I am a PRINCE2 Practitioner, Certified Scrum Master, ITIL V3 Foundation and Blockchain Certified Professional with 16+ years overall software industry experience
Seasoned Project Management Professional experience in successfully delivering strategic Programs/Projects for customers across Digital Banking/Retail Banking, Insurance (General/P&C, Life and Pensions), Banking & Telecom domains
Strong Software Development & IT Service Management background with experience in managing E2E delivery of strategic Projects/Programs
Extensive experience in managing varied stakeholders like SLT, Clients, Cross-Functional, Multi-Vendor and 3rd Party Teams
Around 6 years of experience working at various Client facing roles in the UK and Cananda
Experience in managing and working with global teams
Blockchain
PG Dilploma in Blockchain Technology & Management
Certified Blockchain Professional with exposure to Decentralized Blockchain application development
Good handle on various Blockchain implementations with primary focus on Ethereum and Hyperledger
Completed WorkPro Hyperledger Fabric Developer training offered by Linux Foundation’s Official Training Partner Emurgo [Emurgo WorkPro]
Trained in Smart Contract Development using Solidity and Truffle Suite
Good handle on various Blockchain implementations with primary focus on Ethereum and Hyperledger
Fair understanding of how R3 Corda and Quorum work
Blockchain Certifications/Trainings
Certified Blockchain Expert V2 | Blockchain Council | 2019
Blockchain Developer| Edureka | 2019
Blockchain Specilization | Buffalo University via Coursera | 2020
Professional Experience
Senior Project Manager, 08/2020 to till date
Standard Chartered GBS – Chennai, TN, India | Team size - ~ 30, budget - ~ $7M
Lead cross-functional scrum teams to deliver Digital Onboarding Initiatives in Retail Banking for AME region
Coordinated multiple global teams to deliver Bank’s Mobile First Digital Banking Initiative
Coordinated strategic development of Digital Onboarding and Servicing of Lending and Liabilities products
Spearheaded Mobile based Micro-lending initiative based on Vendor proprietary product
Executed Open Banking delivery in MENA region based on UK Open Banking Framework with 3rd party in MENA region
Successfully planned and executed E2E Delivery of multiple streams simultaneously
Directed Development, Integration and Testing phases within agreed time, cost and quality
Designed Implementation Strategy and Plans that involves multiple teams
IT Service Managment - Actively managed Incident , Problem , and Change Management activities within agreed SLA
Executed Production Releases with 100% Change Success Rate and near zero Post Implementation Incidents/Problems
Administered Budget Forecasting, Planning and Cost Tracking
Moderated Steering Committees and Working Groups
Collaborated with varied Stakeholders like Country Heads, CIOs, Product Owners and Application Teams in devising and delivering solutions
Strengthened Programs/Projects delivery by effectively and proactively managing Risks, Issues and Dependencies
Hands on facilitation in deploying changes to Web, API and DB Servers in Production on behalf of Vendor Team
You can access my full resume in the link here - Resume