Objective

• Vision - driven, highly accomplished Product management professional with a track record of success in desktop, mobile app & TV app development and launches, business analysis, Agile methodologies, risk mitigation, project delivery and resource management.
• Proven manager with extensive experience with cutting-edge software products and e-commerce platforms. Hands-on leadership experience with proven success developing leaders and teams to build organizational capability.
• Results-oriented leader with the capacity to multitask in a fast-paced environment while achieving organizational and customer objectives.

SUMMARY

• Over 10 years of IT experience in all the phases of Software Development Life Cycle(SDLC) such as Requirement Analysis, Business Analysis, UX/UI Design, Product Management, Product Strategy & roadmap, Agile project management, development, deployment, unit testing, & integration testing
• Strong experience in Process Excellence, Strategic Planning, P & L management & decision Making
• Thorough working Knowledge in Agile (SAFe) & Waterfall Methodologies
• Proven track record in defining objectives, planning the scope of the product, and ability to balance business development priorities and meet the project deadlines
• Experience in release/milestone management using Agile/waterfall methodology, interpreting user needs and writing Business & Functional requirements using UX design, UAT, Use case diagrams & Flowcharts
• Strong experience in Over the top (OTT), Video on Demand (VOD), E-Commerce, Internet Protocol TV (IP TV), Telecom, VAS & Skype/Video conferencing project domains
• Managed B2B Product integrations with leading OTT players & telecom operators across the world
• Strong Experience in managing the product backlog & tracking by using agile project management tools like JIRA, Rally & Confluence
• Skilled in fostering collaborations and coordinating with multiple teams and Product Managers in geographically-diverse locations
• Highly skilled in creating and tracking project plan, schedule, budget, issue log, change log, estimation, status reports, meeting minutes, risk assessment and mitigation planning
• Unique competency in translating business requirements into end user solutions including opportunity identification, requirements development, SDLC, delivery & support
• Strong experience in designing and working withBig Data technologies
• Strong experience in MS Visio, MS Project, SharePoint, RUP, UML
• Experience with version control tools likeSVN, CVSandGitHub
• Good understanding of Programming languages like C, C++, Java, J2EE, Angular JS
• Good understanding of Databases like MySql, MS SQL, NoSQL & MongoDB
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Currently Pursing Project Management Certification (PMI - PMP)
• Strong business acumen, analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills
• An NIT Warangal Alumnus

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Object Modeling/Software Process: Agile Methodologies, Waterfall, RUP, UML

Business Modeling Tools: MS Visio, Rational Rose

Project Management/Tools: MS Project office, Rally, Share point

ETL Tools / Data Modeling Tools / Reporting tool: MS Visio, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS), Business Objects 5.0

Methodologies/Job Functions: Scrum & agile project management methodologies, Business Analysis, Requirement Analysis, Coding, Testing, Log analysis and data analytics

Databases: Oracle Pl/ SQL, MySql, MS SQL, MongoDB, Mongoose, PostgreSQL, Couchbase

Domains: OTT, IPTV, E-Commerce, Video Conferencing, Video Streaming, WCDMA, UMTS, 3GPP

Product Management Tools: JIRA ( Confidential ), Eagle ( Confidential ), Pronto ( Confidential )

Debugging Tools: GDB, Valgrind, Wireshark, tcpdump

Programming Languages: C, C++, Core Java, J2EE, Spring MVC

Scripting Languages: Shell, Perl, Python

Operating Systems: Windows XP, LINUX and UNIX

Certifications: CSM, ITIL, R Programming, Python, PMP(Pursuing)

Big Data Technologies: Hadoop, Cassandra

Test Automation Tool: Hudson

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr Product Manager, Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirements gathering from Business team and involved in designing the UI/UX for the platform
• Create & shape product roadmap, User-stories & integration points
• Involved in Content(VOD) acquisition strategy & decision making
• Coach the team about best Agile(SAFe) practices
• Interface between the Engineering & Business teams to bring features to closure
• Gather project requirements to ensure scope and responsibilities are clearly identified and defined
• Document milestones and stories for the tech teams using best practices of Agile
• Sketch out the entire user journey and UI/UX prototyping
• Spearhead Market research to update, redesign and develop the platform with modern technologies
• Tracked all the project tasks in JIRA by preparing Kanban Charts
• Analyze data science & market trends and identify solutions to support product development
• Liaise the Sales/Marketing team offering support and sharing knowledge on product to Maximize Sales
• Led the Operations team to ensure seamless streaming experience for all the users across all the interfaces
• Experience in troubleshooting, software development processes and ability to understand and implement client requirements
• Exhibit conceptual thinking about product/user problems
• Provide direction and technical expertise in design, development and systems integration
• Able to make quick decisions and solve technical problems to provide an efficient environment for project implementation
• Identify resource and equipment requirements, efficient capacity planning and manage software and hardware availability
• Possesses good knowledge of different software systems, client/server architectures and various compatibility requirements
• Responsible for ensuring the communication across all the external/internal stake holders
• Worked on Skype/Video Conferencing features
• Worked on Data Migration for Databases like Oracle, MySQL, RDBMS, NoSQL, MongoDB, MS SQL
• Worked on MS Visio, MS Project & SharePoint technologies
• Worked on highly advanced and user interface design and development using Angular Js, JEE, Node Js, HTML5 and CSS3

Confidential, Plano TX

Product Manager, Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Requirement Analysis: Understanding the requirements of the client and act as a sole functional resource
• Worked in the Design and implementation for PCEF functionality and time-based event handling for Gx interface which is between PCEF and PCRF
• Being Agile was involved in all aspects of the project right from requirements phase to production support
• Worked in bug fixing and performing RCA (Root Cause Analysis)
• Code enhancements as per business requirements and preparing release notes as per changes done
• Proficient in handling the most complex of technical development concepts, latest software tools and technologies, strong database concepts and designing techniques
• Been a part of Data base handling, Migration & reporting
• Provide direction and technical expertise in design, development and systems integration
• Responsible for planning and tracking the development of PCEF project in Compass Tool
• Responsible for tracking and ensuring all the project deliverables are delivered on time.
• Work closely with the Engineering manager, Business Dev manager and all remote stake holders for achieving the same
• Mentored a team of 3 developers and 3 QA Engineers for this project
• Daily client interaction with respect to Business Specific requirement analysis

Confidential

Associate Product Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led many large initiatives from idea to go-live, developing vision, identifying & managing stakeholders, directing and lead teams from initiation through final delivery
• Led meetings with business (product) owners and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to break high-level needs into prioritized features
• Coordinated with Business and Technical Architecture team to come up with the high-level solution approach, the Point of Departure (POD) and Point of Arrival (POA) diagrams
• Estimated high-level cost and managed budget & financials throughout the life cycle of the project
• Conducted feature break down sessions to define user stories and helped team with story point estimations
• Planned and conducted program level ceremonies (Release Planning, Scrum of Scrums, Program Show & Tell and Program Retrospective)
• Captured and managed retrospective items and ensured proper assignment and closure
• Managed Rally and Clarity set-up, ensured both are up-to date at any point of time
• Managed and tracked day do day execution, helped teams sort out impediments and ensuring initiatives are delivered on time and within budget.
• Regular status reporting to customer and senior product leaders
• Created and managed project deliverables across all phases of SDLC such as Agile Charter, Release Plan, UAT Report and obtained sign off from stakeholders
• Coached and reinforced scrum methodology and agile framework to team members and stakeholders