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Arul Antony Praveen Kumar

Arul Antony Praveen Kumar

IT Project Manager
Chennai,TN

Summary

Innovative Application Project Manager who embraces new approaches and technologies to solve business problems in financial applications. Successfully plans, organizes and manages several projects. Extensive experience in application and database design, development and testing, production support and risk management. Strong background in systems reliability, maintenance, migration and conversion. Years of experience in requirements gathering and balancing, stakeholder analysis, project Initiation, execution and closure process.

Overview

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2
Languages
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Certifications
3
3
years of post-secondary education
18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

IT Project Manager - AGILE

DXC Technology
Chennai, India
08.2007 - Current
  • Promoting Agile way of working to make the team self organized and to mature as a high performance team
  • Motivating the team to remain focused on reaching the goal.
  • Modifying work-pressure and timelines to keep the pace Preparing project plans and defining KPI metrics for the team and making changes if necessary.
  • Communicating changes to the stakeholders Managing issues and escalating to the right authorities.
  • Resolving issues to keep the project moving Developing risk management and mitigation plans Communicating changes to the stakeholders.
  • Developing risk management plans Resolving issues to keep the project moving.
  • Maintaining the Account Operating Profit intact Ensuring high level customer satisfaction at all levels.

Team Lead

GITS India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
10.2004 - 04.2007

Project: VSAM ADMIN

Contribution:

  • Developed a tool to take backup of VSAM files similar to CA FAVER product.
  • As a Team, handled this entire project from Initiation, execution and closure process with a team size of 3 members.
  • Delivered a defect free product within budget and time.
  • Ensured all the risks were captured and taken care appropriately.
  • Received high customer satisfactory rating for the delivered product.

Programmer Analyst

DSRC India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
02.2004 - 10.2004

Project: NASCO PROCESSING SYSTEM

Contribution:

  • Processing the customer service request (CSR) as per the requirements in TDD.
    Follow the process specified in the CSR checklist.
  • Updating the status in the Project Data Manager (PDM).
  • Code changes on the impacted Programs, Copybooks, Geno Tables, etc.
  • Code review, Review of Deliverables.
  • Unit Testing & Preparing Unit test report for the CSR before moving into the MO Region.
  • Walkthrough with the customer on oepn issues.
  • Providing the Approved amount to be paid on a claim to the Financial & the Back end team.

Project Name: AMEX EE

Contribution:

  • Impact Analysis and Documentation.
  • Remediation of Programs (includes Assembler programs & CICS Maps).
  • Unit Testing & Preparing Unit test report for the Client requirement.

Team Member

CTS India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
08.2003 - 02.2004

Project: SAFECO

Contribution:

  • Analysis of the requirements.
  • Conversion of JCLs for adherence of Safeco JCL standards.
  • Implementing the new jobs in Job Scheduling System.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering -

SRM College of Engineering
04.1998 - 04.2001

Skills

AGILE Methodologies

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Certification

Certified Scrum Master ( CSM ) (10/2016 - Present)

Additional Information

ACHEIVEMENTS

  • CHAMP AWARD for Delivery in Excellence
  • AGILE Team Transformation Award Successful implementation of Service Automation
  • Best Trainer Award - MVS Assembler My Roles/ Responsibilities:

Timeline

IT Project Manager - AGILE

DXC Technology
08.2007 - Current

Team Lead

GITS India Pvt Ltd
10.2004 - 04.2007

Programmer Analyst

DSRC India Pvt Ltd
02.2004 - 10.2004

Team Member

CTS India Pvt Ltd
08.2003 - 02.2004

Bachelor of Engineering -

SRM College of Engineering
04.1998 - 04.2001
Arul Antony Praveen KumarIT Project Manager