Experienced Project Manager and a Certified Scrum Master with 10+ years of experience in all aspects of Software Development Life Cycle and ITSM Highly motivated, goal-oriented individual who is creative in the design, development and implementation of new processes with excellent reasoning, probing, analytical, communication, and leadership skills. Ensure customer success by establishing and managing compliance and Risk processes to bridge gaps between business needs, engineering capabilities, and competing priorities.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Transition Project Manager (Manager
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
06.2021 - 05.2023
Accountable for delivering the service acceptance criteria for Four projects (Financial Services)
Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Host SAC calls with the Key Stakeholders and agree the Risk stories which are in scope for that phase
Ensure all the documents in the acceptance criteria is reviewed and signed off by the Service Owner and the Operations Lead before the target release date
Track the delivery item with the delivery owner and accountable to store all the required documents and supporting email approvals in the share point
Accountable to create impact assessment for the projects
Provide weekly status of the projects along with the blockers to the Key stakeholders
Ensure Blockers, Risk and Defects are highlighted to the key stakeholders
Closely work with the Project Manager to make sure the project is compliant from the service transition perspective and provide sign off as a Service Transition Manager
Provide training to the new Service Transition Managers and guide them accordingly
Delivered projects in both Agile and Waterfall methods.
Service Management (Change Manager)
Cisco Systems India Pvt Ltd
04.2020 - 04.2021
Responsible for end to end change management for APAC region infrastructure
(Banking Domain)
Manage and drive the Network CAB and ECAB calls
Keep the team updated with the latest process change and bridge the gap between the stakeholders
Produce weekly monthly and yearly reports for APAC region
Build strong relationship with ITSM stakeholders and understand their requirements
Deliver the deliverables before the cutoff time
Always look for continuous improvement in the project.
Fully compliant based on the customer standards
Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Engage the team with current updates and maintain the quality of the process.
Technical Consultant, Release Manager
Wells Fargo
01.2019 - 03.2020
Review, authorize and schedule the Changes
Managing, planning, scheduling, and controlling software delivery throughout the release lifecycle
On call assistance during the Application releases
Arbitrate the work orders when more information is required for the deployment
Rollback plan will be implemented for failed deployments
Error logs will be downloaded and shared with the Application teams to investigate further on the failed deployments
Health checks on servers will be done before deployments
Extending support when Emergency change request is raised
Tools used for deployments Urban Code Deploy, TFS, Anthill Pro.
Service Management Lead (Incident Lead and Problem Manager)
Mashreq Global Solutions, C2H
01.2018 - 01.2019
Incident & Problem Manager:
Investigate continuously through appropriate monitoring and data collection tools problems as defined by, framework and work to minimize the impact of identified problems on the enterprise using ITIL Problem Management methodologies
Playing a vital role in analyzing the root cause of problems as well as providing solutions to problems to prevent their reoccurrence
Perform root cause analysis (RCA) on IT infrastructure, applications and databases using proven problem analysis methodology and Publish root cause analysis reports
Produce statistics and reports to demonstrate where possible repeat incidents are occurring across the organization and manage issues through to resolution
Perform investigative analysis and reporting on chronic incidents
Host weekly Problem Management and RCA calls with the customers, internal support teams and executive
Timely follow up on RCA’s and maintaining the RCA Quality
Sharing the Business Communication to the Internal and external stakeholders after every Major incident.
Change Manager:
Scheduling CAB meetings for Infrastructure and Application releases and preparing Forward Schedule of Change (FSC report)
Notifying the CAB about the new process and changes done
Updating Change release status to top level management
Managing Incident management during release weeks for post-implementation reviews to determine whether the change succeeded or not
Analysis and validation of all Requests for Change (RFC) in a timely manner commensurate with their Priority and authorizing the Minor, Medium, Major and critical changes
Performing RFC backlog follow up with deployment teams
Validating Implementation plans, Back-out plans, Business approvals, Resource scheduling and coordinating with stakeholders, vendors and change owners to implement the change successfully.
Incident Manager
IBM India Private Ltd
07.2015 - 12.2017
Handled high priority incidents with exceptional poise and composure, making quick decisions in effort to reduce overall impact.
Handling escalation of risks and issues in the Major Incidents
Developed highly effective incident response team and trained extensively in preparation for possible events.
Gathered data from incidents that had been remedied for careful review and analysis to prevent future events.
