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Project Manager Developer

Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted:
September 18, 2014

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Sreejath Sreeraman

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I T P R O J E C T M A N AG E R

PROJECT/PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL DELIVERY

IT Project Manager with ~7 years of experience managing all phases of diverse technology

projects and additional eight years of Team Lead, Software Design and Development Experience.

Working for Accenture for the past 11 years and currently managing a multi-stream project for a

Fortune 100 Client.

Solid experience in Agile Methodology with specialization in Scrum framework and have

tailored this where necessary to meet project objectives. Certified Scrum master with additional

experience in Kanban, XP and Lean software development principles.

Expertise Summary

Domains Tools Technical Skills Functional Areas

Retail Microsoft Project Scrum/Agile Program Management

Healthcare Team Foundation Server .NET (C#, VB .NET) Requirements Gathering

Financial Services Microsoft Visio T-SQL Delivery and Tracking

Media and Entertainment Crystal Reports Technical Design Estimation & Forecasting

Education Visual SourceSafe Webservices Financial Management

Achievement Highlights

Custom Software Development: Managed all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)

for multiple custom solutions including – Next Generation Catalog and Release System for Paramount

Pictures, Ecommerce Platform for Dell, Customer Care Framework for Accenture using Agile

Methodology

Results: Delivered robust and high performing software on schedule and within budget, that enabled the

clients to double their market share in targeted geographies, reduce maintenance costs by ~60% on

average, extend system lifetime and reduce effort expended on routine tasks by ~40%.

System Migration/Integration – Managed large scale Migration/Integration projects including a suite

of 500+ FDA regulated applications for a Pharmaceutical major. Managed multiple migrations efforts from

Legacy applications to Next Generation Applications while ensuring Business Continuity, Data Integrity

and SLAs. Clients include Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Paramount Pictures and Dell.

Results: The Migration/Integration efforts were completed within budget and on or ahead of schedule

freeing up resources for the clients to focus on Next Generation tools to improve their business model.

Development Experience - Extensive experience as a Scrum Master, Dev Lead, Developer and

Technical Designer; having worked on more than a dozen projects in one or more of the above roles.

Clients include Lloyds TSB, Dell, Paramount and SportsNuts,

Results: Designed, developed and delivered multiple applications in domains as diverse as retail,

healthcare, communication and high tech which helped clients expand their business, save effort and/or

reduce costs.

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Experience Summary

Dell Online reconstruction project (Mar 2010 – Present) – Project Manager

Managing the delivery of the Dell’s Online Reconstruction with specific responsibility for Russia

Ecommerce (REC), Online Site Tools (OST) and Performance and System Stability Improvement

(PASS-I)

All of the above are development projects delivered using the Agile Methodology (tailored to meet

Dell’s unique needs).

Worked as a Scrum Master and then moved to a Program Management role. Briefly ran the scrum of

scrums to keep overall Releases plans in sync.

Responsible for preparing and maintaining Release Plans, Project Plans, Estimates, Progress Reports,

Risk Logs and other project artifacts over the entire lifecycle from Initiation to closure.

Russia Ecommerce Program –is a development project to build a customized portal for Dell’s Russia

operations. This was delivered using Scrum methodology (tailored to fit Dell’s unique needs). This has

resulted in an increased market share for Dell in Russia.

Online Site Tools (OST) is a web application used by Dell to set up virtual storefronts for high value

customers. The application reduced user effort by ~30%, improved performance of key pages by 40%

on an average and streamlined interactions with dependent systems.

PASS – I is an ongoing program to improve the Performance and System Stability of Dell’s B2B

applications. – Reduced unhandled error rates by 90% with corresponding improvement in system

stability. Improved performance of key pages by an average of 45% and in one case by 600%

Managed the interlock between multiple teams, proactively managed risks and eliminated conflicts to

ensure a smooth release.

