ABINAYA ASHOKKUMAR, CSM

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Plano, Texas 75024

C: 908-***-****

adadkx@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Senior Project Management Professional/ Scrum Master, with a strong background in Business Analysis, e-commerce applications, Data Management, Data Analytics & Systems analysis. Experience across several domains including Travel, Manufacturing, Pharma and Banking. Strong Project/ Product management skills in Agile/ Waterfall models. Established capabilities in managing and delivering Digital Technology projects including Custom Web Application development, Enterprise Data Warehouses/Data Mart, User Experience Design/Persona Mapping, CRM and Microsoft technologies. 10+ years of IT services experience, managed large multi-site international cross-functional work streams for large companies in an onsite-offshore development model managing Business Stakeholders.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Program Management

Led large programs and projects for Fortune 500 companies as Program Manager/Project Manager, clients include Avis Budget Group USA & CVS health

Current expertise in managing large scale Data projects with strong business analytics skills.

Experience in working with Agile and Hybrid Waterfall, managing Agile teams in a matrixed environment including onsite, offshore resources, and Business stakeholders spread across multiple continents for multiple clients

Managed simultaneous projects in the US, UK and Asia Pacific for Avis Budget Group USA.

Managed 30+ member teams working cross functionally amongst diverse professional and cultural backgrounds on projects with $4.8 M annual realization

Performed cost benefit analysis for prospective/current clients to predict five-year net savings, cumulative cash flow, payback period, return of investment, and earned value on outsourcing projects

Project Management

Managed complex projects across multiple technologies including e-commerce platforms, Data Warehouse, Data Consolidation/Data Migration, Master Data and ERP Implementations for Standard charted Bank, Nissan, Petronas etc. to name a few

Worked with Waterfall and iterative project management SDLC life cycle including project planning, project scope definition, monitoring, Status reporting, Change management and control.

Utilized Agile Scrum methodologies. Coordinated Sprint ceremonies, worked with Product Owners and facilitated Scrum teams. Earlier, Pilot team member on a very successful organization level Agile transformation

Deft in understanding and managing business requirements, performing gap analysis between goals and existing processes and systems, providing required attention to detail

Active contributor to pre-sales team with multiple proposals and RFP’s for Fortune 500 clients to close multi-million-dollar deals for Tata Consultancy Services

Expertise in Project Management / Collaboration tools including JIRA, MS Project, SharePoint

Expertise in Project planning and monitoring, meeting quality standards, project budget monitoring, resource planning and management, change and risk identification and risk mitigation, process improvements.

Hired resources based on project needs, conducted performance resources for direct/ indirect reports.

Business Analysis/Data Analysis

Led Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, Master Data and building Enterprise wide common data layer initiatives.

Keen and continuous learner, keeping up with current trends in technologies including Azure, PowerBI, Siebel CRM, SharePoint

Helped outline business requirements, functional/non-functional requirements, tools/technology mapping, tools comparison reports and analytics use cases

Built Executive reports and dashboards using PowerBI, Tableau & Excel

Performed quantitative and qualitative Data analysis, data cleansing and data mapping to new models.

Led Systems analysis including business requirements, architecture diagrams including as is and to be workflows, data flow diagrams, and technical systems architecture design

EXPERIENCE

CVS HEALTH CLIENT, Texas – Program Manager, Oct 2017 – Current

Managed the following projects for CVS Health as Program Manager including two projects (Data Analytics and MDM)

1.Managed an end-to-end MDM Platform implementation to enable promotion at retails stores and measure the effectiveness of the promotion on a monthly basis. Built and currently managing a diverse cross-functional team consisting of Data Architects, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Data Modelers, MDM Architects, Developers and Test Engineers at Onshore and Offshore. The project was driven by the Marketing organization focusing on driving efficiencies across the data landscape and improving Client’s ability to deliver meaningful customer segment and product level insights. The project uses AWS Cloud infrastructure and was executed in four work-streams utilizing agile delivery model in 2-week sprints. My current responsibilities include working collaboratively with Client Work-stream leads, tracking user stories, adhering the team to sprint velocity and ensuring that sprint processes are followed to ensure successful phased deliverables are met. The initial project phase included creating a product MDM, Customer MDM, data migration and Data Model creation from varied data sources to AWS infrastructure. In the current phase we are identifying use cases for Advanced Data Analytics and Machine learning.

2.Manage an Ecommerce enhancement project that included modernizing the Content Management System (CMS) for the Client. The project included a CMS modernization, data migration, content storage modelling, content delivery framework and a new product catalog module implementation. Managed a 14 member team with 4 onsite roles and 10 offshore roles consisting of CMS Architect, Cloud Architect, Business Analysts, Project Manager, Developers and Test Engineers. The development followed an agile model but the overall project was conducted in a traditional Waterfall model. It covered all aspects including Study Startup, setting up CMS platform, data store creation, operational data repository, metadata management, and aimed to provide real time dynamic Content Delivery. Other responsibilities include, on time product delivery and escalations for delays, track risks and action items on a daily basis, host a weekly PMT governance meeting and Senior Management reviews between multiple groups, coordinate workshops and product demos.

