Seasoned Project Manager with experience leading cross-functional teams in the successful execution of large-scale IT projects. Highly proficient in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, as well as risk management and change management. Persuasive communication skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
9
9
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Project Manager & Journey Expert
ANZ Banking Group Ltd
05.2021 - Current
Managing the projects end-to-end right from discovery phase to the delivery phase, especially, cloud migration projects
Successfully managed the relationships with business, internal and external resources including the vendors
Have raised and managed several change management requests for various projects and delivered them successfully before the timeline, for which got appraisals from Business Review Board (BRB)
Have a successful track record of delivering complex programs within Australia as well as outside Australia, especially US, Canada, India, UK and Philippines
Have a proven track record of bringing in diverse stakeholders across multiple business units and orchestrating and prioritizing their focus towards project goals to enable consistent value to the customer with a very high-quality bar
Was also involved in ANZ's one of the biggest projects of transferring the intranet portal from PeopleSoft to PeopleHub.
Application Development Analyst
Accenture Australia
08.2019 - 05.2021
Performing project management related tasks
Performing requirements gathering and analysis
Writing user stories for the requirements
Performing gap analysis
Organizing workshops and providing training for the newly developed solutions to the client team
Provide expertise in the planning, constructing and execution of test scripts
Apply business and functional knowledge including testing standards, guidelines, and testing methodology to meet the team's overall test objectives
Ensure all testing results are easily accessible and understandable
Track defects to closure and keep defect repository up to date
System Integration Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing and Production Verification testing of applications
Identifying defects, tracking them, organizing Defect triage calls, and taking defects to closure
Publishing Daily and Weekly status reports
Organizing regular meetings with business for Test Approach and Test Scenario walk through
Developing Test Cases utilizing test tools like JIRA and ALM
Involved in preparation of test closure documents like Defect Summary Report, Test Completion Document, UAT-handover documents, and Sign-Off documents.
Customer Service Supervisor
Woolworths Limited
12.2015 - 11.2020
Process customer returns, answer questions about products and manage exchanges
Respond to service inquiries and coordinate resolutions with management and floor associates
Put up signage regarding recall items and changes to store regulations
Cover for cashiers going on break and maintain drawer accuracy
Complete shifts start /end duties and generate reports of management.
Business Analyst
BMW Financial Services
07.2017 - 08.2019
Engage client to gather software requirement/ business rules and ensure alignment with the development teams
Translate stakeholder requirements into over 10 different tangible deliverables such as functional specifications, user cases, user stories, workflow/ process diagrams, data flow/ data model diagrams
Evaluate risks related to requirements implementation, testing processes, project communications and training
Identify and reconcile errors in client data to ensure accurate business requirements
Draft and maintain business requirements and align them with functional and technical requirements
Facilitate monthly meetings with clients to document requirements and explore potential solutions.
Team Lead
Swinburne University of Technology
02.2017 - 05.2017
Final Year Project: Team Lead, Home Appliance Energy Analysis Project by using Tableau
In this project, the Almanac of Minutely Power Dataset Version 2 (AMPds2), a Canadian dataset was used
With the help of Tableau software, the energy consumption by various appliances in a house was analyzed for a period of 2 years
Also, with the help of predictive analytics, future consumption of energy was calculated
As a team lead: I mapped the project requirements such as: Requirements Gathering, Analysis and Modelling, Conducted GAP analysis
Discovered various hidden patterns in the dataset by using Tableau
Usability Testing of the energy consumption calculator
Achievement: Acknowledged as the best presenter of the project and achieved a high distinction.
