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Suresh Selvarajan

Chennai

Summary

Professional Summary:

Results-driven Senior Project Manager with 12+ years of experience in program and project management activities. Proven track record in planning, directing, and maintaining continuous operations across multiple departments. Expertise in leading delivery teams to ensure efficient output while adhering to strict quality standards. Proficient in problem identification and resolution. Leadership style focuses on mentoring, training, and empowering teams to achieve exceptional performance.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Project Manager

HCLTech
Remote
03.2025 - Current
  • Coordinated with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives and deliverables.
  • Established best practices for managing complex projects successfully.
  • Possesses strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on risk mitigation and strategic planning to drive innovation and achieve significant business value in a fast-paced FinTech environment.
  • Managed project scope, timeline and budget in alignment with company objectives.
  • Coordinated resources across multiple departments and teams to ensure successful completion of projects.
  • Skilled in fostering cross-functional collaboration among engineering, product, compliance, and business teams.
  • Monitored progress of projects against established timelines and budgets.
  • Developing a high-performance and self-organized team.
  • Proven ability to conceptualize, develop, and launch cutting-edge FinTech solutions that enhance user experience, optimize operational efficiency, and generate significant ROI.
  • Expert in applying Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), Waterfall, and hybrid approaches to optimize project lifecycles.

Technical Manager

HCL America Inc
San Jose
12.2019 - 12.2024
  • Spearheaded onboarding new projects for multiple clients both Enterprise and Consumer teams, aligning project objectives with organizational goals.
  • Mentored and led a team of 15+ engineers, fostering collaboration that increased productivity by 25%
  • Delivered a high-visibility project for a strategic client, meeting aggressive timelines and securing a $1.5M follow-up contract
  • Developed detailed plans and schedules, allocated resources within budget constraints, deployed manpower efficiently, and facilitated team meetings for individual projects
  • Directed the testing team and triage teams for validating Smart Home products, including Google Nest Hub, Nest Doorbell, Nest Camera, Google Home, and Google Nest Mini.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to prioritize and manage product backlogs, ensuring alignment with business goals and timelines
  • Facilitated Agile Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, to enhance team productivity and project delivery leading to a 30% reduction in delivery timelines for key deliverables
  • Established and monitored Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for testing activities, providing data-driven insights to support decision-making and deliver comprehensive test progress reports to program leadership
  • Environment: Compatibility testing, Accessibility Testing, Triaging, Validating 3rd party applications (Healthcare apps, Gaming apps, Communication apps, Contact center apps), Scrum, Test Tracker, Bugnazier, Google suite, Chrome OS, Chrome OS Flex, Chromebook, Chromebox, Chromebase’s, Acropolis OS, JIRA, Nutanix Calm, foundation, Metis, Xray, WCAG standards, Software class type B as defined by UL 60730-1 Annex H standard, FMEA, FuSa (Functional Safety).

Technical Manager

HCL Technologies Ltd.
Chennai
04.2012 - 12.2019
  • Mentored and led a team of 15 engineers, fostering collaboration that increased productivity by 20%
  • Identified resource inefficiencies and optimized allocations, saving $200K annually in project costs.
  • Worked in an Hybrid (Waterfall, Agile) environment with frequently changing requirements and feature sets.
  • Ensure that testing activities allow applications to meet business and systems goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify existing or potential issues
  • Collaborate with different cross-functional teams (Driver Development, mechanical, Sales and marketing)
  • Managed projects from procurement to commission.
  • Coordinated material procurement and required services for projects within budget requirements.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
  • Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
  • Prepare and maintain project documentation, approvals, meeting minutes, and status reports.
  • Proactively identified and managed testing-related risks for the programs
  • Introduced best practices in Quality Assurance, leading to a measurable increase in defect detection rates, a significant reduction in time to market, and an increase in overall product quality.
  • Environment: Embedded Device testing, Reliability Testing, Firmware Testing, 508 Testing, ADA Test, Agile, waterfall, ApTest, Clear Quest, Selenium Web driver, Jenkins, Maven, TestNG, Jira, GIT, C#, Magen (Reliability), PICT (pairwise testing).

