Ramya Ramakrishnan M.S, PMP.

Cary, NC. 412-***-**** acfynw@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/pub/ramya-ramakrishnan-pmp/12/210/50b/

Summary

PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with 11+ years of large

scale enterprise project/program management experience encompassing the full

project development life cycle from inception to implementation.

Proven abilities in driving execution and integration across multiple IT

groups/systems and process improvement implementations in CMM level companies.

Successfully converted critical projects from RED to GREEN and delivered as per

customer needs.

Handled multiple software development/re-engineering, including data warehouse

and technology infrastructure projects up to $10MM part of varied portfolios and

programs.

Have implemented project lifecycles including waterfall, iterative, incremental,

and agile, leading project teams spanning multiple lines of business.

Understand the needs of the customers; develop collaboration with team members

(onsite and offshore model) and stake holders spread across the globe.

Effective oral and written communication skills as well as excellent

organizational skills with attention to detail.

High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively as team player, provide

technical analytical direction and motivate team members.

Education and Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Inc. (PMI), May

2007

Master of Science from University of Texas, Dallas, May 2003

Bachelor of Engineering from University of Madras, India, May 2000

Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) from Microsoft Inc. 2006

Tools

Visio, JIRA, Microsoft Office(Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project and

SharePoint), VisualStudio.NET, UML (Unified Modeling Language), Web sequence

diagrams, Clear Case, PPM(Project Portfolio Management), Web services, Share

point, IBM Content Manager, FileNet, Kofax Ascent Capture 7.5, IBM TM1, Eagle

PACE and STAR, Charles River IMS and others.

Recent Experience

Bank of New York Mellon, Pittsburgh - Corporate Finance & Technology

Duration Sept 2013 till June 2014

Roles and Responsibilities

Business side as well as Technology project manager for medium/large scale

projects in the Finance Re-engineering program. Partnered as Business PM with

the banks' executive management translating business goals into project

objectives.

Managed and led project staff members including junior project managers,

business/technical analysts, developers onsite and offshore.

Work closely with business, manage business expectations in 3 different time

zones (US, UK, Asia), and manage appx. 100 users' expectations successfully,

while driving to re-engineering cost saves on the headcount reduction.

Define resource requirements, manage team of 10 including business analysts,

technical analysts, developers, testers and offshore vendor resources.

Manage the technology PM activities, work collaboratively with internal BNYM

technology team, file transmissions team, IBM vendor partners, Operations

group, Data source feeds technology and business teams to successfully deliver

project.

Manage development and execution of projects with the project team of 15 onsite

and 20 offshore team members (excluding business users) by adhering to a

defined Agile PM methodology.

Mentor/provide feedback to project managers in the Finance Re-engineering

projects.

Lead Weekly project status meetings 1 each with the Business teams and

Technology teams, address and drive to resolution on project issues/tasks,

track project tasks. Maintain CAIR LOG for Issues and Risks tracking.

Provide Weekly status reports, denoting RAG status, escalating project

risks/issues in a timely manner. Monitor, evaluate and control project

performance, mitigate risks.

Primary point of contact to handle project issues as well as manage changes to

project scope ensuring adherence to the project change management standards.

Facilitate review and approval of Project Scope/requirements, formal peer

reviews of design/code.

Assisted in framing vendor statements of work and Service Level Agreements.

Periodic reviews provided to SDLC team on processes improvements, templates.

Co-ordinate project system integration testing with a centralized testing team,

located mainly offshore. Use JIRA for tracking and resolution of test issues.

Co-ordinate with the Training team (UK) to narrow down project training dates,

identify trainees and trainers, schedule sessions, provide access to

application to prepare user guide.

Conduct twice weekly UAT status meetings -track and update UAT issues.

Bank of New York Mellon, Pittsburgh - Asset Management Technology- Strategic

Solutions.

Duration March 2011 till June 2012

Roles and Responsibilities

Senior project manager part of Asset Management PMO, handling planning, budget,

status, CAIR, for medium/large scale projects

Assist in project scope definition, obtain project approvals, create and

maintain projects in HPs PPM.

Financial budget tracking via PPM and fixed price tracking of vendors involved

in the projects.

