Emmanuel Athisayam
South Windsor, CT,USA
Summary
Dynamic Release Train Engineer (RTE) with good experience in planning and executing large-scale Agile initiatives and complex deliveries. Exceptional leadership skills in the insurance and IT sectors, with a focus on project management using SAFe Agile and Waterfall methodology. Proven ability to drive alignment across value streams, manage risks, and deliver high-quality business solutions within tight deadlines.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Program/Service Delivery Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions-Talcott Resolution
06.2018 - Current
- Administered end-to-end Separation program of the company, Modernization / Tech Currency, Regulatory / Compliance and Admin deal readiness program
- Provide accurate reporting on project status throughout its life cycle to multiple stakeholders and sponsors encompassing budget, estimation, scheduling and resource planning
- Initiated and executed formal/in-formal coaching and mentorship across enterprise regarding Agile, Project management best practices and appropriate delivery of project outcomes
- Collaborated with Chief Information Officer to optimize the governance capabilities by implementing innovating solutions to improve the project governance processes and status reporting
- Coordinate all project inputs with several business team, project mangers, project core team to formulate appropriate project tools and processes and methodologies
- Advised business on methods, technologies, process improvements and training that would increase overall business potential. Directed 10+ simultaneous projects to boost business benefits by 20%
- Coordinated among multiple external stakeholders to gain consensus on major project milestones and prioritization of goals
- Participated in drafting service budgeting, advising on areas of possible improvement to reduce costs
- Worked with high-profile customer to select third-party vendor for IT infrastructures. Managed third-party contracts to drive delivery of required services in major projects
Senior Project Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions-Talcott Resolution
01.2015 - 05.2018
- Oversaw large portfolio to support teams and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders
- Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors
- Recorded all project costs and expenses and aligned with project budget
- Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance
- Monitored contracts and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs
- Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track
Project Manager and Production Support Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions - The Hartford
01.2010 - 12.2014
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
- Managed Production Support for all the application in Wealth management
- Provided critical End of Day batch support, user support, incident / problem management
- Formulated technical action plans for analyzing and resolving recurring problems
- Reviewed impact analysis done by team, prioritize issues and ensure SLA adherence
Developer
Cognizant Technology Solutions - The Hartford
02.2006 - 12.2009
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science And Information Technology
Madurai Kamaraj University
TamilNadu, India05.2005
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Madurai Kamaraj University
TamilNadu, India05.2003
Skills
- Agile Methodologies (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban)
- Waterfall Methodology
- Project Management (MS Project, Azure DevOps, Jira)
- Leadership and Team Coaching
- Risk and Issue Management
- Communication and Stakeholder Management
- Budget and Resource Management
Technical Skills
Microsoft Projects, JIRA, Azure Dev Ops, Mainframe, DataStage, Oracle PL/SQL, Cloud Fundamentals - OCI, AWS, AZURE, ZCloud
Work Permit
Green Card Holder - Immigration sponsorship is NOT required
Timeline
Senior Program/Service Delivery Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions-Talcott Resolution
06.2018 - Current
Senior Project Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions-Talcott Resolution
01.2015 - 05.2018
Project Manager and Production Support Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions - The Hartford
01.2010 - 12.2014
Developer
Cognizant Technology Solutions - The Hartford
02.2006 - 12.2009
Master of Science - Computer Science And Information Technology
Madurai Kamaraj University
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Madurai Kamaraj University