Laxmi Prasad

Experience

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  Wiltel Communications

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Lead Architect for Enterprise Architecture, and Program Manager

  • Led a strong 100+ team technically in the delivery of telecom provisioning system and associated integration projects.• Led Enterprise Architecture team for key OSS systems development and integration programs - Actively involved in establishing strategic IT roadmaps for future systems/technologies - Engaged in architectural frameworks and standards, integration / B2B, tools / tech evaluation.

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  Oracle

  Dec 2003 - May 2010

  Director of Engineering Programs - CGBU

  A $200 billion tech firm with 130,000+ associates delivering database, middleware, ERP software, and cloud products and services worldwide. CGBU unit innovated carrier grade telecom products on inventory, provisioning, and billing.Directed product releases with a matrix organization of 300 engineers. Provided governance across development, testing, release engineering, delivery, marketing, consulting, and support functions. Oversaw key customer deployments in Europe, the Americas, and APAC. ➢ 500%+ organizational growth supported with onsite-offshore model by accelerating offshore while retaining organizational culture and delivery speed; supported talent recruiting, training, and R&R across all engineering teams. ➢ Three on time global $12 million to $14 million releases of a flagship product by assuming complete oversight from inception to launch, including establishing teams, overseeing feature projects and driving post-release activities. ➢ 67% downturn in customer issue resolution time on billing product realized within 90 days by assessing and revising enterprise-wide technical and functional processes for faster issue identification and resolution. ➢ 60% decrease in post-release customer issues accomplished by influencing senior management on a release delay and trade-offs, while enriching quality for a billing / revenue product. Show less

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  Astuon Networks

  Oct 2010 - Feb 2012

  Vice President Of Engineering

  A startup with 20+ staff members providing services and products for customized billing, business inventory, and an ecommerce platform for retail businesses.Established the engineering function of the startup and led client management and business development efforts. Engaged in SOW preparations and client presentations. Instrumental in taking a new B2C product live on the cloud.➢ Secured vital seed funding for the ecommerce startup by demonstrating the merits of the business plan to prospective investors while optimizing the operational overhead through improved engineering.➢ Facilitated the successful launch of a new enterprise platform, employing a business model and operations execution plan with ROI estimates in collusion with the CEO. Implemented ecommerce releases on Cloud at minimal cost with frequent agile delivery, by revamping the product strategy and utilizing open source tools. Show less

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Mar 2012 - Nov 2014

  Product Delivery Head

  Product Engineering Head | Finance PlatformTata Consultancy Services | Bangalore, India 2012-2014A $100 billion international IT software and services firm with 400,000 staff serving customers in 80 nations. Managed a 100+ engineering team to innovate on two key financial products: BaNCS architecture and service integrator. These key foundation products served the entire banking product suite across payments, insurance, treasury, custody, etc. Customers include banking majors across the globe.➢ Established organizational strategy and scrum-based engineering team structure with customer-oriented, innovation-driven, agile team culture that promoted ownership as well as continuous integration and delivery. ➢ Accelerated core banking / financial suites delivery while minimizing implementation costs by applying new tools and technologies for redesigning a scalable architecture for the foundational platform. Aligned with application BU leaders to define governance model while ensuring alignment and prioritization of product backlog.➢ 3,000+ outstanding issues resolved to alleviate customer churn within the first platform release by defining a massive quality initiative and executing a platform test automation strategy. ➢ Achieved customer expectations and delivered a $32 million re-architected platform in four feature-rich releases by spearheading the overhaul of development processes and providing predictable deliveries with an established launch cadence. ➢ Improved competency level of the 100-member architectural platforms team for excellence in delivery and support by establishing capability matrix and aligning training plans for technical and soft skills. Show less

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  Synthesis Systems Inc.

  Jan 2015 - now

  Client: C Spire | Telecom Carrier & Cloud Services | Program ManagementManaged multiple $8M+ transformational, aggressive IT integration programs involving new telecom acquisitions/mergers, optimizing the business operations and enhancing IT platforms from Quote to Cash to end-user support. Leveraged agile methodologies for quick wins, revised and unified product catalogs/discount models, and business processes, and integrated disparate IT systems, to simplify workflows across provisioning/activation/billing and accelerate billing and taxation for monetization. Show less Client: Intuit | Financial Accounting & Cloud Platform products | Program ManagementA $55 billion financial accounting and tax software company serving 5.4 million corporate and retail customers globally.Managed a $15 million transformational program using agile methodology to build a new cloud-based billing platform. ➢ Delivered a large enterprise financial platform across six program increment releases using SAFe Agile methodologies and cloud technologies. Migrated to AWS Cloud and onboarded the applications and countries. ➢ Enhanced program visibility and alignment for ~$30 million portfolio with effective strategic planning mechanisms and Aha! tool adoption for product backlog management, estimations, and release traceability.➢ Mitigated risk to the release quality for the multimillion-dollar program by collaborating with 10+ scrum teams, planning simultaneous in-flight releases and release gate evaluations, while eliminating obstacles to quality and delivery with effective RCAs and release retrospectives. Show less Client: Rackspace | Cloud Hosting & Finance Platform | Program Management A $2 billion pioneer in public, hybrid, and dedicated cloud hosting with more than 6,500 employees in three continents. Led a major technology program to build a new platform and onboard $1.4 billion dedicated cloud customer base from Oracle EBS to Oracle BRM. This involved migrating product offerings, customer accounts and hierarchies, aggregated billing and discounts, payments and collections, while managing GL and taxes, real time order fulfilment, and usage sync. ➢ Directed eight scrum teams and collaborated with US and UK business leaders to deliver charter goals for on-plan launch with five release increments using agile processes, successfully completing system testing and final launch while accommodating major changes in project scope and priorities. ➢ Pivoted to secure success with an innovative CBUI tool by working with leaders across various business units, ensuring priority alignment and enabling key decisions for a major program release. ➢ Established capacity plan and a 50 / 50 onsite-offshore model that facilitated successful delivery with on-budget completion for the critical program, partnering with teams across business functions and IT organizations. Show less

  • Senior Director, Program Management

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Senior Director, Program Management

    Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  • Senior Director, Program Management

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2017