SUMMARY:

• Innovative IT Project Manager of overall 17+ years with extensive all - round experience.
• A unique blend of technical, managerial and business experience in international business.
• Specialist in systems architecture, design, life-cycle management and project management.
• Experienced in offshore project management.
• Solid technical foundation and superior management skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Strengths: Application Delivery, Systems Design and Architecture, Quality Assurance and System Testing and Debugging, Project Management, Risk Management, Quality ManagementBusiness Analysis, Clients and Higher Management Interactions, Agile-Scrum Management.

Management: Project Management, Change Management, Product Development, Business DevelopmentCustomer Relations, Resource Management, Training, Human Resources ManagementQuality Assurance, Systems Management and Systems Architecture. Marketing and Presentation.

Technology: SharePoint, Networking, VPN, Web Technologies, Open Systems, Java, Operating Systems (UNIX, Linux, Windows, AOS/VS), Multimedia, CASE tools, Databases.

Processes: Agile-SCRUM, KANBAN, SDLC, Waterfall, RAD, PM Processes / PMLC, PMBOK, ISO 9003.

Applications: Primavera, MS-Project, OpenWorkbench, Clarity Project & Portfolio Management SystemOperating Systems, Office Automation, Confidential Management System, Document Management Systems, Multimedia, CASE tools, Quality Assurance.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr Project Manager, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Took charge of projects in trouble and brought them back on track of SDLC (software development life cycle) Project Management and brought runaway costs under control.
• Complete oversight of QA/ Testing functions, develop/ review Testing strategy, Testing processes and automation framework.
• Defined, developed and implemented defect and test tracking mechanism by using Project Management (PM) tools such as MS SharePoint, MS Projects, Visio, Excel along with Jira.
• Introduced PMLC methodologies based on PMBOK and monitored project performance using EV analysis.
• Charted out the course for product quality control (QC) and QA Testing and final delivery.
• Implemented Agile Methodologies.
• Lead the web development projects.
• Introduced Business Process Modeling
• Managed projects with Agile SCRUM and KANBAN

Environment: Microsoft Project, Visio, excel, SharePoint, JIRA, MS Windows Server, Apache, MS-SQL, Ektron CMS

Confidential

Sr Project Manager, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Performed requirements analysis, reviews and validation.
• Facilitated sessions for gathering and documenting user requirements.
• Performed GAP analysis on existing system requirements and new system requirements.
• Analyzed business systems and user centered needs to formulate requirements to address specific business goals along with reviewing artifacts such as BCD, process flows and RTM.
• Developed code version control processes and coding standards and ensured the processes followed are within the SDLC Project Management.
• Lead the web development projects.
• Implemented Agile Methodologies.
• Charted out the course for product quality control (QC) and QA Testing and final delivery.
• Defined, developed and implemented defect and test tracking mechanism by using Project Management (PM) tools such as MS SharePoint, MS Projects, Visio, Excel along with Jira.
• Contributed to requirements elicitation sessions for system and business.
• Developed and reviewed project plan, WBS, Schedule, functional specification/design documents and assisted in architecture analysis.
• Used MS SharePoint as a Change Request management and communication tool.
• Documented user stories and gathered acceptance criteria by coordinating requirements from business and technical SME’s and worked on system design use cases
• Participated in strategic and planning architecture as a subject matter expert on Project Management
• Developed web page mock-up screens and assisted in wire-frame development
• Prepared Test Plans for Test team to execute

Environment: Design/Architecture, Visio, MS Office Suite, MS Project.

Confidential

Consultant - Project Manager, IL

Responsibilities:

• System availability and performance reporting tool for executives.
• Automatic claims rep assignment and review.
• Electronic Claims Assignment integration.
• 3 rd party valuation and damage estimation software integration.
• Survey tool for employee performance feedback.
• Delivered Application Solutions for the Enterprise Claims System. Followed enterprise SDLC processes from Business Case Proposal to solution implementation into production. Managed limited post implementation support.
• Prepared business case proposals for multiple products across multiple phases. Defined deliverable and prepared work packages. Worked closely with the business stake-holders and system owners to manage requirements and acceptance criteria, planning and performance reporting adhering to the company standards and methodologies.
• Highly proficient in managing processes through all phases of an SDLC project management from requirements gathering to implementation and roll-outs.
• Created High Level Design and Architecture for the products in conjunction with the system wide architecture.
• Lead the web development projects using Java, HTML and CSS.
• Charted out the course for product quality control and final delivery.
• Managed project changes using change management processes.
• Defined, developed and implemented defect and test tracking mechanism by using Project Management (PM) tools such as MS SharePoint, MS Projects, Visio, Excel along with Jira.
• Managed testing teams to carry out planning, scheduling, and coordinate test sessions including integration and validation testing and user acceptance testing. Liaison between the test team and the end system users to establish verification and acceptance criteria and test cases.
• Managed off Shore development and testing teams.
• Measured various project control metrics thereby improving future estimations with Primavera.

