Dr. Gokilavani Natarajan
Chennai
Summary
Professional Project Management Specialist with 15 years of experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications
Work History
Project Manager
Capgemini
Chennai
01.2022 - Current
- Agile Project & Program Management experience which includes managing end-to-end delivery of projects / Applications Development / Cloud Application Implementation / Complex Cloud Migrations
- Managing delivery of projects within time frame as per client's specifications are major strengths
- Successfully delivered client technology refresh project, on-time/on-budget by leading cross-functional team utilizing project management best practices
- Analyzed metrics for service requests and incidents to identify problem trends and adjusted training/support of technical staff accordingly
- Adhere service level agreement (SLA) compliance
- As passionate Agile champion that facilitates adherence to Scrum Guide along with Project Management Team
- Built reputation as individual who takes charge and responsibility for planning and executing challenging projects and for being talented and determined professional who accomplishes results., Technical project planning and workflow scheduling
- Managed cross-functional team of 32 in 3 locations, ranging from entry-level analysts to architects , and collaborated with business development, data analysis, operations, and marketing
Project Manager
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Chennai
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Project planning and Technical support to teams
- Domain specific consulting to client
- Team task allocation, monitoring, and integration
- Staff leadership and management of team members
- Client communications and expectations management
- Strategic planning, resource allocation, and organization
- Gathers customer needs data such as feature requests, creates detailed requirements, schedules release timelines, and manages sprints appropriately
- Used deep understanding of customer's needs to identify and define Personas, create Epics and User Stories aligned with strategy
- Manages and prioritizes right backlogs while monitoring and improving team velocity
- Solves problems in manner that allows them to work in given timeframe
- Collaborates with development, engineering, and quality assurance teams to assure that customer problems are being solved
- Works closely with product management to create products that address customer needs.
Automation Test Manager
WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES
Chennai
12.2017 - 08.2021
- Automation Framework design, Planning, Defect Triaging and Team feature and task deliverables
- Defect Verifications on Fix Packs, System Testing, Smoke/Sanity Testing, Functional and Regression Testing, End to End Testing from App and Security End for every release
- Analyzing and Segregating bugs into Defects, CR's and Enhancements by interaction with Dev Team, Onsite Coordinator and Clients
- Monitoring Test Execution Process, Tasks Consolidation and Sharing daily status reports, status of project, Issues reported with onsite team and Managers/Clients on daily basis through status call
- Reporting Test Execution Process every day to Team across Location.
QA Automation Lead
ALTIMETRIK INDIA PVT LTD
Chennai
05.2013 - 05.2015
- Being Test Lead and Analyst, involved in project management activities like Task splitting, Tasks Consolidation, sharing daily status reports and status of project, Issues reported, Defects management and defect tracking with onsite team / Managers and Clients on daily basis through status call
- Creating, Modifying and Reviewing Test Cases / Test Scenarios, Identifying Functional and Regression Test cases according to Business requirements for every releases.
- Defect Verifications on Fix Packs, System Testing, Smoke/Sanity Testing, Functional and Regression Testing, End to End Testing from App and Security End for every release.
- Analyzing and Segregating bugs into Defects, CRs and Enhancements by interaction with Dev Team, Onsite Coordinator and Clients.
- Monitoring Test Execution Process, Tasks Consolidation and Sharing daily status reports, status of project, Issues reported with onsite team and Managers/Clients on daily basis through status call.
- · Reporting Test Execution Process every day to Team across Location.
QA Automation Lead
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Chennai
10.2011 - 05.2013
- Creating, Modifying and Reviewing Test Cases / Test Scenarios, Identifying Functional and Regression Test cases according to Business requirements for every releases
- Defect Verifications on Fix Packs, System Testing, Smoke/Sanity Testing, Functional and Regression Testing, End to End Testing from App and Security End for every release
- Analyzing and Segregating bugs into Defects, CR's and Enhancements by interaction with Dev Team, Onsite Coordinator and Clients
- Monitoring Test Execution Process, Tasks Consolidation and Sharing daily status reports, status of project, Issues reported with onsite team and Managers/Clients on daily basis through status call
- Reporting Test Execution Process every day to Team across Location.
Software Engineer
Mphasis
Chennai
08.2007 - 10.2011
- Analyzing Business Requirement Document, understanding functional features of products and provided knowledge Transition within Team members
- Creating, Reviewing and Modifying Test Scenarios and Test Cases based on requirement document of product
- Performed Smoke, Functional and Regression Testing during product development phase
- Created Test data, Test logs during course of Regression and Functional Testing and shared same to Onsite Coordinators
- Identified Defects and involved in Defect status Tracking and reporting
- Reporting Test Execution Process every day to Team across Location
Education
Advanced Management Program For IT Professional - Information Technology Project Management
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode - IIMK
Kozhikode 01.2023 - 11.2023
Ph.D. - Cloud Computing in Software Testing
Satyabhama Institute of Science And Technology
Chennai, 01.2015 - 09.2022
Master of Engineering - Computer Science
PSG College of Technology
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 01.2004 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Park College of Engineering and Technology
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 01.2001 - 05.2004
Skills
Creative Thinking
Certification
Certified from Atlassian on successful completion of Advanced Roadmap on JIRA
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Timeline
Certified from Atlassian on successful completion of Advanced Roadmap on JIRA
09-2023
Certified from CFTE on successful completion of Payments in Digital Finance Specialization
08-2023
Certified from GUVI on successful completion of Blockchain Fundamentals
08-2023
Certified from GUVI on successful completion of ChatGPT Fundamentals
08-2023
Advanced Management Program For IT Professional - Information Technology Project Management
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode - IIMK
01.2023 - 11.2023
Certified Agile Maestro
12-2022
Certified MS Azure Fundamental
11-2022
Certified Safe PO/PM
01-2022
Project Manager
Capgemini
01.2022 - Current
Certified Scrum Master
09-2021
Project Manager
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
08.2021 - 06.2022
Automation Test Manager
WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES
12.2017 - 08.2021
Ph.D. - Cloud Computing in Software Testing
Satyabhama Institute of Science And Technology
01.2015 - 09.2022
QA Automation Lead
ALTIMETRIK INDIA PVT LTD
05.2013 - 05.2015
QA Automation Lead
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
10.2011 - 05.2013
Software Engineer
Mphasis
08.2007 - 10.2011
Master of Engineering - Computer Science
PSG College of Technology
01.2004 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Park College of Engineering and Technology
01.2001 - 05.2004
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