PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Excellent IT industry experience in Program/Project Management, Leadership, and Software Development Life Cycle experience using waterfall, iterative, Agile.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP Certified) well verse with SEI CMM methodologies and IV&V process.
• Well qualified to develop Request for Proposal (RFP) or Statement of Work (SOW).
• Around 20 years of Project Management experience, managing multiple projects with distinct deliverables
• Strong Business analysis skill in various verticals that experience includes Finance/Security, Insurance/Reinsurance, Medical, Banking, Financial, Film Industry, Consumer goods manufacturing industries, Process industries, Retailing and distribution.
• Extensive experience in Business process analysis and Data analysis CASE tools like eRwin for Analysis, business process modeling, data modeling and database design (OLTP and OLAP). Built various Logical/Physical data model using forward and reverse engineering.
• Has sufficient knowledge on Confidential Rational tools. Methodologies used are SSAD, IE and OOAD.
• Experience in quality process includes ‘Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)’ and SEI - CMM.
• Strong experience in building application test process, test cases for all stages of application life cycle and testing.
• 5+ years of managing and architecture experience in Microsoft .NET based solutions which are developed using - ASP.NET, MVC, C# VB.NET, LINQ/Entity Framework, XML/XSLT/JavaScript, J2EE, JAVA.
• Hands on experience on Microsoft Team Foundation server 2010 and SharePoint 2010 with administration.
• 15 + years Analysis, Design & development with Microsoft Technologies
• 15 + years of management experience in Database application utilizing SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access and Sybase
• Knowledge of JCL and COBOL applications and worked in the migration/integration of mainframe applications
• Strong working knowledge on various COBOL including proprietary COBOL.
• Sufficient hands on experience on MS SharePoint 2010.
• Proficient in SalesForce CRM admin and Customization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, RTP NC

Project Manager Consultant for Project Management Office (PMO)

Responsibilities:

• Working as Project Manager consultant for Confidential exclusively catering Project management services for BCBS NC and Kansas city.
• Managing schedules and tracking various project work products for various domains and work streams.
• Monitor and evaluate existing process under PMO guidelines on continuous basis and suggest improvement.
• Manage and track project risks and issues on continuous basis.
• Interact with respective user groups from BCBS NC and develop prototype plans of the projects.
• Conducted various meetings to collect status on each activity from each team.
• Develop weekly status reports and present to executive committee.

Confidential, NY

Senior Project Manager (consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Working as Senior Project Manager to manage the development/enhancement of Confidential email overload and knowledge warehouse product suite. The requirements are gathered continuously on market research and client’s feedbacks.
• Perform brain storm sessions on the requirements and transform them into technical specifications to include in the product development.
• Develop cost budgets and the project plan for every product release (release management) and track development activities until completion of the product. Responsible for risk management and issue management.
• Over all responsible to monitor and review products performance at all client installations.
• Prepare status report and present it to Confidential management team on a regular basis.
• Customized SalesForce CRM for our internal usage and administrated on regular basis.
• Customized and implemented Microsoft Team Foundation Server using Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF) for Agile Software Development (MSF Agile).
• Developed and implemented various Project office related forms on MS SharePoint 2010. Conducted detail analysis on SharePoint search services and developed methodologies to extract (ETL) data for Confidential product. Responsible for SharePoint administration activities.
• Responsible to purchase computer hardware’s and software’s that includes servers, desktops, laptops and required software.
• The Confidential product suite was developed using MS .NET, C#, MS Outlook 2003/007, WCF, WEB services, SQL server 2008R2/2012, MS Exchange Server. It has Outlook based components and rich internet application with reporting/Dash board using Adobe Flex, HTML5, Black Berry phones, IOS based iPhone, iPad, and Android tablets.

Confidential, NY

Project Manager/Application Architect (consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Project Manager /Application architect to develop initial business process model and system architect for Ruffworld Music Company.
• Gathered requirements for Ruffworld Music Evaluation Process and Promoting. Developed a business process model using MS Visio professional.
• Developed system architect targeting WEB application using MS .NET MVC architecture, LINQ/Entity Framework and SQL server database.
• Estimated the development effort and prepared the project plan using Microsoft Project.
• Developed logical data model using eRwin CASE tools.

