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Kalyan Raju - Project Manager

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Location: Dallas, Texas, USA

Relocation: YES

Visa: USC

Summary Project Manager with 15 years of experience in leading and executing complex projects across various industries, including IT, insurance, and healthcare. Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget while ensuring high- quality standards. Expertise in agile methodologies, risk management, and stakeholder communication. Adept at fostering collaborative environments and driving continuous process improvements. Key Competencies Successfully led the budget planning process, collaborating with stakeholders to define a budget. I managed budget of up to $15 million. Utilized advanced cost estimation techniques by leveraging historical data, I accurately projected costs and identified potential risks. Throughout the project, I implemented a robust budget monitoring system, conducting regular variance analyses and making informed decisions to keep the project within budget constraints Delivered programs and projects on time, under budget, and with increased customer satisfaction. Experience with Order Management Systems (OMS) and Execution Management Systems (EMS), Business requirement elicitations, Requirement Gathering, Business Process Flow, Business Process Modelling, Change Management, Release Management, workflow description and prototypes. Experienced in performing SWOT analysis, Risk analysis, Cost benefit analysis, Feasibility study, Impact assessment, Cause and effect analysis (root cause analysis), Effort estimation and mitigation plan. Designed and maintained ETL processes for data extraction, transformation, and loading. Lead the Data Cloud (AWS) development effort focusing on scalability, quality and performance. Collaborated with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and ensure data governance compliance. Conducted data quality assessments and data profiling analysis to identify areas for improvement. Designed data infrastructure strategies, including the overall enterprise data management framework, data security, and compliance. PMP Certified. Excellent problem-solving, presentation and leadership skills. Managed cross function team and outsourced teams. IE Business School International MBA University of Ballarat Masters of Information Technology Osmania University Masters of Computer Science Osmania University Bachelors of Computer Science Education Jan 2019 - Dec 2019 Nov 2003 - Dec 2006 Jun 1999 - Jul 2003 Jun 1996 - Jun 1999 Skills Project Management: Agile & Waterfall Methodologies, Scrum Framework, Jira, Kanban, Confluence, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Microsoft Project, Visio. Business Development, P&L Management, Strategic Planning, Operations Management, Customer Relationship Management, Staff Training & Development, Contract Negotiations, Budgeting & Forecasting Data Management: Databricks, Data lake, Data warehouse, Big Data, Hadoop, Apache Kafka, Spark, Business Intelligence, IBM Info Sphere Master Data Management (MDM), Tableau, IBM Information Server, DataStage, Informatics, OBIEE, Business Object, Cognos BI suite, Microsoft SQL Server, Mongo DB, DB2, ORACLE, PL/SQL, TERADATA, MS Access, Pro*C, Oracle Designer, Oracle Forms/Reports, ERWIN Web Technologies: AWS, Java J2EE, API, Web frameworks (Struts and Spring), Service-oriented architecture/web services (SOAP/REST), IBM API Connect, Microservices Architecture, AngularJS, ReactJS and Azure Devops. Other Tools & Technologies: Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce, Mulesoft, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Clarity, PEGA, RPA (Robotic Process Automation), Cloud Computing, AWS, Azure, ServiceNow, Blockchain Technologies, Python, C/C++, UNIX SHELL, AIX, UNIX, IBM MQ Series, Dynatrace & ITCAM, Akamai, SiteMinder, Actimize, Ping Identity, Splunk, Oracle Identity Management, IBM Data Power, and Enterprise Security Framework. Experience Sr. Project Manager Abbott Laboratories - Alameda, CA Jan 2023 - Present Working on Abbott s Lingo Bio-wearable, which is a next-generation technology. Reviewed pre-defined deliverables/activities as identified in the SWQA Non-Product Quality Process and/or SWQA Product. Identified the product vision and work closely with designers and the product owner to translate their visions into metrics. Worked closely with developers, QA teams, and clients to ensure on-time and within-budget project delivery. Implemented Agile methodologies, resulting in a 20% increase in project completion rate and customer satisfaction. Work with the technology team and Data Science team to ensure all the metrics and deliverables are managed to get proper predictions. Develop detailed requirements (business, user, process, system requirements functional and non-functional) and establish traceability to the business vision. Partner with development teams to identify key areas of risk in new solutions. Implemented various automated strategies to enhance the quality of the product. Utilized PMI standards and frameworks to develop project charters, plans, and schedules, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and stakeholder expectations. Led cross-functional teams in adhering to PMI best practices for project execution, risk management, and quality assurance. Worked closely with clients to understand their business requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Collaborated with stakeholders to identify project requirements, define scope, and manage changes using PMI- approved change control processes. Monitored project progress and performance metrics, employing PMI methodologies to identify and mitigate risks, resolve issues, and ensure project delivery within scope, schedule, and budget constraints. Proficient in Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) methodologies and Project Management Institute (PMI) best practices. Strong understanding of PMI standards and frameworks for project management. Experience