Prateek Gera
Senior Project Manager
New Delhi,Delhi
Summary
Experienced 10.6+ years' Project Manager with Scrum Master certification ready to provide strong technical concepts, direction and strategy development to Agile teams across development unit. Highly technical experience business management including budgets, scheduling and risks.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
HCL Technologies
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
01.2022 - Current
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs and monitored performance.
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Maintained relationships with material vendors to lower costs and diversify capabilities.
- Updated operational methods and oversaw accounting procedures for improved efficiency.
- Planned, designed and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Maintained compliance with regulatory parameters in complex projects with overlapping policies.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Led project teams through design, construction and launch process.
- Maintained clear communication with precise technical writing to document and inform critical processes.
- Provided fiduciary oversight to remain within budget constraints, recommending project adjustments where necessary.
- Provided detailed product orders based on project drawings and technical specifications.
- Modified and directed project plans to meet organizational needs.
- Drove team success through shared vision and recognition of quality performance.
- Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Facilitated communication between internal personnel, contractors and vendors for project cohesion.
- Orchestrated projects within strict timeframes and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with senior leaders.
Senior Project Manager
Successive Technologies
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
02.2015 - 01.2022
- Empowered 10+ project engineering teams for development in Agile environment for $8M IT program.
- Collaborated with business users, teams, database administrators and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing and planning sessions to validate requirements.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders, including project contributors, business, operational and technical resources.
- Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
- Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination.
- Gathered project requirements through interactions, meetings and walk throughs with potential application users.
- Closely collaborated with enterprise project members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Monitored contracts and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.
Software Engineer
Moonshine ECommerce Pvt. Ltd. (PrintVenue)
Gurugram, Haryana
02.2015 - 07.2015
- Collaborated with cross-functional agile team members to analyze potential system solutions based on evolving client requirements.
- Orchestrated efficient large-scale software deployments, including testing features and correcting issues & code.
- Tested troubleshooting methods, devised innovative solutions, and documented resolutions for inclusion in knowledge base for support team use.
- Conducted regression testing, analyzed results and submitted observations to development team.
- Researched, designed and implemented scalable applications for information identification, extraction, analysis, retrieval and indexing.
- Rapidly prototyped new data processing capabilities to confirm integration feasibility into existing systems.
- Increased efficiency of invoice generation by 60%
Software Engineer
OSSCube Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
01.2012 - 02.2015
- Implementation of technical requirements provided by business team at New York Times call center.
- Creating and execution of Automation test cases in selenium for Unit Testing.
- Guiding and providing support to business team for their grievances.
- Responsible for customizations in default Sugar CRM application to meet client’s business’
needs. - Creating custom workflows pertinent to client’s needs.
- Data Migration from existing system to new developed system.
- Responsible for script writing for 80+ data tables from desktop based Compease to Web based Compease.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
Rukmini Devi Institute Of Advanced Studies
Rohini 08.2009 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science (H)
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Pitampura 07.2006 - 06.2009
Skills
Communication
Team building
Planning and reporting
Stakeholder management
Programme management
Risk Management
Thought Leadership
Agile (Scrum & Kanban)
Delivery Management
Clients
- lululemon
- Dentsu Aegis Network
- The New York Times
- CU Solutions
- PrintVenue
Certification
Certified Scrum Master
Visa
Valid USA:B1 Visa - Expiry 2027
Onsite Travel
Dentsu Aegis Network (London, UK)
Lululemon (Seattle, USA)
Timeline
Project Manager
HCL Technologies
01.2022 - Current
Senior Project Manager
Successive Technologies
02.2015 - 01.2022
Software Engineer
Moonshine ECommerce Pvt. Ltd. (PrintVenue)
02.2015 - 07.2015
Software Engineer
OSSCube Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
01.2012 - 02.2015
Master of Computer Applications -
Rukmini Devi Institute Of Advanced Studies
08.2009 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science (H)
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
07.2006 - 06.2009