Project Manager Quality Assurance

Chander Shankar

Objective

To seek a meaningful and challenging career in a dynamic and professionally

managed organization. I wish to climb the corporate ladder through smart

work and honesty. My ideal job will provide me with opportunities to take

higher responsibilities through self-development, motivation and training.

Professional Summary

. Ten years of progressive project/process management and software

development experience in the Java and J2EE platform

. Excellent at managing the triple constraint of scope, time and cost

along with continued focus on risks, stakeholder management and team

management

. Experienced in managing stakeholder expectations and controlling

changes to scope via negotiations and planning

. Excellent team management and interpersonal skills with proficiency in

collaborating with various teams to get the job done within the

project constraints

. An excellent problem-solver able to quickly grasp complex systems and

identify opportunities for improvement and resolution of critical

issues.

. Significant exposure to quality assurance activities, including

audits, trainings and SCM implementation

. Involved in developing risk management methods, including assessing,

preventing, and mitigating risk with respect to critical aspects of a

project

. Working knowledge of project management tools like MS Project and

design tools like MS Visio

. Excellent communication skills, leadership skills, self-motivated,

quick learner and team player

. Excellent ability to investigate/research issues, determine the impact

of changes and provide effective solutions

. Focused on improving productivity in current and future projects by

identifying opportunities for automation during the planning phase

. Strong technical background in Java and the J2EE platform

. Software development and technical expertise in java projects of

various sizes and capacities.

Professional Certifications and Trainings

Technical

. Working towards achieving for the Project Management Professional

(PMP) certification

. Sun Certified Web Component Developer for the Java Platform,

Enterprise Edition 5 (SCWCD)

. Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP 1.6)

. IBM Certification for e-business Application Development Professional

Program

. Certificate in Enterprise Java Programming from NIIT Ltd.

Quality

. Six Sigma Green Belt Training

. CMMI

. LEAN

. Software Configuration Management

Academic Education

. Master of Science in Computer Application from Sikkim Manipal University,

Manipal, India ('03-'07)

. Bachelor of Arts from University of Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, Haryana,

India ('95-'96)

. Mechanical Engineer from Institute of Engineering, Faridabad, Haryana,

India.('93-'97)

Skills Summary

Core Languages: Java, VB 6.0, XML, HTML

Scripting Languages: JSP, Javascript ASP, Ant, Perl

Frameworks: Spring, J2EE

ORM Hibernate

Databases: Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server

Web/Application Servers: Apache, Tomcat, IIS, Weblogic, JBoss

OS: UNIX, Linux, Mac OSX, Windows

IDE: Eclipse, Netbeans, Visual Studio

Source Control: SVN, CVS, VSS

Achievements and Accolades

. Developed automation tool for creating test data for QA and development

teams and increased productivity of the teams by more than 30%.

. Implemented a custom cipher based SSO authentication for Alfresco 3.0

Content Management System

. Successfully upgraded legacy web services to JDK 1.5 and coordinated with

the ACE, SCM and Application Engineering team to get it rolling to SIT

and UAT environment while working with Etrade

. Successfully developed and implemented various Process Automation systems

for Magic Software. That are used for metrics reporting to senior

management

. Rolled out a standard directory structure (source control) for various

types of projects (Application Development, Testing, Content Production

and Maintenance) at Magic Software

. Received recognition for performing outstanding work in GENPACT (formerly

GE Capital). Received ZD (zero-defect) award consecutively for 3 months

and 6 months

. Successfully provided technical support to nearly 750 GE Finance

employees around the world for more than an year from January 2004 to

August 2005

. Improved productivity in Workstation Skills project at GE by automating

the printing 800 pages of content and reduced the total project effort

by 50%

. Reduced technical support time for GE FMP course by 60% (75 minutes to 30

minutes) by creating an automation tool that retrieved all user machine

data automatically

. Implemented LEAN solution in non-project areas to resolve problem of

commuting for GENPACT Content Solutions employees.

Professional Experience

E*Trade Financial Corporation (Arlington, VA)

Feb '09 - Present

Designation: Sr. Staff Software Engineering

Role: Project Lead

Responsibilities:

. Business requirement analysis

. Software development using Java, Perl and Web services

. Evaluating current processes for development, debugging production

critical issues and suggesting new automated solutions for future

issue resolutions.

