SUMMARY:

• Strong Technical Project Manager (specializing in Cloud Migration - from Data Centres to Cloud for the past 3 projects) With 21+ years of experience in Finance, HealthCare ( Confidential HealthCare, FACETS 5.1) and Retail Domains.
• Started out as a C/C++ developer, from 1995 - 2001), transitioned as a Java/J2EE developer in 2001.
• Implement fully managed batch processing , eliminating the need for open source batch processing solutions.
• Manage all infrastructures, avoiding complexities of provisioning, managing, monitoring and scaling batch computing jobs.
• Run jobs that safely and securely retrieve and write data to and from AWS data stores.
• Homogenous and Heterogeneous migrations (Oracle to Oracle & Oracle to Amazon Aurora), continuous data replication with high availability.
• Migrating databases from Oracle to AWS with virtually no downtime.
• Setting up migration tasks using AWS Migration consoles: connections to source and target databases, performed test runs before the actual migration process.
• Migration of all financial databases to cloud, reducing the cost of IT Resources and Staff that managed it.
• Implement Cloud Automation, retire physical assets, reduce app TCO.
• Responsible for classification of apps (ideal for cloud, potential candidate for cloud, not suitable for cloud - for e.g., apps tied tightly to legacy enterprise hardware, earlier versions of Oracle DB might not be a good candidate for cloud
• Make sure that cloud-bandwidth related costs are kept to a minimal.
• Manage and track cloud costs (so far have used AWS for its cloud billing and cost reporting tool)
• Work with IT/Business teams to get business commit, document requirements/business process as well as execution commit including defined resources/timelines.
• Take control of meetings to ensure that the time is best used and that the timeline is adhered to
• Responsible for planning and defining scope of the projects with the ability to sequence items that are critical and have interdependencies among and between different business teams.
• Driving all team members to update and provide information about challenges, issues, risks and timeline details.
• Manage communication details around project status, timeline and milestones.

PROCESSES:

Areas: Cloud Migration (AWS Batch & AWS Database Migration Service), Actimize (AML), Portfolio Management, FACETS 5.1, ICD 9 to 10 Migrations.

Tools: ServiceNow, Watch Insight (2 years)

Technologies: Core Java/J2EE, XML, REST APIs, SOAP, JSON, JavaScript (Angular/Node JS)

Tools: MS Project, Excel, Visio

TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT:

Java, C++, JDK1.3, EJB, Servlets, JSP, JDBC, JavaMail APIs, XML, SAX parsers, Oracle 8.0.4, WAP1.0, WML1.1, JRun Application server, Apache Web Server, Sun Solaris 2.7, TIBCO RV 6.2, TIBCO Hawk 3.0.1, UML, TogetherJ, Visual Caf, Web Logic, Apache-SOAP, Websphere 3.5

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Project Manager

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• Worked as an IT Project Manager managed a team of employees, consultants and external vendors.
• Run day-day meetings, ensuring project deliverables are met, tracking outstanding issues, reviewing deliverables and facilitating training sessions for new project members.
• Manage all phases of implementation through the entire project lifecycle.
• Oversee integration of Service Watch with CMDB
• Service Mapping, Service Centric Event Management, Monitoring Tool Integration.
• Optimizing ServiceWatch for Cloud.

Confidential, New York, NY

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Migration of all financial databases to cloud, reducing the cost of IT Resources and Staff that managed it.
• Implement Cloud Automation, retire physical assets, reduce app TCO.
• Responsible for classification of apps (ideal for cloud, potential candidate for cloud, not suitable for cloud)
• Developed and implemented the project charter, statements of work, and detailed project plans for the Intranet re-design project
• Managed the planning, documenting, testing and executing, along with the tasks, budgets, timelines and project team members to successfully complete projects on time and within budget.
• Identified, integrated, and managed required internal and external resources to provide business solutions for complex issues.
• Established milestones as needed for reporting to appropriate management levels and communicated budget and status milestones as defined for the project.
• Drove project progress towards project goals, coaches and motivates Bank staff to make needed adjustments in plans to meet milestones and to achieve goals.
• Scheduled and conducted status meetings with involved staff and management, to ensure timely completion of project tasks and addressing and resolving problems that could prevent timely completion of the project
• Prepared, provided and communicates progress reports on project status for staff and management review
• Managed and tracks budget vs. actuals

