Big Data Project Manager Resume
Cheyenne, WY
SUMMARY
- Certified Project Management Professional with 13 years of experience as Business Analyst, Project Manager and Program Manager.
- Extensive experience of leading complex projects successfully.
- Insightful professional with notable success in leading yearly planning, analysis & implementation of solutions in support of business objectives.
- Excellent knowledge of Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) and other Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) IT guidance.
- Expertise in planning & building IT solutions at the enterprise scale involving selection of appropriate technology and products, negotiating with vendors, finalizing Service Level Agreements and directing the timely completion of projects / programs.
- Expertise in performing structured analytical and data analysis, gap analysis, feasibility analysis, risk analysis, chain management, impact analysis. Experienced in developing crystal reports.
- Expertise in managing Big Data projects.
- Extensive experience in writing High Level Design Specifications (HLDs), Technical Requirements Specifications (TRs), Business requirement documentation (BRD), Work Breakdown Structure and Requirement Traceability Matrices (RTMs). Developed structural and functional diagrams using Visio based on specifications provided by engineers.
- Proven competencies in Business Process Modeling, Requirements Analysis, Data Analysis, Software Analysis, Documentation of Functional Requirements and Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA).
- Has comprehensive knowledge of PMI project management body of knowledge areas, project life cycle, business processes and enterprise independencies, traditional Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology variants such as Waterfall and Agile, Rapid Application Development (RAD), prototyping model, spiral model and the Rational Unified Process (RUP).
- Proficient in interacting with clients (internal/external), gathering and documenting user requirements from the business team members and converting them into technical requirements using documents such as project charters, business requirements documents and feasibility specification documents with standard templates and also helped in conflict and change management. .
- Experience in creating Use Cases, Class diagrams, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, Unified Modeling Language (UML) using MS Visio and Rational Rose.
- Facilitated Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), UAT, Business User Groups, Top Management Groups and Technical Groups.
Area of Expertise:
- Program Manager
- Project Management
- Production Management
- Business Analysis
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Project / Program Management: Delivery Management Account Management
Agile / Scrum Methodology: Process Analysis & Redesign Budgeting & Planning (CAP/OP)
Change Control: Management Proposals & Proof of Concept Annual Operational Planning
Infrastructure Management: Data Warehouse Onshore / Offshore Team Management Supply Chain IT Purchasing IT Requirement Gathering
Business Management Tools: Project Management Tools, Rational Suite (RUP, Rose, Requisite Pro, Clear Quest, Clear Case), Touch Point, JIRA, Rally, Waterfall and Agile methodologies, UML, MS Project, Microsoft Office tools - Visio, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Programming Languages: C, C++, PL/SQL, HTML, UAT, API, JAVA
Version Control System tools: Rational Clear Case, SharePoint
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Cheyenne, WY
Big Data Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Led the RFP preparation, along with the Technical Architect, for replacement of multi-million dollar legacy MMIS data warehouse.
- Identified the Project Management processes and created a tactical Project Management Plan for the new Data Warehouse, which is part of a larger IT program.
- Identified the tools essential for Project/Program management.
- Developed and presented internal and market information for management strategic planning.
- Served as Technical Advisor on other projects of the legacy MMIS Replacement Program.
Confidential, NY
Big Data Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Established overall Program Framework and facilitate project decomposition, multigenerational Program Roadmap, Financial Baseline, and Monitor/Control Plan.
- Created executive level Program Status reports and lead Monthly Review presentations.
- Allocated funding with appropriate contingency considering the business needs and assigned appropriate technical recourses to the project.
- Provided accurate Time Lines considering the complexities, risk factors and number of impacted systems of the project.
- Forecasted proper project costs for each phase considering the project development and transformation.
- Formulated effective Project Plan and communicateditto both on-shore and off-shore teams in order to set team as well as individual targets.
- Implemented SharePoint Services to streamline business processes and eliminate redundancies through Business Process Remodeling.
- Cross Platform integration of various systems into one central platform driven through lean principles.
- Provided advice in regards to strategic planning for process and performance improvement initiatives.
