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SENIOR PROFESSIONAL

PROJECT MANAGEMENT~ ANALYST ~ ARCHITECTURE

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

* Innovative, result oriented IT professional with demonstrated 15+ years success of in managing & directing resource management & software testing activities, project management, Business Analysis, System Analysis and application development.

* Currently associated with Capgemini Consulting India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai as Sr. Consultant.

* Self-motivated professional with broad and diversified experience in IT project planning & management.

* Expertise in creating UML based Modelling views like Activity/ Use Case/Data Flow/Business Flow /Navigational Flow/Wire Frame diagrams using Rational Products & MS Visio.

* Successfully accepts new responsibilities and assignments, learns new products and business segments and adapts to new environments; Possesses very strong organizational, people and communication skills.

* Adept in analyzing information system needs, evaluating end-user requirements, custom designing solutions, troubleshooting for complex information systems management.

CORE SKILL SET

Functional

* Software Testing & Validation

* Software Consultancy

* Functional Analysis

* Project Management

* Coordination

* Training & Development

* Coding

* Gap Analysis

* Software Designing & Development

* Client Relationship

* Requirement Analysis

* Reporting & Documentation

Technical

Software

PowerBuilder 6.5 / 7.0 / 9.0, 10.5,11.2, Oracle PL-SQL, Jquery, JavaScript, XML, JSON

BI Tool

Datastage 8.x

WCMS

EPi Server

Operating Systems

Windows 7 /XP / 2000/ 98/ 95, MS-DOS 6.22

Networking

Windows NT, Novell Network 3.11

Modeling Language/Tools

UML, MS Visio, Erwin, Power Designer

CAREER DETAILS

Since Jun’ 04

Capgemini Consulting India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

Sr. Consultant

Key Deliverables

* Managing User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

* Resolving issues, creating streams of communication, analyzing data, reviewing policy and making recommendation.

* Executing work entailing various phases of Software Developing Life Cycle (SDLC), Bug Life Cycle.

* Resolving issues related to Product Configuration, Product Accessibility and Setup.

* Designing, reviewing and executing test cases, test plans & test scenarios.

* Developing legacy migration approach for legacy applications to .Net technology.

* Steering work encompassing defect tracking management & defect reporting tools using self-service portal, web prompt; performed defect tracking & bug reporting.

* Facilitating products & report sign-offs by coordinating with the development teams & business users.

* Transmitting requirements of the client to the programming team.

* Analysing & reviewing client feedback in order to continually improve/refine existing processes and procedures to increase the quality of customer service.

* Conducting technical writing activities includes preparation of Functional Specification Documents and Acceptance Criteria Documents.

PROJECT PURVIEW

Title: SCA

Duration: Since Jun’ 13

Client: SCA

Role: Lead Consultant

Environment: CMS / .Net

Project Details:

* Client is a major player in Paper packaging Industry.

* We support few product sites that are developed using ASP.Net and hosted on EPi Server CMS.

* Design and documented the Project Management Processes and mapped to the ITSM tool used by the client using the Agile methodology.

* I am handling a team which is responsible for enhancements and Content management for business web sites. I am also involve in sprint planning meetings with client to carry out the enhancements and problem fixing.

Title: NetJets

Duration: Jun’ 12 – May’13

Client: NetJets

Role: Project Lead

Environment: PowerBuilder / .Net

Project Details:

* Being from Aviation Industry, major requirement was to provide rigorous regulatory trainings to the employees.

* Managed offshore team involved in enhancement and maintenance of all the systems which helps manage all the training needs for the client.

* Played an active and lead role in gathering, analyzing and documenting the Business Requirements, the business rules and Technical Requirements from the Business Group and the Technological Group.

Title: RFP Solution

Duration: Jan’ 12 – May’ 12

Client: Pre-Sales Solution

Role: Solution Architect

Project Details:

Functioned as a Solution Architect / Subject Matter Expert for a legacy

modernization proposal. It involved creating solutions considering

different target architecture and recommend best solution based on

client’s future IT roadmap.

