Senior Project Manager

Peter Bankuti

Senior IT Project Manager

** *** ******, **********, ** 07440

*****@*********.***

Mobile: 201-***-****

Professional Summary

Dynamic Senior IT Project Manager with extensive experience, adept at leading cross-functional teams in delivering complex software upgrades. Skilled in Waterfall and Agile methodologies and integration solutions, I excel in project management, client relationship management and creative problem-solving, driving successful project outcomes while ensuring stakeholder satisfaction.

Experience

FISERV, Senior IT Project Manager, 09/2024-01/2025,Berkeley Heights NJ,

Led teams in a professional services organization delivering software upgrades for financial industry clients, integrating data via middleware

Built project plans from scratch per project in MS Project

Managed project in Clarity and AZURE

Published meeting minutes to convey action items, risks, decisions, and next steps

Delivered weekly status reports

Worked with developers in Costa Rica, New Zealand and India to deliver projects

Organized and lead deployment meetings after midnight till 3am EST

FEI Systems, Senior IT Project Manager, 01/2024-05/2024,Remote,

As a Senior IT Project manager, I worked with executive and director level business leaders/stakeholders to understand the strategic objectives for major business process change initiatives and defined the tactical approaches to be used on projects to realize those objectives

Published meeting minutes to convey action items, risks, decisions, and next steps

Maintained weekly reports including status, defects, and mishaps

Worked within the PMO to coordinate project activities in an agile environment using AZURE for sprint management

Caremetx, Senior IT Project Manager, 09/2022 - 10/2023, Remote

Using waterfall/agile principles I was responsible for the implementation/rollout of Healthcare HUB software and portals, for our pharmaceutical clients

Worked within the PMO to coordinate project activities in an agile environment using AZURE for sprint management

JIRA and Kanban used for ticketing and project management

Integrated client systems with our in-house HUB using APIs to feed data from the physician's/providers portal to the Hub for processing

Published meeting minutes to convey action items, risks, decisions, and next steps

Maintained weekly status reports to track progress

Experienced in running Steering and Operation committee meetings while presenting status

Monitored and controlled project tasks across internal and external teams

Reviewed functional specs and APIs with Dev Engineers to address project requirements

Reported to stakeholders and leadership on the progress of multiple visible projects

Analyzed and documented process flows with Customer Success Manager and Account Executive

Developed and Executed Change Management plan per client's needs per project

Corcentric, Project Manager, 07/2013-09/2022, Remote

Responsible for leading large scale, simultaneous, custom SaaS (Software as a Service) implementations/rollout of an Accounts Payable (AP Automation) workflow solution for our Fortune 1000 clients using OCR

Worked to coordinate project activities using Jira for sprint management

Built .Net and Java software to be delivered via AWS environment

Integrated using multiple middleware tools to facilitate the data needs of our clients

Worked on AI/Machine learning project to replace manual data entry process

Provided active, impassioned project leadership to meet schedules, resolve/overcome complex technical challenges, all the while delivering detailed business requirements

Built integration process from client's ERP to Corcentric's data warehouse

Data points included GL account string, PO and vendor data to facilitate automated invoice processing

Integrated third party data capture into proprietary data warehouse using middleware tools

Responsible for detailed project documentation such as project plans and workflows to track the implementation's progress

Exceeded client's expectation by delivering unique requirements but also delivering value added functionality based on technical expertise

Developed and Executed Change Management plan for client's stakeholders moving them from manual/paper-based process to our SaaS AP Automation software

Interacted with external client's stakeholders and internal business users to establish and deliver detailed application and system requirements for assigned projects

Built outbound integration to CC vendors to maximize client's rewards program

Performed high level/detailed business and technical analysis on product roadmap

Delivered dynamic, high-quality presentations and training via Teams

Bed, Bath & Beyond, IT Business Analyst, 06/2012 - 06/2013, Union, NJ

Performed business systems analysis for Omni Channel projects including Event Management and Merchandise Financial Planning

Conducted requirements gathering with business community (buyers, planners, directors)

Delivered functional requirement documents for development team

Built flowcharts to assist project team with understanding complex business processes

Toys R Us, Business Analyst Manager, 08/2008 - 02/2012, Wayne, NJ

Managed application teams to implement enhancements worth $500k to existing applications annually.

Coordinated teams in 7 internal international markets for planning, testing, rolling out, and adopting software updates.

Implemented projects on or ahead of schedule.

Oversaw AS/400 and JAVA application support teams, reducing trouble tickets.

Managed multiple concurrent projects, ranging from $89,000 to $500,000.

Designed system and process improvements that increased productivity.

United Health Group, Project Manager, 01/2005 - 08/2008, Basking Ridge, NJ

Project manager for software implementation/rollout and upgrades on Myuhc.com portal, servicing 6 million end users

Promoted to Project Manager after completing formal training program

Managed several projects simultaneously, ranging in size from $100k to $1 million through SDLC

Integrated patient data between Pharma and claims processing engines

Ensured HIPAA and SOX compliance for all project related work

Coordinated communication between matrixed teams (business, technical)

Delivered communication, risk mitigation and project cadence plans

Managed release coordination activities including cross functional team communication

Re-engineered and managed the project estimation process

JP Morgan Chase, Business Systems Analyst, 07/2003 - 01/2005, Montvale NJ

Business systems analyst for Gallagher Financial system of Chase Home Finance

Conducted requirements gathering with users to initiate development efforts

Provided quality assurance for user acceptance testing on Enterprise level software

Designed test scripts that resulted in $652,000 of profit for company per annum

Designed requirements document for development team to achieve customer goals

Tested and released major production initiatives that increased sales volume by 17%

KPMG LLP, Analyst, 01/2001 - 07/2003, New York, NY

Analyst on team that developed data warehousing software solutions

Performed Quality Assurance prior to User Acceptance Testing

Developed test plans and scripts to provide quality assurance at all stages of SDLC

Gather and document business & functional requirements for web-based enterprise level application

Education

George Washington University

Master of Business Administration in Management Information Systems, May 2001

University of Scranton

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May 1996

Skills

Project Management

PMO experience

Waterfall

Solutions architecture

Integration

Mentor

Creative problem-solving

Business Relationship Management

Business Process Analysis

Presenting

Public speaking

Client Relationship Management

Process re-engineering

Implementation Management

Jira

Team Leadership

AI

Machine Learning

AP Automation

International experience

Software Development Life Cycle

SDLC

TEAMS

Clarity

Agile

Word

Project

Power Point

Excel

Visio

Access

Azure

Smartsheet

Edge

CostPoint

SnagIt

SharePoint

D365

Kanban

SQL

Toggl

JASC Paint shop

Oracle

Clear Quest

Test Director

AS/400

HP Service Desk

Scrum

.Net technologies

WPS

Windows Forms

Global Dynamics

SaaS

Health Care Portal

CONNECT

Source One

Website, Portfolio and Profiles

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterbankutimbapm/

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