SUMMARY

• Eight plus years of Project Management experience in leading and managing diverse IT projects ranging from Azure AD B2C IAM Implementation, Complex and Customized Software Development & Maintenance, Large Database and Application Upgrade and Migration.
• Thirteen plus years of experience as Information Technology Architect and System Analyst using various enterprise technologies in Custom Application Development and Maintenance, Database Administration and Cloud Web Services Design and Implementation.
• Twelve plus years of experience in aligning the business goals to the technical solutions, besides developing and maintaining Business Requirement Document, Technical Requirement Document, Technical System Design, Project Plans and engaging with stakeholders to produce Statement of Work (SOW), Document of Understanding (DoU), Business Cases etc.
• Twelve years of experience in proposing technical solutions to the clients in the Healthcare, Food Service (Consumer Packaged Goods), Retail and Energy & Utilities industries. I have extensively worked and managed clients with in the Distribution and Public sector.
• Eleven plus years of Database Development / Administration experience using SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server Integration Services and SQL Server Reporting Services.
• Extensive experience of Eleven years with the design, development, customization and implementation of Web UI projects using .Net Framework, C#.Net, ASP.Net, MVC, VB.Net, Angular 4, ReST API, JSON and other legacy technologies such as VB, ASP.
• Seven years of experience in supporting Customized - Over-The-Shelf (COTS) business applications and performing Vendor Management as the primary Point of Contact for Development / Testing / Maintenance / 24 X 7 Support activities.
• Using expertise in Agile, Waterfall, Rapid Application Development methodologies, I have successfully executed and managed many IT projects across the various project lifecycle. I have managed many projects within the strict timelines and budget and ensured quality deliverables are delivered to clients adhering to the industry standards, compliance and regulations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

RDBMS: SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2000, Oracle 9i, Microsoft Access 2000 / 2003 / 2007

Languages: C#.Net, ASP.Net, VB.Net, Visual Basic, T-SQL, PL SQL, HTML, CSS, XML, VBScript, JavaScript & jQuery, TypeScript, JSON, ReST API, Angular 4

Project Management Tools: Microsoft Project Online, Microsoft Project Professional 2016, Confidential Rational Portfolio Manager, Microsoft Visio, Confidential Work Request Database, Rational Clear Quest, Confidential Rational Team Concert

Service Management Tools: HP Service Manager, CA Unicenter, ServiceNow, HP RADAR, Siebel MSE

Content / Configuration Management Tools: Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Visual Source Safe 6.0, Merrant PVCS, Interwoven Teamsite, Microsoft SharePoint

Software Development and Testing Tools: Microsoft Visual Studio 2015/ 2012 / 2008/ 2005 , Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, SQL Server 2012/ 2008/ 2005 Enterprise Management Studio, SQL Server Business Intelligence Studio, SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Manager, SQL Server Query Analyzer, SQL Server Profiler, Oracle Enterprise Manager, IIS 5.0/ 6.0/ 7.0/ 7.5 , Simatic IT Production Suite, HP Quality Center, Fiddler, Rational Jazz Team Server

Methodologies: Agile (Scrum Development), Waterfall, Rapid Application Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Working with program directors, procurement manager, other project managers, business system analysts, solution architects and project sponsors to build a business case required for initiating a project and its funding.
• Monitoring and reviewing all the project activities including project costs, staffing requirements, project resources and project risks, constraints and issues.
• Working with the project board and architecture governance board to manage stage gates, risks and issues, besides managing resource planning and utilization, forecasting and accruing to manage the project's budget.
• Engaging with multiple National Grid business and supplier groups to manage the project within the business function utilizing all available resources and relationships.
• Laying out the framework for carrying out the changes as per the change management plan agreed with the client. I am also responsible for tracking deliverables produced at stage gates and ensuring deliverables confirm to regulations and standards.
• Representing and reporting project’s operational and financial status to Steering Committee, Centre of Excellence (CoE), Account Management on a weekly and monthly basis.
• I am responsible for enforcing the client's Solution Delivery Process policies, management structures and reporting procedures for all aspects of the project's environment.
• Facilitating procurement process by working closely with the procurement team in issuing the RFP, collaborating responses to vendor questions, developing vendor scorecard, conducting and coordinating vendor presentations and finalizing vendor selection.

