Project Manager

Gaurav A. Thakrar ***** Raiders Blvd, Fishers, IN 46037

Phone: 317-***-****

E-mail: *********@*****.***

Summary

Information Technology professional with 10 years of IT, product/program

development, management, and training. Skilled in organizing workflows from

group planning sessions through implementation and capitalizing on primary

competencies of technical design teams. Speaks, reads, and writes several

languages fluently. Ability to learn and adapt quickly. Motivated self-

starter, and enthusiastic team member. Professional recognized for

specialized expertise in:

Healthcare Software Healthcare regulations Problem

Developement - PHI, HIPAA, etc. solving/Debugging

Team-oriented Customer focused Mentoring/training

others

Reporting/Analysis Organizing workflow Project Management

Regulatory Compliance AdvaMed and Pharma Code Project Management

Overview/Process Groups

(PMO/PMPG)

Test cases, SOPs (Standard Multilingual - French, Software Lifecycle

Operating Procedures), and English, Hindi, Methodologies (SDLC)

TOPs (Technical Operating Marathi, Sanskrit,

Procedures) Kachii, Marvadi, Urdu,

and American Sign

Language (basics).

Technical Skills

. MS Windows 95/98/ME/XP/2000/2003/Vista/7/8; UNIX, Andriod, iOS,

webOS and VMware environment. File/Print/Web/FTP server, web,

desktop and Mobile technology.

. MS SQL, Oracle. Programming languages such as C, C++, DBX Utility,

Open GL, 3D, Multi-media systems, and Web design/program -

JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery mobile, JSON, AJAX, PERL/CGI, CSS, HTML,

HTML5 XHTML, XML, vctl, csh/ksh scripting, C#, ASP.Net, MVC, Razor,

Kendo UI, WCF, WPF, Web API, AngularJS, and Bootstrap.

Career Progression

Zotec Partners

Sr. Web Developer 09/13-

Present

. Write Web Apps with C#, ASP.NET, jQuery, javascript, Kendo UI, JSON,

WPF, WCF, HTML, SQL, Web API, AngularJS, Bootstrap, to work on

existing or brand new projects to the company.

. Push the envelope in terms of new, innovative technology.

. Take initiative and move projects along with excellent communication

skills to work closely with the business (customer/stakeholders),

gather requirement for developing new features and prototypes, etc.

. Manage multiple priorities within deadlines.

. Work independently and within a team environment.

. Provide technical assistance to peers as needed.

. Learn new technologies/concepts, and apply it to a project on the fly.

Sliktec Consultancy Services: The Complete IT Shop

Project Manager/Developer 02/01 - Present

. Managed a cross-functional team in projects through the full SDLC

process, using various methodologies (agile, waterfall, etc

. Provided project leadership for website production, including: budget

control, production timetable, status reporting, client/project team

coordination, and quality assurance.

. Defined and achieved client's needs through one-on-one sessions and on-

going communications.

. Created web applications using JavaScript, Perl/CGI, C, C++, C#,

ASP.NET, jQuery/mobile, HTML5, razor, MVC, Adobe Flash, Photoshop,

Dreamweaver, and FrontPage resulting in designing dynamic web

applications, and securely encrypted online stores.

DWA - Healthcare Communications Group

Software Developer/Manager 10/12-09/13

. Lead cross function teams for projects, and manage vendor relations with

technical support supplier, liase with various technical teams as needed.

. Think critically, creatively, engage in visioning, and approach business

opportunities in an enterprising way.

. Ability to provide leadership and apply applicable methodologies to

manage all project stages including - initiating, planning, executing,

monitoring and controlling, and closing a project.

. Create TDD, BDD, FRD, deployment plans, and SOPs as needed to assure that

everyone follows a similar process.

. Work collaboratively with project teams as a team member. Gather project

specification.

. Develop functional web-based and desktop applications using ASP.NET, MVC,

Razor, VB.NET, C#, AJAX, Javascript, jQuery, JSON, HTML5, and SQL (MS SQL

Server).

