SUMMARY:

• Over 16 years of solid IT experience in requirements gathering, design, development, testing and production support and project management
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and experience in Agile (as Scrum master) and waterfall methodology
• Project Management, Delivery Management, Team/People Management and Coordination of onsite/offshore activities and responsible for scheduled deliverables/projects (involving various technologies) of expected quality
• Experience comprises developing web - centric Applications using JSP, Servlets, EJB, SOA, Java Script and JDBC for Distributed Applications
• Possess rich knowledge in designing and developing UI Screens (Forms) using Java Server Pages, Html, CSS and JavaScript
• Strong knowledge in Hadoop Big Data and R Analytics Tool development
• Experience using Oracle, SQL Server, PL/SQL and expertise in Mainframe and VB
• Transition of applications, Application Due Diligence, Knowledge Transfer planning and execution at onsite, Project Risk analysis and mitigation.
• Expertise in development, Maintenance and support projects for leading Healthcare payer
• Strong experience in development and Maintenance projects in leading Retail industry
• Been part of Solution Group (Proposal writing, Estimation, solution for Hardware & Software procurement) and won 6 projects costing around $11 million
• SOW Preparation, Estimation, staffing, Deal creation and billing
• Extensive experience in enterprise software development life-cycle with a wide variety of projects and environments in the domains of Healthcare, Banking, Insurance and Retail
• Experience in conducting walkthroughs with stakeholders of the project including technical users
• Experienced with System Analysis, Design and development, implementation, Support and user training, testing for various applications
• Multifaceted Leader and coach proven ability to build team across departmental, contractual and international boundaries
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Effective at conducting meetings and brainstorm sessions

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux and Windows

Programming Language: Java, SQL

Middle Ware/Tools: JDBC, JMS

Web/Framework: HTML, Java Script, CSS, JSP, Struts, Junit, Hibernate

RDBMS/Tools: PL/SQL, Oracle, MySQL,TOAD

Tools: /IDE s: Rational Rose, Eclipse

Web/App: Servers: WebLogic

Source Control: Clear case and CVS

Defect Tracking: JIRA, QC

Project Management Tool: MS Project Plan, MS Visio, Clarity

Analytic Tool: Big Data R Analytical Tool

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York Life, NY

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Utilizing NYL’s project management processes, methodologies, and tools and ensuring projects / programs are delivered on time, within budget, adhering to high quality standards and meeting customer expectations
• Establish and champion recommended project requirements, design, and planning standards using delivery methodology such as Agile, Lean and waterfall
• Act as change agent to promote Agile and establish continuous delivery processes
• Function as Scrum Master or manage Scrum of Scrums depending on need
• Account for resource capacity, organizational change capacity, competing initiatives and project constraints
• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives with specified quality levels
• Drive tough decision making, balancing business goals, technical implications and time to market
• Ensure alignment, visibility and transparency into all aspects of assigned projects and programs
• Work with project stakeholders to measure project results, ensure achievement of business outcomes, and successfully operationalize project deliverables
• Manage partner / vendor outsourcing engagements and foster accountability for deliverables, timeline, and quality during project delivery
• Prepare and communicate information for the appropriate audience level including presentations to senior management
• Lead best practice improvement efforts in support of program and project management capability development
• Project planning & staffing, Regulatory compliance management, Requirements Gathering & Impact Analysis

Technologies/Skills: J2EE, Unix, MF, HP ExStream, Crawford utility

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage and mentor teams of Developers, Business Analysts, User Experience Designers, and Quality Assurance Specialists, down to the daily/hourly task level
• Project utilized a combination of Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Participate in collaborations on requirements, testing, presentations and planning game
• Successfully plan and manage multiple (simultaneous) projects using Agile/Scrum methods
• Interact with outside vendors, managing and guiding them to the end goal within scope, schedule, and budget
• Estimation, planning & staffing, Requirements Gathering & Impact Analysis and deal negotiations
• Negotiation with customers on change request
• Lean Ideas, providing technical solutions and Product Implementation
• Design discussion and Team Co-ordination, reviews and resolving technical conflits
• Supervise and have complete control of the team and the deliverables to client
• Identifying and Monitoring the risks of the projects and Handle escalations at the right time
• Contribute to the company Project Management Office, continuously improving PM processes, tools, skills, and accountability

Technologies/Skills: J2EE, Icefaces Oracle, Unix, MF, .Net, Business Objects

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage project planning, progress, and close out meetings with project teams & stakeholders
• Identifying and Creating Business opportunities and understand customer requirements
• Suggesting IT roadmaps, making sales pitches and increasing revenues
• Estimation, planning & staffing, daily stand up meetings
• Work with project stakeholders to clearly define and manage expectations, objectives, scope, requirements, risks, metrics & success criteria, change control, and successful deployment
• Requirements Gathering, Impact Analysis and Production Implementation
• Participated in design discussion and reviews and Team Co-ordination
• Supervise and have complete control over the deliverables to client
• Identification and Monitoring the risk of the projects and providing mitigation plan and track to closure
• Handle escalations at the right time and resolving project issues

Technologies/Skills: Sales force, Apex, Visual Force, Data Loader, Site.com and Web Technologies

