Project Manager

ASHISH SALVI

***** **** ***** **, *** # **** Bellevue, WA - 98007

Phone – 425-***-**** *****.***@*****.***

Objective

Seeking a challenging position as a Technical Project Manager with opportunity for career growth and scope for utilizing my vast experience with Microsoft tools to create robust IT solutions, resulting in Quality Products for the organization

Synopsis

Solutions-oriented professional IT Project Leader who excels at managing projects, collaborating with project teams, interfacing with clients, and deploying technology to build successful solutions for clients.

Motivated achiever with thirteen years of significant, progressive experience in information-technology consulting, focusing on Web-based and client/server-based applications, custom development projects, as well as customization of packaged products; possess IT industry expertise, both Upstream and Downstream.

Experienced project Leader who has successfully led large project teams of 20+ people from requirements-gathering through to implementation and support.

Skilled strategist who transforms strategic plans into workable solutions.

Dedicated, self-motivated achiever who is committed to success and adept at juggling multiple tasks in a high-pressured environment.

Solid communicator with exceptional team-building skills.

Strong problem-solver who can design solutions and assist developers with issues.

Strong interpersonal and analytical skills, hardworking, dedicated, self-motivated to learn and adapt new tools.

Implemented various levels of Product / Application development, System Analysis, Designing, Testing and Implementation of client server and internet technologies.

Experienced in Project Planning, Scheduling, Requirement analysis, Communication with client, Build/Release Manager, Configuration of the system for the big multinational projects.

Implemented templates for use case, design document, program specification, reviewing of unit test plans, integration test plan, and code review in order to meet the project requirements.

Slashed project costs 30% by improving productivity by implementing various automation mechanism like build and deployment , automated testing in the project ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services

Have an excellent background and experience in managing, designing and developing applications using latest Microsoft Technologies like VB, ASP, VB.NET, ASP.NET, C#.NET, WCF, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SSIS, SSRS, MSCRM 3.0 and 4.0.

Competent technical guru with seven years of hands-on development experience.

Sound domain knowledge of New Business, Commission, Credit Union Business, Employee Benefits programs (401(k), IRA’s), Online Advertisement Business, Various real time Defense management modules like scheduling of flights, booking of Freight and Passenger and departure control.

Skill Set

Project management Tools Microsoft Project (MSP), Team Foundation Server (SCRUM)

Defect Management Tools VSTS, Mercury Test Direct

Version Control Visual Source Safe, VSTS

Design Tools Rational Rose, Enterprise Architect, MS Visio, Expression Blend

Framework .Net Framework 3.5/ 2.0 / 1.1, JDK 2.0

Languages C#, VB.NET, VB 6.0, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, JAVA

Database SQL Server 2008, Oracle

Web Technology ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, Web Services, WCF

Reporting Tools SQL Reporting Service, Crystal Reports, Power Pivot, BI Cubes

Others VMware tools – Virtual machines, Hyper V servers, Biz-talk

Employment History

Majesco-Mastek Ltd as Project Leader - May-2005 till date

L&T InfoTech Ltd, Mumbai, India as Sr. Software Engineer - Oct 2002 to May 2005

Nirlon Ltd, Mumbai as System Analyst (EDP Dept.) - Mar-1998 to Sep -2002

Clients and Projects

Client : Microsoft

Location : Redmond, WA and Mumbai, India (Offshore Development Center)

Project Name : Ad CRM and AIMS (MS CRM based web application)

Project Type : Online advertisement and services

Platform : Windows 2008, Internet Explorer 9.0

Technology : C#.NET, SQL Server 2008, MS CRM 4.0/Workflow, Biz-talk Server

Duration : Jul’ 09 – Till Date

Role Played : Project Leader /Business Analyst/Onsite coordinator

Project Overview:

Microsoft (MS) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions space. One of the business segments of MS is Online Services Business. Online Services Business (“OSB”) consists of an online advertising platform with offerings for both publishers and advertisers, personal communications services such as email and instant messaging, online information offerings such as Live Search, and the MSN portals and channels around the world. OSB earns its revenue from online advertising including search, display and advertiser and publisher tools. Revenue is also generated through subscriptions and transactions generated from online paid services, digital marketing and advertising agency services.

