Pavan Achuta

Experience

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  EASi

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Sr. Software Engineer

  • Lead a team of 4 for development of 5 IT Projects and had a successful track record of deploying on time using, Perl, Perl DBI/DBD Driver, Perl TK, Visual Studio, Open Ideas, Oracle, X-Motif, X-Windows, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Humming Bird Exceed.• Contributed in achieving the ISO 9001 certification to the organization.• Coordinated with the testing team for product’s module testing, integration testing, functionality testing, system testing on various operating systems.• Worked with EASi Engineering for developing a critical and innovative project to Ford Motor Company, which automates the driveline design. Facilitated Ford Motor Company for storing Driveline design data, normally provided from different manufacturers across the globe. The company’s driveline analysis engineers analyze the data and interface to CAD package I-DEAS through Open I-DEAS API.• Developed core sharable components that serve the EASi Crash and EASi Crash Mad product development team with an objective concept kernel called VISTA.• Implemented utility modules, which facilitates import and export of various solver formats such as MADYMO, NASTRAN, DYNA etc.• Designed and Developed an Object Oriented Basic Interpreter, an integrated software language into EASi Crash products. Facilitated EASi products to develop process automation tools such as Model Assembly, Meshing etc. Show less

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  EASi

  Apr 2000 - Mar 2004

  • Managed multiple functions; Deployment Planning Manager during the development phase of the project and Deployment Project Manager during the deployment phase of the project.• Deployed 4 global key projects with J2EE with budgets ranging from $0.5 MIL to $1MIL.• Improved the communication flow between Development, Application Certification, Deployment and Site Implementation Teams• Developed deployment planning documents such as Performance Test Plan, Capacity Planning, Hardware Requirement Estimation and procurement using SDLC, GM’s SDP-21 process similar to RUP.• Reviewed Application Non-Functional Test Cases for Availability, Fail-Over and Load Testing Requirements. Show less • Developed tools using Flexlm utilities, C, Ksh, HTML, Perl, Perl Gif-Graph, Web Logic Server, Java, which helps management in deciding cost-cutting strategy transparently.• Proposed and developed web-based tools that facilitate management with pro-active administration, support and monitoring CAE Deployment & Support Tools.• Helped GM for cost-cutting activities by developing a software utility, which tracks the applications real usage thus optimizing required Software Licenses.• Automated the CAE Platform Standards validation, which provides pro-active administration and support. Show less

  • Deployment Project Manager

    Mar 2002 - Mar 2004

  • Advanced Systems Engineer

    Apr 2000 - Feb 2002
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  TEKsystems

  Mar 2004 - Aug 2006

  Manager

  • Managed a 3 Year, $4.5 Million, multi-release J2EE web application development project using both Waterfall and Evolutionary Development model of SDLC, GM’s SDP-21 process similar to RUP.• Managed a team of 5-7 onsite, with 40 offshore outsource resources.• Gathered requirements from global stakeholders GM North America, GM Europe and GM Australia through Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions and requirement gathering workshops for a Global Key Project.• Prepared Business and System Requirement Specification, RTM, Use Cases, Functional and Non-Functional Requirements and Reviewed Test Plans, Test Cases and Approved Test Results• Identified Commercial Application (COTS) and developed plans to integrate with enterprise applications.• Established Data Sharing Agreements with various application owners by communicating the data sharing needs and mode of interaction through proper planning, documenting and approval.• Interacted with Quality Team for project assurance of meeting CMMi standards.• Interacted with 6 functional teams (AOT, DSAT, ADAT, PSIC, Data Center & Operations team) to manage and influence architecture and physical infrastructure requirements Show less

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  KBR, Inc.

  Aug 2006 - Feb 2008

  Project Manager

  • Managed various development, deployment, evaluation and operations projects with budgets ranging from $50,000 to $350,000.• Followed the KBR PMO process (SDLC) with teams of 2-10 resources for all projects from business proposal to closure and track the metrics for multiple simultaneous projects supporting different business units.• Contributed to the establishment of PMO Standards, Processes, Procedures, Governance as KBR established the PMO Organization.

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  KBR, Inc.

