Mahendra Sapa, PMP, Scrum Certified, Clearance – IT-1 (Public Trust)

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SUMMARY:

Mahendra Sapa is a certified Project Management Professional with 16+ years of diversified experience in Program / Project Management. Mr. Sapa’s expertise includes successful delivery of efforts from inception to closeout, resource management and project budgeting on large-scale system implementations throughout SDLC. Mr. Sapa worked in various technology environments including Java, Microsoft (.Net), Big Data, Cloud and Mainframe delivering internet based and client server / cloud solutions. Mr. Sapa mentored and implemented best practices using Agile, SCRUM, RAD and other methodologies.

EXPERENCE:

Defense Logistics Agency - DLA (Consultant) July 2021 - Present

Sr. Project Manager Client: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

Served as a Sr. Project manager on a large scale, worldwide SAP Implementation to simplify storage and distribution processes to better align with industry standards, creating a single warehousing system for all of Defense Logistics Agency. As a Project Manager I managed all phases of the software development lifecycle from plan through implementation.

Led SAP Implementation efforts on a rotational basis across various agencies at the CONUS (Corpus Christi, (TX), Albany (GA), Tobyhanna (PA) etc.) and OCONUS (Pearl Harbor, Sigonella etc.) locations.

Developed and maintained Master Project Schedules and managed the successful execution of projects so that completion falls within intended timeframes.

Coordinated w/ multiple project / program managers in a weak matrix environment providing focused delivery.

Facilitated requirements and design walk through producing unambiguous requirements and design documents.

Led change management efforts to adjust mandatory customization needs of the client.

Ran daily scrum, defect triage meetings across the program.

Produced and communicated defect and earned value management reports with tiger teams ensuring all the stakeholders are in sync.

Provided weekly program level status report to C level executives.

Provided schedule management support to BOOM Supersonic logistics department on a part time basis

Environnent : Office 365, SAP WMS, SAP TM, Microsoft DevOps

Defense Health Agency - DHA (Consultant) July 2020 – June 2021

Sr. Project Manager Client: Defense Health Agency (DHA)

Led operations and maintenance of 3 applications – M2, PEPR and ESSENCE with shared resources across the contract for 8 applications.

Successfully restored credibility of the vendor bringing contract on track delivering as per client expectations

Accomplished transition / knowledge creation leading to establishing processes ensuring smooth and timely operations and maintenance of legacy system

Supported data discovery, management and governance efforts providing robust reports to various stakeholders

Lead deployments / releases over the weekends in coordination with DISA and various other stakeholders

Navigated applications through information assurance processes ensuring timely ATO certifications

Led modernization efforts migrating applications into AWS cloud environments

Presentations to C level client executives on a weekly basis showcasing progress, risks and addressing any concerns they may have deliverables, and resource constraints.

Successfully managed employees’ expectations in CMMI level – I (Ad hoc) environment

US Patent and Trade Office – USPTO (Consultant) Oct 2018 – June 2020

Sr. Project Manager / Scrum Master Client: USPTO, Alexandria, VA

Lead Patent Exam’s Search Technologies project supporting multiple teams with primary focus on Avengers.

Successfully lead Avengers team through scrum cycles producing workable solutions in AWS cloud

Coordinate with Product Owner and Technical lead on backlog grooming to keep product backlog relevant and prioritized, ensuring acceptance criteria are agreed upon and stories are ready for sizing

Organize and facilitate daily scrum, sprint reviews, retrospectives, sprint, and release planning

Plan and coordinate overnight deployments working alongside various stakeholders from multiple teams

Work with scrum masters across various project ensure advance coordination of resources

Expertly promote continuous improvement and help teams increase productivity and foster innovation

Environnent : Office 365, J2EE, Java, JSP, SQL Server, Oracle ; Processes – Agile and SCRUM, JIRA

Sr. Project Manager

Serving as a Project Manager for Corporate Systems Division (CSD) within Office of Application and Engineering Development (OAED) fulfilling division mission ensuring successful project plan execution and delivery delighting the customer.

Lead Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity (OEEOD)’s COTS RACMS enhancement project to further enhance administrative information technology capabilities and provide reporting functions.

Lead Office of Enrollment and Discipline Item Bank (OEDIB) project developing and implementing new COTS product OnPremise and converting data from Oracle to SQL Server database.

Lead agile projects from inception to development, deployment, and closeout on time and within budget.

Manage efforts adhering to USPTO PMO defined Project Management Lifecycle implementing best practices.

Motivating teams ensuring greater collaboration, transparency and continues delivery.

Create / maintain live artifacts such as project charter, WBS, plan and schedule adhering 8/80 rule.

Lead regular meetings ensuring project is proceeding as scheduled, proactively addressed risks and issues, timely addressed impediments ensuring all round productivity across the board

Acts as a liaison between a State agency and IT contractor teams; provide EVM and Variance analysis support

Lead weekly and monthly program level meetings with teammates and senior clients ensuring program timeline, risk and budget are proactively managed as per plan

Environnent : Office 365, J2EE, Java, JSP, SQL Server, Oracle ; Processes – Agile and SCRUM, JIRA

Project Management Lead, Office of Chief Technology Officer (OCTO)

Support OCTO mission to collaborate and develop a strategic technical guidance for the enterprise related to IT investment, system engineering, process improvement, and the ongoing operations and maintenance of all mission-critical systems and services.

