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Kitchener, On

Steer development of several applications and integration projects to enhance security of business processes and avoid reputational risks. Spearhead development of Policy Administration Systems (PAS) and integration of Identity and Access Management (IAM). Blend technical acumen, project management expertise and leadership skills to advance multi-million dollar and multi-vendor program with a projected budget of $11M. Led project on credit card payments ensuring full compliance with… Show more Steer development of several applications and integration projects to enhance security of business processes and avoid reputational risks. Spearhead development of Policy Administration Systems (PAS) and integration of Identity and Access Management (IAM). Blend technical acumen, project management expertise and leadership skills to advance multi-million dollar and multi-vendor program with a projected budget of $11M. Led project on credit card payments ensuring full compliance with PCI-DSS industry standards. Plan and manage projects from conceptualization to delivery, tactfully guiding teams, monitoring milestones, managing resources and implementing plans to achieve successful outcomes using Agile and Waterfall SDLC and PMLC methodologies.Key Contributions: Outline project costs and manage large-scale budgets, effectively tracking expenses and ensuring appropriately allocated funds.  Achieve top-quality deliverables on time and on budget by developing and gaining approval for project charter, plans, schedules and all project financials. Create three-year project implementation blueprint; review and provide SOW and business case. Ensure seamless operations by preparing projects WBS, RACI matrix, and status reporting as well as crafting comprehensive risk management plans and issue resolution frameworks. Collaborate with senior management (AVPs & VPs), steering committee and business leaders to foster value-based delivery; communicate effectively to identify complex business requirements, project/program scope, priorities and timelines. Facilitate reliable systems by performing end-to-end UNIT, SIT & UAT testing, quickly and accurately resolving issues through clearly defined SDLC processes; manage procurement of servers and hardware. Boost team performance by providing guidance and mentorship on operations, motivating team and resolving issues. Show less

Waterloo, On

Championed the development, migration and transformation of applications, applying project management and leadership expertise to deliver outstanding results to insurance business unit. Employed Agile and Waterfall SDLC methodologies. Created five-year plans for project including risk management and communication, schedules, budgets and reporting for $35M, multi-vendor program for globally distributed team.Key Contributions: Developed and controlled project scope, schedule and budget… Show more Championed the development, migration and transformation of applications, applying project management and leadership expertise to deliver outstanding results to insurance business unit. Employed Agile and Waterfall SDLC methodologies. Created five-year plans for project including risk management and communication, schedules, budgets and reporting for $35M, multi-vendor program for globally distributed team.Key Contributions: Developed and controlled project scope, schedule and budget by implementing strong change management process including risk management, issue resolution and team leadership. Delivered quality results by accurately defining requirements, scope, priorities, timelines and costs in collaboration with senior leadership team (AVPs & VPs).  Led and guided high-performance team, offering useful evaluations to boost performance. Streamlined offshore operations and supported global development teams by setting up private cloud-based infrastructure. Contributed to projected cost savings of $1M over four years by procuring required infrastructure to build dedicated SIT and UAT environments for program and outsourcing testing. Achieved top-quality deliverables on time and on budget by developing and gaining approval for project charter, plans, schedules and all project financials from key stakeholders. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Steered development projects including front and back-end transaction processing and accounting systems for Transfer Agency product, iFAST. Improved accounting processes including reconciliations, settlement and clearance processing, customer holding projections and managing banking and insurance clients using Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Delivered project on time and within budget of $11M.Key Contributions: Received Best Project Manager and Dear Boss for the Year award for… Show more Steered development projects including front and back-end transaction processing and accounting systems for Transfer Agency product, iFAST. Improved accounting processes including reconciliations, settlement and clearance processing, customer holding projections and managing banking and insurance clients using Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Delivered project on time and within budget of $11M.Key Contributions: Received Best Project Manager and Dear Boss for the Year award for demonstrating excellence in team leadership and project management. Prepared SOW, project charters and plans and gained approval; created RACI matrix and status reports. Multitasked numerous end-to-end IT development and maintenance projects using SDLC and PMLC processes. Effectively defined project goals, requirements, scope, budgets and timelines by engaging business owners and senior business leaders. Conducted excellent vendor relations to ensure quality delivery and contract agreement. Strategized and led data integration from various client data sources onto iFAST product. Directed server commissioning to support new client on-boarding process to host larger data sets. Achieved top-quality deliverables on time and on budget by developing and gaining approval for project charter, plans, schedules and all project financials as well as mitigating risks and issue resolution. Show less

