Project Manager Software

SREELATHA DUVVURU, PMP

***********@*****.***

*** ***** **** *****, ********, CA, 94506

925-***-**** (H), 925-***-**** (C)

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SUMMARY

Accomplished IT Professional with 15 years of experience in project

management, systems analysis and software development.

PMP Certified, with over 6 years of experience managing IT projects.

Extensive knowledge of SDLC, with hands-on experience in leveraging Agile

Scrum methodology for project execution.

Managed several software development and implementation projects partnering

with diverse business and IT groups. Managed all project related efforts

including conceptualization, feasibility analysis, budgeting, execution,

and transition.

Excellent analytical thinker with a proven track record of partnering with

diverse teams to solve complex business problems.

Expertise in Object Oriented Design and Development using Microsoft

technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Systems Microsoft SharePoint, Cordys, PeopleSoft

Financials

Languages C++, Embedded C++, PeopleCode, XML, SQL

Frameworks VC++, Visual Studio

API's MFC, Win32 API, ActiveX Controls, ODBC, ADO, COM

Concepts SOA, SaaS, PaaS, Web Technologies, Client/Server

Apps, OOA/D, Multi-threading / Synchronization,

Networking, Internationalization, Waterfall,

Agile Scrum, RUP

Databases Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, MS Access

Software MS Project, MS Office Suite, MS Visio,

PeopleTools, BI Publisher (XMLP), Rational Rose,

Bugzilla, PVCS, Install Shield, Purify, Bounds

Checker, Objective Tool Kit, Rouge Wage Tools,

SmartHeap, Windows XP, UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1 SerenityInfoTech Inc., Pleasanton, CA

02/2009 to Present

Consultant Project Manager

FTT-Collaborative Applications Group

Franklin Templeton Investments

Responsible for managing Enhancements to the Project Central SharePoint

Portal for the FTT-Collaborative Applications & Publishing group. Scope of

the initiative included incorporating TOC Book of Business Analytics, ADLC

Process, and numerous other enhancements into Project Central Portal.

Partnered with project sponsor, stakeholders, and line manager to initiate

project, obtain funding, and build project team. Actively collaborated

with a distributed team of analysts, architects, developers, and end-users

to set expectations, clarify requirements, and remove roadblocks for

successful execution of the project. Used various channels to effectively

communicate with Project Steering Committee, and user groups to validate,

prioritize, and build consensus on the requirements to avoid scope creep

and obtained sign-off on deliverables. Successfully managed the project

scope, budget, and time lines leveraging agile Scrum methodology.

Consultant Project Manager

FTT-Corporate Systems

Franklin Templeton Investments

Managed the development and implementation of the Next Generation Time

Entry (NGTE) application as a bolt-on solution to the Enterprise PeopleSoft

Financials system. Scope of the release included building functionality

such as a time entry solution for employees and contractors, Project

Manager and Resource Manager Dashboards, automated work flow, and numerous

on-demand reports using XMLP. The solution and processes was built to

align with the Total Cost of Ownership model at Franklin.

Responsible for building product road map, release planning, detailed

requirements gathering, product build, budget management, reviews/sign-

offs, change management, and roll out. Effectively partnered with globally

distributed business and IT groups through the entire SDLC to ensure

successful delivery of the project. In addition, successfully managed

risks and roadblocks by anticipating them early and addressing them with

appropriate mitigation plans. The project obtained excellent scores on the

Post Implementation Review from all the stakeholders.

CORDYS, Hyderabad, India

Project Manager, Business Operations Platform (BOP)

04/2005 to 9/2008

Cordys BOP is a collaboration platform which allows organizations to

design, execute, monitor, change and continuously optimize their critical

business processes and operations.

As a Project Manager for the BOP group, I was responsible working with the

product and delivery managers to define the scope and manage the roll out

of various releases of the BOP product in alignment with the product

enhancement road map. Responsibilities included conducting discussions with

product management board to solidify requirements, facilitating third party

product evaluations, vendor contract negotiations, LOE estimation, resource

planning, and executing product enhancement projects to budget and time

lines. In addition, collaborated with product architects and other

technology groups to solve complex product design issues and remove

roadblocks for the development teams. Used various communication channels

to keep the product management board and other stakeholders informed of the

project status. Followed Agile Scrum methodology to effectively manage

project delivery.

