Independent Contractor/Sr. Program Consultant Resume

SUMMARY

Take in charge Technology Leader wif extensive product programs and organization development background. Hands - on experienced in new product development and business process re-engineering.
A self-starter who can successfully provide sound technical expertise, build consensus and manage conflicts in a multiple-stakeholder environment delivering value added results.
Certified Program Manager (PMP, Scrum Master (Agile) and European Engineer (FEANI).

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Program ManagementHW & SW DevelopmentSAP/Oracle/GW Implementations
Business Process AnalysisSupport & Ops Management Outsourcing & Off-shoring Services
Governance & Strategy Acquisition IntegrationSupply Change Management/QA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Independent Contractor/Sr. Program Consultant

Responsibilities:

As an individual contractor, offering full life cyle project/program management services to companies requiring immediate start to end project management resource.
Expert in HW & SW release management wif SDLC and Agile/Scrum/Kanban processes, applcation development for e-commerce, finance and health care services leading to business process re-engineering and Change Management.
Proven track record of on-going improvement projects related to IT-infrastructure, vendor management and supply chain processes. Identified business process improvement opportunities and adapted best practices. Certified ITIL/ITSM implementor.
Inspire and enable Business Analysts and Project Management teams responsible for all IT changes wifin teh Enterprise Architecture to support new product/proess launches.
Enforce corporate PLC processes and managed design validations - BAT/UAT/QA/QC & mandatory compliances.
Communicated to senior management project progress in a regular basis and secured management buy-in of any decisions & deviations.

Confidential

Sr. Program Manager- IT

Responsibilities:

Directed TEMPeffective global cross-functional teams, partnering wifin and outside teh company for teh implementation of IT applications & devices following teh CPDP/ERMO-PMO processes.
Owned, planned and facilitated teh cross-company deployment programs including system architecture and infrastructure upgrades, including EDW and migration to new Data-Center.
Initiated and implemented successfully teh global Support & Operations strategy for teh Cisco business critical applications and TEMPeffectively managed external vendors.
Led teh customization & deployment of Cisco-IT web platform built on Rich Media/Visual Networking Solutions and Web 2.0 applications. Projects included Meeting Place, WebEx Conferencing, Cisco Quad, Cisco IP-TV, Digital Signage, Unified Communications and Cisco customized Wikis/Blogs.

Confidential

Program Manager / Release Manager / Manager, Sr., Americas Outsourcing

Responsibilities:

Managed teh development and release management of Alcatel-Lucent’s Access Management System software suites and service packs/patches using both internal and offshore resources and Agile SDLC processes.
Managed cross functional global teams to plan teh road map and develop software applications through Alcatel-Lucent’s complete product life cycle and teh CMM-5 level requirements.
Accountable for teh SW releases in a timely fashion wif teh highest quality for customers like AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon.
Directed teh transition and migration of application development and maintenance work for Sun Microsystems, Zurich/Farmers Insurance and General Dynamics and managed outsourcing & SLA’s for IT related activities wifin and outside teh Americas, EMEA and APAC.
Managed successfully teh conversion of legacy systems at multiple business units to a consolidated ERP (Baan, SAP, and Oracle) interface and package implementation.
Spearheaded TEMPeffective usage of resources and aggressive program cost management.
Led teh financial aspects of contracts, & PO terms as well as inventing new business opportunities.

Confidential, Mountain View, CA

NPI Program Manager/Portfolio Manager/ Delivery Capability Manager

Responsibilities:

Developed & owned delivery capability by integrating HW & SW products into an end-to-end Delivery Process for Cisco, Juniper and Extreme Networks high end routing & switching systems as well as portfolio of Nokia Broadband products.
Successfully launched product operations worth over 300M dollars and of major multi-site R&D programs involving key global manufacturing partners, and strategic suppliers.
Directed teh operations teams in manufacturing of hi-tech/telecom OEM by providing technical and organizational leadership in design process, manufacturing and test development.
Created and implemented a seamless sourcing capability.
Orchestrated Operations’ cost reduction efforts by managing outsourcing, supplier negotiation & selection process. Developed Supplier Chain Qualification and Quality Control procedures
Achieved nearly 50% cost reduction by guiding teh corporate global sourcing resources and vendor management, as well as, by assisting production transfer to overseas.