Sai Gopal Machavarapu

							                                         Sai G. Machavarapu
                                 9607 Aire Libre Drive, Austin TX 78726
                       Phone: (512) 657-8400, Email: sai.machavarapu@gmail.com

                                Results Oriented Project Manager
 Project/Program Management  PMP  Engineering  Enterprise Architecture  Off-Shore Development 
Strategic Planning  Strategic Partnerships  Software Development Life Cycle (RUP, Agile)  Web  Social
Media  SEO  SaaS  Business Support Systems  IT Governance and Security  Vendor Management 
                       P&L  Team Building  Mentoring  Executive Communication


Innovative and hands-on project manager focusing on technology implementations, complemented by over
14 years of management experience. Proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale IT systems and
managing them through their entire lifecycle. Team builder, pro-active communicator and keen negotiator
with focus on working with product, sales and marketing for product rollouts. Published in CIO magazine for
his work on ‘IT Prioritization’ model that has been successfully implemented in many IT departments. Active
in the local startup community and has advised several startups like Détente Software, Math Sprout and
NehMedia on Product, Engineering and Project Management.

Expertise in number of technologies including LAMP, Java, .NET as well as business support systems like
CRM, Billing, Finance and Middleware. Extensive experience with the Internet, Social Networking, Rich
Media, Online Collaboration, Rich Internet Applications, SEO and SEMM. Consulted for executives of
several Fortune 100 companies on Product, Architecture, Engineering, Methodologies (Waterfall, RUP,
Agile) and Process.

HIGHLIGHTS
      Managed development and launch of Groundswell Social Networking and Community Intelligence
       Platforms
      Led several Groundswell client deployments including DMX Music, Healthy Interactions, Seattle
       Seahawks, Cornell University
      Managed development for Hoovers product line which generates over $225M in revenues
      Managed development of many enterprise applications like Texas Vehicle Registration and Title
       System (>$10B in yearly transactions); Business Support systems (CRM, Order Management,
       Billing, Middleware) for Excel Communications and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland
      Setup IT infrastructure and high-availability production data centers for Groundswell
      Led the streamlining of IT processes and operations for Hoovers Online. Created an environment of
       continuous process improvement and performance reporting
      Chartered, deployed and led an IT operations team comprising of 16 team members that handled
       over 2000 development jobs in the first month
      Chartered, deployed and led the Hoovers Architecture Team
      Managed P&L budgets of over $5M




PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GROUNDSWELL • Partner • Jan 2007 – present
Provides a Social Networking and Community Intelligence platform that enables building of online
communities like Facebook and mining the data generated to gather intelligence around the communities.
This data is then used for direct marketing and by online ad platforms for targeted ad display.

Reporting to the Founder/CEO, created the IT organization, recruited and mentored the team and built the
Groundswell product suite. Defined the product requirements and product roadmap for the Groundswell
product suite. Led creation/deployment of Groundswell high-availability hosting environment. Assisted in
sales, marketing and fund raising efforts.


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                                         Sai G. Machavarapu
                                 9607 Aire Libre Drive, Austin TX 78726
                       Phone: (512) 657-8400, Email: sai.machavarapu@gmail.com

Key Accomplishments
    Led the architecture, development and deployment of the Groundswell platform
    Built Groundswell IT infrastructure including contracts and vendor management
    Deployed and integrated the Groundswell platform at several clients
    Led the work on product integration with Comcast, Value Click, Buddy TV


HOOVER’S Online (Dun and Bradstreet) • Director, PMO • May 2005 – Dec 2006
Subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet offering proprietary, Web-based business information for marketing, sales,
and business development professionals. Annual revenues exceed $100M. Hoovers database contains over
100 million records of companies, people, finance, news and other related data.

