SUMMARY:

Experienced Software Engineering and Project Management professional with expertise in managing full - life cycle enterprise IT/Software solutions to clients in different industries using a broad spectrum of technology platforms. A well-rounded professional and team player with a balance of management and technology skills along with strong quantitative and analytical skills.

EXPERTISE/SKILLS SUMMARY:

Project/Program Management: Successful track record in managing full life cycle projects from concept to completion. Very comfortable with all the

PMBOK: project management processes and successfully practiced them on projects for successful completion. More than 70% of the projects completed on time and budget.

Risk Management: Expert knowledge in risk management processes; performed risk management on all projects to ensure on time and on budget completion of projects.

Business/Data Analysis: Successful track record in interacting with business users at all levels and eliciting and documenting requirements; Expertise in business data analysis and modeling.

Data Science and Machine Learning: Skilled in understanding business data, formulating and evaluating predictive models to support data driven decision making.

Solution Architecture and Design: Skilled at developing solutions to business problems using a top down as well as bottom up approach for solution design and architecture.

Development: R Programming, Transact SQL, Microsoft SQL Server Database, Azure Machine Learning Studio

Tools: Microsoft Project, Share Point Server, Office Suite; JIRA, Confluence, Visualization/Reporting.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, DALLAS, TX

IT/Software Engineering Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the controls and IT/software portion of the Denver International Airport project aimed at consolidating the Baggage Handling Security Screening systems.
• Reviewed requirements and identified risks to be addressed; supported program manager in risk response planning and mitigation.
• Monitored sub-contractor progress.
• Facilitated the technical interface among Beumer Germany, Confidential Dallas, controls and software subcontractors to define and document the integration/interface requirements.
• Periodically updated the schedule, risks and action item lists.
• Reviewed the testing requirements and created initial test plans.
• Reviewed the technical artifacts (functional specifications, interface specifications).
• Communicated with client as needed to resolve technical issues.
• Supported program management in providing periodic progress update to the customer.

Confidential, DALLAS, TX

Advisor/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed projects for family owned startup company that provides business and technical services including program/project management services. The goal for this company is to enable data-driven decision making by providing solutions and services that focus on digital transformation, IoT, data sciences and analytics.
• Established a collaborative agreement to market a sensor-based anomaly detection system that helps in improving the performance of power and process industry companies.

Confidential, DALLAS, TX

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed planning, execution and closure of material handling equipment/systems projects involving structures, conveyor, machinery, controls and software, using cross functional distributed teams.
• Managed multiple concurrent projects ranging from few tens of thousand dollars to few million dollars in size.
• Created project plans and drove project process through constant communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactively identified and managed risk.
• Performed test planning and management.
• Secured and managed subcontractors as needed for mechanical/electrical installation, controls and software engineering.

Confidential, DALLAS, TX

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided technical and project management leadership to the Software Application portion of multimillion dollar Airport Baggage Handling System programs on time within budget and at high quality and customer satisfaction.
• Managed client projects for multiple airports - San Diego, Pensacola, Fort Lauderdale and DFW.
• Managed projects in compliance with Siemens project management methodology which is aligned to PMBOK.
• Developed Project plan, project schedule, WBS, resource forecast, cost forecast, procurement forecast for the projects and tracked these to stay within the budget.
• Performed requirements traceability by maintaining a traceability matrix.
• Conducted weekly meetings with the team and the client, submitted weekly status reports (traffic light reporting) to all stakeholders covering project metrics including financials, and initiated preventive/corrective actions.
• Monitored Sub-contractor performance.
• Performed test planning and management (on multiple client projects).
• Performed onsite commissioning management (for San Diego International Airport project).
• Led the project management practice within the software applications engineering group.
• Managed product development across the full life cycle for the baggage handling system application; performed cost/benefit analysis, and secured funding; created product road map, and presented to the executive management team; planned and conducted regression testing for each new release of the product framework.