RAVI VERMA MS, PMP

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SENIOR IT PROGRAM / PROJECT MANAGER

SDLC /IT Infrastructure ( rdbms Development/ Data Security ( MES ( ERP &

Custom App. Implementations ( Systems Engineering ( Leading and Mentoring

IT-Teams

. Experienced project manager offering 9 years of success leading all

phases of diverse technology projects; MS and PMP credentials; degree in

EE; 16 years of IT programming, infrastructure and business finance and

intelligence experience.

. Business strategist; plan and manage multimillion-dollar projects

aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process

improvements, automation, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.

Have vision to operate under a rapidly changing dynamic environment which

demands management of multiple efforts concurrently using Information

Technology Field, best practices, organization and operations.

. Excellent communicator; leverage technical, business and financial acumen

to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective

teams. An effective facilitator between stakeholders and resources.

. Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies; Able to

manage large project teams and known for high-quality deliverables that

meet timeline and budgetary targets.

CORE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Project Management: IT Project Lifecycle: Value-Added Leadership:

Custom Software Requirements Analysis Cross-Functional

Development ROI Analysis Supervision

Database Design (RDBMS) Costing & Budgeting Team Building & Mentoring

Systems Engineering Scheduling & Risk Client Relations &

System Assessment Presentations

Migrations/Integrations Testing/QA/Rollout/Suppo Business & IT Planning

Enterprise wide rt Vendor Management

Implementations

CAREER PROGRESSION

Bridgestone America (Aiken, SC), IT Team Leader, 2011 to 2016

Augusta University (Former Medical College of Georgia) (Augusta, GA),

Project Manager, 2010 to 2011

Recruited by two of the nation's leading companies in process manufacturing

industries and state Medical college to provide project management over

large-scale, top-priority and complex technology initiatives. Managed

budgets of up to $12M and cross-functional teams of up to 5 Project

Managers, 30 developers, programmers, analysts and network specialists

within US and global.

Drove the high-quality completion of systems engineering, software/database

development, Network Infrastructure and enterprise wide implementation

projects for F500 clients including:

General Electric Bridgestone America Augusta University (Earlier

University of Georgia Yamaha Motor Company Medical College of Georgia)

Texas A & M College

Achievement Highlights:

. Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines.

Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure

project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired

results.

. Mitigated risk factors through careful analysis of financial and

statistical data. Anticipated and managed change effectively in rapidly

evolving global business environments.

. Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Moved between

agile and waterfall approaches depending on project specifics and client

goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work

breakdown structures.

. Team honored with "President Award" in 2016 in recognition of outstanding

project results.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Team Leader (IT Programs)

Bridgestone America

(25 Analysts and Lead Direct report)

Dec' 2010 - Present

Graniteville, SC

In this role I was responsible for managing large scale, high risk, high

visibility (production support related IT projects ) and new business

initiatives from initiation to delivery. Performed all major accepts of a

project management like - project discovery, kickoffs, drafting and driving

project plans, project sizing and forecasting, scope, time and budget

management, risk identification, status reporting, closer etc.

Supported critical CR implementation activities involving game planning,

communication planning, status reporting and co-ordination in application

implementation, IT infrastructure and IT security projects.

Systems Engineering: Led design and multinational rollout of robust, scalable

and secure Manufacturing execution systems (MES), enterprise resource planning

(ERP) and Data tracking and Server Distributed systems highly complex and

varied in nature.

Results: Completed Expansion projects up to two months ahead of schedule, as

much as $0.6M under budget, ramping up productivity 35% more than the prior

ticket within 2 years of tight implementation schedule.

Custom Software Developments: Managed all phases of the software development

lifecycle (SDLC) at dozens of material handling and data tracking systems.

Results: Delivered industry-leading software that saved clients millions of

dollars, shortened processes from weeks to hours, increased productivity by 15%

while controlling waste and scarp under 1%.

Database Developments: Guided and supervised teams in the development of

relational database management systems (RDBMS), data center migrations and

server virtualization. Also created design and implementation of centralized

data warehousing for 10 different plant locations.

Results: Improved the consistency, recoverability and accessibility of data.

IT Infrastructure/System Integrations/Migrations: Project-managed large-scale

initiatives following ISSM (CMS Security) involving the transition of energy

Hardware & Software to new networks platforms and the merger of disparate

systems after implementing plant expansion.

Accomplished project with CommVault Backup/ recovery, server replication,

hosting, server builds, enterprise application deployment and service hosting.

Acted as sole point of contact for end users during Network projects including

router/switch/SAN Replication, Cisco VOIP and POS installation and evaluate the

security risks and risk mitigation.

Results:

Achieved seamless migrations and integrations that were transparent to users.

accomplished with no unscheduled downtime and delivered by as much as 3 to 15%

under budget.

Increased network efficiency by 15% by re-configuring network and server

virtualization among Departments & sites, IP Sec LAN-to-LAN VPN tunnels.

Startup the Thinclient- Server Architecture on schedule and 12% under budget.

