SUMMARY:

• Highly experienced in conceiving and delivering programs/projects to private and public sector including State governments.
• Strong Program management skills in Business Intelligence (BI)/Data Warehouse (DW) projects and application development.
• Managed programs with budget over $15 million and team size of more than 30.
• Highly experienced in developing Program Charters, SOW and managing vendor contracts.
• Strong management skills that include Strategic planning, Project delivery, Demand management, Financial management and Resource/Capacity planning.
• Strong expertise in delivering projects using PMI methodologies and in employing the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Successful delivery record in executing projects using Agile (Scrum) methodologies.
• Strong experience in global ITO (Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing) Account Delivery model - Major contributions were in the Networking, Service improvements, Data center asset consolidation and Separation initiatives.
• Highly experienced in Risk and Issue management - executed risk analysis for enterprise programs.
• Strong experience in creating business proposals, contracts/SOWs and business process optimization.
• Highly experienced in creating proposals for State government bids/RFPs and in the contracting process.
• Strong expertise in Change Control processes - Integral part of program-wide change control board.
• Created Quality control processes, Demand management and PMO best practices & procedures for Confidential, Confidential and Chrysler.
• Strong skills in Vendor management - handled Business Objects premium support contracts for the Confidential BI program.
• Versatile with good communication and interpersonal skills.

EXPERTISE:

• Expert knowledge in PMI project management methodologies.
• Agile (SCRUM) project management methodologies.
• Expertise in MS Project, Planview, SharePoint and MS office.
• Strong knowledge in Portfolio management tools like Planview
• Good knowledge of CMMI levels and ISO 9000 standards.
• Facilitated Sarbanes-Oxley compliance (SOX) in projects

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Good knowledge of Cognos, SAP Business Objects (BO) and Microsoft BI - Reporting, analytics, scorecards, dashboards, Webi/Deski, Infoview, EPM, Framework Manager, Analysis Studio, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).
• Strong knowledge of Data Warehouse concepts and design - ETL process, Star schema, DataMart, logical and physical data models.
• Strong working experience in Java/J2EE, Web Services, IBM WebSphere, RSA, Struts, Spring Framework, Hibernate.
• Strong working experience in .Net technologies.
• Strong working knowledge in relational databases including Oracle, DB2, MS Access and SQL 2005/2008.
• Good knowledge in SOA, SOAP, Apache SOAP, UDDI, WSDL, XML-RPC.
• Highly experienced in XML, XSL, XSLT, XML Schema, DTD, SAX, DOM, Xerces and XML4J.
• Strong knowledge in implementing EAI solutions using XML, Web Services
• Experienced in solution integration with SAP, SAS, QuickBooks and other custom accounting systems.
• Strong working knowledge in Mainframe technologies (MVS, CICS, COBOL, JCL) and UNIX.
• Experienced in Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), RUP (Rational Unified Process), Design patterns, UML, Rational Software Architect (RSA).
• Good knowledge of Servers, Storage, Firewalls and Networks.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

HP Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed BI and EDW work-streams
• Established structured agile release processes - monthly and overlapping releases
• Created SOWs, Proposals and respond to Work Authorizations
• Develop Program goals/strategy and establish program priorities; Worked with C-Level executives
• Resource & capacity planning
• Managed TSA Exit Network & Server Remediation
• Responsible for Service improvement activities
• Consolidation of Data Center assets
• Decommissioning of Applications and Server infrastructures
• Interfaced with Client, HP Management and Project teams

Confidential, Boise, ID

HP Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day execution of the project - Scope, Schedule, Resources, Communication, Financials, Travel
• Monitor Risks, Issues and address open items to closure
• Conduct Client and Internal Management meetings; Work with C-Level executives
• Responsible for Change Request process
• Complete program-level monthly assessments and metrics
• Demand Management - Resources
• Lead weekly status meetings

Confidential, Madison, WI

HP Sr. Project/Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Primarily responsible for the planning and delivery of the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)
• Complete program-level monthly assessments and metrics
• Conduct weekly leadership and team meetings; Work with Client executives
• Manage day-to-day execution of the project - track at a detailed component level
• Monitor Risks, Issues and address open items to closure
• Coordinate with 3rd Party software to resolve product issues
• Coordinate Infrastructure activities and deployment