The primary business need to create Advertisement Incident Management System was to support the existing Incident Management processes. Microsoft teams uses for logging incidents/issues which users faces on MSN web sites doing online business. This online system is getting accessed across the globe from Microsoft teams within Microsoft partner Networks. This was the most critical project with core functionalities Integrating Yahoo CRM System using Biz-talk 2010.

Role, duties, responsibilities:

• Requirement Gathering, Analysis and Design.

• Estimations / ROM for every Sprint.

• Project Planning / Identifying PBLs / SBLs in TFS (SCRUM Methodology)

• Scheduling / Tracking and Status Reporting to the Client.

• Managing Timesheets

• Communication with Onsite team/client.

• Defect Analysis from TFS.

• Writing Functional Specifications.

• Configuration and Release Management.

• Risk Monitoring and Analysis.

• Scorecard analysis in increase the productivity of the resources.

• Conducting causal analysis meetings with the offshore team.

Client : Thales and Ministry of Defense, UK

Location : Mumbai, India (Offshore Development Center)

Project Name : SWIFT AMO

Project Type : SWIFT Air Movement Operations for the Ministery of Defense, UK.

Platform : Windows 2003

Technology : C#.NET, Oracle 10G, .NET Framework 3.5, WCF

Duration : Jan’08 - Jul’ 09

Role Played : Project Leader / Software Designer

Project Overview:

With operations in 50 countries and 68,000 employees, Thales is a world leader in mission-critical information systems for defense and security, aerospace and transportation.

SWIFT AMO is a real time system which is used for air movement operations like Scheduling of Flights, Passenger and Freight booking, Departure control etc. Data is synchronized at central location from various remote locations over the globe using this system.

Role, duties, responsibilities as a Project Leader:

• Requirement Gathering, Analysis and Design.

• Preparing various documents like Configuration Management Plan and Project Plan.

• Identifying various Risks for the project.

• Preparing work breakdown structure template for the project.

• Preparing Estimation template for the project.

• Communication with Onsite team/client.

• Identifying dependencies between various teams and communicating the same.

• Project Planning and Scheduling using MSP.

• Defect Analysis.

• Analyze impact of projects (enhancements) and new requirement changes.

• Provide technical leadership to the team by mentoring them and troubleshooting for them.

• Conducting interviews, KRAs and preparing release plan.

Role, duties, responsibilities as a Software Designer:

• Designing architecture for the system and preparing various design documents.

• Prototyping the system and demonstrating to Client.

• Writing Program Specifications.

• Peer review of Unit Test plans and Code.

• Creating new policies and guidelines for following the framework, regression hand off, auto coding standards and test case creation.

• Working with Functional QA leads to create automation strategy document for the product to be automated

• Studying COTS product, identifying gaps and writing Use case documents.

• Preparing various Components and business process diagrams using Enterprise Architect.

• Identifying various Business and Validation rules and documenting the same.

• Conducting various knowledge sharing sessions with the development and testing team and grooming the new resources.

Client : Cuna Mutual Group (Credit Union).

Location : Madison, WI and Mumbai, India (Offshore Development Center)

Project Name : Employee Benefits Online: Windows Application

Project Type : Retirement benefits like 401K Plans, IRA and ROTH IRA

Platform : Windows 2003

Technology : VB.NET, SQL Server 2000, .NET Framework 2.0, VSTS

Duration : Jan’07 - Dec’ 07

Role Played : Module Leader / Software Designer

Project Overview:

CUNA Mutual Group is a mutual insurance company that provides financial services to cooperatives, credit unions, their members, and other customers worldwide. CUNA Mutual Group sells commercial and consumer insurance and protection products.

