Venugopal Kakarla
Leander,TX
Summary
17+ years of experience in developing Dot Net applications, SharePoint solutions in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016/2013/2010 and SharePoint Online (SPO). Microsoft certified with exam PL-900: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals. Skilled in Low Code solutions using Microsoft Power Platform. Experience with Power Automate, Canvas Apps and Model Driven. Familiarity with Power Platform Administration and Azure cloud services. Ability to rebuild SharePoint Designer workflows to Microsoft Power Automate. Creation of chatbots with Power Virtual Agents, use of OOB connectors. Integration of Microsoft 365 services, reusable components, and security implementation. Building custom business forms, and data connections, and performing administrative tasks. Resourceful with multitasking ability and meeting deadlines. Pulls from active knowledge of current technology landscape to promote best practices in web design.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Power Platform Administrator & Developer
Tata Consultancy Services
11.2021 - Current
- Power Platform admin activities - Environment creation, DLP Set up.
- Environment setup should have Dev, Test and Production.
- Governance model to validate and proceed for next steps in Power Platform.
- Designed, developed, and supported Power Platform applications
- Collaborated with business partners to deliver projects on time
- Worked with Canvas and Model Driven Apps, integrating data sources such as Dataverse, SharePoint, and SQL
- Created Power Automate flows to automate business processes like Cleanup Default environment - both Canvas and Model - driven apps.
- Developed solutions for SharePoint Online, Power Apps, and Power Automate
- Provided operational support for SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Power Apps, and Power Automate services
- Interacted with IT and non-IT employees at all levels of the organization
- Worked on migration from SharePoint on-Premises to SharePoint Online
- Review the application architecture before implementation in Power Platform.
- Involved in all phases of SDLC in an agile development environment
- Developed applications in PowerApps using Dataverse, Power Automate, Excel, and SharePoint Online
- Created custom forms using PowerApps forms
- We have Remedy for the ticketing system to get the enhancement requests for existing apps.
- Managed end-user accounts, permissions, and access rights
- Prepared end-user documentation and troubleshooting guides
- Accomplished administration tasks using PowerShell scripts for the site, user, and group management
- Introduced and integrated Office 365 applications/features to support advanced capabilities of SharePoint, such as Delve and Teams.
- Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
- Provided reporting for forecast analysis and ad-hoc reporting in support of decision-making.
- Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
SharePoint Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
07.2015 - 07.2021
- Supported and maintained major intranet environments, including department sites and users
- Worked with users across the company to understand requirements and provide solutions for department sites
- Gathered requirements, analyzed, designed, developed, and deployed projects
- Collaborated with the offshore team to rebuild custom applications
- Migrated SharePoint 2010 Online Farm to SharePoint Online
- Rebuilt InfoPath-based business forms in Power Apps using the canvas approach
- Designed and developed multi-level approval/scheduled workflows using Microsoft Flow
- Created and managed custom Site Definitions, Site Templates, Site Columns, Libraries, Lists, and more for various departments
- Implemented custom workflows on Lists and Document Libraries to incorporate business policies and processes for content publishing
- Personalized and customized sites for employees
- Conducted SharePoint training for other departments and handled all development, testing, maintenance, and updates
- Participated in offshore calls and meetings to coordinate tasks with the offshore team.
- Administered, supported, and monitored databases by proactively resolving database issues and maintaining servers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering
SelectSkills
- TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- SharePoint: 2010,2013,2016,2019, Share point online,
- Microsoft tools: visual studio/visual code, share point designer, Info Path, Power Apps, Forms & Power Platform admin portal
- Technical Support
- Project Management
- Power Automate- Flow, Microsoft Teams, Yammer, Power BI, MS Office, Power Automate Desktop & Power Virtual Agents
- Third-Party Tools: Sharegate, AvePoint, Nintex Form, Nintex Workflows
- Database: Microsoft SQL Server Programming languages: C#, NET
- Administrative Tool: PowerShell Development
- Methodologies: Agile
- Programming languages: C#, NET
- Web Development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST API, jQuery, and SP Service
- Problem-Solving
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Timeline
Power Platform Administrator & Developer
Tata Consultancy Services
11.2021 - Current
SharePoint Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
07.2015 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering
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