SUMMARY

• Hands - on Project Manager to understand business requirements, interacted across business departments to obtain appropriate web and non-web content and work to deliver the content via the web and internal non-web-based systems.
• Managed several projects which required a commercial off the shelf (COTS) application configured to comply with client Management’s requirements. Additionally, as a Sr. Project Manager, l oversaw the inclusion of maintenance and support through the appropriate vendor.
• This approach allowed my clients to have access to the most recent system upgrades and/or new features to the application, thus improving overall Management analysis and forecasting for the project’s deliverables.
• Emphasized Stakeholder coordination, Project Leadership, Team Building, Problem Solving and Decision Making.
• Employed Agile and Scrum methodology, align resources, run daily scrums, create user stories, address backlog and preform sprint planning.
• At Walmart, Amazon, CVS Pharmaceuticals, US Air Force contract, and other environments, Vijai worked to create an initial Supply Chain System for optimizing the flow of retail and non-retail goods, which needed to be 'rotated' at frequent intervals from manufacturing centers to distribution centers worldwide. Vijai was one of the key project managers who actively participated and oversaw the design and implementation of the Inventory Supply Chain Financial Reporting system. The Supply Chain System involved the creation of a “Minimum retail goods” inventory system and establishment of worldwide distribution centers to ensure that there were minimal shortages. This process allowed the optimal creation of ‘Just in Time’ system.
• Employed simplified processes which ensures optimal system application delivery which allows contact with the consumer and the producer; and ensures an important connecting link in a complex mechanism of sales and marketing.
• Employed Software Development Life Cycle concepts and stages to ensure full compliance with corporate project goals and audit requirements.
• Managed onshore and offshore teams, in accordance to detailed QA deliverables, coordination with release management, business development and testing and capacity planning for future cycles.
• Participated with key users and IT staff to ensure that all relevant project tasks of Requirement gathering; develop Business Requirement Document for new product requirements; post gap analysis of current functionalities and business requirements.
• At Northwestern Mutual, American Express, Amazon, Walmart, CVS Pharmaceuticals, and Confidential, Vijai interacted with both Finance and Marketing department personnel to ensure optimal financial reporting systems were created. 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project Tools: MS Project, Excel SS, PowerPoint, Clarity, Agile and Scrum methodology

Software Packages: Rational Software

Databases Access: SQL, Oracle, DB2

Methodologies: Agile, SDLC Scrum, Waterfall, Homegrown and Hybrid

Methodologies: ABACUS, CobiT, CIM, IDEF, ITIL, JAD, JRP, OOA, OOD, OPM3, Prince2, P’XM, RAD, RUP, Sextant, SEI CMM, SEI P-CMM, UML, Waterfall, XP and Rational Methodology Maker

PM Systems: IBM Rational Portfolio Manager (RPM), Microsoft Project / Server, Clarity, Oracle Enterprise Project Management, Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3), Plan View, Primavera Teamplay Project Manager, Project ’Xaminer Methodology (P’XM), PMI PMBOK and Earned Value Project Management (EVPM)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated stake-holders in defining/modifying requirements for existing and new projects.
• Preparation of various documents including User Requirements and Design Documents.
• Conduct internal brainstorming sessions to suggest/implement most efficient solution.
• Develop detailed Project Plan and monitored project progress ensuring on-time and on-budget completion
• Address risk issues and relevant mitigation processes
• Conduct gathering of relevant data for business requirements for ERP and NON-ERP systems
• Utilized Agile and Scrum methodology

Confidential

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated stake-holders in defining requirements for new policies.
• Coordinated development, QA and production teams.
• Preparation of various documents including User Requirements and Design Documents.
• Conduct internal brainstorming sessions to suggest/implement most efficient solution.
• Mentor team.
• Develop detailed Project Plan and monitored project progress.
• Utilized Agile and Scrum methodology

Confidential

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated stake-holders in defining requirements for new policies.
• Coordinated development, QA and production teams.
• Preparation of various documents including User Requirements and Design Documents.
• Conduct internal brainstorming sessions to suggest/implement most efficient solution.
• Mentor team.
• Run daily scrum meetings, address backlogs and perform sprint planning.
• Utilized Agile and Scrum methodology

Confidential

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Identify applications for transition to cloud-based solution.
• Identify and coordinate SSO solution for vendor application.
• Identify and coordinate SSO coding requirements for in-house applications.
• Preparation of various documents including RFP, User Requirements and Design Documents.
• Conduct internal brainstorming sessions to suggest/implement most efficient solution.
• Mentor team.
• Develop detailed Project Plan and monitored project progress.
• Utilized Agile and Scrum methodology

Confidential - Connecticut

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Direct client communication to participate in business and system requirements sessions.
• Prepare estimations, release plan and road map for future releases.
• Active participation with Sales and Marketing Departments to arrive at user requirements
• Preparation of various documents like Design Documents using Visio, and Unit Test Cases
• Conduct internal brainstorming sessions to suggest/implement most efficient solution.
• Mentor team
• Develop detailed Project Plan and monitored project progress.
• Utilized Agile and Scrum methodology

Confidential

Program and Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Federal Banking regulations were complied with, for all software development projects.
• Entered project environment midstream and co-managed Business Continuity program (BCM) for the Mortgage Lending environments by identifying appropriate Business Impact and Threat Risk Assessment plans.
• Contributed to enhancing existing Disaster Recovery Plans to ensure all relevant items were fully addressed.
• Acted as a hands-on environment Program and Project Manager for portfolio management, project initiation, data gathering/acquisition, functional requirements, detailed business and technical specifications.
• Oversaw deployment of ERP systems from start to finish including utilizing tools like Agile, Clarity and home-grown systems.
• Utilized Agile Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies while running the project and coaching team members.
• Incorporated Infrastructure aspects of storage and application development systems like integrated testing, UAT, Pre-Fix and Prod by delivering efficient storing, protecting, and management of relevant information and conduct extensive interaction with Change Management Board and Middle / Senior Management.
• Global Information Management
• Initiated start-up projects that included scope definition, design, coding, testing, QA and implementation for various clients.