• Extensive expertise at improving existing systems policies, workflow processes and ensuring that tasks fit with the most efficient technologies
• Result driven project leader with proven record of successfully managing projects within budget and on schedule. Expert in planning, risk management/risk mitigation control, change management and key operations solutions. Managed multimillion dollar projects execute business needs analysis, risk assessments, and contingency planning. Interact efficiently with executives, managers, and interdisciplinary team globally in orchestration of organizational programs. Recognized for strategic planning initiatives and for being adept at problem solving in diverse management settings.
• Spearhead medium to large projects as high as 20M
• Seasoned project manager with a track record of building successful motivated teams that meet and exceed project objectives. Coach and mentor subordinates to insure career growth
• Delivered integration projects, technology refreshes, and upgrades

Areas of Expertise:

• Strategic IT Management Project Management Implementation
• Project/Release planning Release Management Production Support Management
• Enterprise Applications Program Management Agile/SDLC
• Risk/Contingency Management Portfolio Management Quality Assurance
• Data Warehouse Resource management

TOOLS:

ALM, Remedy, QC10, JIRA, Confluence, IBM RRC, IBM RTC, SVN,Sharepoint

Project Management Tools:

MS Word ,MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project Plan, MS VISIO, MS Access

Professional Certification

Certified Scrum Master CSM

LOMA INSURANCE

Technologies/Platforms:

Mainframe, MDM, Teradata, Oracle, DB2, IMS DB, XML, SVN, Visio, UNIX, Jenkins 1.4, J2EE, MySQL, VMware, Web Methods, Informatica, UML, Hyperion, Remedy, Data Warehouse, BI Analytics, Web Services, IBM WebSphere.

ProfessionalExperience

Confidential

Project Manager

• Strategic Planning for enterprise wise integrated systems
• Closely work with business team to discuss on the new business requests, changing priorities and business validation after every deployment
• Closely work with and Manage data migration, Data warehouse projects and integration
• Work with individual Project team to finalize the stories, product backlogs and release scope
• Manage Change requests from all teams, CMS and vendors
• Conduct daily scrum of scrum SoS meeting between Project teams
• Manage deliverables for releases
• Identifies and manages the risks associated with different release and prepare mitigation plan
• Schedule and manage testing support as needed
• Root Cause analysis RCA for issues reported post deployment
• Continuous Service Improvement - Analysis of change data to drive improvements to process and highlight areas needing attention
• Manage and Coordinate deployments in to LLC and Production environments
• Enforce documentation and Run books for each project and releases.

Tools: JIRA, Bugzilla, Microsoft Project Plan, Sub Version configuration management . SharePoint, Java, J2EE, Oracle Identity Management suite, CALT

Confidential

Role :Release Manager

• HD.COM Release planning for all different business units fall under .COM DW
• Serve as liaison between varying business units to promote smooth and timely delivery of Software products and updates
• Work closely with QA team for testing status, defect report, defect leakage, performance test report and blocker details
• Conduct, direct, guide and influence Release Governance Board
• Manage and oversee Software Configuration releases for production , development Non development planned and unplanned releases
• Manage Change requests from across all business units
• Conduct daily scrum of scrum SoS meeting between business and Project teams
• Identifies and manages the risks associated with different release, resources , Product team and Client
• Schedule and manage testing support as needed
• Root Cause analysis RCA for issues report post deployment
• Work with individual Project team to finalize the stories, product backlogs and release scope
• Closely work with business team to discuss on the new business requests, changing priorities and business validation after every deployment
• Continuous Service Improvement - Analysis of change data to drive improvements to process and highlight areas needing attention
• Closely work with and Manage data migration, Data warehouse projects and integration
• Release deployment automation
• Service Improvement - Managing change to the Change Release processes
• Managing and reporting Risk Management and Change management for all release candidates
• Enforce documentation and Run books for each project and releases.

