Devangi Desai
Cumming,GA
Summary
Highly analytical professional with hands-on experience in IT including Project Management and Quality Assurance with sound background working with Legacy Data Migration for over 10+ years of experience serving mid-sized and Fortune 500 companies. Proficient in managing and driving projects utilizing Agile methodology such as Kanban & Scrum and Waterfall. Strength lies in all aspects of the SDLC in software implementation from project conception, gathering of requirements, software system configuration, migration/conversion, UAT/QA processes, deployment as well as end user support after implementation. Knowledge of banking, preferably Global Debt Financing products and Credit Risk Management (audit & compliance). Skilled in managing all phases of diverse/simultaneous projects to maximize employer satisfaction. Experience with Supply and Chain industry.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. IT Project Manager
Luminous Solutions
11.2023 - Current
- Company has been around for 18 years and they offer professional services in the Watson Supply chain focusing in B2B integration, Managed File Transfer and Tailored EDI solutions
- Responsible for leading projects and technology implementations
- Led the cross functional team where Kohler will partner with NFI to integrate Kohler SAP with Manhattan WMS
- 3PL (third party) Manhattan & SAP integration project covering the number of EDI transactions
- Partnering with internal and external customers as well as vendor partners to understand the objectives associated with a project and to ensure the scope is properly defined and documented
- Managed the Project using IPEC module (initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling and Project Close)
- Responsible for the project intake process, project planning, project oversight, facilitation, and escalation of project issues and support of project staff
- Help ensure the project meets deadlines, coordinate efforts of team members and oversee all aspects of a project to ensure it is completed on-time and within budget
- Partner with internal and external customers to understand and define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with management and stakeholders
- Manage vendor partners and resources for IT projects that require contracts with external parties
- Take ownership and actively manage the project throughout its entire lifecycle following the standard project management processes and methodologies from IT
- Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders while holding them accountable for the execution of the project work
- Communicate status of projects to key stakeholders on a regular basis and with total transparency
- Make sure issues and risks are proactively identified, documented, and mitigated throughout the life of the project
- Work with Resource Manager and other department managers to constantly improve resource management procedures
- Proactively manage employee relationships by anticipating potential conflicts and mitigating their impact
- Provide yearly ‘Reviews’ to the resource managers for the employees
- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
- Got Bold Recognition by the Team for Collaboration with Business, Vendors and Clients.
Kohler
Kohler Co
05.2022 - 11.2023
- Company is one of the largest privately operated firms in the United States
- Unlike others that were once public companies but were taken private through debt-ridden leveraged buyouts, Kohler has always been owned and run by a circle of family members who descended from the founder
- Received BOLD Recognition for the Project.
Sr. Project Manager
Equifax, Aarav Solutions
02.2021 - 05.2022
- Responsible for leading projects and technology implementations
- Led the Team where Kohler will partner with NFI to integrate Kohler SAP with Manhattan WMS
- 3PL (third party) Manhattan & SAP integration project covering the number of EDI transactions
- Partnering with internal and external customers as well as vendor partners to understand the objectives associated with a project and to ensure the scope is properly defined and documented
- Managed the Project using IPEC module (initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling and Project Close)
- Responsible for the project intake process, project planning, project oversight, facilitation, and escalation of project issues and support of project staff
- Help ensure the project meets deadlines, coordinate efforts of team members and oversee all aspects of a project to ensure it is completed on-time and within budget
- Partner with internal and external customers to understand and define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with management and stakeholders
- Manage vendor partners and resources for IT projects that require contracts with external parties
- Take ownership and actively manage the project throughout its entire lifecycle following the standard project management processes and methodologies from IT
- Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders while holding them accountable for the execution of the project work
- Communicate status of projects to key stakeholders on a regular basis and with total transparency
- Make sure issues and risks are proactively identified, documented, and mitigated throughout the life of the project
- Work with Resource Manager and other department managers to constantly improve resource management procedures
- Proactively manage employee relationships by anticipating potential conflicts and mitigating their impact
- Provide yearly ‘Reviews’ to the resource managers for the employees
- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
- Got Bold Recognition by the Team for Collaboration with Business, Vendors and Clients
- As a global data, analytics, and technology company, they play an essential role in the economy by helping companies in diverse industries such as automotive, communications, utilities, financial services, fintech, healthcare, insurance, mortgage, professional services, retail, e-commerce, and government agencies, make critical decisions with greater confidence
- Their unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and technology lets us create the insights that power
- Received Bold Recognition for the Project.
Licensed Premier Banker II
Wells Fargo
Alpharetta, GA
09.2016 - 02.2021
- Provide accounting and business administration expertise to increase productivity/profitability
- Oversee data management, and provide leadership, while nurturing robust business relationships
- Create and implement customer service solutions to maximize customer satisfaction
- Collaborate with clients to determine viability, reliability, and risk
- Evaluate and recommend to advance opportunities and investments
- Supervise adherence to financial regulations, while delivering projects/programs
- Managed $150M as well as a portfolio consisting of cash, credit and investment products
- Closed $1.1M in new business and over $200k in loans on a quarterly basis
- Provided personalized financial planning and wealth management services to high-net-worth clients
- Conducted in-depth financial analysis to understand clients' goals, risk tolerance, and investment preferences
- Developed and implemented customized wealth management strategies, including investment portfolios, retirement planning, and estate planning
- Monitored and adjusted client portfolios based on market conditions, economic trends, and changes in clients' financial situations
- Established and maintained strong client relationships, earning trust and loyalty through transparent communication and exceptional service
- Devised financial strategies and analyses that led toward financial well-being of the organization
- Addressed and promptly answered client’s phone calls and queries.
