Rohini Kunchavarapu

d9ijbf@r.postjobfree.com

818-***-****

SUMMARY:

• Over 7 Years of professional experience in Project management, design, development, and implementation of business applications, design and development of full life cycle implementation

• Successfully implemented more than 3 highly visible projects as Project Coordinator

• 5 + years experience in Portfolio Project Management - Planview Enterprise 9.0.1 and 10.1 as Administrator

• Experience spans across multiple roles including Project coordinator, Technical Analyst, Functional Test Lead, Transition Lead and Trainer.

• Acted as Liaison between the Project Manager and development teams

• Created project plans with high level project milestones and tracked the activities with the teams on a weekly basis

• Facilitated status meeting with the project stakeholders and the application teams to track the project

• Highlighted any risks involved with the project on a timely manner and always had a mitigation plan ready

• Have been a successful negotiator and have used persuasion effectively to get project back on track

• Resolved numerous project issues including staffing shortages, tactical matters, scope creep and divergent business and user needs.

• Good understanding of Configuration and Change Management within the corporate environment

• Experience with Business Objects XI 3.1 SP2 reporting

• Highly motivated team player with strong communication, organizational and analytical skills.

• Worked in teams and adhered to the planned Project time frame.

• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills.

• Conducted end-users training workshops on Plan View to train users to create project related activities. Developed business process documentation.

• Strong planner and organizer with demonstrated ability to master new concepts quickly, incorporate the latest technology, and develop business solutions that increase efficiency, productivity, and profitability.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• PPM : Planview 9.0.1, 10.1

• Databases : Oracle 9i/8i/8.0

• Operating Systems: Windows XP/2000/98/95.

• Tools : Info Pak documentation, BMC Remedy, HP Quality Center

EDUCATION:

• Masters in Computer Applications, Osmania University, Hyderabad, INDIA

• Bachelors in Science (Computers), Osmania University, Hyderabad, INDIA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

HealthNet Inc, Woodland Hills, CA Oct ‘05 – Sep ‘12

Project Coordinator/ Planview Administrator

Environment: Planview 9.0.1 and 10.1, Business Objects 3.1, HP Quality Center, ORACLE, Windows 7

Responsibilities:

• Played combined role of Project Coordinator and Planview Administrator

• Responsible to plan, schedule and execute all stages of enterprise software, hardware and system implementations.

• Assessed business implications for each project phase and monitored progress to meet deadlines, standards and cost targets.

• Build credibility, establish rapport, and maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization.

• Monitor project activities and advised staff of issues due to resource availability.

• Extensively worked on Planview Manager and Resources views

• Excelled in articulating project goals and scope, translated business needs into technical terms, and instilled shared accountability for achieving project milestones.

• Created project plan and made sure that the team aligned to time lines and budget

• Conducted weekly status meeting with all the stake holders to address any issues/concerns they might have and let them know where the team stands on the timelines

• Followed all the SDLC processes defined and got all the project related document approved at specific hard gates

• Provided 2nd and 3rd tier Planview application support

• Addressed remedy requests in a timely manner

• Maintenance of Business Objects reports in Planview 10.1

• Responsible for technical/application assistance

• Worked on Planview Lifecycles, Scripted dialogues, Rates, Financial Management

• Assist with maintenance and upgrades of software versions

• Document software errors and enhancement requests and submit them to Planview product support, keeping track of tickets and follow- ups.

• Coordinating with Change Control Management team

• Monitoring and maintenance of application and server jobs.

• Applying Hot Fixes and Patches released by Planview in production environment in-coordination with Infrastructure and Database teams

• Involved in coordination with users in gathering the requirements

• Application Maintenance and monitoring Planview servers

• Define enhancement and improvement initiatives for the application

• Single point of contact between the customer and the offshore support team

• Consolidate AS-IS process and determine TO-BE Design improvement process

• Architect the upgrade solution including data model design, business rules and workflow process definition

• Document upgrade methodology, challenges faced and best practices

• Knowledgeable about the organization’s planning, scheduling, and timesheet reporting practices

• Document software errors and enhancement requests and submit them to Planview product support

Contact this candidate