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Vara Prasad Yericherla

Lakeville

Summary

With 20 years of IT experience, I have been involved in all phases of the SDLC as a Delivery Lead, Solution Architect, and Technical Lead. My extensive experience includes leading end-to-end delivery for Accenture's Retail clients, supporting technical architecture and application development teams, and transitioning seamlessly into the roles of Application Architect and Operational Lead. As an architectural professional with a reputable background in designing and overseeing construction projects, I excel at managing all phases of project development with a strong focus on collaboration and results. I showcase adaptability and reliability in creative design solutions and effective communication.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Retail Architect

Urbn Outfitters
08.2022 - Current
  • Collaborated with clients to develop customized architectural solutions, meeting their unique needs and preferences.
  • Reviewed technical drawings developed by CAD technicians and drafters.
  • Attended team meetings to resolve technical and project issues and review project schedules.
  • Developed comprehensive project documentation, including site plans, elevations, sections, and details for clear communication of design intent.

Retail Solution Architect

Accenture @ Omni Transacting BestBuy
05.2020 - 08.2022
  • Worked with customers or prospective customers to develop integrated solutions and lead detailed architectural dialogues to facilitate delivery of comprehensive solution.
  • Communicated with partners and clients to update product and implementation status at technical or functional level.
  • Responsible for defining, documenting and articulating functional scope. Also involved in technical analytical, problem-solving and identifying, analyzing, tracking and managing customer and application data flow issues throughout a software system.
  • Responsible for Providing High level estimation and cost for new Business request, understanding of business requirements, Providing the solution and High-level design.
  • Worked closely with product teams to define and prioritize partner feature requests
  • Managed project planning, resource allocation, scope, schedule, status and documentation.
  • Conducted post-sale requirements gathering, analysis and documentation.

Application and Test Architect

Accenture @ BestBuy US
05.2017 - 05.2020
  • Work closely with Application development team, Solution architects and Business Analysts to define Integrated Product Test approach and strategy for solutions related to Retail projects to deliver appropriate testing solutions
  • Verified acceptance by developing and implementing automated and manual application features and regression tests.
  • Responsible for Providing estimation and cost for Testing scope, based on business requirements and solution
  • Defines the scope of testing for large programs that spans multiple systems and capabilities and manages the resource planning
  • Responsible for Test planning and coordination with multiple vendors and systems on various scenarios
  • Responsible Test Data Management strategy and roadmap including rollout priorities for Retail projects
  • Responsible for defining and implementing test automation strategy including roadmap, tools, framework & approach for Retail projects
  • Work closely with Test Automation and infrastructure teams for integrating test automation as an integral part of Continuous delivery pipeline
  • Provides guidance, training and mentoring the team to implement test automation cross the organization.

Application Architect

Accenture, Walmart US
03.2016 - 04.2017
  • Solution Architect / Functional SME co-ordinating design, development and test activities for SOA based solution
  • Develop platforms and messaging frameworks and ensure architectural integrity, Ensuring timely delivery and quality of deliverables
  • Coordinating with multiple teams across phases, leading review efforts, creating and validating estimates for new releases
  • Designed integration architecture to integrate third party service and build the business rules to capture the service response and providing possible options in Point of Sale application
  • Designed a customized dashboard with Angular JS for Retail Back end process to monitor by business people and self-heal if process got stuck anywhere.
  • Mentored team, sharing skills and expertise and encouraged each member to bring forward ideas and suggestions for improvement.
  • Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.

Retail Solution Architect

Accenture, Dixons Carphone Warehouse LONDON
09.2013 - 02.2016
  • Responsible for defining, documenting and articulating functional scope
  • Also involved in technical analytical, problem-solving and identifying, analyzing, tracking and managing customer and application data flow issues throughout a software system
  • Responsible for Providing High level estimation and cost for new Business request, understanding of business requirements, Providing the solution and High-level design
  • Designed all business processes and workflows within an ERP model
  • Lead solution architect for designing a new MVNO network in Point of Sale and Web
  • Ensure Integration and data flow between store application and billing system
  • Lead solution architect for designing Customization Mobile package plan (customer own Tariff) available in store & web application
  • Designed a Product management architecture moving the data management from customized product to Hybris PIM for better scalability
  • Worked with customers or prospective customers to develop integrated solutions and lead detailed architectural dialogues to facilitate delivery of comprehensive solution.
  • Managed project scope, schedule, status and documentation.
  • Designed a solution for Online and IVR payment processing (PCI compliance) with VeriFone and SemaFone services
  • Designed Data refresh from Production to QA/Dev environments.

