Summary

Experienced and certified Project manager/Business Analyst with over 16 years of IT experience in the strategy, analysis, development, and implementation of software solutions on a global basis. Experience in managing teams upto 35 people.

8+ years of experience in S/W Project management, Business Analysis and development which includes Project Initiation, Business Analysis, Requirement study, Client interaction, Functional specification writing, Sign off, Scheduling, Managing Software Quality, Support & Maintenance, Resource Management, Customer Relationship management. Controlling and monitoring progress, planning execution and delivery of end-to-end s/w solutions for domestic and international market. Experienced in Six Sigma, CMMi & ISO 9000 quality and process standards.

10+ years of experience in EAI, E-commerce / Web, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Client/Server, legacy integration, re-engineering, Data-warehouse, ETL projects in Websphere, J2EE, XML, MQ Series, .Net Framework, ASP.Net, for offshore & on-site projects. Strong exposure to Techno Functional Role in Insurance, Pharmaceutical and Financial Applications, well versed with financial equities and derivatives, options, swaps, futures & forwards.

Education

• MS Computer Science, BITS, Pilani, India
• MS Mathematics, BITS, Pilani, India

Visa Status

• Permanent Resident (Green Card)

Certifications

• PMI certified PMP (Project Management Professional)
• Registered Rep for Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts (NASD Series 6) (Sep,04-Nov,05)
• Registered Rep for Uniform Security Agent State (NASD Series 63) (Sep,04-Nov,05)
• Pursuing PRM (Professional Risk Manager) certification by PRMIA

Technology and tools

• E-Business / EAI, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Java/J2EE, MQ Series, Legacy
• Oracle, DB2, ERwin, Sybase, Rational, RUP
• Java/J2EE, EJB, Servlet, JSP, Weblogic, JBuilder, Websphere, WSAD, XML, Web Services, Parsers
• ETL, Informatica, Datastage, Data Warehouse, Star/Snow Flake Schema, Data Cleansing
• Unix (Sun-Solaris, HP-UX, AIX*.), Linux (Redhat, Suse), Windows, Mainframe, VAX-VMS
• C++, .Net framework and architecture, ASP.Net, VB.Net, IIS, C#, Java Script
• Rational, RUP, RequisitePro, Rational ClearQuest, Clearcase
• JAD session facilitation, Workshops, Facilitate user meetings/discussion sessions, User Requirement Analysis, Project Estimation, System Design and Development (using SSAD and OOAD), System Re-engineering, Configuration & Change Management
• Software methodology Waterfall, RUP, XP, Agile, Scrum
• MS Project, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Planview, Quickbase

Professional Experience:

Bank of America, Project Manager Apr, 2006 Onwards

Manage multiple projects for consolidation of Bank of America & MBNA Credit Card systems. These applications are for BT's (Balance Transfer) which is one of the most revenue generation areas for the Credit Card Unit of the Bank. The projects are for adding enhanced functionality, and consolidating systems, BT channels & vendors who sell BT's for BOA/MBNA.

• Manage multiple projects from inception to implementation and development of the technical strategy track
• Define the phase deliverables, tracks milestones and incurred expenses versus planned expenses
• Create Schedule, assign resources, evaluates risks and recommends contingency plans
• Assigns resources and tasks, and manages quality assurance, resolution of issues
• Status reviews and reporting, development of standards, change control, customer support, and compliance with all policies and procedures
• Interface with business users, vendors, functional Groups, Infrastructure, Legacy, QA, Release etc.

Computer Generated Solutions, Project Manager Dec, 2004 - Mar, 2006

• Manage multiple application development and support projects for one or more clients
• Create new Statement of Work or proposals for new opportunities
• Support pre-sales and post-sales activities
• Identify resource requirements for different applications and acquire resources
• Technologies - Java/J2EE, Websphere, MOM, SOA, EAI, Rational, Websphere, Rational, XML

Client: K.Hovnanian

Manage the multiple efforts & teams to support the enterprise wide implementation of People soft ERP system for the homebuilder.

• Manage projects within PMO as on-site project manager
• Create data & application architecture integration framework for existing and new application for the organization wide implementation
• Create strategic roadmap for implementing RUP methodology across the development organization and implementation for one of the client's divisions
• Study user requirements, write use cases, analysis diagrams
• Analysis of current workflow & re-engineer the business process & workflow
• Write functional/system specifications
• Managed the support & maintenance of the development process for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

Client: Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Manage the implementation of Websphere Portal & Websphere Content Management system

• Assess current state of application, data, infrastructure and resources for gap-analysis, improvement and automation
• Work with customers to study, analyze & document business requirements thru use cases, UML
• Define new technology solutions and architecture
• Develop Project Plan specifying goals, schedule, risks, budget, resources and/or contingency plans
• Manage and monitor project on an ongoing basis, evaluating progress and ensuring quality
• Technology - Java/J2EE, Websphere Portal & Content management system, LDAP, .Net, IIS, ASP.Net, C#, Notes

Aetna, Inc., Project Manager (Consultant) June, 2004 to Dec, 2004

Manage multiple development projects for Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and proof of concept development for evaluation of ETL tool & Data Federation tool thru full SDLC within PMO.

