Accomplished Software Engineering Program/Project Manager with 20+ years experience successfully blending technical expertise with program and project management to deliver on-time, on-budget solutions. Strong communicator and leader, adept at navigating complex challenges while driving continuous improvement, surpassing customer expectations and exceeding delivery targets.≡ Piloted a team of 50+ developers in the US and India in the successful planning and delivery of major software products for internal and external customers, meeting 100% of program and stakeholder schedules and customer satisfaction≡ Managed product and software development lifecycle from concept to deployment, reducing time-to-market by 15% and meeting 100% of release deadlines≡ Facilitated Process Improvement Teams to enhance internal procedures and bridge procedural gaps, fostering operational efficiency and effectiveness and presented weekly progress and test results to upper management≡ Drove program/project management methodologies (Agile, Lean, Waterfall, and DevOps) through the software release management and delivery, software testing, and product lifecycle processesEnergetic, innovative, dynamic, and results-oriented with 8+ years experience in this role, I have 23+ years in various roles in project/program management, SW testing, SW configuration and release management and delivery. Being an adaptable and effective team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills, inclusive leadership qualities, excellent problem solving skills, and experience in managing communication between cross-functional engineering teams have helped us succeed. I am capable of managing and prioritizing multiple projects and possess a strong ability to troubleshoot, identify, analyze and immediately resolve issues as they arise.• Managed communication between Product Program Directors and software, hardware/electrical, firmware, OS, SCM, digital front-end, and other cross-functional engineering teams• Effectively managed/prioritized multiple projects and possesses a strong ability to troubleshoot, identify, analyze and immediately resolve issues as they arise• Experienced in project/program management, software development life-cycle (SDLC) using various styles of project management methodology (Agile, Lean, Waterfall, DevOps), release management and delivery, software testing, and software configuration management/version control• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and mentoring and teambuilding to achieve higher levels of efficiency and productivity