Dec 2024 – Jul 2025 · 7 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Managing 3 programs simultaneously and 20 projects in parallel to keep all of them in given constraints
• Responsible for financial management of all projects’ by managing Capital Expenditures and Operational Expenditures
• Working on project planning, baselining, resource & time management, monitoring budget allocations & utilization
• Closely monitoring success of projects on ‘On Time On Budget’ parameters during execution
• Proactively working on risk management and change management for all projects
• Working on Business Process Improvement (BPI) to increase efficiency for the team and management
• Received appreciation from higher management for implementing process excellence practices in all projects

Apr 2022 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Developed & executed program deliveries roadmap with 90+ key tasks & milestones on 5 projects both, waterfall and agile
• Increased client satisfaction, trust and secured new projects & revenue by consistently delivering high quality results on time
• Executed projects in domains of information security, insurance, e-commerce, regulatory compliances, IT infrastructure, etc.
• Mentored team members / freshers on agile methodologies enhancing their ability to conduct scrum ceremonies regularly
• Conducted in-depth business analysis providing practical insights that streamlined project execution
• Guided the design team in UI development based on the insights from end consumer requirements
• Negotiated with clients, converted nine instances of scope creep into formal change requests, ensuring project alignment
• Implemented Scrum of Scrum on maintenance and deployment projects enhancing team coordination and project efficiency
• Improved project adaptability & flexibility through hybrid project management by Integrating agile practices into waterfall model
• Monitored & analyzed project KPIs like schedule & cost variances, performance indices, burndown & velocity, etc.
• Prepared and implemented risk management & change management plans to handle unexpected situations effectively
• To accommodate changes into project smoothly & to be flexible & adaptive, mentored fixed bid team on agile methodologies
• Strategically managed 3 aspects of project i.e., time, scope and cost to achieve highest profitability
• Practiced lean operations methodologies on all project to reduce waste of resources, cost and time
• Built expertise on Project Management tools like Jira, MS Project, ClickUp, Trello, Bitrix24, Miro, etc.
• As a change agent, trained the cross-functional teams of ~ 50 members across all projects for efficient & quality delivery
• By timely mentoring & coaching new team members, brought forward their management skills for their own career growth

Apr 2014 – Mar 2022 · 7 yrs 11 mos · Pune Area, India

• Scrum Master: ODT, Dashboard for Business Excellence, 3DX Solution Challenge, Industry Processes Solution Experience
• Project Manager: Scalability Testing with 3 methods in Catia brand’s 4 domains to work on 3 attributes affecting 100+ QAs
• Formulated KPIs for PCS team on 10 releases; expanded analysis on SaaS environment testing and performance
• Set up best practices through process improvements for 2 apps, 3 roles & 35 modules on on-premise and cloud platform
• R&D Specialist on Catia V5 and 3DExperience releases from R2015x to R2023x for Digital Mockup (DMU)
• Project lead, ‘Techathon’, 2019; Evaluator, ‘Aakruti – SolidWorks Nationwide Design Contest’, 2019, 2020, 2021
• ISTQB certified professional software tester; awarded for: 'Idea to Innovation', 2016 and 'Tough Bug', 2015
• Projects:
• ODT Catalogue, 2021 | Team size: 3
• Scalability – GBEST, 2020 | Team size: 5
• Techathon – Dashboard for Business Excellence, 2019 | Team size: 4
• 3DX Solution Challenge, 2017 | Cross Brands | Team size: 8
• Industry Processes Solution Experience, 2016 | Cross Apps | Team size: 8
• Analysis Specialist, Catia Performance (Regression & Progression) Analysis
• Administrative support, functional management, release management
• Quality Assurance Engineer, R&D Catia (PLM - Interference App)
• ISTQB certified professional software tester
• Operational and processes excellence: Catia Best Practices & SOPs

Aug 2013 – Dec 2013 · 4 mos · Dabhel, Daman. · On-site

• Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET), Production Management
• Production shift in-charge; organized operational & process excellence practices on the production line

Jan 2013 – Jul 2013 · 6 mos · Vikhroli, Mumbai · On-site

• Intern, Production department; 5 mini-projects to increase throughput of the department through operational excellence
• Projects: Plant Capacity Enhancement, Dimensional Analysis, Total Productive Maintenance, Operational Efficiency, & SOPs

Sep 2012 – Dec 2012 · 3 mos · Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Intern, Production department; 3 mini-projects for increasing production efficiency through processes and time studies
• Accomplished implementation of Maynard Operations Sequence Technique (MOST) on production line