Praveen Mothkuri
Founder of Sugo Inc.
Praveen Mothkuri
Founder of Sugo Inc.
Fremont, California
Overview
Work Experience
Founder and CEO
2010 - Current
Established a software and ERP consulting services company specializing in Big Data technologies and Oracle enterprise application solutions for enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM). Set vision, strategy and goals governing the day-to-day operations of the company including hiring, business development, product strategy and marketing. Target and secure new business, negotiate contracts, and provide technical and managerial oversight to all aspects of client engagements. Clients include: Logitech, Inc., Trimble Technologies, Network Appliance, Silicon Graphics, Trident Micro Systems Inc. and Silver Spring Networks.
Co-Founder and CEO
2011 - 2014
Yolipedia is a next generation social media place that offers best unique friendly single social features to network and share journals.
Director
2007 - 2010
Oversaw architecture, design, software development, release planning and scheduling of Oracle controls for ReliantAuditor product. Key member of management team; participated in business development, sales and partnership discussions. Ensured customer satisfaction in customer pilots and customer implementations. Managed a team of 10-15 developers. Developed over 250 Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) controls to achieve monitoring and Segregation of Duties for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Led successful customer implementations at QLogic Inc and other fortune 500 companies.
Solutions Architect/Business Analyst
2005 - 2008
Worked on full-cycle implementations of Financials, Manufacturing, Order Management, Quoting, Service Contracts, Install Base, Lease Management, iStore and other CRM applications. Designed and Developed enhancements and customizations for the Oracle E-business Suite, including interfaces, conversions and extensions; and wrote requirements and design documents for various projects. Clients included: Google, Inc.; Brocade Communications; Sun Microsystems, Beckman Coulter, Inc. and Hitachi Consulting.
Technical Manager
2004 - 2005
Led teams of 2-6 consultants on various projects, including implementation of Oracle E-business suite modules and design and development of enhancements and customizations. Prepared technical project plans and wrote design documents. Performed in-depth functional and performance testing. Clients included: American Dawn Inc., Advanced MP Technology, Lowe Enterprises and Murad Inc.
Product Development Manager
1997 - 2004
Hired as Senior Application Engineer; promoted to Project Lead in 1999 and to Product Development Manager in 2002. Led teams of 6-12 developers in designing and implementing numerous features and functionality in Oracle Quoting and Sales Online products. Boosted sales effectiveness and reduced sales cycle time by automating the quoting, sales contracts integration and approval process, reducing costly errors and enabling collaborative selling. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements and ensure successful integration.
Software Engineer
1995 - 1997
Designed and developed optimization strategies to improve performance of Sybase relational database. Reduced defects reported by 50% by stabilizing various features of SQL parser, optimizer and execution.