1. Bhaskararao Kosuru
E-mail: kosuru.rao178@gmail.com Mobile: +91-9177050505
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To work in a challenging environment where I get an opportunity to make use of my
knowledge as well as learn related technologies and I would like to be an asset for the organization
by delivering the best of my capabilities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE’s:
• Build & Release Management.
• TFS Administration (ALM implementation).
• Change Management.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Currently working with “Polaris Consulting & Services” as a Associate Manager, Hyderabad
from Apr 2015 to till date.
• Worked in “TATA Consultancy Services” as Assistant Consultant, Hyderabad from May 2014
to Apr 2015
• Worked in “Wipro Technologies PVT Ltd” as Project Lead, Hyderabad from Aug 2006 to
May 2014.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
• Over 10.3 years of IT experience in Release Management, Software Configuration
Management, Change Management.
• Having 9+ years of strong experience in Build & Release Management
• Handled monthly releases for 7+ years in Verizon data services PVT LTD, Often termed as the
Face of Verizon.
• In depth knowledge of Configuration Management concepts and experience with various source
control tools like Subversion (SVN), TFS 2008/2010/2012/2013, GIT.
• Having 7+ years of experience as a TFS Admin
• Having 4+ Years of experience in Change Management
• Pivotal in driving the releases End-to-End with various stake holders, exceptional negotiation
skills.
• Familiar with all the stages of Software Development Life Cycle.
• Ability to learn from an issue/ situation and adapt and carry forward the solution to another
seemingly related issue.

2. • Excellent interpersonal leadership and communication skills.
• Thrive in both independent and collaborative work environments.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) from SKM University.
• Bachelor of Science B. Sc (M.P.C) from Andhra University.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Received “Feather in Cap” award for excellent work and communication with client
(Verizon).
• Identified as top performer and in CM team in the year 2010-2011 and rewarded with bonus.
• Received customer appreciation for successful implementation of TFS ALM customization
work for Ericsson Project.
STRENGTHS:
• Professional Attitude • Self-Motivator
• Excellent Team Player • Quick Learner
• Ability to work under pressure • Excellent Analyzing skills
• Dedication Towards The wok • Negotiation Skills
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
• SCM Tools : Team Foundation Server (2008/2010/2012/2013), SVN, GIT.
• Build Tools : MS Build, TeamCity
• Languages : C#.Net.
• Database Packages : SQL Server 2005/2008/2010/2012.
• Scripting : Power Shell.
• Operation Systems : Windows 2X/ Windows XP.
• IDE : VS 2005, VS 2008, VS 2010, VS 2012, VS 2013.
• Bug Tracking Tools : Bugzilla, Jira, CMIS Web, ITMS, TFS.
• ALM Tools : HP ALM, TFS.
PROJECT DETAILS 1:
• Project : Anti Money Laundering (ACA, DDC and DSA))
• Project Duration : From Apr 2015 to Till Date
• Platform : Windows
• Role : Build & Release Manager, Change Management & TFS Admin
• Client : M&T Bank

3. PROJECT DETAILS 2:
• Project : Premium Proposal
• Project Duration : From May 2014 to Apr 2015
• Platform : Windows
• Role : TFS Admin, Release Management
• Client : Ericsson
PROJECT DETAILS 3:
• Project : VZ.Com
• Project Duration : From Aug 2006 to May 2014
• Platform : Windows
• Role : Build & Release, Change Management, TFS Admin
• Client : Verizon
TFS Admin – Roles & Responsibilities:
• TFS windows support for Development team on TFS client issues for applications.
• Handling TFS administrative activities.
• Creating Team Projects under Collections and managing the Projects.
• Worked on the TFS upgrade activity.
• Supported Team project migration activity.
• Provide and Revoke access permission to users on TFS.
• Creating Branches for releases and merging the code as per the request from development
teams
• Worked in work items customization.
• Implemented Build automation and Deployment automation.
• Worked in XAML customization.
• Worked with TFS ALM features of Project Management (Feature, PBI, Task), Test Management
(Test case, Bug, Issue and MTM).
• Implemented END-END Traceability for the Project.
• Labeling the Released version as per the CM naming Conventions.
• Arranged training sessions to the users and teams if required on TFS.
Release Management – Roles & Responsibilities:
• Interface between Development team, Backend teams, testing teams and RAD team in the
tracking of day to day deliverables from start to end of the release to ensure flawless
deliverables.
• Worked with all stake holders (RAD, Development, Backend & Testing teams) to make sure
requirements are finalized in time.

4. • Worked with Development team leads to make sure development activities are completed in
time and delivered the code for testing as committed.
• Worked closely with testing teams to make sure they are ready with test cases and for better
testing progress during testing phase as per glide path.
• Worked closely with CM team to make sure environment is up and running for smooth
testing.
• End-to-End tracking of progress from design phase to till production deployment.
• Circulating the status to all stake holders on daily progress.
• Coordinating the Staging and Production releases by weekly, monthly and Quarterly.
• Working closely with the QA team in identifying environment/code issues and opening a
CMC (Crisis Management Calls) to work on quick resolution of the production outages.
• Used to conduct post release reviews with respective stake holders after every release.
Place: Hyderabad (Bhaskararao K)