Shilpa Nagaraju

About Shilpa Nagaraju

Project Manager and Business System Analyst with 12 years of IT experience. Accomplished Technical Program Manager with ability to gauge severity of technical issue, mitigate risks, and manage communication with the executives. Proven Change-Agent with results in process improvement, directly affecting team health and productivity Effective Liaison managing relationships between senior business partners, executives, and vendors to meet project deadlines Business Strategist with experience in scoping, technical planning, operational planning, roadmap and strategy development Expertise in Agile and Waterfall processes; drive continuous process improvements Experience directly managing teams as well as teams in a matrix environment. Experience working on various data platforms/ technologies and BI tools across different domains to extract, manipulate and visualize data to provide actionable insights, trends & results. Core Skills-Product Planning, Product Development & Delivery, Technology & Architecture Solutions, IT Strategy & Roadmap Planning, IT Operational Efficiencies, Strategic/Tactical Planning.Speciality Areas-Mobility, Connected Products and Solutions, Big Data, Cloud, IoT, Cyber Security, B2B/C, Business & Enterprise Architecture, Agile/ Scrum, Security Solutions, Infrastructure Design & Construction, Technology Evaluation, Data Management, IT Management, Outsourcing, Cross-Functional Supervision, Vendor Management, Costing & Budgeting, Project Scheduling

Experience

1. Technical Program Manager Sr Business System Analyst

   Waymo

   Dec 2019 — Present · Mountain View, CA, US

   Work closely with project sponsors, cross-functional teams, and other program managers to plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, risks, opportunities, and timing for new initiativesAutonomously drive change initiatives across multiple functions throughout the organizationIdentify and remove blockers quickly and effectivelyStrong and demonstrated ability to communicate, collaborate, and resolve conflictUnderstanding of modern software development methodologies such as Agile and ScrumWork closely with Supply Chain, HR, sales, IT, and product management to develop business requirements.Collaborate with stakeholders, define business requirements, support deployment, configure and test systems to ensure successful implementation of stakeholder business requirements.Document functionality and create user training material as related to application developments and enhancements.Facilitates requirement sessions with stakeholders and creates comprehensive work products documenting requirements, including validation and traceability of requests.Create flow diagrams, define requirements for software acquisition and/or application development, and ensure that business needs are met.Research and assess new applications, tools, and vendors suitable for Via business needs.

Education

• Visvesvaraya Technological University

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Science

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Wcf
• Subversion
• Vb.net
• Mysql
• Xml
• Visio
• Asp.net
• Programming
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Linq
• Html
• Visual Studio
• Sharepoint
• Requirements Gathering