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Dev Technology provides IT solutions to meet the mission-critical needs of government by exceeding clients’ expectations through partnership, a commitment to team work, collaboration, and valuing our employees.

Provided Project Management and digital consulting to software service organizations. Evaluating and scoping business and technical requirements while working closely with technology team members to plan and direct ongoing activities within projects. Motivating stakeholders for desired outputs to meet project and organizational objectives. Liaison with business units to elicit requirements needed to create an effective solution.Creating open lines of communication between… Show more Provided Project Management and digital consulting to software service organizations. Evaluating and scoping business and technical requirements while working closely with technology team members to plan and direct ongoing activities within projects. Motivating stakeholders for desired outputs to meet project and organizational objectives. Liaison with business units to elicit requirements needed to create an effective solution.Creating open lines of communication between software development teams and product owners for swift resolutions to questions and clarifications needed within ongoing projects.Coaching teams to be self-organized, understand the business value of the features being worked on, open communication within members to bring forward issues with suggestive solutions. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Leading with entrepreneurial approach to client product development initiatives by focusing on speed to market as the driver behind initiatives. Working with product owners to identify required features needed to achieve business goals.Prioritizing the needs into actionable items within development sprints and organizing scrum activities with the development teams.Creating project related documentation which includes customized proposals, statement of work, project plans… Show more Leading with entrepreneurial approach to client product development initiatives by focusing on speed to market as the driver behind initiatives. Working with product owners to identify required features needed to achieve business goals.Prioritizing the needs into actionable items within development sprints and organizing scrum activities with the development teams.Creating project related documentation which includes customized proposals, statement of work, project plans, status reports and functional requirements .Participating in escalation meetings with customers and internal stake-holders to ensure success of the business.Mentoring global technical managers on business acumen and appropriate strategies of effective communication and conflict resolutions. Managing relationships with clients to understand upcoming business needs and positioning organizational capabilities for additional services. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible to work with technical architects and implementation consultants within the organization to ensure project planning, status communication and deliverable are clearly defined.Resolving conflicts that directly affect the project life-cycle within teams and escalating identified risks along with their solutions to all decision makers. Managing project budgets and keeping tabs on efforts spent within different phases of work completed and safe guard against… Show more Responsible to work with technical architects and implementation consultants within the organization to ensure project planning, status communication and deliverable are clearly defined.Resolving conflicts that directly affect the project life-cycle within teams and escalating identified risks along with their solutions to all decision makers. Managing project budgets and keeping tabs on efforts spent within different phases of work completed and safe guard against over-runs.Liaison with Microsoft channel partner managers and concierges to get facilitation in sales opportunities, pricing assistance, technical issue resolution, growth of existing business and ongoing marketing activities. Participating in partner calls and engaging in various events to further solidify business relationship with partners. Build “trusted advisor” relationships with senior management.Coordinating with internal marketing teams and external digital agency to increase online participation of IOTAP customers and prospects. Increase visibility across online platforms like LinkedIn, company blogs by contributing content and directly participating in discussion of relevance. Creating case studies on customer success and projects for onward publication. Show less

Provided project management services with emphasis on using agile methods to reach milestones within budgets. Strategy management consulting in software outsourcing and best practices on efficient remote team formation. Consulted clients on Business Analysis on implementing content management systems. Advised clients on content strategy formation for online properties such as websites, blogs & social media.

