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Summary EngineeringLeaderwith16+yearsofexperienceinProductDelivery&ProgramManagementmanagingengineeringteams
and other stakeholders across geographies and highly matrixed and productized environment. Excellent track record ofStrongProduct,ProgramandAgileProjectManagementwithPMPcertificationsince2008andSAFeAgilistsince2015and10+yearsexperienceinTargetIndia.Experienceinbuildinganddevelopingteamswithprovenabilitytogroomthetalent.
ProfessionalExpertise
ü Focusondrivingdeliveryexcellence,customersatisfaction,operationsandfinancialplanning,knowledgemanagementandbusinessimprovementinitiatives.
ü DefinedandalignedProgramgoalswithdifferentteamsforsuccessfulimplementation.ü Coached,LeadandManagedScrumteamsandmanagedAgile/Scrumbasedprogramssince2011.ü Managedprogramsof$4M+inITinvestmentswithareturnofover$30M.ü DevelopedscrumpracticesasScrumMasterformultipleproductteams
o Establishedmetricsframeworkusingfeatureburndown,effortburndownandstorypointso Developedrelease/roadmapplanningmodelusingsprintvelocity,businessvalueandbackloggrooming
ü Providedmanagementleadershiptoorganizationsonthefollowingaspectsofprojectdefinitionandimplementation:o SolutionArchitecture,definitionandprojectscopingo Requirementsdefinition,managementandtrackingo Technicalriskanalysisandmitigationplanningo VendorManagement
ü ImplementedtechniquestoimproveSoftwareDevelopmentLifecyclebymakingitAgile/Iterative,ensureddeliverablesmeetrequirements,areontimeandwithinbudget,increasedefficiency,resolvedissuesandachievedcostsavings.
ü Strong client facing skills, ability to influence and motivate clients and employees, excellent oral and writtencommunicationskills.
ü Ledprojectsinsuccessfuldeliveryoftransformation,changemanagementandbusinessprocessreengineering.ü ManageprojectsusingTools(VersionOne,Jira,Confluence,MicrosoftProject,SharePoint,Clarity,QualityCenter)ü Managedprojectsusingvariedtechnologies(Java,Spring,Kafka,GITHub,Oracle,DB2,Mainframe)ü Quicktolearnnewtechnicalandbusinessinformation,self-directed,whiledrivingtheProgramgoals
Skills CustomerCentricity.Ability to frameandbringback to theteamthecustomerperspective.Able tounderstandbusiness
needsanddesignsolutionstotechnicalandbusinessproblemsbasedonbusinesspriority.ProgramManagementskills.ProficientininterpretingProgramgoals,planningscope,setprogramschedules,andmanagingsoftwareprojectseffectivelyagainstestablisheddates.Overallmanagementoftheprojects/programsfocusedoninitiation,Communication Management, Issue/Risk Planning and Management, budget tracking, Demo/Retrospectives. Organizeproductrequirements,bugfixesandotherenhancementsintoacohesiveReleasePlan.Planteamsizeandstructurebasedon sizeof the releaseandProduct LifeCyclephase.Collaboratewithproduct/scrum teamsand support groups (Release,Test,Marketing,Operations,Legal,App.Support,etc.)tocoordinatereleaseprocesses,facilitatedeliverablehand-offs,andensuretimelydeliveryofrelease.Project and Processmanagement skills. Have delivered repeatedly on complex business and technical projects,workingwithmatrixed,geographicallydistributedteams,withaccountability fortheTripleconstraints.Strongprovenability tobedetailoriented,jugglemultipleprioritiesandstakeholdermanagementthroughcommunicationandriskplanningfollowingAgile and Iterative approaches to Management. Work as main conduit between engineering, QA and other primarystakeholder.PlayedtheroleofProductOwnerandScrumMasteronmultipleinitiatives.Communicationskills.Coordinateandcommunicatewithprojectstakeholdersasneededtosetandmanageexpectations,and ensure an excellent work relationship. Negotiate with different stakeholders to meet the Project/Program goals.Report/Escalatetheprogramstatus(asneeded),projectmetricstoSeniorManagement.PeopleManagement skills.Have lead andmanaged big teams (75 people) comprising of Business representatives, BAs,DBAs,UIdesigners,Architects,Developers,TestersandContractors.Effectivelycoached/mentoredteamstobecome“WellFormedTeam”toworkinAgileframework.Activelyparticipateinhiring,delegations,performanceevaluations.