Enterprise Implementations: Directed global rollouts of new software and

systems for Bridgestone Mexico and Bridgestone Canada (Joliette) and vendor

negotiation with aggressive timeline and on agreed budget.

Results: Ensured defect-free releases through careful planning, testing and QA

efforts.

Managing project resources hiring, tracking progress, completion timeframes,

and budget while exceeding key operational performance targets.

Results:

150 percent increase in application processing output

~100 percent increase in policy issuance productivity

~40 percent reduction in policy errors

~23 percent reduction in dropped calls

Orchestrated multiple project teams in improving business processes and

ensuring optimum performance in HR and highly critical continuous manufacturing

process environment introducing, designing and implementing MES and

Environmental Management Systems discrete products Apps. with Thin client

server based architecture.

Results: Increased productivity reducing customer calls by 35% and overall

downtime by 18~20%.

Project Management Tools Used: MS Project 2010 - 2013, SDLC Methodologies,

Team Foundation Server

(TFS-2010 & 2013), Visio 2013, MS Office 2013, SharePoint

Environment - Waterfall model and Agile Model

Project Manager - (ITSS- PMO)

Jun' 2010 - Dec' 2010

Augusta University (Earlier MCG - A Healthcare and Science State University)

Augusta, GA.

(30 Analysts and Lead Direct report)

As a project manager, my role was to plan, schedule and execute all stages of

enterprise software, hardware and system implementations. Assessed business

implications for each project phase and monitored progress to meet deadlines,

standards and cost targets.

. Maintained ongoing communication with customer(s) and resources during

the course of the project ensuring that they are in time, under budget

and to the expectation of the sponsor/s and client/s.

. Motivating the team to finish the weekly efforts in time to meet the

baseline finish date.

. Facilitated ITSS-PMO team meetings for setting up the risk management

plan, team member's evaluation process and other office templates to

streamline the PMO work process.

. Accomplished major projects related to CMSR, Data Mining, Clinical /

Remote DataCapture (OC/RDC), web-based EDC systems / Meddata Rave EDC

and policy administration, HR PeopleSoft application, clinical funding

and billing systems in time, under budget and with security and data

classification related to CDC, HIPAA, and CJIS.

. Monitored and managed WBS of multiple project scopes, time tracking

and ensures the quality of new clinical operating system for wellness

coaching product and triage clinical product.

. Delivered legacy system feature upgrades, third-party software and

external data interface projects. Managed cross-functional teams of

business analysts, client reps, developers, testers, technical writers

and curriculum developers and trainers.

. Performed peer and team reviews of project artifacts and reported

recommendations.

. Collaborated with physicians, nurse leaders and staff and complies

comprehensive secured data for internal and public reporting.

. Policy creation and enforcement for NIST 800 and ISO 27000, National

Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) policies for network

security, system development, remote access, business continuity,

mobile devices, configuration management, system and log monitoring

and application security architecture.

. Responsible for creating and documenting security controls in software

and hardware development, implementing Environmental Management

Systems Apps. using quality and deliverables' quality and budget/ time

line as per project scope.

Project Management Tools Used: MS Project 2010, Visio 2010, MS Office

2010

Environment - Waterfall model and Agile/ Scrum Model

Senior Application Analyst - (CIM-

Project Lead) Aug' 2004 - Jun' 2010

Bridgestone America (SC)

Graniteville, SC.

In this role, I -

. Took the projects through all phases in the field of MES

(Manufacturing Execution System), machine automation or services, in

24/7 production environment. Upgrades and rollouts projects.

. Created, monitored and managed WBS of multiple project scopes and

tracked the milestone as well as quality of the deliverables and the

project documentation.

. Participated in the development of a project budget for budget request

/ business case / business proposals.

. Mentored and over sighted the implementation phase of the projects

related to system Integrations, GE- Supervisory Control and Data

Acquisition (SCADA) Proficy 5.0 / iFix 4.5, SQL-DB servers and PLC

controlled process automations coordinating with the production

customers and all the stakeholders.

. Tracked and controlled each project's life cycle using Team Foundation

Server app. and MS-Project (03/07).

. Managed cost saving and new technological integration upgrading

workstations, RF/ Wireless scanning equipments, printers, Ethernet,

Bluetooth or wireless LAN keeping annual budget under control.

. Administered SCRUM based management processes, Used framework and

theories of Agile and Scrum Methodologies.

. Finished state of the art RFID technology project using HMI

application using Proficy 5.0 with Allen Bradley/ Rockwell PLC and

interface drivers under budget and in time reducing product rejection

rate by 30% and increasing productivity by 16%.

. Used Six Sigma, Lean, and statistical methods in data collection,

Process improvement, and analysis and data integrity with customers,

leading teams and understanding of product quality and Productivity.

. Contributed to profitability gains of 42% by driving product processes

and quality improvements.

Project Management Tools Used: MS Project 2007, Visio 2007, MS Office

2007/ XP, Share Point, TFS,

.NET, SQL

Srv. 2008

Environment - Waterfall model

Computer Engineer

Dec' 2000 - Jul' 2004

Bridgestone Firestone (South Carolina)

Graniteville, SC.

