Project Manager Sales
Resume:
KURUVILLA (Kuru) MATHEW
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abl201@r.postjobfree.com 12675
Durango
Pl,
Apple Valley, MN, 55124
Summary:
. Over 2 years experience as Quality Control Analyst testing SAP APO
module and Requirements within the Retail Industry. Also worked for 4
years as Project Coordinator in the Engineering industry
. Core Competencies include Requirements review, Design Review, Module
Walkthrough, QA/UAT Planning & Execution, Use Cases/Test Scripts, Test
Plan, Test Strategy, Resource Estimates, Staff Training, Offshore
Teams, Release Planning, and Process Improvement.
. Strong understanding of QA Methodologies, Test strategy, Test metrics,
Software Development methodologies like Waterfall (SDLC), Agile etc.
. Managed off shore test teams and interfaced with onsite and offsite
test teams.
. Performed extensive Integration/System/Functional Testing,
Sanity/Smoke Testing, Exploratory Testing, GUI, 508 Compliance,
Regression Testing, automation using VB scripts/C#, HP (Mercury) and
Microsoft Visual Studio Team System (VSTS), User Acceptance Testing of
Data warehouse, Client/Server and Web based applications using
Blackbox testing techniques. Skilled in grasping complicated Business
Requirements.
. Effective communicator with ability to articulate thoughts and
rationale among stakeholders
Professional Expertise:
. Expertise in preparing Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Summary Reports,
Test Cases, Test Scripts and Test Harness for Manual and Automated
Testing based on the User Requirement Document and System Requirement
documents for the Functional, System, Performance, Integration,
Sanity, Smoke, Exploratory, 508 Compliance, Regression, GUI, Database,
and UAT testing. Experienced in generating Test Case from software Use
Cases
. Define the Test Process; identify the Risks, Test Stage definition,
methods (inspection, review), Baseline Acceptance Criteria and Test
Deliverables.
. Develop full life cycle Test Plans including business rule and
business model testing with full function testing; develop User
interfaces and requirements sessions. Requirements gathering, System
Architect, Feasibility studies, Scope Documents.
. Strong understanding and implementation experience of all phases and
stages of Software Testing Life Cycle and Software Development Life
Cycle (SDLC) with good working knowledge of testing methodologies,
disciplines, tasks, resources and scheduling.
. Analyze and Report Test Results. Develop and implement Quality
Assurance Metrics capture.
. Acted as liaison between management and development team for
Requirements and QA.
. Participated in Process Management programs and Internal Quality
Audits.
Education and Certifications:
. MBA (Master of Business Administration) from Wake Forest University,
North Carolina
. Bachelor of Technology ( B-Tech, 4 Year Engineering Degree) from
Bharathiar University
PROJECTS:
SAP APO QA Consultant (February 2010- Present)
Smart Solutions,
Golden Valley, MN
. Created test plan and test scripts based on the requirements &design
. Participated in Requirement Analysis and assisted project manager in
Business Analysis work. Setup meeting with business owner for the new
requirement clarification.
. Coordinate with the project manger for the change management and
Requirement tracking
. Performed Sanity, Exploratory, Security, Functional & Regression, GUI,
508 Compliance, Performance, Browser compatibility Testing using
Blackbox testing techniques.
. Detailed Reporting/Retesting/Closing of Issues using Test Director
. Prepared UAT test cases and conducted User Acceptance Testing with
client representative
. Gather statistics, create performance matrix, plan and analyze system
performance. Reporting of test results and creation of metrics for
pass/fail rate, weekly test coverage etc.
. Weekly status update to Project Manager, conduct/participate daily
flash meeting etc
. Excellent interpersonal and technical skills, attention Detail, quick
learner and results focused team player. Worked closely with project
team and assisted developers for the bug fixes.
. Training and orientation given to new team members. Provided support
to the end users
. Expert in SAP configuration of Advanced Planning and Optimization
(APO) functionality, including Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network
Planning (SNP) and Core Interface (CIF). Knowledge of integration and
dependency of APO with other processes & SAP systems including ECC and
BW
. Working knowledge of APO process and organizational design and
gathering of business requirements and the creation of blue print.
. Development of DP macros to perform data manipulation tasks and the
generation of exception alerts, Setup of activities, background jobs,
process chains and events for all steps of the monthly DP cycle. Also
worked on CHARACTERISTICS VALUE COMBINATIONS to define forecast
methodology
. Setting up the release of the demand plan unconstrained forecast to
SNP
. Studied forecasting process by carrying out forecast at different
aggregation levels using different forecast models, and arrived at
optimum solution by comparing the forecast
. Configured info cube and DEFINED PLANNING BOOKS and macros for
interactive planning. Created master planning object structures,
planning area, characteristic combination master data, storage bucket
profile and planning bucket profile for monthly buckets and weekly
buckets.
. Perform SNP runs using SNP heuristics, created cost and optimization
profile for SNP optimizer.
