
Sr. Manager
Bombay Area, India

Sr. Manager
Bombay Area, India
I have a background of extensive hands-on project-management experience in almost all areas related to project management in IT industry. My success has been both internal to the companies to which I’ve contributed and external to clients and customers. I bring in following experience and values to the table.
• A finely honed strategic sense that makes me a value-added and innovative solution provider combined with the proven ability to comprehend the project lifecycle and manage diverse projects.
• A solid technological understanding and the savvy to assimilate, implement, and integrate the systems that form the underpinnings of business.
• I have worked with both IT service and product development companies.
• I have consistently led projects that resulted in increased productivity, reduced costs, and salvaged customer relationships.
• I have successfully contributed my project-management skills, while motivating team members, fine-tuning project plans, and juggling multiple activities. I have frequently been called upon to use my analytical skills to scrutinize project needs, as well as conceptualize innovative solutions.
• I thrive on the pressure of a fast-paced environment. I am that rare team leader with both the creativity to envision the big picture and the meticulousness to handle all the little details. I’ve more than proven my innovative problem-solving abilities.
• I am extremely hands-on while working on the projects. Though I have been managing teams for quite sometime now I have not lost the penchant for development. During my last position with Yahoo, I contributed equally for developing the Automation Framework using Selenium.
• Extensive experience in project management and team management
• Worked in all areas related to software development with companies like Yahoo, Rational, Infosys
• Experience in working with Agile/Sprint methodology.
• Handled development and Quality teams with equal ease.
• Ability to work with all stakeholders, spread across various geographic regions and bring them on the same platform.
• Strong experience with C, C++, Java, SQL, Databases, Selenium
(Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)
September 2007 — August 2008 (1 year )
I managed multiple teams for QA activities. During this time i also took some initiatives as in starting Special interest groups, focusing on free automation tools etc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 4 months)
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
October 2004 — February 2006 (1 year 5 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2000 — September 2004 (4 years 3 months)
(Computer Software industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
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Infosys Excellence award
Yahoo U Rock Award