Ramesh D

With more than 17 years of experience in information technology (7 years in project management and 10 years in application development). Highly skilled IT project manager with experience in leading and overseeing the successful delivery of IT projects to Wealth management, Insurance companies, Finance, Airline, and ERP solution etc., Proficient in managing project scope, resources, and timelines to ensure the on-time and within-budget completion of projects. Strong expertise in coordinating cross-functional teams, communicating with stakeholders, managing vendors and ensuring compliance with government regulations, industry-specific requirements, and quality standards.

17+ years’ experience in US/EU/ASIA: China, Hong Kong, Europe and United States

Project lifecycle management
Project scheduling and budgeting
Agile Project Management
System migration/integration
Quality assurance
Done the environment set up in DEV,UAT and Production Systems

• Oversee and provide leadership to a cross-functional project team of 10-15 members, effectively coordinating their activities to ensure seamless execution and timely delivery of project milestones.
• Design and lead the overall project plan, manage each step of the IT project SDLC.
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of various IT projects, ensuring adherence to project plans, budgets, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather project requirements, define objectives, and establish project scope.
• Develop and execute project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and risk management strategies.
• Monitor project progress, identified potential risks or issues, and implemented corrective actions to keep projects on track.
• Maintain regular project meeting with all stakeholders and vendor, providing updates on project status, risks, and mitigation strategies. 
• Presented project progress and outcomes to both internal and external IT management during management and PSC meetings, facilitated the escalation of potential project risks and issues.
• Implement agile management ideals by facilitating exercises such as sprint planning and team leading standups
•  Manage project timelines and communicate with management staff and clients to ensure project progress satisfactorily.
• Enact delivery upon completion of projects and ensure that delivery adheres to agile practices maintained by the company.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of multiple projects.
• Continuous Integration (CI): Increased quality by helping team implement / run daily automation tests. 
• Multi-level Testing: worked with QA team members and facilitated all levels of testing.
• Tracked Velocity: Tracked and communicated team velocity and Sprint/ release progress.
• Facilitated Release planning sessions: Collaborated with team and business owner to determine what each release should include and when it should be delivered.
• Daily Stand-up Meetings: Encouraged collaboration in a very brief meeting to rapidly take the pulse of the project, address challenges, and coordinate team activities.
• Iteration Review/ Demo Sessions: Demonstrated completed functionality to stakeholders, showing progress; gained important feedback that was implemented. 
• Iteration Retrospective Session: Reflected on project and process issues, took appropriate action. 
• Ensured all stories are tested prior to deployment.
• Measure performance using appropriate project management tools and techniques.
• Manage the relationship with the client and relevant stakeholders.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project.
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals.

BE B.E, Computer Science and Engineering 2002 - 2005