SRIHARI RAMAKRISHNAN

1528 Waterstone Pl, San Ramon, California 94582 925.366.0515 srikct11@gmail.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/srihari-ramakrishnan-776560117

TECHNICAL LEAD
Requirement Gathering | Information & Data Warehousing | Data Integration |
Dimensional Modeling | Technical and ETL Specifications | Business Analysis | Application Design

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Accomplished, results-driven, and technically inclined professional, with solid expertise in all facets of systems and
software development life cycle, from initial analysis and conceptual design to implementation, quality review, and
enhancement; coupled with hands-on experience in ETL concepts, processes, and procedures.

Effective leader and concept-to-execution driver, adept at formulating customized solutions and executing process
improvements to consistently achieve client goals and organizational objectives. Expert at utilizing diverse technology tools
and methodologies to guarantee high-quality products and deliverables. Armed with outstanding skills in leading and
collaborating with customers and technical and non-technical personnel to ensure timely completion of projects and
accordance with client environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

C OGNIZANT T ECHNOLOGY S OLUTIONS US CORP | COLLEGE STATION , TX

Senior Associate - Projects 2009–Present
Client: Kaiser Permanente, Pleasanton, CA
Program: Virtual Care Reporting Solutions
Role: Sr. ETL Developer 2019–Present
⎯ Collaborate with application team, business stakeholders, physician representatives, vendor teams and data modeler
to elicit reporting requirements, determine KPIs to measure platform performance, member and physician
experience.
⎯ Analyze data from multiple disparate source systems to create data processing requirements
⎯ Understand the extract, transform and load (ETL) requirements to load data warehouse, which included developing
ETL data flow and creating ETL design and architecture documents.
⎯ Created and tested Informatica PowerCenter ETL mappings, transformations, and re-usable components using Oracle
SQL scripts, python and Unix Shell scripts
⎯ Integrate data from multiple source system types like MS SQL Server, PostGRE SQL, MongoDB, AWS S3, Oracle 19c,
Vendor APIs, JSON etc.
⎯ Perform unit testing, code migration from development up to test environment as well as provided user acceptance
testing (UAT) support to business users
⎯ Work with BI Tableau development team to design and deliver Tableau reports for regional care delivery teams and
senior leadership
⎯ Provide ad-hoc data extracts to support business teams to aid in decision making
⎯ Participate in release meetings, deployment meetings, technical discussion, physician connect, program review and
status meetings, Go-No Go meetings.

Client: Kaiser Permanente, Pleasanton, CA

Program: Oracle Exadata Upgrade
Role: Technical Lead 2018–2019
⎯ Work Closely with multiple stake holders in planning, designing, developing, and deploying the Exadata databases
⎯ Created and tested Informatica PowerCenter ETL mappings, transformations, and re-usable components using
Teradata SQL scripts and Unix Shell scripts
⎯ Analyze the existing database objects and recommend Index optimization and propose candidates for HCC (Hybrid
Columnar Compression)
⎯ Proactively analyze the code for performance bottlenecks and enhance the ETL/database performance
⎯ Use Informatica DVO for data comparison
⎯ Perform code migration from development up to test environment as well as provided user acceptance testing (UAT)
support to business users
⎯ Attend release meetings, deployment meetings, technical discussion, and status meetings, while working with the
Offshore Team on the ETL application deliverables

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1528 Waterstone Pl, San Ramon, California 94582 925.366.0515 srikct11@gmail.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/srihari-ramakrishnan-776560117

Client: Kaiser Permanente, Pleasanton, CA

Program: Fraud Waste Abuse Compliance & Business Intelligence
Role: Sr. ETL Developer 2016–2018
⎯ Proactively partake in all inception meetings with the business users, Information architects, data analyst, database
administrators and data modelers regarding new Source System feed and new analytics study
⎯ Present recommendation for table partitioning techniques and data flow diagrams suitable for better ETL design
⎯ Handled the evaluation of ETL design documents, ETL process flow, and effort estimation, along with the
development of Project Plans in coordination with various stakeholders
⎯ Performed unit testing of code and create unit test log.
⎯ Extensive hands-on experiences in designing and developing ETL components using Informatica PowerCenter
⎯ Worked with different teams in performing various functions, which include:
— Collaboration with data analyst, data modelers, and the Database Administration (DBA) Team in evaluating
business requirements documentation to determine required data as part of ETL hand-off meeting
— Partnership with the QA Testing Team on system testing and business users, along with data analyst on UAT
testing.
— Coordination with Infrastructure teams in handling production migration of applications and release
management activities; and
— Cooperation with the development team members in assessing business requirements and ETL design
documentation, while ensuring completion of development and unit testing
⎯ Developed ETL Standards documentation and institute best practices for major and minor enhancements and bug
fixes along with the Production Support Team
⎯ Applied Informatica PowerCenter pushdown optimization techniques for optimal load performance using Teradata
FastLoad utility.
⎯ Designed technical specification for re-usable components, performance issues, ETL standards, error handling
strategies, and application portfolio maintenance
⎯ Presided over the transition meeting with operational teams, while overseeing the production releases
⎯ Participated in POC (Proof of Concept) on emerging technologies/Tools evaluation.

