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Vikram Selvamani

Little Falls,NJ

Summary

  • Experienced Senior Project Manager with a strong track record of driving successful change management initiatives. Demonstrated proficiency in project management within the Health Insurance industry. Excels in analyzing complex situations, strategic planning, and multitasking to efficiently prioritize and meet objectives.
  • Highly knowledgeable professional with a track record of successfully implementing Federal, State, and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association mandate projects.
  • Proven track record of effectively managing projects ranging from medium to large size and valued at $10 million. Expertise in overseeing project activities from initiation to completion while ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards. Adept at coordinating resources and teams to achieve project goals.
  • Experienced project manager skilled in the execution of projects using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies, delivering successful outcomes.
  • Experienced in building and leading high-performing, self-organizing teams.
  • Professional with strong work ethics, exceptional leadership skills, and commendable communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Highly motivated and adaptable professional focused on achieving organizational goals. Proven track record of quickly learning new skills and seamlessly integrating them into daily tasks.
  • Results-driven IT professional with a strong background in Information Technology spanning 20 years. Skilled in program and project management for the past decade, with a focus on healthcare projects for the last 5 years. Proven track record of successfully leading teams, delivering projects on time and meeting quality standards. Looking to contribute my exceptional skills and knowledge to drive success in a new role within the healthcare sector.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager

First Tek
, NJ
11.2015 - Current
  • Collected project requirements by coordinating with the Mandate office, Business Analyst group, and business stakeholders.
  • Partnered with both IT and testing teams as well as release management teams to streamline the process of creating development and testing timelines while aligning implementation dates.
  • Active participant in technical design review and test planning sessions, offering valuable insights.
  • Created comprehensive risk responses, mitigations, and contingency plans by actively identifying and managing risks, issues, and decisions during the entire project life cycle in close coordination with IT and business stakeholders.
  • Facilitated weekly status reports to Mandate office and project leadership.
  • Provided consultation to the Mandate Portfolio EPMO team, assisting in identifying business cases for the upcoming financial year.
  • Implemented guidelines to ensure project adherence and schedule management.
  • Managed changes to project scope and cost while ensuring adherence to effective change management protocols.
  • Developed comprehensive project plans, effectively managing scope and leading successful project execution for multiple initiatives.
  • Implemented efficient budget management strategies for expense control.
  • Scheduled and participated in meetings to discuss project progress and identify solutions to bottlenecks
  • Examined project efficiency to gauge the accomplishment of short- and long-term targets.

PROJECT MANAGER

Wipro
, USA
01.2012 - 11.2015
  • Managed multiple projects successfully and followed SDLC process, while identifying and recording changes as it happens.
  • Executed Revenue Assurance project successfully which involved development of business intelligence reports (using Microsoft BI tools) to perform revenue assurance validations aimed at early identification and prevention of revenue leakage
  • Project was executed using traditional Waterfall methodology, while project artifacts for each phase were maintained in SharePoint and project code in TFS
  • Rigorous review process was in place for each piece of code and stage gate approval process was in place before moving to next phase
  • All changes were captured in change request logs and went through change control board (CCB) to have them approved
  • Successfully executed Life Events Phase II project aimed at bringing purchase and list information related to wedding registries into Microsoft data warehouse, and generate BI reports o This project was executed using traditional waterfall methodology and same processes were applied as that of Revenue Assurance project
  • Worked extended hours to manage multiple projects, and to take care of internal & external client requests and offshore team
  • Setup process for development and testing team, as there were frequent resource movements

IT Technical Lead

Wipro Technologies
Chennai, India
09.2006 - 01.2012
  • Worked as IT lead for multiple clients, including Verizon, State Street, and Microsoft.
  • Advocated for aggressive testing and problem analysis for server, desktop, and IT infrastructure work.
  • Created and improved development and testing standards team-wide.
  • Trained and supported end-users with software, hardware, and network standards and use processes.
  • Followed up with clients to verify optimal customer satisfaction following support engagement and problem resolution.
  • Managed program errors with an analytical approach focused on troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving each problem.

Developer

iSOFT Technologies
Chennai, India
01.2005 - 08.2006
  • Designed and created ETL code installations, aiding in transitions from one data warehouse to another.
  • Designed integration tools to combine data from multiple, varied data sources such as RDBMS, SQL and big data installations.
  • Utilized code versioning systems such as Microsoft TFS to reduce development times.
  • Interpreted data models for conversion into ETL diagrams and code.

Developer

Ramco Technologies
Chennai, India
03.2003 - 12.2004
  • Collaborated with other developers to identify and alleviate software errors and inefficiencies.
  • Developed programs from ground up using measured, market-focused approach to eliminate waste and streamline implementation cycle.
  • Gathered and defined customer requirements to develop clear specifications for project plans.
  • Coordinated with other engineers to evaluate and improve software and hardware interfaces.

Developer

Leaap Logics
Chennai, India
11.1999 - 03.2003
  • Developed programs from ground up using measured, market-focused approach to eliminate waste and streamline implementation cycle.
  • Collaborated with other developers to identify and alleviate software errors and inefficiencies.
  • Created dynamic shipment reports using ASP which helped business reduce cost spent on reports by 15%
  • Gathered user feedback and made recommendations.
  • Checked client code for bugs and weaknesses using approved troubleshooting methods.
  • Designed, developed and implemented software applications for website based on analyzed requirements and understanding of industry technical standards.
  • Adjusted design parameters to boost performance and incorporate new features.

Education

Master of Computer Applications -

Indira Gandhi National University
Chennai, India

Bachelor of Computer Science -

Madras University
Tamil Nadu, India, India

Skills

  • Lean thinking and implementation
  • Advanced problem solving
  • Project planning and development
  • Business process re-engineering
  • Budgeting
  • Project estimation and bidding
  • Functional & Business Requirements
  • Advanced understanding of Microsoft Project and Enterprise Project Management tools like PPM & Planview
  • Continuous Process Improvement
  • Scrum Coaching
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Planning
  • Systems implementation
  • Contract Management
  • Cost Control

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master
  • Six Sigma Green Belt
  • PMP - Project Management Professional

Timeline

Project Manager

First Tek
11.2015 - Current

PROJECT MANAGER

Wipro
01.2012 - 11.2015

IT Technical Lead

Wipro Technologies
09.2006 - 01.2012

Developer

iSOFT Technologies
01.2005 - 08.2006

Developer

Ramco Technologies
03.2003 - 12.2004

Developer

Leaap Logics
11.1999 - 03.2003

Master of Computer Applications -

Indira Gandhi National University

Bachelor of Computer Science -

Madras University

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