PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Experienced project manager & scrum master possessing 7.5 years of success leading all phases of diverse technology projects
• Experienced in Agile & Waterfall project management methodologies with ability to manage large project teams to successfully accomplish high quality deliverables on time and within the budgetary targets
• Planned & managed multi - million dollar projects aligning technology solutions with business objectives driving towards process improvements & competitive advantage
• Information Technology Professional with 17 years of experience spread across various phases of SDLC on projects in computer telephony, insurance, retail and mortgage domains. Successfully led cross functional teams in a global delivery model and Agile / Scrum framework

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Project ManagementSoftware DevelopmentProcess Improvement
• PlanningTeam BuildingRisk Management
• Performance ManagementStakeholder management Knowledge Management
• Project Financial ManagementAgile (SCRUM)C / C++, VC++
• Computer TelephonyInsurance (Life, Auto & Home)
• Financial Services (Home Loans)E-Commerce (Retail)

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Project Management: Scrum Agile Framework and PMI Waterfall project management methodology

Team Management: Extensive experience managing Java, ATG (eCommerce), C / C++, VC++, C# .NET, VB 6.0 and database development teams

Software Tools: Confidential Project, VersionOne, JIRA, MS Office

Databases & Languages: SQL development on MS Access, SQL Server, C / C++, VC++ 6.0, Python, R Programming

Project Technologies: HP QC, Java, C# .NET, JSP, CSS, C++, MS VC++6.0, Mathematica 4.1/5.1, Apache Spring Webflow, Apache Velocity Macros, ATG E-commerce framework, SQL Developer, PERL, Oneshield Dragon Designer, VB 6.0, Alfresco, JBoss, Tomcat, Oracle DB, SQL Server, RH Linux,Windows NT/XP, VSS, PVCS, AHP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Project Manager

Confidential, Plano, TX

Responsibilities:

• Recruited by one of the leading IT consulting firms to provide project management, technical leadership over large scale, high priority, complex & diverse technology initiatives. Managed projects with budgets of up to $5M & cross functional teams comprising up to 20 developers, analysts, technical leads/architects
• Responsible for driving successful & on time completion of software development, systems engineering projects with high quality for clients across mortgage, retail (eCommerce), insurance domains
• Manage multiple software projects right from initiation till closure
• Responsible for ensuring consistency of processes across projects and customer satisfaction with the services delivered
• Ensure that the project work results are compliant with the stated requirements, priorities, and strategies of the project
• Responsible for managing multiple projects for multi-year T&M engagements, providing services to the client’s projects around planning, scheduling, estimating, risk management, design, development and implementation

Scrum Master

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, review, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.), enact change, enabling teams to increase productivity and the quality of deliverables through continuous integration and improvement, empower teams to self-organize and grow technically and become cross-functional, protect team from over-commitment, manage backlog, facilitate prioritization of stories, coordinate and manage code releases with other IT groups, communicate with engineers, product managers, IT directors and support specialists on impediments, risks & product issues, track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress

Scrum Master

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, review, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.), enabling teams to increase productivity and qualitydeliverables through continuous integration and improvement, empower teams to self-organize and grow technically, protect team from external influences, facilitate prioritization of stories, coordinate and manage code releases with other IT groups, communicate with engineers, product managers, executives and support specialists on impediments, risks & product issues, track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress

Project Manager

Confidential

Platform: Upgrade (Jan 2012 till Mar 2013)

Responsibilities:

