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VINOD JOSHI
Global Project Manager
Gurgaon,Haryana
Summary
Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Project Manager
Elsevier
Gurgaon, Haryana
11.2021 - Current
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
- Updated operational methods, oversaw accounting procedures, tracked information and compiled data to improve efficiency.
- Fostered relationships with vendors to promote positive working relationships.
- Reined in project costs while meeting key milestones.
- Modified and directed project plans to meet organizational needs.
- Headed project teams specializing in design and launch activities.
- Provided management for internal personnel, contractors and vendors.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Eliminated discrepancies in progress by reviewing performance, spend and timeline.
- Boosted revenues by coordinating and executing projects and growing inventory diversity.
- Identified, reviewed and applied policies and procedures.
- Oversaw high profile projects for by planning, designing, and scheduling phases.
- Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
- Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination.
- Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload.
- Drove Scrum team progress to overcome obstacles and realize success throughout life of each sprint.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Anticipated impediments to team delivery involving cultural barriers and logistical challenges.
- Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle, realizing 13 % reduction in errors.
- Shielded scrum team from external interference for optimal productivity and success of Agile process.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
- Led sprint reviews, daily scrums and planning meetings to realize full team engagement.
- Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity.
- Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and off-shore.
- Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value, inspiring teams in implementation of new tools and techniques.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Produced reports and updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Maintained project schedules by managing timelines and making proactive adjustments.
- Analysed projects to determine resource requirements and procured necessary equipment and software.
Product Manager
Perkin Elmar
London
01.2019 - 11.2021
- Conceptualized and deployed enhanced product features and optimized implementation for use in marketing strategies.
- Established criteria for each milestone within product roadmap as means to measure developmental progress.
- Boosted customer base penetration 179% by devising creative promotional approaches.
- Collected customer requirements, directed testing and conducted continuous evaluations to make proactive adjustments to marketing approaches.
- Championed customer experience through expert analyzation and communication.
- Compiled product, market and customer data to generate informed sales and profit projections.
- Coordinated design meetings and decisions across 9% R internal departments and teams.
- Reduced project downtime by inspecting roadmap & high priority products for quality and adherence to client requirements.
- Thrived in fast-paced, highly-adept team to develop and prioritize product features and build product roadmap.
- Spearheaded collaborative efforts to bring products to market.
- Developed product documentation to communicate and align key components of upcoming features and products to internal teams.
- Set goals, formalized policies and enforced operational standards to maximize team performance and keep project on-task to achieve targets.
- Defined and analyzed metrics to measure product performance.
- Managed prototyping designs and coordinating mass production.
- Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
- Assessed costs and estimated production capabilities and economic value of analytics products, to evaluate economic viability.
- Supported marketing teams, creating, deploying and optimizing campaigns for clients.
- Reviewed sales, customer concerns and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.
- Consulted with buying personnel to determine projected demand for products and services.
- Monitored market trends and competitor performance and analyzed gaps to update promotional strategies and maximize sales.
- Documented user stories, specifications and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Directed planning, budgeting, vendor selection and quality assurance efforts.
- Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish marketing objectives and boost long-term profitability.
- Attained margins of more than 7% while leading agile product development.
- Attended Agile ceremonies, demos and production proving activities.
- Worked on feature development and code implementation on front-end web applications, back-end API services, API portal and API gateway capabilities.
- Liaised with product team and development team to help break down requirements.
- Broke project into epics and implementable user stories.
- Coordinated with software developers to create custom applications and trackers to achieve client goals.
- Established criteria for each milestone within product roadmap as means to measure developmental progress
- Conceptualized and deployed enhanced product features and optimized implementation for use in marketing strategies
- Reviewed sales, customer concerns and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions
- Assessed vendor products and maintained positive vendor relations
- Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics
Agile Product Owner
Takara Bio Inc
Gurgaon, Haryana
06.2015 - 01.2019
- Owned and prioritized product backlog.
- Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
- Attended Agile ceremonies, demos and production proving activities.
- Interacted with internal stakeholders as voice of customer.
- Worked on feature development and code implementation on front-end web applications, back-end API services, API portal and API gateway capabilities.
- Broke project into epics and implementable user stories.
- Managed implementation of new features by outlining plans and specifications such as how, where and when each component would work.
- Coordinated with software developers to create custom applications and trackers to achieve client goals.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Biotechnology
Mangalyatan University
Aligarh, UP 07.2011 - 05.2015
Project Management Program - Information Technology Project Management
University of Oxford
London, United Kingdom 06.2018 - 12.2018
Skills
Project planning and development
Stakeholder relationship management
Technical expertise
Story planning
Scrum methodology
Risk Assessments
Problem identification
Agile frameworks
Documentation Management
Risk mitigation planning
Critical Thinking
[Python & Java ] Software Proficiency
Accomplishments
- Improved customer satisfaction ratings by [Number]% by [Action taken].
- Designed a company-wide safety awareness program, resulting in a [Number]% reduction in reported injuries.
- Completed the [Project name] Project on time and $[Amount] under budget.
- Designed and launched the [Project Name] Project, resulting in a [Number]% increase in market share for the company.
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
Affiliations
- Project Management Institute
Software
Certification
PMP - Project Management Professional
Timeline
Project Manager
Elsevier
11.2021 - Current
Product Manager
Perkin Elmar
01.2019 - 11.2021
Project Management Program - Information Technology Project Management
University of Oxford
06.2018 - 12.2018
Agile Product Owner
Takara Bio Inc
06.2015 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Technology - Biotechnology
Mangalyatan University
07.2011 - 05.2015