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Sridhar Raman ***********@*****.***

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Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Work authorization: EAD (GC) available Project Manager

Project Manager offering 6+ years of project management experience in Retail, e-Commerce, e-Learning, Educational, Banking, Mobile Applications, and Online Services. In addition I have over 8 years of global experience in Business Development, International Business Operations & Client Account Management.

Experienced in defining scope, plan, schedule, resource, risk & execution in addition to monitoring of project for quality delivery within timeline and budget using Waterfall, Agile, Scrum methodologies.

I am Scrum Master Certified by Scrum Study.

Have worked with various stakeholders including C level executives of big corporations to small business owners to ensure project milestones were reached on time, within budget and with expected quality.

Have engaged directly with various customers, involving them and presenting project details and maintaining a positive relationship with them.

Can provide overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution and control for completion of projects. Furthermore, can contribute towards the team's development, set performance objectives and goals as well as provide performance reviews.

Have also worked with clients and development teams in various geographical regions. I have Master’s degree in International Business Administration from Bournemouth University-United Kingdom. Professional Experience

Senior Project Manager IKAS Technologies, Sunnyvale CA - August 2009 – till date

Prepared project scope documents by interfacing with customers, managed requirements gathering sessions, oversaw SRS preparation, review and got required approval from customer.

Developed detail project plan with deliverables and milestones; mitigated risks and addressed issues to ensure timely completion of projects.

Defined work breakdown structure (WBS) for assigned project, based on project specification document. Conducted regular team meetings to discuss project progress, reviews and updates.

Interviewed and allocated required resources; effectively performed change management processes for projects. Performed appraisal and updated system appropriately

Executed, Managed and Monitored effort, cost, duration and progress of assigned projects with regular status updates to project stakeholders (internal & external).

Managed teams of varying sizes geographically distributed and multiple time zones. Conducted regular team meetings to discuss project progress, reviews and updates.

Extensively handled technology teams working on Cloud, SaaS, Java, .Net, PHP, MySQL, Middle-ware and Integration, Service Oriented Architecture, Enterprise Service Bus and Message Queuing, Mobile Applications including iOS and Android.

Led multiple new software application development projects starting from requirement gathering till deployment and post support.

Clients & Project Details

Axfood - Retail Domain – Enterprise Application Integration Project.

SEK – Banking Domain – Sonic ESB/MQ with MS-SQL Server monitoring & support. Work authorization: EAD available. References available upon request.

Shamail - e-Learning.

Real Graphics media - Mobile Application.

Intrasoft Technologies – Campus ERP.

National Productivity Council – Online services.

amaarashop.com – e-Commerce.

In-house Products – Ranksheet, Assestant, Campus ERP and Webdata Editor. Territory Manager (MEA) - Synaptris Decisions Inc., November 2008 – June 2009.

Interacted with clients to ensure smooth transition of projects with respect to operations and conducted conference calls with clients to interface with the internal team and ensure customer satisfaction.

Collected business requirements from clients and created market opportunity for the company’s products and solutions.

Business Manager - Consolidated Gulf Company - June 2008 - October 2008.

Handled large accounts and managed client accounts.

Created documents of standard operating procedures.

Interacted and closely worked with partners like Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, Satyam, EMC, StorIT, Birlasoft, Iflex, and Servion in Middle East markets.

Senior Business Manager - Adrenalin eSystems - November 2007 – May 2008.

Identified clients to market the HRMS and Payroll products developed by Adrenalin.

Gave demos to prospective clients, analyzed requirements, filled the gaps and transferred the requirements to the development team.

Was responsible for business development, strategic planning, generating revenue, expanding market area, customer relation and account handling.

Business Development Manager - Crecento Technologies - May 2004 – October 2007.

Identified new clients – including cold calling, generating leads, collecting requirements, communicating requirements to the development team and focusing on activities like business development, strategic planning, project management & costing.

Sold software solutions & products to clients in local and international markets. Executive & Business Development Manager - SRM Radiant - September 1996 – August 2002.

Responsible for meeting sales revenue targets for the branch.

Carried out market research, identified suitable locations and short-listed and selected franchisees. Conducted marketing campaigns consisting of activities like arranging seminars at colleges and carrying out promotional activities.

Educational Qualification

Masters in International Business Administration (MIBA), Bournemouth University, UK.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Madras University - Chennai.

Completed Project Management Professional (PMP) course in Green International - Chennai.

Diploma in Electronics and Communications Engineering (DECE) - Chennai. Certifications

Scrum Master Certified (SMC)

Scrum Fundamental Certified (SFC)

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