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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER / PROGRAM MANAGER
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Professional Summary

Senior Project Manager with over 15 years of successful experience in Program and Project Management. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success in Banking, Finance, Retail and Telecommunications industry. Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Recognized for inspiring management team members to excel and encouraging creative work environments. Skilled at overseeing large complex, high-value technical programs and initiatives across a matrix organization, backed by ACP and PMP Certification and training.

Skills
  • Program Delivery
  • Project Management
  • Agile and Waterfall Methodologies
  • Consulting experience
  • Project Documentation
  • Project Planning
  • Cost Control
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Problem Solving ability
  • MS Office 365 / Microsoft Project
  • SharePoint / Visio
  • Jira / Confluence
Work History
Senior Project Manager / Program ManagerTransformCo - Hoffman Estates, IL03/2019 - Current
  • Led large distributed cross-functional team of internal and external resources in delivery of Cloud transformation and Data Center consolidation program, resulting in decommission of 3 on-premise Data Centers, migration of 100+ business applications to cloud.
  • Led team to deliver DevOps tool set several weeks ahead of schedule, a key dependency for Cloud transformation and Data Center Consolidation program.
  • Maintained tactical control of $1.3 million project budget and overall timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule and budget targets.
  • Led project initiating activities, developed project charter, identified stakeholders, identified resources, assigned roles and responsibilities and conducted kick-off meetings.
  • Outlined consolidated timeline/project schedule with major milestones, highlighting associated project dependencies and impacts.
  • Proactively ensured on-going control of project by defining and executing to Communication Plan, Risk Management plan, Issues Management plan, Change Control plan.
  • Produced executive-level Dashboards, Sprint Burndown charts, Velocity charts, Status reports updating senior-level executives and key stakeholders on progress, risks and risk mitigation actions during weekly update.
Senior Project Manager / Program ManagerSears Holdings - Hoffman Estates, IL10/2008 - 03/2019
  • Successfully delivered 4-6 projects annually of varying size and complexity, including E-commerce, Mobile, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Financial Services projects and business transformation initiatives.
  • Applied project management concepts, business acumen, and team building skills to facilitate achievement of business objectives, ensure predictable, consistent, and successful project delivery and stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Developed strategic partnerships with Key Business stakeholders, Senior customer leadership, Vendors, IT stakeholders and product managers to develop business cases, conduct joint application designing sessions and assess project feasibility.
  • Proactively monitored progress, identified risks, provided risk mitigation solutions and escalated issues when appropriate.
  • Lead scrum of scrums to encourage adoption of truly Agile mindset, including ownership, self-organization, continuous improvement, empowerment and resolve dependency across teams.
  • Coached teams in Agile software development practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
Senior Project Manager Rapid Solutions Group (Janus Capital Group)) - Mount Prospect, IL05/2005 - 09/2008
  • Managed minimum of 5-10 rapid development client projects each year while maintaining adherence to budget, schedule and scope requirements
  • Maintained strict budgetary control on client projects ranging from $10k to $1 million,working with project teams to track costs and control expenditures without sacrificing quality.
  • Monitored contracts and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs impacting business performance.
  • Outlined Project Strategy, developed project plans, determined resources, and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination.
  • Defined and standardized project governance structure.
  • Demonstrated interpersonal and engaging management skills to influence and motivate teams to be knowledgeable, detail oriented, proactive and execute with minimal supervision.
  • Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders, including project contributors, business, operational, technical resources and Senior Leadership.
Manager, Software DevelopmentWashington Mutual Bank - Vernon Hills, IL05/2002 - 05/2005
  • Directed staff of 15-20 personnel and managed budget totaling $2 million annually.
  • Interviewed and hired talented developers, architects, testers and analysts to build high performance team and infrastructure that consistently delivers.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead Joint Application Design sessions with stakeholders across all phases of software development lifecycle (SDLC) to solve problems and resolve issues.
  • Maintained adherence to Audit Compliance Procedures and Policies, Validation requirements, IT Change management processes and controls, Documentation Standards and Budget Forecasting requirements.
  • Guided new team members in developing ability to adapt to company culture, maintain high productivity and accountability standards.
  • Performed quarterly and annual reviews assessing each employee's performance, skills and developed improvement plans.
Education
MBA: Management Information SystemsCase Western Reserve University - Cleveland, OH
BBA: Accounting And FinanceMumbai University - Mumbai, India
Certifications
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
  • Certified as Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
  • Scrum Product Owner Accredited Certification (SPOC)
  • Microsoft Project Expert Certification
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • TransformCo
  • Sears Holdings
  • Rapid Solutions Group (Janus Capital Group))
  • Washington Mutual Bank

School Attended

  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Mumbai University

Job Titles Held:

  • Senior Project Manager / Program Manager
  • Senior Project Manager
  • Manager, Software Development

Degrees

  • MBA : Management Information Systems
    BBA : Accounting And Finance

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