Reporting to the CIO, program managed the launch of several Hoovers products. Instilled an environment of
transparency, accountability and continuous improvement. Streamlined processes for PMO, development,
test and launch and re-organized the team around product lines and operational development. Developed
technology deployment roadmap and aligned budget, hiring, infrastructure with the roadmap

Key Accomplishments
    Coordinated with product, marketing and sales teams to define requirements for several Hoovers
      product launches
    Spearheaded the launch of several Hoover’s products including Salesforce.com integration,
      Hoover’s International, Hoovers Data Engine, Integrated Search and Hoover’s Portal
    Chartered and deployed Agile development process and Hoovers Architecture Team
    Introduced and led the efforts in setup of performance and load testing processes
    Managed Hoovers IT Operations and doubled the number of servers deployed to increase uptime
    Streamlined IT Operations and made it more transparent and customer oriented
    Managed vendors and negotiated all contracts reducing IT budget by over 15%
    Led the creation of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuance plans, processes and testing
    Managed SOX and PCI compliance within Hoovers



Deloitte Consulting • Manager • September 1999 – May 2005
Worked on projects for Fortune 100 companies and various state agencies. Managed large teams with 50+
personnel. Grew many client accounts. Managed project budget and resources, led product strategy
intiatives and managed cross-functional projects.

Major Projects & Contributions
    Texas Department of Transportation: Project Manager for building the Texas Registration and
       Title System. Recruited and managed over 50 team members with a budget of $5M
    Texas DPS: Manager. Coordinated RFP efforts of Deloitte Consulting for bidding on TX Crash
       Records Information System and TX Drivers License system
    ATT Call Center Process Standardization: Project Manager. Standardized call center processes
       that affected over 300 call centers in US. These processes were then converted into business and
       technical requirements for improving/upgrading the applications being used by call center reps
    ATT Data Warehouse: Project Manager. Led the development of business and technical
       requirements for adding new features and functionality for the ATT Data Warehouse. Worked with
       executives of over 13 departments within ATT to develop these requirements and obtain sign-off
    Excel Communication: Test Manager. Oversaw development of over 1300 test cases based on
       business and technical requirements. Managed test team for system, integration and user-
       acceptance testing. Coordinated with engineering teams for bug-fixes and with release managers for
       code deployment to various environments

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                                        Sai G. Machavarapu
                                9607 Aire Libre Drive, Austin TX 78726
                      Phone: (512) 657-8400, Email: sai.machavarapu@gmail.com


      ATT SI: Project Manager. Led and coordinated the development of operating processes for creating
       a new organization within ATT. These processes were used to initiate and staff the organization.
      Relera: Project Manager: Developed processes for the Relera call-centers. These processes were
       then converted into business and technical requirements for implementation into Siebel CRM system



Previous Experience
    IBM: Designed/developed wireless protocols for IBM service technician applications
    NIIT: Designed/developed applications for various clients using Visual C++ and Java technologies
    Newgen: Designed/developed various modules for NewGen Paperless Office products

EDUCATION
 Master of Business Administration, University of Texas at Austin. Dean’s Award, Charles Harritt Jr.
   Endowed Presidential Scholarship, SORD Scholar
 Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering, Delhi Institute of Technology, New Delhi

CERTIFICATION
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Project Management Institute (PMI)

HONORS & ACTIVITIES
 ‘Make Business Strategy Matter in IT Prioritization’, CIO Print Edition, July 2006
 Harritt EPS scholarship (1998-99) for outstanding leadership and merit at University of Texas Austin
 Active member TiE Austin Chapter
 Founder, Editor of DITNEWS, the official newsletter of Delhi Institute of Technology
 Convener and Organizer - DITECH '94 (All India Student Technical Symposium), Graphiti '93 (All India
  Student Graphics Competition), IITF '93 (Institute's Booth at the India International Trade Fair)
 Honored by President of India in recognition of outstanding academic achievement

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 Business Case Development (ValuePrint )
                                       TM

 Project Management Methodology
 Performance Counseling
 Internet Security

SYSTEM EXPERIENCE
 Methodologies: Agile (Scrum), Rational Unified Process, Deloitte Playbook, Waterfall
 Software: IBM Web Sphere, IBM Visual Age, Rational Suite Enterprise (Rational Rose, Rational Clear
   Quest, Rational Clear Case), Siebel, E-piphany, Kenan, Websphere, Websphere MQ, Tibco
 Frameworks: LAMP, MVC (Model-View-Controller), Cake PHP, jQuery, Spring, Hibernate, .NET
 Development Tools / Languages: Visual Studio for .NET, Eclipse, CVS, Bugzilla, Wiki, Jira, Visual Age
   for Java & C/C++, Visual C++, J2EE, PHP, Portals, JDBC, Web Services (SOAP), Visual Basic, SQL
 Operating Systems: Windows 2000, NT, 98, 95; Unix; Linux; OS/2
 Databases: MySQL, DB2, Oracle, MS Access, MS SQL, Websphere MQ