Manager on Duty/ Relationship Banker / Small Business Specialist
JPMorgan Chase
Schaumburg, IL
05.2010 - 09.2016
- Identified, analyzed, and mitigated uncertainties to ensure optimal operational workflow
- Assessed financial situations by gathering information, evaluating risk, developing strategies, and guiding towards established goals
- Monitored all new products, services, and systems for compliance management
- Led and managed a diverse team of specialists in banking, investments, business banking, mortgages, real estate development and estate planning to increase client acquisitions
- Ranked among the Top 10 highest producing bankers in the market
- Awarded for high excellence in Business Banking
- Provided personalized financial planning and wealth management services to high-net-worth clients
- Conducted in-depth financial analysis to understand clients' goals, risk tolerance, and investment preferences
- Developed and implemented customized wealth management strategies, including investment portfolios, retirement planning, and estate planning
- Monitored and adjusted client portfolios based on market conditions, economic trends, and changes in clients' financial situations
- Established and maintained strong client relationships, earning trust and loyalty through transparent communication and exceptional service
- Received MVP award for multiple months in a row
- Achieved highest score of 98% in branch audits.
Project Manager
TCF Bank
01.2006 - 01.2010
- Provide support to agile ceremonies including daily stand up and backlog refinement
- Coordinate with PMO Project Managers and Scrum Masters to ensure successful project delivery on time and within budget
- Develop project plans aligned with PMO standards in collaboration with all key stakeholders
- Conduct scorecard update meetings to report status to key stakeholders
- Oversee all aspects of operations related to sprint including planning, demos of working software, and retrospectives
- Served as the main point of contact to drive effective communication throughout all project phases
- Conducting working sessions with all respective stakeholders along with all application leads
- Worked closely with the product management and technical stakeholders to clarify the schedule, status and details of project
- Created JIRA Dashboard that showed project velocity and progress
- Report sent daily/weekly for status and blockers to St/Exec leadership
- Directed changes in project scope as well as enforced and led change control
- Protected agile/project team from outside distractions and interferences
- Managed AF internal/external member stakeholder status meetings as to satisfaction
- Received Bold Recognition by the Director for being a great communicator and leading the project
- Excellent Communicator, leverage technical, business, and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams
- Implemented agile methodologies using a Scrum framework throughout the organization from executives to software to marketing
- Drive planning, execution, delivery, status updates within the end-to-end IT development cycle for enterprise-wide projects such as system integrations impacting multiple reporting entities
- Worked as a Resource Manager by working with HR and other staff managers to manage staffing
- Focus comprehensively on plan, build, deliver by tracking responsibility of projects within the end-to-end IT development cycle
- Led all sprint planning, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives and daily scrums with the development team, QA Team and Data Migration Teams
- Work closely with Project Owner, Product Owner, Technical Architect Leads, QA Team
- Business, DevOps Team, Development Team along with all application leads.
Project Manager
KK Enterprises
01.2003 - 01.2006
Project Coordinator
Household
01.2002 - 01.2003
Project Coordinator
Ameri quest Mortgage
01.2001 - 01.2002
Education
Bachelor - Commerce (Business
H.A College
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) Certifications & Licenses CSM Certified | PMP in Progress | CISA (after PMP) | FINRA Licenses - undefined
Skills
- Technical Proficiencies
- Strategy Planning & Execution Risk Assessment & Mitigation Cost Control/Quality Assurance Programming & Development Contract Negotiation & Renewal Compliance Management
- Cloud Platforms: Azure, GCP and AWS Web Services, hands on with Azure Portal
- Capstone Project Skills: Azure Service, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Containerization, Web Server Configuration, Networking, Error Handling, Git and Version Control, Scripting, Troubleshooting and Debugging, Storage Configuration, Geographical Deployment
- Cloud Systems: Azure and AWS Web Services, Azure Automation, Azure Monitor
- Infrastructure as Code: Azure Resource Manager (ARM templates, Terraform
- Languages:
- SQL, JAVA, UNIX Shell Scripts, TSL, VB Scripts, ABAP (SAP)
- Databases: SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, MS Access, MS SQL(SAP)
- Domains: Credit Risk Management, Finance, Credit Bureau, Manufacturing (Supply/Chain)
- SDLC Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall
- Web Technologies: XML, HTML/DHTML, JavaScript
- Version Control: Git, GitHub
- Defect Management Tool: JIRA, Kanban
- Project Management Tool: Confluence, JIRA, ServiceNow, Smartsheet
- Operating System: Windows, UNIX, MS-DOS, Ubuntu
Affiliations
ISACA Member – West Florida Chapter
Project Management Institute
Timeline
Sr. IT Project Manager
Luminous Solutions
11.2023 - Current
Kohler
Kohler Co
05.2022 - 11.2023
Sr. Project Manager
Equifax, Aarav Solutions
02.2021 - 05.2022
Licensed Premier Banker II
Wells Fargo
09.2016 - 02.2021
Manager on Duty/ Relationship Banker / Small Business Specialist
JPMorgan Chase
05.2010 - 09.2016
Project Manager
TCF Bank
01.2006 - 01.2010
Project Manager
KK Enterprises
01.2003 - 01.2006
Project Coordinator
Household
01.2002 - 01.2003
Project Coordinator
Ameri quest Mortgage
01.2001 - 01.2002
Bachelor - Commerce (Business
H.A College