  Aug 2008 - now

  • Leading the implementation of Architecture Governance and Cloud Governance for Azure and AWS, ensuring compliance and efficient management of resources.• Advancing the cloud smart strategy to optimize workload designs for cloud readiness, aiming to minimize the total cost of ownership for KBR.• Directing the RPA Strategy & Architecture along with the establishment of a Center of Excellence to foster innovation and efficiency.• Instituting PowerApps Governance within Office 365, setting standards and guidelines, and deploying premium PowerApps solutions.• Initiating Data Governance and Data Architecture practices to enhance data management and utilization.• Setting up Azure Governance and Standards, including a chargeback process to manage cloud expenditures effectively.• Implementing a governance framework for AWS Account Creation along with a chargeback mechanism to ensure accountable resource usage. Show less • Responsible for spearheading transformation in Applications, Azure Cloud, Mobility, RPA Strategy & Architecture.• Provided leadership and vision for Enterprise IT Architecture for applications and Emerging Technologies such as Mobile Applications (Xamarin), Robotic Process Automation (UiPath), Track & Trace Technologies, Business Intelligence (OBIEE, Power BI) as KBR evolves towards Digitalization solutions that align with business objectives• Built an enterprise architecture organization which established a solution architecture with standards, framework, and reusable components and served as an advisor to senior business management on business and information integration strategies• Ensure .NET, Blazor, Angular roadmaps are tracked and technical advisories and guidances are published along with standardization among these technologies• Collaborated with KBR Business Liaisons / Partners to align business and IT strategic initiatives and be a trusted advisor to business• Developed the enterprise mobile application strategy, drove compliance through documented technology standards, and was instrumental in enabling Enterprise Mobility for KBR• Provided leadership to develop the enterprise “Mobile First” and “Cloud Smart” Application Architecture utilizing Microsoft Azure PaaS Services• Provided leadership to develop the architecture for hosting applications utilizing Microsoft Azure IaaS Services. • Published the enterprise Robotic Process Automation Governance standards and guidelines. Chairing RPA Center of Excellence and encouraging increased adoption and implementation.• Develop Proof of Concepts and cost-benefit analysis for IoT Hub, Timeseries Insights, Stream Analytics, Digital Twin using Microsoft Azure, Cognitive Search Services• Created an Application Portfolio Rationalization Methodology to reduce the number of duplicate applications and minimize operational costs Show less • Managed the Application Technical Services group to deliver global application development, data integration and reporting services for 250+ applications covering a wide range of technologies and application development languages• Managed globally distributed teams of 90+ staff with an annual budget of $8+ million• Responsible for establishing and managing the Offshore Delivery Center (ODC) for KBR to deliver cost-optimized IT Application Development and Operations from Chennai India • In alignment with KBR strategy, on-boarded 54 personnel in Chennai ODC and saved 3.77 Million USD in 1st year itself and 9.37 Million USD in 2 years.• Set ambitious yet achievable goals, effectively prioritizing them, clearly communicating them and instilling the team with a deep sense of accountability for their attainment• Implemented various software development life cycle methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative, Scrum, Hybrid of Iterative/Scrum, Kan-Ban etc. based on specific business requirements • Established a transparent backlog review, demand management and prioritization process to maximize the throughput of the application development teams. Reduced Total Cost of Ownership of the application portfolio by grouping operational tickets into planned releases Show less • Managed a cross-functional and technical portfolio of Content Management (Documentum) and 30+ Project Controls applications with an annual budget of $5+ Million• Manage and lead application support team for 16,000 global content management users and 3,500 project controls user base, with globally distributed technical teams of 20+ technical support staff on an application footprint deployed on globally distributed 200+ servers and 60+ database instances• Managed multiple Category 1 projects ranging from $500k to $1.5 Million capital budgets• Collaborated with business customers and vendors to establish multiyear application strategies and product roadmaps• Aligned application strategies and upgrade plans with infrastructure roadmaps to optimize upgrade efforts, minimize rework and reduce costs• Established application monitoring models to provide proactive support and minimize unplanned downtime Show less

  • Sr. Manager IT

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Sr. Manager IT

    Jun 2017 - now

  • Sr. Manager IT

    Oct 2014 - Jun 2017

  • IT Manager

    Aug 2008 - Sept 2014