Smitha Ruth Nathan, PMP

Experience

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  Satyam Computer Services Ltd

  Mar 2006 - Feb 2010

  Project Manager, IT Consultant

  Responsible for ensuring budget and deliverables met on complex software development projects. Selected Projects & Achievements:• Successfully launched account servicing portal that dramatically increased operational effectiveness and improved the overall end-user experience. • Increased productivity and collaboration from business and engineering team members by creating and managing project plan, documenting and socializing action items and responsibilities, and advocating and evangelizing project vision and desired outcomes across the business. • Improved overall quality of engineering output and mitigated performance risks associated with software bugs and defects as the UAT manager that focused on improving test plan creation, test phase management, defect tracking and test phase reporting.• Aligned overall business goals with software requirements by consulting with cross-functional teams to develop a product vision and prioritized backlog of requirements. Show less

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  Barclaycard

  May 2010 - Aug 2015

  AVP, Project / Program Management

  Managed the entire software project development lifecycle from concept through to implementation. Selected Projects & Achievements:• Realized significant costs savings through the analysis and monitoring of project expenses and resourcing scheduling conflicts to ensure regular and frequent delivery of development work. • Delivered regular feature enhancements and application updates in a timely fashion utilizing Scrum methodology and ceremonies including daily stand-ups, Sprint planning, Sprint review, Sprint Retrospectives, and release planning. • Provided senior management with business and management insights to guide overall portfolio planning through the aggregation and delivery of key metrics on application performance and overall project progress. • Successfully managed project budgets of over $1M by aggressively prioritizing requirements against main business goals while limiting rework and overhead costs from delays and planning. • Increased overall throughput by 65% through effective empowerment of development team and management of Agile ceremonies to identify impediments, provide accountability, and promote collaboration. Show less

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  Comcast

  Aug 2015 - now

  Oversaw cross-functional teams responsible for delivering enhancements and upgrades to core systems. Selected Projects & Achievements:• Removed impediments, mitigated project management risks, and increased overall engineering throughput as a Manager and Scrum master overseeing content and customer data as well as discovery systems (VOD)• Ensured maximum return on investment on software projects with up to $10M budgets through the development and constant maintenance of software project plans that aligned multiple work streams and stakeholders to shared milestones and deliverables. • Realized significant cost savings by droving a large scale migration effort of cloud services over to AWS, working with a cross-functional team of business and technical resources to ensure success. Show less

  • Product Delivery Lead

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Program Manager, Engineering Operations

    Aug 2015 - Aug 2019