Vani Kumar
Project Leader
Tallahassee,FL
Summary
Result-orientated project team leader with 5 years of experience covering project and product management including developing, implementing and supporting complex infrastructures for fast growing startups. A fast and eager learner, I am detail oriented and adapt to changing project requirements quickly to meet business goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Investment Performance Analyst
State Board Of Administration
Tallahassee, FL
10.2021 - Current
- Gathered, documented, and modeled data to assess business trends.
- Reviewed internal systems and organized training plans to address areas in need of improvement.
- Evaluated current processes to develop improvement plans.
- Leveraged on-site observation and personal interviews to identify team and individual strengths.
- Restructured procedures through coordination with compliance director to create and execute projects.
- Evaluated diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication, and resource utilization issues.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Senior Business Analyst/Senior Project Leader
Department Of Management Services
Tallahassee, FL
02.2019 - 10.2021
- Planned, executed, and controlled assigned projects, ensuring work performed complied with contractual requirements.
- Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Provided detailed project report and milestone updates.
- Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes, and operational specifications.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
Junior Project Manager
Aeternus Solutions
Philadelphia, PA
02.2016 - 11.2018
- Contributed to estimating and presenting project costs before project kick-off to set expectations, promote accountability and maintain sustainable profit margins.
- Coordinated project meetings and confirmed relevant stakeholder awareness of tasks, goals and project timelines.
- Provided excellent quality assurance to customers to promote best value possible for customer budget.
- Devised and prepared back-up plans for high-risk project phases staged for implementation on short notice.
Project Analyst
Wipro Technologies
Philadelphia, PA
03.2015 - 01.2016
- Advocated for ways to streamline ongoing projects, prioritizing shorter turnaround times and consistent development quality.
- Reported project cost analyses to enhance workflow and increase profits.
- Determined root cause of problems and issues to implement courses of action required to implement solutions.
- Optimized testing protocols by integrating simulations into diagnostic and validation tasks.
- Provided reports on aspects of ongoing projects such as interdepartmental synergy, redundancy, production bottlenecking and more.
Education
MBA - Management And Human Resource
University of Madras
India 08.2004 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Science - Computer Applications
University of Madras
India 07.2001 - 04.2004
Skills
PMP Certified
Timeline
Senior Investment Performance Analyst
State Board Of Administration
10.2021 - Current
Senior Business Analyst/Senior Project Leader
Department Of Management Services
02.2019 - 10.2021
Junior Project Manager
Aeternus Solutions
02.2016 - 11.2018
Project Analyst
Wipro Technologies
03.2015 - 01.2016
MBA - Management And Human Resource
University of Madras
08.2004 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Science - Computer Applications
University of Madras
07.2001 - 04.2004
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