Project Name: BSC Facets Application Support

Role: Offshore Technical Lead
Client: Blue Shield of California, India (Offshore) 2012–2015
⎯ Collaborated with business systems analyst to understand the extract, transform and load (ETL) requirements to
load data warehouse, which included developing ETL data flow, organizing ETL design level documents, and
presenting the design to be reviewed by the Standards Team.
⎯ Created and tested Informatica PowerCenter ETL mappings, transformations, and re-usable components using
Informatica and Unix Shell scripts
⎯ Analyze Problem Tickets for performance issues and suggest remediation measures
⎯ Drove significant improvement on existing data extraction, cleansing, transformation, and loading processes that
optimized operational efficiency
⎯ Performed code migration from development up to test environment as well as provided user acceptance testing
(UAT) support to business users
⎯ Attended to release meetings, deployment meetings, code merge meetings, technical discussion, and status meetings,
while working with the Offshore Team on the ETL application deliverables
⎯ Provided warranty support to the Production support team in conducting knowledge transition activities during the
production migration
⎯ Effectively guided new team members in the BSC Facets Application Support team technically and from business
stand point and helped them in understanding the process
⎯ Perform review of all the deliverables sent from offshore
⎯ Contributed to successful upgrade of Informatica PowerCenter application

Project Name: Alere DW-Info

Role: Senior Data Integration Specialist
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/srihari-ramakrishnan-776560117

Client: Alere Health, LLC, India (Offshore) 2012–2012

⎯ Collaborated with Onsite business analyst to understand the extract, transform and load (ETL) requirements to load
data warehouse, which included developing ETL data flow, organizing ETL design level documents
⎯ Strategically utilized Informatica Powercenter in executing ETL mappings, transformation, and loading, while
enforcing ETL auditing and error handling strategies
⎯ Collaboratively worked with the Virtual Client Development Team across different geographies in managing onshore
and offshore models
⎯ Conducted unit and system testing activities for the change requests, which involved enhancements and bug fixes
⎯ Assumed accountability in maintaining service level agreement (SLA)
⎯ Drove significant improvement on existing data extraction, cleansing, transformation, and loading processes that
optimized operational efficiency
⎯ Worked on re-architecting the Datawarehouse to support the various diagnostic solutions offered by Alere

Project Name: Econdisc GPO

Role: Senior Data Integration Developer
Client: Express Scripts, India (Offshore) JUN 2011–DEC 2011
⎯ Managed the requirement gathering, development, testing, production support, and maintenance activities of
Informatica Powercenter ETL, Oracle Database SQL scripts, and Unix shell scripts
⎯ Strategically utilized Informatica Powercenter in executing ETL mappings, transformation, and loading, while
enforcing ETL error handling strategies for Pharmacy Datamart
⎯ Conducted unit and system testing activities for the change requests, which involved enhancements and bug fixes
⎯ Offered assistance in addressing production issues, processing work order request, managing planned and
unplanned outages, as well as closely supervising all the Informatica Powercenter, Oracle Database, and Unix
production jobs
⎯ Collaboratively worked with the Virtual Team across different geographies in managing onshore and offshore models
⎯ Created various technical and functional artifacts as part of the SDLC life cycle

Program: Molina Ondemand ODS

Role: ETL Developer
Client Name: Molina Healthcare, Inc., India (Offshore Development) APR 2011- JUN 2011
⎯ Facilitated development, testing and maintenance activities of SQL Server Integration Service(SSIS) Data and Control
Flow tasks
⎯ Used SSIS in designing ETL mappings, transformation, and loading as well as in implementing ETL error-handling
strategies
⎯ Carried out unit and system testing activities for change requests related to enhancements and bug fixes
⎯ Drove efficiency through enhancement of existing data extraction, cleansing, transformation, and loading of
processes
⎯ Rendered production support by resolving production issues, processing work order request, dealing with
planned/unplanned outages, and monitoring SSIS, SQL Server Database, and production jobs
⎯ Assumed accountability in maintaining service level agreement (SLA)

Program: ClaimSphere (Product developed by cognizant)

Role: ETL Developer
Client Name: Cognizant Technology Solutions 2010-APR 2011
⎯ Worked closely with Business Analysts to understand analytical content needs and assisted in documenting these
requirements
⎯ Facilitated development, testing and maintenance activities of SQL Server Integration Service(SSIS) Data and Control
Flow tasks
⎯ Used SSIS in designing ETL mappings, transformation, and loading as well as in implementing ETL error-handling
strategies
⎯ Used SSAS in designing Multi-dimensional OLAP cubes to achieve the analytical needs
⎯ Facilitated creation of story boards for prospective customer demos
⎯ Carried out unit and system testing activities for change requests related to enhancements and bug fixes
⎯ Drove efficiency through enhancement of existing data extraction, cleansing, transformation, and loading of
processes
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1528 Waterstone Pl, San Ramon, California 94582 925.366.0515 srikct11@gmail.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/srihari-ramakrishnan-776560117

⎯ Rendered support by resolving data issues, processing work order request, dealing with planned/unplanned outages,
and monitoring SSIS, SSAS and SQL Server Database.
⎯ Created User Guides and Input File Specification documents

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering Anna University, Chennai, India

Microsoft (70-448) TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance, 2012
Talend DI Basics 5.6, 2016
TECHNICAL SKILLS

E TL & B I Informatica Power center, Informatica Big Data Management (BDM), SSIS (SQL Server Integration
Services), SSAS, Talend , Tableau
Database RDBMS, Oracle, Teradata, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, PL/SQL
Data Modelling Oracle SQL Developer, Erwin
Languages & Scripting Python, Shell Scripting, Java(Prior project experience)
Tools & Utilities Versioning Tools, Scheduling Tools, Putty, Toad, Lotus Notes, Scheduling FICO Insurance Fraud
Manager, FICO Identity Resolution Engine
Operating System Linux, Windows
Project Management Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Visio, JIRA
Methodologies Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Waterfall and Agile Methodologies

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