Arati Pundikar
Seattle,WA
Summary
Result oriented Technical Program Manager with 9+ years of experience across diverse domains in AI/ ML, cloud solutions and agile delivery. Skilled at leading cross-functional teams, aligning technical capabilities with business goals, gathering business requirements and driving process improvements. Enthusiastic about delivering high-quality software.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Project Manager
PwC
11.2023 - Current
- Gen AI/ Machine learning projects, Led multiple GenAI initiatives at PwC Digital including a GenAI tool to auto-generate user stories, reducing SDLC time from months to weeks
- Automated test case generation using LLMs for a U.S auto insurer, cutting developer effort by 80%
- Migrated legacy code to Google Cloud for a U.S. Telecom giant, leveraging LLM-based automation to reduce developer effort by 60%
Technical Project Manager
PwC
06.2022 - 10.2023
- Led a cross-functional team of 10 to develop the Account Planning Dashboard, coordinating global design, engineering, data, and research teams
- Optimized workflows in Azure DevOps (ADO) by structuring tasks and prioritizing the backlog, enhancing efficiency
- Led daily scrums and stakeholder alignment, addressing customer needs, enhancing communication and driving continuous improvement
Product Owner
PwC
06.2017 - 06.2021
- Led a large-scale migration to AWS for a major U.S
- Airline, reducing outages by 90%
- Implemented an early risk identification framework for cloud technologies, accelerating delivery by 20% and enhancing budget management
- Defined and documented 200+ business requirements as epics, features, and user stories in JIRA, ensuring zero defect slippage through robust Agile; coaching team members on best practices
Senior Test Engineer
Mindtree
09.2014 - 05.2017
- Led end-to-end testing for a leading U.S
- Bank, reducing transaction errors by 30% and minimizing operational costs
- Executed test strategies for functional, White-box, ETL, API, and Mobile testing, documenting in Confluence to enhance reliability, cut production defects by 40%, and improve cost efficiency
Education
Bachelor of Engineering -
Shivaji University
05.2013
Skills
- Project management
- Product management
- Stakeholder management
- Agile methodology
- Requirements gathering
- UAT
- Performance testing
- End-to-end testing
- Cloud-based services
Certification
- Management Essentials eDiploma from Harvard Business School Online
- Certified Product Owner - CSPO
- AWS (associate developer) certified Software engineer
- ISTQB certified test engineer
Timeline
Technical Project Manager
PwC
11.2023 - Current
Technical Project Manager
PwC
06.2022 - 10.2023
Product Owner
PwC
06.2017 - 06.2021
Senior Test Engineer
Mindtree
09.2014 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Engineering -
Shivaji University
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