Sonali Nath J a in
Address :*** ****** ******, * ********, NC -28358
M obile : 732-***-****
E mail : ***********@*****.***
Work Permit (E.A.D) Available
Education :
Executive Weekend (M.B.A) from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hi ll --2013
Master in Marketing (M.B.A) from Institute of Management Technology,India – 2005
Bachelor of Engineering from V.T.U Computer Science, India - 2002
E xpertise in l iaising between business a nd technical a reas as well onshore and
offshore model to achieve on-time, on-budget and on-spec project completions. Consistently
successful in leading teams of IT Lead, analysts and programmers in the development and /or
i mplementation of large enterprise p rojects. Awarded for demonstrating 3D’s “ Driving,
Developing and Delivering” many profitable projects.
Core Competencies
Project Management: I T Project Lifecycle: Value-Added Leadership:
Managed Software Lifecycle Requirements Analysis Cross-Functional
Onshore and Offshore Teams Agile and Waterfall Model Supervision
Change Management Costing & Budgeting Team Building & Mentoring
System Project Scheduling Client Relations &
M igrations/Integrations Testing/QA/Support P resentations
End to End Implementations Business & IT Planning
Vendor Management
Professional Experience of 11 years
University of North Carolina Pembroke, Senior Business Analyst and Manager, 2012 to
P resent
• Manage the development and support for all technology used on campus to drive the
business processes of the university
• Work with the Deans from the various colleges to review their technology needs and
w here necessary upgrade their processes.
• Develop communication plans to assist the implementation of new policies and
p rocedures on campus.
• Successfully integrating different departments in UNCP with ERP provide by
SunGard Banner. Managing end to end implementation of each of these modules
leading to cost saving of $1.2 million.
Achievements: Lead the team in gathering the business and technical requirements for
Banner Finance Module. Trained the business user and conducted presentation for better
u nderstanding. Business user appreciated my efforts for successful implementation.
I B M, P roject Manager, 2005-2012
• Lead the fast pacing ibm.com shopping application, with offshore and onshore team
located in different t ime zone.
• Defined processes and tools best suited to each project.
• Moved between agile and waterfall approaches depending on project specifics and
client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work
b reakdown structures.
• Mi tigated r isk factors or issues in t imely manner for orders worth millions dollars
f low through.
• Mentored and t rained my subordinates and performed performance review and
feedback session at regular intervals based on well outlined goals.
• Drove multiple projects for Citigroup as my client, maintained an excellent
communication and negotiation channels. Managed an end to end implementation of
G lobal Compensation System for Citi employees using the best practices for
technical architecture.
Achievements: Awarded for outstanding project delivery and setting up onboarding and
change management processes.
IB M, Team Lead
• Managed more than 100 applications in a shared environment with my team located
across the globe in 24/7 support model with almost no down time.
Achievements: Honored to have high client satisfaction and going over and above job
responsibility.
Royal Bank of Scotland, System Analyst, 2002-2005
Achievements: P romoted from System Associate to System Analyst for demonstrating
excellent technical skills in migration of code and successfully implementing it from
Churchill Insurance to Royal Bank of Scotland after their merger.
• Implemented M easurement Database project by integrating data from EPM
(Enterprise Project Management), Test Director (Tracking defect) and Change
Request system for running a SDLC process.
• Played a key role in achieving the Capability Maturi ty Model In tegration (CMM I)
certification for RBS, by maintaining high quality documentation, auditing and
i mplementing change management at each step of software delivery cycle.
T echnical Expertise
Web Technology: Java/J2EE, SQL, AJAX, XML, Web Services, Application Server, Drupal
J2EE Framework: Struts framework, EAD4J, Spring Framework
Data bases: Oracle, DB2
Tools: Rational, Eclipse, RAD, D reamweaver, Crystal Reports, Service Oriented
A rchitecture, Share point, File Net, SunGard Banner, Web focus, M icrosoft
O ffice Suite