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Involved in SOW Preparation, Estimation, staffing, Deal creation and billing
• Interaction with business and cross functional teams and various project stakeholders, developing client relationship and executing projects in Global Delivery Model
• Responsible for Resolve billing & collection issues
• Be a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for stakeholders, senior management, vendors and delivery team
• Offshore resourcing & resource optimization and recruit the right skill for the projects
• Interacting with clients to get the requirements and finalize the specifications
• Assisted the team in writing efficient code and for better performance and optimization
• Led weekly Project Team Meetings, kept minutes of decisions made, action items, status of deliverables, planned activities, roadblocks
• Supervise and have complete control over the deliverables to client
• Identification and Monitoring the risk of the projects
• Planning the Cost budgeting for the project phase wise
• Project status reporting to client and Resolving project issues

Technologies/Skills: Java, J2EE, Spring, Struts, Hibernate, JMS, LDAP, WebSphere 7.1, RAD, Oracle 10g XML, Mainframe PHP, MS DRG

Associate Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Successfully handled the Knowledge transition from customer and provided reverse presentation
• Involved actively in Monitoring, tracking and closure of production problem
• Responsible for Tracking and reporting production problem SLA’s
• Improving performance of the application supported by code optimization resulted in resource cost benefit
• Proactive analysis of maintenance task and estimation for maintenance task
• Responsible for review and monitoring of maintenance task
• Proactively ensure quality process followed for all the task
• Interacting with clients to get the requirements and finalize the specifications
• Assisted the team in writing efficient code and for better performance and optimization
• Supervise and have complete control over the deliverables to client
• Identification and Monitoring the risk of the projects
• Project status reporting to client and resolving project issue

Technologies/Skills: Java, J2EE, JBoss, UML

Associate Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Impact analysis, requirement analysis
• Responsible for Preparation of approach document for each application
• Actively involved in Project Execution and Control
• Providing solution /Assisting in rewriting Macros
• Participating in Project Planning Preparation and Estimation
• Status Preparation and Participating in Status calls
• Interacting with clients to get the requirements and finalize the specifications
• Assisted the team in writing efficient code and for better performance and optimization
• Supervise and have complete control over the deliverables to client
• Identification and Monitoring the risk of the projects and providing mitigation plan
• Project status reporting to client and Resolving project issue

Technologies/Skills: Java, J2EE, XML, JMS, LDAP, JCL, Cobol, Auto Hot key Macros

Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Requirement gathering, successful closure of clarifications and handled team KT session sucessfully
• Interacting with clients to get the requirements and finalize the specifications
• Handled team for the preparation of Program Specification and successfully handled reviews
• Formed a review team and instrumental is providing zero defect to customer
• Participating in Project Planning Preparation and Estimation
• Successful handling of the Team activities monitoring and Tracking
• Team mentoring and status preparation and presentation to client on time
• Participating in Status calls with the customer and maintained the deliverables within the SLA

Technologies/Skills: Java, J2EE, XML, JMS, LDAP OS/390,MVS.TSO/ISPF, JCL, Cobol, VSAM

Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring, tracking and closure of production problem
• Participating in Status calls with the customer and maintained the deliverables within the SLA
• Weekly/Monthly reporting to the organization and technology/Business
• Performance improvement of the application supported
• Estimation and allocation of resources for maintenance task
• Review of the task and monitoring of maintenance task
• Ensure quality process followed for all the task handled
• Performance appraisal of the team members
• Offshore resourcing & resource optimization and recruit the right skill for the projects

Technologies/Skills: Java, J2EE, XML, JMS, LDAP OS/390,MVS.TSO/ISPF, JCL, Cobol, VSAM

Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Requirement gathering, successful closure of clarifications and handled team KT session sucessfully
• Interacting with clients to get the requirements and finalize the specifications
• Handled team for the preparation of Program Specification and successfully handled reviews
• Formed a review team and instrumental is providing zero defect to customer
• Participating in Project Planning Preparation and Estimation
• Successful handling of the Team activities monitoring and Tracking
• Team mentoring and status preparation and presentation to client on time
• Participating in Status calls with the customer and maintained the deliverables within the SLA

Technologies/Skills: Java, JSP, Servlets, OS/390,MVS.TSO/ISPF, JCL, Cobol, VSAM

System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Requirements Gathering, Analysis and Design
• Responsible for Code review and Integration Testing
• Provide Periodic updates to business
• Requirement gathering, successful closure of clarifications and handled team KT session sucessfully
• Interacting with clients to get the requirements and finalize the specifications
• Handled team for the preparation of Program Specification and successfully handled reviews
• Formed a review team and instrumental is providing zero defect to customer
• Participating in Project Planning Preparation and Estimation
• Successful handling of the Team activities monitoring and Tracking
• Team mentoring and status preparation and presentation to client on time
• Participating in Status calls with the customer and maintained the deliverables within the SLA

Technologies/Skills: J2EE, JMS, LDAP, OS/390, MVS.TSO/ISPF, JCL, Cobol, File Aid, ENDEVOR

Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Monitoring, tracking and closure of problem tickets
• Responsible for Tracking and reporting SLA’s
• Provide Weekly/Monthly reporting to technology/Business
• Improving performance of the application supported
• Instrumental in maintaining zero defects for more than 60 days

Technologies/Skills: J2EE, JMS, LDAP, OS/390, MVS.TSO/ISPF, JCL, Cobol, File Aid, ENDEVOR

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Preparing response to customer Request for proposals and
• Responsible for Estimation preparation customer Request for proposals
• Proposed various business model and also different technical solutions
• Instrumental is moving most of the proposals to final stage of the deal
• Experience in Hardware and software procurement Estimation
• Proposed various staffing, costing model for customer Request for proposals
• Involved in Onsite/Offshore model preparation

Technologies/Skills: MS Project, MS Office