Confidential, NY

Project Manager for Human Resources Department (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Managed Human Resource applications portfolio, quality deliverables of new development, enhancements and day-to-day operations. These WEB applications were developed using MS .NET, C#, WEB services, SQL server, SSIS, DTS, DB2, Crystal (Business Objects) and COGNOS 8.4 reporting tool.
• Interacted with stakeholders/users to gather application requirements for new development or enhancements and converted these requirements into necessary development specifications. Managed review meetings with users and the QA team to collect their feedback.
• Developed cost estimations, MS project plan for new application and managed day-to-day development effort. Maintained all activities and processes according to PMO guidelines and SDLC methodology. Formulated a process to improve application support productivity of critical applications.
• Managed project risks and issues on continuous basis.
• Developed application test cases for all stages of the application development, managed application testing also tested critical modules to conform business requirements.
• Prepared and presented weekly descriptive progress reports with necessary charts, graphs for management presentation which is a part of project communication.
• Migrated and upgraded all HRS applications to latest version of server environment, .NET framework, DB2 connectivity, SSIS packages. Managed migrating Crystal reports to COGNOS. Helped to build Data warehouse Meta data for all HR applications and DATASTAGE ETL procedures for COGNOS reporting.
• Managed migration effort of other department application to the newer WEB environment without impacting the production applications.
• Managed a health safety compliant tool for DOE employee’s, involved from the beginning of the project that is business requirement, developed business process flow, System requirement design, data model using eRwin, MS project plan.

Confidential, RTP NC

Project Manager for Project Management Office (PMO)

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Project Manager for Confidential ’s PMO for Integrated Supply Chain group.
• Managed MS Project 2003 plans, was responsible for scheduling and tracking various project work products.
• Monitored and evaluated existing process under PMO guidelines on continuous basis to make it compliant with Confidential standards.
• Managed and tracked project risks on continuous basis.
• Collected lesson learned at the end of the project and used them for subsequent projects.
• Interacted with respective initiative leads from various geographical locations and developed prototype plans of the projects.
• Developed project test cases with the help of test teams and collected test result matrixes. These result/matrixes were presented in the progress meeting during the test phase.
• Conducted various meetings to collect status on each activity from each team.
• Collected sign-offs from the clients/stakeholders for the completed and delivered products.
• Prepared daily status charts for daily management meetings using MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Gathered requirements for Lesson Learned, which is an internal system for ISC group. Prepared requirement document, developed application prototype and managed development activities. This application was developed using Notes client and NSF database.
• Prepared a study report with defect analysis on existing ISC organization tools and suggested improvements to ease and have appropriate control on the processes. I was responsible to evaluate and revamping some area of Change management tools and Project control book to ease the operation and make it user friendly.

Confidential

Project Manager - Delivery (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Led and managed rating WEB based applications, with a global team of 20 members (On-Site and Off-Shore). The applications were integrated with various Confidential ’s corporate systems, utilizing mix of technologies that include ASP 3.0, ASP.NET, C++, Crystal Reports, SQL Server, and Sybase.
• Worked with business managers and rating analysts to gather requirements. Built requirement documents, presented to the users and obtained their sign-offs.
• Managed development activities that include building architectural changes, design documents, application development, testing and implementation.
• Managed application maintenance activities for all rating WEB applications. The requests were recorded in the change management systems for effective maintenance workflow.
• Developed test plans for application development life cycles and managed application testing.
• Conducted weekly application release meetings to review release products and also was responsible for release operations.
• Conducting weekly product meetings with various rating product heads to discuss the product issues, prioritizing product maintenance activities.
• Maintained SLA as defined in the SLA agreement. Conducted weekly SLA meetings with stakeholders to present and discuss on SLA status.