The objective of this project is to create an Employee Benefit Products (401 K Plans etc.) recordkeeping system using an open architecture structure. This structure will allow for the expansion of funds CMG provides, increase the flexibility of money processing, and improve productivity of those users of the system. This will also provide capabilities to expand CMG’s presence in the retirement marketplace with more flexible products that will meet or exceed existing competitive products in quality and benefits

Role, duties, responsibilities as Module Leader / Software Designer

• Project Planning and Scheduling.

• Requirement Gathering, Analysis and Design.

• Designing architecture for the system and preparing various design documents using VISIO.

• Preparing Use Case diagrams and documents.

• Writing Program Specifications.

• Communication with Onsite team/client.

• Defect Analysis and Triage.

• Managing timesheets of the team and improving productivity by using various automated tools.

Client : Pacific Select Distributors, Inc

Location : Mumbai, India (Offshore Development Center)

Project Name : KIBO

Project Type : New Business and Commissions Web Development

Platform : Windows 2000

Technology : ASP .Net 1.1 / 2.0, XML, HTML, Java Script, SQL Server 2000, IIS

6.0, AJAX, Infragistic Controls, SQL Reporting Service, VSS

Duration : May’05 - Dec’ 06

Role Played : Module Leader

Project Overview:

Pacific Life Insurance Company provides variable and equity indexed universal life insurance, term life insurance, variable and fixed annuity/annuities, and mutual funds

KIBO is a configurable multi-company, front and back office solution for one of the major providers of life insurance products, individual annuities, and mutual funds.

The system has got two streams; New Business, which is a wizard like functionality that helps the user to create and maintain business accounts for different registration types and account types, and Commissions, which manages the commission calculation and payouts for representatives. This system has also got interfaces with other systems for different kinds of inputs and for compliance testing.

Role, duties, responsibilities as Module Leader

• Project Planning and Scheduling.

• Requirement Analysis and Design.

• Writing Program Specifications.

• Communication with Onsite team/client.

• Build / Release Manager.

• Defect Analysis.

• Peer review of Unit Test plans and Code

• Designing architecture

• Leading Production Support team.

Client : Chevron Texaco, San Ramon, U.S.A and L&T InfoTech

Location : Mumbai, India (Offshore Development Center)

Project Name : Software Project Life Cycle Management. (SPLICE-M)

Project Type : Web Development

Project Type : New Business and Commissions Web Development

Platform : Windows 2000

Technology : Windows 2k, ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server2k, IIS, MS .NET Framework

1.1 Tools: MS .NET Development Environment 2003, MS Project

1.2 2000, Visual Source Safe, Office Automation.

Duration : Dec’03 - Apr’ 05

Role Played : Sr. Software Engineer / Tech. Lead

Project Overview:

Splice-M is a tool, which automates Quality process during various SDLC stages. This application supports processes right from the project initiation to the project closure. Features like Review process and base lining of documents are managed using integration with VSS. This application also integrates other systems developed in ASP with the help of web services and provides one window interface. The architecture is design to work distributed and is based on MVC architecture (which is approved by Microsoft).

Role, duties, responsibilities

• Requirement Analysis and Prototype Design

• Writing Program Specifications

• Development of Complex module

• Unit Testing

• Code review

There are more projects which are briefly mentioned below and further details can be provided based on the request.

• Timesheet – MPP Migration (L&T InfoTech Ltd, India)

• www.lntinfotech.com -Web Site (L&T InfoTech Ltd, India)

• Tool Room Development (L & T EBG, India)

• Problems and Suggestion Tracking System (L&T InfoTech Ltd, India)

• Accounts Payable System, Purchase System, Invoicing System (Nirlon Ltd, India)

• www.sakav.com -Web Site (Shirsat Electronics, India)

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounts) from Bombay University, India – 1997

Certifications

• Diploma from NIIT (National Institute of Information Technology)

• Microsoft Certified Professional. (C# / Windows Advanced Server)

• Certificate in Computing from IGNOU

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