Project Mgmt Professional seeking suitable opportunity as a Jr. PM

Bikshipta Mishra

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Pleasanton, CA, 94566

Cell: 925-***-****

Email: *********.******@*****.***

Experience:

Huawei Technologies R&D USA. July-2016 till Date

Operations Analyst

Support Business operations to enhance efficiency and productivity.

Focussed on streamlining processes, providing solutions to improve tools.

Monitor Budget and expense control.

SLA Reporting

Portfolio dashboard reporting to the senior management for strategic decision making.

SOW review.

Performing industry research and analysis to inform operational excellence initiatives

Applying best practices for operational excellence across all programs and initiatives

Creating templates, standards, processes, and procedures necessary to produce deliverables

Supporting team meetings, working groups, governance teams, and other meetings with key stakeholders

Developing meeting materials to include presentations and agendas, as well as capturing notes to support follow-up and implementation.

Developing business evaluation frameworks to support the prioritization and execution of operational improvement initiatives

Supporting ad hoc projects for executives, corporate requests, and special events

Safeway Inc. Dec 2015- June-2016

Project Manager

Specialties: Program Management/Project Management/PMO

Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects

Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget

Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility

Ensure resource availability and allocation

Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress

Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques

Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques

Report and escalate to management as needed

Successfully manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders

Perform risk management to minimize project risks

Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors

Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

Project Governace-Tracking deadlines, deliverables, resources and timelines

Project Documentation and Archives- ensure documentation, supporting materials, and project plans are updated and readily available for internal teams and senior leaders

Compile and document the project artifacts and upload to the SharePoint site.

Update project plan with tasks, milestones, dependencies,

Help, develop, manage, and maintain project folders.

Management Dashboard creation and driving Management Reviews for Management update.

Tata Consultancy Services

Project-SAP May 2012 – June 2015

PMO Business Analyst

Responsible for tracking and monitoring progress of project office as well as coordinate delivery dates

Perform responsibilities like maintaining existing departmental and the policies and procedures of project office

Generate, update and improve project strategies and methodologies

Handled tasks like reviewing, maintaining and highlighting the changes in project plan

Prepare and maintain weekly and monthly project status reports

Maintain fiscal systems for the purpose of recording, forecasting, monitoring and budgeting project expenditure

Assist Project Managers and Program Managers in handling daily activities

Supported project lead in creation of the Project Brief to be reviewed at project kick-off meetings.

Help plan kick-off meetings and assist in ensuring all team members are present and any relevant materials are distributed before/during meeting.

Help, develop, manage, and maintain project folders and manage sharepoint sites.

Assist in preparing and developing client and internal meeting agendas and summaries following each meeting.

Support project lead in maintaining budgets, internal resource needs and ensure all support documentation is logged and distributed to the applicable project team.

Ensure all Outlook calendar items are up-to-date for each project (e.g. Mid Points, Final Check Points, etc.)

Direct client contact/communication as an when required.

Revenue Calculation & Posting, Invoicing, Reconciliation, cost accrual calculation, budgeting, forecasting, Weekly Project Reporting, Management Dashboard creation and driving Management Reviews for Management update.

Organization: Tata Consultancy Services ltd

Project-The Neilsen Company Dec 2010 to April-2012

Delivery Assurance and PMO

Responsible for assisting PMO Lead in handling program levels issues, change request and risks management

Ensured that the Project Management Office process and processes are kept up to date

Prepare status reports and updates the same to the Management team

Supervise and maintain master program schedule as well as PMO share point site

Coordinates with PMO lead in preparing ad hoc presentations and other essential task as required

Provide support and guidance to Business Analyst and Project Managers with the help of Lead PMO

Review deliverables at the final stage /phrase of the project.

Ensured SDLC documentation is completed as per the standards defined

Review Project Plan, Contract review, Perform Audits, Perform Risk Review with the operations team,

Organize and impart iQMS trainings

Organization: Tata Consultancy Services ltd

Project-Deutsche Bank Dec 2005 to Nov-2010

Collateral Management Valuations Analyst and Business Analyst

CMV Analyst

Provide valuation statements to clients on Trades, like derivative swaps, options, FX, etc. and Securities, like bonds, funds, etc. The valuations are Marked-to-Market and they are sent to the clients via the db-Valuation application which generates and emails the valuation statements to the clients.

Solve client queries regarding Marked-to-Market values

Price Analysis of Securities received from the Market and Traders and perform a 4 eyes check to ensure that the statements are delivered with accuracy. Handling issues and queries regarding any discrepancy in the statement received by the price sources.

Setting up of New Request according to the specification laid down by the clients with respect to the portfolio of securities they hold.

As a Subject Matter Expert in Securities I hold the responsibility to provide training and assessment for New Joiners.

Functional Testing of Application in case of Change Management and up gradation of Application and ensure that it meets all the Functional Requirements.

To ensure that the processing of Securities adheres to all the quality norms specified by the Client.

Providing the Client with MIS reports status on a Daily/Weekly/Monthly basis.

To ensure that all mails sent by the client is responded and there is no back log.

Deal with priority clients on special requests

Procuring prices from external price sources viz. Bloomberg and Reuters

Business Analyst

Requirement finalization for enhancements with multiple process owners.

Requirement documentation

Designing of formal and structured test cases including creation of test scenarios to ensure that

the processes and required system functionality are thoroughly tested and validate

implementation of intended business requirements.

Monitoring, reporting and analyzing the system bugs vis-a-vis the designs and deploy fixes

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Checking System functional behavior against Specifications.

UAT testing: Preparation of Test Case, Test Reports, and interacting with the Test Planners, charting daily UAT calls to discuss UAT bugs and issues with IT teams and clients.

Contributing in senior management review meetings to take strategic decisions on process development.

Preparing training manuals.

Performing 4 eye checks for new and existing requests set ups, prices, tolerance check, client details validations,.

Preparation of training manuals and procedures for training for end users along with planning and

coordination for the implementation of the solution for end users.

Core Competencies:

Strong knowledge of the MS Office application suite, with emphasis on Excel & PowerPoint

Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-up

Experience with the fundamentals of program/portfolio governance, including compliance with project management methodology, adherence to financial policies, and instantiation of best practices

Experience with the creation, configuration & management of SharePoint 2010/2013 site collections, sub-sites, features and functionality

Monitor the progression of projects through the project lifecycle, identify gaps/risks/issues, and prepare management reporting

Advance knowledge of building projects and supporting infrastructure

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Critical thinking skills and ability to work under pressure

Organized approach to solve problem with good decision- making skills

Comprehensive knowledge of using desktop computers and removable media drives

Ability to work independently and as a team member

Strong time management and organizational skills

Multi tasking skills and ability to meet deadlines

Computer Skills:

MS-Office: Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook, Project

Sharepoint

Webex

Proficient with the SDLC (systems development lifecycle) and ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)

Summary of Qualifications:

Masters degree in Business Administration

Utkal University, Orissa, India in the year 2005

Certifications:

ITIL foundation course in 2014

Reference:

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