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Project Manager - Solutions Delivery (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Successfully managed and delivered a Health Care Confidential t Billing system with a team of 25 members (On-Site and Off-Shore). The Confidential t Billing system with insurance interfaces developed using MS .Net, SQL Server, MS Access.
• I was responsible for full life-cycle development. Developed project cost estimates and ensure that projects were completed within budgeted cost. Periodically communicated project to stakeholders and reviewed the budget versus cost.
• Prepared project plans, cost estimation, business case analysis, solution definitions, architecture, development, testing and implementation.
• Built Logical/Physical data models for SQL server using eRwin modeling tool.
• Worked with Subject Matter Experts to gather application requirements.

Confidential

Project Manager - Solutions Delivery (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Led and managed a global team of 35 members (On-Site, Off-Site and Off-Shore), and was responsible for development, maintenance, and implementing 30 client/server, WEB based and mainframe applications. The applications were integrated with corporate systems, utilized mix of technologies which include Visual Basic, J2EE, Crystal Reports, COGNOS, Mainframe COBOL, SQL Server (2000, 6.5, 4.2), Sybase, VSAM and DB2.
• Worked with business managers and users to gather project requirements.
• Developed project cost estimates and ensure that projects were completed within budgeted cost. Periodically communicated project to stakeholders and reviewed the budget versus cost.
• I was responsible for full life-cycle software development. Prepared RFPs, SOWs, project plans, business case analysis, and solution definitions.
• Guided and managed business process models, project estimation, analysis, application architect design, construct, test, implement, post-project critique and ongoing support.
• Developed test plans for various application development life cycles and managed application testing.
• Directed development team and managed each project from start to completion.
• Built Logical/Physical data models using eRwin modeling tool for all application SQL server databases.
• Participated in the development and Implementation of SEI-CMM for Confidential /Syntel delivery account. Also implemented IV&V process as per client’s guidelines for new projects and several enhancement projects. Participated as SQA manager and auditor project activities. The process implementation helped to reduce the number of problem tickets and issues with a big margin.
• Detail analysis was carried out on Humming Bird and COGNOS data extraction tools (ETL). Also developed a data warehouse prototype using COGNOS BI suite (tools consists of Impromptu, Power play and Query).

Confidential, Minneapolis

Project Lead (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Led to build a interface database for merger of three retail industry companies. These three companies were Confidential, Dayton Hudson and Mervyns’
• I was responsible to conducted database analysis and generate various mapping documents to build interface database.
• Developed a mapping repository tool to store all database details with mapping details.
• Designed interface programs based on the mapping details.
• Merger companies’ databases were DB2 and VSAM. The mapping repository tool was developed using MS Access.

Confidential

Project Manager (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of 10 to design enterprise Property and Casualty Insurance underwriters systems. These applications were targeted to Visual Basic, SQL server and Mainframe environment under Client/Server architecture.

Confidential

Project Manager, Development

Responsibilities:

• Led a team of 10 consultants to successfully reverse engineer the workings of a retail banking application ‘Deposit System’ for Saudi American Bank, Saudi (Persian Gulf), affiliated to CITI Bank.
• Reverse engineered an internal financial application of the United Nation, New York and forward engineered to client server technology.

Confidential

Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with senior client management and users for requirement gathering.
• Performed requirement analysis, sizing and migration planning
• Developed of Logical design, Physical design, and Functional specifications
• Managed the development activities
• Developed test plans for life cycles and managed application testing
• Data migration

Confidential

Project Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with client and gathered business requirements.
• Designed system using SSAD methods and functional specifications.
• Managed development activities, prepared test plans and conducted application testing.
• Developed necessary operational manuals.
• Implemented application and conducted user .

Confidential

Systems Executive

Responsibilities:

• Real time Inventory system, MRP, and Material Costing for Confidential Ltd, India.
• Standard costing, process costing and warehouse system for process industries.
• Retail Shop & HO Purchase MIS System for Confidential (India) Limited, India
• Shares Accounting and Dividend Module for Confidential Limited, India
• Shares Accounting for Confidential Ltd. A multinational company