SUMMARY:

• 15+ years’ experience in managing multiple concurrent (2 to 5) medium (5,000 hours) to large (70,000 Hours) scale Insurance and Accounting (Business) Application development and Software implementation projects from 6 months to 2 years, high visibility on multiple platforms in cross - functional and LOB organization from inception through completion with project team of size of 10 to 70 analysts with budget from $500K to $10M.
• Successfully planned, organized, executed and controlled Business Application development & Vendor Software upgrade projects through SDLC using waterfall and agile/scrum methodology to deliver quality products on time within budget.
• Created solid project artifacts (SOW, Project charter including business cases and functional specifications for complex projects in extremely demanding / fast placed environment.
• Manage Project Scope, Charter and Change Requests as per business requirements; create WBS, obtain estimates, Project Plan, Cost, Quality, Resources, and project deliverables as per best practices.
• Develop and maintain project schedule, work breakdown structure, prioritize and managing the requirements definition process, interfacing with technology SMEs and business partners in fast paced environment.
• Strong experience in TFS such as performing resource (capacity / optimization) planning, backlog grooming, iteration/ sprint planning, and Story (Epic/Feature/ Requirement and task) boarding and evaluating outcome.
• Played multiple roles within the team such as scrum master, product owner, analyst or whatever it takes to get the job done with extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals and improve productivity.
• Manage project schedule, budget, costs progress through appropriate metrics and milestones using Primavera, MS Project, Clarity and TFS. Strong Critical Path Management experience
• Manage projects having geographically distributed and culturally diverse (located at domestic and international sites) project teams (including external vendor resources from Confidential, Confidential, Confidential, Confidential, Confidential, Confidential, Confidential and Confidential ) in cross-functional, inter-departmental environment.
• Identify, manage, mitigate/resolve the Issues, Risks, Dependences and conflict resolution, removal of barriers and escalate (as required) to ensure high quality, timely and successful delivery of projects.
• Understanding business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor preparing project charter and Managing Scope changes. Manage business requirements development and use cases.
• Manage Agile, Scrum, or other rapid application development teams to deliver technology solutions that meet customer expectations for timeliness, quality deliverables including Functional, Regression, SIT and UAT testing and peer reviews.
• Act as the point of contact for the project team, business partners, management and leadership to provide progress / updates, resolve issues and establish the project delivery vision for the IT team.
• Reporting the project status / progress, issues, risks to senior leadership.
• Influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas, products, and approaches
• Ensuring effective integration and communication and quality project deliverables including continuous process improvements, retrospectives and Lessons learned.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Project Management, Tools / Proficiency: TFS, JIRA, Clarity, MS Project, Primavera, MS Office suite (Word, Visio, PowerPoint, Advanced Excel, SharePoint, Waterfall, Agile/Scrum (Hybrid projects), Methodology, SDLC, Confidential

Programming Languages: Java, Informix 4GL, Informix SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, L INC 14, COBOL, FORTRAN and BASIC

Databases: DB2, Oracle 8i, Informix Online DSA v 7.31, SQL Server 2005, MS Access DB, DMS II

Hardware: Confidential, IBM, VMWare, Digital Alpha (Compaq ES 40), UNISYS A6F, U6000; NCR 3555, PDP

Operating System: Unix Windows 10, MP RAS 3.02 on NCR 35555, IAS on PDP 11/70, PS 44 on IBM S/360.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Madison, WI

