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Avik Palit

Avik Palit

Kolkata

Summary

Dynamic Program Manager at Tata Consultancy Services with expertise in Agile methodology and stakeholder management. Proven track record in delivering high-quality solutions through effective project management and performance analysis. Skilled in software testing and team collaboration, driving successful project outcomes and enhancing client satisfaction.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
Kolkata
01.2024 - Current
  • Involved in design/development life cycle including gathering requirements, user interaction and Problem solving in Agile platform in a Scrum Team.
  • Preparing Project plan and implement the plan in different sprints.
  • Worked closely with all Offshore and onshore Scrum Team members in the scrum team in order to deliver the required solutions in a timely manner.
  • Manage and track Deliveries and review sprint progress with Product owner and customer.
  • Prepare progress status report and share with customer and stakeholders in a timely manner.
  • Perform detailed performance analysis and effectively communicate test results and suggest methods to overcome the issues.
  • Languages/Tools used: Java, VB/VBS, Javascript, SQL, PL/SQL, VB.Net, HTML, SAP SD
  • Testing Tool: UFT, QTP, ALM, Quality Center, Jira, Azure Devops
  • Database: DB2, SQL Server, Teradata, SAP Hana

Project Manager/ Release Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
Kolkata
11.2022 - 10.2024
  • Involved in design/development life cycle including gathering requirements, user interaction and Problem solving in Agile platform in a Scrum Team.
  • Preparing Project plan and implement the plan in different sprints.
  • Worked closely with all Offshore and onshore Scrum Team members in the scrum team in order to deliver the required solutions in a timely manner.
  • Manage and track Deliveries and review sprint progress with Product owner and customer.
  • Prepare progress status report and share with customer and stakeholders in a timely manner.
  • Perform detailed performance analysis and effectively communicate test results and suggest methods to overcome the issues.
  • Languages/Tools used: Java, VB/VBS, Javascript, SQL, C# .NET, ASP .net
  • Testing Tool: UFT, QTP, ALM, Quality Center, Jira, Azure Devops
  • Database: DB2, SQL Server, SAP Hana

Project Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
Peterborough
10.2020 - 10.2022
  • Involved in design/development life cycle including gathering requirements, user interaction and Problem solving in Agile platform in a Scrum Team.
  • Preparing Project plan and implement the plan in different sprints.
  • Worked closely with all Offshore and onshore Scrum Team members in the scrum team in order to deliver the required solutions in a timely manner.
  • Manage and track Deliveries and review sprint progress with Product owner and customer.
  • Prepare progress status report and share with customer and stakeholders in a timely manner.
  • Perform detailed performance analysis and effectively communicate test results and suggest methods to overcome the issues.
  • Languages/Tools used: Java, VB/VBS, Javascript, SQL, PL/SQL, VB.Net, HTML
  • Testing Tool: UFT, QTP, ALM, Quality Center, Jira, Azure Devops
  • Database: DB2, SQL Server, Teradata

Project Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
Peterborough
10.2019 - 10.2020
  • Involved in design/development life cycle including gathering requirements, user interaction and Problem solving in Agile platform in a Scrum Team.
  • Preparing Project plan and implement the plan in different sprints.
  • Worked closely with all Offshore and onshore Scrum Team members in the scrum team in order to deliver the required solutions in a timely manner.
  • Manage and track Deliveries and review sprint progress with Product owner and customer.
  • Prepare progress status report and share with customer and stakeholders in a timely manner.
  • Perform detailed performance analysis and effectively communicate test results and suggest methods to overcome the issues.
  • Languages/Tools used: Java, VB/VBS, Javascript, SQL, PL/SQL, VB.Net, HTML
  • Testing Tool: UFT, QTP, ALM, Quality Center, Jira, Azure Devops
  • Database: DB2, SQL Server, Teradata

Onshore Scrum Master

Tata Consultancy Services
Manchester
05.2019 - 10.2019
  • Preparing Project plan and implement the plan in different sprints.
  • Worked closely with all Offshore and onshore Team members in the scrum team in order to deliver the required solutions in a timely manner.
  • Manage and track Deliveries and review sprint progress with Product owner and customer.
  • Prepare progress status report and share with customer and stakeholders in a timely manner.
  • Perform detailed performance analysis and effectively communicate test results and suggest methods to overcome the issues.
  • Languages/Tools used: Java, VB/VBS, Javascript, SQL, PL/SQL, VB.Net, HTML
  • Testing/other Tools: UFT, QTP, ALM, Quality Center, Jmeter5.1, Load runner, Performance center, Jira, Azure Devops
  • Database: Teradata, SQL Server

