Bhuvan Tripathi Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, Canada Area

Currently responsible for managing an organization consisting of multi-disciplinary teams/skillsets including Cinematics, Rendering, Presentation, and Audio, with over 120 people (not counting QA/QV)Achievements:• Delivered multiple FIFA/FC titles (FIFA20, 21, 22, 23, FC24, FC25), ensuring timely delivery through robust milestone planning and risk management.• Consistently achieved high milestone results against KPIs• Led multi-disciplinary teams through Pre-production, Production, and Finaling, optimizing workflows for a 120-person organization across key disciplines.• Managed the Finaling plans for FIFA/FC as a whole, which included crafting the Road to Final tracking mechanisms, working with the QA Leads to plot bug projections, and with FIFA leadership and domain leads to create achievable plans to hit Dev Beta and Beta in a timely manner.• Subsequently, migrated, automated and evolved the Finaling tracking mechanisms to democratize the underlying data and to drive engagement in non-project management roles (Product Managers, and Tech). The resulting outcome had a 0% error rate in automations, and 24x more actionable data availability for FC• Expanded FC's engagement with Live services to better track and forecast patch support with measurable data• Directed complex cross-FIFA milestones, including Alpha and Beta, ensuring timely milestone delivery• Established FIFA-wide tracking mechanisms at the onset of the pandemic to help leadership make effective scope/cap decisions early in order to achieve planned street date for FIFA 21• Owned and successfully delivered special builds for FIFA (Demo and Closed Beta)• Developed and implemented a schedule of team culture initiatives to promote engagement and maintain high team health ratings• Trained, onboarded, and people managed Development Directors for FIFA• Worked with Senior engineers during console transitions as part of advance teams to help pave the way for the rest of the FIFA team

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Executed and managed programs for large financial institutions such as Vancity, and First West Credit Union• Established and managed a department dashboard for executive stakeholder reporting• Trained and managed program teams to ensure consistent client experience• Collaborated with product teams and ensured regular communications between product and client teams• Worked closely with Director and C-level stakeholders both internal and external to Central 1• Led the first fully agile project at Central 1 in collaboration with a client Credit Union on a multi-million dollar program• Responsible for managing project and program finances, timelines, and compliance with regulations• Managed and worked closely with external vendors and remote team members

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Managed a team of on and off-shore UI/UX specialists, developers, business analysts, and more• Managed multiple mobile app development projects for small - medium size businesses• Introduced and established Agile processes and standards for the organization• Guided the establishment of delivery process from initial consult to final product • Participated in initial consultation calls with business development experts• Developed product blueprints and strategy package for companies seeking external investment

Burnaby, Bc

• Managed a team of on and off-shore implementation consultants, developers, business analysts, and more• Managed multiple large and medium scale client projects simultaneously• Analyzed client business needs and produced comprehensive project plans, requirements and budgets • Worked closely with C-Level stakeholders on their implementation strategy and process• Introduced and implemented project management/business analysis standards, tools, and documentation• Trained junior project managers on processes, standards, and expectations• Created Product requirements documentation for multiple client projects• Managed and enhanced relationships with clients on multiple failing projects• Developed a regular feedback loop with accounting for accurate and timely client billing

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Managed a team of on and off-shore software developers, BI analysts, QA, and UI/UX designers • Analyzed client business needs for web and mobile apps and produced comprehensive project plans and budgets • Introduced and implemented project management standards, tools, and documentation• Trained junior project managers on processes, standards, and expectations• Developed Product requirements documentation in collaboration with the Product Manager• Undertook sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint retrospective, and daily scrum sessions for the BI SaaS offering• Established a communication and reporting schedule (and standardized it) to update stakeholders • Advised and setup the outsourcing initiative at 3AG• Developed hiring processes and conducted several interviews for on-site and off-shore resources • Consulted with Microsoft corporate (Redmond), and Sodexo Canada on behalf of 3AG• Worked on several company-wide initiatives as part of the 3AG Senior Management team

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Analyzed client business needs for mobile apps and produced comprehensive project plans and budgets• Planned project sprints with the analysts, scrum masters, development and graphics team, and the QA leads• Undertook sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint retrospective, and daily scrum sessions• Established a communication schedule to update stakeholders on the progress of the project• Ensured that the project deliverables are on time and at the required level of quality• Worked in an Agile-Scrum environment • Developed Internal Project Management Processes at Jiffy to alleviate existing issues• Successfully handled crises with an existing team of off-shore developers that had brought a project to a stand-still• Successfully brought on track an existing iOS and Android App, and website project which was over-budget and overdue• Developed the business plan for an off-shore development center based out of Bangalore, India which was approved• Developed hiring processes and conducted several interviews for on-site and off-shore resources

