Naveen Sonkar
Gurugram
Summary
Project manager with overall 8+ years of experience owning all stages of the project lifecycle from inception through monitoring and closing to deliver projects that exceed expectations on time and budget. Well recognized for strong leadership, project management and technical abilities while leading cross-functional teams in fast-paced and competitive work environments.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Inputzero Technology Pvt. Ltd
Gurugram, India
04.2023 - Current
- Managed and collaborated closely with cross functional teams
- Plans, documents, and executes all project lifecycle phases, including scope management, requirements management, work breakdown schedule and timeline management, priority and dependency management, and assignment of roles and responsibilities
- Conducted daily scrums, Retrospective, Sprint planning, Sprint review, Business success metrics, project planning etc
- Reviewing SOW, monitor and agree on service support SLAs
- Communicates progress and roadblocks to stakeholders, including executive management, and makes recommendations to remove roadblocks leading to on-time and on-budget delivery of project.
Project Manager | Product Owner | Scrum
Kamadhenu Technology Pvt. Ltd
Gurugram, India
09.2019 - 03.2023
- Managed and delivered 5+ projects in multiple business domains
- Managed and collaborated closely with team size of 13 people
- Plans, documents, and executes all project lifecycle phases, including scope management, requirements management, work breakdown schedule and timeline management, priority and dependency management, and assignment of roles and responsibilities
- Conducted daily scrums, Retrospective, Sprint planning, Sprint review, Business success metrics, project planning etc
- Reviewing SOW, monitor and agree on service support SLAs
- Communicates progress and roadblocks to stakeholders, including executive management, and makes recommendations to remove roadblocks leading to on-time and on-budget delivery of project
- Leads project team on development efforts and lends functional and technical system-specific knowledge throughout project lifecycle
- Leads implementation kick-off meeting with external clients
- Monitor creation of all project deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards, including design documents, test plans, training materials, and operations documentation
- Worked on multiple corporate and industry-standard project management tools and techniques to effectively manage projects such as JIRA, Spaces, and Teamwork
- Adhered to industry practices, company standards, and safety protocols in work.
Team Lead (Product Implementation and Support)
Zillious Solutions Pvt Ltd
Delhi, India
04.2017 - 09.2019
- Lead team size of 15 operations and support people
- Oversaw implementation lifecycle processes based on organizational needs, regulatory requirements, and customer demand
- Delivered and supports 15+ clients of different business verticals
- Researched and resolved barriers to successful system functionality, improving support and issue resolution
- Outlined work plans, determining resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination
- Supported business continuity and disaster recovery
- Documented specialized data and requirements to address business demands
- Developed project plans to identify key issues, approaches, and performance metrics
- Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress, and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
System Analyst
Zillious solution Pvt. Ltd.
Delhi, India
04.2015 - 03.2017
- Created customized development frameworks for customers based on specific business goals and budgetary constraints
- Worked closely with business users and business analysts to understand functionality and propose creative solutions to meet business needs
- Balanced multiple projects by completing and updating documentation, managing scope, and adjusting schedules
- Defect Tracking and Bug/Enhancement/Improvement reporting through JIRA tool and coordinating with development teams for resolution of defects
- Performed internal system acceptance to deliver well-tested enhancements and meet business requirements
- Managed over 50+ tickets daily to provide resolution.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
I.M.S Engineering College
05.2014
Higher Secondary Certificate - Science
P C Senior Secondary School
04.2010
Secondary School Certificate -
P C School
04.2008
Skills
- Product Management
- Project Management
- Agile (Scrum) methodologies
- Project management software (Jira, Spaces, Teamwork)
- Subject matter expertise (Travel technology, Insurance, ETF, Automation)
- Technical knowledge: Soap and Rest API's, DB Schema
- Framework knowledge: SoapUI, Postman, Eclipse, Notepad, MySQL
- Communication and people skills
- Leadership and teamwork skills
- Analytical and critical thinking skills
- Requirement gathering
- Documentation
- Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
Accomplishments
- Successfully built in-house SAAS product and generated 6+ million rupees revenue in the first year of launch and growing.
- Managed and delivered a foreign project that helped the client to get a 3-million-dollar investment in the first phase.
- Given prototype demos and won different clients for 8+ AI/ML based products like PDF extraction, OCR, QR Reader, Image extraction, Helpdesk engine, Travel booking engine, Email forensic system, Merchandising AI quality check system.
- Successfully delivered 20+ project over the span of 7+ years
- Presented with the best performer award.
- A leader focused and goal driven with strong work ethics with commitment to offer quality work with high standards.
Timeline
Project Manager
Inputzero Technology Pvt. Ltd
04.2023 - Current
Project Manager | Product Owner | Scrum
Kamadhenu Technology Pvt. Ltd
09.2019 - 03.2023
Team Lead (Product Implementation and Support)
Zillious Solutions Pvt Ltd
04.2017 - 09.2019
System Analyst
Zillious solution Pvt. Ltd.
04.2015 - 03.2017
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
I.M.S Engineering College
Higher Secondary Certificate - Science
P C Senior Secondary School
Secondary School Certificate -
P C School