SUMMARY:

A PMP certified Project Manager with strong communication skills and 16+ years of experience in Agile/Scrum & CMMI Processes, Business Analysis, Client Relationship, Software Architecture & Development, in roles that demand rigor and a high level of drive.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• PMP Certified
• AGILE/SCRUM
• CMMI - 5 & CMMI-3 Processes
• Project Management
• SDLC Models
• Business Analysis
• Client Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Resource Planning
• Risk Management
• Configuration Planning
• Change Management
• Test Planning
• Requirement Gathering
• Data Warehousing
• Process Modeling
• Disaster Recovery
• Performance Optimization

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Project Manager

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Determined operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats for a Healthcare Domain project
• Worked on Data Warehousing Projects involving Data Models, Data Analytics, Business Rules Spreadsheets, Implementing Filters And Parameters And Data Mining.
• Implemented Business Intelligence projects involving Query Logic, Business Performance Management and Performance Measurement, Product Planning, Business Process Re-engineering, Competitive Analysis, Data Mapping, User/End-user Query and Reporting
• Managed end to end transition of the project, planning the effort required for meeting the key deliverables, determining the sequence of tasks scaled by process, collaborating with group of SMEs to ensure proper deliverable of tasks to meet project objectives
• Improvised systems by recommending innovative processes & plans, monitoring and controlling those processes & plans to comply with the Time, Scope and Budget
• Prepared technical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends from various sources for executive meetings, strategies and decisions
• Defined project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases, and elements; forming project team; establishing project budget.
• Worked with cross-functional teams for the development and integration of solutions and act as primary node of contact for all these teams during entire SDLC
• Demonstrated ability to work and thrive in a rapidly changing environment relying on the fast emerging changes of the business needs
• Utilized ability and knowledge to prioritize and balance multiple priorities and projects in an Agile-Scrum model
• Collaborated with successful transition of innovative business solutions to the project sponsors

Project Manager

Confidential, Chagrin Falls, OH

Responsibilities:

• Defined, documented and implemented CMMI Level 5 polices required for business processes for the organization
• Responsible for end to end project transition, defining scope for meeting the key milestones, determining the resources and budget for tasks process, working with various cross functional teams of SMEs to ensure the quality and timely deliverables to meet project objectives of Midstream Operations of Logistics Domain on Cloud Infrastructure
• Implemented projects involving ETL & Business Objects using PeopleSoft, Informatica
• Worked on the capital and resource request process as required (through presentations, cost-benefit analysis, developing business case), supply/demand fundamentals, monitor and document the outcomes, adherence to quality for midstream operations on Cloud hosting
• Contributed significantly to the process defining and improvement activities, assessing the areas for adjustment/improvement, proposing, implementing and controlling changes in those areas
• Monitored & identified the threats and risks to project time, scope & cost, developing risk management plans and strategies, implementing the mitigation/contingency plan wherever necessary for Logistics domain project
• Implemented innovative solutions in shifting the legacy application to cloud hosted environment and worked on prototyping to full development and testing of the system for a Financial planning & Analysis project on Salesforce Cloud
• Communicated the ideas in a clear and concise manner to the management, balancing and prioritizing multiple projects
• Demonstrated ability to look into “gray” ambiguous areas, utilizing vision and leadership to understand the business needs and deliver innovative and well defined solutions accordingly
• Developed solution for Patient EMR Enterprise Application System in Healthcare Domain
• Estimated project costs, timescales and resource requirements in conjunction to the agreed terms

Project Lead

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities:

• Defined, implemented & optimized best practices according to CMMI Level 3 guidelines to work towards Organizational Performance Optimization & Improvement.
• Business Analysis & review of Requirement Analysis for a 3-Tier solution developed for a Healthcare domain project
• Defined project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases, and elements; forming project team; establishing project budget.
• Developed exhaustive Project Plans comprising of Risk Management, Issues Management, Quality Control, Communications, Schedules & Milestones, Resources, Stakeholders, Change Management, Configuration Management, Status Reporting, Project Reporting, Project Transition and Project Deployment for different projects in Logistics, Retail, E-Commerce & Finance domain
• Determined goals and objects, success factors, planning assumptions, dependencies and constraints, and high-level risks & translated generalized customer business goals and objectives into concrete strategy and tactical plans.
• Prepared project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends in accordance to different KPIs
• Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies
• Cultivated a culture of software defined infrastructure, automation, best practices, metrics and consistency across the organization

Business Analyst / Project Manager

Confidential, Newark, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Developed & optimized processes for different projects being developed for Telecom & Retail domain based on AGILE, Waterfall, Iterative & RAD models
• Managed an array of projects in Logistics, Healthcare & Retail Ecommerce domain ranging from Web to Mobile platforms, involving in cross-domain functionality for major frameworks
• Managed projects involving large Data Warehousing & Data Mining and working on DB Normalization and optimization, including Data Analytics and SEO aspects
• Plan, coordinate and implement all phases of an IT deployment of significant complexity, while ensuring reliability, quality, and on time delivery to meet customer expectations
• Provided technical insight to the development team on defining Design Patterns, Application structure based on MVC architecture, Relational Database Architecture Design & Normalization.
• Lead project team through structured task estimation & development process.
• Monitor scope, schedule, cost, and quality deviations and assist in the development of alternative methods for corrective action at the project level.

System Analyst

Confidential, Littleton, CO

Responsibilities:

• Performed stakeholder analysis in order to determine and gain agreement for the project’s business problem for various Enterprise level E-Commerce, CRM & Web Applications for different Verticals like Logistics, Retail, Media, Finance, Education, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Transportation etc.
• Coordinated with the project team, the identification of all deliverables, sequence of all activities and tasks necessary to complete the deliverable, the effort required to complete each task, assignment of deliverables to an owner, and cost of the analysis and planning phase of the project.
• Manage and direct multiple medium to large-scale complex, high risk, strategic, enterprise wide projects with innovation and excellence.
• Ensured project documentation is completed and maintained as the project changes or refines over time.
• Partnered with in-house and cloud vendors to negotiate and customize business, functional, and design requirements for business solutions across different domains of Engineering, Finance, Education, Government, Telecom, Transportation etc.
• Worked with team on developmental, problem solving, leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Leading teams through projects that demand vigor and tough challenge.