SUMMARY:

• A diverse delivery management professional, result oriented, quality focused with strong communication skills, and 13+ years of IT Experience in implementing business transformation initiatives. Proven leadership and project delivery management experience in implementing Information Technology solutions in fast - paced environments.
• Seeking a Project Manager or Scrum Master Position in an environment which offers greater challenges and growth opportunities where I can use my skills, expertise, experience, and align my professional goals with the goals of the organization

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Project Planning & Tracking
• Agile Development
• Waterfall Development
• Test Management
• Resource Management
• Scoping & Scheduling
• Relationship Building
• Strategy Alignment

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Platforms: Web Framework (.NET, C, C#, VB, SOAP, HTML and DHTML, ODBC, JavaScript, ASP,), Web Services(SOAP. WSDL) Mainframe (COBOL, JCL, CICS)

Application Development Suites/Tools: Visual Studio, MS-Visio, MS Office, Share Point, Microsoft Project Plan, BOOMI, SFTP, CA Test Data Management, Eclipse

SAAS(Software As A Service): HP QC, CA Rally, CA Clarity, CRM- Salesforce.com, SAP Cloud-Success factors

PAAS(Platform As A Service): Dell-BOOMI, PI

Environment: Windows 2003, Windows 7, Mainframe

Databases: SQL Server, SQL, PL/SQL, SQL Explorer, DB2, DB2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Overlooked around 100+ interfaces for process integrations from cloud based platform to around 70+ vendors platforms(On Premise, On Cloud, DIE-Data Integration Environments etc) while using web services, emft (managed file transfers), IDOCS
• Ensured all security standards(PGP Encryption/ Decryption, Whitelisting, Key Authentications etc) are being followed while sharing data with the vendors and resolve any issues or challenges if encountered
• Worked as E2E Project Manager for Change Request management
• Defined the scope and schedule of the program level integrations for the cloud based HR and PY systems
• Socialize the scope, timelines, strategy with vendors so that it fits the overall program level timelines
• Solve complex infrastructure, security issues that arise with system operations, data transfer, job schedules and program modifications
• Interface with senior management for reporting, status, vendor management challenges
• Established and streamlined the change request process at program level to track all the changes and implement them successfully
• Evaluate stakeholders’ capacity for change across multiple dimensions of the SuccessFactors adoption lifecycle and identify areas to target change solutions
• Change Readiness Assessment, Change Impact Assessment, Change Network Approach
• Align stakeholders and provide relevant information about SuccessFactors future state objectives based on their specific needs and concerns- Stakeholder Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement Plan
• Facilitate the change request approval meeting at different levels with the senior managers, directors and managing directors
• Published the change request statuses, hours approved to around 100 + resources
• Lead Go live and the implementation activities from the integrations standpoint and support overall program level implementation
• Lead and support the production Hyper care defect triage meetings for the intake center
• Assigned appropriate severity to the defects and engage teams and vendors to resolve the defects with in the defined SLAs
• Change Readiness Assessment, Change Impact Assessment and Change Network Approach

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Scrum Master

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Worked as a servant-leader for the Scrum Team
• Removing impediments to the Development Team’s progress
• Helping the Scrum Team understand clear and concise Product Backlog items
• Working with the Product Owner to prioritize the backlog items and user story estimation Facilitate the User story grooming sessions with the scrum team while assigning the story points, test cases
• Conducting sprint ceremonies (planning, daily standup, retro and review etc.), tracked, escalated and remove impediments, track burn down charts, estimate velocity, analyze issues and points for the sprint
• Removed impediments and protected team members from distractions to maximize productivity
• Responsible for conducting various sprint ceremonies(Show and Tell- Review, daily stand up, Retrospectives, Sprint planning)
• Calculating the velocity of the sprint and ensuring the actual velocity is close to the estimated velocity

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Scrum Master

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Driving enterprise wide strategy(from Waterfall to Scrum development) to upgrade portals and code based in .Net, Java, SOA and Mainframe Technologies to support the new products
• Laying the foundation for the project execution while envisioning and defining different releases
• Creating and aligned business/strategic objectives with the Themes, Initiative and Features, mapped to actual work objects in Rally
• Conducted backlog grooming sessions and planned sprints for continuous delivery while prioritizing the backlog
• Defining and creating the project structure in Rally(Portfolio Management), rally tracking and administering access management for scrum team
• Conducting sprint ceremonies (planning, daily standup, retro and review etc.), tracked, escalated and remove impediments track burn down charts, estimate velocity, analyze issues and accepted points for the sprint
• Rally reporting for leadership with status updates for sprints and releases
• Analyze the proposed design, identify edge cases and suggest possible solutions
• Established Program Governance, Steering Committees, Initiated bi-weekly steering committee reviews, change control boards