Senior Technical Lead

HCL Technologies Ltd.
11.2011 - 04.2012
  • Primary activity is to validate medical equipment produced for Infusers and Inter-mates sub-assemblies
  • The validation activity involves Test Method Validation (TMV) and Computer System Validation (CSV) techniques
  • Conducted process audits and implemented improvements that resulted in ISO 13485:2016 certification for medical device manufacturing.
  • Validate software and hardware systems to ensure they perform their intended functions correctly, consistently, and per regulatory requirements
  • Develop test methods, validate test methods, document validation, file and triage bugs, and review bugs

Sr Software Engineer (Grade 4)

AK Aerotek Software Center Pvt Ltd
11.2007 - 10.2011
  • Analyzed business requirements and developed detailed test plans and test strategies.
  • Enhanced software functionality by identifying and resolving complex technical issues.
  • Mentored junior developers, fostering professional growth and enhancing team productivity.
  • Analyzed proposed technical solutions based on customer requirements.
  • Tested methodology with writing and execution of test plans, debugging and testing scripts and tools.
  • Designed manual and automated tests, created automated test scripts, and executed tests
  • Reviewed test procedures, test cases, test scripts, and results as defined by DO-178B standards.
  • Conducted code scrutiny, design reviews, effort estimation, bug filing, and change request analysis.
  • Environment: Unit, Integration, User Acceptance Test (UAT), LDRA, RTRT, Vector Cast, DOORS, ADA 83/85, C, C++

Senior Software Engineer

CYIENT, Infotech Enterprises
05.2007 - 11.2007
  • Participated in Verification and Validation of Ventilation Control System (Level C) Software (A380 Program), Cabin Pressure Control System (Level A) Software (A380 Program), Engine Monitoring Unit (Level B) etc.
  • Preparation of Test Plans based on High Level and Low-Level Requirements.
  • Preparation of test scripts in Ada, C and C++ and executing them both on host and target.
  • Performed System Testing, Software Integration Testing and Module Testing.
  • Conducted code reviews and Reviews of test scripts.
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining strict deadlines and high-quality standards.

Senior Software Engineer

AK Aerotek Software Center Pvt Ltd
01.2005 - 05.2007
  • Tested methodology with writing and execution of test plans, debugging and testing scripts and tools.
  • Conducted test failure analysis and reported software and requirement issues to customers.
  • Performed dry runs of complete functional verification scripts for every software build release.
  • Conducted code scrutiny, design reviews, effort estimation, bug filing, and change request analysis.
  • Ensured program planning and execution aligned with project-defined goals Responsible for delivering test deliverables on time, every time
  • Environment: LDRA, RTRT, Vector Cast, DOORS, ADA 83/85, C, C++, RTCA/DO-178B.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Periyar University
Salem, Tamil Nadu
05-2003

Skills

  • Project management
  • Agile methodologies
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Risk assessment
  • Budget management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Team collaboration
  • Scrum master
  • Quality management and control

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute. Certification ID: 4036821
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) - Scrum Alliance. Certification ID: 001719944
  • Trusted Tester Testing Tool certification from Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Languages

Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2

Volunteer Work

  • Member of AYSO - American Youth Soccer Organization, a non-profit organization, volunteer work acted as a line referee, overseeing match regulations, contributing to a fair competitive environment, and ensuring fair play and adherence to game rules during matches

Timeline

Senior Project Manager

HCLTech
03.2025 - Current

Technical Manager

HCL America Inc
12.2019 - 12.2024

Technical Manager

HCL Technologies Ltd.
04.2012 - 12.2019

Senior Technical Lead

HCL Technologies Ltd.
11.2011 - 04.2012

Sr Software Engineer (Grade 4)

AK Aerotek Software Center Pvt Ltd
11.2007 - 10.2011

Senior Software Engineer

CYIENT, Infotech Enterprises
05.2007 - 11.2007

Senior Software Engineer

AK Aerotek Software Center Pvt Ltd
01.2005 - 05.2007

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Periyar University

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