Priya Akella

Principal Product Architect at CodeScience

Priya Akella has varied work experience in the field of technology and business analysis. Priya is currently working at CodeScience as a Product Architect, a position they have held since February 2022. Prior to this, they served as a Product Owner at CodeScience from April 2019 to February 2022.

Before joining CodeScience, Priya worked at Brillio from January 2016 to April 2019. Here, they held the role of Project Manager, Functional Architect, and Salesforce.com Administrator.

From June 2015 to December 2015, Priya worked at Georgia-Pacific LLC as a Vendor Relationship Manager. Priya was responsible for analyzing business needs, building relationships across various teams, coordinating with vendors, and managing implementations.

Before that, Priya worked at IBM India Private Limited from April 2013 to May 2014 as a Technical Lead. Priya was involved in various projects, including Mainframe and SAP Interface development, data migration, and leading a team of 18 members.

Prior to that, they worked at IBM Canada Software Lab - Toronto from April 2011 to April 2013 as an Onsite Team Lead. Here, they managed a team of 12 members and was involved in requirement analysis, design, project implementation, and test planning.

Starting their career at IBM India Private Limited in September 2007, Priya worked as an Offshore Developer & Coordinator for Finance & Retail Applications. Priya was responsible for developing automated tools, creating guidelines and standards, and writing stored procedures.

Overall, Priya Akella has demonstrated expertise in product architecture, project management, business analysis, and team leadership throughout their career.

Priya Akella has a Master's Degree in Information Systems from Georgia State University, which they obtained in 2015. Prior to that, they completed a Bachelor's Degree in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, spanning from 2003 to 2007.

In terms of additional certifications, Priya Akella holds several credentials. In 2016, they became a Salesforce Certified Administrator, and in 2023, they achieved Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant. Further, they earned the Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification from Scrum Alliance in 2019. Additionally, they possess the Certified DB2 Application Developer certification from IBM and the Lean Six Sigma Yellow belt certification, both without specific date information. Priya Akella also holds certifications as a Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder, Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant, and Salesforce Certified Force.com Developer (DEV 401), as well as being a certified Scrum Master. However, no specific acquisition dates are provided for these certifications.

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Timeline

  • Principal Product Architect

    February, 2022 - present

  • Product Owner

    April, 2019