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Suneetha Damarla

IT Project Manager

Summary

Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
7
7
Certificates

Work History

Technical Product Owner

DBS
09.2018 - Current
  • Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
  • Performed statistical analyses to gather data for operational and forecast team needs.
  • Adhered to regulatory and policy changes and made necessary adjustments to maintain overall success.
  • Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
  • Trained and developed team members to build human capital.
  • Interacted with internal stakeholders as voice of customer.
  • Broke project into epics and implementable user stories.
  • Liaised with product team and development team to help break down requirements.
  • Attended Agile ceremonies, demos and production proving activities.
  • Worked on feature development and code implementation on Backend Development
  • Owned and prioritized product backlog.
  • Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
  • Focused on building critical features up front in order to identify constraints and technical challenges.
  • Coordinated with software developers to create custom applications and trackers to achieve client goals.
  • Managed implementation of new features by outlining plans and specifications such as how, where and when each component would work.
  • Allocated and approved team resource usage.
  • Collaborated with development team on tasks.
  • Negotiated and managed project priorities to meet goals.
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete IT projects.
  • Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.
  • Generated reports for IT project progress and performance.
  • Resolved staff conflicts and identified potential areas of improvement.
  • Identified and implemented cost-saving measures in IT projects.
  • Conducted quality assurance to verify accuracy of data used in IT projects.
  • Implemented best practices to drive quality IT project delivery.
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
  • Trained personnel on use of IT tools and applications.
  • Developed and introduced IT strategies to improve operational efficiency.
  • Wrote, updated and maintained project documentation.
  • Assessed and analyzed customer requirements to develop effective IT project plans.
  • Managed various IT projects to meet deadlines and customer requirements.
  • Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
  • Devised test plans to validate accuracy of IT projects.
  • Coordinated with external vendors to deliver IT project components.
  • Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks.
  • Established and enforced project timelines and deadlines.

Senior Software Consultant

Helius Technologies Pte Ltd(Client- DBS)
10.2017 - 08.2018
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Collaborated with other product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Worked across teams outside of engineering to find solutions and answers to issues encountered by engineering personnel.
  • Managed work and project responsibilities by assigning tasks to internal individuals and external teams.
  • Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value.
  • Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks.
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
  • Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
  • Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods.
  • Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
  • Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
  • Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
  • Reported regularly to managers on project progress and technical problems.
  • Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
  • Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
  • Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
  • Developed and implemented project plans to ensure successful execution.
  • Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
  • Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.

Lead Consultant - Technology

Polaris Consulting & Services
Singapore
07.2017 - 10.2017
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.

Senior System Analyst

Cold Storage Singapore(Pte) Ltd
Singapore
04.2009 - 07.2017
  • Developed project management roadmap to define project objectives, timelines and milestones.
  • Outlined work plans, determined resources and wrote timelines as part of project scope determination.
  • Led technical upgrade projects for clients by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations.
  • Proposed and implemented system enhancements to improve performance and reliability of storage environment.
  • Organized internal audits and led efforts to determine and remedy deficiencies.
  • Led and managed staff of 15 team members
  • Developed project plans identifying key issues, approaches and performance metrics.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
  • Managed projects from requirements gathering to post deployment.
  • Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
  • Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with teams to manage performance.
  • Developed and initiated projects, managed status, and monitored performance.
  • Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
  • Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
  • Drafted project reports to identify successful outcomes, insights and future recommendations.
  • Developed and implemented strategic project plans to meet business objectives.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
  • Negotiated and managed third-party vendors related to project deliverables.
  • Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
  • Investigated system issues and implemented resolutions to reduce downtime.
  • Evaluated and adopted new technologies to address changing industry needs.
  • Built product feature lists with stakeholders.
  • Identified value opportunities to exploit product for maximum business effectiveness.
  • Teamed on development of technology roadmap spanning number of years.
  • Drove technical initiatives for large enterprise systems to align with long-term business strategies.
  • Assessed project milestones and team performance to keep staff on-task.
  • Offered input on technical and platform-related strategic planning initiatives.
  • Provided educational expertise and mentoring to junior team members.
  • Educated stakeholders on data protection tactics to reduce breaches.
  • Supervised architecture, design and implementation of company-wide platforms and applications.
  • Organized system operating procedures to strengthen controls.
  • Researched and adopted new technologies to add value to existing offerings.
  • Improved systems with addition of new features.
  • Enhanced interfaces to promote better functionality for users.
  • Automated monitoring and security measures to reduce required employee attention.
  • Designed support structure needed to confirm scalable application rollouts.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Applcations

Acharya Nagarjuna University
India
06.2001 - 07.2004

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Acharya Nagarjuna University
India
06.1998 - 07.2001

Skills

Project Management

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Software

ERP Modules(Oracle Applications R11i)

Scripting Languages(Unix Shell Script, Perl Script, Java Script, VB Script)

OS(HP-UNIX 11i , Linux, Windows XP/2000/Vista, MS-DOS )

Software Tools(Developer2000 , PL/SQL (TOAD, SQL *PLUS, SQL Developer), Oracle Forms, Oracle Discoverer, Report 6i,SVN)

RDBMS(Oracle 11g/10g/9i/8i, SQL Server 2000, TOAD)

Programming(VBNet, ASPNet, C, C, COBOL, JAVA)

Scripting Language(Unix Shell Script, Perl Script, Java Script, VB Script)

Web Technologies(HTML, XML , DTD, XSD, XSLT)

Certification

Project Management Professional(PMP)

Work Availability

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Quote

There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins

Timeline

Technical Product Owner

DBS
09.2018 - Current

Senior Software Consultant

Helius Technologies Pte Ltd(Client- DBS)
10.2017 - 08.2018

Lead Consultant - Technology

Polaris Consulting & Services
07.2017 - 10.2017

Senior System Analyst

Cold Storage Singapore(Pte) Ltd
04.2009 - 07.2017

Master of Science - Computer Applcations

Acharya Nagarjuna University
06.2001 - 07.2004

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Acharya Nagarjuna University
06.1998 - 07.2001

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