Summary

An experienced Project manager / Certified Scrum Master with more than 10 years of experience applying people, process, problem-solving and technical skills to improve individual, team and organizational performance. Strong leader with demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels and in all functional areas. Proven track record of consistently completing projects with high energy and dedication, on time and as per specifications. Outstanding analytical and managerial skills and the ability to thrive under pressure.

Key Result Areas

• Business Analysis Project Management Delivery Management
• Agile / Scrum Management Clear Communications Reporting Client Relationship
• User Acceptance Testing UAT Global Team Coordination

Career Highlights

Confidential Senior Project Manager

• Undertaking case/ system Study and gathering specific requirements from the client and developed relationships with key stakeholders.
• Create multiple Business Requirements Documents BRD , Functional Requirements, Functional Specification Documents and Use Cases.
• Project Planning WBS, scheduling using MS Project and handling Onsite/ Offshore Delivery Management for technical deliverables of concurrent projects. Defining escalation/ response/ resolution time for reported problems on the basis of criticality.
• As a data and business Analyst discussed and finalized business rules for data merging with business personnel and provided ongoing status reports. Use MS PROJECT to monitor and track tasks and resources.
• Performed cost and schedule functions, which included developing cost estimates and work breakdown structure WBS , project performance analysis and forecasting, cost report preparation, and monitoring budget, actual and forecast quantities, man-hours, and unit rates
• Demonstrated outstanding leadership and excellent project management skills, consistently scoring 90 on Customer Satisfaction surveys.
• Track and report performance on organizational objectives and engagement objectives Balanced Scorecard drive productivity score of the assigned project on a regular basis.
• Monitored and identified new business opportunities and achieved objectives
• Project cost control plan, monthly/daily productivity tracking reports as per client requirements
• Providing high-end technical support on systems, managing incidents and ensuring high end-user satisfaction levels through solution of their problems

Accomplishments

• Conducted resource planning and budgeting tracked costs to ensure adherence to budgetary limitations. Brought in supplemental service revenue of approximately 1 million with projects averaging 500k.
• Successfully managed multiple IT projects for hedge funds globally and maintained an excellent client relationship that led to 15 increase in revenue.
• Efficiently identified the need for solutions to address common needs in the Hedge fund domain and developed industry vertical products for Reconciliation, CRM, research management and intranet portals.

Skills

Project Management Skills:

• Strong understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies, SDLC and Business Analysis practices
• Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion
• Good conflict management and prioritization skills
• Proven ability to achieve results in very high pressure environments and keep team motivated

Technical Skills

• Expert in building client/server and web based applications
• Solid knowledge in Microsoft development technologies
• MS Project, Balsamiq, Basecamp, SharePoint, Jira, Bugzilla, RALLY
• C , ASP.NET, Web Services, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, VBA, Java, SQL SERVER, MS Access, MySQL
• MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, MS Excel

Project Experience

Confidential

Description: A web based application which integrates third party and custom data to provide a snapshot of the fund against benchmarks using Alpha and Beta calculations. Helps the managers, traders and investors to view risk analysis, correlations and historical performance tables through role based interactive dashboards.

Responsibilities Senior Project Manager:

Modified existing access database tool to meet requirements for top management, Analyst, Operation teams. Reviewed and re-vamped internal requirement gathering processes developed project plan and solution utilized Scrum throughout project to optimize delivery and played role in supporting release teams during product release. Succeeded in modifying the performance tool, which improved efficiency.

Confidential

Description: It focuses on storage and organization of documents and contacts to support active work including content creation and sharing within an organization. Ensures consistency of documents and manage metadata Protects documents from unauthorized access. Advanced functionalities include consistent custom business workflows process for how documents are handled, share common calendar Sync with Outlook , contacts, tasks, email notification and version history for the documents.

Responsibilities: Senior Project Manager

Gathered business and UI requirements through Surveys, Prototyping and JAD sessions with different groups of Subject Matter Experts SME's . Created Use case, Process Flow, Activity Diagrams Developed BRD, FSD and Test Plan Responsible for estimations, Risk Planning, Resource allocation, track progress against schedule and WBS Built credibility, established rapport, and maintained communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization. Involved in UAT maintained a Traceability Matrix.

