Dr. Karthikeyan B Sellappan

Experience

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  MaT Systems

  Oct 2002 - Apr 2004

  Software Engineer
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  ZEDO

  May 2004 - Feb 2011

  Technical Lead

  • Rearchitecting Chakra framework.• All the production environment bug handling• Code review for Team members• Implementing new framework/technology.• Designing, Resource Allocation, coding of the project

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  Ebix

  Feb 2011 - May 2013

  Techinical Project Manager

  • Review and ensure the preparation of the followingo System Architectureo Technical Documentation• Designs systems and programs to meet highly complex business needs.• Delivering projects to planned timescales and to the defined quality, including managing project risk and change.• Prepared detailed specifications from which programs are developed and coded.• Architecting, designing, reviewing code, debugging, technical problem solving, prototyping & performance tuning.• Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan. • Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan.• Recording and managing project issues and escalating where necessary.• Managing project scope and change control and escalating issues where necessary. • Monitoring project progress and performance.• Designs systems and programs to meet highly complex business needs.• Prepared detailed specifications from which programs are developed and coded.• Lead teams of software engineers (on site and off site) providing technical leadership and mentoring.• Gathered and documented client requirements and translated these into process and system architecture designs.• Work with Partner/Customer Project Managers to scope projects and develop statements of work, project plans, and risk analysis.• Ensure successful project delivery as per agreed SOW and signed-off project plan.• Provide technical thought leadership and actively participate in the application design, implementation, and roll-out efforts. • Allocate and control the utilization of resources in an efficient manner Organizing and monitoring of the day to day performance of all work undertaken by team members• Responsible for the recruiting, management and career development of consulting staff Show less

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  Mindspace Consulting Consortium

  May 2013 - Jul 2014

  Solutions Architect

  • Gathers the level of effort and converts it into a realistic schedule that the clients need. • Understand the contractual requirements to make ensure all outcomes are met satisfactorily.• Frequent updates on the project's progress to avoid monitor slips from baseline for schedule and cost.• Support the Product Owner in developing, maintaining and grooming Product Backlog • Removed impediments/blockers in order to keep teams productive • Identified and managed dependencies with other internal or external teams • Support/Collaborate with team members to implement Agile/Scrum best practices Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions • Diligently prepare and collate project progress and status reports, issues & risks • Complete the Development to Scope and Schedule and help in release scheduling • Work closely with the Technical Development team to identify and communicate critical paths • Actively managed project risks and issues• Proactively identify, monitor, and control risks, assumptions, and constraints so that the project outcomes are not impacted, displeasing the client.• Identify and control scope creep so that appropriate corrective actions can be taken to satisfactorily meet the performing organization's and client's needs as agreed with the client.• Understand the development process to decide the scheduling model, such as the critical path or critical chain method.• Understand the processes used by various groups for ensuring that quality is being monitored and checked from the beginning.• Identify all the stakeholders for a clear and concise communication plan to keep them all informed.• Understand the availability of the resources and access to the organizational assets to ensure the schedule built uses optimal resource allocation.• Managing project scope and change control and escalating issues where necessary. • Monitoring project progress and performance. Show less

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  Payoda Technologies

  Jul 2014 - May 2018

  Senior Project Manager

  • Establish, lead, and maintain the team of cross-functional members• Facilitate retrospectives/conduct periodic lessons learned• Maintain sustainable pace/use resource leveling and standard level agreements• Acceptance criteria validation/QA control• Identify, avoid/mitigate, and monitor risks• Eliminate impediments for goal maximization• Creative effective and relevant progress indicators• Initiate, manage, and monitor tasks• Control costs• Ensure processes for quality assurance and control• Manage scope creep through change control• Lead and manage internal and external stakeholders• Understand contract requirements for managing client relationships, vendors, and partners.• Communicate status updates• Consult and use proper scheduling tool• Use dashboard and metrics to control health• Distributed team management • Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan • Review and ensure the preparation of the following o System Architecture o Technical Documentation• Designs systems and programs to meet highly complex business needs.• Delivering projects to planned timescales and to the defined quality, including managing project risk and change.• Prepared detailed specifications from which programs are developed and coded.• Architecting, designing, reviewing code, debugging, technical problem solving, prototyping & performance tuning• Recording and managing project issues and escalating where necessary.• Managing project scope and change control and escalating issues where necessary. • Monitoring project progress and performance. Show less

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  Bosch Global Software Technologies

  May 2018 - now

  • Program Manager

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Senior Technology Manager

    May 2018 - Mar 2023