PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 7 years of full - time industry experience as a Programming Analyst and Project Management Professional wif comprehensive program management experience in teh Information Technology and Telecom Infrastructure domain
• Certified as a Six Sigma Green Belt by Computer Science Corporation for identifying teh Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) and worked on KANBAN methodology to transition into a LEAN framework
• Extensive experience in project management, negotiation, financial management, production support and reporting mechanisms supporting multi-tier systems (vendors, partners, and third-party developers)
• Hands-on expertise in full system development life cycle (SDLC): Design facilitation, need-assessment, analysis (Gap, risk, and Cost/Benefit analysis), planning, scheduling, development, quality assurance, documentation, project implementation-execution, and monitoring-control till successful closure
• Worked on DevOps environment wif business, software and QA teams to ensure test efforts are integrated wif teh build system and troubleshooting is conducted through development, delivery and production
• Proven track record to manage multiple projects in parallel under stringent timelines by proactively solving problems through a results-oriented approach
• Conducted internal audits to remove process-level bottlenecks continuously improving teh product, systems development process and maintaining quality standards
• Challenge driven, self-motivated and eager to learn wif strong business analysis, communication and presentation skills
• Quick learner, adaptable and flexible to teh dynamic technology environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team-working attitude, taking initiative and mentoring other team members

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New Jersey

Technical Project Manager/Project Coordinator/Product Owner/Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed critical analysis of business requirements and design facilitation through JAD sessions to develop hosting architecture and RFP parameters for bid submission and vendor selection
• Developed upgradation plan at a departmental capital budget of $880,000 and drafted service level agreements outlining approach
• Led vendor negotiations wif NetApp, WD, Tegile, HP, Dell, and Cisco to propose a time-bound implementation, inter-vendor collaboration, delivery, data center expansion, commissioning, storage upgradation, and lifecycle replacement
• Deployed Tegile IntelliFlash T4600, an All-Flash Storage Array on a DELL server wif IntelliFlash OS Software under stringent timelines of 6 weeks post delivery
• Configured teh system to provide space-efficient snapshots, cloning for WAN-optimized replication, and data encryption
• Managed cross-functional teams to manage server refreshes, disaster recovery, application support, new server installation, and service optimization
• Performed functional analysis of client requirement to optimize teh architecture at multiple sites and review parameters for vendor selection
• Conducted market research for objective analysis of vendors (Cisco, Avaya, Juniper, and Allied Telesys) based on product design and feature comparison
• Created cost-value analysis to select 24 Routers (Cisco-ISR 4554) for remote sites for providing WAN connectivity to Juniper MX-480 router over MPLS link provided by AT&T. Completed procurement at $2.3 MM against teh procurement capital budget of $3.1 MM
• Conducted site-survey and performed risk-analysis of local deployment partners based on objective functions critical to project monitoring and control
• Managed resources to configure WAN links and add-on cards set up at each site while ensuring testing efforts are integrated so dat troubleshooting is conducted through development, delivery and in production support
• Maintained scheduling on MS Project & inventory-tracking to commission teh project in 8 weeks
• Drove and monitored teh project creating SAP ERP module wif Ops team, partner resources and material management plan at 24 active sites coordinating requisitions and logistics in real-time

Environments: Functional analysis(FAST), MS Project, SharePoint, CAST, SAP ERP 6.0 - Operations & VMS Module, Cisco IOS XE, Junos OS CLI, SQL Server, Windows Server, Linux, MS Office

Confidential

Infrastructure Developer

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated set-up of a redundant network on Core switches(10G/40G) and MPLS network between HQ buildings and 37 remote ATC Towers for transmission of Radar Data/VHF/AMSS wif Core Switch (AVAYA-VSP 4450) and Router (Juniper MX480)
• Monitored teh project budget at $11 million and managing scope, risk analysis, issue management and conflict resolution wif vendors managing active components, PDU, CRAC, fire suppression, low and high voltage cabling to avoid cost and time overruns
• Initiated proactive communication, procurement, time and integration management for deploying services and applications on core-network layer
• Executed expansion of scalable datacenter wif DELL team by planning teh installation of 480 Windows and Linux servers, including AAA Servers for User Authentication, NMS server for monitoring network devices and VMS Servers for video surveillance and analytics
• Conducted vendor coordination to manage Redundant IP-EPABX System (AVAYA Aurora System) on a DELL environment wif VMWare Vsphere 5.5 as teh virtualization solution to reduce teh server footprint in teh data center by 23%
• Integrated Rack mounted servers (HP-DL-380) for recording, analytics and creating a database for 800 SCCTV cameras (Dome, PTZ and Box) and installed Videonetics - VMS and VA application wif Number plate reader, used for surveillance and perimeter security
• Created multi-phase User Acceptance documents highlighting compliance and deliverable handover for TEMPeffective cash-flow management