Onshore Project Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
Melbourne
11.2018 - 05.2019
  • Analyzed requirements, reviewing functional specification documents against business requirement documents of reports.
  • Involved in peer reviews of the team's test plans and cases.
  • Worked with scrum team to investigate and correct software bugs and deficiencies based on testing results.
  • Manager client handling and offshore - onshore coordination.
  • Stakeholder management with offshore coordination.
  • Daily status preparation and share to Program and Project scrum team.
  • Hardware: Internet Platforms - Apache, Microsoft IIS, .NET, UNIX, Cisco, Java. Computer Hardware Platforms - Dell, IBM, Sun, HP, Apple, Linux machines. Operating Systems Platforms - Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X.
  • Languages/Tools: SQL, Java, Groovy, App dynamics, OWCC, Web Services, .NET, J2EE, JAVA EJB.
  • Database: Oracle
  • Testing/other Tools: SoapUI, UFT, QTP, ALM, Quality Center, Jmeter5.1, Load runner, Performance center, Jira

End to End Project Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
Denmark
04.2016 - 10.2018
  • Responsible for Delivery activities
  • To attend scrum events
  • E2E Project Management
  • Functional testing
  • Regression testing
  • API Testing
  • Mobile App testing
  • OAT and Regression testing
  • Project: Nabs Decommission
  • Hardware: IBM AIX Server; Intel Pentium 4 PC Clients
  • Languages/Tools: Java, J2ee, App dynamics dashboard, SSRS, BI Microstrategy, Share point portal (office 365), VSS.
  • Database: Oracle
  • Testing tools: SoapUI, Selenium, Jmeter3.2, Load Runner 11.5

Project Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
Kolkata
10.2015 - 03.2016
  • To attend requirement analysis and E2E design calls to understand requirements
  • Preparation of test cases depending upon the E2E requirements
  • Functional testing
  • Regression testing
  • Leading the E2E test team
  • Project: RPM BI
  • Hardware: IBM AIX Server; Intel Pentium 4 PC Clients
  • Languages: UNIX Shell programming (SH), SQL
  • Database: Netezza
  • Testing tools used: Informatica 8.6.1 and Informatica 9.5.1

QA Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
Kolkata
01.2015 - 09.2015
  • Responsible for QA activities
  • To attend requirement analysis and E2E design calls to understand requirements
  • Preparation of test cases depending upon the E2E requirements
  • Functional testing
  • Regression testing
  • Leading the E2E test team
  • Project: Implementation of Global Top tier solutions
  • Hardware: Intel Pentium 4 PC Clients
  • Languages: Micro Strategy 9.x, SSIS 2010/2013, SQL
  • Database: ORACLE 10G
  • Special Software: Informatica 9.1.0 & Cognos 10

Performance Testing Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
Kolkata
05.2014 - 12.2014
  • To attend requirement analysis and E2E design calls to understand requirements
  • Preparation of test cases depending upon the E2E requirements
  • Performance testing using Load runner.
  • Regression testing
  • Leading the E2E test team
  • Project: KPMG solutions
  • Hardware: HP 9000/800 Server; Intel Pentium 4 PC Clients
  • Languages: UNIX Shell programming (KSH, SH), PL/Sql
  • Database: Oracle 10g
  • Special Software: OBIEE, Abinitio

Onshore Test Lead ( Functional + Performance)

Tata Consultancy Services
Saint Petersburg
07.2012 - 04.2014
  • Design, Code implementation review and Test Planning, BI Testing
  • UAT support
  • Project: Serve Card
  • Hardware: HP 9000 Server; Intel Pentium 4 PC Clients
  • Languages: UNIX Shell programming (KSH, SH), PL/Sql
  • Database: Oracle 10g
  • Special Software: OBIEE, Abinitio

Onshore Test Lead ( Functional + Performance)

