Tanima Pal
P roject manager
g lobal, mult i-domain
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experience with 5+
years of Large
PROJECT MANAGER:
P rogram
M anagement &
E xcel in liaising between business and technical areas to achieve on-time,
Solution
on-budget and on-spec project completions. Able to merge customer and
I mplementation for
user needs with business requirements, budgetary restrictions and logistical
Fortune 500
considerations to meet project deliverables.
organizations.
Technical and functional experience in f inancial, m anufacturing,
m arket research and retail analytics domain
Skills Adept at p rogram management, service delivery management,
solution implementation and vendor management across
Project Lifecycle geographies
M anagement
Adept at comprehending and interpreting customer needs to identify
opportunities to increase sales and industry reach
Enterprise
I mplementations End to end large program management experience in
d atawarehousing/BI programs, social media product and big data
Datawarehousing
( Mark Logic 5) implementation
P rograms
Strong foundation in SDLC concepts and quality processes, including
Requirements
experience in Agile Scrum methodology and K anban
Definition & Analysis
Demonstrated successes in process improvement through lean
Project Scheduling methodologies - S ix Sigma Green Belt Certified
Consistently achieved top r anked performance in every position by
Team Building &
b ringing revenues and profits to new heights
Leadership
Project Budgeting &
Education & Credentials
Cost Controls
Agile-SCRUM
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TRICHY I ndia
f ramework
Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering, 2002
Kanban GPA: 9.1/10
I mplementation Department Topper
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - USA
Certificate Program In Technology Management, 2008
Technology
S umma ry
COUNCIL OF SIX SIGMA CERTIFICATION - USA
Six Sigma Green Belt, 2007
Languages/
D atabases: SQL
P rofessional Experience
Server 2012, Oracle
11g, Mark Logic 5,
D B2, I MS, ADABAS, TATA CONSULTANCY SERV ICES
SQL, XML, .NET,
Program Manager : The Nielsen Company, J un 2013 to Present : Pune, India
COBOL, CICS
B I Tools :
Managed 8 Million USD data warehousing program in Nielsen Entertainment
MS BI
space
( SSIS/SSRS/SSAS),
Articulated project goals and scope, translated business needs into technical
O racle Business
terms, prepared detailed work breakdown structures (WBS) and instilled
I ntelligence,
shared accountability for achieving project milestones.
M icrostrategy
Tools: Created cost-benefit analyses and ROI assessments.
MS Project, Share
Resolved numerous project issues including staffing shortages, tactical
Point, Quality
matters, scope creep and divergent business and user needs.
Centre, Minitab,
T FS, VSS, JIRA, Plan, schedule and execute all stages of software, hardware and system
I T I L, Business i mplementations. Assessed business implications for each project phase and
p rocess Visual monitored progress to meet deadlines, standards and cost targets.
A rchitect
Defined and instrumented Quality Management Plan
Strategy Initiative Manager : The Nielsen Company, Nov 2012 to May 2013 :
Oxford, UK
Led strategic initiatives for automation/optimization of data migration
p rogram with proposed 30% effort savings and 8.5 million USD cost savings.
Worked closely with group sales managers to design, implement, analyze and
deploy new business processes
In fluenced senior leadership to adopt new ideas, products, and/or approaches
Project Manager : The Nielsen Company, M ar 2011 to Oct 2012 : Florida, USA
Managed 7 Million USD social medial analytics product re-architecture within
a stringent customer driven deadline of 8 months
Managed transition of projects from solution implementation to client support
Implementation of design procedures to increase efficiency, accelerate
customer satisfaction and reduce error rate
Executed and maintained program management processes and disciplines in
t he areas of: program schedule and quality management; communications
management; human resource management; cost management; procurement
management; r isk/issue management; change management
PACCAR
Scrum Master : PACCAR, Oct 2008 to Oct 2010 : Greater Seattle Area, USA
Organize and facilitate project planning, operations reviews, retrospectives,
demos, and other team process related meetings
Ensure development teams are practicing the core agile principles of
collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
Kaizen for time accounting, problem management system and formalizing
k nowledge transition process
KANBAN Implementation for the Service Delivery Group
System Analyst : PACCAR, Mar 2007 to Sep 2008 : Greater Seattle Area, USA
Support and analyze the existing Materials receiving system for process
i mprovements
Migration of VS Cobol-I I programs to Enterprise Cobol to make it compatible
w ith CICS Transaction Server 2.2 and DB2 Version 8.1
Proof of Concept for CA Insight tool and supplier scorecard project
COGN IZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT IONS
Project Lead : JP MORGAN Chase, Feb 2005 to Nov 2006 : Bournemouth, UK
Supervision of virtual team of 12 associates across geographies
Requirement analysis, estimation and code/design reviews for proposed
enhancements
Gap analysis of JPMC and CTS quality processes and maneuver to bridge
p rocess gaps
Programmer Analyst : JP MORGAN Chase, Jan 2004 to Jan 2005 : Pune,
I ndia
Code, test and implement CMM Li te projects
Analyzed DDA system, devised conversion strategy and ensured a pertinent
conversion for new DDA branches
Impact analysis and reconciliation of the external interfaces for new DDA
b ranches
P rogrammer Analyst : I MS Health, May 2002 to Dec 2003 : Chennai, India
Analysis, Construction, testing and implementation of enhancement requests
Code Optimization and contribution to IMS Best practices Forum
Development of project specific web portal