Confidential, Lansing, MI

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Primarily responsible for the delivery of the Project - from inception to rollout.
• Highly involved in creating business strategies and in the adoption as well as expansion of the Item Bank system.
• Created business proposals for strategic initiatives - Presented these to oversight board.
• Highly involved in business process optimization and created process flow for Item and Test development.
• Manage day-to-day execution and control of the project.
• Responsible for Scope, Quality, Issue and Risk management.
• Owner of the project change control process and created Change Control Requests (CCR) for deviations from the contract scope.
• Facilitated JAD sessions in analyzing and gathering business requirements.
• Assisted in the technical solution for complex business functions.

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

• Primarily responsible for the functional rollout.
• Manage the day-to-day execution and control of multiple projects.
• Created the BI Program Charter and assisted in setting the annual goals.
• Coordinate dependencies across the projects and align timelines.
• As part of the portfolio unit involved in the Demand management, Resource/Capacity planning - cross-functional and cross-unit resources.
• Assisted business units in creating proposals and funding requests for future initiatives.
• Interact with Executive team on project status, change control approvals, issue/risk assessment.
• Maintain, publish and share project plans with other business units.
• As part of the change control board, analyzed and approved various change requests and managed the project financials.
• Involved in gathering business requirements for customer consultative process, healthcare industry benchmarks, Provider initiatives and Trending.
• As part of the portfolio management worked for the overall process improvements and best practices.

Confidential, Ann Arbor, MI

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the day-to-day execution and control of the projects.
• In-charge of scope, communication, issue and risk management of the various projects.
• Provided leadership to the DW initiatives and assisted in planning the enhancements.
• Interacted with MAIS leadership team on project status, change requests, issues and risk assessment.
• Worked with Business Objects Premium Support on the support model.
• Managed Business Objects Americas (BOA) work on various consulting services.
• Involved in gap analysis, scoping and creation of plans for multiple projects.
• Assisted MAIS management in Portfolio management using Planview.
• Managed change control process and approved change requests.
• Worked for the overall process improvements and practices of the PMO.

Confidential, Centerline, MI

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Performed gap analysis and feasibility study for various projects.
• Involved in detailed scoping and assisted in creating multiple project plans.
• In-charge of scope, communication, issue and risk management of the various projects.
• Coordinated vendor development works and involved in knowledge transitions.
• Involved in DW initiatives, Business Objects (BO) enhancements and upgrades.
• Created processes for Quality and Testing.
• In-charge of architecture migrations to current technology.
• In-charge of system specifications and integrated testing.
• Assisted in high-level design, processes and in creating standard templates.
• Deployed Mopar.com and DealerConnect enterprise applications.

Confidential, Ann Arbor, MI

Project Manager and Co-Architect

Responsibilities:

• Managed the product releases, tasks, resources and estimates.
• Analysis, Design and Development of Confidential ’s Trade Life Cycle management (TLM).
• Lead the design and integration of Confidential solution with SAP back office interface (BAPI).
• Integration of QuickBooks and other custom accounting systems with Confidential solutions.
• Managed the integration of the Trade Negotiation (ICM) component with TLM solution.
• Managed the integration of TIBCO components to the solution
• Worked with Reuters for live feeds into the application
• Performed feasibility and gap analysis with business clients on the system.
• Performed asset due-diligence in the company mergers.
• Managed both onsite (US) and offshore (India) resources while delivering complex projects.

Confidential, Centerline, MI

Senior Systems Analyst and Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Created system design documents, class diagrams, flow charts, sequence diagrams.
• Developed program modules, screens, test plans, quality control documents.
• Created database models, developed SQL queries, stored procedures for mainframe and web applications.
• Involved in the integration of the web application with external systems.
• Extensive usage of component architecture to develop the mathematical model for Chrysler forecasting engine.
• Implemented the entire Forecasting and Optimization application on the pilot dealers.
• Functioned as team lead for many projects.

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Team Lead and Senior Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Functioned as team lead and on-site coordinator.
• Created system design documents and flow charts.
• Developed program modules, screens, test plans, quality control documents.
• Created database models, developed DB2 queries for mainframe.