Interact with CTO and branch chiefs iteratively developing and managing new initiatives roadmap and milestones bringing order to the organization

Research, develop and present solutions and best practices in the field of Cloud implementation, Container utilization and use of Business Intelligence tools at the agency

Support development and follow up action items based out of Corrective Action Plan assessment report received from third party

Support Project and Program Managers leading individual projects and help troubleshoot concerns

Coordinate with senior stakeholder and C level executives developing future plans and closely tracking ongoing initiatives ensuring they meet agency objectives

OS Information Systems Inc Sept 2017 – Sept 2018

Program Oversight Manager IVV Client: Office of Personnel Management, Wash DC

Lead program oversight team on Trust Funds Modernization Program Management Office (TFMPMO) initiative; oversee Project Management Office (PMO) and Business Process Reengineering / Modernization efforts producing strategic all-inclusive, robust Trust Funds solution delighting the customers.

Lead program oversight team guiding client and contractors delivering robust PMO and BPR leading to optimal solution for TFM program

Oversee development of PMO processes and deliverables ensuring best practice implementation such as PMBOK and CMMI within OPM constraints

Oversee BPR initiative to ensure accurate documentation of AS IS processes and pain points leading to research of optimal TO BE solution

Developed PgMP, WBS and iteratively developed and manage integrated project schedule

Lead regular program level meetings using PPT educating C level executives on program timeline, risk and budget; proactively listened into project teams issues and provided forward guidance.

Environnent : Office 365, MS Project, J2EE, Java, SQL Server, Oracle ; Processes – Agile and SCRUM

OASIS, MA (former MAR Inc., MD) Oct 2014 – Sept 2017

Program Manager Client: Commodity Futures Trading Exchange (CFTC), Wash DC

Managed CFTC contracts increasing revenue 10 – 15% YOY; delivering projects on time and budget exceeding client expectations. Lead portal, application development and O&M initiatives in .Net environment to foster open, transparent, competitive, and financially sound market practices; protecting stakeholders from fraud, and abusive practices related to derivatives and other products as per Commodity Exchange Act.

Lead project management meetings reviewing / owning WBS, Project Charter, Project Plan, Risk Management Plan / Register, Change Management, and other deliverables

Implemented scrum methodologies using Microsoft TFS infrastructure

Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions

Acted as scrum master across multiple projects facilitating Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospective meetings;

Removed team impediments daily to allow the team to deliver the sprint goals and deliverables

Collaborated with all stakeholders develop and maintain Product Backlog

Managed corporate account, build motivated stable team ensuring nearly 0% attrition rate across the board

Environment: C#, ASP.Net, SQL Server, flat files; Processes – Agile and SCRUM

OS Information Systems Inc. (OSIS), Burtonsville, MD Mar 2006 – August 2014

Serve Federal and State government agencies providing strategic program / project management, earned value, quality assurance and systems development services through the software development life cycle (SDLC)

Provided executive reports / support to C level executives (including CIO, Chief of Staff and COR)

Oversaw SLAs and TOs ensuring contractors comply with client processes, standards and processes

Delighted the customers developing / coaching best practices such as SCRUM, Agile, RUP, RAD and Waterfall incorporating Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) standards, Integrated software development tools

Lead project management meetings reviewing / owning WBS, Project Charter, Project Plan, Risk Management Plan / Register, Change Management, and other deliverables

Lead Quality Assurance, Process Engineering, and IV&V efforts

Led Business Process Management (BPM) greatly improving organization’s response time & productivity

Supported Information Assurance projects as per the Risk Management Framework (RMF) guidelines

Client served:

Department of Commerce, NTIA – Led 80M Oracle Software Oriented Architecture (SOA) suite based Federal Spectrum Management Systems project and earned value management efforts. The new system will allow optimal utilization of available frequencies for commercial and government stakeholders.

State of MD, DHR – Program Oversight Manager – Provided oversight to 11.2 M Enterprise Content Management Solution (ECMS), an enterprise architecture COTS implementation contract using SCRUM across all counties and agencies within the State of Maryland as per Department of IT guidelines. Streamlined Business Processes greatly improving communication across all stakeholders. Supported the HIX (Health Insurance Exchange) Project to implement Affordable Care Act.

Social Security Administration, MD – Collaborated with client management analyzing clustered processes of the legacy Earnings Records Management System (ERMS) that processed Earnings discrepancies.

Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, MD – Worked with a team of senior client and contracting managers on Accountable Care Organization (ACO), a flexible SOA based solution / program (Projects – SSP and Pioneer) for improving the quality and cost of Health Care under the Affordable Care Act.

Office of Personnel Management, Washington DC – Lead team in coordination with other members of the EPIC Transformation project to reverse-engineer the legacy mainframe system into a new SOA based system

Federal Reserve Board, Washington DC – Led Shared National Credit Modernization (SNC MOD) project migrating decentralized system, E-OSCAR into a new flexible SOA based system. This new system will provide periodic credit risk assessments of the largest and most complex credit facilities owned or agent by federally supervised institutions at the Board.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD – Led prime vendor efforts establishing PMO and Risk Management Framework (RMF) greatly improving Business Processes leading to greater productivity across all programs. Successfully implemented / integrated IBM Rational suite of tools complementing new business processes. Lead Cyber Security team taking applications through security categorization, security control assessments, POAM and finally ATOs

Environment: AWS, UNIX (Solaris & AIX), Windows, Java, J2EE, JSP C#, ASP, SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, flat files, Mainframe; Processes – RUP, Agile, Waterfall and SCRUM

Tools: MS Project, Power Point, Excel, Visio, Word, SharePoint, Clarity, JIRA, Rally, SharePoint, BMC Remedy, TOAD, SQL Developer

EDUCATION:

BS in Computer and Information Science, University of Maryland University College, College Park, Maryland

Diploma in Computer Science, Datapro Information Technology, Vadodara, India

Bachelor of Commerce in Accounts, the Maharaja Sayaji Rao University of Baroda, India

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Capability Maturity Model Integration educational conference, 2004

Rational Unified Process (RUP) Certified, Dec 2005

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified, Aug 2006

Scrum Certified Master (SCM), Jan 2018

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