Project Coordinator

Yogesh Savirigana

Project Coordinator Technical Project Management Agile & Scrum Cross-Functional Delivery PMP-Track

Texas, USA +1-830-***-**** ****.**************@*****.*** LinkedIn Open to Relocate

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Project Coordinator with 5+ years of experience managing end-to-end technical and cross-functional projects across biotech, SaaS, healthcare,

and enterprise environments. Proven track record of coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives ? overseeing project planning,

scheduling, resource allocation, risk management, and delivery within scope, timeline, and budget. Adept at bridging the gap between technical

teams and business stakeholders, facilitating Agile/Scrum ceremonies, driving process improvements, and maintaining rigorous documentation

and reporting. Demonstrated success reducing project delivery timelines, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring regulatory compliance

(GxP, HIPAA, PCI-DSS). Currently on STEM OPT EAD, authorized to work in the USA long-term, and open to relocation.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Project Planning & Scheduling ? Stakeholder Management ? Risk Identification & Mitigation ? Agile / Scrum / Kanban ? Cross-Functional

Collaboration ? Resource Allocation & Management ? Budget Tracking & Cost Control ? Milestone & Deliverable Tracking ? Change

Management ? Process Improvement ? Vendor Coordination ? Status Reporting & Documentation ? Meeting Facilitation ? SLA & KPI

Management ? JIRA ? Confluence ? MS Project ? Smartsheet ? Asana ? Trello ? MS Office Suite ? Project Lifecycle Management ? Scope

& Schedule Management ? Regulatory Compliance

TECHNICAL & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Project Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, MS Project, Asana, Trello, SharePoint, MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, Hybrid Project Management, SDLC, PMI/PMP Framework

Reporting & Analytics: KPI Dashboards, Status Reports, Risk Registers, Gantt Charts, Burn-down Charts, Project Metrics

Cloud & Platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch), Azure, Docker, Kubernetes ? coordination across cloud-native teams

Collaboration: Cross-functional Team Coordination, Executive Stakeholder Communication, Vendor & Partner Management

Compliance & Governance: GxP, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, Audit Trails, Data Governance, Change Control Processes

Programming (Coordination Context): Python, SQL, Bash ? used for project reporting automation, data validation, pipeline coordination

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Coordinator Amgen ? Texas, USA June 2023 ? Present

? Coordinated end-to-end delivery of AI/ML and data science projects ? including protein design, manufacturing optimization, and clinical

search systems ? ensuring on-time execution across multi-disciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, and product managers.

? Developed and maintained comprehensive project plans, milestone trackers, risk registers, and status dashboards, providing executive

leadership with clear visibility into project health and progress.

? Facilitated Agile sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives across 3+ concurrent project tracks, improving team

velocity and reducing backlog by 35%.

? Managed cross-functional stakeholder communication between R&D, IT, regulatory, and business teams, driving alignment on project

objectives, timelines, and deliverables.

? Tracked project budgets and resource utilization, identifying optimization opportunities that reduced cloud compute costs by 40% through

proactive scope and resource management.

? Coordinated deployment and go-live activities for production ML services, orchestrating testing, validation, and rollout phases with 99.9%

uptime achievement.

? Ensured GxP regulatory compliance across project deliverables by establishing traceability, auditability, and documentation standards

aligned with Amgen's quality framework.

? Maintained a centralized project repository in Confluence/SharePoint, standardizing SOPs, meeting notes, action item logs, and project

artifacts for audit readiness.

? Proactively identified project risks, escalated blockers, and implemented mitigation strategies, reducing unplanned delays by 27% quarter-

over-quarter.

? Partnered with vendors and external collaborators to coordinate integration timelines, resolve dependencies, and ensure deliverable quality

within agreed SLAs.

Project Coordinator Freshworks ? India July 2020 ? July 2022

? Coordinated the full project lifecycle for AI-powered customer support platform initiatives ? from requirements gathering and planning

through UAT, deployment, and post-launch monitoring across global teams.

? Managed project schedules, task assignments, and resource plans for a team of 15+ engineers and product stakeholders, ensuring delivery

alignment against sprint commitments.

