Raghuram Parthasarathy
Jupiter,FL
Summary
Experienced and well-rounded Senior Project Manager /, Scrum Master, and Program Manager, with over 18 years of experience leading projects (both as a Business and IT PM). Strong technical background with full Life Cycle Development (SDLC). I have over 20 years of healthcare domain expertise and have experience leading both business and IT teams. Effective communicator, leading multicultural teams spread across the globe. Experienced in managing multiple projects through team camaraderie, excellent people skills, and the ability to collaborate with executives both within the company, its partners, vendors, and its clients. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr Project Manager
Anthem Inc
01.2009 - Current
- Responsible for delivering multimillion-dollar, enterprise-wide projects for Payment Integrity.
- Managed multiple projects according to the Anthem delivery model (modified waterfall, waterfall, and agile methodologies).
- Domain knowledge in both commercial and government business (across all lines of business) and PBM.
- Managed projects as a dual PM. Led both business and IT teams.
- Led teams across broad technical and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives, and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time and within budget.
- Led team discussions for gathering requirements across various business units, and brainstorming sessions to design solutions.
- Collaborated with sponsors, vendors, finance, and leadership to implement strategies that helped achieve targeted cost-of-care savings.
- Collaborated with vendors to gain the commitment of resources for the implementation of efforts.
- Successfully documented release and contingency plans.
- Executed projects within the allowed budget variance, and on schedule.
- Successfully coordinated across various business units, sponsors, and project stakeholders.
- Defined processes and tools that are best suited for the project. Created detailed project road maps, plans, schedules, and work breakdown structures.
Project Manager/General Manager
CEI
01.2007 - 12.2009
- Led teams as an IT Project Manager and was primarily involved in execution of projects including Blue Exchange, Consolidated Gateway Project, and Implementation of ITS Releases.
General Manager
Tetra Soft Inc
01.1996 - 12.2007
- Managed BCBSMO and BCBS of Arkansas Accounts.
- Managed technical teams for the delivery of services.
- Led a team of 30 (Developers, Technical leads) on-site and offshore team members.
Education
Master’s in business administration (MBA) -
Olin school of business
Master of Science - Computer Engineering
Webster University
Bachelor’s in engineering - Electrical and Electronics engineering
Skills
- Project Management
- Custom Software Development
- Application Migrations
- Integrations
- Enterprise wide Implementation
- Call Center Modernization
- Data Migrations
- SDLC
- Scrum Agile
- SAFe
- IT Project Lifecycle
- Requirements Analysis
- ROI Analysis
- Costing & Budgeting
- Project Scheduling
- Scope Management
- Testing
- QA
- Rollout
- Support
- Value-Added Leadership
- Cross-Functional Supervision
- Team Building
- Mentoring
- Stakeholder Relations
- Management
- Business Planning
- IT Planning
- Vendor Management
- Process Improvement
- Timely Issue Resolutions
- Risk Mitigation
Certification
- PMI Certified Program Manager (PGMP)
- Working on CPMAI Certification
- Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master
- Safe Agile Certified Product Owner (POPM)
- Overview of Payer IT – Part A Certification from America’s Health Insurance Plans
- Anthem Front-Line Leadership Fundamentals
- Anthem Aspiring Leader
- Sun Certified Java Developer
- MIT Professional Education – Data Science & AI
- Great Learning- NLP Concepts and LLM
Personal Information
Title: PGMP, MBA
Summary Of Achievements
- Managed and led project/program teams as large as 70 team members for successful implementation of projects which enabled Anthem to save millions of dollars in operational efficiency and cost of care savings.
- Created proposal template, documented proposals, and presented company capabilities to potential clients.
- Hired/mentored and completed performance reviews for both on-site and offshore employees.
- Created processes/templates for project execution which helped standardize communication to customers across the enterprise.
- Fostered teamwork which helped reduce rework and improved problem-solving, helping meet implementation timelines.
- Mentored peer project managers and contributed to developing an onboarding template for new project managers.
- Completed the Frontline Leadership Program, a development program offered to Anthem employees who consistently meet expectations.
- Mentored fellow project managers with Agile methodologies using Scrum.
- Consistently achieved the forecasted cost of savings, sequenced, and negotiated releases to meet the projected savings.
Timeline
Sr Project Manager
Anthem Inc
01.2009 - Current
Project Manager/General Manager
CEI
01.2007 - 12.2009
General Manager
Tetra Soft Inc
01.1996 - 12.2007
Master’s in business administration (MBA) -
Olin school of business
Master of Science - Computer Engineering
Webster University
Bachelor’s in engineering - Electrical and Electronics engineering
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