- Closely monitored the project tasks and make sure activities are completed as per the schedule & plan.
Confidential, Baltimore, MD
PMO/ Program Manager
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for managing high visibility projects with Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence group involving integration of new sources of data into Enterprise Data Warehouse, building dashboards, and publishing reports.
- Managed large diverse delivery teams comprising of project managers, architects, business analysts, programmers, SMEs, infrastructure, requirements management and QA team internally as well as externally with many IT consulting companies. Responsibilities included interacting with Executive Sponsors, providing status to senior leadership, and facilitating discussions within cross-functional teams to plan, identify risks and issues, and conduct root cause analysis.
- Key driver in formulating standards and best practices for Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Project Management.
- Key driver in documenting, publishing and implementing process flows for all phases of Software Development Life Cycle for Large, Medium, Small and Fast Track projects, standardizing templates for Project Charter, Project Management Plan, RASCI Matrix, Work Breakdown Structure & Schedule, Deliverable Approval Matrix, and Test Strategy.
Confidential, Baltimore, MD
Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Conducted Joint Application Development (J AD) sessions with IT groups.
- Interviewed B business Users to gather requirements and analyzed thefeasibility of their needs by coordinating with the project manager andSystemsArchitect.
- Successfully implemented the Student Course Grade Teacher (SCGT) data collectionfrom initialbusinessresearch analysis, analyzed the related data processes/collections,gathered complete requirements, developed the manual and the functionalrequirements document.
- Responsible for working with the QA team in creating the Test plans, Use Cases, TestCases and Data Scenarios.
- Responsible for Analyzing Requirements, Develop Requirements and UserSpecifications and U se Cases for businessintelligence reportingsystemsandBusinessrules from key stakeholders for development of OBIEE dashboards.Involved in the creation of Data flow diagrams, depicting thebusinessprocess/processes and systemflow diagrams.
- Working as SeniorBusinessSystemsAnalystfor different projects under Race to the Top (R TTT) and Maryland LongitudinalSystem(M LDS), which provide different reporting needs as required.
- Responsible for developing test cases and test data scenarios for verification of the pageson the O BIEE dashboards as per thebusinessrules.
Confidential, Whippany, NJ
Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Participated in the research and development ofbusinessopportunities and ideas within the scope of the project.
- Conducted interviews with keybusinessusers to collect requirements andbusinessprocess information.
- Performed extensive requirement analysis including data analysis and gap analysis.
- Developedbusinessrequirement specification documents as well as high level project plan.
- Designed and developed project document templates based on Agile methodology.
- Created Use case Models using Rational Rose to indicate Actors and Use cases in various BusinessProcesses.
- Set up definitions and process for test phases including product test, integration test, system test and User Acceptance Test (UAT).
- Analyzed operational procedures and methods to recommend changes for improvement, with an emphasis on automation and efficiency.
- Prepared project reports for management, created weekly and monthly status reports, documented process flows, policies and procedures.
- Created Traceability Matrix to reflect how theBusinessRequirements, at a high level, will be satisfied throughout the lifecycles (Requirements, Design, Build and Testing) of the project.
- Understood core processes of the department to provide input on reverse-engineering and to develop new blueprints for the process flow.
- Closely worked with development team to make sure whether the software application fits within the architecture and has the required behavior.
- Oversaw change control to ensure that all system revisions, upgrades, and enhancements are thoroughly tested and documented to ensurebusinessas usual.
Confidential, Alpharetta, GA
Business Intelligent Analyst/ Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Business Intelligence Vendor Selection: Participated in the evaluation of several on-premise & cloud BI reporting, ETL and Data Warehouse vendors. Created a framework for how to evaluate the software. Worked directly with four vendors on proof of concept solution.
- Lead analyst responsible for implementing a cloud-based Business Intelligence reporting platform for finance, sales and marketing. Role included gathering business requirements, functional design, dashboard/report designer, troubleshooting, testing, and end-user training.
