SUMMARY:

• Proactive, performance - driven Information Technology professional with 15+ years’ progressive expertise in leadership and problem solving.
• Ability to understand business priorities, and a team player committed to managing operations and projects flawlessly while contributing to overall company strategies.
• Cross-functional communicator that easily interfaces with high-profile staff, vendors, and customers.
• Versatile and innovative project management professional able to see the “big picture” while staying on top of all the details.
• Recognized for consistent success in developing the processes and procedures to streamline operations and enhance revenue performance.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Project Management Professional
• Human Resource Management
• Agile Methodology
• Risk Management
• Vendor Management
• Business Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Client Relations
• Client/Staff Training
• Procedure Development
• Quality Assurance
• Contract Management
• Change Management
• Document Management
• Process re-engineering

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux

Databases: SQL Server

Languages: Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Basic for Applications, HTML

Tools: MS project, MS office, Visio, Clarity, SharePoint, Workday, JIRA, Confluence, EDMS (Electronic Document Management System)

Methodologies: Scrum (Agile), Waterfall

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New Jersey

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Leading business operations including Project management, resource management for Infrastructure workload virtualization, network security and ecommerce projects.
• Leading a team to prepare the requirements, timeline, cost estimates, financial forecasting, resource allocation, development activities, quality assurance, release management and training for ERP and Infrastructure migration projects. Gathered requirements and outlined project plan following agile methodology using MS project. Track project status and provide updates to stakeholders through weekly standup meeting.
• Taking ownership in building team for the projects, requirement gathering, planning, estimation and execution, risk analysis, resource management and successful delivery.

Confidential, New Jersey

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Leading a team to prepare the requirements, timeline, cost estimates, financial forecasting, resource allocation, development activities, quality assurance, release management and training for ERP and Infrastructure migration projects. Gathered requirements and outlined project plan following agile methodology using MS project. Track project status and provide updates to stakeholders through weekly standup meeting.
• Identified issues, risks and mitigation plan accordingly update weekly scorecard. Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality.
• Led change management process (ex: create PCR: Project change request) with procurement and supply chain and get approval from stakeholders.
• Organized project SDLC documents using MS SharePoint and compliance docs using EDMS (Electronic document management system).
• Reviewed deliverables with project and compliance team prior approval from stakeholders.
• Involved in capacity planning for the project, procurement of resource, supply chain & time card management, resource mapping and tracking the project tasks using various project management tool. Listed roles and responsibilities for resource allocated in the project using Clarity.
• Plan and manage all release activities. Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required.
• Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.

Confidential, New Jersey

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for resource allocation, time management, budget management, scope management, key performance indicators, governance, and stakeholder management. Development activities, quality assurance, release management and training of a software package supporting a unified approach and culture of rewards and recognition within the new company.
• Performed duties such as tracking, scheduling, finance, developing and managing project plan using MS project, maintaining risks and issues, managing change control process and staffing plan.
• Managed all aspects of the project from end to end using Agile (Scrum) methodology to initiate, plan & estimate, implement, identify risks & issues, outline mitigation plan, review /retrospect and release
• Developed the implementation plan and road map high level testing strategy for the clients. Outlined task verses resource allocation in the project using Clarity.

Confidential, New York

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed ecommerce/web application project for ad sales and management software development to manage advertising sales, production, accounting and reporting. Responsible for requirement gathering from stakeholders, budgeting, setting timeline for the project, resource gathering and allocation, vendor management, setting up meetings & coordinating between business and development team.
• Interacted with various ecommerce application providers and payment processing vendors to meet ecommerce project requirements. Involved in Resource planning and allocation for the project adhering to HR compliance aspects.

Confidential, Princeton, NJ

Project Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Engaged in financial project responsible for achieving business goals using various tools and mentoring team of executives working from offshore/onshore office resulting in strategically matrix and manages multiple requirements under tight budgets and deadlines following the compliance and business guidelines.
• Reviewing and authenticating various supplier contracts and negotiate to meet project needs. Setting up meeting using WebEx, capture meeting minutes, co-ordinate with team members to update the status of the project tasks and present in weekly standup meeting using power point presentation.

Confidential, New port, NJ

Project Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Achieved business goals by coordinating recruiting life cycle using various staffing tools and mentoring team of HR executives working from offshore office resulting in strategically matrix and manage multiple requirements under tight budgets following OFCCPA guidelines.
• Structured policies with proper compliance guidelines, business strategies, branding techniques, training framework reducing cost-and-time to hire for successful delivery of project resource allocation within timeline.
• Established relationships with new vendors and client managers to coordinate and fulfill project requirements.

Confidential, New York, NY

Project Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Engaged as a liaison between stakeholders and technical team for requirement gathering to outline project deliverables and guided the development team to understand customers need for them to design and develop the products.
• Involved in analyzing the supply chain and procurement need of the project and help management to implement following SLA, SOP and relevant compliance guidelines.
• Proficiently coordinated with vendors, recruiters and managers to developing a Talent Pipeline for project resource allocation following HR policies and work on employee retention measures to enable successful delivery of small to large size projects.

Confidential, New York, NY

Project Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Engaged as a liaison between stakeholders and technical team for requirement gathering to outline project deliverables and guided the development team to understand customers need for them to design and develop the products.
• Involved in analyzing the supply chain and procurement need of the project and help management to implement following SLA, SOP and relevant compliance guidelines.
• Proficiently coordinated with vendors, recruiters and managers to developing a Talent Pipeline for project resource allocation following HR policies and work on employee retention measures to enable successful delivery of small to large size projects.

Confidential, Bridgewater, NY

Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for achieving sourcing goals by managing recruiting life cycle using various staffing tools, job fair, referrals resulting in successfully sourcing multiple requirements under tight timelines & budgets.
• Establish relationship with existing and new vendors, staffing specialists, hiring managers involved in the project with professional approach at all levels to deliver stakeholders requirements.