As a senior Solution Architect consultant, I help industry leading firms manage through the complex process of integrating discrete products into coherent service offerings in the Communications and Media industry. I provide extensive expertise working in the context of the complete “end to end” view of what service offerings entail, focusing on the “whole product”. I also bring forward excellent understanding of core systems that are involved in complex service offerings: CRM, Order and Offer Management, Provisioning, OSS/BSS, Service Delivery and Activation, Billing, Converged Customer-facing Portals, and Content Management.

As a Product Owner/ Systems Engineer, gather and write requirements in User story (Agile) and/or Use Cases/System Reqs (Waterfall) formats, based on solutions designed and derived from my Communications/IT industry domain & technology insights.

Bridging Business and IT by undertaking Business Requirement Analysis and Design using industry standard SDLC processes and deliver a complete solution architecture in the form of Use Cases, Context, Sequence, Use Case Diagrams and functional specs.

Analyzes and evaluates existing or proposed systems and devices to process data with respect to Business user needs. - Interface with Business client (Business Analysis) and IT staff (Systems Analysis) to translate business needs into technical solutions. - Perform initial analysis of bus. needs to determine scope and system/process impacts.- Prepare detailed program specifications, charts, diagrams, data structures. - Use programming and technical background to work with programmers, vendors and users to ensure requirements are being met and projects are on schedule.- Documents workflows and processes.- Provide management with on-going status reports during SDLC. - Actively apply/advocate security and change management policies.- Project management- User technical support.

As a Solutions Architect (IT Systems Engineer), I use the thorough knowledge of system architecture across multiple systems to design end-to-end IT solution for complex products or projects. At times, even drive the Business objectives. Activities include :-- Requirement or Problem Analysis- Develop High level Solution Architecture.- Applying SDLC processes like IBM ReqPro or custom CMMI compliant ones.- Coordinate the solution from Ideation through Initiation, Definition, Design, . Coding, Testing, Deployment and Post Deployment Activities.- Assist testing teams to put the most appropriate test plan for quality assurance.- Involve in production deployment planning and post production activities.

As a Solutions Architect (IT Systems Engineer), I use the thorough knowledge of system architecture across multiple systems to design end-to-end IT solution for complex products or projects. At times, even drive the Business objectives. Activities include :-- Requirement or Problem Analysis- Develop High level Solution Architecture.- Applying SDLC processes like IBM ReqPro or custom CMMI compliant ones.- Coordinate the solution from Ideation through Initiation, Definition, Design, . Coding, Testing, Deployment and Post Deployment Activities.- Assist testing teams to put the most appropriate test plan for quality assurance.- Involve in production deployment planning and post production activities.

- Advice IT support on how to fix and manage issues in production.- Advice Business Operations Process Analysts in putting process documentation for production user's use.- At times directly involve with the business users to help expedited orders, documenting high priority process changes, workarounds, etc.- Identify product, architecture, systems and requirement gaps and put solutions for future releases.- Data mining on production data to identify current and predict future issues in process, data and systems.- Provide data analysis reports from production.

- Feasibility Analysis of requirements. - Estimation of the development effort.- High level System Design. - Interface Designs with external systems.- Work with Systems Engineers and Business clients to deliver the best system enhancement to align with product expectations.

Programmed softwares on various languages. They are Sybase PowerBuilder, Oracle PL/SQL, Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Visual C++, C, JavaTools used are PVCS Dimesions, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, Borland Caliber, IBM BuildForge, PowerGen

As a Development Lead, I was involved in the Low level Design of the system, Management of offshore development team as an onshore developer lead to ensure on time delivery and least number of defects, worked as requirement gatherer with the IT Analyst and Business clients.Also, applied TCS iQMS(CMMI compliance) process during software development and was involved in testing efforts to improve testing efficiency of the software. Involved in production deployment planning and post production activities.

 Feasibility Analysis of system requirements and Estimation of the development effort. High level System Design and Interface Designs with external systems. Work with Architects and Business clients to deliver the best system enhancement. Applying TCS iQMS (CMMI compliance) process during software development. Helped testing teams to put the most appropriate test plan for ensuring quality.