Prasad Thirumannamalai - CSM, CSPO

Experience

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  FCS Software Solutions Ltd

  Apr 2000 - Dec 2001

  QA Team Lead
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  HCL InfoSystems Ltd

  Dec 2001 - Jul 2002

  Associate Consultant

  Involved in Test planning as a Team Leader Developed System Test plans, Test cases based on the use cases & Business Documents using TestDirectorInvolved in Test planning as a Team Leader Performed Integration, Functional ,Regression, User Acceptance & Load testingMaintained Detailed Test logs & reported test results using Test DirectorDesigning & developing Test scripts for Build verification test using WinRunner.

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  Wipro Technologies

  Jul 2002 - Jun 2003

  Project Engineer

  Responsible for Project Estimation, Work allocation, team formation.Testing the application in different test environments.Developed Regression Test plan & Categorized Test Cases Testing the application in different Operating systemsDesigning & developing Test scripts for Build verification test using WinRunner. Performing version control using Rational Clear case. Maintaining the Defects using Defect Tracking System in Rational clear quest. Participating in Bug review Meetings Show less

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  Hewlett Packard

  Jul 2003 - Jan 2015

  Managing the overall work for technically complex areas of OpenStack testing, working closely with product management and IT teams to define sound test strategies, influence architecture, design deliverables and optimize capacity across the QA organization.Managing and coaching QA Associates.Efficiently driving product quality and promoting leading industry best practices meeting QA department goals and objectives.Represents the QA organization through all phases of the SDLC and closely collaborates with other involved functional areas.Implements ongoing quality improvement processes working with interdepartmental teams.Develop and manage QA metrics for performance improvement of all teams.Anticipates project and release problems and takes corrective action, escalating as needed, to achieve commitments.Provides effective communication regarding issues, objectives and progress of initiatives and projects.Works with project managers to develop project schedules and resource allocation models for QA related projects and other activities.Manages the planning and execution of product testing efforts, including all associated resources to meet committed delivery dates.Directly supervises QA Project Leads, Software Test Engineers and including the preparation and delivery of testing artifacts, i.e., Test Plans, Test Cases, schedules, reports and metrics.Simultaneously manage multiple projects/efforts while maintaining high quality and delivering on schedule.Develop technology strategies that align with the organizations vision, mission and objectives. Anticipate change and implement an operational plan that is flexible.Ensure delivery of high quality service, consultation, and product to customers through understanding of business needs and through the development of seamless transition of work processes across departments in the IT division. Develop and manage relationships throughout the organization to reinforce a culture of service and collaboration. Show less Release Manager ,Project Manager to manage production fixes & Enhancements & content release changes working with Global teamsManaged projects from statement of work process through Move to Production, managing through Customer Support, Strategy, Scoping and Requirements Planning, Deployment and On Boarding, Training/Adoption, User Feedback/Needs Analysis and Ongoing Management.Provided thought leadership vis-à-vis best practices, methodology refinement, and solution validationProjects Involved followed Agile & standard waterfall software development methodology.Facilitated interviews and meetings with internal and external partners to gather business requirements, discuss current and future state processes, and other surrounding context required to build technical solutionsMaintained contact and communication with all project team members and other participants to ensure conformance with requirements of each project and Customer/user expectations.Identify product needs, opportunities and potential integration approaches through interviews with customersIdentify risks and develop risk mitigation strategiesWork with Business teams to prioritize customer needs based on potential to deliver value, budget, and those requirements necessary to meet competitive demands. Negotiates priorities and schedulesManaged & Lead the implementation teams for various projects involvedPro-actively identify and quantify potential financial, resource, technical risks. Identify potential resource bottlenecks, unique requirements, contingencies and plan accordingly.Work cross functionally across the organization to gather feedback and requirements from end users with a focus on analytics and process.Meets client commitments on-time and provides high-quality client-centric service.Involved in the Project as Business Analyst for defining, validating and documenting new business and system requirements Show less

  • Team Lead

    Feb 2011 - Jan 2015

  • Project Manager at Home & Home Office

    Jul 2003 - Feb 2011
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  Cisco

  Jan 2015 - May 2016

  Engineering Program Manager

  Experienced Program Manager managed huge migration program for various Cisco data centers from Ubuntu operating system to RedHat Operating system, Along with Platform Migration from OpenStack Havana to IcehouseManaged technical and special projects throughout the year with high customer satisfaction determined by surveyFollowed standardized templates, created/contributed to new templates, and worked with team on continuous improvement, have done cross functional collaboration for executionDeveloped Project charter and perform post project assessment on all projectsReported updated status to stakeholders per communication planDriving the overall architecture process, including business requirements gathering, architecture strategy development, target state definition, and creation of methodologies to successfully deploy architectures that accelerate adoption and ensure long term stability of the environmentDriving alignment with stakeholders and translating work into a programmatic structure for execution with well-defined success milestones and project-size units of workDeveloping project plans, mapping the business strategy to the current and future business and technical architecture i.e. alignment and understanding of requirementsDeveloping solution roadmaps and executive communications Developing a governance approach to the engagement and helping track quality, business success criteria, and value statementsLeading, influencing and coordinating activities across multiple teams and organizationsBusiness Operations & Vendor Management Show less

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  AT&T Labs, Inc.

  Jun 2016 - now

  Cloud Implementation Project Manager - Technical Design Lead

  Working as Cloud Implementation Project Manager, AIC Labs Technical Design Lead, Jira Administrator,Forecast & Capacity Planning, Tenant On boarding