Abhishek Sooryawanshi
Project Manager & Scrum Master
Pune,India
Summary
I help IT organizations and Financial institutions to run and manage their complex technical projects end to end, efficiently & effectively to enable businesses to deliver high quality and profitable solutions to their clients.
Have successfully delivered multiple projects for biggest financial institutions. I am proficient in stakeholder management, people management and risk management. My strong technical background and expertise in Agile delivery helps to run new age, dynamic projects requiring high degree of collaboration and flexibility.
I take full ownership of my projects and have always managed to deliver the project with the schedule and with high quality. I am the goto guy!
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certificates
Work History
Agile Project Manager
UBS / UBS (via Cognizant)
Pune / Zurich, India / Switzerland
09.2014 - Current
- Successfully managed multiple product development projects with average budget of 1M dollars for the Products and Market Data function of the bank by demonstrating excellent technical, project management, stakeholder management and people management skills. Working within tight deadlines and in fast-paced atmosphere brings the best out in me. I took end to end ownership of delivering highly visible, complex and truly global projects on time which enabled the business to launch the products ahead of their competition to gain the first mover advantage.
- The bank decided to move to agile way of software development in 2016 and I setup the agile teams / delivery models for my projects. Took the opportunity to successfully implement Scrum Framework from scratch for multiple projects in the bank. Guided, mentored & coached the team(s) on Agile Scrum, SAFe and TDD principles
- A good sense of predicting / foreseeing the future issues and remediating the same on time has enabled me to deliver the projects on time despite of technical / people challenges. I have a great sense of responsibility and can see the big picture which has helped in organizing the work and achieving the program goal. I am always keenly aware of what is being delivered by the team and why. I have also recommended strategic direction, continuous improvements and waste removal for efficient and effective delivery.
- Apart from the core delivery of the products, I have also effectively contributed to the project management chores like vendor management, cost, schedule, initiatives for automation, defect metrics and overall quality initiatives. Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
Project Manager / Scrum Master
Barclays (via Cognizant)
Pune, India
03.2012 - 09.2014
- As an experienced Agile Project Manager, I ensured delivery is to appropriate levels of quality, on time, within budget and in accordance with Project Plan.
- Managed multiple project/scrum teams at a time.
- Implemented Scrum Agile Framework from scratch for multiple solutions in the banks
- Managed multiple stakeholders and work streams globally and associated project risks, issues and escalations.
- Ensured all projects managed in accordance with Change Control framework; design documents, project plan, RAID's, UAT, project reporting.
- Reported on progress against plan, defining and implementing any corrective action as required.
Senior Software Engineer
BNP Paribas
Mumbai, India
08.2010 - 03.2012
- Worked closely with project stakeholders to understand business requirements and help translate these into technical requirements for the development team
- Planned and Documented technical specifications for features or system design
- Designed, build and configured applications to meet business process and application requirements
- Guided the development team in the design, development, coding, testing and debugging of applications
- Wrote testable, scalable and efficient code and leading code reviews
- Mentored junior team members and ensuring they adhere to determined software quality standards
Software Developer
TCS (for General Electric)
New Haven, US
01.2006 - 08.2010
- Java frontend development using JSP.
- Leading the team of developers at client side in the US
- Responsible for application development, bugfixes
- Code review and pair programming
- Mentoring the team / new joiners • Representing Dev team in Defect Triage calls.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Rajiv Gandhi Technical University
Bhopal 07.2001 - 06.2005
Skills
Agile project management
Certification
Certified Professional Scrum Master
Work Availability
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Quote
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
Timeline
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
09-2021
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
01-2020
Certified Professional Scrum Master
12-2016
Agile Project Manager
UBS / UBS (via Cognizant)
09.2014 - Current
Sun Certified Java Developer
06-2014
Project Manager / Scrum Master
Barclays (via Cognizant)
03.2012 - 09.2014
Senior Software Engineer
BNP Paribas
08.2010 - 03.2012
Six Sigma Green Belt
04-2007
Software Developer
TCS (for General Electric)
01.2006 - 08.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Rajiv Gandhi Technical University
07.2001 - 06.2005
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