Freelance Lead Consultant London, UK
Education: MBA and B.Tech.
Key Work Areas: Project Management Office, Quality and Testing
Domain: Insurance
Tools: MS-Office, MS Project, EPMO, Test Director
Certifications: CSQA, INS (21,22 & 23)
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £22.22 per hour |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £177.78 per day |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 317058 |
CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
• Education: MBA (IT and Marketing) and B.Tech. (Computer Science)
• Key Work Areas: Project Management Office, Quality and Testing
• Domain Knowledge: Insurance
• Tools: MS-Office, MS Project (including Gantt Charts), EPMO, Test Director
• Certifications: CSQA (93.5%), INS (21, 22 and 23) - ‘Excellent’ Grade
• Competencies: Analytical & logical bent of mind, Quality Orientation, Team Player
Employment History
(May 2006 to Jan 2009)
Lead Consultant
IndiaAssignments:
• PMO (Project/ Program Management Office) Manager
Responsible for contractual SLA (Service Level Agreement) maintenance & audit compliance for project delivery and workflow management processes for a large I.T. outsourcing contract with a FORTUNE 100 Insurance Domain major client.
Ensuring the billing of the portfolio to the maximum potential
Involved in Transition and Transformation of Desktop Services
Involved in planning of processes around Change Management, Risks and Issues management, designing of standard templates and monitoring the progress as per the plan for a new strategic program
Offshore Manager for PMO team, handling a team of 8 Resources
• Knowledge Transfer Project Leader for transforming the Business Unit (Dealing with FORTUNE 100 Insurance Major), from the current Resource Pool Organization with remote leadership into a Delivery Centre Organization with Indian leadership co-located with delivery teams. Responsibilities included Handling work migration of management team, Tracking recruitment status, Planning of Knowledge Transfer and Skill-Gap training, Tracking progress and reporting to client management. The role was then extended to Work Migration and Staffing responsibilities of Non-Managerial Positions relating to the project expansion.
• Dispatcher (Project manager equivalent for small projects) for small development/ maintenance tasks, responsible for project estimation, tracking, reporting to client management and delivery assurance process compliance.
• In-House consulting for development of Implementation Strategy of Follow the Sun Model for Support Projects.
• Involved in co-coordinating and tracking the CMMi Level 3 auditing and ensuring the timelines.
• Involved in handling key Client visits pertaining to the account.
• Involved in Billing analysis and Development of Forecast for FY’07-08 Budget Estimation for the Business unit.
• Communication Specialist for a strategic CSC-wide program ‘Integrated Sourcing Model’
Other Accomplishments:
• Certificate of Appreciation (CoA) for
ensuring strict timelines and successful CMMiL3 certification
organizing Fun@Zurich events
(Mar 2004 to Jun 2004)
Software Quality Engineer
IndiaProject: Acrobat Professional 7.0
• Responsible for Manual & Automated Functional and Localization testing for Alpha and Beta phases for Acrobat Professional 7.0 & Regression Testing for Acrobat Professional 6.0.2
(Aug 2002 to Mar 2004)
Member Technical Staff
HCL Technologies Ltd., IndiaProject 1:- Maintenance and Enhancement for Canadian Travel Portal
• Responsible for Functional, Integration, & Regression testing of Front End and Middle Ware for the portal and ensuring adherence to quality assurance processes
Project 2: Mercury Interactive - Maintenance and Support for Testing Tools
• Responsible for handling Technical queries for testing tool - Test Director and its integration with other tools as WinRunner, QTP, and acted as a shift lead managing a team of 4-8 members
Professional Qualifications
INS (21,22, 23) - Excellent grade
CSQA - 93.5% (valid till 2010)
Education
(Jun 2004 to Mar 2006)
Management Development Institute
Degree: MBA (IT and Marketing)
CGPA Score: 7.0/10
(Aug 1998 to Jun 2002)
YMCA Institute of Engineering, Faridabad
Degree: B.Tech. (Computer Science)
Score: 81%
Achievements
• MENSA member
• NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) Scholarship Holder (All India Rank: 149)
• HSTSE (Haryana State Talent Search Examination) Scholar (State Rank: 6)
• Awarded Merit Scholarship (Given to Top 2 Students) for academic performance in all semesters during Engineering Course
Categories & Freelance Skills
IT & Internet
Categories
Skills
- Business Continuity
- Change Management (Project Management)
- Leadership
- Man Management (Project Management)
- Mentoring (Project Management)
- Multinational Organisation (Project Management)
- Offshore Development (Project Management)
- Programme Management
- Project Management (Project Management)
- Project Office Management (Project Management)
- Project Support (Project Management)
- Test Execution (Project Management)
- Test Planning (Project Management)
Management Consultancy
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