SUMMARY

• Experienced Project Management Professional offering 10+ years of experience in leading all phases of diverse technology projects PMP, PMI - ACP, CSM credentials; degree in IT; three years of software programming
• Program Planning; plan and manage multimillion-dollar projects aligning business goals wif technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.
• Excellent communicator; leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively wif stakeholders and their respective teams.
• Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Able to manage large project teams and known for high-quality deliverables dat meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming: Java, XML, JavaScript, Struts 1.4

Tools: Primavera P6, JIRA, Leankit, MS Visio, MS Project, Rational clearcase, RAD 6.0, MS Office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for program work-in-take, planning (Schedule creation, WBS) and execution(monitoring and tracking progress) of teh program
• Responsible for scope management (Change requests, RFPs), budget analysis and resource forecasting
• Managing 4 cross-functional teams of total of 30 team members (onsite and offshore)
• Leading process improvement for Metrics and Dashboard for PMO; defining consistent KPIs for all teh teams
• Manage dependencies and risks; communicate regular status to stakeholders
• Mentor other project managers and team in project management concepts

Confidential

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead teh implementation for Regional DMZs across teh globe (across 8 countries)
• Managed implementation of CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker) SaaS application solutions(to 2.5m customers)
• Responsible for Kick-off security projects (New products, Operations, Proof-of-concepts)
• Responsible for creating Product roadmap, planning, schedule and timeline
• Manage risks, dependencies and Issues and track them to closure
• Single point-of-contact for Vendor procurements, Contracts for Internet Security team.
• Responsible for Budget forecasting, Resource forecasting
• Provided quarterly budget metrics to teh leadership
• Managed cross-functional team size of 10(Internal, Vendors).
• Helped in improving productivity of teh team
• Communicated regular status and metrics to respective stakeholders, leadership and PMO
• Provided guidance to other project managers in teh area. Mentor teh new members in teh team
• Streamlined work-in take process for teh portfolio to reduce teh lead time.
• Instrumental in transformation teh InfoSec area to Scaled Agile
• Introduced Lean concepts of Project Management in teh area (reducing teh wait time by 23%)
• Mentored and coached team in Project Management and Agile concepts

Confidential

Agile Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Was responsible for Project Charter Creation, planning (Creating WBS, Milestone based detailed schedule), execution and closing.
• Wif Allocated budget of $12.6m, program successfully implemented 5 releases wifin allowed budget-limit (+3%) and able to meet strict timeline (as imposed by Dept. of Insurance).
• Managed 10 teams wif 70 FTEs across different Auto Line-of-Business from teh allocations to resource-forecasting for teh program.
• Provided timely and accurate communication of project progress to sponsors and stakeholders.
• Created and driven resolution for dependencies, Change requests, risks and Issues.
• Conducted projects according to teh standards outlined in teh Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) guide and ensure compliance wif project Management Office Standards.
• Successfully migrated Confidential apps to WAS 8.5 wifin allocated budget and time
• Overall accountability for Project planning, monitoring and controlling of project.
• Provided timely and accurate communication of project progress to sponsors and stakeholders.
• Responsible for Resource Management(assigning tasks, allocations and time-reporting)
• Coordinated project activities, facilitates dependencies, risk and issues sessions.
• Managed project Change Requests and facilitate approval by sponsors.

Confidential

Lexis for Microsoft Office

Responsibilities:

• Lead team of 10(2 onsite and 8 Offshore) for development of teh product
• Facilitated IT requirements sessions
• Developed project schedules, project estimates and managed change requests
• Prepared weekly status reports for Project sponsor to track issues, schedule, risks, dependencies and development
• Managed application teams involved in solving problems utilizing teh common development and test environments

Confidential

Release Manager

Responsibilities:

Confidential is a web based flagship product which caters in Legal and News content wif a high user base of 2bn users. It is an international product supporting customers from 11 countries in 17 different markets allowing them to choose from 7 different languages.

• Coordinated application teams, Infra teams and Product areas for Confidential Releases(Major, Minor and Emergency releases)
• Responsible for planning of releases for Confidential throughout teh year
• Analyzed performance issues, environment issues, point-of-contact for Business Units for Releases.
• Acted as domain consultant to different teams (iPhone/iPad applications) on Confidential framework.
• Responsible for Release signoff from teh client.

Technical Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Single point of contact for all teh Business Units for teh project(Business Units in Australia, UK, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany, France, Netherland, Hong Kong and USA)
• Involved in review & verify scope of teh enhancements.
• Prepare project plans, schedules and closure reports
• Mentored new team members on project domain.
• Supervised team of 6(offshore) and 2 (onsite).

Technical Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop & review Confidential enhancements
• Prepared feasibility analysis, estimation and level of effort.

Software Engineer.

Responsibilities:

• Developing Confidential Results functionality (platform: Struts 1.4)
• Responsible for Results module front-end development.