Senior Information Security Engineer
Infosys Limited
02.2012 - 06.2015
Information Security Group- Risk Management
Responsible for handling security risk related issues
Proficient knowledge of IT security policies and practices
Experience of working with and detailed knowledge of different standards and certifications like ISO- PCI-DSS, SSAE-16 etc
Ensure compliance with various security requirements of different customers and provide consulting services to engagements and help them meet their information security commitments
Involved in implementation of ISO 27001 controls across the organization including global locations
Performed risk assessments for various scenarios revolving around information security
Reviewed Master Service Agreements, Client security documents as well as supplier relationship documents and negotiated with the clients for security requirements
Facilitate preparation for organization level external audits such as ISO 27001 or account level, external audits such as customer audits, SSAE16 audits, PCI DSS audits etc
Analysis and closure of risks arising from recurring audit findings
Implement procedures for collection of information security metrics to demonstrate effectiveness of controls
Participate in meetings with customers and prospects and address their information security requirements
Worked for two different applications, Compliance Tracking System (CTS) and Contract Management System (CMS) where each project with Infosys was tracked and compliance certified
Perform System/ Operating system Vulnerability Audits
Ability to perform the Vulnerability Scans as per the compliance requirement - PCI -DSS and ISO 27001.
Programmer Intern
Persistent Systems
06.2014 - 12.2014
Developed a website 'Wellcare' based on Clinic Appointment Management System using Java, CSS and MySQL.
CS Intern
Cybage Software Private Ltd
07.2010 - 05.2011
Developed .Net based external device interfacing; SMS Module using Wavecom- Fastrack Modem.
Education
Professional Certification - Product Management
S.P. Jain School of Global Management
02.2024
Post Graduate Program - Artificial Intelligence & Machine
University of Texas, McCombs School of Business
07.2020
Certificate - Business Analytics
University of Pennsylvania
04.2019
Master Of Information Technology - Professional Computing
Swinburne University of Technology
08.2017
Post Graduate Diploma - Information Technology
Symbiosis International University
05.2015
Bachelor Of Engineering - Computers
University of Pune
08.2007
Skills
Microsoft Excel
SQL
A/B testing
Balsamiq
Google Analytics
Mixpanel
UX Design
Salesforce
JIRA
Confluence
HP ALM
TFS
Oracle CC&B and Fusion Applications
CA Workload Automation (Batch Scheduler)
Slack & Office 365
Microsoft Office Suit
MS Project
MS SQL Server
Microsoft Visio
Java
HTML
CSS
Python
MySQL
Oracle
MS Access
IBM AppScan
HP Fortify
PowerPivot
BigML
Tableau
Trained in JAVA 2EE technology at Infosys Ltd
Project Management using MS Project by Reliance Tech Services
ISO 27001 certified Lead Auditor (BSI)
Persuasive communication and team management skills
Understanding the customer needs and working efficiently to achieve customer excellence
Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
Strong presentation skills
Capability to work under pressure individually and with the team
Effective and efficient team player
Completed Personal Skills Development Programs (Critical Thinking Skills, Business Planning etc) at Infosys Ltd
Certification
Google Cloud Certified Cloud Digital Leader
Product Analytics Certification (PAC)
SAP SuccessFactors Expert Learning Expert (SFX)
SAP SuccessFactors Expert Performance Management Expert (SFX)
SAP SuccessFactors Expert Goal Management Expert (SFX)
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Robotics, Intelligent and Unmanned Systems
Project Management using MS Project
Timeline
Project Manager & Journey Expert
ANZ Banking Group Ltd
05.2021 - Current
Application Development Analyst
Accenture Australia
08.2019 - 05.2021
Business Analyst
BMW Financial Services
07.2017 - 08.2019
Team Lead
Swinburne University of Technology
02.2017 - 05.2017
Customer Service Supervisor
Woolworths Limited
12.2015 - 11.2020
Programmer Intern
Persistent Systems
06.2014 - 12.2014
Senior Information Security Engineer
Infosys Limited
02.2012 - 06.2015
CS Intern
Cybage Software Private Ltd
07.2010 - 05.2011
Professional Certification - Product Management
S.P. Jain School of Global Management
Post Graduate Program - Artificial Intelligence & Machine
University of Texas, McCombs School of Business
Certificate - Business Analytics
University of Pennsylvania
Master Of Information Technology - Professional Computing