Technical Lead

Accenture @ Walgreens
03.2013 - 09.2013
  • Technical Lead & Sr. developer; actively involved in architecting various Business Layer and Data Management components of this multi-tiered system over C++, J2EE architecture and Web service.
  • Designed and developed the messaging framework for communication between workflow manager and other Enterprise Applications over XML using Web service.
  • Responsible for developing and maintaining all the entity and session beans. Developed various Customer and Network capacity flows.
  • Developed various server-side components using C++, J2EE and Web service APIs. Implemented and maintained an Excel tool to automate the HLE process which will reduce the time and complexity to produce the HLE, this tool is become mandatory for all Accenture Architects to provide HLEs.
  • Identified value opportunities to exploit product for maximum business effectiveness.
  • Led several DevOps teams engaged in software development for enterprise applications.

Technical Lead

Accenture, Wal-Mart
03.2010 - 02.2013
  • Primarily engaged in wave 2, this involves integration of Aisle application into Sam\'s Club, Wal-Mart Canada and ASDA
  • Designed solution to provide associate items into pallets, create / print a pallet label with a unique identifier
  • Designed integration with IMS helping Associates and merchants with location information greatly improving the efficiency
  • Presented as subject matter expert at industry conferences supply-chain world conference
  • Managed strategic 3rd party partnership supporting the solution
  • Identified weaknesses in existing robustness strategies and drove improvements that eliminated random failures during high volume events
  • Investigated system issues and implemented resolutions to reduce downtime.
  • Researched and adopted new technologies to add value to existing offerings.

Developer & Technical Lead

Accenture, Media Mark
03.2007 - 02.2010
  • Define the development Approach in line with the Client Development Approach
  • Responsible for preparing the release plans and estimations for each module as per the schedules given by the Clients and to make sure plan is in line with the time lines
  • Responsible to handover the project deliverable to the Clients as per schedule (Release Management)
  • Identifying and allocation of the task to the resources and make sure completed on time
  • Monitor and Review the code and make sure that following the standards
  • Manage workload and availability of each team member
  • Prepared the functional doc's and given the KT sessions for Off-shore people
  • Discussing with clients for requirements and solution


Education

MCA (Master’s - computer application

Nagarjuna University College - VRS & YRN College,

Skills

  • Scripting languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Perl, Shell scripting
  • Software development: C, C, NET, SQL, Java
  • Application server management: WebLogic 81, Oracle 10g, JBoss SPI 403
  • Operating systems expertise: Windows XP, 2000, NT4, Unix, iOS, Android
  • Database management: DB2, Oracle, SQL Server
  • Web and app development: JSP, HTML, ASP, React Native
  • TIBCO integration expertise
  • Skilled in using ITSM and project management software
  • Solution design expertise
  • Strategic project planning
  • Comprehensive delivery leadership

Personal Information

Title: Retail Solution Architect

Timeline

Retail Architect

Urbn Outfitters
08.2022 - Current

Retail Solution Architect

Accenture @ Omni Transacting BestBuy
05.2020 - 08.2022

Application and Test Architect

Accenture @ BestBuy US
05.2017 - 05.2020

Application Architect

Accenture, Walmart US
03.2016 - 04.2017

Retail Solution Architect

Accenture, Dixons Carphone Warehouse LONDON
09.2013 - 02.2016

Technical Lead

Accenture @ Walgreens
03.2013 - 09.2013

Technical Lead

Accenture, Wal-Mart
03.2010 - 02.2013

Developer & Technical Lead

Accenture, Media Mark
03.2007 - 02.2010

MCA (Master’s - computer application

Nagarjuna University College - VRS & YRN College,

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