SUMMARY:

• More than seven years and ten months of experience with a focus on software application development and project management related activities with progressive responsibilities. Experience spans the entire software life cycle from analysis, design, coding debugging to maintenance. Well versed in .NET windows and web - based technologies.
• Strong knowledge base in Project Management Standards and Best Practices.
• Believing strongly in Project Management Institutes prescribed standards and best practices.
• Four years of experience in developing Policy Admin Application using Duck Creek technology.
• Well experienced and involved in all aspects of software solution like Requirements Analysis, System Architecture, and Front end Designing and Coding.
• Extensive experience in the Insurance domain (Property and Casualty Insurance, Commercial Lines and Personal Lines).
• Team player with excellent communications skills.
• Experienced in leading and managing development teams of size up to 30 members in a global service delivery model.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Part of the implementation team for taking Agile methodology into the development process.
• Uncompromising integrity and high level of commitment and perfection in all endeavors.
• Self-motivated, quick learner, willing to adapt to new challenges & new technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

OS: Windows 98/2000/XP

RDBMS: MS SQL Server, Oracle 9i

Languages: C, C++, VB.NET, ASP.NET, C#, Core Java.

Web: HTML

Tools: Microsoft Project Plan 2007, Microsoft Project Plan 2010

Tech. Tools: Duck Creek Example Platform (Example Author/ Express/Server, Forms and Transacton both 3.x and 4.x platforms, User Admin, Batch Process, Example Utility, Trace Monitor, TSV Debugger), Test Director 8.0, Quality Center 10.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Understanding business requirements.
• Managing the project taking into account integration across all areas.
• Engaged stakeholders.
• Developed and Updating the Project Plan.
• Generating reports out of the Project Plan.
• Directing project resources.
• Monitoring and managing the project schedule.
• Monitoring and managing the project risk.
• Organizing steering committee meetings, ensuring that minutes will be taken.
• Reporting concerns to the steering committee, raising the strategic issues as required.
• Preparing the Project Status Reports and Project Change Requests for the Change Control Board.
• Ensured that project meets requirements and objectives.
• Managing the project team members.
• Negotiated and resolved issues as they arise across areas of the project and their impact on other activities, systems.
• Organizing and chairing project reference group meetings.
• Communicating the project status to project sponsor, all team members, and other relevant stakeholders and involved parties.
• Weekly meeting with the client manager.
• Providing daily and weekly project status reports to higher management.
• Responsible for the delivery and ensuring quality of the deliverables.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is a specialty insurance company and has been a successful provider of insurance for 45 years. Confidential has a diversified portfolio of property and casualty coverages and surety bonds serving ‘‘niche’’ or underserved markets.
• The Project Confidential extends the functionality to provide web-based access to the insured that allows the insured to self-manage his/her policy related information. Deals with LOBs as Auto, Excess Liability, Business Owners, Workers Compensation etc. and updates the current rating algorithm and also forms for MD.MN,OH, IL,IN,AL,VA and other states.
• Written High level Project Scope, Timeline and Budget along with the Sr. Management.
• Received Project Sponsor approval and sign-off for the Project Definition
• Involved in Stakeholder Identification, their Roles and Responsibilities
• Performed Feasibility StudiesPlanning Strategy
• Developed, assessed and selected proper strategy for the project, considering Performance, Cost, Time and Scope constraints
• Involved in creating the project schedule based on:
• Time and Budget Estimates
• Created initial draft for RACI Matrix Document
• Developed Communication Plan for the assignment
• Risk Management Plan (includes risk identification, monitoring, and response)
• Conducted Kick-off Meeting
• Directed and Executed the Approved Plan
• Monitored the Project Execution Cycle
• Controlled and monitored the Project Scope, Time, Cost, Quality and Risk
• Involved in Change Management (forming the Change Control Board)
• Making the stakeholders aware of differences between a Defect and a Change Request
• Understanding business requirements.
• Managing the project taking into account integration across all areas.
• Monitoring and managing the project schedule.
• Monitoring and managing the project risk.
• Organizing steering committee meetings, ensuring that minutes will be taken.
• Reporting concerns to the steering committee, raising the strategic issues as required.
• Preparing the Project Status Reports and Project Change Requests for the Change Control Board.