Tools:

JIRA, Confluence, HP QC, Microsoft Project Plan, Jenkins,Webshpere , Sub Version configuration management .GIT, Sharepoint, IBM RTC

Confidential

Role: Program Manager

• Manage planning and requirement gathering from various business units and product vendor. Gather technical architecture and technical requirement
• Oversee the COTS vendor for integration and architectural solution
• Project Scheduling - Establish project plans, based line the plans, manage schedule and resource load.
• Worked with business partners and SME's to understand business process needs and analyze requirements
• Conduct daily scrum meeting between Product Vendor and Prudential
• Delivery of sprint capacity, velocity, story sizing, story risk analysis, and story management
• Identifies and manages the risks associated with Vendor, Product team and Client
• Coaching team members about Agile methodologies
• Conduct Retrospective meeting at the end of sprint
• Update Product backlog with BA, Project plan and test plan
• Coordinate for UAT
• Root Cause analysis RCA for issues report post deployment

Technologies:

JAVA, J2EE, Web Methods, Informatica, UML, XML

Confidential

Role :Project Manager

• Setup Release Management and processes for Walgreens Loyalty Program
• Partnered with Business team, development teams, QA team, Configuration teams, build teams for smooth execution and release for Loyalty program
• Implemented Automation and Performance testing center
• Work closely with QA team for testing status, defect report, defect leakage, performance test report and blocker detail
• Coordinate with Performance and automation team to schedule and execute the performance testing and Automation requirements.
• Conduct Release Governance, Change management and Risk Management meetings and report metrics
• Work with Multiple line of business for release planning and coordination
• Root Cause analysis RCA for issues report post deployment
• Developed detailed project plans including costing and time lines. MS Project is the primary tool for this work.
• Direct and oversee multiple PMs and/or team leads on complex projects, Ensure integrity and delivery of multiple projects with respect to time, budget, scope, change, risk and resources.
• Created Metrics status reports to meet the project deliverables, involved in client steering committee meeting, status meetings are defined and captured that will position the team to identify and drive continuous improvements
• Conduct Release Planning, deployment calls, owning deployment communication to senior leadership team and Conduct Go, No-Go calls before release deployment.
• Schedule and manage testing support as needed
• Direct and oversee multiple PMs and/or team leads on complex projects, Ensure integrity and delivery of multiple projects with respect to time, budget, scope, change, risk and resources.
• Created Metrics status reports to meet the project deliverables, involved in client steering committee meeting, status meetings are defined and captured that will position the team to identify and drive continuous improvements

Tools Technology: Mainframe, DB2, JCL, Java, J2EE, Ab-initio, MDM Master data Management , Web Services, IBM, Data Power, ESB, IBM RTC

Confidential

Role: Program Manager, Release manager Store Number expansion

• Developed detailed project charter, scope statement and project plans including costing and time lines. MS Project is the primary tool for this work
• Work closely with QA team for testing status, defect report, defect leakage, performance test report and blocker detail
• Executed project covering enterprise level usage of store numbers in all business units
• Developed customized tools and utilities for store number search
• Champion Agile processes and roles
• Formed agile teams and coach team on agile process and methodologies
• Conduct all Sprints stand-up, review/demo, planning, retrospectives and enforce time boxes
• Identifies and removes impediments/blockers impacting the team's ability to meet goals and objectives by implementing creative solutions
• Ensure communication across teams and projects by attending Scrum of Scrums
• Ensure the team remains focused on the tasks
• Mentor Scrum Master apprentices
• Identifies and manages the risks associated with their team
• Monitor daily issues impacting the team facilitate resolutions and escalation as necessary
• Conduct Release Governance, Change management and Risk Management meetings and report metrics
• Work with Multiple line of business for release planning and coordination
• Developed detailed project plans including costing and time lines. MS Project is the primary tool for this work.
• Direct and oversee multiple PMs and/or team leads on complex projects, Ensure integrity and delivery of multiple projects with respect to time, budget, scope, change, risk and resources.
• Conduct Release Planning, deployment calls, owning deployment communication to senior leadership team and Conduct Go, No-Go calls before release deployment
• Execute and managed Pre and post production deployment activities

Technologies:

Teradata, Mainframe, Java, J2EE, Hyperion, Remedy, Data Warehouse, BI Analytics