Venkata Prasad Athota
About Venkata Prasad Athota
Venkata Prasad Athota is a Project Manager Scrum Master at Maximus with extensive experience in IT project management and healthcare systems.
Current Role at Maximus
Venkata Prasad Athota is currently employed as a Project Manager Scrum Master at Maximus, a role he has been fulfilling since 2020 in Columbia, MD, United States. This position involves overseeing the project management and agile processes within the organization in line with Scrum methodologies.
Previous Experience at ManTech
Before joining Maximus, Athota worked at ManTech, holding various roles. He served as a Technical Project Manager/ Delivery Manager from 2019 to 2020 for 11 months, and earlier, he was the Test Delivery Lead for CMS Marketplace for 9 months in 2019. Both positions were based in Columbia, Maryland, where he focused on project delivery and quality assurance.
Work at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Venkata Prasad Athota has a significant tenure at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. From 2015 to 2019, he was an Advisory Quality Assurance Lead Engineer/ Test Delivery Lead/Technical Project Manager, working on various projects for four years in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Prior to this, he spent five years as a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer, reinforcing his expertise in quality assurance and project management in healthcare IT systems.
Education Background
Athota holds a Master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Bridgeport, where he studied from 2006 to 2009. He also achieved a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Anna University, graduating in 2005 after four years of study.
Professional Expertise and Certifications
Venkata Prasad Athota specializes in IT project management with an emphasis on healthcare systems, particularly implementing EDI transaction sets. He has experience with systems like Facets and Edifecs. Additionally, his proficiency in IT service management and agile frameworks is evidenced by his ITIL v3 and SAFe 4 Scrum Master certifications. Athota has also played a pivotal role in Agile Transformation initiatives at CMS-OIT, focusing on enhancing project delivery and efficiency.