Manager Quality
Resume:
Curriculum Vitae Pravin Biradar
Career Objective
To obtain a responsible and challenging position in a progressive organization offering an opportunity to fully utilize and develop skills in the area of Software Process Quality. Summary
With 12+ years of experience in working for top Multi-national companies as a process and quality professional played an active role in gap analysis, process definition, process implementation and compliance auditing of their quality management systems.
With an exposure to all the phases of software development, I have actively contributed as a member of Metrics Council (for metrics benchmarking) and SEPG (for Process deployment) respectively.
Rich experience in consulting to software projects across different frameworks & life-cycle models such as development, maintenance, testing and production support to implement CMMI process areas.
Played an active role in end to end CMMI implementation (CMMI DEV ML3 v1.1); also was part of SCAMPI class A appraisal.
Played an active role in CMMI SVC L5 v1.3 assessment for the organization
Good knowledge in High Maturity Practice (HMP) requirements of CMMI and statistical techniques.
As member of SEPG, performed Configuration Management activities of QMS artifacts which included planning, identifying, maintaining & reporting status of CI’s through their entire lifecycle using industry standard tools such as VSS and in line with CM process area of CMMI.
Good experience in planning and conducting process audits (IQA), configuration audits, delivery audits and work product audits across projects of various technologies and process methodologies and facilitate projects to identify corrective actions to address audit findings.
Rich experience in conducting training sessions on QMS processes, role-based trainings & CMMI model awareness to audiences ranging from technical staff to senior level management. Have also conducted workshops on PIID creation for project practitioners in preparation for SCAMPI appraisal.
Successfully achieved Delivery Excellence / Process Excellence by implementing CSI (Continual Service Improvement), QoS (Quality of Service) and LSS (Lean Six Sigma) initiatives in the account.
Successfully achieved SAP AMS certification (based on ITIL framework) for ERP – SAP practice
(BU) in the organization.
Provided support to RFPs, customer visits by providing standard content and making / delivering presentations
As PMO Analyst – worked on timesheet compliance, regulatory compliance, resourcing and invoicing etc; was a customer facing role
Responsible for implementation of project management tool
Responsible for assessing the InfoSec, GDPR requirements Curriculum Vitae Pravin Biradar
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Education
MBA (Finance), RIMS Bangalore (2012)
Software Engineering (GNIIT) from NIIT, Pune (1999) Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India (1997)
Skills, Training and Certification
Knowledge of ISO 9001: 2015, CMMI DEV L5 v1.3, CMMI SVC L5 v1.3, ITIL, Agile and Six Sigma and Risk Management
Participated in Internal Process and Product Quality Auditors Workshop (certificate issued by KPMG)
Participated in the Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI), Class A, ATM Team Training
Participated as Functional Area Representative (FAR) for SCAMPI Class A Appraisal
Participated in the 'Project Risk Management' training (certificate issued by seed)
Cognizant Certified ‘Six Sigma Green Belt’ Professional (CCP)
Cognizant Certified ‘ITIL v3.0’ Professional (CCP)
Brainbench certified ‘SEI Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)’ professional (Transcript ID#: 771490)
Certified 'ISO 9001:2008' Lead Auditor
Certified 'Prince2 Foundation' professional
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Certified ‘ITIL® 2011 Foundation’ professional
Trained on PMI-PMP V4
Trained on Six Sigma Black Belt
Digital skills – Digital Marketing, SEO, Data Science, Data Analytics Achievement
Received 'Employee of the Month' award (Sep’08) for the consistent performance
Received “Spot Award” (Sep’11) in view of my contribution to the AMS Certification of the SAP Practice
Membership
Member of Project Management Institute (PMI ID: 2143700)
Member of Scrum Alliance
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Relevant Experience:
Zensar Technologies, Pune
Role Manager – Quality
Duration Oct 2016 - Till Date
As part of Quality Excellence (QE) / Delivery Assurance
Responsible for making projects in EAS vertical ready for CMMI SVC L5 v1.3 assessment
Responsible for PPQA review planning for the month
Participated in PPQA reviews and reported the project performance in terms of Time, Cost and Quality parameters
Played an active role in initiatives like Dashboard creation to report Quality Excellence view of the projects through mobile APP, KEDB (Knowledge Database - articulation of NC/Observations stating the impact of an artifact on the project)
Participated in IQAs (Internal Quality Audits)
Responsible for IQA Analysis, raising PCR (Process Change Request) to SEPG team
Responsible for Engagement level Risk identification, mitigation and reporting
Responsible for external customer feedback (CSAT) analysis Cognizant Technology Solutions, Pune
Role Manager – Quality
Duration May 2012 – Oct 2016
As part of Delivery Assurance Group (DAG) / Delivery Excellence (DE)
Responsible for reporting Practice DAG SLA compliance (for e.g.: Audit coverage, Audit logging SLA etc.)
