Jul 2016 – Jul 2021 · 5 yrs · Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Lead a multi-million dollar program by performing the role of an Overall Program Manager and Scrum Master for a client who wants to migrate from Test Center Deliveries to Web-Based Cloud platform deliveries to overcome their pandemic loss
• Also, leading a High-visibility, High-stakes internal project where interaction and coordination with 9 stable teams along with close collaboration with DataBase, Configuration Management, and Pearson Technologies is the key to success
• Working very closely with Executive Sponsors and important stakeholders from Client Program Management and Operations by keeping them informed on important decisions and next steps

Dec 2013 – Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Successfully delivered and supported new client launches like AAMC and ACCA
• Manage project initiation and planning phases. Define and prioritize project tasks to establish project goals, requirements, and desired results
• Establish project charter, facilitate review with the project steering committee, key stakeholders, and project teams and gain charter sign-off
• Manage project execution, controlling, and closing phases. Establish schedules and project parameters; develop procedures to accomplish project goals
• Responsible for driving cross-cutting technical solutions and plans across our product and tech teams
• Identify and manage project risk and issues
• Introduced and implemented Burndown chart which helped in forecasting the project completion date
• Coordinate the work across multiple projects with other project staff from various functional departments
• Track the execution process to ensure that the project team adheres to reporting requirements
• Facilitate team meetings, scrum ceremonies to discuss and review the work
• Act as the focal point for project problem resolution and escalation
• Manage project quality delivery. Ensure the software development quality provided and delivered meets that in the agreed plan
• Ensure that the team follows all formal and informal best practices in software development and other initiatives
• Manage project change. Identify changes from the original project scope and conduct an impact assessment
• Communicate with stakeholders and drive the decision-making process
• Manage project budget. Establish, track, report, and update as needed on project budget, actual expenses, and forecasts of remaining expenses

Oct 2013 – Jul 2014 · 9 mos · Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Mar 2011 – Jul 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

Jul 2010 – Jan 2011 · 6 mos

Dec 2006 – Jun 2010 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Jun 2006 – Oct 2006 · 4 mos