Summary

Self-driven Management and Technology Consultant with more than 18 years of progressive consulting experience in delivering enterprise solution implementations. Skilled in managing diverse, multidisciplinary resource teams. Thrive in fast-paced environments require minimal time to acclimate.

Professional Summary

Leading Staffing Solutions

Infotech Enterprises America

The Hartford.

WrencheadInc

Kumaran Systems Inc

Sakthi Software Synergy

Project Management Professional PMP certified

Microsoft Technology Specialist - Developing E-Business Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004

Certified Lotus Specialist Lotus Domino 5.0

Leading Staffing Solutions

• Leading a team responsible for maintaining and supporting the Integration platform on the Biztalk server, Salesforce Force.com platform. The 40 applications range in size and audience, from single department, to Corporate / Customer wide Global solutions. Included is the companies Supplier Management Application, a wholly contained solution used to manage the candidate applying for recruitingactivities.
• Managing cost center, build vs. buy analysis, High Level estimating OOM, ROM . Provide oversight to the Integration platform by working with other development teams and business owners, to ensure proper governance practices are followed.

Manager IT Quality Assurance

• As QA COE provide governance, services and support for functional test automation projects across all IT development centers. I manage a core team of experts in developing and deploying effective test automation solutions. I provide guidance for local, nearshore, and offshore contract resources engaged by each location.
• Established, documented and enforced standards for test automation. Began by analyzing existing assets, resources, and practices. Next, I applied an industry standard methodology to determine the effectiveness of an organization's automation effort. Then, I recommended the implementation path for a comprehensive solution within the budget of the automation project. Finally, I managed the efforts of the automation solution development team to ensure that they stayed within the guidelines. I established an Automation Council composed of test automation experts from each development center to handle ongoing governance.

Infotech Enterprises America Inc Client :Aircraft Engine Manufacturer March 2008 June 2012

Role on Engagement: Program/Delivery Manager

Managing a Team of : 20 onsite 50 offshore

• Engaged executive sponsors, gathered and documented business requirements, developed specifications, drove offshore development team, performed testing, worked heavily with business and technical teams to facilitate and meet deliverables.
• Managed several projects from conceptual stage including customer engagement, executive presentations, Governance Board approval process, functional specification, project planning estimates, change managementand offshore development.
• Managed a team of systems engineers, developers, business analysts, and quality assurance analysts, DBA responsible for the planning, design, installation, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise platform and B2B Integration portfolio.
• Ensuring project teams deliver the required outputs adhering to organizational standards and client requirements.
• Provided direction to, and tracked deliverables of multiple cross-functional teams, both locally and remotely
• Developed and maintained all operational documentation for client configuration and functionality
• Facilitated regular, ongoing internal and client-facing meetings to track and review issue resolution
• Lead project management effort for complex annual benefits enrollment events by developing and tracking project plan and managing all deliverables
• Reviewed and approved monthly client invoicing
• Ensured compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act and SAS-70 auditing standards
• Involved in performance tuning for the environment using perf monitor.
• Involved in scaling out and scaling up the environments depends on the load requirement.
• Mentored new employessin all facets of their roles
• Experience in high availability, Failover, Clustering environments
• Involvement in Installation, configuration and performance tuning

Role on Engagement: Technical PM

• Effectively managing work through dealings with offshore and onshore consultant. Responsibilities involved liaison with a cross section of application managers, effective communication to all team members and stake holders and senior management.
• Technical PM involved in the Design and Implementation of a migration of Claim Handling system CHS from Mainframe to Web based application using .net technologies BizTalk Server.
• As part of Integration support team, involved in installation, configuration and administration of BizTalkenvironments as well as web servers and Application servers.
• Assessed project feasibility, gathered business requirements, and executed project plans for various business groups that were part of the 4.5 million budgeted for Source Project initiatives
• Involved in effort estimation, resources planning and project tracking / reviewing the deliverables
• Served as a focal point for all client and programmer communications.
• Coordinate between onsite and offshore teams on development and Implementation of the system.
• Ensure the overall technical direction is consistent with the client's long-term direction.
• Work with other architects to ensure that the products and components work together to meet the objectives and performance goals as defined in the requirements.
• Fully understand the capabilities and limitations of the technical environments that come with the packaged software.
• Review and integrate all application requirements, including functional, security, integration, performance, quality, and operations requirements.
• Participated in transitioning the designs to the programmers, and ensure a clear and complete understanding of the designs.
• Production support, confiurging MOM
• Involved in performance tuning for the environment using perf monitor.
• Involved in scaling out and scaling up the environments depends on the load requirement.
• Mentored new employess in all facets of their roles
• Experience in high availability, Clustering environments
• Invovlement in Installation, configuration and performance tuning
• Strong understanding of BizTalk message processing and databases
• Ability to use the BizTalk Administration tools
• Deploy BizTalk Applications via MSI
• Configure hosts and host instances
• Deploy and manage business rules
• Configure and administer a clustered BizTalk environment with multiple message boxes
• Develop a disaster recovery solution
• Backup and restore BizTalk Databases
• Work with BAM and failed message routing both inside the BAM Portal and SharePoint
• Evaluate BizTalk performance using BizTalk specific Performance Monitor Snap-ins

Role on Engagement: Project Manager / Architect

Managed the development of the company's EAI Ecommerce Solutions. Worked extensively with customers to gather and document requirements, including participation in brainstorming sessions with senior analysts and staff. Managed projects, including assignment of analysts, developers and technical support staff as needed. Projects included a major NORRIS OLLISEN Integration for LucasCounty -Toledo Police Department, RELATIONSHIP AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT RPM , Vending machine solutions VendOMatic , Product Enquiry and Order Entry Module PIOE

Role on Engagement: Sr. System Analyst / Technical Lead

As a Sr. System Analyst, I have been involved in Requirement Specification, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Implementation. Projects include: Redesigning b2b application Vision Central Web Server to ASP.NET, Integrating various disparate Application with Siebel CRM package, Development of Interface for FAD Ford Authorized Dealers , Integration with WrencheadProLite and Vision Clients. Installing, Configuring, Developing , Maintaining website using Commerce server 2000/Site Server 3.0, Credit Validation with Cyber source, membership authentication and cookie management, Security and access permissions with AUO and membership and Data warehousing and reporting

Role on Engagement: Sr. Analyst/Technical Lead

As a lead developer involving in perform requirement gathering / requirements clarification for off-shore team, developed and ImplementedCurrency conversion module.Responsible for Identifying and pursuing improvement in the quality of the product

Role on Engagement: Sr. Analyst/Technical Lead

Team Size: 4

For a Chennai based consulting company, I was responsible for customer relationship and project management for developing complex projects. Some of the projects include Ordering, Production planning, shop floor, payroll and financial systems for investment and manufacturing environments. Worked closely with customers to define requirements and determine manpower levels. Recruited and assigned resources.