Nishant Verma
Frisco,TX
Summary
Goal-oriented professional with over 20 years' experience in IT consulting, product and project management, delivery, troubleshooting and support. Strong experience in Clarity PPM for over 13 years. Seasoned at designing, developing, configuring, testing and integrating data. Organized and efficient with excellent communication skills. Agile team player who can assume multiple roles and deliver innovative solutions.
Overview
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Certification
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Clarity PPM Consultant
City of Seattle (via Chameleon Technologies)
Seattle, WA
09.2018 - Current
- As Techno-Functional Consultant and Administrator for large Clarity PPM implementation, I was the principal architect, developer, administrator and technical support
- Executed Workflow process development and Integration requirements into solutions by utilizing Clarity Studio platform, GEL Script, SOAP/XOG and REST API
- Executed cloud migration of on-premise Clarity PPM to SaaS (AWS cloud)
- Performed upgrade of Clarity from v13 to v15 (on-prem)
- Created reports and dashboards for executive leadership using Jaspersoft as well as Tableau
- Trusted Advisor to the Director on overall PPM strategy and road map
- Trained developers and support resources with no prior experience in Clarity PPM.
Technology Manager
Expedia
Bellevue, WA
06.2015 - 08.2018
- Product Owner of CA PPM (CA Clarity) which is Expedia's PPM tool for time tracking, resource, project and portfolio management in service for over 15 years
- Designed and implemented integration of CA PPM On Demand with Workday HCM, Oracle Financials and SAP Fieldglass VMS & Hyperion Planning
- Managed a team of DevOps engineers to create custom solutions and tools for Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team
- Created data warehouse on premise as well as in AWS cloud and data cube on MS SQL Server comprising of data from CA PPM, Service Now ITSM, JIRA & Workday for financial reporting
- Led onboarding and integration of Orbitz & Homeaway acquisitions on to Expedia's CA PPM platform.
Principal Consultant
CA Technologies
Seattle, WA
05.2007 - 05.2015
- As Principal Consultant and Architect, assessed business requirements, designed and implemented multiple Clarity PPM solutions for a variety of customers spanning telecom, energy, healthcare and banking verticals
- Supported Practice Directors in pre-sales by writing RFPs, demos and leading technical discussions in Security (Siteminder, Arcot MFA & Layer 7 API) and Business Management (Clarity PPM, Rally) practices
- Provided post implementation training and technical/functional support to customers
- Mentored associate and junior consultants and assisted HR in hiring college graduates.
Co-Founder & Solution Architect
ECHO Labs LLC
Denver, CO
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Founding member and product manager for a startup providing cloud based messaging services
- Architected cloud based email provisioning solution integrating billing, provisioning, CRM and Issue tracking systems on Messaging stack using CommuniGate Pro
- Product strategy and roadmap, PRD/MRD for ECHO Labs messaging solution offerings.
Senior Consultant & Analyst
ECHO Broadband
Herndon, VA
01.2003 - 01.2003
- Assisted in performance testing and benchmarking of a new product launch
- Advisory role to development team for creating a cable modem monitoring system.
Field Engineer & Senior Systems Engineer
Alopa Networks
Sunnyvale, CA
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Onsite Consultant for field trials at leading American Cable Company (Adelphia)
- Created inbound and outbound integration solution for MetaServ with CSG and DST billing systems
- Principal developer for cable modem provisioning and OSS solution called MetaServ, which was acquired by ARRIS, a leading broadband device and services company.
Education
Project Management Certificate -
Bellevue Community College
Master in Information Technology -
Indian Institute of Information Technology
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering -
Nagpur University
Skills
- Clarity PPM - all core PPM modules
- Clarity Studio, Workflow Processes, GEL scripts
- NSQL, MSSQL Server, Oracle, Jaspersoft, Tableau
- Python, Perl, Java, JavaScript
- API Gateway, XML, XOG Web Services, JSON, REST API
- Project Management - Agile/Scrum, Waterfall
- Enterprise Applications, Middleware, Integrations
Certification
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- CA Clarity PPM Certified Professional
- CA PPM Proven Professional
Affiliations
- ICC Certified Cricket Coach
- Long time volunteer in several non-profit organizations
- Cultural Events Planner and Singer
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Clarity PPM Consultant
City of Seattle (via Chameleon Technologies)
09.2018 - Current
Technology Manager
Expedia
06.2015 - 08.2018
Principal Consultant
CA Technologies
05.2007 - 05.2015
Co-Founder & Solution Architect
ECHO Labs LLC
01.2004 - 01.2007
Senior Consultant & Analyst
ECHO Broadband
01.2003 - 01.2003
Field Engineer & Senior Systems Engineer
Alopa Networks
01.2001 - 01.2003
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering -
Nagpur University
Master in Information Technology -
Indian Institute of Information Technology
Project Management Certificate -
Bellevue Community College