UMAPATHI RAJA

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Championed change management initiatives, guiding teams through successful transitions to new methodologies and techniques.
• Enhanced team productivity by implementing Agile methodologies and improving communication between cross-functional teams.
• Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
• Resolved impediments to team progress by proactively identifying issues and facilitating effective solutions.
• Streamlined project delivery by conducting daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and review meetings for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Improved overall project efficiency with effective coordination between development, testing, deployment, and support teams during release cycles.
• Established a strong foundation for successful project outcomes through efficient resource allocation and workload distribution among team members.
• Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
• Ensured alignment between business goals and technical requirements by working closely with stakeholders during sprint planning sessions.
• Fostered a culture of continuous improvement, leading retrospectives to identify areas for process enhancement.

Products Handled - Corporate Properties Group

Currently handling 2 Teams CPG Analytics and BI (MS SQL) and CPG Intranet.(.Net) as a Senior SM with roles & responsibilities described above.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
• Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
• Presented regular status reports to executive leadership, providing insights into progress made toward achieving key milestones.
• Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
• Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
• Optimized resource allocation by closely monitoring project progress and adjusting team assignments as needed.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to determine timely delivery and compliance of project requirements.
• Maintained Documentation to meet regulatory and compliance requirements.

Projects Handled:

Title - 1SAS Grid Technology Refresh

Lead PM for one of the high priority projects SAS Technology Refresh as part of this project new Infrastructure will be set up for SAS environment at one of our Data center and data migrations will take place for enhanced performance.

Title: Decommission Program

As part of the Technology Health Refresh (THR) initiative of the Organization, and to continually maintain and sustain EDA's application infrastructure in keeping with corporate policy, the End of Life work stream implemented a revised plan for remediating servers which are nearing their end of life dates or have other risk factors requiring remediation.

Title: Middleware Remediation Program

Remediate / upgrade / remove aged versions of Middleware software from Application servers to Maintain and sustain EDA's application infrastructure in keeping with corporate policy

Role and Responsibilities :

• Facilitated communication among team members to solve complex technical challenges efficiently and effectively.
• Delivered reliable solutions by overseeing software design, development, testing, implementation, and support phases of IT projects.
• Built and maintained strong relationships with stakeholders, resulting in increased trust and collaboration on future projects.
• Coordinated with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide updates on progress throughout projects'' lifecycles.

Projects Handled:

Title: Digital Onboarding of Customers as part of Global Standards – Customer Due Diligence Programme (GS-CDD)

• For GS compliance, there is a requirement to capture a set of additional questions during the Onboarding processes of customers through Digital Channels.
• GS CDD standards will monitor and prevent individuals, entities and affiliates from using the bank’s facilities for the purposes of financial crime.
• Responsibilities include Stakeholder management, Risk Mitigation, Planning, Execution, Tracking the project schedule and cost in line with the project plan and Program high level plan.

Title: CTU Transaction Feed – GS CDD

• An automated Customer Risk Assessment Process which will monitor and prevent individuals, entities and affiliates from using the bank’s facilities for the purposes of financial crime.
• As part of this project, new Financial Crime Risk Assessment is being introduced along with more stringent Know your Customer profiling. Whenever a “trigger” event occurs that could result in a change to the customer’s financial crime risk rating. Based on these fraudulent transactions can be Identified.
• Project involves RBWM Wire and cash transactional data to CTU through BI Data warehouse.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
• Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team''s ability to deliver results.
• Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress, and technical problems.

Client : Hartford ,USA

Project Details : Server Refresh Program

• The scope of this project is to migrate, refresh, virtualize servers targeting 115 /month which could be a part of 2014 refreshes, OS upgrade, ESX migration, Server Optimization.
• Plan the strategic and rapid adoption of Private Cloud Services (IaaS) to optimize financial benefits that the new infrastructure (PureFlex) offers.
• Identify & timeline, via prioritization & risk/impact assessment, the workloads that should be migrated to the Private Cloud Services (IaaS), including financial analysis (time to value) and risk analysis.
• Implementation of V2V Migrations (Migration from Legacy to Cloud Services), Physical to Virtual (P2V) and Physical to Physical (P2P). Track the progress of the servers in process of refresh with regular meetings with service lines and other stakeholders and ensure there is no delay in handing over the servers to client.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
• Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
• Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
• Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
• Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team''s ability to deliver results.
• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
• Managed projects from procurement to commission.
• Coordinated material procurement and required services for projects within budget requirements.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers, securing quality materials at competitive prices for efficient use of resources.
• Mentored junior team members in project management best practices to enhance their skills and contribute to better overall performance.
• Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.

Projects Handled :

Client: HUL (Hindustan Unilever Limited), Bangalore Title: DR Migration

• Project aims at shifting of DR to New location by understanding the business requirements, identifying the risks, documenting the risks and keeping all the stakeholders informed
• Devising the project management plan and ascertaining all the tasks in the project management plan are executed in time
• Apprising the respective stakeholders in case of any deviation and involving the management to expedite the resolution of issue
• Monitoring the vendors and ensuring all the deliverables are provided in time as per the scope of work
• Working with vendors IBM, Tata Communications, TULIP, Reliance and Bharti during the course of the project

Client: ICICI Bank, Mumbai. Title: National Project

• This project aimed at rolling outs of ATMs & Branches, Network Management of over 4000 links & handling NOC Monitoring Services, Assets Management, Vendor Management, etc.
• Lead a Team of 8 as Direct Reportees and managed all regional Heads across India to Monitor this project.

• Responsibilities : Understanding Manufacturing process of Automobile equipment Nozzle, Elements, Fuel Injector, Pump and preparing Control Plans, Flow charts, Process Schedules in the production line.