. Coordination with various teams to complete the assigned tasks

Environment: Java, SOA, Perl, JWS, Maven, SVN, Spring, Oracle and Eclipse

Rivet Logic Corporation (Reston, VA) June

'08 - Jan '09

Designation: Sr. Software Engineer

Role: Open Source Java Developer

Responsibilities:

. Requirements management at module level

. Software Development of client side modules

. Unit testing and project integration activities

Environment: Java, Seam, Spring, JSF, Facelets, Hibernate, JPA, Alfresco,

JMeter, Maven, SVN, Eclipse

E*Trade Financial (Arlington, VA) Mar'08

- June '08

Designation: Sr. Staff Software Engineering

Role: Web Services Developer

Responsibilities:

. Understanding project and process flows

. Software Development of modules in Java

. Upgrading legacy web services

. Troubleshooting technical issues and coordination with various teams

for testing and deployment of applications

Environment: Java, SOA, JWS, Maven, SVN, Spring, iBatis, Sybase and Eclipse

Verizon Data Services (Grapevine, TX) Oct '07

- Mar '08

Designation: J2EE Consultant

Role: Team Lead / Sr. Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

. Business requirement analysis and documentation

. Development of client side modules using JSP, Javascript and HTML

. Development of middleware using EJB, JMS, Servlets and JDBC

. Unit testing and project integration activities

Environment: Java, JSP, Servlets, EJB, JDBC, HTML, JavaScript, Oracle 9i,

Eclipse, Clearcase, Ant, UNIX

Magic Software Ltd. (NOIDA, India)

Mar '06 - Sep '07

Designation: Assistant Manager, Quality Assurance

Various Roles: Quality Manager / Technical Lead / Project Lead

My role involved managing Quality Assurance activities and Project

Management for in-house products (Process Improvement/Automation systems)

in the J2EE platform. The work was split into a percentage of 60 to 40

respectively.

Role: QA Manager, Project Manager/Lead

Responsibilities:

. Project Management

. Process Analysis and Process Improvements

. Schedule management and Cost Management

. Managing stakeholder expectations and Scope Control

. Conflict Management and Strategic Risk Management

. Quality Audits

. Trainings

. Software Development

Environment: Core Java, JSP, Servlets, Web Services, SOA, Spring,

Hibernate, Java Threads, JDBC, Java Mail API, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript,

AJAX, PostgreSQL8.2, Oracle9i, VSS, Apache Tomcat, ASP.Net, C#, Flash

Actionscript, Windows, UNIX, Eclipse

Final Quadrant Solutions Ltd. (NOIDA, India)

Oct '05 - Mar '06

Designation and Role: Project Manager

I joined this organization as an Assistant Project Manager and within 2.5

months, I was promoted as Project Manager. The following were my key

responsibilities as Project Manager:

Responsibilities:

. Managing client expectations and scope control

. Project planning and metrics reporting

. Onsite product training

. Schedule and Risk Management

GENPACT Content Solutions (Gurgaon, India) Dec '02

- Oct '05

Designation: Assistant Manager - Software Development

Role: Tech Lead / Project Lead

Responsibilities:

. Requirements gathering and documentation

. Managing client expectations throughout the project and product life

cycle

. Scope monitoring and control

. Project planning, execution, testing and deployment

. Managing project schedule and risks

. Conceptualizing and developing technical and design strategies

. Participation in architecture review meetings along with the system

architects and helping in resolving architectural issues and

developing performance benchmarks

. Managing quality control for the project

. Member of the quality reviewers panel performing code reviews, peer

reviews and performance reviews

. Managing source control for various projects

. Software development

Environment: Core Java, JSP, Servlets, JDBC, HTML, JavaScript, Oracle, ASP,

Eclipse, UNIX and CVS

Magic Software Ltd. (New Delhi, India) Mar '01

- Dec '02

Designation: Programmer Analyst - Technology Group

Role: Sr. Web Developer / Project Lead

Responsibilities:

. Requirements gathering and documentation

. Resource planning and delivery coordination

. Software development in Java and Microsoft technologies

. Mentoring the technical resource team

Environment: Core Java, JSP, Servlets, MS SQL 2000, Oracle, HTML,

JavaScript, ASP, VB and XML

Excel Code Ltd. (New Delhi, India)

Jun '00 - Mar '01

Designation: Software Consultant

Role: Java Developer

Responsibilities:

. Requirements gathering

. Development of core modules

Environment: Core Java, Java Sockets, Java Threads, JDBC, and MS SQL

Employment Eligibility

Visa Status: H1B

Visa Expires: Sep 2013

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