Professional Summary
Results driven Leader with 20+ Years of Technically sophisticated SAFe & PMP Certified Professional with
** ***** ****** (US) experience.
Over 10+ Years of extensive experience across IT Delivery Management using Agile methodology, Program Management, Product Development, and People Management both Onshore & Offshore model with teams having varied experience.
Sunrise calls and Sunset Calls
oWhat are the barriers to success for today
oWho needs help from who
oWhat is behind schedule
oTrack existing risk, is there any new risks
Leading strategic alignment, direction and implementation of various Projects and Programs using Agile methodologies
Providing directions to the managers to ensure continual review of the project contracts on regular basis that out of scope work is identified, documented, communicated to the appropriate person and managed promptly and efficiently
Having Knowledge to Understand the overall product roadmap as articulated by agile coach/product owner and translate roadmap into team specific release planning and sprint planning.
Holding 10 Years Multiple Entry US Business Visa Valid till 2029.
Work Experience
2016 July – Present Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai
Roles: Engagement Delivery Lead, Program Manager
Clients:
Responsibilities:
Developed strategies and plans for project / program Execution using Agile methodologies
Monitored project / program implementation
Ensured programs are run successfully and delivered results as per agreed KPIs
Met Clients on daily basis to discuss project / program direction, overall health, risks, and developing initiatives.
Provided guidance to Project Manager / Scrum Masters and mentored them and played project manager / Scrum Master in few projects.
Ensured good cross-connect and collaboration between different projects in a program
Handled Conflict resolution and proactive Risk management.
Ensured all stakeholders are aligned with the common goals of the program
Sunrise calls and Sunset Calls
oWhat are the barriers to success for today
oWho needs help from who
oWhat is behind schedule
oTrack existing risk, is there any new risks
Maintained project dashboards, status of completion goals, backlog items and tracked project metrics.
Identified bottlenecks, risks and coordinate discussions with cross-functional teams to review projects deliverables
Provided leadership and consistently introduced innovative approaches to enhance performance and customer satisfaction.
Helped team to solve problems rather than provide solutions and cleared the roadblocks that the scrum team cannot remove themselves.
Used strong business and technical knowledge to implement solutions to impediments, keeping projects on track
Assisted with internal and external communication, improved transparency, and radiated information
Reported the Status to Stakeholders and Leadership
Environments: Re-Act, Java 8, Spring Framework 4, Microsoft Azure IOT V2, MQTT,
Docker, Jenkins, Cent OS, Shell Script, Junit 4, Github, Sonar
2013 Sep - 2016 June IBM (India) Private Limited, Chennai
Roles: Scrum Master, Project Manager
Clients:
2012 Nov - 2013 Aug Cisco (India) Private Limited, Bangalore
Role: Architect / Project Manager
1996 Jan - 2012 July Polaris Financial Technology Ltd., Chennai (4 Years) and United States (12 Years)
Roles: Project Manager, Data Architect, Oracle Consultant (Developer, DBA), Oracle Developer
Designation: Assistant Vice President, Principal Consultant, Consultant, System Engineer
Clients:
4 Years 4 Years 3 Years 18 Months 1 Year 6 Months 6 Months
Roles Played
Delivery Lead
Program Manager
Sr. Scrum Master
Sr. Project Manager
Technology Handled
Java Full Stack
React, Sprint Boot & Oracle
.Net Full Stack
Angular, net Core & SQL Server
IOT
Cloud (AWS, Azure)
Data Analytics (Denodo, Python, AWS Athena, Snow Flacks, Red shift, Tableau)
Oracle (Designer, Forms, Reports, Pro *C and DBA )
Domain Knowledge
Banking (Retail, Corporate)
Insurance
Data Warehousing/Analytics
Financials
Life Science
e-commerce
Retail
Manufacture
Shipping
Certifications & Education
OCP Oracle Certified Professional from Oracle Corporation
PMP Project Management Professional Certified by PMI (Project Management • Institute)
PgMP Program Management Certified through PROGStudy
SAFe Leading SAFe (SAFe Agilist), Certified by Scaled Agile, Inc.
Completed M.Sc Computer Science in Madurai Kamaraj University
Customer focused, highly organized with effective Client management skills, and demonstrated ability to manage expectations, build relationships and communicate solution strategy at all levels. Responsible for liaising with sponsors on project related matters, where appropriate, participated in business development activities including review of RFI, RFP, Bid.
Worked closely with analytics and technology teams across the business, shaped solution designs which meets business needs as well as aligning to the broader strategic Data & Analytics objectives
Accountable for communication with internal and external customers and maintain expectations, Interacted with Customer, upper management, and leadership of other departments to ensure smooth processes. Establish strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
Coached and mentor team members to develop agile capabilities, Guided the teams towards improving the scrum way of working including ensuring cross term coordination.
Involved in reviewing and monitoring the preparation of the overall department budgets, by evaluating cost control, timelines and project quality status.
Reviewed the reports that identifies & tracks the status of programs, projects, milestones and deliverables, and ensured effective and efficient program monitoring, reporting processes are in place.
At the end of each sprint tracked metrics (eg velocity code quality defect density across all phases code review metrics testing metrics) for each sprint, report the same to the management
A keen planner, strategist and implementer with demonstrated success in end-to-end Delivery management and ensuring effective management of various resources to meet project specifications, Strong problem solving & technical skills coupled with confident decision making for enabling effective solutions leading to high customer satisfaction and low operational costs.
Technical Skills
Oracle 6 to 10g, Pro *C, Designer 6i/9i, Oracle DBA 6 to 8i, Forms 3.0 to 9i,
(My Core Technology) Reports 1.1 to 9i, Unix, Shell Script.
Knowledge in
Core Java, J2EE, Java Scripts, Hibernate, HTML
Visual Studio 2008. ASP.Net, C#, ADO.Net, XML
HDFS, Map Reducer, Hbase, Hive, Pig, Scoop
Oracle Applications 10.7, 11.0 and 11i - Oracle Projects, Service Contract
Used - MS-Project, Jira, Erwin, TOAD, VISIO, Quality Center, Kintana, Autosys, PVCS
Knowledge in – Sonar, Github