Created functional departments within the newly formed organization. Recruited team members for finance, application development, web publishing, digital marketing, sales, marketing and administration. Initiated software based solutions focusing on domains such as investment banking, mutual fund management, house mortgage financing and content management software. Launched revenue generating service offerings to include digital marketing, website development, application… Show more Created functional departments within the newly formed organization. Recruited team members for finance, application development, web publishing, digital marketing, sales, marketing and administration. Initiated software based solutions focusing on domains such as investment banking, mutual fund management, house mortgage financing and content management software. Launched revenue generating service offerings to include digital marketing, website development, application maintenance services, social media branding and hosting services.Managed budgets and P&L of the business units in collaboration with other practice managers. Maintaining and seeking opportunities to expand and promoting the role of the organization. Working closely with practice managers in identifying new markets and strategizing on new product and services. My involvement was direct in keeping awareness of external competitive landscape, opportunities for expansion, customers, markets, new technology and standards.I represented the organization in professional associations and trade shows which lead to exposure of the company’s brand.My involvement in team building spanned the recruitment cycle, on the job mentoring for direct reports and finally ended in appraisals of the team members. Show less

Developed and launched an offshore international production partner franchise of WSI Internet Consulting. WSI is the largest Internet Consulting franchise in the world. Servicing a partner network of over 1200 WSI consultants around the globe, this production center was recognized with a 5 star rating – the highest rating possible. These ratings were based on partner feedback surveys on service quality and customer satisfaction. Represented the production center in WSI‘s Excellence… Show more Developed and launched an offshore international production partner franchise of WSI Internet Consulting. WSI is the largest Internet Consulting franchise in the world. Servicing a partner network of over 1200 WSI consultants around the globe, this production center was recognized with a 5 star rating – the highest rating possible. These ratings were based on partner feedback surveys on service quality and customer satisfaction. Represented the production center in WSI‘s Excellence and Innovation global conventions in U.K. and USA. Educated and trained Production Center’s best practices to Internet Consultants during these conferences. Service areas included design and development of dynamic websites based on popular content management systems, Graphic Design work for logo development and landing pages, customized modules for fulfilling business.Support & Maintenance services offered to clients via the consultant network included hosting and email management, ongoing updates on layouts of websites, upgrades of content management frameworks, technical support and advisory.Professional advisory provided to consultants in selecting the most appropriate system and solution for the end -customer based on the business requirements and objectives. Content marketing services were launched to facilitate the overall internet marketing initiatives of Internet Consultants. Several automation and loyalty programs were initiated with the Internet Consultant community; including a project management and delivery portal, pre-sales lead tracking intranet, help-desk ticketing system and service ordering shopping carts. Show less

New York

Performed presales technical demonstrations and presentations on the product line. Mentored, trained and and technically advised inside sales group based in Islandia, NY.Travelled across the US to client sites. Worked with sales team to determine technical needs and aligned them with product solutions. Supported sales team during proposal development and negotiations. Coordinated and reviewed the development cycle for solution trials, proof-of-concepts, and professional… Show more Performed presales technical demonstrations and presentations on the product line. Mentored, trained and and technically advised inside sales group based in Islandia, NY.Travelled across the US to client sites. Worked with sales team to determine technical needs and aligned them with product solutions. Supported sales team during proposal development and negotiations. Coordinated and reviewed the development cycle for solution trials, proof-of-concepts, and professional services proposals. Show less

New York

** Cheyenne Software was acquired by Computer Associates **. Storage software specialist for ARCserve Backup family of products. Worked extensively with Cheyenne’s anti-virus enterprise product. I coordinated within QA and development teams to resolve customers’ technology, usability and configuration issues within the software. Replicated client environments in R&D labs to troubleshoot and debug technical anomalies. I had provided technical advisory to outsourced vendors providing… Show more ** Cheyenne Software was acquired by Computer Associates **. Storage software specialist for ARCserve Backup family of products. Worked extensively with Cheyenne’s anti-virus enterprise product. I coordinated within QA and development teams to resolve customers’ technology, usability and configuration issues within the software. Replicated client environments in R&D labs to troubleshoot and debug technical anomalies. I had provided technical advisory to outsourced vendors providing technical support to Cheyenne’s customers. Consulted with resellers and system administrators on best-practices for implementing enterprise solutions. Show less

Bs, Information Systems

Deans List for high academic achievement. Involved in community relief programs. Participated in multi-cultural events at the campus

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Activities and Societies: Computer Club, Mathematics Society, Track & Field

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