Srajan Lad
South Windsor,CT
Summary
Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm. 18+ years of IT experience wearing multiple hats & carrying variety of experience. Hands-on technical expertise with experience of leading & managing teams spread across geographical location. Expert at waterfall, agile, & kanban methodologies
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technology Lead & Project Manager
LTIMindtree (Client: Citi)
10.2022 - Current
- Lead a team of 12 developers at on-shore & near-shore guiding them with best practices on Talend, GIT, TeamCity, & uDeploy technologies. Love to get my hands dirty and code when my team is not available OR in time-crunch situations.
- SPOC for all communication between business stakeholders & development team.
- Develop & maintain excellent relationship with all stakeholders, a skill that helps understand the perspective of each one of them.
- Build, debug, & monitor jobs on Talend ETL software. Schedule those ETL jobs through AutoSys JIL code.
- Develop & maintain project plan including scope, budget, & schedule. Use project management tools like JIRA & MS Project to generate reports for various stakeholders & senior management. 100% success ratio for all the projects.
- Maintain a Gantt chart for easy visualization of project status. Reporting through chart can help understand the perspective of developers as well as a senior stakeholder who might be interested in rolled up status
- Help development team with creating a pipeline to streamline the deployment process using CICD tools like TeamCity & uDeploy.
- Develop & write scripts on python using PyCharm & Jupyter notebook IDEs as part of Data Analysis.
- Lead a development team of 10 - 12 team members spread across on-shore & off-shore location
- Expertise in GIT tools like BitBucket & GitHub helped manage my team's code base for better management and compliance perspective.
Technology Lead & Release Manager
Datto, Inc.
04.2020 - 09.2022
- Built & Managed release calendars, created release plans, and tracked progress to ensure alignment with project timelines and objectives
- Supervised work of programmers, designers and technicians, assign tasks and monitor performance against targets. 100% successful completion of all projects has been a hallmark of my work.
- Handled 3 projects at a time with cross teams and ensuring successfully completion within allocated budget & schedule
- Lead a team of 12 developers at on-shore & near-shore location guiding them with best practices on .Net & SQL technologies. Loved to get my hands dirty and code when my team is no available OR in time crunch situations.
- Implemented release management best practices, tools, and processes to streamline and automate release activities
- Created GIT branching strategy for entire IT department to follow
Agile Project Manager
Infosys (Client: Aetna)
06.2017 - 04.2020
- Led cross-functional Agile teams to successfully deliver multiple projects on time and within budget
- Implemented Agile methodologies such as Scrum to increase team efficiency and productivity
- Collaborated with stakeholders (including Business Sponsors) to prioritize project requirements and ensure alignment with business goals
- Utilized project management tools such as Jira and Rally to track progress, manage tasks, and generate reports for senior leadership
- Won 'Agile expert' on recomendation from senior client management 2 quarters in a row
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to identify gaps in processes and built new processes that were later used across client domain
- Involved in Initiatives due my client domain expertise. Played a key role in the success of multiple initiatives while managing ongoing projects
Scrum Master
Infosys (Client: Aetna)
01.2015 - 05.2017
- Facilitated daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for multiple agile software development teams
- Collaborated with product owners, business analysts, sponsors, & business underwriters to prioritize and manage product backlogs
- Implemented and enforced agile best practices to deliver high-quality software products on time and within budget
- Piloted Agile methodology in client area. All other projects were still using waterfall methodology
- Reduced time from inception to delivery. Optimized the intake process that reduced the overall Delivery Life Cycle by ~3 weeks
- Administered Scrum processes, such as sprint planning, sprint reviews, and daily scrums
- Trained 10 - 15 new team members in agile methodology
.Net Tech Lead
Infosys (Client: Aetna)
07.2011 - 12.2014
- Acted as the subject matter expert (SME) for .Net applications in our domain, providing guidance and support to team members
- Led a team of 8 .Net developers (backend & frontend) in the successful completion of multiple projects, ensuring adherence to project timelines and quality standards
- Mentored junior developers on .Net development practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement in the team
- Awarded 'Automation Expert' award in our entire domain
- Won Star award several times on recomendation from client & vendor senior management
- Identified improvement areas within the application and built software to automate the work that immensely helped teamsave hours of efforts
Software Engineer
Infosys (Client: Aetna)
08.2006 - 07.2011
- Conducted coding in C# & SQL for manufacturing .Net assemblies, performed troubleshooting and debugging activities, and documented bug fixes in the knowledge base
- Create automated test routines to eliminate manual processes for test engineers, which saved hours of work
- Designed, tested, and developed embedded software, oversaw the integration and debugging of software modules, and monitored system performance
- Coordinated with Project Manager, Tech Lead, Testers, & other stakeholders to perform thorough integration testing
- Drive new feature development (both front end & backend) to enhance product functionality, including the integration of a dashboard to streamline lead qualification processes
- Played a key role in developing internet web portal for a major insurance client and handled SQL database single handedly
Education
MBA - Finance
Rutgers Business School
Newark, NJ05-2020
Bachelor of Engineering - BE -
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, India05-2006
Skills
- Microsoft C# Net, SQL
- SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) & Talend - ETL Tools
- GIT, Bitbucket, GitHub
- Jira, Rally, MS Project, PTS
- Communication with Stakeholders
- Lead on-shore & off-shore teams
- Waterfall, Agile, & Kanban methodologies
- ServiceNow
- TeamCity & uDeploy
- G-Suite & MS Office
- Project Management
- Technical leadership
- Software architecture design
- Performance optimization
- Technical solutions
- Software development
- Python, Pycharm, Jupyter, Generative AI
Certification
PMP - Project Management Professional PMI
CSM - Certified Scrum Master Scrum Alliance
AWS - Solution Architect Amazon
Azure - AI Engineer (In Progress) Microsoft
Languages
English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Technology Lead & Project Manager
LTIMindtree (Client: Citi)
10.2022 - Current
Technology Lead & Release Manager
Datto, Inc.
04.2020 - 09.2022
Agile Project Manager
Infosys (Client: Aetna)
06.2017 - 04.2020
Scrum Master
Infosys (Client: Aetna)
01.2015 - 05.2017
.Net Tech Lead
Infosys (Client: Aetna)
07.2011 - 12.2014
Software Engineer
Infosys (Client: Aetna)
08.2006 - 07.2011
PMP - Project Management Professional PMI
CSM - Certified Scrum Master Scrum Alliance
AWS - Solution Architect Amazon
Azure - AI Engineer (In Progress) Microsoft
MBA - Finance
Rutgers Business School
Bachelor of Engineering - BE -
University of Mumbai
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