Experience

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  Sify

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

  Software developer
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  Technocampus

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2003

  Software developer
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  Zinfi technologies

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Technical lead
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  Catcg

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2004

  Software developer
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  Wipro

  Dec 2004 - May 2021

  Handled multiple RFPs, RFIs, RFQs from the Microsoft Service Line and had helped frame the correct solution within the right budget that had helped Wipro in winning multiple deals including multi-million dollar dealsHad participated in numerous customer due diligence exercises to craft the right customer solution fitmentParticipated in multiple customer presentations to customer solution defensesParticipated in multiple BAFO initiativesCrafted multiple solutions for proactive solution pitches in conjunction with the Sales Practitioners and the Client PartnersParticipated in several successful handovers to delivery team once the RFP has been won and the Sales cycle is up for closure Aware about the end to end Sales lifecycle Show less Overseen deliverables as per agreed plan, timelines, cost and effortTaken care of project communication, risk management and quality plansEnsured mandatory trainings and technical trainings for all team members to align them with project requirement/needsDone Project Planning and effort levellingDone Effort and cost tracking in Wipro internal system and reporting them to Senior ManagementTaken care of all Quality and Process in project and interacting with SQA and Delivery Manager whenever required for Quality related issuesCreation of Weekly Status reports for senior management consumption and participate in Weekly Status Calls with Senior ManagementTaken care of configuration and proper safekeeping of all auditable project artifactsDefined and created training plans for team membersInteracted with other track stakeholders to ensure that dependencies and differences are sorted out Show less

  • Presales Consultant

    Apr 2015 - May 2021

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2012 - Mar 2015

  • Technical Consultant

    Dec 2004 - Jan 2012
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  Cognizant technology solutions

  May 2021 - now

  Project manager

  Scrum Master for five geographically distributed teams. Planned & managed work activities &releases in multiple projects in the area of ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook) & LIMS (Lab Information Management System) working closely in conjunction with business teamsResponsible for release train management: dependencies, challenges and risksDeveloped & followed Agile project management plan (Agile Ceremonies). Facilitated build requirements log (product backlog) with cost estimates & priorityLed Scrum teams, working with cross-functional teams (12 members) slashing time to delivery 22% with quality deliveryUtilized Agile Scrum practices to help the team increase their velocity by 30% within the first 4 months of Agile adoptionFacilitated Scrum Daily Standup, Product Backlog, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective MeetingsRemoved team impediments on a daily basis to allow the team to deliver sprint goals & deliverablesDetermined team capacity (velocity) from historical data. Created Work Break down structure (user stories) & corresponding activities (tasks)Monitored project progress & radiated the information to stake holders. Identified and mitigated team risks and impediments (Blocking Issues, Critical Defects) on daily basisCommunicated progress & tracked KPIs to Senior Mgmt. thru 'Burndown Charts' & other reports like Velocity Reports. Monitored the Quality thru metrics & mentored team thru the project management processesWorked with Snr. Mgmt., Business & Release Mgmt. to understand the customer vision, prioritize & develop software release planningUsed Jira to effectively track Epics, User Stories & Tasks. Used Kanban Board to visualize work, limit work-in-progress, & improved cycle time & maximized efficiencyAlso, additionally focused and actively participated in CoE/Practice specific Business Development activities like conducting/participating in bid meetings for RFPs, RFQs, creation of case studies, presentations as required Show less