SUMMARY:

• Over 12+ years of diverse IT experience with outstandingProject Planning, Execution, Monitoring, Resource balancing skills with ability to support multiple simultaneous projects in a matrix organizational structure with strong adherence to PMBOK
• Project Manager, Test Manager and Seasoned IT Professional, PMP, ITIL and Cloud Architect Certified, with a verifiable track record of managing complex IT and Infrastructure Projects.
• Excellent Facilitation, Leadership and Communication Skills. continuous process improvement based on ITIL V3 guidelines
• Works well in challenging, fast - paced, high-stress and deadline-oriented environments individually or as part of a team. Proficient in team management and information technology
• Handled various multiple diverse roles till date in my Professional career - Project Manager, PMO Manager, Test Manager, UAT Manager, Issues/Risks Lead/manager, Dependency manager, Release Manager, Project Tech Lead, Subject Matter Expert, Developer, System Software Tester and System Admin
• Around 3 years of experience in Infrastructure (Data center movement projects) - Physical and Virtual Server build up, Patterns Building, P2V and V2V migrations, managed risks/issues across 35 projects in whole T&T
• Possess comprehensive knowledge of various testing functions, including Data warehouse/ETL testing, SOA testing, Automation (Following tools: QTP, RFT, JIRA, HP QC, Basic knowledge of Selenium (Web Driver)), Python, XML, AJAX, CSS, java, JSP, Servlets, REST, web service, Performance (Following tools: Load Runner, RPT, Jmeter), Infrastructure, functional, and security testing, Tomcat, Web sphere tools (WAS, WPS)
• Experience in preparing Test strategies, iteration plans, test plans, test cases, articulating defects and test reports
• Worked on various verticals including Banking and Investment banking domains.
• Instrumental in providing Business solutions, Developing Project Plans, Managing schedules as per plan and tracking project execution till delivery.
• Experienced incoordinating, negotiating and motivatingoutside vendors and off-shore resources in support of time line and IT project deliverables.
• Having Knowledge and exposure in Data Networks, Data warehouse / BI architecture, ETL processes.
• Worked on HP Quality centre, JIRA, QTP, MS project in multiple projects.
• Extensive experience of working in domains that need strict adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Acknowledged for integrity, high professional standards, and “big-picture” vision.
• Ability to expedite in exigencies situations; work under extreme conditions as per Client demand and desirability. Identify opportunities and consistently achieve objectives. Forward-thinking, outcome-oriented, energetic with technical prowess and strong communication skills.
• A quick learner and evaluate new requirements thoroughly while considering the practical implications, design creative and innovative solutions, along with persistent, persuasive and detail-oriented way of working.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Managing 3 constraints of Project Management.
• Business Process Management, Business Requirement
• Analysis / Change Mgmt. / Test consultant, Risks/Issues, UAT and project management specialist.

CORE STRENGTHS:

• Project Management, Strategic Planning, Effective Communication, Problem Solving.
• Conflict Resolution, Team Building, Typical in Competency Output, Ability to adapt the new processes.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SDLC (software development lifecycle): end to end knowledge, Data warehousing (Oracle 10g/11g), ETL (Informatica), TOAD, Business Objects, Big Data, Cube, Database Testing, RFT, QTP, Jmeter, Badboy, RPT, HP Quality center, Rational Test Manager, RTC, Inspect 32, Rational Clear Quest, Beyond compare, SPR database, Core JAVA, JSP, Servlets, MS-Office 2007/2010, DB2, Java Script, VB Script, HTML, XML, WSDL, Mind Map, Microsoft project (mpp), Visual basic, 802, IPWC, Cloud Testing, Web testing, Web Services technologies (SOAP, WSDL), SOA, OOPS/OOAD, SQL Server, Data structure, CSS, REST, web service, Eclipse, Salesforce, ADRM DB for Risks/Issues, SRMS for resources, Maximo and ISM (Change management tools), knowledge of other Change mgt tools (Infoman, Remedy), SCCM, Plan view, Clarity, ILC, PSA, IBM Websphere application/portal server, Apache Http server

Operating system: Windows, Unix, Good knowledge of MS Excel Vlookup, Pivot tables and Macro’s

Project Management skills: Project initiation, Risk and Issue management, stakeholder management, cost and budget tracking, project scheduling, Scope management, people management, quality assurance, process adherence and Improvement

CAREER CONTOUR:

