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Akash Sirohi - Project Manager

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Location: Reston, Virginia, USA

Relocation: Any

Visa: H1B

Aakash Sirohi https://www.linkedin.com/in/sirohiaakashpm Summary Diligent project manager offering a proven record of success: Leading all phases of diverse technology projects; MBA; Master in IT Management; 15 + years experience in IT Project Management. Expertise in Enterprise solution across Applications & Infrastructure platform. Versatile healthcare professional with a proven track record in both Medicaid and Managed Care Organizations. Project strategy: Proficient in risk management - identify and mitigate risks. Plan and manage multimillion-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage, and bottom-line gains. Earned reputation as top performer, consistently exceeding corporate expectations for leadership. Excellent communicator: Leverage technical, business, and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams. Expertise in client relationship management. A results-driven individual committed to enhancing the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of healthcare services within complex organizational settings. Expert in agile and waterfall methodologies: Known for ability to produce high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets. Provide leadership & direction to team members located globally. Skills Summary Project Management: Custom Software Development Database Design (RDBMS) Systems Engineering System Migrations/Integrations Enterprise-wide Implementations Risk Mitigation IT Project Lifecycle: Requirements Analysis ROI Analysis Costing & Budgeting Project Scheduling Testing/QA/Rollout/Support Value-Added Leadership: Cross-Functional Supervision Team Building & Mentoring Client Relations & Presentations Business & IT Planning Vendor Management Experience Pfizer/TCS (Digital Products) PM (Remote Location) | As the Digital Project Manager for Pfizer, I was responsible for defining program goals for individual projects related to Client production. I ensured projects were effectively resourced and managed relationships with a wide range of groups, including all internal and external project contributors. I was responsible for managing the work of consultants, allocating and utilizing resources in an efficient manner, and maintaining a cooperative, motivated, and successful team. Nov 2021 Till date Project Manager for ten active client programs, totaling $700,000+ in projected 2021-22 revenue. Worked in agile and hybrid waterfall teams in a matrix environment including onsite offshore resources and business stakeholders spread across multiple continents and geographic locations. Prepared and presented report on project risk, schedule, budget based on project and resource plan to the executive team. Communicated effectively with senior management to resolve conflicts through broad based decision making with key stakeholders. Ensured strict compliance with Medicaid regulations, regularly monitoring changes in policies, and proactively adapting organizational practices to remain in line with industry standards. Led negotiations with healthcare providers to establish contracts for managed care services, ensuring favorable terms and conditions that supported cost-effective and high-quality care. Developed project scopes and objectives, ensuring technical feasibility by involving all relevant stakeholders. Deployed enterprise-wide risk registers which identified and minimized key areas of risk exposure by 30%. Implemented performance improvement initiatives to enhance the quality of medical services, resulting in improved patient outcomes and satisfaction. Provided program and project status reports to the project team and company. Assisted in strategizing and designing sessions with business analysts. Management of Risk functions that cut across CCB Risk: Digital, Social Media Risk, TBD Manage development of corporate wide rest based common APIs using APIGEE for mobile integration with third party providers. Implemented the software solution in amazon AWS cloud environment. Planned production deployment of Portal upgrades. Established robust compliance monitoring and auditing processes for Managed Care Programs, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and mitigating risks associated with program operations. Managed quality assurance and proofing with a clear understanding of time management and how long component activities should take. Conducted training sessions for staff on Medicaid regulations, ensuring a well-informed team capable of delivering high-quality services in compliance with Medicaid standards. Provided exceptional clients relations support with clear communication and timely projects status updates and always exceeding client s expectations. Track & report progress against the detail project plan Experienced in managing multiple IT projects where weekly interactions and communications with Executive level stakeholders were required. CareSource (Digital Operations) PM (Remote Location) | Team Lead at client location. Acted as a SME on digital marketplace and support applications. Coordinated and monitored cross functional teams to ensure 24/7 support for global digital assets Managed issues escalation and quick closure of tickets. Feb 2020 Nov 2021 Lead teams across technical, digital, and business disciplines for clients in the health care domain. Spearheaded strategic initiatives within a Managed Care Organization, optimizing processes and improving overall efficiency in Medicaid operations. