SUMMARY:

• Overall 15 years of IT consulting experience in all aspects of Software Development - Expertise in Portfolio, Program, Project and QA/Test Management. Specialized in Digital Marketing space.
• More than 8 years of Project Management experience in delivering mission critical Business and Digital Transformation projects.
• Participated extensively in RFIs, RFPs and SOWs. Hands on Project Manager, heavily involved in requirements analysis, design/technical architecture, UI/UX, development, testing and implementation.
• Solid experience in CMS platforms - Share Point, Site Core and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
• Domain expertise in Telecom, E-Com, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Supply Chain Management, Insurance, Aviation and Surety. Expertise in Insurance and Surety domain.
• Managed projects successfully using Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Expert in running the project as a Scrum Master in two weeks’ sprint mode using agile methodology.
• Expertise in Software QA & Testing Methodologies and Processes - both Manual and Automation Testing.
• Created Test Automation - Data Driven Framework using Microsoft Visual Studio Coded UI and implemented it at client places - huge ROI for clients.
• Exceptional ability to multi-task, work with a sense of urgency, adapt to changing requirements and to support aggressive agile-like project timelines. Excellent negotiation and leadership skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Peoria, IL

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Hands on Project Manager responsible for overall release, from discovery to delivery. First phase of CAT® Portable Generator Project successfully launched in 2016.
• Manage the Digital Marketing portion of the transformational website creation using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) platform. AEM is a Digital Marketing platform - Content Management System.
• Manage cross functional - global/offshore teams, milestones and deliverables for 3 different technology platforms and teams - AEM, WCS and Salesforce CRM.
• Participate in world class user experience creation - Wireframes and HTML, CSS & JS development.
• Manage the content uploading process - Marketing Content through AEM platform and the Product Content through Wind Chill PIM (Product Information Management) system.
• Manage ESRI integration for Dealer Locator services with GIS vendor ESRI.
• Manage Sizing Tool and Dealer Locator code/functionality development with vendor Razor fish.
• Manage Budget and Financials for the overall portfolio, including Capital and Expense portion of projects.
• Carefully manage issues & risks and escalate/mitigate as necessary.
• Track leads and sales metrics through Marketing Automation tool “Eloqua” to ensure project successes result in attributable sales growth and increase in leads generation.
• Continuously look for process improvement areas and streamline them to ensure project success.

Confidential, IL

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed multiple projects from Discovery to Delivery using Agile Methodology - Scrum Process.
• Participated extensively in RFPs, SOWs and Estimations. Handled cost and budgeting of the projects.
• Created Project Plans and tracked all the project constraints - scope, time, cost, risk and quality.
• Participated in content uploading process using Share Point and Site Core platforms.
• Heavily involved in requirements gathering and user experience creation. Well versed in wireframes, HTML, CSS and JS development.
• Implemented agile methodology and acted as a Scrum Master, running projects in two weeks’ sprint mode.
• Worked closely with business users and technical team for early fixes on UAT defects - Delivery Ownership.

Confidential

QA Manager

Responsibilities:

• Participated extensively in requirements and wireframes analysis. Responsible for overall quality delivery.
• Prepared Test plan and strategy documents - Desktop and various Mobile Devices.
• Developed a test automation framework using Microsoft Visual Studio Coded UI and implemented it.
• Managed the team on the entire testing life cycle. Implemented QA best practices and methodologies.
• Conducted UAT workshops and worked closely with CDA users on defects and issues.
• Presented the fully functional website and its key functionalities to Public Sector Executive Leadership.

Confidential, California

Onsite QA Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Set up onsite-offshore model based on client requirements and led onsite-offshore coordination.
• Handled four different projects which include Functional automation using QTP scripting and Descriptive programming, Data Update testing, Functional Manual testing and Load testing using Load Runner.
• Did estimation, scheduling, project and test planning, resource allocation and coordination.
• Worked on QTP frameworks and also developed QTP scripts using VB scripting and Descriptive programming.
• Responsible for QA, UAT and overall delivery. Hired, trained and mentored resources.

Confidential, Virginia

Senior QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Test plan and Test cases for various Wireless Number Portability Products and its patches.
• Performed product deployments using Shell scripts and debugged installations thru Sanity testing.
• Involved in GUI, API and Database testing. Performed regression testing using automated Shell scripts.
• Performed Data migration testing for various Telecom Carriers and major product upgrades.
• Managed defects thru defect tracking tool - HP Quality Center and performed root cause analysis.
• Led all the system testing activities and was responsible for quality delivery.