Rajesh Thiharie

Project manager at Guidewire Software

Sydney Area, Australia

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Education
  • University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School
  • University of Pune
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Rajesh Thiharie’s Summary

I have worked as a project leader / manager on projects that encompassed the complete SDLC, and have handled project management tasks right from pre-project activities to project post-mortems done after the warranty period and everything in-between. Have managed projects for the full SDLC and have used both high-ceremony full documentation and practical (agile) project management during the course of managing projects. Involved in task team that setup the organization wide setup and subsequent establishment of COCOMO II estimation techniques. Have worked in the on-site offshore project delivery model.

I am currently working as a technical architect (design lead / team lead / business analyst). In the technical area I have worked in the areas of analysis, design and implementation of multi-tier web applications and on an IBM mainframes project briefly. I work on and possess knowledge of OOAD, web development, internet security, J2EE, XML, SOA and UNIX. I work in the areas of requirements analysis / elicitation, provide technical leadership and mentor developers. Have worked as a TDA (technical design authority) in the Java/J2EE sphere.

Communication I have par excellence written, oral and interpersonal communication skills. Creative , flexible and efficient work habits. Am a detail-oriented problem solver. I am a fast learner and therefore have a short learning curve. I am willing to learn all aspects of the business. Possess sharp analytical skills. Am a team player and can integrate into teams quickly. Am good at cultivating relationships. Have a strong sense of responsibility and self-motivation.

Rajesh Thiharie’s Specialties:

*Project management * Running large project teams * Management of stakeholders and liasing with the business * Planning, tracking, reporting * Staffing of projects - commencement and ongoing *Full governance of projects *Multi-tasking *Agile *Business analysis *Customer interaction *Product development, *Enterprise architecture *SOA architecture *Integration *J2EE *SOA, *Extensive knowledge of distributed systems and *NIX *Guidewire ClaimCenter *PolicyCenter *BillingCenter

Rajesh Thiharie’s Experience

  • Project manager

    Guidewire Software

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

    Managing project(s) and implementation of Guidewire suite of products, i.e., ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter and BillingCenter.

    The Guidewire Insurance Suite encompasses the mission-critical operations of every personal or commercial lines carrier: underwriting and policy administration, claims, and billing. Unlike the legacy systems they are designed to replace, PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and BillingCenter enforce the best practices that ultimately drive lower loss costs and expense ratios. Intuitive role-based desktops support personnel from executives to support staff, while flexible business rules automate high-volume decision-making. Because the Guidewire Suite is entirely web-based, carriers can engage producers, policyholders, and vendors in underwriting and claims, as well as enable a more virtual workforce.

  • Technical team leader / project manager

    Cuscal

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 2006 — January 2007 (10 months)

    Manage project tasks right from planning, control, execution and reporting of assigned work. Also manage all issues, risk and communication / liaison within internal groups. Ensure that all work is within agreed schedule, budget and agreed functionality is implemented.
    Design, identify and implement application architecture.
    Effective and efficient management of development activities to ensure development of software to agreed schedule, budget and functionality
    Liaise with customers, in writing user requirements and functional specifications
    Analyse, design, develop and test software solutions that meet user requirements.
    Lead the Development team in the support and maintenance of existing and new applications developed
    Provide team leadership, mentoring and support of team members in the delivery of assigned activities, KPIs and goals.
    Implement quality policy and procedures, and contribute to continuous improvement activities to achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction.

  • Technical architect

    Synergy Plus

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    July 2005 — April 2006 (10 months)

    - Was responsible for understanding existing environment(s) / systems / processes of clients and proposing solution(s) which encompassed systems / processes / architectures to them.
    - Helped to establish a "center of excellence" for a major retail giant in Australia.
    * Initially interacted with the business managers / managers / end-users to gain clarity of requirements
    * Worked with the business managers / managers to agree on deliverables as derived from the requirements
    * Defined the processes
    - Worked on a project for Australia’s largest airline’s holiday division
    * Conducted scoping and requirements workshops for end-users and client IT staff.
    * Business requirements analysis & UML use case modeling - consulted with the business to define requirements clearly and consistently
    * Led a team of developers to execute / build to requirements
    * Provided project progress reports to project manager from the technical perspective

  • Design / team lead / enterprise / SOA architect

    Singtel Optus

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)

    February 2005 — July 2005 (6 months)

    Worked on the 3G project which went into production in December 2005. There were three scheduled drops in April, May and July.

    Responsibilities
    - Interacted with Polycom to understand how new system / software would integrate with and interface with the existing system
    - Produced high-level design via
    * use cases
    * activity diagrams
    * domain model
    * sequence diagrams
    * entity-relationship diagrams
    for developers to code to.
    - These documents are derived from the functional requirements specifications.
    - Attended weekly progress meeting with project leader to clarify / refine functional requirements.
    - Execute the build phase and utilised three offshore development resources at Singtel Singapore office.

  • Project Leader / Manager

    Royal Bank of Scotland

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)

    December 2002 — January 2005 (2 years 2 months)

  • Technical architect / project leader

    Aithent

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

    June 1999 — December 2002 (3 years 7 months)

  • Senior developer / project leader

    Eurolink Systems Limited / Velocient Limited

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    August 1998 — March 1999 (8 months)

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    NIIT Limited

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 1998 — May 1998 (5 months)

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    Techna Digital / Techna

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    November 1996 — January 1998 (1 year 3 months)

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    IIS Infotech Limited / Xansa

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 1996 — October 1996 (5 months)

Rajesh Thiharie’s Education

  • University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School

    Diploma of Business , Frontline management , 2006 — 2006

  • University of Pune

    Bachelor of Engineering , Computer engineering , 1987 — 1993

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