Confidential

Description: A solution that efficiently meets the diverse reconciliation, financial governance and archiving needs of hedge funds. It supports end of day reconciliation of NAV calculations and reconciliation of trade and cash positions from traditional securities to OTC and exchange traded derivatives. Provides real time visibility and performs critical compliance tasks. Effectively monitor and manage investment risks while maximizing portfolio returns.

Responsibilities: Senior Project Manager

• Gathering business requirements, translate them into functional specifications, and collaborate with the developers to help design, develop, and roll out new systems and tools
• Maintaining the technical stream of Margin Trading, Customers books and records and creating the highly sensitive monthly statements for customer
• Analysis of Business Application and recommend the solution based on their needs, situations, issues and problems in technical stream. Managing project related information like Status Report, Issues and Risks, Assumptions, Change Management and Milestones using MS Project

Confidential

Description: The SharePoint application serves as the intranet portal providing features like collaboration, document management and automated workflows. A centralized database environment for all the data associated with the collaboration like research specific information, related documents, shared calendar, tasks, action items and custom data elements.

Responsibilities: Project Manager

• Developed Functional Specifications, User Interaction Diagrams for Web features Risk Profiling, Portfolio Management, Forum/Q A, Stock Quotes, Latest News, Outlook Integration
• Schedule and facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Up, Sprint Demo and Sprint Retrospective meetings.
• Handle planning and tracking of project schedule, Task Resource Allocation, Monitoring and Reporting using MS Project Removed impediments and resolved conflicts Prepared Release Notes/Training manuals for all features/fixes deployed in each release/modification.
• Built credibility, established rapport, and maintained communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization

Confidential

Description: It is a web based research portal for fund managers to share real-time research information with features including research by ticker and sector, live Bloomberg integration, portfolio database, discussion threads, calendar, contacts, Wiki and a variety of canned and custom reports. It has a seamless integration of external and internal search. It provides custom filter options to make the user ease to use.

Responsibilities: Project Manager

Established agile methodologies and project portfolio though MS Project. Reviewed operations, defined requirements and created plan to prioritize and mitigate issues established technical and business processes and led execution of and support for various projects. Succeeded in introducing agile approach, which improved project efficiency and strengthened trust between technical teams and stakeholders.

Confidential

Description: Mobile Insight is a field/sales force automation application. It is committed to freeing companies from paperwork and duplication of store visit reports by leveraging handheld device technology and GPS integration for compliance and true real-time reporting.

Responsibilities Scrum Master

Brought project back on track which was lagging behind in schedule. Liaised with stakeholders to evaluate project status and set new priorities co-created technical delivery plan and training program, introduced Scrum methodology and Jira task tracking tool to oversee system build and played key role in system deployment. Succeeded in bringing back the project deliverables on schedule within 3 months, allowing product owners to release the product and further enhance product development.

Previous Experience

Confidential

• Analyzed business and user needs, documented requirements and translated them into database specifications.
• Designed, developed, and programmed standalone client databases using Visual Basic, Access, and SQL, in accordance with customer business requirements, timelines, and budget constraints.
• Partnered with customers in all areas of implementation, including process and procedure description, process testing, training, measurement, and reporting.
• Created and maintained user guides, reference manuals, and training materials, and directed training sessions to support clients in new business processes and applications.

Confidential

• Intellitrader is a web enabled decision support product designed for share marketers to help in trading and in making financial market decisions on stocks/commodities/securities and other financial instruments.
• Interface effectively with business and technical staff and SMEs of the various applications to gain an understanding of the current process
• Actively participated in Admin and trading modules as a core developer.
• Monitored and responsible for a smooth run of back end data and live feeds for trading activity to the application
• Involved as a team member in product implementation and bug fix at client location

Confidential

• Developed ELearning module that enable web-based learning, virtual education opportunities and digital collaborations.
• Aptech computer Education as a Tutor
• Arranged the tests online and providing the course material to the students
• Familiarized students with the technical programs and inspiring them for being efficient in them
• Presented Statistics for Students Attendance, Exam/Test Score Half yearly, Performance measure to Top Management Managing Director
• Expressed ideas about the growth, operational activities in a confident, clear and compelling way and appropriately tailored style/approach to top Management verbally