Review, finalize Project Scope/requirements and document the same, brainstorm

and JAD sessions with team in planning and designing phases, manage changes

using change control.

Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensure adherence to the determined PM

methodologies during all phases of the project from initiation to closure.

Develop and manage the project plan during the project life cycle, with inputs

from entire project team. Weekly status meetings gather project status, provide

project information with geographically diverse project teams, and bring

project issues to resolution and escalating project issues which require senior

management attention.

Identify and track project risks during the weekly status meetings. Escalate to

stakeholders as needed. Track meeting minutes and follow-ups after project

meetings.

Effectively managed all Change requests from all phases of all the projects in

the portfolio and performed all necessary procedures as per PMO standards.

Gathered and documented project metrics on estimation vs. actuals, bugs during

requirements, change requests etc.

Identified risk, devised appropriate plans for every risk based on

collaborative team effort and project discussions with concerned stakeholders

and subject matter experts.

Facilitated and led the project status meetings, deliverable review meetings,

lessons learnt. Obtain document and manage project approvals.

Facilitate capital planning and budget allocation to projects and tracking

budgets allocated for small medium and large projects through implementation.

Lead the quality assurance efforts on the project ensure the product is

complete before delivery.

Co-ordinate and provide assistance to customer for any training needs.

Bank of New York Mellon, Pittsburgh -Corporate Imaging and Workflow Systems

(CIWS)

Duration May 2009 till March 2011

Role and responsibilities

Contributing in all phases of system development right from determining project

scope, requirements through implementation.

Work closely with customer and determine project scope and expectations, clearly

documenting the same in use cases and requirements document.

Organize and co-ordinate JAD (Joint Application Development) sessions with the

project team including the offshore developers thereby confirming the

requirements with the customer, introducing them to the use cases, mockup screens

in the application.

Follow the SDLC process flow for Small and Medium/Large projects right from

Planning/Definition Phase through Implementation Phase, Maintain project

artifacts in the SDLC repository and PPM.

Involved in creation of Small Project Document (SPD) documenting scope,

estimates, requirements, test strategy and test cases and ultimately obtaining

the approval of the same from the business.

Involved in creating CAIR log, PPM project tasks, change requests, implementation

plan.

Key Liaison between the EDM team and the hMellon users, weekly status reporting

to senior managers and other group managers on the conversion progress.

Prepare project plan listing the activities, sub activities (WBS) with the

timelines and responsibilities, track plan to completion.

Weekly project meetings to determine status, progress made on tasks, CAIR log

items.

Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp., Pittsburgh -Career Compass

Implementation

Duration September 2008 till January 2009

Role and Responsibilities - Project Manager

Spearheaded the Career Compass program implementation across the North America

(NA) geography coordinating with Account Managers across the nation.

Responsible for defining scope, time estimation, resource planning, Quality and

scope management and user acceptance testing.

Key Liaison between Cognizant Academy NA team and Career Compass CoE (Center of

Excellence) team

Prepare project plan listing the activities and sub-activities (WBS) with the

timelines and responsibilities, track the plan to completion

Participate and provide vital feedback on the planning sessions for 2009 and

budgeting planning inputs to the Cognizant Academy director

Coordinate and organize the facilitator training sessions with the Career Compass

CoE team

Coordinate with the Academy operations team in India to facilitate the centra

training sessions for the NA audience as well as the facilitator training

sessions

Weekly status reporting to all stakeholders and entire Career Compass team

Provide vital inputs and feedback on the process and program design during the

Alpha & Beta releases.

Past Experience.

Mellon Financial Corporation- Asset Aug 2004 - June Technical

Servicing Technology (Eagle, Benefit 2008 Analyst/Project Lead

Payments)

Euroclydon Industries, Non Profit June 2003 - Aug Developer

Technologies New Mexico and Naturesoft 2004

India.

LinkedIn Reference:

"Ramya jumped in with both feet to a difficult project with little guidance

and delivered results immediately. I recommend Ramya and would hire her

again." Top Qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity

Dorice (Strasser) Tharp, VP/ Program Manager, BNY Mellon.

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