Raghavendra Kona

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ABOUT RAGHAVENDRA KONA

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARYA solution-driven, versatile, and customer-focused experienced IT professional offering 17+ years of experience in designing and delivering Enterprise Solutions. My areas of expertise include strategizing with business teams to develop digital solutions that increase the value delivered to customers, improve retention rates, along with subscriber growth. Being a creative professional, I have extensive knowledge in the overall enterprise architecture across multiple lines of business, developing and driving short/long term architecture strategies, providing cost effective solutions, and supporting the development of architecture principles, styles, patterns, and standards. Experience leading 40+ cross functional and technical team members. • Extensive experience in Project/ Program Management, Technology Migrations, Cloud Transformation, Integration Strategy, Software Development, and Enterprise Architecture. • Expert in establishing governance process to ensure that objectives are achieved, risks are managed, and the company’s resources are used responsibly.• Extensive experience in designing and managing Technology migration projects from legacy technologies to target state technologies; successfully migrated 30+ applications.• Experience in process assessments and developing architectural implementation roadmaps to help modernize the overall digital and cloud modernization for AIG Reinsurance and Insurance subledger systems.• Extensive experience in Resource Management, Budget Management, SOW Management, Procurement, Change Management, Risk Management and Estimations.• Possess hands-on experience in developing applications using C#, ASP.NET, Java/J2EE, VB 6.0, DataStage, REST API’s, JSON, SQL, Sybase, Cognos, QlikView, SAP HANA, SAP CD, SAP FSRI, etc.• Experience in building relationships through positive communication, honesty, and trust. • Strong interpersonal skills; able to communicate at all levels.CORE COMPETENCIES• Strategic IT Planning & Leadership• Solutions Architecture • Legacy Technology Migrations• Cloud Migrations• Project / Program Management• Development / Quality Assurance• Scrum & SAFe• Gap Analysis / SME• Change & Process Management • Project Governance • Client & Vendor Relations • Disaster Recovery • SOX / Audit ControlsTechnical SKILLSWorking experience in VB 6.0, VB.Net, ASP.Net, C#, Java, J2EE, JSP, REST API\'s, Python, MS Access, SQL 2016, PL/SQL, Sybase 12.5, Snowflake, Datastage 11.7, Abinitio, Cognos 11, QlikView 12, Power BI, SAP HANA 2.0, SAP CD, SAP FSRI and AWS services.