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure 100% project milestones were completed on time, and reduced cost escalation to 10%. Managed and supported business critical infrastructure projects, collaborating with department heads and stakeholders to clarify requirements, establish project goals, and spearheaded new system implementations, upgrades, and enhancements. Relayed relevant risk-based findings through submitting detailed reports to senior leaders. Mitigated risk factors through detailed RCA, delivered bi-monthly reports to management . Implemented rigorous quality assurance measures to meet and exceed accreditation standards for Managed Care Programs, ensuring adherence to industry benchmarks and regulatory requirements. Led the development and implementation of policies compliant with Medicaid regulations, ensuring adherence to state and federal guidelines. Implemented innovative population health management strategies within Managed Care Programs, focusing on preventive care, chronic disease management, and proactive health interventions. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate Medicaid programs seamlessly into existing healthcare systems, fostering a unified approach to patient care. Developing, implementing solutions for distributed systems and technologies for business operations, users across numerous global locations Worked closely with the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) team and in user training at client location. Supervised in-house SQA teams to verify functionalities. Worked on all phases of data warehouse development lifecycle from gathering requirements through testing implementation and support. Conducted gap analysis and IVR reporting on ETL platforms. Reviewed test cases, star schema and database normalization. Experienced in ClearQuest, Microsoft Project, MS Office, GSuite, Jira, Microsoft Visio, Tableau, Cognos 10, Informatica Power Analyzer and Power BI. PMO (Battlefield Surveillance System) | Indian Army PM (Data Projects) | Part of the core group to design and implement the POC for advanced surveillance system for Indian Army. Directly managed 35 people on software and hardware teams. Mar 2015 Jun 2019 Led the project team and guided the activities of strategy projects team (including business analysts, project managers, developer, and testers). Synchronized stakeholders and key project personnel to collaboratively develop functional and non-functional requirements. Created RFI, RFP and comparative analysis for proposal received from external vendors. Maximized resource utilization and created detailed and exhaustive resource utilization reports for higher management. Responsible for prioritization, allocation, and deployment of budget amongst project streams. Prepared budget utilization and financial projection reports for higher management. Prioritized hundreds of inbound requests and changes, managed escalation to ensure business continuity & availability. Facilitated brainstorming sessions to establish project plan customizations based on end-client requirements. Recognized risks which impacted project program delivery and assured mitigation strategy were developed and executed where necessary. Leveraged all resources to implement programs through people, process, technology, training, and communication to provide robust deliverables to clients. Collaborated with & provided guidance to application development teams and infrastructure teams to ensure they are kept current on monitoring technology developments, best practices, and new initiatives. Developed & maintained strong partnership with infrastructure, application development and production support organizations to ensure the successful execution of monitoring capabilities. Coordinated with Engineering and other technology groups regarding rollout, support, and product life cycle activities of products. Directorate General of Information Systems | Indian Army PM (Strategy Projects) | Part of core group in the PMO tasked to identify and implement technical projects to enhance force capability. Mar 2008 Mar 2015 Involved in managing software implementation projects or in-house application development projects using industry standard project methodologies, reporting into a formal project management office (PMO) and tracking project schedule and budget performance. Demonstrated expertise utilizing ETL tools including SQL Server integration services, data transformation services, data stage and ETL package design, and RDBM systems like SQL Servers, Oracle and DB2. Managed and assisted developmental and production of proposed proposal responses to request for proposals and requests for bids and other procurement requests Analyzed RFP requirements, prepared proposal outliners, coordinated subject matter experts and produced compliant persuasive responses. Reviewed all privilege access taken and escalated the deviations to their respective unit heads. Analyzed solicitations (RFI, RFQ, RFP) and developed solicitation compliance strategy as well as preparation of compliance metrics for each response. Responsible for prioritization, allocation, and deployment of budget amongst project streams. Drive KPI s - Achieved 95% compliance to standardized Monitors across system, network & application. Report weekly & monthly progress to client leadership. Prepared and provided program management reports and briefings, managing deliverable schedules and support process improvement. Developed statement of work & estimates for solutions Lead development and manage process Improvement, procedures, and system documentation. Education Master of Business Administration (MBA) Aug 2020 Hult International Business School | San Francisco (CA) | GPA 3.9 Master of Science (MSc) (Communication Tech) Feb 2007 Berhampur University | Berhampur (Odisha / India) Additional Information Languages: English (Proficient), Hindi (Native). Additional Qualifications: PMP Certification Jul 2020 valid till Jul 2026. POPM SAFe 6.0 valid till Jan 2026. Diploma in IT Project Management. Additional Experience: Volunteer, Hot-Meals Berkeley Chapter. Core Competencies Project / Program Management Team Management Waterfall / Agile Methodology IT infrastructure Management Client Management Risk Management Vendor Management System Administration Enterprise Monitoring Solution Keywords: quality analyst business intelligence information technology microsoft California