Project Manager
Resume:
Saravana Bharathi
CSP, CSM, PMP, PM I ACP
New Orleans, LA 70123
(815) 797 - 9191
acb0pr@r.postjobfree.com
C areer Summa ry
● E ngineering graduate with 13 years of rich experience in Software Development using Waterfall, Agile
methodologies
● A n agile enthusiast with a passion for collaborative software development
● Led t ransition of project teams from Waterfall to Agile – XP, Scrum
● Domain knowledge in Banking, Credit cards
● B uilt many great software applications with great teams
● Consulting, Project Management, Agile Coaching, Servant Leadership
Skillsets
Credentials:
● Certified Scrum Professional (CSP®)
● Certified Scrum Master (CSM ®)
Capital One Public
● P MI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI ACP®)
● P MI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP ®)
● I TI L® Foundation
● Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
Soft skills:
● Strong interpersonal skills and ability to diplomatically facilitate discussions and negotiations
● Coaching teams on technical Agile engineering practices, such as TDD, refactoring, CI, and pair
p rogramming
● T raining teams in Agile/Scrum processes, Agile Games
● Advise, Protect, Motivate and Serve teams
● Value Delivery focused, positive, vocal, engaging, proactive
Tools and Technologies:
● Strong working knowledge in Waterfall, Agile (Scrum, XP Practices, Lean Software Development)
● Strong knowledge in DAD – Disciplined Agile Delivery and SAFe – Scaled Agile Framework
● Advanced knowledge on collaborative Agile Tools Version One, GreenHopper, Jira, Rally
● Strong knowledge in other tools like Planview, Niku Clarity, Open Workbench, Sharepoint site
management
● Advanced Knowledge in MS Project, Excel, Visio, Powerpoint, Project Server
● Strong analytical skills, Data analysis, Metrics preparation, Dashboards, reporting
Work Experience
Capital One F inancial Corporation Scrum Master/Sr. Agile Coach
P roject: Online Banking Re-Platforming ( Feb 2013 – Cu r rent)
This p roject involves creating online banking platform from scratch. The legacy platform is
being phased out. Capital One’s acquisition of various entities like HSBC Cards, ING Direct, Hibernia
etc and their integration created the need for a brand new platform. The entire project involves over
$50 million and more than 20 teams. My responsibilities include leading and mentoring two teams of
about 20 people building certain modules of the platform. We built Check re ordering system, Internal
and External Transfers, and OFX – Online Financial Exchange etc. On the technology side, the
p roduct is built on Java.
● Leading two scrum teams in building a new online banking platform
● Coaching and enabling the teams to achieve high performance
● E nacting Agile/Scrum principles, methodologies and processes
● Help project teams in transitioning from waterfall to Agile
● Active participant in Agile Community of Practice (CoP)
● Coach and mentor New Scrum Masters, Induction of new team members
● Participate in Scrum of Scrums
● Synchronize the releases with ‘Release Train’
● Act as a glue between various stakeholders including Senior Management, Business, and functional
teams
● Help Product Owner in managing backlog in Version One
● I dentify and remove impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to
deliver sprint goals and commitments, motivate and lead the team towards delivering value
● Assist the team in identifying and making commitments through User Story selection and task
definition
Capital One Public
● Facilitate Scrum Ceremonies
● E nable the team to convert requirement backlog to functionalities
● Foster team communication, communication across cross functional teams and other stakeholders
● Coordinate with release management team on production releases
● Resolve issues and conflicts management
HCL America I nc, Project Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Coach (Jul 2008 - Jan 2013)
(Projects handled at various client locations, listed below)
U TC Aerospace Systems, P roject Manager, Scrum M aster (Jul 2011 - Jan 2013)
P roject: CSeries – GCU Softwa re Development
Responsible for executing the project, P&L, audit compliance, Certification. The project
i nvolved embedded software development for Generator Control Units. The total value of the project
was over $5 million.
● Lead the software development team (team size of 20 Onsite, 30 Offshore)
● Responsible for enacting Agile, Scrum values and principles
● Leading and facilitating the core Agile process and coaching/mentoring the teams
● Capture and advocate process improvements into Communities of Practice (COPs)
● Agile project management using VersionOne
● Facilitate user story sizing, estimation, ranking, iteration planning
● Establish the Information Radiator (Task Wall)
● Facilitate daily scrum meetings
● Sprint planning, managing sprint backlog, backlog burndowns
● Facilitate sprint review and sprint retrospective meetings
● T rack Project Milestones and Deliveries
● P roactively identify project r isks, come up with mitigation plans
● M anage project dependencies, Identify potential crises, devise contingency plans
● Governance meetings with stakeholders - Customer, Senior management, cross functional teams,
Suppliers and auditors
StateFa rm I nsurance, P roject Manager, Scrum M aster Jul 2010 – Jun 2011
P roject: Claim Handling System enhancement and New Features
The project involved development of claim handling, evaluation and reimbursement system.