Skills Used: Scrum, Agile Methodology, Estimation and Forecasting, Project Management, Performance

Tuning, Microsoft Project, Visual Studio TFS, People Management.

TAKEDA Pharmaceuticals Migration Archival Decommissioning Project (May 2009 – Mar 2010) – Project

Manager

Managed the Migration, Archival and Decommissioning of ~500 applications ensuring compliance with

all applicable FDA regulations and other applicable laws; while minimizing business impact.

Worked with all the stakeholders to prepare the Migration, Archival and Decommissioning plans,

optimizing them, proactively identifying interlock risks and mitigating them.

Ensured Business Continuity, Data Integrity, compliance with SLAs and Availability Requirements.

Worked with the client senior leadership to restructure the execution phase and deliver the project 6

weeks ahead of schedule with a smaller team than planned.

Delivered this project using a tailored Scrum approach to suit Takeda’s environment.

Skills Used: Estimation and Forecasting, Project Management, Scrum, Microsoft Project

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Paramount Pictures online catalog and release system– (Jul 2007 – Mar 2009) –Project Manager

Managed the delivery of Next Generation Online Catalog, Release System and SKU Builder for

Paramount’s Home Entertainment Division.

Worked with the business on defining scope, assisted the architect in defining the technical architecture,

and led the design and development effort.

Pioneered the introduction of Scrum methodology in this group and successfully delivered three

projects using a tailored approach.

Monitored the delivery, proactively mitigated risks and delivered the project ahead of schedule.

Created and maintained project artifacts like Project Plans, Estimates, Progress Reports, Risk Logs and

other project artifacts over the entire lifecycle of the projects.

Developed a few key modules within each application.

Skills Used: ETL, Agile Methodology, Scrum, .NET, C#, SQL Server, Estimation and Forecasting,

Business Development, Project Management, Microsoft Project.

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Team Lead and Development Roles

ACCENTURE- MULTIPLE PROJECTS (JUN 2003 – JUN 2007) – TEAM LEAD / DEVELOPER

Led the team that delivered Accenture’s Customer Care Framework.

This project was delivered using the Scrum methodology and was the first time an ACS project

used Scrum methodology.

The lessons learnt were used as reference material by other projects in the same group .

Led the design and development effort and functioned as the Scrum Master.

One of the key features delivered as part of this application, the Computer Implemented Clipboard was

patented by Accenture. (US20080082932, US7624353)

Worked as a Technical Designer on the Lloyds TSB Share Registration Re-engineering Program

Releases 2 – 4.

Developed web pages, business and data access layers, database objects and Stored Procedures for

LTSBR RRP Release 1.

Skills used: Agile Methodology, Scrum, ASP.NET, C#, Rational Req Pro, VB .NET, SQL Server, Crystal

Reports, Windows API, Visual SourceSafe, Webservices

AITS - MULTIPLE PROJECTS (JUN 2002 – JUN 2003) – DEVELOPER / DESIGNER

Worked on multiple projects as a Developer/Designer/Database Programmer.

These included AuditBox.NET (an energy use audit tool), SportsNuts (an athletic event management

portal and online store) and LiveMessages (an online platform to book ads on plasma screens/

billboards)

Skills used: ASP.NET, C#, VB .NET, SQL Server, Crystal Reports, Visual SourceSafe, Webservices

PRIOR EXPERIENCE – DEVELOPER (JUN 1999 – MAY 2002)

Worked as a Developer / Senior Developer on 7 projects (details omitted for brevity’s sake, can be

provided on request).

Applications involved a mix of Windows Desktop/Client Server applications and ASP/ ASP .NET web

applications.

Skills used: Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic .NET, SQL Server, ASP, ASP .NET, Oracle, Crystal Reports

Competencies used: Application Development, Testing, Documentation and User Training.

Domains included: Education, Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Industry and Travel.

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Education & Credentials

Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Calicut University

(India)

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer – Solution Architecture, C#, Web Application Development



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