Akshatha Amaresh Pampanna
IT Project Manager · PMP-certified · MS MIS, University at Buffalo 2026
Buffalo, NY · akshatha.a7@gmail.com · +1 716-709-1926 · LinkedIn
Available May 2026. Open to Project Manager / TPM roles in the US. STEM OPT eligible.
Summary
Result-oriented project leader with 8+ years driving complex infrastructure programs across Dell, HPE, and TCS. Now graduating from UB with an MS in Management Information Systems.
Experience
Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Transition Manager (2024 – 2025)
Bangalore, India (Hybrid)
- Owned end-to-end transition of enterprise programs from outgoing partners with zero downtime windows.
- Built risk and dependency registers for cross-functional teams across multiple timezones.
- Closed transitions ahead of schedule through staged review gates and stakeholder cadences.
Dell Technologies — Technical Project Manager (2020 – 2024)
Bangalore, India
- Led delivery of internal Roster Management platform — replaced manual scheduling, reduced shift-swap response time materially.
- Drove Network Device Configuration Automation: SSH-based no-touch deployment dashboard.
- Managed customer data-centre deployments — firewalls, storage, network — across enterprise customers.
- Ran cross-functional kickoffs aligning network architects, field engineers, and customer stakeholders.
Tata Consultancy Services — Associate Systems Engineer (2016 – 2020)
Bangalore, India
- Designed network architecture across Core, Distribution, and Access layers for Fortune 500 clients.
- Upgraded Cisco IOS and firmware on 200+ devices with zero downtime.
- Resolved network incidents through ServiceNow (ESM).
- Initiated and led post-setup validation calls.
Education
University at Buffalo, SUNY — MS, Management Information Systems (2025 – 2026)
CMR Institute of Technology — BE, Computer Science, VTU (2011 – 2015)
Certifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP) — PMI
- ITIL® Foundation Certificate — Axelos
- Project Management Foundations — LinkedIn Learning
Skills
PMP, Agile / Scrum, Waterfall, Sprint planning, Stakeholder management, Risk management, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, MS Project, AWS, DevOps, JavaScript, HTML / CSS, Cisco IOS, SSH automation, Cross-functional team leadership, Communication.
Selected projects
StockWatch — Generative-AI-based mobile app for real-time stock updates. 5,000+ Play Store downloads. Play Store.
Roster Management Tool — Internal Dell platform for shift, on-call, and rotation management.
Network Device Configuration Automation — No-touch SSH-based deployment dashboard at Dell.
