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Pankaj Sharma

Noida

Summary

A Dedicated and focused Project Management , Business Analytics and Cybersecurity expert with more than 25 years of ‘hands-on’ experience in managing mid and large sized change initiatives involving distributed teams in Education, Manufacturing and Human Resource domains across US, Europe and UK geography. A results oriented visionary with proven track record of successfully advocating and generating value from effective portfolio, program and project management practices. An Agile, Lean, Design thinking and DevOps expert who help in building high performing agile teams that help deliver customer value which makes a significant difference to your business. Proficient in Business Analysis work that involve - Business Case Development , Engaging with stakeholders to understand problems and opportunities, Elicitation & prioritization of requirements and recommending solutions/minimum viable products to enable the organization to meet its goals

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head of Project Management and Business Analytics

PM Expert
Noida
01.2013 - Current
  • Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors.
  • Created project plans with established timelines, assigned to appropriate teams and managed workflow throughout construction.
  • Led meetings with internal team members, consultants and contractors.
  • Developed solutions to project risks and issues, meeting quality and timeline goals and objectives.
  • Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance and cost efficiency.
  • Managed contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
  • Identified needs and coordinated resource allocation to deliver quality standards on time and within budget.
  • Created team objectives and roles with specific goals outlined for each individual.
  • Drove continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong leadership.
  • Reviewed project risks and devised proactive strategies to avoid potential roadblocks.
  • Modified project plans when needed to better align with organizational objectives.
  • Determined project staffing needs and led resource management.

Cybersecurity Consultant

Connoisseur Solutions
Noida
03.2011 - Current
  • Researched various emerging attacks, threats and risks related to computer security to produce internal proactive security awareness reports.
  • Created and updated internal information security compliance policies, procedures and standards.
  • Developed simulated environment model to measure effects of different network attacks.
  • Monitored current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
  • Studied and researched current trends and threats in cybersecurity to minimize risk within system infrastructure.
  • Evaluated vulnerability alerts from third-party sources to analyze potential impact to company, identify appropriate stakeholders and communicate threat level of exposure.
  • Analyzed system risk to identify and implement appropriate security countermeasures.
  • Made recommendations to improve security procedures and systems.

Adjunct Professor

Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) · Part-time
Noida
06.2021 - Current
  • Developed and adjusted course syllabus according to curriculum and university guidelines.
  • Designed exams, lecture material and writing assignments.
  • Tutored and coached students to help achieve personal and academic goals.
  • Presented courses to undergraduate students and created lesson plans, tests and assignments to ascertain how well students retained class material.

Consultant

Multiple MNCs - Birlasoft, Citi Group, Samsung
10.1995 - 02.2010
  • Provided team members with motivation and coaching.
  • Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance and cost efficiency.
  • Developed product and technology roadmap and strategy from concept to launch.
  • Worked closely with development team members to identify and remove software bugs.
  • Assembled project teams and assigned individual responsibilities to facilitate on-time completion of planned tasks.
  • Identified issues in software processes and implemented optimization.
  • Conducted full lifecycle software development from planning to deployment and maintenance.
  • Produced proof-of-concept documentation and prototypes for demonstration and evaluation.
  • Coordinated system installations, testing and code corrections.
  • Liaised with QA testers to perform testing meeting various parameters.
  • Modified existing software systems to enhance performance and add new features.
  • Performed planning and application development and identified risks involved in software projects.
  • Participated in code review meetings, providing input on bugs, inefficiencies and potential solutions to emergent issues.
  • Designed front-end and back-end solutions for test-driven development.
  • Oversaw development, deployment and testing.

Education

MBA - Big Data Analytics

Mizoram University
Mizoram
07-2023

Master of Science - Cyber Security

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
12.2022

Master of Science - Software Systems

Birla Institute of Technology And Science Pilani
02.2003

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Business Analysis
  • Cyber Security
  • Workforce Training
  • Performance Improvements
  • Systems Implementation
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Quality Assurance and Control
  • Strategic Account Development and Management
  • Staff Training and Mentoring

Websites

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)®
  • Program Management Professional (PgMP)®
  • Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)®
  • Disciplined Agile® Senior Scrum Master (DASSM) Certification
  • PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®
  • PRINCE2® Practitioner Project Management Certification
  • SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC)

Timeline

Adjunct Professor

Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) · Part-time
06.2021 - Current

Head of Project Management and Business Analytics

PM Expert
01.2013 - Current

Cybersecurity Consultant

Connoisseur Solutions
03.2011 - Current

Consultant

Multiple MNCs - Birlasoft, Citi Group, Samsung
10.1995 - 02.2010

MBA - Big Data Analytics

Mizoram University

Master of Science - Cyber Security

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Master of Science - Software Systems

Birla Institute of Technology And Science Pilani

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