• Establish plan for team's delivery, enable & ensure delivery of project work with respect to time, budget, scope, and quality, assess project issues and solutions to meet customer goals, manage resource allocation, ensuring attainment of project milestones through proactive tracking of metrics and project outputs, apply proven project management methodologies and control techniques, mitigate risk by identifying, escalating and resolving issues across multiple delivery groups and/or projects, conduct planning and operational readiness assessments to provide an effective transition into production, build rapport with stakeholders at multiple levels and maintain proper flow of communication, propose and review process improvement measures and implement them towards enabling successful production of quality deliverables.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Plan, direct and oversee teams' delivery, ensure integrity and delivery of multiple projects with respect to time, budget, scope, change, risk and resources, assess project issues and identify solutions to meet productivity, quality and customer goals, manage resource allocation across multiple projects including tracking resource bandwidth and forecasting future availability for scheduling new projects, ensuring attainment of key milestones by proactively tracking of metrics and project outputs, apply effective project management methodologies and control techniques, mitigate risk by identifying, escalating and resolving issues across multiple delivery groups and/or projects, conduct planning and operational readiness assessments to provide an effective transition into production, build rapport with stakeholders at multiple levels and maintain proper flow of communication, propose and review process improvement measures with stakeholders and implement them towards enabling successful delivery of quality code, manage change requests

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Establish project plan, manage and track project work, ensure integrity of work across multiple projects with respect to time, budget, scope, change, risk and resources, assess and manage project issues to meet productivity, quality and customer goals, forecast and allocate resources across multiple projects, track and report metrics aimed to help in accomplishing project milestones, utilize effective project control techniques, manage risks on the entire engagement, resolve issues by working across multiple delivery groups and/or projects, plan and facilitate operational readiness assessments and transitions, communicate with appropriate stakeholders at multiple levels as required, propose and review process improvement measures with stakeholders and implement them towards enabling successful delivery of quality code, manage change requests

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Establish project plan, manage and track project work, ensure integrity of work across multiple projects with respect to time, budget, scope, change, risk and resources, assess and manage project issues to meet productivity, quality and customer goals, forecast and allocate resources across multiple projects, track and report metrics aimed to help in accomplishing project milestones, utilize effective project control techniques, manage risks on the entire engagement, resolve issues by working across multiple delivery groups and/or projects, plan and facilitate operational readiness assessments and transitions, communicate with appropriate stakeholders at multiple levels as required, propose and review process improvement measures with stakeholders and implement them towards enabling successful delivery of quality code, manage change requests

Module Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led & mentored technical teams across different geographies to deliver work packages / projects successfully on time & with in budget
• Drove the formation of an offshore team & ensured smoother transition of knowledge between the teams across different geographies resulting in the team achieving a steady state
• Ensured technology processes adhered to IT technology best practices.
• Identified & proposed opportunities for code reuse and process improvements and suggested appropriate measures
• Contributed towards solution, design, development & reviews

Module Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor development team members at onshore and offshore to deliver software for fulfilling customer needs, gather and analyze requirements, assess impacts, risks and dependencies, plan and conduct transition of knowledge to teams across geographies, ensure operational steadiness of offshore team, drive and contribute to design and development activities, identify potential areas for improvements and code reuse, propose and implement appropriate measures to realize the benefits of process improvements

Technologies: Windows NT/XP, C++, MS VC++6.0, Mathematica 4.1/5.1, PVCS, Mercury QualityCenter

IT Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Conducted technical research on system to be developed to determine feasibility, time required, and compatibility with current systems for the client Confidential
• Analyzed and assessed current processes to outline strategy for implementation & ensured that the context and implications of the changes are understood by the project team
• Contributed to design, development & reviews
• Documented all technical, product requirements & their priorities through discussions with client stakeholders

Technical Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Conduct feasibility study and research on operations tool Confidential Management Console snap-in, design and develop prototype, conduct daily reviews with client product manager and in corporate feedback into the product, prioritize needs of end users in discussion with client manager, document technical details, product requirements

Technologies: Win XP, C# .NET, ASP .NET, COM, MS Visio

Test Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Understand test objectives of components in scope, analyze feasibility of automating tests, prepare plan for implementation, develop appropriate automated test mechanism, consolidate team's progress and review with onshore coordinator

Technologies: Win XP/NT/2K, batch scripts, C