SUMMARY:

PMP Certified Project Manager with more than 17 years of experience in Software Development with Technical Project Management experience. Worked in various roles of management as Sr. Project Manager, Development Manager, and Sr. Scrum Master. Managed delivery of multimillion - dollar projects with efficient client management and project management using SDLC processes like SAFe, Scrum and Waterfall involving multi-national teams. Domain expertise in Payment, Licensing and Permits, and Content Management system. A Certified Scrum Master with expertise in managing projects using Agile frameworks like SAFe, Scrum and Kanban. Extensive experience in coaching and setting up multiple Agile teams for successful project delivery

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE:

• Project Management
• Delivery Management
• Business and Process Transformation
• Release Management
• Program Management
• Software Development
• SDLC Processes
• Quality Management
• Budget and Resource Management
• Payment and Content Management
• Business Licensing and Permits
• SaaS

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall

Agile Methods: Scrum, SAFe Enterprise Framework, Kanban, TDD, XP

Business Modeling Tools: Microsoft Visio

Project Management/Scrum Tools: Microsoft Project, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Jira

Technologies: AWS, ASP.Net 2.0 / 3.5, WCF, ADO.NET.

Languages: C#.Net, C++, Java.

Database: MS SQL Server 2000/2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Austin, TX

Project Manager/ Sr. Scrum Master

Technologies: Java, AWS Microservices, SAFe, Jira

Responsibilities:

• Managed and supervised 4 Scrum teams for the state using SAFe 4.0. Technology Used - Java and AWS Microservices.
• Captured and analyzed metrics such as Sprint Burndown, Velocity, Release Burndown, to measure overall team progress
• Facilitated coached and guided the teams on the values and practices of Agile and Scrum.
• Ensured that agile principles and processes are properly implemented and adopted.
• Supervise writing User Stories, Acceptance Criteria with Stakeholders, ensuring it meets stakeholder’s expectations
• Coordinated Scrum Process for monitoring units interfacing with firmware, software, and hardware and ensure time-tables are aligned
• Created and executed Project Management Plans and successfully led the implementation within budget on time.

Confidential

Development Manager/Scrum Master Domain - Payment/Banking

Technologies: .Net 3.5, C++, Agile, TFS

Responsibilities:

• Managed the development and customization of products like Fusion and Nucleus installed in fuel dispensers using .Net and Java technologies. Managed the team that spanned across multiple locations in Austin (USA), Pune (India) and Shanghai (China). These products are used by major petroleum companies like Chevron, BP and Shell.
• Successfully managed and delivered product like electraSwitchTM used in ATMs of various banks.
• Budget and resource planning.
• Coaching and mentoring.

Confidential

Senior Project Manager Domain - Content Management

Responsibilities:

• As a Senior Manager in Aptara, managed multiple projects for clients in US and UK using .Net technology.
• Worked with client project sponsor to define project requirements and effectively manage project scope
• Managed overall project coordination including resource and tasks allocation
• Worked closely with all managers and project leads to keep the project deliverables in sync and within budgets
• Coordinated various testing cycles-- Integration, Performance, User acceptance Test
• Managing all project related information like Status Report, Issues and Risks,
• Assumptions, Change Management, Milestones, QA, project metrics data, project budget, Change Requests and Schedule Mgmt
• Monitoring and controlling the project budget.
• Developed applications using C#.Net 3.5, WCF and SQL Server 2005.

Confidential

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Managed delivery of multimillion-dollar Program for Business and Process Transformation.
• Assumes accountability for the project and its delivery.
• Creation and management of project management plans.
• Budget planning and tracking.
• Maintaining status and metrics information in relevant project/program management tools.
• Status reporting and facilitating governance meeting.
• Partner with client to manage the requirements.
• Risk management and Communication Planning.
• Leading presentations and meetings with executive stakeholders
• Manage change control procedure
• Managing project organization chart and mentoring team on processes
• Coordinate UAT, release and deployment activities
• Step by step cutover or migration activities with back out plan
• Conducting Reward and Recognition
• Explaining performance objectives, conducting appraisal reviews and handling promotions
• Resource Management and Recruitment
• Retention Management
• Delivery Management
• End to end ownership and execution of large-scale enterprise application projects
• Sound understanding of the parameters, metrics, methods, and mechanisms that aid in managing IT projects and companies, delivery as well as support.
• Deep understanding of the Quality Management, Configuration Management, Change management, Expectation management, Release Management and Testing Processes.
• Leading teams through full product lifecycles (vision, planning, implementation, successful release/deployment and maintenance).
• Deliver projects including staffing, ramping up, and resolving technical conflicts.
• Legal & Regulatory compliance management related to service delivery.
• Good analytical skills with both process and customer focus.
• Ability to work across business and system groups at all levels
• Facilitating weekly/ periodic Steering committee meetings, Customer meetings and Review meetings

Sr. Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Mentor and coach teams to improve their performance
• Facilitate scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.)
• Enact change and continuous improvement increasing the productivity and quality of Scrum teams
• Empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality
• Protect team from over-commitment, manage backlog, prioritize resolution of defects/bugs as evidenced by the on-time delivery
• Manage the lifecycle of code development, from ideation to sprints to deployment
• Communicate with other management, engineers, product managers and support specialists on product issues
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress
• Identify training needs to increase their competencies