Objective

IT Professional with Strong IT Project Management, Software Application development skills on the lookout for suitable management opportunities

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Summary

·               18+ Years of Successful IT Management with a consistent increase in responsibilities

·               Professional work experience in various US industries such as information technology, energy, aerospace, banking, retail, etc.

·               Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Able to manage large project teams and known for high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets

·               Total 10+ years of experience in managing all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) in Agile methodology especially in Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Deploying of N-tier Client Server applications. Expert in Agile / Scrum process.

·               Proven ability to design, plan and implement global projects on time and within budget

·               Demonstrated Talent for Global Offshore Delivery, Managing large staff, building relationships, improving efficiencies and reducing costs

·               Extensive experience in managing the software testing activities and ISO standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the testing life cycle

·               Extensive experience in the design and development of  architecture using C, C++, C#, ASP.NET, VB.Net, HTML

·               PMP Certified

·               US Citizen

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Education

 

Master of Science in Computer ScienceDec 1996

University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA

Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation TechnologyApril 1991

SJCE, Mysore University, Mysore, India

 

Certifications:              PMP and ITIL Certifications

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Skills

 

Databases:              MS SQLServer 2005/2008/2012

Software:               PL/SQL, SQL, Java, HTML, XML, C, C++, C#, .Net

Platforms:              Unix (Sun Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Linux), Windows

IT Tools:              MS Project, MS Office

Web Technologies: ASP.Net, Javascript & Jquery.

 

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Experience

 

Hewlett Packard Corp, Houston, TexasAug ‘14 - Current

·               As an IT Project Manager facilitated the planning and execution of the IT projects to established timelines and budgets, client management, team leadership, issue management and client and project communication to all stakeholders. 

·               Lead the project team and daily activities to meet project deliverables, dates and revenue forecasts

·               Monitor and report on progress, issues, changes and solutions to all project stakeholders

·               Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Worked on project specifics and client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures.

·               Coordinated with a Cross functional team of Technical experts, SMEs, Third party vendors across a number of locations and ensure ‘on-time’ project deliverables

·               Worked as Scrum Master – Responsible for Daily Standups, Spring Planning, Backlog Review & Sprint Retrospective

·               Develop technical training materials and present the same in training classes to the development team

 

Project: HP Touch Point Manager

 

Description:

This is a cloud based application that manages IT devices like desktop, laptop, smarphones, tablets running on different operation systems.  It helps IT administrators and business professionals monitor device health, fix problems before they occur and protect the company’s vaulable data. It sends alerts for proactive troubleshooting, remotely finds, locks & wipe the data on the device. It can enforce security policy on the company devices. It has anti theft technology which sends an alert to an IT Adminstrator that the device may have been stolen. Then IT admin can use the Lost device protection feature to locate, lock, sound an alarm or erase data from the device.

 

Responsibilities:

Ø      Monitor and report on progress, issues, changes and solutions to all project stakeholders

Ø      Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Worked on project specifics and client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures.

Ø      Managed the project team using the current MS Technologies including .NET Framework 4.5/ASP.NET/C#

Ø      Participated in Agile Development methodology.

Ø      Worked as a scrum master managing daily stand ups, daily triages, backlog review & sprint planning activities.

 

IBM Global Technology Services, Bangalore, IndiaMar. ’10 - May. ‘14

·   As a Project Manager Initiated and managed several highly visible projects within the organization for IBM’s Clients including Quality Assurance, Product Operations, Infrastructure support and production Support

·   Facilitated the planning and execution of the projects to established timelines and budgets, client management, team leadership, issue management and client and project communication to all stakeholders. 

·   Responsible for managing and supporting quarterly releases of new projects and applications. Work involved co-ordination with large groups, building and managing multiple test environments, database refresh planning and execution, providing CR approvals, Readiness review and Go-Live release planning

·   Facilitated the definition of project timeline, scope, goals, staffing and deliverables via full scale project plans in MS Project

 

Project: Loan Processing Application for Australian Bank (Westpac)

 

Description:

This application has been extended to support the banks to process their customers loan processing documentation. Once the documentation is done it will be sent to the corresponding customers. Also

this software automated customer loan data collection and processing functions.