2 Prediwave, Fremont, CA

Development Manager, Server Software Group

08/2002 to 06/2004

As a Development Manager, my responsibilities included delivery of Front-

End products within the Server Software Group, i.e., Central Control Unit

(CCU) software, Digital Broadcast Program Guide (DBPG) software, Server

Configuration Tool, and Server Filter Software.

In addition to team management, I was responsible for analyzing

requirements and providing technical solutions. Responsibilities also

included managing the time lines of these projects in alignment with the

overall product release cycle.

3 Tyco Electronic Products Group, Boca Raton, FL

Principal Engineer, RFID Group

11/2000 to 04/2002

As a Principal Engineer, designed and developed Radio Frequency

Identification (RFID) applications on Windows 2000 and Palm OS, i.e.,

Inventory Application, Diagnostics Application, Check-In/Check-Out

Application, and Hand held Reader/Writer Applications using various tag

types and multiple readers. I was also responsible for installation and

administration of PVCS Tracker for version control.

Rational Rose was used as a design tool. Application development was

accomplished using Visual C++, Visual Basic, Embedded C++, ActiveX

Controls, and COM Objects. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and MS Access were

used as Databases.

Sun BioTech, Fort Lauderdale, FL

4 IT Consultant

11/2001 to 01/2002

The Combined Physiological Monitoring System (CPMS) Electronics Box

monitors simultaneously 18 channels of EMG, 12 channels of Range of Motion,

1 channel of Functional Capacity, 1 channel of Pinch Strength and 1 channel

of Grip Strength. The electronics provides the appropriate measuring and

conditioning of the measured signals for input to the computer. The testing

procedure performed by the CPMS is the EFA test.

I was responsible for maintenance and enhancements to the software. This

software was developed using VB, ActiveX controls for Windows 98.

5 Mercator Software, Boca Raton, FL

Senior Software Developer

05/1998 to 10/2000

As a Senior Software Developer, I was part of a team responsible for design

and development of Mercator 5.1, a powerful e-business integration

solution. Certain modules of this version of the software were being

developed using Visual C++ (6.0.), MFC on Windows NT 4.0 platform.

I actively contributed to the GUI / Back end design, development, and

maintenance for four products, i.e., Map Designer, Database Interface

Designer, Type Designer, and Integration Flow Designer. I have also

designed API which constitutes the back end of Integration Flow Designer

and extensively used OLE drag and drop. I was responsible for making the

software in compliance with UNICODE.

Casi-Rusco, Boca Raton, FL

Programmer

10/1997 to 05/1998

Involved in design and development of Secure Perfect Software. Secure

Perfect Software was developed to implement Access Control and Alarm

Monitoring Systems. The software was developed using Visual C++ (5.0.),

MFC on Windows NT 4.0. Salient features in the development process

included implementation of client/Server architecture,

Internationalization, Imaging and Database Interaction through ODBC.

Designed and developed a utility tool for automating internationalization

of windows resource files and wrapper classes for MFC ODBC classes to

simplify the database development process. Responsible for designing and

implementing several user interface modules. These modules are the main

source of user interaction with the security system.

Settle Consulting Corporation, Miami, FL

6 Programmer

10/1996 to 10/1997

Involved in design and development of Paylink Software. Paylink was

developed to promote the international electronic banking market for

CitiBank. It consists of a GUI framework for banking applications. The

software was developed using Visual C++ and Windows NT.

Designed and developed reusable user interface modules for Paylink using

OOD techniques. I have also developed several database custom controls

using MFC and used Sybase as the back end.

Tata Research Design and Development Center, Pune, India

7 Intern

10/1995 to 04/1996

Test Data Generator (TDG) tool automatically generates test data for data

processing applications based on the constraints and specifications given

by the user. The TDG takes these specifications and generates valid test

data accordingly and ensures that none of the constraints are violated. The

software was developed using C++ in UNIX environment.

Responsible for developing base type domain objects like integer object,

date object etc. Used various advanced C++ concepts and also used awk

programming to generate make files.

Education

Master of Computer Applications, Regional Engineering College, Warangal,

India.

Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), Madras University, Chennai, India.

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