applying PMI principles to successfully manage projects from initiation to closure. Project Management Professional (PMP ) Certification from PMI. Designed and implemented Git branching strategies tailored to project requirements, promoting best practices for feature development, testing, and release management. Executed release cutovers with precision, coordinating activities across development, testing, and production environments to minimize downtime and ensure successful deployments. Provided on-site and remote support to clients, troubleshooting issues and implementing enhancements to meet evolving business requirements. Managed Infrastructure related projects including task tracking, reconciling budgets, and status reporting Maintained current knowledge of IT development methodology, architecture, and related standards. Advocated and ensures usage of new standards by team members. Responded to and resolved development issues in a timely manner. Identified potential solutions, including the cost/benefit of each option. Reviewed complex technical issues with technical lead. Provided project reporting and status updates through client Steering Committee meetings, leadership meetings, and frequent stand-up meetings. Ensured the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes and guidelines are understood and adhered too Defining work strategies, aligning these with resources and desired client outcomes, and overseeing planning and execution of the work. Actively participated in Agile development processes, contributing to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings. Project Manager Google - Mountainview, CA Feb 2022 - Dec 2022 Participating in preparation of quality assessments, reports, and metrics, formulating go-no go statement based on reports and metrics, test progress and defect status Acting as the main liaison communicating between the team the rest of the internal and external organization Manage a test team of 75 people across on-shore and off-shore Worked with the Confidential PMO office focusing on Data Center Infrastructure projects. Worked with infrastructure and the business on planning the replacement of 4 PDU s in the data center Responsible for Risk management, Release management, scoping major milestones, timelines and overall business objectives. Provided KPI and CPI dashboard reporting (weekly, monthly and ad hoc reports) for several projects. Engaging & collaboration with stakeholders for planning, execution, monitoring & status reviewing Applied different estimating methods to estimate timescales, effort and costs for the testing phases Risk identification, assessment, mitigation plan Responsible for detailed Test and cutover plans for each Infrastructure project. Driving automation initiatives, monitoring & reporting Responsible for producing the overall test delivery plan and defining the business test deliverable milestones, Responsible for all assigned infrastructure project inception to delivery. Work closely with Sales and Solution Architects to ensure SOW s are worded correctly and the proper amount of time is allocated for each phase. Test tasks and activities whilst determining whether automation tools can be utilized Collaborated with development and operations teams to improve workflow efficiency, reduce cycle times, and increase deployment frequency. Managed and monitored requirements by developing Requirement Traceability Matrix against the test cases. Constantly kept stakeholders involved with timely and relevant updates through the entire lifecycle Managed various stakeholders' expectations through the development lifecycle of the product Involved in SIF integration to develop xml code for external applications to perform search match API calls against MDM Hub Data. Relationship types using Hierarchy tool to enable Hierarchy Manager (HM) in MDM HUB implementation. Performed an end-to-end data Lineage assessment and documentation for Metric's. Provided technical guidance and training to team members on Git/GitHub best practices, branching strategies, and release management processes. Development and testing of User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) for improved customer experience of commercial banking portal. Collaborate with IT management, stakeholders, dental office staff to plan, manage and execute all phases of software development and infrastructure implementations Worked closely with the IT infrastructure, Storage, DB, and support center team to analyze and implement the best tools and practices Performed data analysis and data Profiling using complex SQL queries on various source systems including SQL Developer, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft Access. Implemented data governance using Microsoft Visio, and Excel. Lead meetings to socialize organization's premiere data governance program that incorporates automation in response to increase Transparency, Accuracy, and Accessibility IT Project Manager United HealthCare - Green Bay, WI May 2020 - Jan 2022 Project 1: Developed multiple services for coordination of daily portfolio management. These services drive automation of the transaction activities necessary to keep a managed portfolio aligned to its recommended target investment allocation (IRA, General account and personal financial planning). Leveraged UI pages with the backend DPM services. Project 2: To maintain the investment data for internal and external facing consumers by developing the different applications and databases for source, store, steward and distribute the global EIP data. Project 3: Maintained and dispositioned Separately managed accounts (SMA). Migrated the applications from PCF to AWS and closed business as per the program schedule. Provided senior level IT project management for software, middleware, or hardware deliverables. Managed medium and small projects. Used IT s project management standards to deliver project on time, within budget, and with agreed upon functionality and quality to internal clients. Developed, implemented, and monitored technical project