Akshat Verma

Akshat Verma

PHP web developer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Manager of Engineering and R&D @ Acquia | PRINCE2, AWS Solutions architect

  • Education

    • Finolex Academy Of Management And Technology

      2007 - 2011
      B.E Information Technology
    • Indian Institute of Management, Indore

      2021 - 2022
      Integrated Program in Business Analytics
    • INSAID

      2023 -
      Post Graduate Program in Product Management Product Management
  • Experience

    • Web Access

      Dec 2011 - Aug 2013
      PHP web developer

      Drupal module customization, CiviCRM module customization, resolving issues, worked on SVN repositories,

    • BitBrothers

      Oct 2013 - Apr 2014
      Software Developer - Drupal, Node.js, Full stack
    • EClinicalWorks

      May 2014 - Feb 2016
      Developer - PHP, Drupal

      Developed and maintained 2 internal portal of Knowledge base. I was an Individual contributor and responsible for development, releases, content management and offshore communication and collaboration.

    • Saint-Gobain INDEC - International IT Delivery Centre

      Feb 2016 - May 2022

      Managing a team of highly efficient Drupal developers and grew the team from 4 to 16 developers and 15 non-technical team members.Delivered and managed the needs of 4 BUs and 23 projects including 3 highly complex B2B eshops.Offshore-on-shore team collaboration, people management , technical project management and risk management were a part of my role.

      • Project Manager - Drupal and Web Factory service delivery

        Jan 2020 - May 2022
      • Project Development Lead - Drupal Delivery service line

        May 2017 - Jan 2020
      • Software Developer - Drupal

        Feb 2016 - May 2017
    • Acquia

      May 2022 - now
      Manager of Engineering and R&D

      Managing a cross-functional team of 6 developers and QA with the responsibility of Content Hub Product responsible for generating ~$ 5 million in revenue. Helped grow 2 team members to the next level through continuous coaching and mentoring. Delivered 3 new requested features to the product along with increasing the efficiency of the product by more than 30% which resulted in 4 new customers to the product thus increasing the revenue by more than 20%.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Dec 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Generative AI Overview for Project Managers

      Project Management Institute
      Mar 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner Certification

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
      Oct 2020
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Dec 2023
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Akshat Verma
      Best Workgroup 2020 Saint-Gobain INDEC Aug 2020 A workgroup was created and given the topic of Employer Brand. The workgroup needed to come up with practical and implementable solutions to improve the brand value of the organization. The group received the 1st prize and was a huge success, with many successful campaigns organized by the workgroup eventually leading to the increased brand value.
    • Awarded to Akshat Verma
      Bright Spark Award 2017 Saint-Gobain INDEC Dec 2017 Recognized for the 8 months of hardwork on a critical project which I delivered in time and with meeting all the necessary quality check.
    • Awarded to Akshat Verma
      Best Innovation Idea 2016 - Runners up Saint-Gobain INDEC Dec 2016 Participated in an Innovation quarter, during which I along with my team worked on a Virtual Reality Headset with a 360 tour of all the manufacturing units of Saint-Gobain. The goal was to enable an employee to have a virtual tour in the VR headset of any facility and have them understand different processes. The Group managed to bag the runners up prize