Vilasini Chandrasekar
Irving
Summary
Experienced Software Project Manager with over 10 years of success in managing international projects in Wealth, Retail, Insurance, Treasury, and KYC sectors. Proficient in Agile methodologies, data governance, and cloud-based solutions. Expertise in SQL analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and effective stakeholder engagement. Demonstrated track record of enhancing delivery quality, optimizing processes, and leading distributed teams to achieve significant results.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
Maveric Systems
Irving
12.2024 - Current
- Ascended from Associate Project Manager to Project Manager, improving delivery predictability by 30%.
- Led global cross-functional teams to implement a data-governance assessment framework, achieving 100% accuracy in identifying Data Concern issues.
- Increased reporting efficiency by 40% using SQL analysis, KPI dashboards, and proactive risk-tracking mechanisms.
- Established weekly governance forums with technical leads and stakeholders, standardizing workflows and reducing project risks by 15%.
- Optimized Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban), boosting team throughput by 40% through improved sprint planning and capacity management.
Associate Project Manager
Maveric Systems
Jacksonville
11.2023 - 11.2024
- Reduced unresolved blockers by 30% through proactive management of RAID logs and escalations.
- Evaluated 50,000+ data concerns to generate insights that diminished duplicate issues and elevated data quality, while orchestrating sprint tasks with stakeholders and reliably completing commitments 48 hours in advance.
- Applied Lean and Agile practices to decrease project waste by 30% and expedite software delivery by 25%.
- Implemented governance frameworks that improved audit performance by 100% and reduced bugs by 30%.
- Enhanced communication effectiveness by 20% through structured review processes.
Project Lead
Maveric Systems
Chennai
06.2021 - 10.2023
- Led 40-member Scrum team across multiple banking systems, delivering policy servicing and claims workflows.
- Directed API and microservice integrations, enhancing data-flow reliability and reducing integration defects by 30%.
- Collaborated with engineering leads to improve CI/CD pipelines, automating deployments and shortening release cycles by 20%.
- Managed end-to-end QA activities for 10,000+ ALM test cases per release, ensuring full coverage and timely completion.
- Delivered weekly governance reports to stakeholders, outlining risks and project outcomes.
- Coordinated war-room efforts and defect triage, achieving over 90% defect closure rate on high-priority issues.
Software Associate
Cognizant Technologies
Chennai
08.2019 - 06.2021
- Conducted multi-country requirement analysis across Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia using JIRA, Confluence, and Azure DevOps to ensure traceability of user stories and documentation.
- Collaborated with Business Analysts and Scrum Teams to clarify requirements and refine workflows using Visio and Lucidchart, enhancing Agile delivery predictability.
- Analyzed system behavior and integration points with SQL/PL-SQL and data-validation techniques to improve application reliability across regions.
- Enhanced system stability through structured risk analysis, requirement-coverage reviews, and disciplined issue tracking with JIRA and HP ALM.
- Strengthened stakeholder visibility by preparing requirement-coverage summaries, sprint demos, and closure reports using Confluence and advanced Excel.
Software Engineer
Hexaware Technologies
Chennai
05.2015 - 07.2019
- Directed end-to-end QA efforts for critical Passenger Service Systems, including Check In and Baggage Handling.
- Facilitated SIT and UAT testing to uncover defects and coordinate with QA team for prompt resolution
- Resolved over 300 Priority 1/2 defects, boosting system reliability and customer experience.
- Collaborated with Business Analysts, Developers, and Client Stakeholders to clarify requirements and enhance efficiency.
- Supported onsite delivery for major airlines including Etihad, Emirates, Air India, and Lufthansa.
- Utilized TestNG, RPA, STLC, and Agile methodologies to ensure efficient testing cycles.
- Streamlined defect management processes to strengthen compliance with IATA standards.
Education
Master of Business Administration - General Management
Pondicherry/Loyola (PULC)
Chennai, India05-2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Anna University
Chennai, India05-2015
Skills
- Data analysis
- Agile methodologies
- SQL proficiency
- API integration
- Project reporting
- Data governance
- Stakeholder engagement
- MS office
- Project planning
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance
Accomplishments
• Won the National Entrepreneurship Championship twice consecutively, demonstrating strong leadership and innovation.
• Earned stakeholder trust to lead a high‑visibility project previously managed directly by the stakeholder.
• Earned stakeholder trust to lead a high‑visibility project previously managed directly by the stakeholder.
Timeline
Project Manager
Maveric Systems
12.2024 - Current
Associate Project Manager
Maveric Systems
11.2023 - 11.2024
Project Lead
Maveric Systems
06.2021 - 10.2023
Software Associate
Cognizant Technologies
08.2019 - 06.2021
Software Engineer
Hexaware Technologies
05.2015 - 07.2019
Master of Business Administration - General Management
Pondicherry/Loyola (PULC)
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Anna University