Supporting Major Incident Management reporting (customer SLAs)
Assists the Major Incident Management Process Owners in driving Service Management best-practice and ITIL process standardization
Being Proactive and reduced the reoccurring incidents
Agrees issue definition, action plan and success criteria with customer (during emergency mode)., Providing technical direction and leading the, drive communication and teams to ensure uptime of infrastructure within service levels
Co-ordinate with multiple technical teams to get issue resolved within SLA
Participating in Post Incident review calls with the leadership team for discuss on the Incident with Problem Management Team
Documented and tracked the timeline of events that occurred in the process to resolution for each of the incidents managed in support of post mortem/root cause analysis
Handling conflict situations and make quick decision while driving incidents and also sending out executive alerts/communication mailers providing the status of all incidents to high level internal leadership and client while managing SLA's
Following escalation matrix appropriately to get appropriate level of focus from technical teams and management
Generate incident reports & Operations issue trackers and initiate DIR calls to improve team efficiency and effectiveness
Good understanding of infrastructure technologies (Intel/Unix, Servers, Middleware, Email and Messaging Services and Networking, VPN etc)
Senior Support Engineer
CSS Corp PVT LTD
12.2014 - 06.2015
Responsible in driving the tech teams in creating the tickets for External Vendors for any hardware replacement on servers considering the severity of the Incident
Resolving Network connectivity and Accountable and responsible for resolution of tickets related to customer queries
Responsible to ensure Severity 1 & 2 SLA's are met
Ensure proper management of Sev1 & Sev2 queries/ monitoring
Follow up on any Delivery Team gaps on the Bridge and on escalations and issue tracking
Involved in performing diagnostic actions to determine workarounds/solutions
Initiate other Service Management processes, including IT Service Continuity Management, Problem Management, and Change Management, as required to resolve the Incident.
Technical Support Executive
Path Finder Business Analysis Limited
05.2013 - 10.2014
Worked on High priority tickets
Managed Escalation Bridge calls
Managed critical Tickets related to networks, servers, database etc
Supporting/troubleshooting all Internal developed applications and handling escalation calls/emails
Engaging resolver groups for technical issues which are beyond our support scope
Take care of daily service desk reports (tickets logged and resolved)
Training and mentoring agents.
Customer Support Executive
VelanInfo Service PVT LTD
08.2012 - 04.2013
Manage Domain environment for two sites through remote support (Team Viewer, VNC)
Manage shared folder and devices through permission
Mail Clients configuration backup &Troubleshooting (MS Outlook, Outlook Express)
Local and Network Printer configuration, troubleshooting
Software troubleshooting update and patch installation
Basic Networking, Map drive, Data sharing
Academic Profile
Qualification
University/ Board
Institute/College
Year of passing
% of marks
BE (ECE)
Anna university, Coimbatore
AMS Engineering College, Namakkal
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
ANNA UNIVERSITY
CHENNAI
04.2014
Skills
ITSM (Incident, Problem, Change, Release, AD)
Service Transition
Service now Tool, HPSM Tool, BMC Remedy
Urban code Deploy, TFS, Anthill Pro
Good understanding of Infrastructure, Applications and Cloud technologies like AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, VPN, Content Delivery Network, Cloud Front, Cloud Watch, AMI, Load Balancer Auto Scaling)
Accomplishments
Secured 3rd position in hackathon conducted by capgemini by building a chat bot for insurance project.
Gradual decrease of major incidents month on month.
Rewarded for outstanding performance to contribute Service Management team during BCP plan.
Recognized as an Extra mile for handling maximum priority tickets for the Quarter.
Received appreciation for creating the templates to standardize documentation therefore providing consistent quality output.
Initiated Knowledge Base support session, and shared knowledge and inputted information within the organization to provide easy access during emergencies.
Certification
Certified Scrum Master.
ITIL V3 Expert Certified| ITIL V4 Foundation Certified.
Prince 2 Agile Foundation Certified.
