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Suresh Selvarajan

Technical Project Manager
Chennai,TN

Summary

Results-driven Technical project manager with 12+ years in project management and a proven track record of successfully planning, directing, and maintaining continuous operations across various departments. Skilled in leading delivery teams to ensure efficient output while adhering to rigorous quality standards. Applies a creative and analytical approach to operations, continuously seeks opportunities for process improvement. Skilled at identifying and anticipating problems, excels in providing effective solutions. Leadership style revolves around mentoring, training, and empowering teams to achieve exceptional performance.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
2004
2004
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Technical Manager (Project Management)

HCL America Inc
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
  • Managed and led teams validating third-party application compatibility, accessibility across various hardware devices for both enterprise and consumer applications
  • Directed the testing team and triage teams for Smart Home products, including Google Nest Hub, Nest Doorbell, Nest Camera, Google Home, and Google Nest Mini.
  • Maintained project management processes, including defining goals, milestones, deadlines, metrics, and budgets, while establishing and monitoring project controls and governance (e.g., status reporting, action items, risk management, decision tracking, and project communication)
  • 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
  • Engaged with customers and internal teams for requirement gathering, risk assessment, and finalization of technical specifications, ensuring a shared understanding of project goals
  • Accountable for weekly and monthly reporting to senior management, addressing project risks, issues, and overall progress during quarterly review meetings.
  • Skilled in identifying and mitigating project risks, addressing deviations, and developing contingency plans to ensure project continuity.
  • 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

Technical Manager (Program Managment)

HCL Technologies Ltd.
Chennai, TamilNadu
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 performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
  • Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
  • Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
  • Manage and track project deliverables to ensure that project is progressing according to plan and make sure that roadblocks are identified, tracked, and communicated in a timely manner
  • Prepare and maintain project documentation, approvals, meeting minutes, and status reports
  • Accountable for overall reporting to Senior Management on a weekly basis regarding project issues/risk in the weekly meeting
  • Developing strategies and roadmap for utilizing the resources in the most cost-effective manner
  • Established and tracked KPIs for testing activities, providing data-driven insights to support decision-making processes and delivering comprehensive Test Progress Reports to program leadership
  • 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.

Senior Technical Lead

HCL Technologies Ltd
Chennai, TamilNadu
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
  • Prepare Test Plans/Statements of Work (SOW) after discussions with the test team and have them reviewed and approved by the product owners
  • 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
Bengaluru, Karnataka
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
  • Involved in Unit, Integration, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Reviewed test procedures, test cases, test scripts, and results as defined by DO-178B standards.
  • Obtained complete structural coverage reports from module tests and performed gap analysis for missing test coverage.
  • 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: Unit, Integration, User Acceptance Test (UAT), LDRA, RTRT, Vector Cast, DOORS, ADA 83/85, C, C++

Senior Software Engineer

CYIENT, Infotech Enterprises
Bengaluru, Karnataka
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.
  • Enhanced software functionality by identifying and resolving complex technical issues.
  • Mentored junior developers, fostering professional growth and enhancing team productivity.
  • 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
Bengaluru, Karnataka
01.2005 - 05.2007
  • Analyzed business requirements and developed detailed test plans and test strategies.
  • 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
  • Involved in Unit, Integration, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Reviewed test procedures, test cases, test scripts, and results as defined by DO-178B standards.
  • Obtained complete structural coverage reports from module tests and performed gap analysis for missing test coverage.
  • 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: Unit, Integration, User Acceptance Test (UAT), LDRA, RTRT, Vector Cast, DOORS, ADA 83/85, C, C++

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications

Periyar University
Salem, TamilNadu
05-2003

Skills

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Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute. Certification ID: 4036821

Interests

Learning on latest technologies related to artificial intelligence, the internet of things, quantum computing, and cybersecurity

Timeline

Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute. Certification ID: 4036821
01-2025
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) - Scrum Alliance. Certification ID: 001719944
12-2024

Technical Manager (Project Management)

HCL America Inc
12.2019 - 12.2024

Technical Manager (Program Managment)

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
Diploma in Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), Cranes International, Bangalore, INDIA.
12-2005

Senior Software Engineer

AK Aerotek Software Center Pvt Ltd
01.2005 - 05.2007

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications

Periyar University

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