EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

• More than 16 years of information technology management experience with focus on Program Management across business and technical implementations.
• Well versed in Project Management Methdology from PMI, RUP, Waterfall and Agile Methodology.
• Recognized for rapid problem solving skills and ability to motivate others to achieve individual and organizational goals.
• Excellent analytical skills, interpersonal skills, customer interaction and communication skills.
• Ability to quickly grasp concepts of any domain and apply best practices
• Retail, Accounting, Pharma/Healthcare and Banking.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels of management.
• Excellent supervisory / management skills.
• Ability to express complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing, to diverse groups of people.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Portfolio/Program Management
• Demand Management
• Project management
• Vendor Management
• Resource Management/Capacity planning
• Communication Planning
• Risk/Issue Management
• Release Management
• Scope/Budget/Time Management
• Test Planning /Quality Management
• Project Management Office
• Project Governance and Reporting

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

Business: Business Acumen, Follow - up, Negotiation, Decision Making, Planning & Organizing

Leadership skills: Driving Execution, Meeting Leadership, Mobilizing Resources

Personal skills: Adaptability, Managing Conflict, Building Strategic Work Relationships, Communication

Technical skills: MS Project, MS Office Excel/Powerpoint/Word/Outlook, MS Visio, PPM tool-Daptiv, Rational Quality/Defect Manager, HP Quality Center

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr Project Manager, Sr. Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Spearhead design through deployment of new development projects, including Web site design, launch and re-launch.
• Lead development of requirements, data models, and all documentation throughout project lifecycles.
• Identify problem areas and provide recommendation for process improvement.
• Manage complex, strategic projects that span organizational boundaries that involve external vendors and multiple divisions or business areas
• Manage the efforts of PMO project management staff in support of all project management activities in compliance with PMO standards and guidelines.
• Day-to-Day management of program encompassing multiple projects, enhancements and day to day operations to meet the program-s goals and objectives (success metrics) including delivery of projects on time, on budget and with expected benefits.
• Ensure the quality of program and subordinate project-related data that is fed into enterprise-wide systems and reports. Identify problem areas and provide recommendation for process improvement.
• Lead development of requirements, data models, and all documentation throughout project lifecycles.
• Meet with senior executives/sponsors to understand their expectations.Creating presentation/steering committee decks for senior management/leadership.

Confidential, New York

Portfolio Manager/Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with enterprise PM methodologies and standards and other regulatory requirements in collaboration with the PMO
• Modelled key measures to be shown on Dashboards and Process Workflow engine as tools for senior management
• Scoping potential projects, preparing them to enter the project pipeline and generating the OmniChannel Portfolio dashboard reflecting status of ongoing programs/ projects and emerging demand/pipeline with ranking, on a weekly basis for executive management.
• Pioneered the automation of Portfolio Dashboard, establishing requirements and confirming usability/acceptance by adopting and promoting the PPM tool.
• Plays a key role in the overall planning, data reporting and analysis of program related work efforts.
• Managed multiple large scale highly complex multimillion dollar programs like Tokenization and Ecommerce replatform from WebSphere to DemandWare.
• Tokenization: An initiative to remove credit card the North American and mitigate the risk of revenue loss and brand damage caused by a public compromise of customer credit card information
• Actively managed an Agile implementation of an IPad/mobile app for in store services, with complete responsibility for managing the daily standups, scrum meetings along with project scheduling, tracking, milestone delivery and weekly status reporting.
• Monitoring and reporting project resource capacity and demand; OmniChannel.
• Oversight on all activities associating with separation of Reed Krakoff brand from Confidential

Confidential

Implementation Lead

Responsibilities:

• Liaised with Business users/clients, IT analysts and sales/marketing staff to assist with Implementation of Compliance a 21 CFR Part 11-validated learning management system specifically designed to meet the needs of FDA-regulated industries.
• Integration of ComplianceWire with other critical business systems, including human resource information systems, document management and enterprise resource planning

Confidential, New York

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage the design, development, testing and implementation of ecVision Web Portal and ESB infrastructure framework to help enable Supply Chain collaboration with internal and external strategic partners in support of Raw Material Suppliers and Service Provider expansion.
• Define vision/scope for the project,project planning, resource, budget planning, work breakdown structure, estimation of man days etc.
• Ensure seamless and timely integration of ecVision with SAP (for PO processing etc).
• Implementation of Confidential, a cloud-based SaaS technology platform designed to automate the flow of payments between Confidential and its Service Providers.

Confidential, NYC, NY

Sr Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Assist Confidential Private Brand Technologies with vendor selection for customising and implementing a Product Lifecycle Management Tool.
• Establish the scope and design to customize Tradestone’s PLM product..

Confidential, Hoboken, NJ

Director, Development

Responsibilities:

• Played a key role in establishing the start-up, from finding the payroll partner to establishing company structure and policies, hiring staff etc.
• Manage the recruitment, on-boarding, professional development and performance evaluation ofassigned team members.
• Spearhead design through deployment of new development projects, including Web site design, launch and re-launch.
• Part of the steering committee to manage client pipeline and present client demos
• Acquired Accounting domain knowledge by working on multiple projects in various capacities across different domains such as Share based payments, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Migration analysis, Financial Statement disclosures, Collateral, Fair Value accounting etc.

Confidential, Hoboken, NJ

Sr. Business Analyst/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the existing/new business processes and documenting the process flows for Confidential ’s custom solution for Weighted Average Shares Outstanding.
• Pioneered and managed the design, development and implementation of the automated reporting by Treasury Stock Method and supporting schedules.