SUMMARY:

• Over 15 Years of Experience in Project and Program Management Positions;
• Proven Ability to Manage Multiple Projects Concurrently, and to Create Teams to Design and Implement Successful Projects that Align Business and IT Objectives to Deliver Rapid Results
• Dynamic, focused, highly motivated and detail - oriented professional with a proven track record of success with implementing solutions.
• Excellent skills in team building and with the turnaround of underperforming programs into successes.
• Solutions-driven manager of value-adding programs that lead global, cross-functional teams in delivering strategic initiatives proven to improve systems, processes and results.
• IT Governance Strategic Planning & Execution Business Intelligence Creative High-Impact Solutions Budgeting & Cost Control Change Management
• Enterprise wide Implementation Stakeholder Management Team Building
• Process Improvement Develop/Implement Work plan Problem Solving
• Risk & Issue Management MS Office include MS Project Vendor Management
• Turnaround Operations Planview and ServiceNow Agile/Waterfall
• Staffing & Resource Management JIRA & HP Quality Center Web Application

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Montvale, New Jersey

Sr. Program/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed and delivered more than 25 projects ranging in size of $500K to 5 million each, handling a portfolio of as many as 5 projects simultaneously and delivering 99% within deadlines and budget
• Planning schedules and resources, providing leadership for cross-discipline project team up to 40 people
• Led the effort to build a new platform, the Inquiry Express for Independence and Risk applications that increased productivity and reduced annal cost substantially
• Turned around underperforming Partner Rotation System (PRS) application development into a successful release and managed 6 subsequent releases under budget and on time
• Implemented a strategic firmwide solution to improve processes and reduce cost for the Master Service Agreement (MSA) that accelerated risks and mitigation process for new/current engagements
• Implemented successful Agile methodology in LRR portfolio
• Managing all phases of project (end to end) initiation, planning, execution, controlling closing
• Built estimate and budget tracking template that has now been implemented in the LRR portfolio
• Building credible, effective & proactive communication with all stakeholders, providing project status to key stake holders and leadership to deliver exceptional results
• Negotiating and maintaining contracts with technology vendors
• Mentoring and coaching new hire PMs
• Identifying & prioritizing risks, preparing risks’ mitigation plans and tracking progress

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a Project Manager on a strategic project to develop a brand-new web Scorecard for worldwide Bank Rating Methodology and data-driven reports with the budget of $4.0M
• Developed project plans that included scope, cost, schedule, quality, resourcing, risk identification & mitigation, end-user training, communication and the project implementation within budget and scope
• Successfully completed multi releases for the different phases of the strategic project
• Worked with product owners to create product backlogs and release plans
• Facilitated the daily scrum meetings, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospective.
• Principal point of contact for the steering committee for project status and decisions
• Managed resource allocations, assigning responsibilities and defining clear expectations for the team
• Presented project roadmap timelines, budgets, risks, statuses, and schedules to senior executives
• Managed project by using MS project for planning, scheduling and tracking

Confidential, Montvale, New Jersey

Project Manager / Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Managed web applications to report Adverse Drug Events to Pharma companies and FDA
• Successfully launched Drug Alert, Drug Recall and Patients Resource Guide (CMS applications)
• Managed & delivered projects with substantial enhancement in efficiency resulting in cost control
• Delivered high quality software in rapid time frames, in a rapidly evolving environment
• Managed Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Sprint Backlog, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective
• Conducted daily scrum meetings to review project progress, identify, track and resolve issues
• Championed Agile development practices, including test-driven development and acceptance testing
• Managed project documentations in accordance with the FDA and HIPAA compliance programs
• Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget

Confidential, New York, NY

Project Manager / Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Managed Agile methodology effectively by using release plans and sprint
• Worked with stake holders & product owners to prioritize the requirements for sprint
• Handled three different scrum teams working on a common set of requirements
• Led discussions at post-sprint retrospectives to identify strengths and areas of process improvement
• Conducted scrum meetings with teams for project statuses and to resolve issues in a timely manner
• Monitored a new system that worked as per specifications before it was released as a Beta version

Confidential, Morristown, New Jersey

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed and launched "Billing Online" where Confidential customers can access/pay their invoices online
• Led global team of 40 personnel and managed & controlled budget up to $5 million
• Managed and launched an application to support Confidential e-commerce and retail product sales in stores
• Managed all phases of projects including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control & closing
• Identified & prioritized risks, prepared risk mitigation plans and tracked the progress of risks
• Conducted JAD sessions with stakeholders, QA and developers to resolve issues
• Liaised between project team, business users and stakeholders with effective communication
• Managed development, quality assurance and complete the project within the schedule and budget
• Managed effective and proactive communication with stakeholders to get their on-time input
• Managed projects by using MS project for planning, scheduling and tracking