1. Archana P. Puthran
714.277.0635 archana.p.puthran@gmail.com Huntington Beach, CA
Introduction
Accomplished Information Technology professional, with 17 years of strong technical experience and expertise in
Application and Product Development, management, support and leading multiple large IT projects simultaneously.
Worked as Sr. Lead Systems Analyst and Sr. Lead Programmer in large, diverse, remote, global environment using
both Waterfall and Agile methodologies within the Six Sigma framework. Have the ability to transition very quickly
to diverse line of business, segments and technologies. Form strong lasting partnerships with various technology
partners and line of business partners. Ability to lead multiple large software projects towards success with
strategic and pragmatic approach to software design, solution and decisions.
Experience Summary
● Ability to design and analyze very large complex projects with impacts and/or integration to multiple
systems/applications/databases and lead the projects through various phases of SDLC.
● Lead, mentor and train teams of senior analysts and developers.
● Developed detailed Business Requirements Document, Business Process Reengineering Diagrams, High Level
Design document, Use Case documents, Sequence diagrams, UI Wireframes, Process Flow diagrams (Current
State and Future State), Data Flow diagrams, Traceability Matrix, Production Support Control Plan.
● Driven Business Discovery sessions, JAD sessions, Design review sessions, Issue Resolution, Change Control
negotiations, TAR sessions, Test Plan and Test Script review sessions, Defect Root Cause Analysis.
● Proficient in reading and reverse engineering code to verify/extract system design.
● Participated in developing Project Charter, detailed Project Scope, Project estimates, Project Sizing, Project
Prioritization efforts, Resource Planning and Hiring efforts, Reports and presentations for Sr. Management.
● Key approver of all artifacts related to business requirements, Low Level Design, QA Test Plans and Test Scripts,
UAT Test Plans and Scripts, Production Support Control Plan.
● Ability to influence critical design decisions and provide line of business partners with technology products and
service alternatives, provide financial transparency, service selection and product recommendation.
● Accountable for the design aspect of multiple projects, within the line of business, with the goal to ensure that all
projects are in sync with organization’s architecture roadmap to identify interdependencies across projects,
forecast potential issues, mitigate roadblocks and be a key contributor to upper management’s weekly four
blocker status report and influence critical application design decisions and architectural decisions.
● Form strong partnerships with Line of Business, Application development and Quality Assurance teams.
● Excellent problem solving, communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
● Extensive experience in Insurance and Mortgage domain, specifically in home insurance sales, auto insurance
sales, home insurance claims, home mortgage servicing and home loan modification line of business. Case
Management, CRM related systems, Single Sign On and Security related Web Portal applications.
Technical Skills
Languages & Technologies .Net, C#, ASP, JavaScript, Java, Delphi, XML, Salesforce, Pega, iSeries
Technologies & Methodologies
SOA, OOPs, Design Patterns, SOAP Web Service, J2EE, Microsoft .NET
Framework, ADO, XML, XSLT, XPath, LDAP, XATransaction
Servers, Platforms & Databases MsSQL, AS400, Web Sphere, Web logic, Oracle, Seibel, Infosphere ETL, ODS,
Design / Architecture Tools Rational Rose, S-Designer, Erwin, Visio, Microsoft Project, Seibel Tools
System Integration
FileNet and Documentum Document Repositories; Salesforce – Cloud based
application; PingFederate, Site Minder, SAML Token for Security and Single
Sign On User Authentication Systems, Choicepoint, Paymenttech for online
payment receipt, ISO-PPC for Address Validations, Cipher Cloud Security.