Tata Consultancy Services
Auburn Hills
06.2011 - 06.2012
  • Design, Code implementation review and Test Planning, BI Testing
  • UAT support
  • Project Title: Ally financial Loan and Revenue
  • Hardware: HP 9000 Server; Intel Pentium 4 PC Clients
  • Languages: UNIX Shell programming (KSH, SH), PL/Sql
  • Database: Oracle 10g
  • Special Software: OBIEE, Abinitio

Support Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
Kolkata
12.2009 - 12.2010
  • ETL testing and support
  • UAT support
  • Project: MPS Releases
  • Hardware: Windows XP based PCs
  • Languages: Java, .net
  • Database: Oracle, sql server
  • Special Software: N/A

Solution Architect

Tata Consultancy Services
Kolkata
10.2006 - 11.2009
  • ETL testing and support design
  • UAT support
  • Project: Open reach Releases
  • Hardware: Windows XP based PCs
  • Languages: Java, .net
  • Database: Oracle, sql server
  • Special Software: N/A

Education

B Tech. - Computer science and Engineering

MBA - IT & System

Skills

  • Agile methodology
  • Stakeholder management
  • Project management
  • Performance analysis
  • Requirements gathering
  • Team collaboration
  • Risk assessment
  • Progress reporting
  • Software testing
  • Database management
  • Test automation
  • Time management
  • Profitability optimization
  • Business development
  • Business acumen
  • Process engineering
  • Stakeholder communications
  • P&L management
  • Revenue growth
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Life cycle management

Software Exposure

UNIX, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Agile Framework, DevOps, AWS (Amazon Web Service), Google Cloud Computing, Azure DevOps, Oracle 8i, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014, SAP HANA in BW, CLARIFY, Control M, Service Now, Devplus, ALM, Load Runner 11.5, Performance Center 11.5, Quality Center 10.2, QTP 9.2, Database Testing (Oracle and SQL Server), Toad, ETL Testing (OWB and Informatica), MSBI (SSIS, SSAS, Power Pivot, Cube), SAP BW, BODS, SAP SD, C, C++, PL/SQL, VB6.0, VB.NET, ASP.NET, C#, WCF, MVC, Oracle Apps 11i SCM (Procurement Module, Inventory Module, Order Management Module), Ir Author 4.1, Visual Studio 2012, Python, Gen AI, HTML, JavaScript, MicroStrategy 10, MicroStrategy 9.4.1, OBI (Siebel Analytics), Crystal Report 9, Crystal Report 10, Crystal Report 11, SAP BO, MS Project 2003, MS Office 2003

Professional Memberships Certifications

  • PSM1 (Professional Scrum Master), 03/19/18
  • Introduction to Oracle 9i: SQL (Exam - 1Z0-007), 08/28/06
  • Introduction to Oracle Database Fundamentals I (Exam - 1Z0-031), 08/28/06
  • PL/SQL Programming (1Z0-147), 08/28/06
  • Forms (Z-141), 08/28/06
  • Testing Fundamental (ISTQB exam), 08/28/06
  • Introduction to Oracle Database Fundamentals 2 (OCP DBA), 12/29/07
  • Performance Tuning (Exam - 1Z0-032-1Z0-033), 12/29/07
  • OCP Developer Forms (Z-141), 12/29/07
  • HP Unix Server Certification (HP -092), 12/29/07
  • MCP (Microsoft Certification), 12/29/07

Timeline

Program Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
01.2024 - Current

Project Manager/ Release Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
11.2022 - 10.2024

Project Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
10.2020 - 10.2022

Project Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
10.2019 - 10.2020

Onshore Scrum Master

Tata Consultancy Services
05.2019 - 10.2019

Onshore Project Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
11.2018 - 05.2019

End to End Project Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
04.2016 - 10.2018

Project Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
10.2015 - 03.2016

QA Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
01.2015 - 09.2015

Performance Testing Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
05.2014 - 12.2014

Onshore Test Lead ( Functional + Performance)

Tata Consultancy Services
07.2012 - 04.2014

Onshore Test Lead ( Functional + Performance)

Tata Consultancy Services
06.2011 - 06.2012

Support Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
12.2009 - 12.2010

Solution Architect

Tata Consultancy Services
10.2006 - 11.2009

B Tech. - Computer science and Engineering

MBA - IT & System

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