Kushwant Velagapudi
Project Manager at Vassar Labs- Claim this Profile
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Pradeep Yalla
Working with kushwant was wonderful. I found him as who has great expertise and profound understanding of business solutions. He thinks on the cutting edge of sales, product design. He is not only a reliable and forward thinking program manager but also an inspiring team player. I enjoyed working with him on the different projects we took on
Veera Raghavan
Kushwanth is down to earth guy with strong communication skills. He understands people fast and always customer driven. he worked for me on many challenging assignments and delivered them on time with quality. you can count on him for any project. he is a very pro active project execution man who sees the project from all stakeholder views.
Pradeep Yalla
Working with kushwant was wonderful. I found him as who has great expertise and profound understanding of business solutions. He thinks on the cutting edge of sales, product design. He is not only a reliable and forward thinking program manager but also an inspiring team player. I enjoyed working with him on the different projects we took on
Veera Raghavan
Kushwanth is down to earth guy with strong communication skills. He understands people fast and always customer driven. he worked for me on many challenging assignments and delivered them on time with quality. you can count on him for any project. he is a very pro active project execution man who sees the project from all stakeholder views.
Pradeep Yalla
Working with kushwant was wonderful. I found him as who has great expertise and profound understanding of business solutions. He thinks on the cutting edge of sales, product design. He is not only a reliable and forward thinking program manager but also an inspiring team player. I enjoyed working with him on the different projects we took on
Veera Raghavan
Kushwanth is down to earth guy with strong communication skills. He understands people fast and always customer driven. he worked for me on many challenging assignments and delivered them on time with quality. you can count on him for any project. he is a very pro active project execution man who sees the project from all stakeholder views.
Pradeep Yalla
Working with kushwant was wonderful. I found him as who has great expertise and profound understanding of business solutions. He thinks on the cutting edge of sales, product design. He is not only a reliable and forward thinking program manager but also an inspiring team player. I enjoyed working with him on the different projects we took on
Veera Raghavan
Kushwanth is down to earth guy with strong communication skills. He understands people fast and always customer driven. he worked for me on many challenging assignments and delivered them on time with quality. you can count on him for any project. he is a very pro active project execution man who sees the project from all stakeholder views.
Credentials
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Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere
Coursera | GoogleNov, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®)
Scrum AllianceSep, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Vassar Labs
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project Manager
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Dec 2016 - Present
-Responsible for identifying problem statements, managing requirements and design phase towards identifying mutually agreed solutions with technical teams and Clients -Prepared and published the Requirement Documents/User Stories, Design (UI & UX) -Responsible for driving high-visibility and strategic programs for Clients, by developing and maintaining key relationships with internal and External stakeholders -Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance -Performed thorough requirement analysis and extensive functional testing along with effective co-ordination with all stakeholders -Planning and executing communication plans to stakeholders -Played ScrumMaster in Distributed Agile implementations and facilitated various scrum ceremonies like grooming sessions, iteration planning, daily stand-up calls, demo and retrospection -Monitored contracts and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs -Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track -Communicate across engineering teams and multiple business functions about various topics such as System Architecture, API’s and Project Schedules -Primary handled applications dealing with Big Data Analytics, Spatial Decision Support Systems, Machine Learning -Worked with teams in implementing large scale solutions leveraging big data stack such as Cassandra, Kafka and Storm -Worked with teams in implementing projects leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine learning (ML) using supervised and unsupervised models. -Identified program obstacles and communicated possible impacts to team. Show less
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HCAH SuVitas
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India
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager- IT Applications
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Nov 2015 - Dec 2016
Primary responsibilities: - determine business process flow for the applications, - translate functional needs into detailed functional requirements, - present technical requirements to engineering team, - scope, plan and execute the validation effort, - work closely with vendor teams to track the ongoing changes, - coordinate with different groups to run the end-to-end validation. - generate the management reports on need basis, - identify and manage the risks, Primary responsibilities: - determine business process flow for the applications, - translate functional needs into detailed functional requirements, - present technical requirements to engineering team, - scope, plan and execute the validation effort, - work closely with vendor teams to track the ongoing changes, - coordinate with different groups to run the end-to-end validation. - generate the management reports on need basis, - identify and manage the risks,
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Perfexion IT Pvt. Ltd.
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India
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder
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Nov 2012 - Jul 2015
Responsible for the strategy and execution of the business plan to get the business operational. Responsible for the strategy and execution of the business plan to get the business operational.
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MaritzCX
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United States
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Software Development
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300 - 400 Employee
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Part-Time Market Research Analyst
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Feb 2012 - Nov 2012
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Mind Thread Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations Manager
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Mar 2010 - Jul 2010
Take care of recruitments, Admin, delivery and Business Development. Hiring and Recruitment of two teams of 20 members to support software development in PHP and .Net environments. Initiated a business plan with focus on web design and web application development for SME segment Establishing a small business development team involved in cold calling, field work, submission of quotations and order closures Creating processes to ensure that the deliverables are promptly met. Was able to break even with the cost of operating the centre in the first 3 months. Show less
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Fortune Infoway Pvt. Ltd.
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Manager-Buisness Development
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Aug 2009 - Mar 2010
Brand development, web site traffic growth, web site UI and advertising revenue.Business plan & sales strategy development. Handle the complete Business Development unit of the company. Generate leads by direct and indirect marketing. Marketing: Exploring new reseller databases (in different countries), establishing relationship with new clients Coordinating between customers and delivery team to ensure smooth and on-time delivery of projects. Effectively implemented resource optimization Following up with clients to ensure payments before handing over of the projects. Was able to generate business to the tune of 50,000 USD in the 6 months that I was associated with the company. Acting as first line manager between team and management. Show less
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Knoah Solutions
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United States
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Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Team Leader
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Aug 2005 - Aug 2009
Handled a team of 20 – 25 Technical Support Agents Handled a team of 20 – 25 Technical Support Agents
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Education
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University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Banking and Finance