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage large, complex project to achieve key business objectives goals for Commercial Farm Ranch Policy Center (Application development, Production support and Maintenance Release) Projects including Vendor ( Confidential ) Software implementation experience. project in a matrix environment, direct cross-functional and cross-segment project teams using agile iterative approach and generally accepted project management (PMI) principles.
• Manage overall project including creating project strategy, the project scope and change requests (including business, functional and technical requirements) and management plans
• Manage creation of Project Charter, Project / Work Plans, Cost, Quality, Resources, Implementation Plan
• Successfully Plan and Manage project schedule, track progress, estimates and manage budget through appropriate metrics / critical path using project management tools: Microsoft Integrated Master Project (IMP), Clarity and TFS
• Manage Confidential Policy Center projects having geographically distributed and culturally diverse (located at domestic and international sites) project teams (including vendor Service Level Agreements) in cross-functional environment.
• Manage Service support using ITIL processes such as Incident, Defect and Change management
• Strong experience in TFS such as performing resource (capacity / optimization) planning, backlog grooming, iteration/ sprint planning, and Story (Epic/Feature/ Requirement and task) boarding and evaluating outcome.
• Played Scrum master role (conducting Sprint planning meeting, daily stand-up meeting (remove impediments / obstacles faced by team to get the job done) Sprint Demo and Retrospective meetings
• Interact with Governance Leadership, delivery manager, business managers, test manager and architecture manager in challenging organization for successful delivery of required business product.
• Coach / mentor team members to adopt truly Agile mindset, including ownership, self-management and empowerment
• Create a collaborative environment which allows the team and stakeholders to interact closely
• Ensure the quality of the project through the management and control of project test results, and through the enforcement and execution of quality checkpoints and the formal sign-off of key project artifacts
• Responsible for dependency, issue and risk management and control, including the ongoing process of identification, monitoring, response plan and mitigating
• Manage Project Time and Cost to ensure timely completion of projects within acceptable budget tolerances (saved upto 15% of approved budget)
• Guide the team and organization to use Agile/Scrum practices, remove impediments, values to delight customers.
• Build and maintain working relationships with the team members, vendors, and other departments involved.
• Motivating team members, communicates expectations, and holds team accountable for meeting expectations
• Working with supplier project leaders, vendors and consultants for their sections of overall work plan
• Facilitating various meetings including planning meetings, execution meetings (agile / scrum, check points etc)
• Work closely with appropriate stakeholders to coordinate, track and communicate project matrix / reports providing Status, risks, issues and other information needed by management and stakeholders and executives.

Skills / Tools Used: Project Management, Agile/Scrum, Clarity, TFS and Microsoft Office Products

Project Manager / Coordination

Responsibilities:

• Manage Data Center Migration, Data Warehousing, Disaster/Recovery, Server upgrades), Software development, Infrastructure deployment (VoIP/Data Circuit Migration / Network/UC) projects through SDLC using waterfall and agile/scrum, Hybrid, Critical Chain (Lean) methodology to deliver quality products on time and within budget
• Manage / motivate cross-functional project teams in matrix environment with change management, project planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and resource management within matrix environment to ensure successful completion of project using SDLC tools, and Agile / Scrum to deliver quality products on time and within budget align with client’s expectations and business needs.
• Create and manage project plans and compiles input from technical resources, management and refine project plan.
• Conduct complex studies and surveys of management and methods in order to evaluate and recommend changes to existing projects and tasks to meet the compliance and policy objectives set forth by management.
• Manage release planning, task/resource planning/management, exception planning, communication planning, overall IT schedules/plans, and monitoring & reporting progress.
• Work initiation - Documenting Statement of Work (SOW), Release Charters, change control, resource planning, project approach, communications, project schedule & Work breakdown structure, and detailed project plan.
• Organize, schedule, lead and facilitate project kick-off, project planning/scheduling, and weekly status meetings
• Proactively monitoring the project progress using scrum (agile) methodology, and resolving road blocks to ensure project completion on time and within budget.
• Quality management including Functional, Regression, SIT and UAT testing and peer reviews.
• Identify and manage Issues, Risks, Dependences to mitigate and escalate as required.
• Identify and problems; generate solutions identifying appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis.
• Facilitate team meetings for technical resources and business requirements reviews; and status meetings to provide/monitor progress, and report to the management.
• Interface with clients, consultants, vendors, and Administrative Services for project or service issues. Managing Project's Procurement of products or services.
• Manage project closure initiatives including project lessons learned, knowledge transfer, Transition Acceptance agreement for project deliverables for support and client satisfaction survey.
• Manage the knowledge transfer plans, transition plans, and project documentation.
• Monitor and report project progress to sponsors / stake holders through weekly / monthly status.