ExperienceSummary
2016-Ongoing2011–2015
LeadScrumMasterSeniorProjectManager
TargetCorporation,BangaloreIndiaTargetCorporation,Bangalore/Mpls
2008–2011 ProjectManager TargetCorporation,BangaloreIndia2006–2007 ProjectLeader TargetCorporation,BangaloreIndia2002–2006 TechnicalLeader SymphonyService,Bangalore,India2000–2002 SoftwareEngineer HCLTechnologies,Noida,India
Experience 2006–Ongoing TargetCorporation
LeadScrumMasterinPromotionManagementProgram(2014-Ongoing)Minneapolis/Bangalore,USA ü AsaProgramManagerresponsibletotranslatethescopeintoengineeringroadmapfortheProgramandother
PartnerBusinessUnits.ü Planned the program, established project management processes, budget and cost management, managed
stakeholderrelationshipsandexpectations,workwiththeProductLeadershipandProductSponsors(12businessareas), status reporting, Milestone Reviews, cross team issue resolutions and escalation management, riskmanagementfortheprogramandPerformancemetrics
ü Ensured scope, timelines and deliverables for each team are managed, providing strategic direction for theProgramandmanagingcompetencydevelopment
ü LeadmultiplescrumteamstodesigntheBusinesscontinuityandworkwithownersofmorethan70applicationownersacross12BusinessAreastoremediateLegacy(Teamstrength70+,Cost$4M+,ExpectedBenefit$20M).
ü LeadtheDigitalscrumteamsandpartneredwithmultipleapplicationandsupportteamstoreplacethemonolithpackagewithhomegrownmicro-servicesbasedproduct.
ü Usedprogrammetrics(UserStoryBurndown,EffortBurndown)tomanagereleaseexecutionandsprintsü CoachtheteamstoadoptAgilepracticeandcreate“WellFormedteams”ü UsedQualitymetrics(%Automationtesting,CI/CD)tomanagequalityexitcriteriawitheachteam
SeniorProjectManagerinTransportationBackhaulProgram(2012-2013)
ü Drivecross-functionalglobalteamsinUSandIndia(Cost$2M,$0.5Mperyrbasedon2010freightspend).ü LeadtheProgramtoroadmapalongwithBusinessownerbasedonconstraintsofpartnerstakeholdersandclosely
workwithProductownertoprioritizeneedsforaPilotfor3DistributionCenters,followedbyrestoftheimplementation
ü AsaScrumMaster,leadtheteam(Dev,QA,Business,DBA)throughaggressivetime-linesandinnateenvironmentinstabilities
ProjectManagerVendorManagementandCollaboration(2009-2011)
ü ConceptualizecollaborationoftoolsmanagingVendorinformationforTarget,intoanewTooltomakeisonestopshopusing the latest Java Sprint framework, from Idea to Implementationphase (Cost $4M ,Benefit $1.5over5yrs).
ü Project managed it using Iterative methodology incorporating Agile methodologies of CI/CD and Automationtesting.
ü Managed3Iterativeteamssimultaneouslywithtotalstrengthof50earningProjectLeaderforQualityManagementProgram(2006-2009)
ü Managemultipleprojectsinthiscapacityofvariedtechnologylike.Net,Java,MainframeandvariedBusinessusersinMerchandisingandOperationspace.
ExperienceatpreviousOrganizations:(Detailscanbeprovidedonrequest)
Duration Organization Role2002–2006 SymphonyServices,Bangalore,India TechnicalLeader2000–2002 HCLTechnologiesPvt.Ltd.,Noida,India SoftwareEngineer
Education 1997-1999 MaharshiDayanandUniversity Rohtak,India
PostgraduatedwithadegreeinMastersofComputerApplicationwithHonors.
1993-1996 MirandaHouse,DelhiUniversity Delhi,India GraduatedwithadegreeinBachelorofSciencewithHonorsinChemistry.
1995-1997 GNIITProgram,NIIT Delhi,India
GraduatedwithadiplomainComputerScience.