plan. Identified deliverables, milestone, and tasks for the project(s). Interviewed team members for estimates. Updated schedule in IT project repository. Plans and integrates schedule, resources, and deliverables with IT department and vendors. Communicated with internal clients, team members, management, and IT partners to ensure requirements and priorities are understood. Monitored project progress, and distributed reports to management and client. Developed strong relationships with client. Met with clients to advise on resources, budget, and deliverables. Indirectly managed team members. Worked with resources/departments managers to ensure adequate resources are in place. Lead and facilitated project related meetings. Project Manager Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency - Harrisburg, PA Feb 2019 - Apr 2020 Accountable for delivering results for large/complex/cross-functional project initiatives within established timeframes and quality measures. Directed resources on assigned projects and ensure clarity of project roles and responsibilities. Translated project goals/objectives into a defined future state and project success measures that can be understood by project stakeholders and delivered by the project team Communicated effectively at all levels, from executive C-level management down to project resources. Ensured technology solutions are managed to support business strategies, often working with senior management Directed the integration of technical aspects of all related projects/programs. Conducted analyses and cost/benefit assessments and helping to other technology services. Monitored financials to ensure budget compliance. Worked in Agile- Scrum Framework environment facilitating requirement elaboration and elicitation, and other business processes (AS-IS vs TO-BE) related optimization activities. Increment (PSPI) and help decide which features are DONE and satisfied using the acceptance criteria. Associate Project Manager Disney Cruise Line - Orlando, FL Sep 2016 - Dec 2018 Worked in water scrum fall environment and assisted team in following agile principles effectively. Played lead role in organizing and communicating detailed updates to senior business leaders on identified issues, project status reports, and any required reporting. Conducted JAD (Joint Application Development) sessions and focus groups to gather business Requirements. Documented requirements and prepared the BRD then worked with the development team to translate them into technical requirements and acted as a liaison between business users and technical team. Developed wireframes and prototypes to get the feedback from business users and another stakeholder. Developed UML (unified modelling language) diagrams like Use Cases Diagram, Activity Diagram, Sequence Diagram, Class Diagram and Coloration Diagram using MS VISIO 2016. Prepared business Process Models that include modelling of all the activities of business from conceptual to procedural level to explain workflows and security rules to team. Conducted data analysis of end-to-end data flow to identify data gaps and data integrity issues with focus on raising alerts and tickets on any errors. Involved in Data analysis, Data cleansing and Data migration to reporting systems. Worked in various data environments Data Warehouse, Meta-data and ETL to create various reports and matrices. Defined and created the Test strategies and associated scripts for the verification and validation of all defined business requirements and associated functionality. Business System Analyst Autodesk Inc., San Rafael, CA Jan 2015 - Jul 2016 Acted as a liaison between partner divisions and IT to develop complex workflow capabilities Worked on all phases of the system development, procedures for requesting, implementing & supporting the process Conducted face-to-face workshops & collaborative meetings with subject matter experts & development team to gather the list of high-level requirements for the critical data elements that need to come under governance. Created team specific Agile process flow in Jira to move tasks from one activity to another. Responsible for creating UML Modelling Plans, Use Cases, activity diagrams and sequence diagrams. Developed and enforced methods and validation mechanisms for ensuring data quality. Hands on experience in performing decomposition of physical elements into meaningful logical entities. Automated the daily tasks by writing SQL procedural queries which reduced the monitoring task by 70%. Worked with data Engineering team to develop automation and connect over 20 internal systems Defined test cases and scripts that correspond to business requirements along with test planning and execution support. Business Analyst Department of Transportand Road Services(DOTARS)-Canberra, Aus Apr 2007 - Oct 2014 Participated in the Kick-offs meetings to understand product vision and strategy with business owners, SME's, stakeholders and team to gain strong understanding of the Key Performance Indicators (KPI)'s. Gathered requirements from business owner, stakeholders and wrote user stories, epics in collaboration with the development team, breaking stories into executable and estimable task. Designed Wireframes for multiple screens for the team to get a better understanding Worked with the team to define the "Definition of Done" Involved in Planning and prioritizing product feature backlog and development for the product. Assisted team of engineering and designers to build and ship a minimum viable product (MVP). Used UML diagrams to visually express the core functionality of the system under development. Worked with the team to decompose epics, themes, and features into user stories that met the INVEST criteria in the Backlog Refinement Meeting Assisted in planning sprints by ensuring user stories are meeting definition of ready for development with defined acceptance criteria. Participated in Daily Stand-Ups to understand the progress/ impediments for assessing the possible risk. 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