Lakshminarayanan Balasubramanian

Technical Project Manager/Engineering Manager

Experienced technical manager with software development, delivery, systems design and people management experience. Skilled in designing, building and delivering products using .NET and AWS. Tinker with self-hosting applications on personal servers in the free time.

Email: lnb at lakshminb.dev | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lakshminb

SKILLS

Languages/Frameworks	C#(.NET/.NET Core), Java (Spring Boot, Quarkus)
AWS	Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, DynamoDB, CloudFormation, S3, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy
Backend	REST APIs, Microservices
Database	SQL Server, DynamoDB, ORMs (Entity Framework, JPA)
Integration	SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), REST APIs
Reporting	SAP Crystal Reports, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
DevOps	GitHub, TFS, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions
Agile	Maintain backlog, grooming, sprint execution, sprint reviews, sprint retrospective
Project Management	Estimation, Planning, Risk & Issue management, Status reporting & communication
People Management	1-1 meetings, performance reviews, skills development

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ivy Mobility, Chennai, India — Technical Project Manager

Dec 2020 - Present

Managed implementation and delivery of Sales Force Automation (SFA), Distributor Management System (DMS, Trade Promotion Management (TPM) solutions to global consumer packaged goods companies on web, iOS and Android platforms with below responsibilities.

Maintain project backlog for change requests, enhancements and defects
Work with customer and business analyst to groom user stories in the backlog and estimate
Work with product team to translate customer requirements into user stories for product backlog
Design and develop integrations with external systems using APIs and file transfers
Sprint planning and prioritization
Execute sprint by running daily standup meetings, provide technical guidance
End of sprint reviews and demos with stakeholders
Sprint delivery to UAT and Live
Manage team of developers and testers, conduct 1-1 meetings, performance reviews

Capgemini India, Chennai, India — Technical Project Manager

Sep 2016 - Nov 2020

Built and ran a suite of complex web and native applications for a Media & Entertainment customer. In addition, managed a team of 25+ developers across locations and varied technical skills and experience.

Participated in product planning and roadmap discussions
Maintained product backlog with customer business analyst
Backlog grooming and sprint planning
Worked closely with architects on design and architecture of the system as a AWS native cloud application
Built POC and framework for the backend Java microservice APIs for developers to build on top
Reviewed pull requests from developers, code merges and hands-on coding of comple
Setup DevOps pipeline using GitHub and AWS CodePipeline

Capgemini Inc., New York, NY — Technical Lead

Mar 2011 - Aug 2016

Technical lead responsible for building and running an in-house scheduling system for a media & entertainment client

Worked directly with business users, engagement directors and managers, architects, designers and offshore teams on implementation of major features and upgrades to the system
Prioritized requirements and break them down into easily accomplishable features
Translated requirements into technical design and provided walkthrough and guidance to developers
Performed code reviews and code merges
Responsible for delivery status reporting to client management including SVPs, VPs and Directors.
Designed and built a set of reliable and fast API for accessing TV scheduling data used by 50+ internal and external customers several times a day
Support to operations teams for system incidents on technical issues

iGATE, Chennai, India — Developer

June 2007 - Mar 2011

Developer for enterprise software product

Frontend/backend developer responsible for building several application modules and features using WPF, ASP.NET and SQL Server
Built reports using SAP Crystal Reports and SSRS, batch and ETL jobs using SSIS
Designed and built a reliable and fast API/Web service for accessing scheduling data used by 50+ internal and external customers several times a day
Performed code reviews, reviewed and approved code changes