Title: ATOC

Duration: Jan’ 11 – Dec’ 11

Client: ATOC

Role: Project Manager

Environment: Java / Websphere MQ

Project Details: ATOC is an association of train operators in UK. The applications are maintained by off-shore team that are developed for international reservation system. Managed the assignment which includes an enhancement of Infrastructure that provides services to various applications. It involves understanding of existing architecture landscape, creating target technology architecture and planning migration activities.

Title: UK MIS Project

Duration: Nov’ 08 – Dec’ 10

Client: Capgemini UK

Role: Project Lead

Environment: Oracle PL-SQL, Forms/Reports

Project Details: UK Capgemini implemented Oracle E-Business Suite under the name OPAL – Oracle-Project accounting Ledger. System has been upgraded a number of times and has a significant quantity of bespoke customization performed on it. OPAL is currently tightly integrated with a number of related applications, the primary ones being JADE & DTX. This result in number of interfaces developed in PL-SQL procedures. Major work task involve enhancing, troubleshooting and tuning these procedures. I was also involved in data warehousing activities, using a freeware ETL tool, like data modeling & designing. I was leading a team of five members for Oracle PL-SQL technology.

Title: US Based Client Project

Duration: Jun’ 06 – Oct’ 08

Client: Astellas Pharmaceuticals US

Role: Team Lead / Project Quality Lead

Environment: PowerBuilder 8.0, 9.0, 10.5 / Sybase 11.0 / Oracle PL-SQL

Project Details: Client has multiple applications developed in different technologies like J2EE, PowerBuilder, PHP and packages like SAP, Siebel for various business needs. Executed the enhancements and change management for PowerBuilder Applications in versions like PB 8/9/10 with SybaseASE as a backend. Involved in implementing the Quality Process with in project as a Project Quality Leader, Handled Sybase refresh Project for installation & configuration and administration of EAServer 6.1.0 and migration of web applications. Developed a proposition to migrate legacy applications to web.

Others

* US Based Client Project for Astellas Pharmaceuticals US ( Jun’ 06 – Oct’ 08)

* ING-US Project for ING US Group ( Jun’ 05 – May’ 06)

* IQShip - Off-Shore (France) Assignment for Delamas ( Jun’ 04 – Feb’ 05)

* Re-Engineering Assignment for Sony Entertainment Inc. ( Feb’ 05 – Jun’ 05)

* KASTLE (Nov’ 03 – May’ 04)

* Flexi Savings Account Module for Union Bank of India ( Jan’ 02 – Oct’ 03)

* Off-Shore (U.K.) Assignment for Mastek Ltd., UK

* Payment Tracking System for ICICI InfoTech Ltd. ( Apr’ 00 – Jan’ 02)

* COM Development for ICICI Ltd., Mumbai

* Purchase Order System for ICICI Infotech Ltd., Mumbai

PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / ANALYST

ICICI Infotech Ltd., Mumbai

Nov’ 03 – Jun’ 04

SOFTWARE CONSULTANT

WinVision Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

Jan’ 02 – Oct’ 03

SOFTWARE CONSULTANT

Abyss & Horizon Corporation, Mumbai

May’ 00 – Jan’ 02

PROGRAMMER

K. Raheja Group of Companies, Mumbai

Feb’ 99 – Apr’ 00

PROGRAMMER

Base Information Management, Mumbai

Mar’ 98 – Feb’ 99

TRAININGS ACCOMPLISHED

AWS For Web hosting and Cloud Computing 2014

ALM With Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2013

EPi Server CMS 2013

Cloud Computing Foundation 2013

Datastage

2010

Effective Communication & Interpersonal Skills

2009

OOAD /UML

2008

Design and Construction

2007

IBM Rational SME Program- Requirements & Analysis

2007

CERTIFICATION

TOGAF 9 Certified Enterprise Architect

2010

PRINCE2 Certified

2013

OMG Certified UML Professional

2008

ITIL Version 3 Certified Professional

2008

BRAINBENCH - PowerBuilder 7.0.

2007

ACADEMIA

MBA – IT

ICFAI

2012

Diploma in Powerbuilder 5.0

Silverline, Mumbai

1997

P.G. Diploma in Computer Programming & System Analysis

Apple Information, Mumbai

1989

B.Com.

Bombay University

1986

DATE OF BIRTH: 01/08/1966

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