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the impact of people soft to workday (HCM) to all SDS applications
• Preparation of different docs - PDR, 802, MS Project Plan, Test Strategy, System Test Plans and project status reports
• Manage overall quality of testing deliverables including test cases, results and defects.
• Worked on subscription and CRM application using Salesforce and Zuora tool.
• Followed Agile/Scrum methodology and worked with product owners on Sprint backlog, Sprint schedule and Sprint planning.
• Reviewed and ensured correctness of functional and non-functional requirements and documentation and signoff.
• Business Users Queries resolution.
• Attending status meetings and report progress of project activities against overall project schedule.
• EM Exit - Data centre Relocation programCustomer: National Australia Bank (NAB), Australia; Role: Project Manager; Duration and Location: Responsibilities/Deliverables:
• Supporting one of the Leading Australian Bank Data Center relocation Infrastructure Project as Project Manager.
• Managed data center move from EM to Deer park (Australia)
• Managing the agreed Scope of the project using project management methodologies.
• Responsible for managing the Schedule, Cost and quality of the projects.
• Responsible for Weekly cadence reviews with the project stakeholders including client.
• Identify risks (regulatory, reputational, and financial) and developed controls to mitigate risks using business process flows
• Assessed, Reported and monitored operational risks; reviewed and recommended improvements to risk management procedures along with Compliance
• Created audit friendly environment.
• Responsible for Building and configuring the Physical and Virtual Servers (Both Windows and Midrange servers).
• Responsible for Building priority and non-priority patterns.
• Responsible for Physical to Virtual server and Virtual to Virtual migrations.
• Responsible for Service Activation and Deactivation of the Servers.
• Worked on HP Blade Servers (C7000), HP ProLiant and Integrity Servers, IBM Z servers, Sun servers
• Worked as PMO, managed Risks/Issues and Dependencies of whole T&T portfolio consist of 5 programs and around 35 projects.

Confidential

Test and UAT manager

Technologies/Platform: Rational Team concert (RTC), Lotus Notes, Quality Center 9.0, QTP, Windows 2007, MS Project, MS Office

Responsibilities:

• Manage overall quality of testing deliverables including test cases, results and defects.
• QA Estimation and Resource Allocation tasks.
• Developing and managing UAT and Master Test Plan and schedule
• Automation through QTP
• Managing UAT with UAT calls of SDM - GPE, SDM-SCR, SDM-SQA by talking to users around the globe
• To ensure users gets seem less experience with these products and to ensure UAT completes on time to get the code deploy in production.
• Managing GUI and Accessibility Testing
• Attending status meetings, Co-ordinating UAT calls and report progress of testing activities against overall test schedule.
• Entry and Exit of UAT and Testing deliverables
• Carried out project management of all the testing phases, developed project test plans and test strategies for all the test phases from functional to UAT testing and signs off of the project.
• Lucerne Website - Functional and performance testing of Lucerne festival website: Customer: Lucerne Festivals (Switzerland); Role: Test manager; Duration and Location: ; Technologies/Platform: Jmeter, Badboy, HP Quality Centre 9.0, Rational performance Tester, Linux 8.0, MS Project, MS Office, Hybrid CloudResponsibilities/Deliverables:
• Cloud Testing - Infrastructure and Lucerne web site which is deployed in IBM Hybrid cloud.
• Manage overall quality of testing deliverables including test cases, results and defects.
• QA Estimation and Resource Allocation tasks.
• Developing the Master Test Plan
• Creation and managing scripts through Jmeter and correlation done through Rational performance tester
• Monitoring the performance through Perfmon tool.
• Attending status meetings and report progress of testing activities against overall test schedule.

Confidential, New York

Test manager/Release manager

Technologies/Platform: ETL (Informatica 6), Data warehousing (Oracle 10g), Business Objects (BO), VaR Server (Value at Risk),Core Java, Windows XP, Linux 8.0, QTP, HP Quality Centre 9.0, MS Project, MS Office

Responsibilities:

• Extensive use of MPP from Creation of QA project plan (MPP) to generating reports through MPP.
• Planning and Managing the different releases of the project.
• Followed agile scrum methodology in managing the project
• Assisted product owners in maintaining product backlogs
• Manage Day to day management, day to day scrum meetings, sprint retrospective meetings, tracking and allocation of tasks to meet deadlines.
• Worked at Onsite as Onsite manager in Onsite-Offshore model.
• Manage the non-functional requirement (Performance of Appln) through Load runner.
• Automation through QTP
• Logging and tracking defects through to resolution.
• Manage overall quality of testing deliverables including test cases, results and defects.
• Business Users Queries resolution.
• Leading the onsite and offshore team, coordination between the onsite and offshore.

Confidential

Test Team Lead

Technologies/Platform: QTP, MS Project, MS Office, Windows XP, QC 9.0

Responsibilities:

• Requirement gathering from Clients on different systems
• Manage Day to day management, tracking and allocation of tasks to meet deadlines.
• Developing the Test Strategy and Master Test Plan
• Developing and maintaining the QA project plan.
• Creation of Testing flow Plan
• Logging and tracking defects through to resolution

Confidential

Test Team Lead

Technologies/Platform: QTP, MS Project, MS Office, Windows XP, QC 9.0

Responsibilities:

• Developing and maintaining detailed QA project plan.
• QA Estimation and Resource Allocation tasks.
• Developing the Master Test Plan
• Manage Day to day management, tracking and allocation of tasks to meet deadlines.
• Review of design and technical documentation.
• Manage the non-functional requirement (Performance of Appln) through Load runner.
• Logging and tracking defects through to resolution
• Black Box Testing/Functional Testing in Sales Express Application