Confidential, Phoenix

Technical Project Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for planning, directing and coordinating project from initiation through to implementation
• Work closely with the technology and business teams to understand and scope the requirements
• Presenting the execution approach to the Business and Technology Directors and getting their sign off
• Understand the technical design specification, configuration settings of the API Libraries, API Specifications
• Scoping, and scheduling of the deliverables
• Develop Use Cases, Use Case Diagrams, Logical Architecture Diagrams, Technical Architecture Diagrams, Web Sequence Diagrams, GAP and Impact Analysis
• Establishing processes for sign offs, communication strategies, escalation processes and improving them during the course of the project
• Created and shared status decks with the Technology and Business leadership with focus on the schedule, and scope
• Worked at the portfolio level activities while aligning the priorities and analyzing the scope and schedule impacts for the different project
• Driving governance meetings with Sr. management during transition, delivery management and transformation

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Technical Project Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Worked on the initiative kick off by bringing together all the impacted teams and finalizing the charter
• Work with members of senior management team- Directors, PMs to set the overall strategy and objectives for the project
• Worked with stakeholders to prioritize, plan, and execute the development and testing schedule for the project
• Analyze all the requirements and assess the technical feasibility of the requirements and ensure that the requirements are mapped accurately across all platforms
• Created a draft Project plan and track it closely to ensure the scope and schedule are under control
• Work on the Implementation plans and ensure the soft launch and hard launch of the project went smoothly
• Presented periodic dashboard reports on the current program updates and opportunities to all the stakeholders
• Solve complex issues that arise during the development, testing and implementation phase of the project
• Work closely with the Test Manager and ensure all the requirements are tested in entirety and Test reports are published regularly and accurately
• Identified risks and planned mitigation approaches

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Technical Project Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understanding the scope, HLBN, E2E business flow and objectives while closely working with the business architects
• Worked with Senior Management, Business & Release Management to understand the objectives of the Project
• Understand the Point of Arrival and Point of Departure to scope out the requirements clearly
• Gather information and create requirements, functional and technical specifications, estimate effort, create and align on the technical design
• Conducted the Joint Architecture Design Review sessions with the Technical Architects to ensure quality deliverables
• Created a draft Project plan and track it closely to ensure the scope and schedule are under control
• Work on the Implementation Plans to ensure the project is implemented successfully while delivering quality
• Ensure all the impacted teams follow the SDLC processes
• Identify risks and issues, planning and executing the mitigation approach, if required, follow-ups for risk closure
• Ensure regular report back to all the stakeholders about the project progress
• Monitored the Quality through quality metrics and mentored team through the project management processes
• Engaging and Onboarding the different project teams and aligning the expectations
• Resolve any complex issues that arise during development, testing, implementation

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Technical Project Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understanding the scope, HLBN, E2E business flow and objectives while closely working with the business architects
• Facilitated the kick off meetings and define the charter and high level business goals
• Created and worked on the impact requests to identify the different teams impacted for the initiative.
• Facilitated meetings with different stake holders, technical architects. QA teams to align the expectations and deliverables
• Worked with stakeholders to prioritize, plan, and execute the development schedule for major releases
• Created high level project plans by aligning with different stakeholders and tracking the activities on the plan
• Identify risks and issues, planning and executing the mitigation approach, if required, follow-ups for risk closure
• Worked on the implementation plans and oversaw the successful implementation at Confidential
• Driven and managed integrated teams( approx. 5 teams) to deliver technology solutions to support initiative by working closely with technical architects, engineers, and quality assurance

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Business System Analyst

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understand and documenting the system requirements of the project and assessing their technical validity
• Drove integrated teams to deliver technology solutions to support key product initiatives by working closely with, architects, engineers, and quality assurance
• Verify the unit test cases to ensure 100% coverage of all the requirements (functional and non-functional)
• Understand and verify the design specification and ensure SOX compliance is being followed
• Ensured all the impacted teams are following the processes, tools and techniques as per SDLC Processes
• Co-ordinate and follow up for any issue resolution and providing solutions to complex problems that arise during the development and testing phase of the project
• Coordinate with impacted teams to get their completed deliverables for each phase.

Confidential

Business Systems Analyst

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Schedule business analyze sessions with business and technology teams.
• Participate in the business analyze sessions capturing action items and updates to the requirements (functional and non-functional requirements) and use cases, if any.
• Consolidate Method of Changes from the technology teams and conducting walkthrough with technology and business teams.
• Initiating the workflows using share point and ensure that the signoff process is complete for all phases and for all deliverables.
• Ensure all application teams are following all SDLC processes and all project documentation is stored in SharePoint.
• Coordinate with impacted teams to get their completed deliverables for each phase.

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developed business components using .Net, C#, Javascript and SQL Server
• Working on code bases for upgrading the system to support multiple products
• Worked on the language controls in .Net so that website is translated appropriately based on the region
• Worked closely with the Technical Architect to define the design and the upgrade approach for the .NET 3.0 based application

Confidential

Software Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Created and worked on the custom controls using C#
• Developed business components using C# and SQL Server
• Implemented Single Sign on the application for ease of Access to the customers
• Working on code bases for designing the frontends ASP pages using CSS, JavaScript and connecting them to the databases by creating ODBC connections
• Creating and defining control events using C#.
• Participated in the unit testing of the application
• Resolved the defects found in the SIT And UAT and updated the HP ALM for the sam