Environment: Java, J2EE, Oracle, Splunk, Design/Architecture, JavaScript, MS Excel, MS Office, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Primavera, SharePoint.

Confidential

Project Manager, Wasahington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Managed the design and implementation of the e-commerce solutions for clients. As the client engagement lead on multiple accounts, responsible for directing team-based project planning, design and execution of strategic initiatives on behalf of clients.
• Successfully completed a project to re-engineer and automate business process and deliver an application - Confidential Management System using agile-scrum methodology. Conducted business analysis sessions to improve business process and propose system solution. Managed the contract between the client and the vendors, procured project resources, assembled the project team, set the reporting and communications procedures, developed the project scope and functional specifications, set the quality and acceptance standards, monitored and controlled the project progress, developed the risk and cost management plan. Managed the project using CA Clarity PPM.
• Modernized the existing public website from SharePoint to Drupal 7.0 s for public access. Reduced the number of clicks required to access the desired content, achieved a better look and feel, and reduced future maintenance and license costs.
• Developed code version control processes and coding standards and ensured the processes followed are within the SDLC Project Management.
• Managed the development of Performance dashboard using Drupal and Mobile Apps projects.
• Designed the dynamic pages (views) in Drupal 6.0 that helped to reduced development time.
• Managed development and system testing teams to provide high quality software systems.
• Managed project changes using change management processes.
• Lead the web development projects.
• Implemented Agile Methodologies.
• Managed Systems teams to provide virtual test machines environments for accelerated testing according to test plans and the objectives of the project
• Coached development teams to increase design and development level verification and quality thus ensuring reduced test time defects.
• Successfully completed and delivered an application - Customer Contact Management. The system was designed to enhance customer management for the client wherein we used the sales interaction model of one to many for the organization. Performed business process analysis to propose optimum solution. I managed the stake holder interest, project resources, project team, set the reporting and communications procedures, developed the project scope and functional specifications, set the quality and acceptance standards, monitored and controlled the project progress, developed the risk and cost management plan. Used MS-Project to plan, schedule and monitor this project.
• Defined, developed and implemented defect and test tracking mechanism by using Project Management (PM) tools such as MS SharePoint, MS Projects, Visio, Excel along with Jira. completed and managed a project to establish a remotely managed branch office technology operations. Managed the contracts with vendors, procured resources, developed the scope and design specifications. Implemented the inter-network VPN providing data synchronization between main and branch offices. Managed the system for both the offices. Established an internal document management system using SharePoint.

Environment: Java, J2EE, DRUPAL, Oracle, Design/Architecture, JavaScript, Visio, MS Excel, MS Office, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Word, SharePoint.

Confidential

Project Manager MD

Responsibilities:

• Provided Project Management and Technical support and analyzed various logistics software for the FAA to consolidate the requirements and propose a comprehensive Maintenance Data Management System. Assessed product and system architecture. Developed project plan for the redesign of the product to improve system quality and response time. Wrote product re-architecture proposal is key deliverable. Used MS-Project for planning and monitoring project in this assignment.
• Developed code version control processes and coding standards and ensured the processes followed are within the SDLC Project Management.
• Implemented Agile Methodologies.
• Provided proposal-writing services to clients. Wrote a proposal for the “Results” contract for the FAA and a GPS based system for the Navy. Wrote a multi-million dollar proposal for a federal government (FAA) contract for delivery of broad spectrum IT services (BITS).
• Defined, developed and implemented defect and test tracking mechanism by using Project Management (PM) tools such as MS SharePoint, MS Projects, Visio, Excel along with Jira.
• Provided technical studies, system and software engineering services and risk analysis as required by the FAA surveillance systems engineering product team. Provided general software engineering and programming services, product testing and debugging and system quality checking.
• Wrote a proposal for a manufacturing and sales support system for a manufacturing company. Worked with the client management to develop requirements for lower-cost solutions for current and future platforms. Developed system-sizing methodologies for the existing system.
• Provided Project Management and Technology consulting services to clients.
• Managed a project to develop software tools for a CASE software for a European client. Managed the software development team for developing these tools. Completed the project successfully.
• Provided consulting services for project management, software product development, systems architecture and design, systems testing and quality assurance to various sized companies.

Environment: Design/Architecture, JavaScript, Visual Basic, VC++, Visio, MS Excel, MS Office, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Word