Project Manager

Abhishek Pathak

**** * ********* **, *** *C, Peoria, I L- 61615, Email : ************@*****.***, Ph.: 757-***-****

PROFESSIONAL STRENGT HS

Over 5 years of experience in the field of Project & Industrial Mgmt, Systems Engineering.

Experienced in project planning, scheduling, job costing and project risk mgmt.

Experienced in business analysis, software development and process improvement.

SDLC and multi-domain cross functional experience.

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

Experienced in data compilation, analysis and summary reports.

Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills with good understanding of business processes.

Self-motivated. Quick learner. Solutions Driven. Team player.

EDUCAT ION

Masters of Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University (ODU), Norfolk, VA (GPA 3.74/4.0)

D ec 2011

Masters of Engineering Management, Old Dominion University (ODU), Norfolk, VA (GPA 3.67/4.0)

Aug 2009

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, K.K.Wagh College of Engineering and Research, India

M ay 2006

TECH I N ICAL SKILLS

Certifications Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Pursuing PMP,

Pursuing ITIL V3

Primavera P3,P6, MS Project, PALISADE @Risk, MS Visio

Project Mgmt., ERP, Process Design Tools

UML, CORE 7.0

Modeling & Simulation Tools

MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel ( Macros, Pivot Tables)

Professional Tools

MS SQL 2008 R2, MS Visual Developer 2000

Database Mgmt & Development Tools

HTML, Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4

Web Technologies

Minitab R14 & AutoCAD 2010

Statistical Tools & CAD Tools

SPECIALTIES

• Systems Architecture & Modeling • Process Mapping • Crisis Project Mgmt

• Requirements Mgmt • Project Planning, Tracking & • Supply Chain & Operations

Reporting Mgmt

• Statisical & Business Analysis • Resource and Cost Mgmt • Database Mgmt

• Infrastructure Risk Mgmt • Quality Systems Design • Optimization

P ROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Mgmt. Analysts/ Planner, B lackwell Global Consulting, Chicago

F eb 2012- Present

Currently working as Project Management Analyst and Planner for Leading Insurance Company in Bloomington, Illinois.

• Assisting Project Managers and Component Stewards and collaborate with the software project development team to

develop and execute infrastructure projects within the specified quality, budget, resources and schedule.

• Assisted in project lifecycle planning, project scheduling, resources allocation and project progress monitoring using

P rimavera P6 .

• Duties are to understand and ascertain project goals, vision, objectives and scope.

• Created pre-project plans, scope management plans, risk management plans, resource management plans, and

quality management plans using Primavera P6.

• Assist in the creation of schedule management plans based on critical path analysis.

• Created and documented work breakdown structure, project schedule and work priorities.

• Prepared roadmaps, statement of work and project charter. Performed resource and budget forecasting.

• Identity risks using SWAT analysis minimize project risk exposure and mitigate risks.

• Developed procedures for utilizing Earned Value to track project resource allocation and coordination.

• Monitored and controlled project progress and suggest on schedule and resources adjustment.

• Prepared and maintained project management documentation. Coordinated the collection, input and monitoring of

p roject status.

• Analyzed project status information and utilize the results to prepare project status report.

• Liaise between project team and the client. Participate in project release.

M ajor Accomplishments

Worked and managed more than 20 million Budget Projects & more than 200 resources on the different

Projects.

Project Mgmt. I ntern and Systems Engineer, C areer Mgmt. Center, Old Dominion University

Aug 2010 – Aug 2011

Goal of my internship was to design system in the virtual world environment for effective communication within ODU

departments.

• Worked as a l iaison among stakeholders to seamlessly document, analyze, communicate and validate requirements f

or designing new system for better communication.

• Identified the scope of project, created project plan to coordinate with various stakeholders to meet project deadline

using P rimavera P6 and Microsoft Project.

• Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions for obtaining quality requirements and specifications.

• Generated system design documents, WBS, PERT chart, UML, FFBD.

• Modeled and simulated different games and scenarios in 2nd Life (Virtual Environment).

• Effectively coordinated and communicated with cross functional groups involving software developers and technical

teams.

• Designed and developed scenarios in virtual world environment and conducted pilot runs on new designed system.

• Conducted and monitored training sessions and documented each session reports.

• Identified and gathered high level requirements, converted them into Functional Requirements by understanding the

complete functionality using Agile Methodology.

• Generated Operational Requirement Document (ORD) and System Design Document (SDD) using CORE 7.0

software.

• Effectively implemented Use Case Document, interaction diagrams to show the system behavior and flow of processes.

• Successfully used graphical modeling techniques for different scenarios for better understanding of systems modeling.

M ajor Accomplishments

100% project completion while meeting strict timelines and budget requirements.

Effectively worked on SDLC process and improved overall communication between departments.

Effectively created all scenarios in virtual world and improved overall efficiency of the project remarkably.

Developed web portal for English Language Department .

Project Engineer, P luto Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd, I ndia May

2006 – Jul 2007

Goal of the project was to plan, organize and manage overall residential and light construction development company.

• Scheduled client meetings, conducted need assessment, explained cost effective options, planned, estimated and

managed the projects from start to end.

• Developed Work Break down Structure (WBS), baseline schedules and updated master schedules with Primavera P3.

• Generated PERT chart and identified critical path activities.

• Performed delay analysis, budget management and optimal resource allocation.

• Monitored all project phases, including site inspections and checking materials, measurements and workmanship.

M ajor Accomplishments

100% project completion while meeting strict timelines and budget requirements.

Slashed material and equipment expenses by 15% by negotiating and establishing valuable vendor contacts.

Field Engineer, K alpataru Developers Pvt. Ltd, I ndia Jun

2004 – Jul 2005

Aim of the project was to identify requirements, design, develop and monitor the project execution for Kalpataru Developers

Pvt. Ltd.

• Performed responsibilities of preparing and maintaining records of high level requirements.

• Prepared drawings with help of AUTOCAD as well as generated detailed cost estimation reports.

• Handled the tasks of maintaining contract drawings and updating issues at the project site to the project manager.

• Tracked and monitored changes in work schedule and perform verification of compliance.

M ajor Accomplishments

Reduced Survey time by 50 % by introducing new methods and instruments for surveying.

Increased productivity by 15 % by allowing workers to give inputs to work processes, allocating scheduling

responsibilities.

Certification

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), September, 2012

• Pursuing I NCOSE System Engineering Certification

• Published paper on I nfrastructure Risk Management (IT, Financial) i n American Society of Engineering

Mgmt (ASEM ) and Journal of Homeland Security (JHSEM) conferences

• I nfrastructure Project Management Certification, Old Dominion University

• STAAD-PRO Design Engineer Certification by Research Engineers’ Association

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