SUMMARY:

• Seasoned consultant in Project Management blended with Technology and PMBOK best practices
• Proficient in handling software development with complete SDLC & operational projects
• Understand the services to be provided, the project goals and objectives, constraints and Risks
• Worked in Water - fall, Agile methodologies and Progressive Elaboration.
• Effort estimate, Project charter, Scoping, Planning, Quality, Cost and execution of projects using the Project Management Tools (MS Project, MS Excel)
• Break-up the deliverables (WBS) into work packages that can be estimated and facilitate risk assessment
• Identify roles and risk owners, responsibilities and decision-making, develop contingency plans, implementation criteria, and alternative strategies as supporting detail to the project plan
• Assign / perform peer reviews to ensure quality development and identify ambiguities in all phases
• Extensively worked & managed projects in Insurance, Distribution, Utilities and software organizations.
• Experienced with Microsoft Technologies including BizTalk Server and RDBMS
• Participation in different phases of Testing activities and test plan preparation.
• Experienced in Data Mapping, Integration, Analytics, data scrubbing and transactional data.
• Well experienced in Integrations using EAI, EDI and ERP systems like SAP, Oracle Financials for integration.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

IT Project Manager

Confidential, Bloomfield, CT

Responsibilities:

• Worked on underwriting workbench for healthcare quotes. Responsible for Application Delivery of portfolio & non-portfolio initiatives. Worked with cross-team applications for pricing, products and Benefit enhancements for requirements gathering and deliverables by following SDLC and PMBOK. Responsible for Estimation, forecasting and tracking deliverables, WBS, Change controls, Risk logs, Release preparation and follow-up activities for on-time delivery. Member PMO. Utilized Clarity PPM and Project Tools (MS Project, Excel and Power Point). Develop Environment is Microsoft Technologies using .Net, SQL Server and Reports.

IT Project Manager

Confidential, Webster, MA

Responsibilities:

• Worked on enhancements to existing P&C insurance system. Responsibilities include Project charter, SOW, Scope, change controls, Risk logs, SDLC, Budget tracking, WBS and working with Release Management Teams. Managed Teams in global delivery model. Effectively managed $1 M budget. Worked with Test Plans and executed Test cases. Development Environment is using Java, Oracle and Reports.

IT Project Manager

Confidential, Glastonbury, CT

Responsibilities:

• Worked in Billing Replacement Project to replace existing Mainframe Application for P&C Insurance with Product based web application. Responsibilities include, tracking Project Activities, scoping using MS Project Plan, WBS and Risk Assessment with Budget 1.2 M. Communicated Project status to stake-holders, PMO on weekly basis. Implemented Water-Fall and Agile incremental based (mixed) approach. Responsibilities include daily SCRUM, tracking Sprint(s), Back-log handling, working with Customers and Offshore partners. Worked on Integration initiatives with internal, external trading partners. Interfaces developed using Informatica and Microsoft Technologies.

Project Coordinator

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Participated in JAD sessions with stake-holders and understand the business needs. Requirements Analysis and Efforts Estimation. Worked with Vendor to follow National & local standards for judicial. Budget tracking, Change Management and status updates to Sr. Management. Set-up Project standards, Microsoft development tools (SQL Server, .Net) and document procedures to achieve commonality.

Project Manager / Scrum Master

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Defined project scope and objectives through internal project management methodologies for commercial Policy underwriting system. Facilitated as SCRUM Master, sprint planning, back-log grooming, review and retrospective. Presentations, recommendations and updates provided regularly to the Sr. Management office. Provide visibility to team impediments/risks and helps eliminate them. Encourage team to come up with reusable elements and use the best practices. Responsibilities include Data Analytics for Policy admin system. Managed offshore teams in global delivery model. Help product owners to come up with stories for better understanding for estimation scoping.

Project Analyst

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Federal initiated Health care changes for ACA. Gathered requirements for SBC prototyping and development. Supported policy underwriting templates for HMO, PPO products etc. Worked with Business to gather requirements and supporting the changes, specific to IT. Help IT staff to identify enhancements, fixing changes, integration etc.

Project Manager

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Handled Claims processing for Workers-Comp, P&C, Risk Management application including TPA's. Conducted performance appraisals and resource management in offshore / onshore delivery management. Maintenance of Worker's Comp claim administration system for systems integration including ISO, EDI, NCM and TPA’s. Supported Commercial & Consumer Market users across the country. Developed metrics based reports to Sr. Management. Managed knowledge transfer sessions, reviewed SLA’s. Handled Infrastructure upgrade & Release management activities with ISD. Converted Data for acquisitions from internal and external sources. Effectively handled scope and change requests. Maintained effective time-lines to make sure OLA's & SLA's are met.

Sr.Net Developer / Agile Team member

Confidential, RI

Responsibilities:

• Worked as liaison between vendor, Client and Business users and convert them into Technical specifications. Tracked Project schedules and scoping for in-time deliverables. Project development using Agile Iterative approach. Developed Policy underwriting system for commercial segment. Assist Business Analysts for Bind and Book process. Participated in application development for Premium calculation. Worked with developers to define data contracts using BizTalk Server.

Technical Lead / Coordinator

Confidential, Danbury, CT

Responsibilities:

• Designed interfaces for Oracle financials modules. Defined data contracts between applications. Conducted sessions & reviews with stake holders for better tracking and in-time delivery. Coordinated with vendors for Application development and tracking the application for time-lines. Provided Technical guidance, architectural sign-off, code-reviews & test-case preparation etc. Load data for different applications using SSIS from different sources. Developed packages using SSIS and modified existing applications that were developed in legacy software.

BizTalk Server Consultant

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Design & Development of data contracts for multiple applications. Developed Schemas, Maps, custom pipelines and Orchestrations for Inbound and Outbound. Developed Batch jobs for Claims Processing System and real-time interfaces for trading partners. Defined ports, Parties, Roles and custom Pipelines using BizTalk Server. Developed .Net components and accessing them from BizTalk. Supported Application Change requirements and new development.

BizTalk Server Consultant

Confidential, Madison, WI

Responsibilities:

• Developed Batch jobs to accept files transformed by BizTalk. Splitting large files for preprocessing, defining maps, Ports and Channels for transformation in BizTalk Server. Developed AIC custom components for development. Developed Objects, generating Stored Procedures for presenting data to the screen as per the Use case(s).

Sr. Consultant

Confidential, Mt. Pleasant, TX

Responsibilities:

• Supported existing Applications developed in Visual Basic and provided user support. Developed Reports, WEB Reports and sub Reports. Debugged Stored Procedures extended stored procedures, Functions etc. Data Retrieval and Posting to SAP. Preparing specifications for New Systems and Prototyping.

Developer / Consultant / Lead Developer / Onsite Coordinator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Business users, system architects for Architectural decisions. Designed Application using Microsoft’s DNA Architecture. Converted Positional Flat Files into XML using BizTalk Editor. Worked with vendor partner for day-to-day development.
• Database Analysis and Design, Migration and Tables creation. Code development for Database access in Visual Basic. Reports Development using Crystal Reports, queries for MS Access and SQL Server Database Access and manipulation using ADO. Generating Loan Coupons, Checks and Deposit slips using Printer Object. Developing Ad-hoc and Query based Reports using Crystal Reports.
• DTS services to transfer data between MS Access and SQL Server. Developed API’s to convert flat files to XML Format. Developed ASP Pages and adding functionality in Java Script and VBScript. Configuring Automatic email, Web Server Installation (IIS) and administration.