. Assist in defining business requirements, perform quality control,

utilize project management, manage timelines, and assist data analyst

with data-related tasks.

. Handle multiple tasks from multiple projects, and drive timely and

accurate completion of tasks.

. Attend cross-functional team meetings.

. Complete development tasks at varying levels of difficulty.

. Perform quality control and data integrity checks on all outputs.

. Develop detailed unit and system test plans and perform rigorous testing

to ensure high application quality.

. Provide input to technical standards and assist in evaluating new or

alternative tools, standards, guidelines, and policies.

. Assist development team in designing structured layouts that add to

visual appeal of sites.

. Provide tier two tech support for a SAAS software application on rotation

with other technical team members.

. Utilize basic understanding of concepts and development of relational

database structure and data normalization.

. Provide assistance to peers as technical resource.

HP - Enterprise Services

Software Developer II 06/10-10/12

. Created various Technical Design Documents (TDD) based on Business Design

Document (BDD) for new/existing code. Edited/created code, unit tested,

and moved to the appropriate environments for any further testing

required before moving it to production.

. Assisted with report/data comparison, cycle testing and fixing "abends"

(issues).

. Assisted technical leads with research on issues and code remediation for

modules written in C/Cobol and Oracle.

. Mentored/supported other/new developers with design, coding, etc.

. Worked on remediation for Database migration project - from Ingres to

Oracle, project currently in production.

. Developed novel solution to create Report Writer modules in C and Oracle

code/syntax, so they would work in the new DB environment.

. Created test cases & validated them to ensure reliability.

. Converted reporting scripts to be able to run in Oracle from Ingres -

changes included scripts & SQL queries.

. Created step by step process for PC migration & other tools for the team,

as requested by the manager to increase efficiency.

. Created new documents and manuals for various projects to keep users

informed of new developments.

HP - Enterprise Services

Software Developer I 04/09 - 06/10

. Coordinated and collaborated in analyzing collected requirements to

ensure plans and identified solutions meet customer needs and

expectations.

. Participated in business and IT solutions, implementations, upgrades,

enhancements, and conversions.

. Applied metrics to monitor performance and measure key project criteria.

. Prepared, established and maintained security, integrity, and business

continuity controls and documents.

Katz Sapper & Miller

IT Analyst - Contract through Pinnacle Partners

12/08-2/09

. Assisted on several IT related projects such as: wireless access

point (WAP), setup and installed wireless devices, deployed and

setup up of new software and hardware system, imaging/re-imaging of

desktop and laptops for specific use.

. Setup computers, printers, and scanners for various training and

projects.

. Assisted on a special project created in C# and help with it's

implementation.

. Investigated questions or concerns about software packages: Adobe,

MS Office, Winsplit revolution, QuickBooks - professional and

enterprise edition, and AWSS (proprietary software) provided timely

solution.

. Managed IT inventory.

Roche Diagnostics Corporation

Software Specialist 12/05-

10/08

. Consulted on software, consumer, and health care professional

products Windows 98SE to Vista, and Windows server 2003.

. Served as a technical software liaison to RDC customers including:

providing technical input to product teams, performing ad hoc

testing, validating newly developed software, researching

solutions, and formulating of Technical Advisories through research

and understanding requirements.

. Worked with the development team in creating software using C#,

HTML, javascript.

. Investigated any escalated technical issues for software products,

researched solutions, and forwarded information to Technical

Product Management Team - used VMware and VMware server to

reproduce a technical issue and research it.

. Assisted with departmental training for new and existing employees.

Customer Care Specialist - 6/04 - 12/05

. Utilized SAP database to document customer inquiries and process

sales orders and returns.

. Acted as Business Analyst on various projects -- retriever project,

"Special Situations Team", and Market Evalutaion Project -- Worked

with DATACARE and Marketing dept. for a project related to the

software used in hospitals and clinics, also implemented and

maintained databases for these projects.

Education and Training

. Bachelors in Computer Science - Purdue University.

Minors - Mathematics and French.

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