• Developed the service-oriented architecture (SOA) framework, for integrating new and legacy applications by exposing them as web services to be used across the organization
• Manage the proof of concept for evaluation of ETL tool (Data stage) and Data Federation tool IBM Data Information Integrator
• Track project progress, quality, risk, schedule, budget, resources etc. on an on-going basis
• Interface with business users, vendors, functional Groups, Infrastructure, Legacy, QA, Release etc.
• Ensuring project adherence with PMO standards & Guidelines and CMMi Level 2/3
• Coordinate review & audit meetings with PMO and report project status to management and PMO
• Define processes for different type of projects for Capability Maturity Model (CMMi) Level 2 and 3
• Technology - Java/J2EE, .Net Framework, VB.Net, ASP.Net, IBM Websphere, Websphere MQ, Websphere Message Broker, IBM Mainframe, DB2, XML and COBOL

ADP, Inc., Sr.Project Analyst Oct, 2002 to Apr, 2004

Work on re-engineering the payroll systems, reporting systems and development of FLT system to enable the customers to start their payroll processing with ADP in the mid year. The systems were also web enabled and developed to be used by internal customer service and also by clients, thru the internet.

• Communicate with all stakeholders to scope projects
• Facilitate / participate in JAD sessions with business users and cross functional teams
• Define & Review business processes, use cases using RUP & UML in an Iterative Development Environment
• Develop Business Process Model, Business Workflow, Data Model, and Object Model
• Manage Change Requests process
• Manage team of technical architect, DBA's, programmers, graphic designers to develop / implement the systems
• Co-ordination with Quality Assurance group to ensure adherence with quality plan
• Work with Release group to manage the proper application turnover
• Manage Project Schedule using MS Project
• Technology - Java/J2EE, JSP, XML, JBoss, Oracle 9i, Ant, JUnit, JRun, Unix, Windows, AS/400, RPG/400

Geico Direct, Consultant Sep, 2001 to Oct, 2002

Worked on development of Enterprise Application Integration and web enable the Quote application to provide instant quote for Auto & Motorcycle insurance

• Develop Enterprise Application Integration to expose existing mainframe systems transactions and other systems functions as web services
• Re-engineer and consolidate current mainframe and/or client-server applications to web based system(s)
• Establish Project Plan and define operational processes for the project
• Manage the project from inception to implementation
• Worked with business users to understand the requirements
• Develop the workflow and business-rule engine
• Object & data Modeling (Class Diagrams, Activity Diagrams*) using UML and Rational Rose
• Worked on design & architecture of the system and integration layer using MQ Series, JMS, XML
• Reporting project status to management

Envitec Corp, Consultant Oct, 1998 to Aug, 2001

Client: Bristol Myers Squibb

• Worked on implementation the CRM package for Sales and Marketing Division including Sales Force Automation (SFA), Samples Management and Sales Force Alignment System
• Managed the development of the interface with legacy Human Resource system and new SAP HR System with CRM system.
• Worked on development of Data Warehouse for Sales & Marketing

Client: Computer Science Corporation (CSC)

• Managed the development of web portal for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, a pediatric healthcare network.
• Managed the project from inception to implementation
• Facilitated the implementation of configuration management system

Client: Hewlett Packard (HP) consulting

• Managed the development of an e-commerce web-site whatzNew.com as technical project manager
• Managed the team of 35 people (8 onsite + 27 offshore) in an offshore model

Client: American International Group (AIG)

Worked on development of web based systems for AIG Global Investment Group - Fixed Income for institutional investors as Technical Project Lead

Responsibilities for the above projects with Envitec

• Client relationship and expectation management
• Project Planning including scope, schedule, risk, quality and resource planning
• Manage, track and monitor the project from inception to implementation
• Build & maintain a team of business analysts, architects & developers
• Requirement Analysis, gap analysis and Identification of required customization based on gap analysis
• Facilitate JAD sessions, meetings with business users to gather the requirements
• Conducted two weeks requirements workshop with client
• Process definition and improvement. Interacted with the organization teams to achieve quality awareness
• Data Analysis, Cleansing, Extraction, transformation and data loading
• Database Architecture, Logical and Physical data modeling
• Manage the interface of CRM system with new SAP HR system, legacy HR systems and other systems
• Reporting project status to client and internal management
• Manage teams of Analysts, Architects, Developers, HTML & UI
• Coordination and management of internal (matrix) teams and outside vendors
• Project Co-ordination of onshore and offshore teams

Mastech Corp, Consultant June, 1996 to Sep,1998

Client: The Hartford

• Worked on development of multiple projects Claims Service, Employee Information system, Customer Data Warehouse, Loss Control and Quality Management system as Technical Team Lead

Tata Consultancy Services, Asst. Consultant Oct, 1989 to May,1996

• Worked on multiple projects based on offshore and/or onsite/offsite development model
• Worked on-shore/off-shore development, enhancement and software maintenance for P&O containers. Responsible for managing the on-shore teams, requirement facilitation, scheduling, planning, project management, client management and co-ordination with offshore teams.
• As a System Analyst, involved in the System Study, Analysis, Design and Development of Raw Material Inventory, Production Planning & Control and Finished Goods Warehouse module.
• Involved in reengineering of Telephone Revenue Billing System and Design of Financial Accounting Module for MTNL, India as a Technical Leader.
• Involved in the design, development and system testing of Integrated Customer Database System for Fidelity Investment, UK as system analyst & programmer.
• Involved in the development and system testing of Producer Billing System for Continental Insurance Inc., USA as a programmer.

Nucleus Software Workshop, Technical Project Lead Jul, 1988 to Sep,1989

• Worked on analysis, design and development of Loan system for CITIBANK, India