P V Rao, PMP
Spring, TX 77379
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Summary
A seasoned Fortune 500 company IT Project Manager with 8+ years of
experience in Project Management and 20+ years experience in IT industry.
Worked in different leadership roles such as Program / Project Manager for
Application Development and Management projects, Transition Manager,
Managing Application Outsourcing Projects. Extensive experience in Web
based Applications development for HP IT and HP customers. Well practiced
in all project phases - Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling,
Closing.
UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS / CORE COMPETENCIES
Software Development Methodologies Project Management
Web Application Development Data Warehouse
Application Management Transition Methodology
PMP Certified ERP
Professional Experience
Hewlett-Packard
August, 2001 - December, 2009
Program / Project Manager
Successfully delivered multiple Application Development and Application
Management projects for Hewlett-Packard and its customers. Experienced in
using PMI Project Management Methodology, Software Development Life Cycle,
Application Management and Transition Methodologies.
Led a large project team of 25 IT Professionals, in Tiered Team Structure,
to manage E-business stores for ordering HP products by Small and Medium
Businesses, Public Sector, and Enterprise customers. These web sites
generate yearly revenue in excess of $200,000,000.
Successfully completed multiple Custom Application Development and
Application Management projects for HP customers. Generated revenue of over
$4,000,000 to the company.
Developed Project Plan, Project Schedules, and Budgets for the projects in
scope.
Regularly reviewed Project Status, Issues and Risks with Project Teams
resulted in addressing Issues timely and/or escalate issues to the
management.
Communicated with Senior Management on the Project Status and Performance
Metrics.
Interfaced with customer to review Project Performance Metrics, Issues and
Risks - resulted in increased Customer Satisfaction.
Reduced cost of Application Management by automating maintenance Tasks and
reduced Tickets by fixing Root Cause of the problem. Used SharePoint to
collaborate and distribute project information.
Direct supervisory responsibility of over 10 staff members and their
Performance Reviews, Goal Setting, Development Plans, etc.
Led Global teams (located in On-site and Offshore) to support Applications
24x7.
Project Manager - AR System for Healthcare Company
Successfully managed development of Accounts Receivables (AR) application
for American Habilitation Services company. This project developed using
Dot Net, based on the legacy application functionality. Project involved
the following major Modules.
Processing Cash Receipts, Census Billing, Waiver Billing, Adjustments, etc.
Reports include Census Reports, GL, Waiver Reports, etc.
Master Data Maintenance and Administration functions.
Technical Transition Manager
Successfully managed and coordinated transitioning of 60+ applications
support to HP Application Services Teams, as part of Application
Outsourcing deal with a major Automobile Company.
Managed and coordinated transition activities with Operations Leads in
different regions
Conducted daily status review meetings identifying issues and track
progress
Resolved / escalated transition issues with sub-contractor, customer and
management
Published Status Reports and Dashboards for Customer and HP Senior
Management
Project Manager - SharePoint and Quality
Served as Project Manager for developing and implementing SharePoint Site
for Americas region. Also worked as Projrct Manager for implementing CMMI
Quality processes in Americas region. Studied and Tested HP PPM package for
implentation in Global Delivery Organization. Following are the features of
the SharePoint Site implemented.
Implemented Document Libraries, Lists, Action Items, etc.
Used Meeting Workspace to conduct and document Meetings.
Created Workflows for Documents Review and Approval
Implemented robust security around all the SharePoint Activities
Digital GlobalSoft Ltd (now part of Hewlett-Packard)
September, 1988 - July, 2001
Technical Lead / Software Developer
Acted as Technical Lead / Software developer for multiple application
development and support projects. Some of the applications developed and/or
supported are,
Development and support of world wide HR Data Warehouse for company wide
use
Support of Knowledge Management systems, such as Information Repository and
Business Agreements Information Repository System, etc.
Systems Engineers Web Portal for easy access to Product and Sales
Collateral by Field Personnel
Customization of Accounts Payable and General Ledger Package
Development of Trade capture system for a Stock Exchange
Education
MS in Computer Engineering - Indian Institute of Technology, India
BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering - Andhra University, India
certifications
Certified Project Management Professional - Project Management Institute
(PMI)
Scheduling and Cost Control Certification - George Washington University
Risk Management Certification - George Washington University
technical expertise
MS Project, HP PPM (working knowledge) Oracle, SQLServer
ASP, ASP.NET, C#, SQL, PL/SQL,VBScript, Javascript, HTML, XML
Microsoft SharePoint 2007, MS Visio, VSS, Borland StarTeam, PeopleSoft/HR
industry experience
Process, Manufacturing, Stock Exchange, Healthcare