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Malayalam
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Transition Project Manager (Manager
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
06.2021 - 05.2023
Service Management (Change Manager)
Cisco Systems India Pvt Ltd
04.2020 - 04.2021
Technical Consultant, Release Manager
Wells Fargo
01.2019 - 03.2020
Service Management Lead (Incident Lead and Problem Manager)
Mashreq Global Solutions, C2H
01.2018 - 01.2019
Incident Manager
IBM India Private Ltd
07.2015 - 12.2017
Senior Support Engineer
CSS Corp PVT LTD
12.2014 - 06.2015
Technical Support Executive
Path Finder Business Analysis Limited
05.2013 - 10.2014
Customer Support Executive
VelanInfo Service PVT LTD
08.2012 - 04.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
Senior Consultant at Capgemini India Pvt ltd (Client Airbus Group India pvt ltd)Senior Consultant at Capgemini India Pvt ltd (Client Airbus Group India pvt ltd)
Sr. Manager/Senior Business Consultant at Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd. & Capgemini InventSr. Manager/Senior Business Consultant at Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd. & Capgemini Invent
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<li>Spearhead the management and oversight of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) project, a pivotal national asset developed in partnership with the U.S</li>
<li>Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S</li>
<li>Department of Homeland Security (DHS)</li>
<li>Collaborate with USDA and DHS stakeholders to ensure a seamless transition of operations and mission capabilities from the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) to NBAF, ensuring uninterrupted research, diagnostics, and training essential to national security</li>
<li>Lead the operational endurance phase, validating work processes and laboratory setups to guarantee compliance with the highest safety and biocontainment standards, particularly in biosafety level-4 (BSL-4) environments</li>
<li>Act as the hiring manager, conducting interviews and selecting high-quality employees to ensure the success of both DCA and NBAF</li>
<li>Serve as a subject matter expert pert for the payroll system Paychex, overseeing and approving payroll for 63 officers biweekly while managing paid time off and leave requests to maintain the security posture for the facility</li>
<li>Monitor project milestones, providing critical updates to senior management and stakeholders while ensuring alignment with USDA's mission objectives and federal guidelines</li>
<li>Direct the development and execution of strategic initiatives to facilitate efficient collaboration with federal partners, ensuring all laboratory operations adhere to regulatory requirements set forth by the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP)</li>
<li>Foster a culture of excellence and professionalism within the team, emphasizing rigorous training, safety compliance, and operational integrity as key components of NBAF's mission to safeguard public health and the nation's food supply</li>
<li>Monitored budgeting activities by tracking expenditures and providing regular updates to management.</li>
<li>Analyzed existing processes within a department or organization in order to identify areas for improvement or increased efficiency.</li>
<li>Implemented quality control measures throughout each stage of a project's lifecycle.</li>
<li>Worked closely with senior managers to ensure that all projects were completed according to schedule.</li>
<li>Conducted research on potential vendors, suppliers, contractors and subcontractors for projects.</li>
<li>Provided administrative support to the Project Manager in order to facilitate successful project outcomes.</li>
<li>Prepared monthly progress reports summarizing key accomplishments achieved since the last report.</li>
<li>Trained junior staff on best practices for managing multiple projects simultaneously.</li>
</ul> at Defense Contracting Activity, LLC<ul>
<li>Spearhead the management and oversight of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) project, a pivotal national asset developed in partnership with the U.S</li>
<li>Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S</li>
<li>Department of Homeland Security (DHS)</li>
<li>Collaborate with USDA and DHS stakeholders to ensure a seamless transition of operations and mission capabilities from the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) to NBAF, ensuring uninterrupted research, diagnostics, and training essential to national security</li>
<li>Lead the operational endurance phase, validating work processes and laboratory setups to guarantee compliance with the highest safety and biocontainment standards, particularly in biosafety level-4 (BSL-4) environments</li>
<li>Act as the hiring manager, conducting interviews and selecting high-quality employees to ensure the success of both DCA and NBAF</li>
<li>Serve as a subject matter expert pert for the payroll system Paychex, overseeing and approving payroll for 63 officers biweekly while managing paid time off and leave requests to maintain the security posture for the facility</li>
<li>Monitor project milestones, providing critical updates to senior management and stakeholders while ensuring alignment with USDA's mission objectives and federal guidelines</li>
<li>Direct the development and execution of strategic initiatives to facilitate efficient collaboration with federal partners, ensuring all laboratory operations adhere to regulatory requirements set forth by the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP)</li>
<li>Foster a culture of excellence and professionalism within the team, emphasizing rigorous training, safety compliance, and operational integrity as key components of NBAF's mission to safeguard public health and the nation's food supply</li>
<li>Monitored budgeting activities by tracking expenditures and providing regular updates to management.</li>
<li>Analyzed existing processes within a department or organization in order to identify areas for improvement or increased efficiency.</li>
<li>Implemented quality control measures throughout each stage of a project's lifecycle.</li>
<li>Worked closely with senior managers to ensure that all projects were completed according to schedule.</li>
<li>Conducted research on potential vendors, suppliers, contractors and subcontractors for projects.</li>
<li>Provided administrative support to the Project Manager in order to facilitate successful project outcomes.</li>
<li>Prepared monthly progress reports summarizing key accomplishments achieved since the last report.</li>
<li>Trained junior staff on best practices for managing multiple projects simultaneously.</li>
</ul> at Defense Contracting Activity, LLC