3.I currently manage both the above projects that are still on-going with multiple enhancements planned in the future releases.

Responsible for overall delivery of both the projects and client/stakeholder relationship. Managed onsite and offshore development teams and multi-site business stakeholders based out of US and India. Reltio was the MDM platform and AWS as the Cloud Infrastructure. Utilized JIRA and Microsoft Project for Sprint management and SharePoint for content administration and workflows.

GLAOBAL CAR RENTAL COMPANY, PARSIPPANY, NJ

Program Manager/ Scrum Master Sep, 2016- Sep, 2017

Managed three projects for a New Jersey based top Car Rental Company through Mindtree Ltd. as Program Manager.

1.Managed “Customer 360” initiative as a part of ‘Digital Revenue Optimization’ that encompassed Data Platform, MDM implementation and integration with e-commerce application. Managed a cross functional team that had Azure Architects, Data Modelers Onsite and Informatica MDM experts offshore to create the back end data platform that eventually fed into the DRO platform for Dynamic Pricing and personalization use cases for the Client. Delivered projects on Connected Cars, Asset Management & Data Dashboards etc. Also managed the interactions with third party data provider for integrating Experian data for Customer Segmentation.

2.The second team that Managed was implementing an application on “Trusted Traveler” that involved automated identify resolution application for a customer based on the License and SSN. The team consisted of 7 members including an Application Architect, Business analyst and a Technical Lead Onsite along with an offshore development and testing team. Served as Scrum master / Project manager to oversee and coordinate Business stakeholders and gather requirements for projects predominantly in business workflows, integrations and technology landscape

3.In addition, I was also responsible for managing the plan team within the account and work closely with Client's IT and Business teams to scope out multiple large scale projects on Client's e-commerce platforms. Leverage existing contacts and relationships to identify potential areas of business opportunities to expand Mindtree's footprint within the account. Enhance account growth by solidifying opportunities through thought-leadership sessions from Mindtree Technology CoE's and multiple SME's. Manage Statement of Works (SOW) on multiple tracks, proactive proposals, team alignment & amendments if any.

LEADING JAPANESE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES, BANGALORE, INDIA

Project Manager for 4 Projects, Jul, 2014- Aug, 2016

Worked as Project Manager for four projects for Client in the Data Management space. Managed the Data Reporting and Analytics team to migrate Client’s Manufacturing divisions existing on premise data on SQL Server 2008 to Cloudera platform, by helping Data users to transition to the new environment. Lead all the efforts to identify and catalog existing Data Platform users, their analytics processes, programs, dashboards, etc. Replicated the same project for Supply Chain and Merchandising division of Client with a similar team. Contributed to infrastructure setup and project planning. Directed projects until steady state. Performed duties including system study, requirements gathering, and test strategy development. Educated and implemented onsite/offshore methodology for projects to achieve 90% offshore model for several areas.

In addition to the three projects above, I also led a large BI initiative to generate Sales and Performance Dashboard for the executive team of Client APAC region for 15 Countries. My responsibilities also included building and managing a BI Center of Excellence for Client that will be the central go-to-team for all dashboard and reporting needs on Sales and performance.

MULTIPLE CLIENTS THROUGH TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (INCLUDING PETRONAS, MAN DIESEL, GENERAL MOTORS, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK)

Business Analyst/ Senior Analyst, July 2012- June 2014

Worked as Business Analyst on multiple projects on the below technologies / applications

Enterprise Asset Management – Maximo Implementation

Enterprise Data Warehouse – Oracle EDW

Central Business Intelligence Repository - COGNOS

Product Life cycle Management – Team Center Maintenance

Harness Testing & Product Design – CAD/CAM

EARLY EXPERIENCE

IT Procurement Analyst / Bid Manager, Nov 2009 – Jun 2012

Tata Consultancy Services

Managed, Planned & Executed Large bids (RFI’s) ($5Mn+) for Asia Pacific geography accounts across domains.

Owned all proposal responses by connecting with internal, external stakeholders & partners for best solutions & differentiators

Identify all potential leads for prospective business within the existing accounts & new aspiring logos by conducting market research and connecting with multiple Vendors, Alliances and Analysts in conjunction with the management goal

Develop win themes, technical differentiators and innovative pricing strategies

Participate in annual OBV & Revenue forecasting and related planning for the financial year

Writing compelling narratives, develop qualification documents, Client presentations and executive summary

Participate and facilitate pre-proposal war-rooms

EDUCATION

Master of Business administration, National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India, 2007-2009

Bachelors in Applied Science, India, Anna University, India, Apr, 2007

TECHNICAL SKILLS

JIRA, MS Project, MS Office, SharePoint, Tableau, PowerBI, SQL, Siebel CRM, Microsoft Visio, MS Access,

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