 

Responsibilities:

Ø      Monitor and report on progress, issues, changes and solutions to all project stakeholders

Ø      Mitigated risk factors through careful analysis of financial and statistical data. Anticipated and managed change effectively in rapidly evolving global business environments.

Ø      Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Worked on project specifics and client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures.

Ø      Involved in managing the implementation teams spread across the globe

Ø      Participated in Agile Development methodology.

 

Environment: .NET Framework 4.5, SQL Server 2008, ASP.NET 4.5/4.0, HTML, JQuery, JScript and TFS2010

 

Project: Database Upgrade Project

 

Description:

Guided team in the development of relational database management systems (RDBMS). Played an instrumental role in planning the enterprise-wide database upgrade to Oracle 11G, which boosted capacity, performance and backup strategy

Results: Improved the consistency, recoverability and accessibility of data

 

Responsibilities:

Ø      Chaired the technical discussions with client to optimize streamlining of business solutions

Ø      Interacted and collaborated with stakeholders for clarification of business requirement

Ø      Have prepared Process Flow Diagram & Data Flow Diagram using Microsoft Visio

 

Project: Retail Application

 

Description:

This application was designed for a major mechandise firm that offers wide variety of products.  It was created for customer service department and was used to process the customer returns. It also deals with misplaced and defect orders.

 

Responsibilities:

Ø      Managed the project

Ø      Actively engaged in project activities to ensure deliverables are achieved in a timely manner

Ø      Implemented Agile Development methodology and Test-driven Development

Ø      Worked with the technical team to fix the bugs during production

 

Environment: .NET Framework 4.5, SQL Server 2008, ASP.NET 4.5/4.0, Webforms & TFS2010

 

Project: Custom Software Developments (BHP Billiton)

 

Description:

Managed all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) for dozens of custom solutions driving continuous improvement to processes, system & work flow

Results: Delivered industry-leading software that saved clients millions of dollars, shortened processes from weeks to minutes and generated up to $1M in annual revenues within year one of launch

 

Responsibilities:

Ø      Have coordinated the task between the customer and the development team.

Ø      Worked on deployment Plan and end user training material

Ø      Ensured that customer satisfaction and customer relationship is maintained

Ø      Designed HRMS system using current MS technologies like .NET Framework 3.5/4.0,ASP.NET/C#

Ø      Worked with QA team to perform unit testing and system testing

 

Environment: .NET Framework 3.5/4.0, C#, SQL Server 2008, ASP.NET 3.5/4.0, Visual Studio 2010/2008, MVC,  JScript,  JQuery and XML

 

Project: Rent-A-Toll – Toll Solutions for Car Renters

 

Description:

In this application three Web portals were developed and enhanced for this solution. They are RTL portal used by Employees of Rent-A-Toll, Toll Authorities and Rental Car Agencies.

 

Responsibilities:

Ø      Lead the project team and daily activities to meet project deliverables, dates and revenue forecasts 

Ø      Mentored development teams in Agile SDLC and RAD best practices

Ø      Worked with the team to fix the bugs during production

 

Environment: .NET Framework 3.5/4.0, C#, SQL Server 2008, SQL Reporting Services 2005, ASP.NET 3.5/4.0, Visual Studio 2010/2008,  JScript,  JQuery and XML

 

Lockheed Martin Company, Houston, TexasDec ‘96 – May ‘08

·               Worked as Sr. Software Engineer with major NASA contractor for NASA Johnson Space Center

·               Performed various tasks in different roles such as Software Developer, Delivery Manager for International Space Project

·               Have designed and developed command system software to transfer the data & files between the ground and the on board computer aboard the space station

·               Responsible for design & development of a remote commanding software to transfer the data between USA and  international partners like Russia, Japan, Europe & Canada

·               Designed and implemented MCC ( Mission Control Center ) Flight control software to uplink primary command types

·               Single handedly created many critical system reports for the Change and Commitment Tracking Information System as part of space shuttle program

·               Interact with NASA client personnel to resolve problems with production software systems