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New York, Ny, Us

• Manage a global team of engineers to build and maintain POS and RFID applications• Successfully implemented high data volume inventory count application using RFID technology (Android SDK, Java/J2EE) in Google Cloud.• Implementation of various operational efficiency and metrics capture for Point of Sale (POS)• Oversee the architecture, design, and technology roadmap• Promote process enhancements and engineering excellence to ensure quality and performance• Resource administration, mentor and build high performing collaborating teams

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

• Complete ownership to deliver customized quality technology solutions to financial/banking sector clients, by collaborating with senior leadership and global product management• Manage a global team of developers, testers and business analysts to deliver on time• Direct responsibility for the full SDLC (Agile) from inception to delivery/implementation• Responsible for estimation, capacity planning, budget and program/project management• Oversee the solution architecture/design to align with corporate standards and policies• Establish goals for the team, provide feedback, mentor/coach, evaluate and address concerns

Alpharetta, Ga, Us

• Held senior IT management roles at MedAssets, Cultra Technologies, Genuine Parts Company (GPS) and CIOX Health• Coordinate efforts with senior leadership and business stakeholders to plan new strategies and identify opportunities to meet business goals/operational efficiencies• Responsible for capacity planning, estimation, budget and program/project management• Managed geographically distributed IT division (40+ resources) including recruitment, supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation, and disciplinary actions• Manage the IT budget effectively to support the various business segments• Oversee the application architecture/design for enterprise strategy/roadmap alignment• Develop, implement and enforce best practices/strategy for SDLC, and PMO governance

Columbia, Md, Us

• Collaborate with Senior Managers and business stakeholders to plan new strategies, and deliver New Product Initiatives (NPI)• Successfully managed multiple project teams (personnel administration & project management) and parallel releases. Responsible for estimation, capacity planning, and budget• Efficiently managed the upgrade of workflow management (Java/J2EE, JBPM) that was behind schedule. Met all goals through efficient planning, risk mitigation and proactive communication• Managed ‘Operational Efficiency’ program that eliminated extensive manual operations and reduced the operational cycle time, thus achieving very high customer satisfaction.• Utilized my leadership excellence and management skills to direct the successful implementation of a multi-year ‘Address Base Sample Frame’ program on time/on budget to meet external commitments with Attorney Generals and MRC.• Act as single point of contact to provide technical guidelines to teams under the program, including the approval of policies and architectural/design changes.• Continuous improvement of Program/Project management and architecture, design, & development through Community of Practices. Member of CMMI/ISO process & governance team.

Farmers Branch, Texas, Us

Technical Project Manager/Project Lead @ Department of Education - thru Raytheon (Oct 2004 – June 2006)Managed the development of an integrated solution for Federal Student Aid (FSA) across related business areas and borrower services (Team Size: 10)• Exploited my organizational skills to assemble a highly productive team from various consulting agencies that were disorganized and unmotivated for the Federal Student Aid program (DOE)• Performed project estimation, resource/task management and mentoring. • Developed Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process, procedures and artifacts.• Developed architecture for CSB based on SOA using Java\J2EE, WebSphere MQ, and Oracle.Architect/Senior Developer @ Social Security Administration - thru Lockheed Martin (Sep 2002 – Sep 2004)• Designed and developed software components for Electronic Disability (AeDib) and Data Exchange agreements using Java/J2EE, JDBC, JSP, JDOM, XML, WebSphere MQ, DB2/400, CICS• Performed Business Process Analysis for Data Exchange program.• Developed end-to-end n-tier architecture including user interface design, business logic, and backend connectivity to various database systems.• Designed the WebSphere MQ framework for EDCS/eView and integration with IBM Content Manager. Senior Developer @ IBM (July 2000 – May 2002)Designed and developed software components for United States Navy and Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) using Java/J2EE, WebSphere, WebLogic, CICS, MQ Series on UNIX/IBM Mainframe platforms.• Utilized Rational Rose to create Solution Design using IBM Global Services Methodologies.• Performed B2B integration using MQ Series with IBM mainframes.• Developed DAO/JDBC framework that connected to IBM DB2 database.• Customized the backend connectivity to IBM Mainframe using sockets.

Muscat, Muscat, Oo

• Led the development team for design/development of ‘Vehicle Information’ and ‘Trade-In Systems’ to support sales/service operations using JAVA, RPG IV, CL/400, SQL/400, IBM DB2, AS/400• Responsible for managing the project schedule, prioritizing tasks and task assignments to meet the milestones.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

• Managed Academics division including staff management, course tracking, and progress reporting.• Successfully implemented automated students feedback collection system

Master Of Science - Ms, Physics, Electronics

Higher Diploma In Sofrware Engineering, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics