OBJECTIVE

• To take challenging career with multi - task responsibilities within a progressive company by contributing unique blend of project management and technical knowledge, where my education, skills and work experience will have valuable application to meet the challenges of real life projects

SUMMARY

• Highly motivated team player with excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, presentation and leadership skills with proven aptitude to work independently and within a team environment to meet project deadlines and achieve result.
• Confident, goal oriented and responsive person with over 5 years of extensive experience in Project Management activities including planning, tracking, managing and coordinating the overall process used across the entire project portfolio in United States and across the globe.
• Willing to change and learn new skills.
• Knowledge and perspectives of both sides of Management and Information Systems. Extensive experience in creating consolidating program plan (work schedules, major milestones, budget, actual, risk, issues, dependencies etc), managing resources and tasks against agreed timelines while staying within project scope and the project milestones,
• Experience in implementing agile and scrum methodology.
• Good understanding of customer requirements and managing customer expectations in providing solutions to the same
• Experience in requirement gathering, analysis and providing solutions across technologies
• Experience in in test planning, test preparation, test execution, report generation and user acceptance testing (UAT) and liaising with outside IT consultants and other third-party contractors to ensure projects would be completed on time.
• Experience in implementing agile and scrum methodology.
• Responsible for Risk/Issue Management and Stakeholders Management
• Experience in defining change management process and conducting impact analysis, gap analysis, SWOT analysis, cost benefit analysis & risk analysis as related to budget, timelines
• Proficient in managing multiple projects simultaneously in fast paced results-oriented business successfully.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• MS Office Suite (Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project), MS Communicator, MS Visio, Clarity Portfolio, Content Management tools, AGILE(SCRUM)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Volunteer Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Performed cost/benefit analysis of the project
• Helped to grow education business and increase market penetration
• Developed and implemented strategic sales plans to meet and exceed goals
• Provided leadership for Human Resources strategic planning and operational requirements by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees
• Developed and administered programs, procedures, and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the company.

Confidential, Stamford, CT

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developed the consolidated program plans (work schedules, major milestones, budget, Actuals, Risk, Issues, Dependencies etc)
• Documented CME release for interest Rates
• Created project initiation documents (TOR(Terms of reference) and PID(Project Initiation Document)
• Scheduled, attended and run project meetings and documented meeting minutes and action items
• Communicated with key project stakeholders on project progress and facilitated open information flows among project stakeholders and managed the approval processes for the project, ensured signoff on deliverables

Confidential

Intern (PMO /Quality Assurance)

Responsibilities:

• Assisted Sr. Directors and Sr. Project Managers in various projects in Agile environment with SCRUM approach
• Actively participated in PMO activities including planning, tracking managing and defining the overall process used across entire project portfolio
• Assisted Sr. project managers in Sprint and Release planning
• Performed manual testing, including multi-media websites and online gaming applications and tracking all internal defects/bugs in JIRA, RT, Quality Center)

Confidential

Business Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Marketing and Sales of Home Improvements and Canned fruits products in Indian Market
• Developed marketing plan to promote and sell industrial and food products in International Market
• Assisted General Manager in planning, managing, and monitoring projects from concepts through implementation
• Created RFP
• Organized and participated in tradeshows and networking events at major cities throughout India, built local awareness and client base through active participation with local professional associations
• Monitored project progress weekly basis and managed export documents