Played an active role in SOW review compliance within Account/BU
Participated in project kick-off meetings and PMRs
Responsible for proactive risk identification and mitigation
Responsible for Implementing AD CoE recommended tools / enablers in the projects and identification of Best Practices
Facilitated project teams on DE initiatives (like CSI, QoS, LSS etc.) and implement the same in Account/BU
Played an active role in project gate reviews, review of deliverables required for SOX compliance and risk reporting in BFS accounts
Provided support to delivery/bid teams client visits and proposals Curriculum Vitae Pravin Biradar
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Cognizant Technology Solutions, Pune
Role Sr. Associate - Quality
Duration Mar 2008 – May 2012
As part of Delivery Assurance Group (DAG)
Facilitated projects in BFS, ERP-SAP and Lifesciences domain to adopt and comply with organization’s defined processes & tools.
Facilitated and guided projects with respect to process adherence and process tailoring where required, ensuring compliance to QMS.
Facilitated projects to create the SCM plan and manage process implementation throughout the life cycle of the project.
Conducted configuration audits to check the integrity of the configuration baselines as defined in SCM plan.
Conducted delivery and work product audits to ensure that the projects maintain highest levels of quality in their outputs and facilitated projects to perform root cause analysis and identify corrective actions to address audit findings.
Identified project risks from a process management perspective and advised Project Manager/Delivery Manager on the same. Guided projects to define the mitigation and contingency plans for the risks identified in consultation with the project team members and the managers.
Identified process improvement opportunities and presented the same to Project Manager for implementing it through a Process Improvement Proposal (PIP).
Participated in project reviews (PMRs) to provide an insight on project’s performance and overall health to middle-level and senior management.
Conducted role based process trainings for project Configuration Controllers on performing CM activities and to Defect Prevention coordinators on performing DP activities in the project.
Facilitated deployment of AD CoE recommended SDLC tools in projects. T-Systems India Pvt. Ltd., Pune
Role Consultant
Duration Jul 2007 – Mar 2008
As part of Quality Assurance Group
Facilitated projects on implementing processes in line with CMMI ML3 v1.1 framework.
Facilitated and guided projects with respect to process adherence and process tailoring where required, ensuring compliance to Organization QMS. Curriculum Vitae Pravin Biradar
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Provided quality consulting and facilitation for development, maintenance type of projects to implement Organization QMS.
Performed periodic audits including process audits, configuration management audits and work product audits; also facilitated projects to identify corrective actions to address audit findings.
Participated in status review of projects and reported on process compliance status of projects to senior management on monthly basis.
Schneider-Electric (India) Pvt. Ltd. - GTCI, Bangalore, India Role Engineer - QA
Duration Nov 2005 - Jul 2007
As part of Quality Assurance Group
Facilitated projects on implementing processes in line with CMMI ML3 v1.1 framework.
Facilitated projects to successfully complete SCAMPI class A appraisal with KPMG. Was also a member of FAR group.
Facilitated and guided projects with respect to process adherence and process tailoring where required, ensuring compliance to Organization QMS.
Provided quality consulting and facilitation for development, maintenance type of projects to implement Organization QMS.
Performed periodic audits including process audits, configuration management audits and work product audits; also facilitated projects to identify corrective actions to address audit findings.
Responsible for ensuring compliance of projects to CMMI ML3 process areas to achieve organizational goal of getting assessed at ML3.
Facilitated projects to prepare Project Management Plans such as Configuration management plan, Metrics plan, QA plan, Risk management plan etc. in line with QMS requirements.
Performed role of Configuration Controller for SQA group for maintenance of QMS process assets such as procedures, templates, checklists and guidelines.
As Configuration Controller, was responsible for identifying and maintaining CM plan for SQA group, maintaining CI’s in CM repository and generating periodic reports on status of CI’s. Did impact analysis on QMS change requests approved by SEPG and also provided inputs on related artifacts to be modified as part of the process change.
Participated in status review of projects and reported on process compliance status of projects to senior management on monthly basis.
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Personal details
Name: Pravin Biradar
Date of birth: 16-Jun-1975
Address (Permanent): Flat No. 03, Ankit Residency, Pawana Nagar, Chinchwad, Pune 411033 India
Nationality: Indian
Marital status: Married
Contact No.: +91-982*******
Email: ********@*****.***
URL: https://in.linkedin.com/in/pravinbiradar
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