Skills Used: Project Management, ADKAR, Agile/Scrum, Critical Chain Method for project coordination / management

Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation of Informix Products/Upgraded Versions, and Database Server
• Data Migrations/movement using dbexport /dbimport & ontape utility
• Creation & Maintenance of Databases, tables and Indexes and Integrity
• Write SQL routines, Triggers and stored procedures.
• Backup /Archival & Restoration of data & Logical Logs
• Production support & Trouble shooting, Monitoring, and performance tuning of Informix Dynamic serverOracle Database Administration: Providing Support as Logical DBA.
• Data migration using dbexport from Prior v 7.3.4 /dbimport to New v 8.1.7.
• Startup/Shutdown Database
• Create /Alter table/index/ trigger and stored procedure
• Grant access permission to database/table/view

Skill / Software: Oracle v8.1.7, Informix DS v.7.31, Informix 4GL, SQL, ESQL/C, C-ISAM, Client SDK, Unix Shell Scripts

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed Data Center Activities including Accounting, Payroll and Insurance applications.
• Manage Hardware and Informix products upgrades (Informix v 7.30), and database migration.
• Manage customization of Insurance package for planning, requirement, development, validation, Implementation.
• Monitor project progress and report to Senior Management.
• Guide development team for Insurance modules including actuarial finance and modify for Y2K Compliance
• Monitor / performance tuning of Informix applications, trouble shoot, and production support.
• Prepare User Manuals, user training and system documentation and Implementation support
• Create / change tables, and indexes required for the application module.
• Create ad hock reports using SQL

Skill / Software: Project Management, Informix DS, Informix 4GL, SQL, ESQL/C, C-ISAM, Client SDK, Unix Shell Scripts

Project / Customization / Implementation Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed customization and development various Accounting and Insurance Software development Projects for planning, requirement, development, validation, and Implementation and reporting to Senior Leadership
• Install Informix products/upgraded versions and the database server including database migration.
• Create and managing databases, tables, and indexes and troubleshooting problems.
• User's requirement for Various Insurance & Business Modules, and analyze & Design
• Provide guidance to the development team for user requirements, analyze, design and coding, testing, Implementation and documentation for Insurance & Sales modules.
• Monitor and performance tuning of Informix applications, and trouble shooting.
• Providing production support for modifying the applications for Y2K Compliance

Skill / Software: Project Management, Informix DS, Informix 4GL, SQL, ESQL/C, C-ISAM, Client SDK, Unix Shell Scripts

Junior Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed projects and supported Business, Purchase and Store Accunting and Payroll applications.
• Lead and provide guidance to development team; and monitoring development for Business modules.
• Look after implementation, maintenance, production support, and trouble shooting.
• User's Requirement Study, Systems Analysis & Design
• Coding, Testing, Documentation and Users Training and provide guidance to development team
• Monitor development, progress; look after data processing activities; and management reporting

Skill / Software: Project Management: LINC14, COBOL, DMS II, CANDE, WFL on Unisys A6F

Systems Officer

Responsibilities:

• Managed application development projects and supported Business, Financial Accunting and Payroll applications.
• User's Requirement Study, Systems Analysis & Design for Business & Technical Applications
• Providing guidance to development team for development(Coding), Testing, Documentation and Users Training,
• Maintenance, Implementation Support,and management reporting

Skill / Software: FORTRAN, COBOL, and BASIC on ORG 80 and dBase, Lotus

Computer Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Worked for Various Management Consultancy and Research Projects
• User's Requirement Study; Systems Analysis & Design, Coding, Testing, Documentation and Users Training.
• Maintenance, Implementation Support for Data Processing
• Provided Guidance and hands on Training to various Course Participants & MBA students for their Project Work.
• Graphic display on TEKTRONIX using PLOT10 for Rural Roads Project.

Skill / Software: FORTRAN, COBOL on PDP 11/70f