• Ensured that project meets requirements and objectives.
• Managing the project team members.
• Negotiated and resolved issues as they arise across areas of the project and their impact on other activities, systems.
• Organizing and chairing project reference group meetings.
• Communicating the project status to project sponsor, all team members, and other relevant stakeholders and involved parties.
• Weekly meeting with the client manager.
• Providing daily and weekly project status reports to higher management.
• Responsible for the delivery and ensuring quality of the deliverables.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Confidential has a diversified portfolio of property and casualty coverages and surety bonds serving ‘‘niche’’ or underserved markets. Confidential currently utilizes the AS400 WINS mainframe system to administer their Hawaii Homeowners and Dwelling Fire programs.This project involves developing a new system that will increase productivity, functionality, performance, and stockholder value.
• Confidential has embarked upon a project to define and create a new Policy Administration system, based on Duck Creek Technology, to rectify this situation. The new system will also address the needs for rapid policy issuance, streamlined underwriting capabilities and allow Confidential ’s independent agencies to quote and issue policies. We have built HO3, HO4, HO6 and DP3 programs for New Business and other transactions along with User Management, Task
• Monitoring and managing the project schedule.
• Monitoring and managing the project risk.
• Organizing steering committee meetings, ensuring that minutes will be taken.
• Reporting concerns to the steering committee, raising the strategic issues as required.
• Preparing the Project Status Reports and Project Change Requests for the Change Control Board.
• Ensured that project meets requirements and objectives.
• Managing the project team members.
• Negotiated and resolved issues as they arise across areas of the project and their impact on other activities, systems.
• Communicating the project status to project sponsor, all team members, and other relevant stakeholders and involved parties.
• Weekly meeting with the client manager.
• Providing daily and weekly project status reports to higher management.
• Responsible for the delivery and ensuring quality of the deliverables.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Organizing steering committee meetings, ensuring that minutes will be taken.
• Reporting concerns to the steering committee, raising the strategic issues as required.
• Preparing the Project Status Reports and Project Change Requests for the Change Control Board.
• Ensured that project meets requirements and objectives.
• Managing the project team members.
• Negotiated and resolved issues as they arise across areas of the project and their impact on other activities, systems.
• Organizing and chairing project reference group meetings.
• Communicating the project status to project sponsor, all team members, and other relevant stakeholders and involved parties.
• Weekly meeting with the client manager.
• Providing daily and weekly project status reports to higher management.
• Responsible for the delivery and ensuring quality of the deliverables.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Understanding business requirements.
• Managing the project taking into account integration across all areas.
• Engaged stakeholders.
• Developed and Updating the Project Plan.
• Directing project resources.
• Monitoring and managing the project schedule.
• Monitoring and managing the project risk.
• Organizing steering committee meetings, ensuring that minutes will be taken.
• Reporting concerns to the steering committee, raising the strategic issues as required.
• Preparing the Project Status Reports and Project Change Requests for the Change Control Board.
• Negotiated and resolved issues as they arise across areas of the project and their impact on other activities, systems.
• Communicating the project status to project sponsor, all team members, and other relevant stakeholders and involved parties.
• Weekly meeting with the client manager.
• Providing daily and weekly project status reports to higher management.
• Responsible for the delivery and ensuring quality of the deliverables.

Confidential

Sr. Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed functional specifications and technical specifications.
• Developed modular approaches.
• Design and development of business logic.
• Communicating with the onsite team for clarification of requirements.
• Reporting to the Project Leader for day-to-day activities and status update.
• Focusing team members on the purpose and task of the project; reminding the team of the result the organization is looking for and how it fits with the organization's vision, mission and goals.
• Organizing the group, securing meeting space, resources and clearing organizational boundaries.
• Working closely with the facilitator to create agendas, planning outcomes and ensuring next steps are assigned.
• Assisting the facilitator with meetings; encouraging quiet members to speak up.
• Recognizing and celebrating accomplishments.