Bhanu (Prakash) Avula

Freelance Salesforce CRM and Marketing Cloud Expert

Munich, Germany
Experience
Jun 2024 - Present
1 year 2 months
Munich, Germany

Freelance Salesforce CRM and Marketing Cloud Expert

Arkplus

  • Engage with stakeholders across departments to identify and document business needs, goals, and objectives.
  • Conduct interviews, workshops, and surveys to gather comprehensive requirements for Salesforce solutions.
  • Configure Salesforce products such as Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Health Cloud, and Data Cloud to align with the company's requirements.
  • Analyze existing business processes and identify opportunities for improvement and automation within the Salesforce platform.
  • Building Campaigns, Automation and Journeys, Data Management, API and Integrations, Scripting and Customization, Analytics and Reporting, Introduction of Generative AI capabilities.
  • As a Salesforce CRM expert developing custom applications using Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning Components. Creating and customizing Salesforce objects, workflows, validation rules, and triggers. Implementing custom user interfaces using Lightning Web Components (LWC).
  • Develop training materials and conduct training sessions to ensure effective user adoption of Salesforce solutions.
  • Provide ongoing support to end-users, addressing issues and ensuring they are proficient in using Salesforce tools.
  • Create and execute test plans, including unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
  • Identify and resolve issues, ensuring that Salesforce solutions meet business requirements and quality standards.
  • Design and implement customized reports and dashboards to provide actionable insights and support data-driven decision-making and product delivery.
Sep 2019 - May 2024
4 years 9 months
Munich, Germany

Salesforce CRM and Marketing Cloud Architect

Merck Sharp Dohme (MSD)

  • Administration (Salesforce application / platform configuration and management / deployment including Marketing tools).
  • Expertise in the complete life cycle of project development including System Analysis, Design, Testing and Deployment.
  • Designed flow framework and trained the team to use flows as the preferred automation tool.
  • Timely reports and dashboard generation automation for the Digital teams.
  • Reverse logistics solution design - Data model design, web services, automation (Screen flows)
  • Solution design for automating bug report process and integrating Salesforce with JIRA
  • Designed solutions for omni channel case routing for several EU markets
  • Stabilized the platform by optimizing apex triggers, process builders and workflow rules
  • Solution design for merchant onboarding automation, worked with multiple teams and designed the identity solution for Salesforce users.
  • Data model realignment with business stakeholders to simplify integration with data warehouse
  • Consumer app - Impact analysis, solution design and implementation of person accounts
  • Service cloud - Aura, LWC component design to create, close chat tab
  • Integration -Solution design of triggers, apex classes for integration
  • Solution design - Salesforce orgs consolidation and staying current with Salesforce releases, new features, best practices, and proactively implement improvements.
  • Worked on several integrations of third-party tools like Aktana, Getfeedback, S-docs, Docusign, Laision, AWS, Google Analytics, Generative AI and ChatGPT.
  • Ensure that Salesforce implementations comply with industry regulations and standards specific to the pharmaceutical sector.
  • Stay informed about regulatory changes and incorporate necessary updates into the Salesforce environment.
  • Lead and manage Salesforce projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including IT, sales, marketing, and compliance, to ensure successful project execution.
Apr 2016 - Aug 2019
3 years 5 months
Munich, Germany

Senior Manager Salesforce Development

Sixt rent a car

  • Good understanding of B2B & B2C Marketing automation implementation through Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Commerce Cloud, Community Cloud & Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
  • Managing and leading an offshore team. Communicating work schedules and accountability.
  • Implemented trigger framework from scratch and optimized existing classes with efficient exception handling reducing the volume of development related support cases by 10%.
  • Worked with business to streamline and transform functional requirements into technical requirements and chalked out the most valuable requirements delivering high ROI.
  • Worked with client’s marketing team to build a new functionality to clone chatter post and its related objects, handling large data volumes, custom sorting. Implemented the functionality well within the deadline resulting in great client satisfaction.
  • Lead the offshore development team and delivered the modules sticking to the project deadline with utmost quality.
  • Involved in reviewing and refactoring custom code to meet Salesforce best practices and formalized the change management process.
  • Gathered requirements from marketing Directors and Designed solutions on Marketing Cloud platform based on business needs.
  • Built multiple lightning components to automate approvals, historical reporting of data, custom screen components to capture. distribution data, display and download reports with custom filters.
  • Trained new hires about the project landscape and conducted weekly trainings on apex and lightning component design.
Jun 2014 - Apr 2016
1 year 11 months
Bengaluru, India

Salesforce Consultant

Deloitte

  • Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to understand and analyze business requirements.
  • Translate business needs into technical specifications for Salesforce solutions.
  • Configure Salesforce applications to meet the specific needs of the business.
  • Customize Salesforce features using declarative tools like Process Builder, Flow Builder, and Workflow Rules.
  • Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning Web Components (LWC).
  • Develop custom applications and components to extend the functionality of Salesforce.
  • Design and implement integrations between Salesforce and other systems using REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, and third-party tools.
  • Ensure seamless data flow and synchronization between Salesforce and external applications.
  • Perform data migrations, data imports, and data exports using tools like Data Loader and Salesforce Data Import Wizard.
  • Ensure data integrity, consistency, and quality within the Salesforce environment.
  • Develop and execute unit tests, integration tests, and user acceptance tests (UAT) to ensure the quality of Salesforce solutions.
  • Debug and resolve issues, bugs, and performance bottlenecks in a timely manner.
  • Provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance to Salesforce end-users.
  • Develop documentation and training materials to guide users on new features and functionalities.
  • Manage the deployment of Salesforce changes and enhancements through different environments (development, testing, production) using tools like Salesforce DX, Change Sets, and Git.
  • Ensure proper version control and release management practices are followed.
  • Implement and maintain security best practices within the Salesforce platform, including role-based access control, profiles, and permission sets.
  • Ensure compliance with industry regulations and company policies.
  • Monitor and optimize the performance of Salesforce applications to ensure a high-quality user experience.
  • Implement best practices for code efficiency and scalability.
  • Work closely with other developers, administrators, and stakeholders to deliver comprehensive Salesforce solutions.
  • Participate in team meetings, code reviews, and collaborative development activities.
  • Assist in project planning, estimation, and execution to ensure timely delivery of Salesforce projects.
Oct 2010 - May 2014
3 years 8 months
Bengaluru, India