M any new features were added and certain modules were re written. Led two scrum teams, total size
about 15 – 20. The project valued over $2 million. On the technology side it involved Java.
● M anage the software development team (Two scrum teams, about 20)
● Leading and facilitating the core Agile process and coaching/mentoring the teams
● Agile project management using Rally
● Facilitate scrum ceremonies
● Stakeholder management, Assist Product owner in managing backlogs
● B urn down and other metrics collection and reporting
HSBC Cards, Scrum Master Jun 2009 – Jul 2010
P roject: Credit Cards account management
The project was to enhance the credit cards account management system with various new
features. My responsibilities included leading two scrum teams of about 12 cross functional members.
T he project was valued at over $2 million. On the technology side the project was developed in Java .
Capital One Public
● Lead the software development team (Two scrum teams, about 12)
● Leading and facilitating the core Agile process and coaching/mentoring the teams
● Facilitate scrum ceremonies
● Coach and mentor teams, Individual and team coaching
● Stakeholder management, Burn down and other metrics collection and reporting
North Community Bank, Scrum M aster Jul 2008 – May 2009
P roject: Online Banking Platform Development
This project involved developing online banking platform for the Chicago based community
bank. The legacy banking platform was updated to include many new features like bill pay, money
t ransfer etc. The project involved many teams of varying sizes. My responsibilities included leading two
teams of about 12 cross functional team members. On the technology side the project involved
development using Java.
● M anage the software development team (Two scrum teams, about 12)
● Leading and facilitating the core Agile process and coaching/mentoring the teams
● Agile project management using VersionOne
● Facilitate scrum ceremonies, Coach and mentor teams, Building great teams
● Stakeholder management, Metrics reporting
Capgemini Consulting I ndia Pvt Ltd (Jun 2001 -
J un 2008)
(Projects handled for various clients, listed below)
Citi Bank Credit cards P re approval marketing system, P roject Manager Feb 07 – Jun
08
The project involved building new credit cards marketing platform, including pre approval
marketing system. Acquisitions during the previous years led to building a brand new credit cards
marketing system. The team involved about 20 people and valued over $2 million. On the technology
side it involved Java development.
M icrosoft, Digital Ma rketing Platform, P roject Manager May 06 – Jan
07
The project involved adding many new features to the existing digital marketing platform. The
team involved about 10+ and valued about $1 million. On the technology side the project development
i nvolved .Net
Dell I nc - Online Order Management Enhancement, P roject M anager Jun 05 –
A pr 06
The project involved enhancing Dell’s online order management system with new features like
follow up marketing system, order t racking system etc. The team involved about 10 including testers,
developers, business analyst. The project was valued closed to $1 million. On technology side the
development involved .Net.
● M anage the software development and implementation team size ranging from 5 to 20
● Setup offshore-onsite team involving diverse functions
● Led projects through the entire project development life cycle
● B uilt great software products and great teams
● M anage stake holders and communication
● T rack Project Milestones and Deliveries
● P rovide assistance to sales team on responding to RFP / RFI
● P roject planning and execution, project governance, P&L
● Resource management and billing
● Data Analysis, Project metrics, Dashboards preparation and reporting
● Continuous process improvements
Capital One Public
● Communication management within cross-functional teams and other stakeholders
VOLVO Sales System - creating quotation to order delivery, Business Analyst, June 04 –
M ay 05
● B usiness analyst for offshore team, Act as a proxy for Business
● Requirement gathering and analysis, Analyze existing product and review new requirements
● Conduct gap analysis, negotiate requirements, Prepare use case diagram, interaction diagrams
● Coordinate with stakeholders, testing and technical teams
● W rite acceptance criteria, conduct acceptance testing, coordinate sign off with business
WebRx Pha rma Administration and e-Reporting System, Developer Ma r 03 - May 04
HSBC I ndia Online marketing system, Developer Apr 02 - Feb 03
F iserv Loan Account System, Developer Jun 01 - M a r 02
● I nterpret business requirements, coding, unit and functional testing
● P reparation of technical specification documents
● Peer reviews, coordinate releases
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