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ARUN KUMAR

Project Manager
Bengaluru

Summary

Self-starter with 11+ years of software development & project management experience. Leads and manages teams for performance, quality and timeliness, quickly addressing performance gaps and risks. Works methodically and with organized approach to achieve project objectives.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Project Manager

Gulfstream Aerospace
Savannah, GA
10.2020 - 11.2023
  • Managed end-to-end project lifecycle for IT projects, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and practices
  • Led a multidisciplinary team of developers, designers, and QA specialists to deliver high-quality software solutions
  • Facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives as the Scrum Master
  • Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and budgets, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to gather project requirements, transform them into user stories, and prioritize the product backlog
  • Regularly conducted presentations and status updates for both technical and non-technical audiences, fostering clear communication and alignment
  • Actively engaged with stakeholders to manage expectations, resolve conflicts, and ensure project goals were met
  • Employed strong problem-solving skills to address obstacles and bottlenecks, ensuring continuous progress during sprints
  • Utilized Agile methodologies to enhance team efficiency
  • Cultivated a collaborative team environment by emphasizing teamwork, sharing best practices, and fostering skill development.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.

Project Lead Developer

Gulfstream Aerospace
Savannah, GA
10.2018 - 09.2020
  • Lead and manage a team of Android developers, including task assignment, progress tracking, and performance evaluations, coordinating tasks, resolving roadblocks, and ensuring on-time delivery
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and scope, resulting in increase in feature completeness
  • Implemented continuous integration and automated testing processes
  • Developed a modular architecture using [architecture pattern, e.g., MVP], which improved code maintainability and eased future feature additions
  • Mentored junior developers, conducting workshops on Android development best practices, coding standards, and emerging technologies.
  • Met with manager weekly to provide detailed project report and milestone updates.
  • Produced quality standards, checklists, report templates, and processes.

Advanced Cabin Programs : Android App Developer

Gulfstream Aerospace
Savannah, GA
09.2016 - 10.2018
  • Designed, Developed and maintained upto 3 Android applications from concept to deployment
  • Collaborated with designers and product managers to create intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces, adhering to Material Design guidelines
  • Integrated third-party library to enhance app functionality
  • Unit-testing code for robustness, including edge cases, usability and general reliability
  • Designed user interfaces that engaged multiple senses and produced immersive experiences.
  • Devised documentation for each app, detailing operation aspects, functions, capabilities and features.
  • Bug fixing and improving application performance
  • Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
  • Utilized Agile methodologies to ensure timely delivery of app releases, participating in daily stand-ups, bi-weekly sprint planning meetings, Demo & retrospective meetings
  • Conducted code reviews and provided constructive feedback to team members, contributing to code quality and best practices adherence
  • Actively stayed updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to suggest and implement innovative features.

Android Developer

IMobile3
Jacksonville, FL
08.2015 - 08.2016
  • Work on 3 Different Android Apps
  • Experience with the complete application lifecycle; built apps from scratch to release and contributed to maintenance & bug fixes
  • Develop & maintain a tablet-based mPOS solution using MVC architecture
  • Follow industry standard of the best coding practices to write high quality, clean code
  • Manage tasks within Agile Framework, cleared Sprinted tasks and controlled ticketing workflows
  • Worked with Google Maps Android API V2 to display all the locations with markers using Geocoder.
  • Designed user interfaces that engaged multiple senses and produced immersive experiences.

Android Developer

Satin Solutions, LLC
Irvine, CA
09.2014 - 08.2015
  • Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform and collaborated with cross-functional teams to define, design and ship new features
  • Fixed bugs and improved the application performance
  • Work with 3rd party data sources and API's
  • Partnered with Design, QA and internal developers to maintain best practices
  • Maintain long and short range deliverables with product management team according to product road maps.

Software Development Intern

SOLVENT SOFTECH
Bengaluru, KA
06.2011 - 12.2013
  • Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform and collaborated with cross-functional teams to define, design and ship new features
  • Experience of development of HTML files from Skeleton Template HTML's on Android Side
  • Design and develop user friendly UI for the app using Android Layouts and widgets
  • Design and develop modules for the app using java and Android API's
  • Involve in debugging and testing.
  • Partnered with team members to learn best practices in software design.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

San Francisco Bay University
California
04.2014 - 01.2015

Bachelor of Science - Computer Applications

PES University
Bengaluru
04.2010 - 01.2013

Associate's Degree - Computer Science

PES University
Bengaluru
01.2006 - 01.2009

Skills

    Project planning and development

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Timeline

Project Manager

Gulfstream Aerospace
10.2020 - 11.2023

Project Lead Developer

Gulfstream Aerospace
10.2018 - 09.2020

Advanced Cabin Programs : Android App Developer

Gulfstream Aerospace
09.2016 - 10.2018

Android Developer

IMobile3
08.2015 - 08.2016

Android Developer

Satin Solutions, LLC
09.2014 - 08.2015

Master of Science - Computer Science

San Francisco Bay University
04.2014 - 01.2015

Software Development Intern

SOLVENT SOFTECH
06.2011 - 12.2013

Bachelor of Science - Computer Applications

PES University
04.2010 - 01.2013

Associate's Degree - Computer Science

PES University
01.2006 - 01.2009
ARUN KUMARProject Manager