Edmonton, Canada Area

Client: Universal Geomatics Solutions (UGSC)• Advised UGSC on a long term information environment strategy• Performed a gap analysis of the client’s business processes and shortlisted complementary software options• Worked with UGSC to prepare their Project Charter and perform a Stakeholder analysis• Prepared a Project Plan, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Schedule and Budget for the project• Evaluated ERP, CRM, GIS and Document Management solutions• Performed vendor evaluations for the shortlisted software options• Developed User Experience Documents to reduce the dependence on complex documentation and to support RAD• Managed the client stakeholders spread across 3 cities as well as project team consisting of business analysts, developers and testers spread across 2 countries• Created and implemented a Change Management process for the project in conformity with PMI standards• Applied PMI standards to the project• Responsible for resource forecasting and associated hiring processes for the services divisionClient: Volant Products\Gambit Products• Advised the firm(s) on a long term information environment strategy• Worked with the project sponsor to develop a Project Charter and identify stakeholders and their expectations• Prepared a Project Plan as a living document to guide the team through the execution and monitoring & control phases• Developed a scope of work for the project, project schedule and an associated WBS• Performed vendor evaluations for the client’s software requirements• Organized daily scrum (Agile) meetings to manage proof of concept work for the clients• Used Rapid Application Development (RAD) techniques to quickly provide working prototypes for clients• Worked with the business analysts to collect requirements from the client• Developed User Experience Documents to reduce the dependence on complex documentation and to support RAD• Defined change management processes for the clients

Edmonton, Canada Area

Client: Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) TINA Project• Led cross-geography teams in Canada (10+ Developers, Business Analysts & Testers) and India (30+) • Worked with the Project coordinator to develop a scope of work, project schedule and a WBS• Seconded to India in 2011 to set up off-shore office which involved the hiring and training of staff as well as technical training for the Developers and Testers• Led product development efforts for several multi-million dollar projects for the Canadian DND (Department of National Defense) using Microsoft Technologies while working closely with Cascade and Marshall Aerospace, all of which were delivered on time and passed client review• Analyzed issues with lagging projects and implemented creative solution to bring them back on track within 3 months• Improved and implemented internal processes which significantly raised production goal achievement by 50%• Initiated a company-wide training program to prevent information bottlenecks which reduced future training time by 30% for new employees and 75% for existing employees • Successfully incorporated SSRS reporting strategies into the respective projects• Interacted with business clients in the capacity of a System Analyst and Business Analyst for various sub-projects.• Successfully applied Agile methodologies to all stages of application development lifecycle.• Implemented reporting strategies for the DND client areas using SSRS

Secaucus, Nj

• Was primarily involved in providing support and enhancement services for the company’s Real-time Independence web portal using C# and ASP .Net. • Worked in a fast paced Agile software development environment.• Worked closely with the project lead and team management to provide timely support and functionalities to the business user.• Participated and contributed to the design and development of several software changes.• Obtained feedback on the future direction of projects from business and implemented required changes.• Conducted feasibility studies on various requirements.• Trained and mentored other developers in the team (on-shore and off-shore alike)• Made the application highly extensible and easily modifiable by using modular design, also preventing rewriting of code.• Performed unit testing on the application modules.• Created SQL reports for the company.• Was solely responsible for the entire web portal’s infragistics upgrade.• Fixed Javascript errors resulting from the Infragistics Js files.• Was part of a firm-wide team involved in testing future loadsets.• Tested the application to find further bugs and fixes.

Exchange Place, Nj

• Was the only programmer on the project and worked closely with the business users and the project manager in developing the intranet website.• Created a highly robust and flexible intranet website using C# and ASP .Net• Created web forms using ASP .Net and C#.Net for the purpose of filing of Meeting Requests over the intranet. • Designed and created the database structure from scratch.• Created stored procedures using SQL Server for backend storing of Meeting Requests in tables for the purpose of further processing them.• Created custom user controls, data types and utilities.• Made the application highly extensible and easily modifiable by using modular design, also preventing rewriting of code• Made the application code highly reusable.• Stored and retrieved data from the database in the form of XML formatted strings making the application more flexible.• Made the application create reports from the XML strings using XSLT transformations.• Made the application send emails to users from the system informing them of any change of status.• Used Active directory to retrieve user information for display and access purposes.• Designed Database tables and SQL Stored Procedures to extract, delete and insert data into the database using T-SQL.• Tested the application to find further bugs and fixes.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Was involved with the Business Analyst’s and other programmers during the design and re-design of certain components.• Was involved in creating the claim processing front-end and the filing procedure for the State of Georgia Medicaid program of WellCare.• Worked on Javascript code and built on it. Later wrote C# equivalent of the code.• Created and designed the web forms using ASP .Net and C#.Net for the purpose of filing of Medicaid claims online. This included the Professional (CMS1500) and the Institutional (UB92) claim forms.• Created stored procedures using SQL Navigator for backend storing of claims in tables for purpose of filing and of creating X12.• Worked closely with BizTalk Programmer and used Biztalk for manipulating and storing HIPAA validated data for the purpose of creating a valid X12 into an Oracle database.• Created web services for handling of data entered into the online claim forms.• Created web manager for passing the data onto the stored procedure.• Created custom user control for the purpose of searching for providers, members and facilities stored in the database.• Made the application highly extensible and easily modifiable by using modular design, also preventing rewriting of code• Designed Database tables and SQL Stored Procedures to extract, delete and insert data into the database using PL-SQL.• Tested the application to find further bugs and fixes.

Greater New York City Area

• Was involved with Project Manager and Lead Programmer during the design and re-design of certain components.• Interacted with client to better understand their needs and requirements.• Designed and developed the WinForms application’s functionalities using C# .Net• Used the .Net providers to connect to SQL Server 2000 database.• Designed Database tables and SQL Stored Procedures to extract, delete and insert data into the database.• Implemented Asynchronous threading to provide process information and to prevent user from losing application control.• Made the application highly extensible and easily modifiable by using modular design, also preventing rewriting of code.• Performed unit testing on the application modules.• Tested the application to find further bugs and fixes.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Foreign Exchange

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Computer And Information Sciences, General

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