SUMMARY:

• Looking forward to step into a challenging career as Project Manager that utilizes my full blend of technical, functional and interpersonal skills
• Over fifteen years of experience as Project Manager/Business Analyst in various industries.
• PMP Certified
• Strong Project Management Skills
• Strong experience in Change Management
• Strong experience in SDLC process and handling multiple projects
• Strong experience in Process re - engineering
• Strong background in Software development
• Experience in EPMO environment
• Excellent organizational skills
• Effective communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Four year degree in Computer Science Engineering

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Special Software/Tools: Microsoft Visio, MS Office, Microsoft Project, BPMN,HP Quality Center, VSS, Cognos Reporting tool, Requisite Pro.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Northville

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple projects supporting Store Systems from initialization till implementation and support
• Defined, documented and managed project deliverables, scope, schedules and budgets.
• Develop business case (Cost Benefit analysis) to support IT finance for the project.
• Drive the estimation process for projects involving multiple team (Business, technical team) for multiple solution options for the project
• Managed project staffing and resources based on estimates.
• Managed project from Initiation to Implementation adhering to TJX PMO guidelines (SDP) - Schedule, Budget, Risks, Resources, Quality
• Managed changes to project effectively using Project Change Management and Project Board when necessary.
• Worked with multiple business and IT stakeholder across multiple Geographies (USA, Canada and Europe)
• Collaborated with various technical teams (BA, Development, QA, Infrastructure, Solution Engineer, Architecture, Security, Networking, Production Support and Implementation) and ensured timely execution of tasks.
• Established and managed stakeholder expectations via regular communications
• Worked and managed multiple vendors (software and hardware vendors)- identification of vendors, RFP process, Vendor selection and managing vendors through project completion.
• Develop and provide accurate project status (weekly status and Monthly for Senior Management)
• Facilitated technical negotiations between TJX IT and Vendors
• Assisted TJX procurement with Vendor SOW and Contract management
• Managed TJX Development and QA resources tasks effectively to keep projects within the timeline and budget.

Confidential, Newark

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Defined, documented and managed project deliverables, scope, schedules and budgets for projects supporting Loan Origination Systems
• Worked with the estimation group to determine the estimate for the project
• Manage project staffing and resources based on estimates
• Regularly manage and update estimates and monitor project budget
• Managed changes to project effectively using Project Change Management and Project Board when necessary
• Managed project Quality, Resources, Issues & Risks.
• Coordinated various technical teams and ensured timely execution of tasks.
• Provided timely and recurring project status
• Collaborated with various technical teams (BA, Development, QA, Infrastructure, Solution Engineer, Architecture, Security, Networking, Production Support and Implementation) and ensured timely execution of tasks.
• Established and managed stakeholder expectations via regular communications.

Confidential, Detroit

Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Project sponsors in defining project schedules.
• Conducted Stakeholder Analysis
• Developed Business Process models (As-Is, To-Be) and workflows
• Conducted requirement sessions and developed Project Design Summary document
• Worked on deriving IT estimates for business requirements
• Worked with business to define and document scope and requirements.
• Worked with Business to understand and identify business needs, conducted workflow analysis, defined and documented scope, requirements and functional specification documents.
• Worked on define and analysis of the specification for AIF message for the Vehicle and Mobile platform
• Developed business and system usecases
• Developed test cases from requirements document and maintained traceability matrix
• Conducted analysis of data using DB query skills

Confidential Detroit

Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Project sponsors in defining project schedules.
• Conducted Stakeholder Analysis
• Conducted data analysis to develop a common ranking methodology to help prioritization of issues
• Developed Business Process models (As-Is, To-Be) and workflows
• Worked with business to define and document scope and requirements.

Confidential

Senior Business Analyst/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project lead, created and monitored project plans, Project Schedule and status reports
• Worked with Project sponsors in defining project schedules.
• Worked with the estimation group to determine the estimate for the project
• Manage project staffing and resources based on estimates
• Regularly manage and update estimates and monitor project budget
• Managed changes to project effectively using Project Change Management and Project Board when necessary
• Worked with Business to understand and identify business needs, conducted workflow analysis, defined and documented scope documents.
• Elicit requirements using SIPOC method, and documented Requirements documentation
• Worked with Business and technical team as required and documented Functional Specifications document
• Developed Business Process models and workflows for various projects
• Developed test cases from requirements document and maintained traceability matrix
• Developed business and system use cases using Visio
• Developed Handover documents for post implementation support and user training documents.
• Responsible for Business Analysis process re-engineering initiative
• Established Prince 2 Project Management concepts such as Product Based Planning, Product Breakdown Structure and Work Breakdown Structure
• Worked in vendor applications implementation, conducted vendor analysis
• Worked with procurement on the RFP process for vendors, conduct pre sales discovery sessions with vendors
• Develop vendor evaluation criteria based on RFP
• Provided mentoring on BA skills

Confidential

Lead Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Project lead, created and monitored project plans and status reports
• Worked with Project director in defining project cost and schedules.
• Worked with Business to understand and identify business needs, conducted workflow analysis, defined and documented Requirements and Functional Specification documents.
• Analyze and developed System and Business Use case documents
• Worked closely with business to identify the business impact of the IS solution by conducting JAD sessions whenever required.
• Negotiated with other departments concerning business impact of the IS solution.
• Used technical skills (mainframe, Sql2000, Unix) wherever required to assist developers during unit testing.
• Defined system test document and executed system testing.
• Defined User Acceptance testing for Business team, assisted business with User Acceptance testing.
• Created implementation strategy and executed implementation
• Developed Handover documents for post implementation support and user training documents.
• Actively participated in the business analyst forum for communicating relevant information, discussing new ideas/challenges.
• Conducted interviews for recruiting business analysts for the projects

Confidential, Boston

Intermediate Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Project lead, develop effort estimate, schedule and planning of the project
• Analysed and gathered requirements for the development of an interface between Central Trade Manager and the Canadian Depository for Securities
• Co-ordinated with business team to identify the requirements and created and maintained requirements document
• Created and maintained specification document in co-ordination with the IS team.
• Created test strategy, test specification document and executed the testing
• Created implementation strategy in co-ordination with business and IS team and executed the implementation

Confidential

Intermediate Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Project lead, develop effort estimate, schedule and planning of the project
• Performed Requirement analysis for developing a Management Information System Datawarehouse and generation of reports
• Developed high level and detail business requirements document
• Co-ordinated with the business team to develop test strategy and execute testing
• Develop implementation strategy in co-ordination with business and IS team
• Maintain and report status of the project

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed requirement analysis and developed requirements and specification document
• Performed Gap analysis, functional analysis.
• Developed and executed test documents and testing.

Confidential, NewYork

Lead Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Conducted requirement analysis, developed requirements document
• Developed specification and design documents
• Development of the application
• Created test documents
• Executed testing - Unit and System Integrated Testing

Confidential

Software Development Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Conducted requirement analysis, developed requirements document for retail banking System
• Developed specification and design document for various modules for retain banking Transactions
• Created test documents
• Executed testing - Unit and System Integrated testing