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Consult with clients in the analysis of short and long - range business requirements and recommend innovations, which anticipate the future impact of changing business requirements.
• Coordinate activities with other data processing unit heads (e.g., database, telecommunications, operations, technical support, etc.).
• Organize, analyze, and control the activities of the project team.
• Assign personnel to the various projects and direct their activities.
• Review and evaluate the work of the staff and prepare periodic performance reports.
• Prepare activity and progress reports for the team.
• Leads cross-functional team projects and provides information technology consulting services.
• Coordinates and ensures delivery of services and support from KPIT for applications and initiatives.
• Responsible for detailed planning for development schedule, budget, staffing and approach.
• Track and report development status (schedule, budget, milestones, metrics, key events, risks and issues) to appropriate party.
• Establish development standards and processes.
• Ensures that all personnel are trained on processes and standards.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the support of the Production business applications Medi - Cal population i ncluding system modifications and maintenance
• Responsible for application support, development and deployment
• Responsible for business relationships, application performance, and the identification and delivery of new and existing application services to meet the business users known and emerging needs.
• Responsible for building, managing and delivering a portfolio of technology programs and projects that improve business process capabilities
• Responsible for developing and managing an Applications plan working with the senior management of the business
• Responsible for directing and evaluating feasibility studies, project scoping and project planning for business application projects
• Define, plan, and direct the execution of a broad range of technical projects, while balancing the competing demands of scope, time, cost, quality, resources, and risk.
• Responsible for establishing priorities and schedules for business application projects

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Organized, coordinated, and managed 3 major projects in cooperation with other departments, outside agencies, contractors, work teams, and others as required.
• Developed and monitored work plans, project goals, and schedules, including recommending and implementing changes.
• Developed work schedules, assigned tasks, supervised, directed, mentored, reviewed, and evaluated the performance of assigned staff; made recommendations on personnel actions, budgetary needs, and other administrative matters; reviewed and approved time cards.
• Analyzed and prepared written reports on program and project performance using project management methods and techniques; prepared and administered budgets, contracts and other administrative functions.
• Established and maintained systems and procedures to meet compliance requirements and support effective and efficient operations; interpreted and applied policies, regulations, codes, and contracts, in consultation with staff and others as required to ensure clear communication and integration of business processes.
• Served as principal contact for assigned projects or programs; confers with department directors and other officials concerning regulations, procedures, and policies.
• Developed and maintained information and statistical reports regarding program performance, service levels, and results.
• Managed vendor selection process and administered vendor contracts as necessary; writes grant applications, requests for proposals, and contracts.

Confidential, New York, NY

QA Manager

Platform: Java/J2EE, .NET

Responsibilities:

• Drive cross-functional execution of projects, across all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Lead execution of multiple projects or manages an entire program.
• Coordinate activities across functions and groups in compliance to the project lifecycle.
• Create, optimize, and drive plans using the OAL Project Lifecycle methodology.
• Effectively adapt and modify plans based on changing data or conditions.
• Ensure that projects track to schedule and scope.
• Learn from project retrospective and applies the learning for future projects.
• Align project teams with the business objectives and understands the inter-dependencies across cross-functional teams.
• Frame communication and discussions for the intended audience, with appropriate context and line of sight.

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Onsite Coordinator/Project Manager

Technologies: Mainframes, Java/J2EE, UNIX and Oracle.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure business follows all necessary intake processes
• Work with the business to define work strategies and communicate roadmap/planned work to impacted IT parties
• IT coordinator for internal and external Go/No - Go meetings.
• Serve as single point of contact for business and IT for all work related to Citi Kubra. Own release communication for scheduled work and manage across IT.
• Ensure appropriate IT teams are involved and enforce process and role clarity.
• Escalate potential contractual issues to current vendor managers and business.
• Help business track performance metrics and SLAs by accurately and consistently forecasting
• Project resource, material and contract costs.
• Assess project performance and implementing changes as necessary to ensure the projects remains within specified cost, schedule, and scope and quality objectives.
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance with moderate scope and complexity.
• Prepare all project documentation for closure, storage, and possible auditing activities, ensuring technical accuracy.

Confidential, Middletown, New Jersey

Product Development

Responsibilities:

• Actively participated in design and developed multi-threaded MorganXchange server based on J2EE architecture. I worked on Alert Processor and Scheduler components. Designed and developed an application to monitor alerts and messages generated by MorganXchange using TIBCO/Hawk.
• Developed the MorganXchange SDK based on XML framework. SOAP wire protocol was used for the communication between the MorganXchange and the SDK.
• Involved in designed and development of web interface using JSP, Servlets, JavaScript and JDBC for administering and managing users and clients.
• Designed overall architecture of Rich Media Server RMS with pluggable caching logic using Strategy design pattern. RMS is one of the subsystems of MorganXchange, which does caching of Rich Media Components RMC on local file system.
• Developed and deployed various Entity EJBs and session EJBs.
• Developed the messaging adapters that were to be used with TIBCO/RV for communication between different components.
• Setting up NIS, NFS, DNS and also configured Mail server.
• Installed and configured Web Logic application server and was responsible for various deployments over it and administration of Web Logic.
• Wrote various shell scripts to automate day-to-day system administration and was actively involved in day-to-day system administration.