Pune Area, India

Triggered business process improvements to private banking division by managing large-scale application development projects and using Waterfall SDLC methodology. Managed business process improvement dashboard for fixed income department. Integrated Credit Suisse systems with Bloomberg trading platform to facilitate post trade technology department with latest trading data from stock exchange. Serviced business needs based on in-depth understanding of complex business requirements, delivering… Show more Triggered business process improvements to private banking division by managing large-scale application development projects and using Waterfall SDLC methodology. Managed business process improvement dashboard for fixed income department. Integrated Credit Suisse systems with Bloomberg trading platform to facilitate post trade technology department with latest trading data from stock exchange. Serviced business needs based on in-depth understanding of complex business requirements, delivering enhancements within a budget of $17M.Key Contributions: Received Best Project Manager and Dear Boss for the Year award for demonstrating excellence in team leadership and project management. Produced business use cases, SOW, and requirement documentation alongside business teams. Crafted detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, WBS and defined team development plan ensuring timely and top-quality completion. Thoroughly evaluated business processes and generated solutions in alignment with stakeholder expectations and requirements. Achieved top-quality deliverables on time and on budget by developing and gaining approval for project charter, plans, and schedules and all project financials as well as mitigating risks and issue resolution. Show less

Bengaluru Area, India

Served as project manager to direct all areas of project providing estimates, plans, schedules as well as track progress and milestones of hedge fund management system with fixed price cost model. Designed and executed fast-paced schedule using well-defined Waterfall SDLC methodology. Completed project within a budget of $16M. Created and maintained project plans, schedule, costs and budget as well as quality baselines. Ensured top-quality and timely vendor deliverables by… Show more Served as project manager to direct all areas of project providing estimates, plans, schedules as well as track progress and milestones of hedge fund management system with fixed price cost model. Designed and executed fast-paced schedule using well-defined Waterfall SDLC methodology. Completed project within a budget of $16M. Created and maintained project plans, schedule, costs and budget as well as quality baselines. Ensured top-quality and timely vendor deliverables by monitoring and assessing performance against predefined schedule, cost and scope baselines. Secured necessary resources in collaboration with resource managers. Reduced risk by implementing risk management processes, performing risk assessments and preparing mitigation and contingency plans. Show less

Bengaluru Area, India

Designed use cases, obtained customer sign-offs and created comprehensive design for policy administration and management system for European P&C insurance underwriter. Project completed in a $9M budget. Gathered requirements, prioritized tasks and gained customer sign-off; applied analytical thinking skills to review business cases, define use case and prepare designs. Developed and motivated team, led onboarding process and evaluated team performance assisting with career… Show more Designed use cases, obtained customer sign-offs and created comprehensive design for policy administration and management system for European P&C insurance underwriter. Project completed in a $9M budget. Gathered requirements, prioritized tasks and gained customer sign-off; applied analytical thinking skills to review business cases, define use case and prepare designs. Developed and motivated team, led onboarding process and evaluated team performance assisting with career guidance. Implemented project management processes from inception to completion, integrating project plans, work breakdown structures (WBS), cost estimates, budgets and resource plans. Show less

Bangalore

Redesigned highly complex legacy mailing system and migrated it onto Microsoft Dot Net 2010 plateform. This redesigning increased system security and enhancement system performance and system efficiency was increased by 25%.

Mumbai

As a software engineer, I was responsible for design and development for the real state domain projects for Asian market. Project was CMMi3 compliant.