Confidential

Project Manager and Migration Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managing a scrum development team involved in the migration of the California DHS website from classic ASP/ VB to ASP.Net
• Managing large scale project involving the migration / upgrade of the existing website and underlying subsystems to the latest version of Visual Studio 2015 and SQL Server 2016.
• Preparing detailed Technical System Design (TSD) based on POC (Proof of Concepts) and Functional System Design (FSD) and client goals.
• Managing the work of the consultants, allocating and utilizing the resources in an efficient manner to meet the strict timelines and required quality standards.
• Ensuring proper tracking and closure of risks, issues and defects identified during the lifecycle of the project migration.
• Working with appropriate Testing groups, associated Release Management teams and DBA teams to ensure proper handoff of the remediated project for the integration and user acceptance testing.
• Responsible for keeping all the project artifacts, project records and client sign off’s in a secured Team Room for the PMO and other Account teams to access.

Confidential

Project Manager and Senior Application Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managing all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) for many custom software solutions worth under $ 1 million.
• Managing large scale projects involving the transition / upgrade of the existing software applications and SQL Server databases to higher and newer platforms.
• Preparing detailed project plans based on project specifics and client goals. Also, managing resource planning, resource utilization, strict timelines and identified issues. Mitigating risks on time to ensure zero defect client deliverables.
• Providing design and development estimates of the work effort fulfilling the requirements. Also, helping the customer in redefining the requirements to meet their business needs.
• Communicating operational and financial status of the on-going projects efficiently and effectively to the client executives and their respective business teams.
• Providing consultancy on how to proceed with fixing defects to achieve the Tactical Application Group projects release on time to ensure business availability of the critical applications.
• Working with appropriate Release Management, Change Management, and DBA groups as per the process to support client’s business continuity. Also, Coordinating and Participating with other business and IT groups (Project Team, Business Analysts, Cross Accum Business Users, and SQA Testing) for the successful implementation of Enterprise Releases.

Confidential

Project Manager, Subject Matter Expert and Application Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed the role of a Subject Matter Expert on the enterprise labeling solutions in the Food Service (Consumer Packaged Goods) industry. Led a GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) barcode labeling concept ensuring food safety and marketing needs to prevent mislabeled product from reaching customers and consumers.
• Managed the design, specification and installation of the GTIN labeling solution on the packaging lines of ten meat processing, two frozen bakery, and various co-manufacturing facilities.
• Led the $ 5 million ERP project to develop and implement the packaging line plan to interface with SAP to increase the productivity of case labeling and packaging.
• Supported installation and deployment of the customized labeling solutions software on various industrial units on many manufacturing facilities of Hillshire Brands across North America. Also, managed the print and apply devices on the production floors of these manufacturing facilities.
• Developed various project plans, prepared schedules, estimated budget and delivered the projects adhering to the timeline and complying with industry standards. I was awarded Eminence & Excellence Recognition in 2012 and Top Performer Recognition in 2010 and 2013.
• Managed various server and database upgrade and migration projects involving data centers, architects, and database groups to ensure the high availability of the business-critical applications. Also, ensured that critical application issues are resolved within the defined Service Level Agreement and following standardized incident, change and problem management policies and procedures.

Confidential

Application Consultant & Configuration Auditor

Responsibilities:

• Led the team of developers in building and maintaining Gas Management Source project. I ensured that the project milestones were completed on time besides tracking the plans, schedules, budget, and compliances of each phase of the project lifecycle.
• Worked closely with the business users to map the business requirements to technical solutions. I also provided design and development estimates of the work effort required to fulfill the requirements.
• Developed detailed project plans based on project specifics and client goals. Also, managed resource planning, resource utilization, strict timelines and identified issues. Mitigated risks on time to ensure zero defect client deliverables.
• Reported financial and operational status of the project to Geo-Account teams, CoE and PMO.
• Worked and coordinated with the Delivery Excellence team for an increased usage of Confidential Proprietary tools such as Rational Portfolio Manager, RADAR, and Metrics Repository within the project team.
• Conducted Project Health Reviews and checks and performed other internal audits in the capacity of Configuration Auditor.

Senior Software Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed and administered various Web (IIS), Database (SQL), Messaging (MSMQ), and Reporting Servers in addition to actively supporting and maintaining applications hosted on these servers and troubleshooting components / services hosted on those servers.
• Performed Production Support using standardized problem, incident, and change management policies and procedures.
• Participated in the implementation and troubleshooting of SQL Replication, Log shipping, Mirroring, SQL Jobs and monitored the implemented technologies using Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM), System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), HP Sitescope across network domains in the production environment for high availability.
• Worked closely with Support, GCO, Data Center Operations, GNOC, Extranet and the Datacenters to ensure that projects are delivered within estimated time and established standards.
• Built and configured production servers besides installing the application, patches, and fixes.
• Administered Internet Information Server on various Web Servers in Production, UAT, SIT, Development environments.