Senior Consultant - Project Manager

• Jun 2022 - Present

Program Manager

• Jul 2021 - May 2022

Head - Services & Delivery

• Sep 2013 - Jun 2021

Research Project Manager

• Nov 2012 - Jan 2014

Test Manager

• Jun 2008 - Jan 2012

As a Test Manager for a major Insurance & Superannuation company, I’ve actively contributed to the success of multiple programs/projects within the Client Company. I've managed various aspects of testing for critical and compliance related projects such as Payment Card Industry -Data Security Standards, Enterprise Document Generation, Enterprise-wide Common Knowledge Base and Federal Budget Implementation. I've also been a part of the Testing Maturity Initiatives within AMP and formulating the Project Management plan for the Stage 2 of the project. Show less

Test Manager

• Oct 2007 - Apr 2008

Played the role of a test lead for the Federal Budget Legislature changes for superannuation products in the mainframe portfolio. The specific responsiblities included - 1. Test strategizing , planning, preparation and execution 2. Planning, allocation and monitoring of the system testing tasks 3. Project Test Status reporting 4. Bottom line responsibility for System testing and test deliveries 5. Implemented improved test techniques to improve the Defect removal efficiency Played the role of a test lead for the Federal Budget Legislature changes for superannuation products in the mainframe portfolio. The specific responsiblities included - 1. Test strategizing , planning, preparation and execution 2. Planning, allocation and monitoring of the system testing tasks 3. Project Test Status reporting 4. Bottom line responsibility for System testing and test deliveries 5. Implemented improved test techniques to improve the Defect removal efficiency

Project Manager

• Aug 2005 - Sep 2007

As a project manager at Infosys, have been involved managing mainframe projects for a global leader in the Logistics domain and the transition of a critical core banking application for a leading Australian Bank. The peak time size handed has been 25 people in a multi-site project execution model.Responsibilites have included- 1. Project Initiation and set up at Offshore2. Estimation, planning, allocation and monitoring of the tasks3. Project Status reporting to internal and external stakeholders4. Training and knowledge management activities5. Project budgeting, forecasting and tracking of actual spend6. Bottom line responsibility for offshore deliveries7. Contributing to the pre-sales activities such as proposals for the transition of other applications Show less

Programmer Analyst

• Jan 2004 - Jul 2005

Played the role of a Programmer Analyst and onsite project co-ordinator for a Global logistics company for the critical mainframe application.Specific responsiblites included:1. Module management2. Review of all the artifacts related to enhancement requests3. Mentoring and support to the developers4. Assist the project manager on resource allocations and status reporting5. Client liaison and expectation management6. UAT and Implementation Support7. Ensuring smooth co-ordination between the onsite and offshore teams Show less

IT Analyst

• Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

Played the role of an IT analyst for a global financial services giant on their Customer sales and servicing platform for credit cards.Responsiblities included:1. Analysis of the application to provide development and support to new product launches2. Interact and co-ordinate with the client technical and business teams to understand and document requirements for enhancement projects. Estimate the development/enhancement work effort.3. Co-ordinate the development and maintenance work with the offshore teams4. Training and mentoring newly inducted team members on the application and mainframe/technical aspects Show less

Software Engineer

• Oct 1999 - Dec 2001

Started my IT career as a software engineer working on the mainframe application development and maintenance for a leading private label card services to consumers and retailers in the US. Responsiblities included:1. Working on the analysis, design, build and test phases of enhancement projects from offshore and onsite (Stamford, CT, USA)2. Training the new team members on the technical and application front.