Manager Project

Sameer Zaveri

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Program Manager

** ***** ** ******* ********** experience leading complex cross-functional & transformational initiatives through strong project management principles and techniques.

Key Accomplishments

1.Manager, PMO leading the transformation to agile execution model from the more traditional waterfall SDLC. Functioning as a coach for scrum masters and release manager.

2.Lead PM on the PMO managing the divesture of the Linksys brand from the larger Cisco enterprise and Integration of the Linksys brand into Belkin.

3.Project manager for the first into the Cloud transformation at Belkin.

4.Program Manager for the 150-member cross-functional team for an ERP upgrade initiative from 11.5.10 to R12

5.Define and institutionalized the PMO for the Cisco Consumer group with focus on 5 key areas and aligning those areas to the group’s strategic priorities & tactical needs. One of the first group’s at Cisco to have it’s PMO online

6.Certified SCRUM Master

Technologies & Applications

Technologies: Salesforce, Oracle ERP R12, Java / J2EE, .NET / IIS, IBM Web sphere, Qt, Apache Tomcat, Fat wire, Oracle RAC, MS SQL Server, MySQL, Cassandra, Mongo DB, Hadoop Framework, Redhat Linux, Windows 2003, Networking, Storage (Traditional & Low Cost), Clear Case, Rally for capturing the User stories

Applications: Oracle Financials, Supply Chain Management, Marketing Websites, Web Services (Java & .Net), third party integrations (Vmix, Cheetah Mail, Cyber source), Ecommerce Websites, Framework Implementations, Localized Desktop Software.

Monitoring tools: Alerta, HP Site scope, Nagios, Cacti, Java melody

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science in 1996 with Honors.

Experience Summary

Program Manager, PMO, Experian Consumer Services Feb 2014 – Present

PMO lead for the Agile transformation from the existing waterfall PDLC. Hands on involvement in defining and facilitating the sprint cycles, Kanban board, sprint ceremonies and the release management function.

Program managed the first dual language product from concept to launch. The objective, to reach out to the Spanish community with the credit report product in partnership with Univision.

Program Manager – PMO, Belkin Mar 2013 – Nov 2013

Project Manager for the first Cloud service at Belkin on Salesforce. The transformation involves migrating 3000 agents across the globe for Belkin’s Customer Service group from RightNow to a Salesforce based Service Cloud. Responsible for:

oSCRUM management for the initiative

oSprint planning & Sprint retrospective

oCutover planning for the agents and internal Belkin systems & processes

oLeader for a aggressive 3 month initiative for the systems & process Integration of the Linksys brand into Belkin involving ERP, Data Warehousing, PLM (Agile) and EDI. The execution was driven in a program structure consisting of tracks defined based on systems with planning & execution defined at the program. Successfully orchestrated a zero business impact weekend merger of Linksys and Belkin Systems. Responsibilities included:

oCreating & controlling the Integration program plan

oBudget planning and control

oResource fulfillment for the program through a multi vendor strategy

Led the PMO team towards a successful and on time IT divesture managing all aspects like Software Licenses, Infrastructure & System segregation, Datacenter consolidation & formulating the Transitional Service Agreement (TSA) along with legal & other groups. Cutover completed on the target date of 15th Mar 2013 with an TSA in place for services leveraged from Cisco. Responsibilities included:

oCreating & managing the divesture plans across different groups

oCreating & driving the cutover plan across the different groups

oPlanning and execution was driven using Microsoft SharePoint for sharing & controlling the various documents

Program Manager, Cisco Systems Aug 2008 – Mar 2013

Program managed the ERP upgrade from 11.5.10 to R12. The program involved cross-functional teams; DC capacity team, hosting, network, storage, DBA’s, application, functional, technical and the retrofit teams; a 150+ member team. An weekend cutover of less than 100 hours with zero impact to business with all external systems & process integrations like EDI, 3PL completed successfully.

Responsibilities included:

oProgram & budget planning and tracking

oStakeholder Communication including VP’s & Director’s

oFirst of it’s kind cross platform migration from Sun Solaris to Cisco’s version of Enterprise Redhat Linux

oFirst of the BU’s many platforms migrating to Cisco DC & operational processes

Demantra: Program to introduce an Integrated Business Planning platform laying the foundation for strong collaboration among the sales, finance & operations teams. With a team of 50+ and a 6-month implementation cycle, the platform would drive accountability around the POS forecast & improve the visibility around POS, revenue and margins.

Responsibilities included:

oParticipate in the implementation partner selection process

oAlign the infrastructure teams & components for the implementation

oSupport the team in defining the Go live plan & operational readiness

PMO: Established a PMO with a strategic focus on the 5 key areas: communication, budget management, processes, technology and people

oPMO cadence; weekly meetings, leadership readouts, social networking & rollouts

oFY13 roadmap with clearly defined value targets for each quarter for the key focus areas

oRollout of the BU’s first ever Innovation drive & IT Budget planning using Salesforce as the platform

oA cross-functional portfolio management platform providing a 360-degree view of key initiatives across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Business operations & IT

Software Program Manager, Trianz Inc May 2004 – June 2008

In this role as the software program manager at Hewlett Packard, I was responsible of 40 member engineering team delivering software components from Trianz Inc. These software components were localized & packaged in 22 languages on a CD shipped with the Inkjet Printers.

Responsibilities included:

Created a Product backlog in collaboration with HP’s Engineering, marketing and sales team

Formulated a release plan in consultation with the multi-vendor engineering team

Mentoring and performance appraisal for the team

Key Accomplishments:

Co-author of the Vendor Evaluation Strategy used for all the vendors rendering services to the HP.

Recipient of the Leadership award for successful execution & team building

Project Manager, Trianz Inc Oct 2002 – Jan 2004

Facilitated the launch of the new product line by designing new systems & identifying tthe integration points with the existing financials & manufacturing systems.

Senior Associate, Sapient Inc July 2001 – Sep 2002

Conducted workshops to define the user flows and requirements

Responsible for the database design for Prudential Auto Insurance self service website

Defined the build and release process for multi site development which was made a “Standard” across Sapient for all development teams

Project Manager, Planetasia Inc June 2000 – July 2001

Designed the learning portal for Encyclopedia Britannica

Managed a 5-member team of developers and QA engineers

Database Design Lead, Cambridge Technology Partners June 1998 – July 2000

Database lead for engagements delivered out of the Cambridge Technology Partners, India R&D Center

ITC Ltd June 1996 – July 1998

Oracle Forms, Reports and PL / SQL developer for the in house Supply Chain System

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