? Facilitated daily Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, and retrospectives; tracked sprint velocity, burn-down metrics, and delivery KPIs to

ensure on-track execution.

? Maintained JIRA project boards, Confluence documentation, and stakeholder status reports, providing real-time visibility into project

milestones, blockers, and dependencies.

? Coordinated cross-functional releases across product, engineering, QA, and UX teams, reducing release failures by 35% through structured

change management and release readiness checklists.

? Tracked and reported on project KPIs including resolution efficiency, system uptime, and SLA adherence, supporting data-driven decisions

by product leadership.

? Managed vendor coordination for ML infrastructure integrations, ensuring technical deliverables aligned with contractual SLAs and

deployment timelines.

? Collaborated with product and UX stakeholders to define feature scope, manage change requests, and maintain project baselines,

preventing scope creep across 10+ concurrent product tracks.

? Authored and maintained project governance documents including project charters, risk logs, meeting minutes, and lessons-learned

reports.

? Drove process improvement initiatives resulting in 60% reduction in manual project reporting effort through workflow automation and

standardized templates.

Associate Project Coordinator Cognizant ? India December 2018 ? June 2020

? Supported project coordination activities for large-scale enterprise backend platform programs, tracking tasks, timelines, and deliverables

for teams of 20+ engineers across multiple workstreams.

? Maintained project schedules, action item logs, and meeting minutes; followed up on open items to ensure timely resolution and

accountability across project teams.

? Coordinated CI/CD pipeline rollout projects, aligning development, QA, and DevOps teams on deployment schedules, reducing defect rates

by 35% through structured release coordination.

? Prepared and presented weekly status reports to project managers and stakeholders, summarizing progress, risks, issues, and upcoming

milestones in clear, concise formats.

? Assisted in resource planning and capacity forecasting, helping project managers allocate team bandwidth across multiple parallel

development efforts.

? Coordinated data platform migration initiatives ? tracking ETL pipeline tasks, validating deliverables, and communicating status to

stakeholders ? contributing to 30% runtime improvement.

? Maintained JIRA task boards and project wikis, ensuring up-to-date documentation and traceability of project decisions, approvals, and

changes.

? Supported onboarding coordination for new project team members, preparing orientation materials, access provisioning checklists, and

project context documentation.

? Participated in risk identification workshops and maintained risk registers, flagging potential schedule and budget impacts to project leads

proactively.

? Established strong foundations in Agile project coordination, stakeholder communication, and technical program delivery across

distributed, multi-timezone teams.

KEY PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Clinical Knowledge Search Platform

? Coordinated cross-functional delivery of an enterprise biomedical knowledge search platform, managing stakeholder alignment, sprint

planning, and go-live readiness across R&D and IT teams. Reduced researcher search time by 40% and achieved on-time, on-budget delivery.

Manufacturing Intelligence & Predictive Analytics Initiative

? Managed project coordination for a predictive manufacturing intelligence program ? aligning data science, engineering, and operations

teams on milestones, risk mitigation, and stakeholder reporting, driving measurable gains in operational efficiency.

AI Customer Support Platform Launch

? Coordinated the global rollout of an AI-powered customer experience platform, managing cross-functional teams across product,

engineering, and UX. Delivered on schedule with 32% improvement in support resolution efficiency and 99.99% platform uptime.

Enterprise CI/CD & Platform Modernization

? Supported coordination of a large-scale backend modernization program including CI/CD pipeline rollout and cloud migration, tracking

deliverables, maintaining project documentation, and facilitating stakeholder communication across 3 client accounts.

EDUCATION

Master of Science ? Business Analytics & Information Systems

University of South Florida Tampa, Florida, USA

Relevant Coursework: Project Management, Business Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Data Mining, Cloud Computing, Statistics, Database Systems

Bachelor of Technology ? Electronics & Communication Engineering

GITAM University Visakhapatnam, India

CERTIFICATIONS

? Amazon Web Services (AWS) ? Certified Machine Learning Specialty

? Google ? Generative AI & TensorFlow Developer Certifications

? DeepLearning.AI ? Deep Learning Specialization (Coursera)

? Microsoft ? Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)

? (In Progress) PMI ? Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

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