SUMMARY:

• IT Project Manager with Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certifications.
• Experienced IT consultant with experience working on comprehensive technology based solutions.
• Experience in executing multiple software development projects using Waterfall and Agile methodologies. Experience working for PMO organization.
• Ability to drive large complex technical end - to-end integration projects involving an internal and external stake holders (vendors/third-party clients)
• Experience serving as a liaison between business and technical delivery teams.
• Experience working on Planview, Clarity, Rally, Jira, MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, SharePoint, Confluence etc.
• Has prior end-to-end implementation experience in business analysis, architecture, design, development and testing activities.
• Strong negotiation skills, experience working with cross functional and remote/global teams.
• Experience with project financials: estimating, budget planning and forecasting.
• Willingness and ability to learn business and technical concepts, process and tools.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Project Management Tools: MS Project, MS Visio, MS Excel, MS Power Point, SharePoint, Rally, Jira, Planview, Clarity etc.

Operating Systems: Windows, Solaris, Unix, Linux

Scripting Languages: PERL, CGI, JSP, ASP, JavaScript

Technologies: SOA, Web Services, Java, J2EE, XML, XSL, HTML & CSS

App & Web Servers: JBOSS-Tomcat, Apache, IIS, IBM WebSphere

Databases: MS SQL Server, Oracle

Other Tools: HP Quality Center, Bugzilla, Erwin, Webtrends, TRADOS, VSS, StarTeam, Adobe Omniture SiteCatalyst, Translation tools such as SDL & Across, Akamai. Content Management systems such as Teamsite, OpenDeploy, LSCS, LSDS, Adobe CQ5/AEM.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Sr Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Execute enterprise level technology integration projects representing Confidential .
• Responsible for planning, executing and rolling out multiple releases.
• Working closely with business teams, architects, developers, QA testers, and multiple application teams to achieve project goals.
• Provide Subject Matter expertise and technology representation.
• Serving as a liaison between business staff and technical delivery teams.
• Provide project status communication to stakeholders.
• Technology Environment: Integration projects at enterprise level involving various technologies across different applications.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Sr Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managing a Complex technology integration project.
• Responsible for planning and executing IT software development and third-party client integration activities.
• Working closely with business teams, third party clients (travel agencies/GDS), other project managers, architects, QA testers, technology providers, vendors, and other application teams to achieve project goals.
• Experience working on project financials, budgeting and forecasting.
• Provide Subject Matter expertise and coordinate project activities across multiple teams.
• Serving as a liaison between business staff and technical delivery teams.
• Provide project status communication to stakeholders.
• Technology Environment: SOA (Service Oriented Architecture), XML, SoapUI etc

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Overall Project Management handling multiple small projects taking care of Project Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing of the projects.
• Assist with project financials, budget planning and forecasting.
• Create and manage project plan, cost and time schedules with well-defined milestones.
• Experience performing product roadmap, release, and iteration / sprint planning sessions.
• Experience providing servant leadership to the project teams.
• Experience conducting daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and demo / review & retrospectives sessions.
• Collaborate with business units to define the project scope, timeline, and business case justification.
• Provide Subject Matter expertise and facilitate requirements gathering sessions.
• Provide Technical Leadership to the project team.
• Environment: HP/Autonomy/Interwoven Product Suite - TeamSite, SitePublisher, LiveSite and OpenDeploy on Windows 2008 R2 64 bit Servers.
• Technology skills: Java, Perl, CGI, Java Script, XML, XSLT etc.

Confidential, Moline, IL

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Overall project management - Project Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Controlling.
• Work with the client along with enterprise and solutions architects to understand business needs.
• Participate in project financials, budget planning and forecasting.
• Create and manage project plan, cost and time schedules with well-defined milestones.
• Coordinate project activities with internal and external vendor resources.
• Identify task level details and allocate resources based at offshore.
• Report the progress of the project as per established guidelines and mitigate bottle necks while executing the project plan.
• Change management throughout project lifecycle, while maintaining constant communication with project team to report progress and identify issues
• Report individual project metrics to project sponsors and stake holders.
• Coordinate system integration, QA, and UAT activities.
• Review design specifications, user’s guides and installation guides per standards.
• Coordinate onsite - offshore technical activities.
• Environment: IBM WebSphere, J2EE, Java, XML and Oracle.

Confidential, Moline, IL

Tech Lead

Responsibilities:

• Technical ownership of multiple applications around Confidential .com and JDOnlne websites.
• Integrate architectural, business, and platform requirements into designs and drive obtaining approvals for development
• Identify task level details and allocate resources based at offshore.
• Participate and coordinate system integration, QA, and UAT activities.
• Review design specifications, user’s guides and installation guides per standards.
• Provide day-to-day onsite hands on technical support and take care of high priority production issues.
• Serve as a liaison between onsite business staff and offsite technical teams.
• Environment: HP/Autonomy/Interwoven Product Suite - TeamSite, SitePublisher, LiveSite and OpenDeploy on Windows 2003 SP2 Servers.
• Technology skills: Java, Perl, CGI, Java Script, XML, XSLT etc.