. Accomplished 19 Lifecycle projects on process automation, Kaizen

projects, data acquisition and controls systems projects involving

Human Machine Interface (HMI) or SCADA systems using GE Fanuc Proficy

3.0 / iFix 3.5/ iHistorian (open source) or customized Visual Basic

Applications and Wonderware . .

. Managed training standards for group training of client and smooth

hand over of the project documentation.

. Completed projects utilizing VB, ASP.NET programming using Visual

Studio, Ethernet or TCP/IP, RFID, Soap protocol, DC-Browser network

connectivity.

. Implemented projects related to user interacted instant messaging

system under budget, increasing the production floor visibility and

communication.

. Completed programming assignments to enhance automated data/voice

applications and software within mainframe, network and client/server

environments. Improved functioning of databases, communication

systems, storage area networks and server configurations.

Research Assistant

Jan' 99 - Dec' 00

Texas A & M University

Texas,

USA

. Worked extensively for Data Analysis, Interpretation and Report

writing for City of Corpus Christy Environmental Dept.

. Designed software model Deterioration of Ambient Quality Due to Road

Traffic. Created AI Model for Artificial Learning Module.

Sr. Manager

Manufacturing and Systems

Mar' 98 - Jan' 99

Moric India Ltd.. (Collaboration of Yamaha Motor Co., Japan)

Faridabad, India

. Reported to the plant vice-president for the administrative management

and operation of the projects in process automation.

. Provided project assignments, managed project scope and ensured the

quality of deliverables of the projects.

. Evaluated performance of project team members.

. Achieved the indigenization from 66.4% to 86% which increased the

profitability of the company by 14.04%.

. Supervised IT & Production staff; completed two life time technology

migrations; Indigenized equipment and resources and implemented

TS16949 standards during the production startup.

Dy. Manager

(R&D)

Jun.' 95

- Oct' 97

Birla Yamaha Ltd. (collaboration of Yamaha Motor Co., Japan)

Japan & India.

. Visited Yamaha Motor Co. Japan for R&D / technical exchange Program

. Lead the team in setting up the LAN system in the company with 152

workstations.

. Established stringent operational budgets and manufacturing labor

standards.

. Prepared Software/hardware purchase as per government policies and

standards.

. Supervised a team of 24 sub-supervisory level and completed projects

related to sate & Federal government certifications, technology

development and transfer to the plant floor level.

Education and Professional Training

PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI) - Newtown Square, PA

Project Management Professional (PMP) (Since 2009) (membership and

certification current)

Project Management Professional Exam Review (USC at SC)

Master of Science - Texas A&M University, Texas (USA)

Bachelor of Science Elect. Eng. - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) -

(India)

Technological Skills

Project Management Tools Used: MS Project 2010 - 2013, SDLC

Methodologies, Primavera, Team Foundation Server (TFS),

Visio 2013, MS

Office 2013,

Operating Systems: Windows 3.x/95/98/ 2k/

XP/7/8.1, Workstation/Server2012, UNIX. Apple family

Programming Languages & RDBMS: C, C#, VB dot NET, VS 2013, MS Access, MS-

SQL-20012, Oracle11 servers and Datacenter

Confg., SAP in

Warehouse Distribution System.

Web Developing Language &Tools: HTML, JAVA-Script, Active Server Page

(ASP), VB.NET, DHTML.SOAP Protocol, DcBrowser.

MS Dot NET. IIS

Package, SQL Reporting, Develop Mobile Application

Hardware: Allen-Bradley Controls,

Ether-net, RS Linx, RFID, Mobile Applications, Network Infrastructure

Ethernet, TCP/IP, Client Server. APs in the CISCO

VOIP, wireless LAN, Cisco 2600 routers and switches

NetApp Filer, IBM tape libraries. Cisco UCS platform.,

Wireless, Telecom System, Radio OIP, Network Servers,

Hubs and Switches Install

Software Applications/ SCADA, Process Data Acquisition

Systems, GE Fanuc iFix32 to Proficy Ver. 6.0,

Automation/ Others: Wonderware (SCADA), iHistorian,

SignalR, Allen, Bradley RS-View 32, RFID Communication

Scanning,

Customized Software Programs, OPC based data acquisition systems. MES and

Data

Warehousing,

PeopleSoft. Enterprise Software, Infrastructure Software, Embedded System

Network/Desktop/Mobile, Security, Network

Infrastructure, SAAS, Cloud Computing.

Professional Affiliations & Community Involvement

. President (Indo-American Cultural Association - A Nonprofit Group in

CSRA) Current

. Board of Director (Caravan Corp. - - A Nonprofit Performing Arts Group

in Augusta-GA) Current

. Vice-President, Professional Development and Training. PMI (SAVANNAH

RIVER, Augusta) chapter (2009 to 2011)

. Active Member of Project Management Institute (USA and Savannah River

Chapter)(Since 2007)

. Active Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

(IEEE) (Since 2000)

. Active Member of Association for Computing Machinery (IEEE) (Since

2007)

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