, NASCO, HealthEdge, Optum Pricer, Lyric CXT
- Provider, Clinical s/w: Epic and other EHR Software Integration
- Care Management: CareAdvance, GuidingCare
- Medical Payment Exchange - PNC ECHO, Zelis, Change Health Care
- Interoperability Products, FHIR, HL7, E2E Data Analytics & Informatics
- Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, CHIPlus LOBs
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy Benefit Management
- Custom Gen AI, Agentic AI Tools, Robotic Process Automation
- Platform Hosting, Azure/AWS Cloud Migration & Hosting
- Salesforce, Vlcoity portals
Personal Information
Work Authorization Status: US Citizen
Passions:
Traveling - Enjoy discovering and learning new cultures
Sports - Coach Club Volleyball teams, Play Tennis and Cricket
Key Awards
- Prestigious MVP Award by my most significant client for outstanding contributions and leadership
- Cognizant 25 years Excellence Award
- Multiple Client Awards and Trizetto/Cognizant Above and Beyond Awards
Education Certifications Training
- PMP certified professional, PAHM certified professional, Trizetto Facets certified professional, Microsoft certified - Azure Fundamentals, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Cloud Practitioner, Salesforce Certified Administrator
Timeline
Director, Product Implementation
TriZetto Corporation
03.2016 - Current
Advisory Consultant, Trizetto Product Solutions
TriZetto Corporation
03.2012 - 02.2016
Delivery Lead | Application Development Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2007 - 02.2012
Senior Consultant, Application Development Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions
05.2003 - 07.2007
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communications Engineering
JNTU