SUMMARY:

Senior IT Project Manager/ Scrum Master, with strong expertise in systems analysis, data mining, architecture and development. Experience across several domains including Insurance, Pharmaceutical, and Human resources. Established capabilities in Data Mining, ERP implementations, custom web application development, and production support. 20+ years of IT experience, manage large multi - site international cross-functional IT work streams for large companies. Currently Associate Director -Projects Confidential technology solutions utilizing Agile and Waterfall Project management methodologies.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Worked with Waterfall and iterative project management SDLC life cycle including project planning, project scope definition, monitoring and control.
• Utilized Agile Scrum methodologies. Coordinated Sprint ceremonies, worked with Product Owners and facilitated Scrum teams. Pilot team member on a very successful organization level Agile transformation
• Expertise in Project Management / Collaboration tools including JIRA, MS Project, Sharepoint, Confluence
• Managed projects across multiple technologies including .Net, Java, ERP Implementations and Data Management and custom application development and maintenance projects, developed numerous proposals for clients and answered several RFP’s for Fortune 500 clients to close multi-million-dollar deals.
• Expertise in Project planning and monitoring., meeting quality standards, project budget monitoring, resource planning and management, change and risk identification and risk mitigation, led process improvement.
• Hire resources based on project needs, conduct performance resources for direct/ indirect reports.
• Managed 50+ member teams working cross functionally amongst diverse professional and cultural backgrounds on projects with $5,000,000 budgets and managed and monitored the project budgets.
• Led Data governance, Business Intelligence, Data mining and building organization wide common data layer initiatives
• Strong domain expertise in Workers Compensation Insurance, Healthcare claims, Human resources, Banking
• Performed quantitative and qualitative analysis of existing data, data cleansing and data mapping to new models
• Prepared project documentation including business architecture diagrams including as is and to be workflows, data flow diagrams, and technical systems architecture design
• Created as is process flows and to be process flows and documenting process improvement to current processes and workflows
• Utilized use cases for requirements analysis and several requirements elicitation techniques including interviewing, questionnaires, and JAD sessions by engaging appropriate resources.
• Gathered non-functional requirements such as security, access rights/privileges, data migration, performance/load requirements, usability, and portability across platforms/browsers.
• Evaluated workflows using prototyping techniques.
• Built mock-up HTMLs and Visio prototypes. Created highly effective demos to capture and playback requirements and UI specifications.
• Writing SQL queries (Oracle and SQL Server) to extract data and analyzing it using tools like Excel, Access etc.
• Building simple to medium complex data transformation from source systems to ODS layers using tools like Business Objects Data Services.
• Performed cost benefit analysis for prospective/current clients to predict five-year net savings, cumulative cash flow, payback period, return of investment, and earned value.
• Executed process oriented project and delivery approach.
• Completed process improvements with ISO, CMM, and CMMI processes.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

JIRA, MS Project, MS Office, Visio, SharePoint, Oracle, Business Objects Data Services, Microsoft Visio, ERWIN, SQL, XML, EDI Mapping, TOAD, SQL Developer, PeopleCode, SQR, PeopleSoft Query, Java, Visual BASIC, SQL Server, MS Access, Crystal Reports, ASP, IIS, VBScript, JavaScript, HTML, Visual Interdev, ADO, Kintana, Remedy, Visual Interdev, SQL Server 2000/7.0, VBScript, JScript, ASP 2.0, IIS 5.0/4.0, Crystal Reports 8.5/ 8.0, Visual Basic 6.0, Access 2000/7.0, PVCS, Visual Source Safe, SEI, CMM, ISO, Oracle 7.2 C, C++

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Thousand Oaks, California

Consultant Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led Scrum ceremonies. Led data governance meetings with business and IT stakeholders to identify common data dictionary definitions, business process mapping, and information architecture.
• Worked closely with database management team for data modeling, and data cleansing initiatives. Collaborated with ETL development teams for ETL process design, XML shredding, advanced querying and data mapping using BODS (Business Objects Data Services)
• Created data flow diagrams and ER diagrams. Built UI prototypes for web applications, as well as provided demos to business stakeholders.

Confidential, Calabasas, California

Product Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Conducted functional and technical architecture reviews.
• Performed testing, as well as prepared end user documentation.
• Managed implementation and post-implementation issue resolution.

Confidential

ERP Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed system integration, user acceptance testing, and performance testing of PeopleSoft HRMS 8.0 to HCM 8.9 upgrade project for Confidential delivered by offshore PeopleSoft applications outsourcing company.
• Oversaw test strategy, test planning, tracking, status reporting, change management, and process compliance.
• Ensured responsiveness to customer needs, as well as managed expectations.
• Streamlined coordination between more than 50 project team members including Business, IT, and offshore vendor.
• Guaranteed successful rollout as per plan in spite of considerable delays through effective change control techniques.

Senior Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw offshore 15-member team that achieved enormous savings without onsite resources.
• Administered workforce and global payroll core implementation.
• Built all statutory requirements as there were no country extensions delivered by PeopleSoft for this implementation

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Served as offshore delivery manager for PeopleSoft North America payroll and time and labor implementation on multiple PeopleSoft engagements.
• Managed 40-person teams. Directed application maintenance of Marks and Spencer’s PeopleSoft application maintenance engagements.
• Acted as delivery manager for legacy application knowledge engineering project. Supervised a modernization project of 480 applications for Confidential that created a central repository, generated program flows, batch flows, provided various reports, and completed technical/application architecture documents.

Confidential

Functional Consultant, Project Manager .

Responsibilities:

• Participated in transition of PeopleSoft India center setup. Conducted recruitment for PeopleSoft India Service Center.
• Contributed to infrastructure setup and project planning. Directed projects until steady state.
• Performed duties including system study, requirements gathering, and test strategy development.
• Educated and implemented onsite/offshore methodology for projects to achieve 90% offshore model for several areas.
• Generated huge cost savings ranging from $250,000 to $1,000,000 based engagement size.
• Established software configuration management control.