Environments: JAD sessions, Agile Technologies, MS Project, LucidChart UML & Case-Diagrams, SharePoint, CAST, Cisco IOS XE Denali, Junos OS CLI, DELL OpenManage DTK, Windows, Linux, OracleDB, VMWare VSphere, AVAYA Aurora, Analytics, Videonetics VMS, MS Office

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Conducted site surveys of signage infrastructure, analyzed product lifecycle and designed coordinated migration to a singular platform
• Created use-cases of individual Professional display products from multiple vendors (Samsung, LG, Sharp, Panasonic) and programmed each unit wif teh optimum image processors and controllers ideally suitable for smooth transition
• Held SCRUM meetings to assess teh multi-site, multi-host, networked environment and managed expectations to suggest data-centric solutions-oriented approach wif flexible product design and reducing delivery time to 120 days
• Coordinated wif offshore R&D team in development efforts in a DevOps environment for a sustainable and scalable product launch
• Completed peer review and delivery wif frontend development in HTML5, CSS, Angular.js and backend scripting in Node.js, PHP, Ruby
• Drove and monitored teh project creating SAP ERP module wif regional deployment partners and material management plan at 21 active sites coordinating requisitions and logistics in real-time

Environments: SCRUM environment, JIRA, SCALA PMP & UML, MEAN Stack (MongoDB, Express, Angular.js, Node.js), PHP, Ruby, SAP ERP 6.0 - Operations Module, Linux

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Leveraged experience in IoT to take ownership of teh Confidential, vehicle tracking product and acted as a liaison between teh vendor and teh engineering team for need assessment, specification gathering, and planning product life-cycle. Demonstrated value by sustaining product development plan and launching Cargo management and TMS(Trip Management System) in record time by using Agile methodology and SCRUM environment to manage scope, change, and risks wif technical and business stakeholders to foster a collaborative environment
• Developed teh project at 12% under budget against teh Operational capital budget of $70,000 by creating plans, maintaining timelines, and user acceptance reports on MS Project and VISIO
• Managed 55 resources leading technology overhaul by teh CIO, budgeted at $600,000, for development of Real-time Diagnostics software for X-Ray screening machines from legacy to .NET environment through recruitment, re-assignment, training, and testing of resources
• Upgraded teh elite diagnostics program by continuously monitoring system components to develop overall system healthcare and proactively detecting faults
• Led integration wif ImageProcessor - open-source image-processing, sensing, and analytics software which isolates and identifies threat objects/explosives
• Correlated teh results wif an extensive “Threat Library” designed by offshore-team in India to automate threat detection by TIP methodology at sensitive locations

Environments: MS Project, SharePoint, C/C++, .NET, PL-SQL, ImageProcessor, SPSS Analytics, MS Tools

Confidential, TX

Program Manager, Enterprise Mobility

Responsibilities:

• Completed Domain Certification as Product Expert wif CalAmp Corp. on programming Fleet Telematics engine for Vehicle tracking, Automotive IOT, Asset management, and workforce optimization
• Created use cases under DevOps model for QA on deliveries, create time - bound tasks, assign resources and monitor progress
• Collaborated wif clients on BD and secured enhancements to improve project ROI from 1.12 to 1.8
• Conducted feasibility analysis by compiling design modifications and delivered 7 IoT projects
• Participate in peer code reviews, SCRUM meetings, follow-up activities wif clients and all stake-holders
• Performed requirement gathering, created a technical design, and functional specifications for deployment and unit testing
• Leveraged RF-Engineering parameters for Mobile Tower and Digital cable operators to optimize teh network ROI and to present a business-case for expansion
• Collected data usage for Mobile carriers to design geographical efficiency and coverage reports on MapInfo and suggesting best practices of Antenna coverage and placement by capturing, categorizing and analyzing multi-carrier data
• Performed wireless capacity and network stability test-cases processing active/passive network data and reported trends or outliers for Wifi, Cable and VoIP providers across 12 different USA markets

Confidential, TX

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Standardized methodologies for cost/scope optimization and resource forecasting of teh viability of use - cases for network rollout
• Automated resource management by creating case scenarios for WLAN and LTE business by designing 1100 service package templates reducing average man-hours per scenario
• Utilized statistical framework to quantify teh business impact of team activities and recommended teh data-driven business opportunity to improve revenue performance
• Developed strategic process model for higher coordination between supply, sales, and delivery groups by leveraging SLA interdependencies and addressing issue resolution on performance, risk and result indices
• Drove code review efforts resulting in troubleshooting, debugging 483 issues and generating 156 new reqs
• Designed pre-deployment staging, change management and release automation for 21 releases
• Awarded for Excellence in streamlining life-cycle management on AGILE methodology
• Performed in CSGGB team saving $212,000 by implementing a core company service