Master of Engineering & Information Technology

2014 - 2016

RMSSOE, SPPU (Formerly University of Pune), MH, India

Bachelor of Engineering & Electronics & Telecommunication

2003 - 2007

SCOE, University of Pune, MH, India

Those were the best of my life... It was the summer of... 2003

Tech Manager, Engineering

2023 - Present

NICE Ltd, Pune

• Leading a talented team of developers and quality engineers. Manage all people aspects, such as hiring, reviews, mentoring, promotions, etc.
• Owning the development and delivery of the components under the teams' responsibility
• Working with the Product Owner and Software Architect on the planning of the development activities of the product
• Acting as Scrum Master for the development team
• Liaise with the scrum team to promote good work practices & continuous improvement
• Work hands-on with the team members on development activities, perform code reviews and ensure high-quality engineering standards are achieved, including Test Automation & Unit testing
• Being part of the leadership team, involved in release planning and product strategy
• Engineering contact for product defect management and product support questions
• Techs: .NET Core, Web API, C#, WCF, Azure, Cosmos DB, Socket Programming, MS Graph, Angular, React, SQL Server, Docker, Kubernetes, Teams, Microsoft 365, MySQL, Jira, Agile Scrum, Selenium, Cyprus, Postman

Technical Manager

2013 - 2023

Excellarate (now Encora), Pune

• Lead in the design, development, and implementation of various IT projects for client in Pharmacy, Health-care and Energy sectors
• Delegate tasks to the team members and provide counsel on all aspects of the project.
• Developed and initiated projects, including managing costs, schedule and performance.
• Planned, executed and controlled assigned projects, ensuring work performed complied with contractual requirements.
• Developed and followed baseline project plan and milestones for task completion.
• Met with VPs and director weekly to provide detailed project report and milestone updates.
• Performed independent analysis and provided recommendations to overcome project obstacles.
• Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
• Provided team with coaching and direction.
• Developed and trained junior team members by leveraging experience to achieve optimal project strategy.
• Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
• Techs: ASP.NET Core, Web API, C#, Angular 2+, SQL Server, Octopus, Dynatrace, CakePHP, Linux, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, SharePoint, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, MySQL

Sr. IT Consulant

2011 - 2013

Fujitsu Consulting India Pvt Ltd, Pune

• Determined areas for improvement and implemented processes to alleviate problems.
• Contributed to success of client's organization by improving performance, motivation, job satisfaction, hiring practices, training programs and management systems.
• Prioritized projects and project tasks depending upon key milestones and deadline dates.
• Interfaced with field managers to establish pricing for clients consistent with company's financial objectives.
• Evaluated clients' needs and created plan of action to provide solutions.
• Successfully developed Nalco 360 Toolbox project from end to end in Silverlight.
• Enhancing Web 1.0 project in ASP.NET 3.5
• Received Client Appreciation twice from Nalco.
• Nalco ABCD award and Fujitsu Spotlight Award – Awarded twice
• Techs: ASP.NET 3.5, WCF, Silverlight 5.0, MVVM, MS SQL Server, Telerik controls, Windows

Sr. System Engineer

2010 - 2011

IBM India Pvt Ltd, Pune

• Develop and manage the portal for John Deere employees and project managers.
• Participated in recruitment team in IBM to recruit SharePoint resources.
• Techs: ASP.NET 2.0, C#, Visual Studio 2010, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Migration to SP2010), Microsoft Enterprise Project Management, MS SQL Server 2005/2008, Windows.

Software Engineer - Product Development

2007 - 2010

SunGard Technology Services, Pune

• Joined as a fresher, recruited directly from college campus
• Developed application required for Front-end and back-end Trading Platform
• Acquired good Knowledge on Financial domail especially Capital Market
• Techs: ASP.NET, C#, SharePoint, Perforce, C++, Win32, SQL Server