Salesforce Admin/Developer

NTT Data

  • Managed numerous successful release cycles following Agile methodology principles throughout project lifecycles.
  • Develop and customize Salesforce applications using Apex, Visualforce, Triggers, and other Salesforce technologies.
  • Configure Salesforce features such as workflows, process builder, validation rules, etc., to automate business processes.
  • Integrate Salesforce with other systems using APIs, web services, and middleware platforms.
  • Involved in deployments using Changesets and ANT tool.
  • Optimized reporting capabilities within the Salesforce platform by designing dashboards that provided actionable insights to support decision-making processes among clients and leadership teams.
Summary

Experienced in working across various SFDC implementations covering Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing cloud, Health Cloud, Veeva CRM, Commerce Cloud and Data Cloud.

Salesforce Marketing Cloud: Experience in creating and optimizing email marketing campaigns, Email Studio, Content Builder, Journey Builder, Automation studio, Mobile Studio, Contact Builder, Cloud Pages, Lists, Data Extensions, Email Templates, Triggered Sends, Datorama reports, Interaction studio, Salesforce CDP and Business Units. Worked on Send management, Subscriber management, Data management, Parameter Management, Contact Management, Webservices, Marketing Cloud APIs etc. Experience working with SQL, HTML, CSS, AMP Script, SSJS, Dynamic content, Displaying Dynamic content blocks, A/B Testing and Email Personalization. Campaigning through different channels of Marketing cloud such as Emails, SMS, Push notifications, In- App messaging, WhatsApp messaging. etc. Developed Cloud pages and customized Smart capture forms for Registrations, Opt-ins and unsubscribes. Built Custom activities for journeys and Custom content blocks for emails using SDKs, also built Interactive emails to replace the paid tools like, S-docs, GetFeedback, QuestionPro etc. Experience with IP warming to build IP reputation for new IPs to increase email deliverability to inboxes.

Salesforce Data Cloud: Created data streams by integrating Data cloud with multiple platforms like Salesforce CRM, Marketing cloud, AWS, Mulesoft, third-party applications, databases, websites, and mobile apps. Worked on Data model Objects, Data Lake objects and defining a strategy to provide a scalable, flexible, and powerful data management solution that supports complex data-driven initiatives. Enabled Data Activations using Data cloud tools to push data and segments to various engagement platforms (like Marketing Cloud, Service Cloud, or external systems) for personalized interactions. Experience in building up of unified Data Model and data mapping from a flexible schema that organizes and harmonizes customer data from disparate systems, ensuring consistency and accessibility. Worked on Insights, Data Actions, Segments and other embedded Einstein AI capabilities to generate predictive insights, recommend actions, and automate processes.

Salesforce Core Cloud: Expertise in Salesforce CRM such as Security, Configurations & Customizations - Users, Roles, Profiles, Permission sets, Sharing Rules, OWD Settings, Custom objects, Fields, Record types, Page Layouts, Email Services, validation rules, Process Builder, Flow Builder, Data Loader, SSO, Reports, Dashboards, Tasks and Events. Designed and developed Apex Classes, Controller Classes, extensions, Batch classes, schedule Apex Classes, Apex Triggers, Custom Page Layouts, Flows, Approval processes, Visualforce pages and Web services (SOAP & REST) for various functional needs, Packaging and Improving Test Coverage for the Classes. Worked on App Exchange Applications for configuring and minor integrations with Third Party Applications (e.g. SFDC Excel Connector, SFDC Data Loader, etc.) Handled De-duping, Data Manipulation, Managing Reports, Testing and Support. Actively used SOQL & SOSL on Force.com Explorer to query salesforce.com database. Experience in Apex coding to implement the complex business logic within the Governor Limits enforced by Salesforce. Experience working with different types of salesforce.com sandboxes, production environments. Developed Validations, approvals, worked with Process builder and Flows. Hands on experience on Aura framework, LWC and Lightning. Highly experienced in Salesforce packages.

Project Management and Scrum: Expertise in the complete life cycle of project development including System Analysis, Design, Testing and Deployment. Created Business Requirements, User Stories, Test Cases, User Acceptance Testing and Deployments. Used Atlassian Jira to create and track user stories and managing projects. Excellent working knowledge of software development methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall model. Interactions with business users and stake holders to gather requirements. Exceling in defining project scope, setting milestones, and creating detailed project plans that guide teams through each phase of development. Proactively identifying and mitigating risks to ensure project success and continuity. Implementing feedback loops and retrospectives to continuously improve processes and outcomes.

Languages
English
Advanced
German
Intermediate
Education
Oct 2004 - Jun 2008

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Bachelor of Technology · Computer Science Engineering · Hyderabad, India

Certifications & licenses

Salesforce Certified Administrator

Salesforce Certified Application Architect

Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Administrator

Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Developer

Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder

Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant

Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant

Salesforce Certified System Architect

Salesforce.com Certified Marketing Cloud Consultant

Salesforce.com Certified Marketing Email Specialist

Salesforce.com Certified Platform Developer 1

Salesforce.com Certified Platform Developer 2

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