. Setting up of the master data for SNP and creation of planning version
and planning book
. Exposure in preparing test strategy, test plan, test summary reports,
test cases, test scripts based on the user requirement document and
system requirement documents for the functional, system, performance
and integration testing. Experienced in generating Test Case from
software Use Cases
Entrepreneurial Consultant (May 2009- February 2010)
Various Clients
. Designed business strategy to various startup companies including
grabmydeals.com and pritdeals.com. Designed the business plan and
business model and defined the business strategy for information
technology for the same
. Formulated strategic agendas outlining how to meet mission needs and
stakeholder requirements. Helped organizations understand the purpose,
scope, contributors, and audience; identify appropriate IT visions,
goals, and strategies; and develop and execute, action plans for
IMPLEMENTING THEIR IT STRATEGIES.
. Performed BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING and vendor management duties
for the creation of websites.
. Perform portfolio management duties for identifying, diagnosing,
controlling, and increasing the aggregate return on investments at a
given level of risk tolerance. Help clients balance supply and demand
of IT resources, eliminate redundancy, and enable better alignment
with strategic goals. Also provide strategic, financial, and portfolio
management services helping clients rate and rank proposals, determine
the economic worth of investments, and make objective "buy-sell-hold"
decisions.
QA Consultant (May 2008- August 2008)
Primo Water Corporation,
Winston Salem, NC
. Weekly status update to Project Manager, conduct/participate daily
flash meeting etc.
. Daily meeting with the team members and assigning work to team
members.
. Assist team members to create/execute test cases as well as to retest
the issues.
. Coordinate with the developers for the bug fixes and gather
statistics, create performance matrix, plan and analyze system
performance.
. Conducted System, Regression, GUI, Performance, Documentation, Browser
compatibility, Smoke and User Acceptance Testing using Blackbox
testing techniques.
. Work closely with project teams to requirements analysis and generate
test scripts and perform test estimates and analysis
. HELPED LAUNCH A MAJOR CONSUMER PRODUCT in 4000 retail locations
countrywide. Periodically ANALYZED WEEKLY SALES DATA from POS for
trends and patterns and formulated new strategic initiatives resulting
in increased sales. Used excel tools to FORECAST future sales using
available data.
. CREATED strategic marketing plans utilizing market analytics and
gathering business intelligence.
. Develop and review Test Plan, Test Strategy documents. Performed end-
end testing.
. Worked with Agile XP cross functional team (Developers, BA and
Testers) and participated daily meting and discussing about the
stories, product backlog etc. Meeting with end clients and discussed
the solution requirements.
. DEVELOPED product promotion programs for retail locations, conducted
product samplings, evaluated and finalized marketing plans and
coordinated their execution resulting in increased product sales.
DESIGNED and IMPLEMENTED guerilla marketing tools for low cost
innovative brand building utilizing social networking websites, blogs
and focus groups.
. Acted as liaison between management and development team for gathering
system requirements and QA. Also participated in process management
programs and internal quality audits.
Project Coordinator (2003-2007)
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,
Allentown, PA
. MANAGED over seventy infrastructure projects worth $30 million dollars
from the conceptual stages to final delivery. Projects included
bridge, highway and other transportation projects.
. Tasks performed included conducting project feasibility studies,
project scoping, planning, scheduling, estimation, project
documentation and resource management.
. Extensive experience in documenting project requirements and creating
project cost estimates. Tasks involved conducting end user interviews,
conducting comparison studies and researching project cost elements.
Also gathered stakeholder requirements and created business
requirements documentation and baseline acceptance criteria.
. MANAGED the "Federal Transportation Enhancement" grant program for six
counties in Eastern Pennsylvania. Projects managed in this program
include a $15 million dollar "America on Wheels" museum, two railroad
station rehabilitation projects, three pedestrian bridges and five
recreational trails. ADMINISTERED the "Federal Safe Routes to School"
and "Hometown Streets program" aimed at revitalizing historic
downtowns and creating healthier lifestyles. Projects included street
lighting, sidewalk and crosswalk construction and downtown
rehabilitations.
. LEAD a team of professional consultants to manage multiple projects.
Also managed vendors by conducting requirement analysis, processing
request for proposals (RFP), creating consultant contracts, and
monitoring and preparing quarterly performance reports.
. PERFORMED contract management duties including creation of
construction contracts, EVALUATED bid packages, CONDUCTED contractor
compliance checks and MONITORED performance matrices.
. DEVELOPED a new and improved process for project delivery by
optimizing project resources and reducing time spent in the design
phase. Prepared UAT test cases and conducted USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING
with other end users to determine the effectiveness of the new systems
in place. The result was the reduction of the project delivery time
and increase in the number of projects delivered in a year.
. CREATED and submitted to the state planning committees the OPERATIONS
BUDGET for a 12 year transportation improvement program based on
current and future project needs in the programs I managed. This task
involved estimating the cost of all the resources that went into the
projects.100% of the recommendations made were accepted and
IMPLEMENTED.
. HEADED a strategic effort by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
increase inter-modal transportation coordination. Tasks included
selecting prospective projects that improved interaction between
various modes of transportation and funding them.
VOLUNTARY WORK
Volunteered regularly at the Allentown Rescue mission, catering to the
needs of the homeless and underprivileged men in Allentown, PA and the
Metro hope home in Minneapolis, MN
Actively involved with World Vision in raising awareness about child
sponsorship programs
VISA STATUS - US Citizen
AVAILABILITY- Immediate and willing to relocate
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