Maheswar Reddy Gouni

Results-driven IT professional with 10+ years of experience managing complex, multi-year technology modernization projects in enterprise environments. Proven track record coordinating cross-functional teams including vendors, internal SMEs, business stakeholders, and external partners to deliver large-scale data platform and systems implementations. Experienced in project governance, requirements validation, UAT coordination, change management, vendor oversight, and stakeholder communication.

Most recently supported the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (Springfield, IL), coordinating data systems delivery across technical teams, compliance stakeholders, and state agency partners.

Senior Data Engineer - Stanley Black & Decker - Dallas, TX (Remote)

(2025-06)

• Lead data platform delivery for enterprise modernization initiative, coordinating cross-functional teams across business, engineering, architecture, and governance domains.
• Interface with architecture governance teams to ensure compliance with enterprise standards, manage project risks, and align delivery across multiple workstreams.
• Facilitate stakeholder communication across technical and business teams; participate in planning sessions, decision forums, and deliverable reviews.

Senior Data Engineer / Project Lead - IL Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services - Springfield, IL

(2024-03 - 2025-05)

Served as primary technical project lead coordinating a multi-stakeholder Medicaid data platform modernization effort across state agency teams, vendor partners, and compliance stakeholders.

• Led end-to-end coordination of a multi-year data system modernization project, managing vendor deliverables, internal SME participation, and agency-wide readiness for go-live.
• Served as the primary liaison between vendor technical teams and internal agency stakeholders, facilitating project governance meetings, issue tracking, and milestone reviews.
• Coordinated agency participation in requirements workshops, UAT sessions, and training activities; established acceptance criteria and validated system functionality against operational expectations.
• Oversaw change management processes, prioritizing scope changes in alignment with the approved project framework and communicating impacts to leadership and external partners.
• Collaborated with Medicaid policy teams, compliance stakeholders, and business analysts to translate regulatory requirements into actionable technical deliverables.
• Monitored vendor performance against SLAs and contractual obligations; escalated risks and issues to agency leadership with recommended mitigation strategies.
• Coordinated system releases and deployments ensuring smooth transition from development to production with minimal operational disruption.
• Supported training coordination and operational transition planning, including train-the-trainer sessions and post-deployment hypercare monitoring.

Data Engineer - Citibank - Tampa, FL

(2017-10 - 2024-02)

Managed delivery of regulatory data platform projects (Basel III, CCAR, SOX) over multi-year timelines, coordinating with risk modelers, compliance teams, and business analysts.

• Performed requirements validation with business stakeholders to identify data issues and prioritize remediation; coordinated UAT testing and sign-off workflows.
• Applied Agile/Scrum methodologies for sprint planning, backlog management, and iterative delivery across large cross-functional teams.

Data Engineer - Yotta Systems - New Jersey

(2015-05 - 2017-09)

• Coordinated UAT testing, validated data outputs, and resolved reporting defects in collaboration with business users and QA teams.
• Supported data migration and modernization initiatives, contributing to transition planning and stakeholder engagement.

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering - Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTUH) (2015)