- Lead analyst responsible for the automation of Marketing Operations reports using a cloud-based reporting solution. Data sources include Eloqua and Salesforce.com. Scope of role: Requirements gathering, functional design, system troubleshooting, source to target mapping for ETL, developing & executing testing, report writing, dashboard creation, User Acceptance Testing.
- Designed the Products Purchased system. This included gathering business requirements, writing the functional design (including specifying field/table names within Oracle E-Business Suite), working with the system engineer to ensure system would meet business requirements, creating report mock ups, writing and executing system test scripts, designing and leading User Acceptance Testing, conducting training, documenting enhancement requests. Project received accolades from business- exceeded expectations with regards to project duration, functionality, and quality.
- Lead analyst responsible for Master Data Management project. Role included writing functional design, writing scripts using Demand Tools, de-duplicating customer data in Salesforce.com.
- Managed the relationship with data vendor Dun & Bradstreet. Responsible for using their product to enhance customer data and loading data into ERP and BI systems.
Confidential, Jersey City, NJ
Senior Business Analyst
Responsibilities:
- GatheredBusinessRequirements from the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and documented the requirements in the BRD.
- Utilized data flow diagrams, use case diagrams and process flow diagrams to represent information provided by theBusinessOwners. Also, worked towards getting sign offs frombusiness.
- Mapped process flows; assess as-is processes through user interviews, data collection and analysis, design and evaluation of to-be process solutions.
- Reviewed, analyzed, and evaluatedbusinesssystems for end user needs, including documenting requirements and creating process workflows.
- Coordinated withbusinessowners and states departments to determine project requirements.
- Responsible for leading JAD sessions with Subject Matter Expert, stakeholders, project manager, developers, and end-users to identify requirements.
- Identified gaps between features when data was being mapped from old system to new system, analyzed issues and provided solutions.
- Wrote and managed all of thebusinessand functional requirements of the new applications, as well as the added features for the older application, in Rational Req-Pro.
- Involved in weekly defect review meetings to review the status of defect fixes and upcoming build releases.
- Wrote User Stories to present scenarios to potential vendors to determine their system capabilities
- Updated and followed up on weekly Task Lists with SMEs
- Used Power Point to create presentations for potential new products to present to upper level management for their consideration
- Was responsible for writing meeting notes and distributing them to SMEs and managers
Confidential, Newark, DE
Senior Business Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Interaction with the business users, stakeholders to define the scope and objective of the project, identify assumptions, constraints and dependencies for the accounting system to be setup.
- Led JAD sessions around requirements to reduce counterparty
- Drove mapping/requirement sessions on data attributes specific to financial products on CASSII accounts.
- Gathered working knowledge on Securities Trade life cycle from placing a trade order from IB/PB client to clear a trade.
- Provided management with presentations of the risk/ratio analysis of the products/financial aspects in comparison with peers.
- Did Data Modelling using UML - data/process diagrams to write detailed system processing section of functional requirement.
- Mapping of the “As Is” account data elements from the core applications in the “To Be” account structure on WSS project.
- Writing and executing functional/non-functional test cases to verify the functionality of the project is as perceived.
- Conducting System Integration Testing (SIT) and validating User Accepting Testing (UAT) test cases wrote by business users.
- Co-ordination during SDLC - communication to downstream/upstream systems, raising formal requests for support of external systems, comprehending/resolving/escalating issues in support of weekly and quarterly releases for CASSII.
Environment: / Tools: MS Office, Agile, RUP, UML, SQL
Confidential, Philadelphia, PA
Business Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Designed and developed the functional analysis and support.
- Involved in requirements gathering sessions to define the functional,businessand system requirements.
- Performed regress data analysis and applied data fixes.
- Tracked the volume of defects and resolved them on priority basis.
- Obtained the requirements frombusinessusers by using JAD sessions, focus groups and personal interviews on Agile/ Scrum methodology.
- Extensive brain storming sessions with variousbusinessteams in USA and India.
- Executed pre written oracle SQL queries against source data and destination data to test data integrity.
- Extensively worked on enhancement of the existing system and automated the process.
- Involved in End of month reporting and generating reports.
- Coordination and management of team.