Project Manager Management

SEETHA ABRAHAM PMP, PgMP, CSM

Cell: 510-***-**** Email: *************@*****.***

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

. Program/Project Management - 12 years experience managing the release

of Web-based and client/server-based applications through the software

development life cycle (SDLC)

. Experienced in leading globally distributed teams (Product Mgmt,

Engineering, QA, Early Availability, Tech Pubs, Support and

Development Infrastructure) to deploy successful software solutions in

the Consumer as well as the Enterprise space

. People Management of project managers and QA engineers

. Business acumen + technical expertise

. Proficient in

Risk/Change/Conflict/Resource/Scope/Stakeholder/Communication

Management

. Expert in managing third party vendors

. Project Management Methodology: Waterfall (PMI, Product Life Cycle)

and Agile (SCRUM)

. Project Management Tools: MS Office Suite (MS Project 2007, Excel,

Visio, FrontPage, Power Point), Rational ClearQuest, Brio, Crystal

Reports

. Regulatory Compliance: Sarbanes-Oxley, Export Compliance, Security

Measures, Legal compliance

. Technology: SQL Server, Oracle 8/9i, SQL*Loader, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL,

Java 1.5/1.6, Apache XMLBeans, OpenSSL, J2SE, XML, XSLT with StrutsCX

framework, ANT, C, C++, Apache, Tomcat, Python, Postgres

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, USA JANUARY 2007 - PRESENT

Senior Program Manager - Enterprise Products

. Currently managing releases for Check Point's Consumer product

(ZoneAlarm)

. Managed the release of a Unified Endpoint Security solution which is a

single platform for delivering all enterprise endpoint security

components that Check Point owns - it comprises of a single

administrative console for endpoint security management and a single

unified client

. Shipped 3 full development cycles of the Check Point Endpoint Security

Suite, combines all essential components for total security on the

endpoint: firewall, Anti-malware, Full Disk Encryption, Media

Encryption with port protection, network access control (NAC), program

control and VPN

. Shipped two development life cycles of an Endpoint Security suite

consisting of a server to centrally configure and deploy enterprise

policies through the Endpoint Security Administrator Console and the

agent containing a firewall, Anti-malware, program control and VPN

. Drive the integration of disparate software components into a unified

product - implement processes and enforce strict deadlines to achieve

results

. Synergize teams from different countries (Israel, Sweden, Minsk and

the US) with different work cultures to work cohesively and achieve

the program goals

. Drive requirements gathering and gate features into releases based on

Enterprise customer needs, resulting in the release roadmap

. Drive product delivery across multi-site teams (Product Mgmt,

Engineering, QA, Early Availability, Tech Pubs, Support, Development

Infrastructure located in Israel, Minsk, Sweden and the US)

. Technology: Java 1.5/1.6, Apache XMLBeans, OpenSSL, J2SE, XML, XSLT

with StrutsCX framework, ANT, C, C++, Apache, Tomcat, Python, Postgres

SQL, .NET, Apache iBATIS for O/R mapping, Spring, JMS, SOAP, WSDL

. Partner with executive management to ensure that strategic goals and

market needs are met on time and within budget

SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC. CA, USA SEPTEMBER 1998 - OCTOBER 2006

Engineering Program Manager (July 2004 - October 2006)

. Managed the software lifecycle of multiple external and internal

product releases using Product Life Cycle (Waterfall) and SCRUM

(Agile) methodologies.

. Directed project resources in a matrix organization structure

(comprising of teams (such as QA, RND, MIS, Marketing, Operations,

Tech Writers, User Interface group, Legal, Sales Readiness,

Sustaining)

. Quadrupled release frequency of a data collection product (Explorer)

by prioritizing backlog, optimizing resources and defining a feasible

roadmap.

. Managed the release of a software development toolkit used to connect

systems within the company to customer installations in order to

collect data to facilitate with troubleshooting and reporting.

. Maximized team efficiency, achieved high customer satisfaction and

ensured quick deployment readiness of a power and temperature

monitoring & reporting product with very ambiguous requirements and

lack of structure.

. Performed product management of specific components of releases that

comprised the Asset management offering - participated in strategic

planning and defined roadmaps

. Managed Vendor Evaluations for Asset Tracking and Repository

. Managed the Availability Management System (AMS) and Database

Migration to fix data stability issues.

. Managed the AMS Operational Support transition to the Sustaining group

. Managed evaluation of 3rd party products

. Responsible for driving Agile Development Methodology using Scrum

techniques

. Instituted project role definitions and compliance requirements (such

as Export Compliance, Security Measures & Legal compliance)

Application Program Manager (December 2001 to June 2004)

. Managed multiple Agreements and Company Registry releases

simultaneously (involving two major integrations - Webform, Service

Partner Access and a 3rd Party development team based in India). Team

Size: 20

. Orchestrated the migration of multiple instances of Company Registry

and Agreements Registry to a mission critical environment - this

resulted in significantly increased availability and stability of

these applications

. Managed the ADRS (Application Disaster Recovery System) Implementation

for Agreements Registry

. Achieved over 30% cost savings for the company by driving the global

deployment of an Entitlement verification system (SunQuest). Team

Size: 8

. Managed the migration of 100+ applications within IT from Netscape to

Mozilla 1.4 Browser support.

. Managed vendors and other external dependencies - communicated with

Executive management as required

. Revamped and evangelized Project Management methodology

Senior Software Developer/Project Manager (September 1998 to November 2001)

. Performed the requirements gathering, analysis, design, development

and Support of software products internal to the organization

. Managed the software lifecycle of projects used by Professional

Services

. Programming Tools: C, C++, Oracle Developer, Oracle Forms, Oracle

Reports, HTML, JavaScript, Java

. Database Applications: Oracle 8/9i, SQL*Loader, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL

BATON ROUGE INTERNATIONAL INC., CA USA AUGUST 1997 - AUGUST 1998

Software Engineer

. Performed the Requirements gathering, analysis, design, development

and Support of Oracle-based software. Worked closely with customers to

incorporate business needs.

. Programming Tools: C, C++, Oracle Developer, Oracle Forms, Oracle

Reports, Visual Basic (VB), HTML, JavaScript, Java

. Database Applications: Microsoft Access, SQL Server, Oracle 8/9i,

SQL*Loader, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (India) - Senior Systems Analyst

KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (Kuwait) - Lead Programmer

. Information provided upon request

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from University

Visveswariah College of Engineering, Bangalore, India

. Certified Program Management Professional (PgMP) and Project

Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute

(PMI)

. Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

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