Summary:
14 years+ experience in web industry specialised in managing teams and products, designing enterprise architecture and technology solutions, assessing and diagnosing environments, infrastructure, platforms, setting technology strategies for optimal performance. My skills include technical project management, people management, program management, portal design, multilingual content management, service oriented architecture, and business intelligence supporting multiple product websites.
I have excellent development background, commercial awareness, a strategic understanding of e gaming business and process for more than 5 years, relationship-building skills, and the ability to implement solutions at a senior level. I have influenced and shaped the business, and have proven ability to manage and lead teams by taking a step back from technology to focus on the operations/solutions of team management. I have been assessed by both business and technical people, and I spend time meeting stakeholders and coordinating with infrastructure team to ensure uptime and interacting with development teams to ensure that production web applications are implemented with security in mind (Comprehensive, Lightweight Application Security Process- CLASP).
Project Management:
Delivered projects within the agreed budget with good quality software both in small and corporate environment from £500k -£1 million. Project management experience in .NET, J2EE and PHP enterprise environment making progress in a series of sprints, which are time-boxed iterations no more than a month long.
Managed high-volume, high traffic web site development team including both onshore and offshore resources. Oversee architecture and design of new software components using product based planning and work breakdown structure in a Prince2 environment.
Worked with multilingual product managers(up to 17 languages) to achieve their goals and campaigns. Good at translating functional requirements into user stories and test stories working with BA and Test teams resulting in story based iterative plan.
Oversee the full development life-cycle within the team to facilitate timely and high quality software delivery using sprint planning. Promote and implement Agile development practices, including Test Automation, Continuous Integration, Iterative Development & Showcases.
Managed product quality framework using bug management software JIRA.
Team Management (Agile and SCRUM):
Developed a self-organizing, cross-functional team where issues are decided by the team as a whole. Worked as a coach for the team, helping team members to use Scrum framework to perform at their highest level.
Implemented Sprint planning meeting and spearheaded daily stand-up time-boxed to no more than fifteen minutes. Provide constructive/critical feedback in Sprint review and retrospective meetings.
Managed Spring backlog and continuously monitor Release burn-down chart. Sheltered my team from outside distractions, allowing team members to focus during the sprint on the goal they have selected for the sprint. Used pivotal tracker to track team velocity making planning decisions using accurate projections based on past performance.
Past Experience:
Technical PM at Laverock von Schoultz , UK : March 2009 – June 2009 (Contract)
Technical Project Manager at Tailgate Technologies , UK : April 2008 – January 2009
Web Development Manager at Ladbrokes , UK : April 2006 – February 2008
Architect-Project Manager at Ladbrokes, UK : January 2004 – March 2006
Web Developer at Ladbrokes, UK : October 2002 – December 2003
Consultant at Asyst Consultancy & Development , UK : November 2001 – October 2002
Systems Analyst at Hays CSG , UK : July 2000 – October 2001
Software Engineer at eG Innovations , India : March 2000 – June 2000
Head of eCommerce at Nuva Systems, India : June 1998 – February 2000
Software Engineer at Premier Polytronics Ltd, India : June 1998 – February 2000
Information Analyst at C-DoT, India : June 1997 – May 1998
Facts:
Offshore Teams: India, Brazil, South Africa and Canada.
Technical Skills: XML, HTML, JavaScript, PHP5, JSP, ASP, MYsql, MSSQL, Oracle, XSL, XSLT, SEO, J2EE, Site Architecture, Usability, Analytics, CMS, Hitbox/ Visual Science, Prince 2, CIP, CLASP.
Managerial Skills: Technical Project Manager, Development Manger, Effective team leadership, Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Performance Appraisal.
Team Size: 7- 21 [includes frontend, backend developers with architects and DBA]
Security: Understand application security principles, threat agents, attacks, vulnerabilities, controls, technical impacts and business impacts.
3rd party suppliers: Orbis, Micro gaming solutions, VirtueFusion, Microsoft, Computer Associates, Hays CSG, Hays PLC, Endemol.
Education:
Indira Gandhi National Open University – Diploma, Certificate in Computance, 1997 – 1998
Bangalore University – Bachelor, Physics, Maths, Electronics, 1994 – 1997
Professional Recommendations at Linked-in.
“Ravi’s management style is excellent. His ability to effectively and efficiently manage projects is exceptional. Over the past 2 and half years that I worked with Ravi, I found him to be very easy going, technically sound and always adding value to anything he puts his hands on.” April 16, 2008
-Deepak Advani, Web Developer, Ladbrokes Plc. Reported to Ravi at Ladbrokes
“I have worked with Ravi for a number of years and over that time have found him to be friendly, outgoing and of sound technical ability. I would have no problem with recommending his services.” January 30, 2008
- Gary Lester, Technical Project Manager, Ladbrokes eGaming. Worked with Ravi at Ladbrokes
“Enjoyed working with Ravi, very creative and thinks out of the box.” December 10, 2007
- Terry Bowen, Casino Project Manager, Ladbrokes eGaming. Worked with Ravi at Ladbrokes
“Ravi was a devoted worker who produced work of excellent quality and on schedule. He is able to often provide solutions to problems by thinking outside the box.” September 17, 2007
- Andrew Towills, Project Manager, Ladbrokes. Managed Ravi indirectly at Ladbrokes
“Fantastic team member who is creative and enthusiastic. Has high calibre and willingness to learn unknown.” July 11, 2007
- Sai Jayram A.K.V, Group leader, C-DOT
“Ravi is a positive and motivating person. He once told me everything technical is possible, some things just take longer than others.” March 26, 2007
- Fiona Gibbs, CRM Manager – eGaming, Ladbrokes. Worked with Ravi at Ladbrokes
“I have had the pleasure of working with Ravi for over 4 years. Ravi is a very talented developer. His work is always of the the highest standard, logical and clean. Ravi has a great work ethic, always adds value when he can, and produces under pressure.” July 18, 2006
- Paul Fraser, Senior Project Manager, Ladbrokes. Managed Ravi indirectly at Ladbrokes
“Ravi was one of the top performers at Indchem. He carried himself very well on the technical and also domain front. He was responsible for one of the most important modules of the actual product in which he was working. On many occasions, he has received accolades from the senior management for his work.” January 30, 2008
- Karthik S, Software Engineer, Indchem Software. Worked with Ravi at eG Innovations
“Working with Ravi was marvellous, he was a good manager of people, time & projects. My clients on whose projects he worked, always came back to me with newer projects and requirements, such was the quality and completeness of his work. This comes from his ability to listen to people, understand the requirements and empathize with their needs.” July 13, 2007
- Anand Srinivasan , Business Development, Nuva Systems. Worked with Ravi at Nuva Systems and Premier Polytronics Ltd
Groups and Associations:
All Round Cricketer @ Ploughman’s cricket club
Member of Chartered Institute of Management.
Participant for EU Business Seminars at European Business School London.
Member of Open Source Security Information Management Professional Group
Member of The Kilmann TKI Group for Conflict Management