RASESH KUMAR

Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Email: rasesh.kumar@gmail.com

Over 11 years of IT experience in Project Management, resource management and execution of software projects covering all aspects including budgeting, inception, analysis, design and development of software applications. Experienced in system analysis, business process re-engineering and interfacing with cross-functional teams in the course of implementing new systems and enhancing existing ones. Hands-on experience with web based application development and financial, insurance and e-CRM product development. Comfortable with most of the latest web, middle tier and backend development technologies, e.g. Java/J2EE, Spring, Struts1.2/2, Hibernate, Hibernate Search, JSP, HTML, Javascript etc.

q  Proficient with latest project management tools, techniques and frameworks (including but not limited to Agile-SCRUM, Greenhopper, MS Project etc.).

q  Proficient in working with the key stakeholders for requirements gathering, analysis and documentation.

q  Experienced in conducting as-is process analysis, to-be process design and gap analysis, for delivering enterprise solutions.

q  Hands-on experience with J2EE technologies like Struts, Spring, EJBs, Servlets, JavaScript, XML etc.

q  Have worked with SOA (Service Oriented Architechture).

q  Worked with multiple databases like DB2, Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL.

q  Worked at all levels of a team such as project manager, project leader, tech-lead, module-leader & programmer.

q  Effective and cordial interaction with developers, managers and team members to coordinate tasks.

q  Experienced in onsite-offshore/consulting model.

q  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com Hons.)- Delhi University, India.

q  Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology- Sikkim Manipal University

q  Certificate in Computing- IGNOU, India.

q  Japanese Language Learning Course from Nihongo Center.

q  Spring,Struts2 and Hibernate training from SpringSource (corporate training, no certificate issued).

Project Mngmt Tools         Agile-SCRUM, Greenhopper (JIRA based SCRUM/Agile tool), MS Project, JIRA, Mingle, Bamboo, Sonar etc.

Analytics Tools                   Powerpoint, MS Word, MS Excel (Tabular presentation of data, pivot tables and chart for MIS), Visio etc. 

Environments                     zLinux, zOS, MS-DOS, WINDOWS, LINUX, Sun-Solaris.

 

Languages, DB etc         Java/J2EE, Active Server Pages, XML, DB2, MS SQL, Oracle8i, MS-Access, MySql.

 

Frameworks                   Struts (1.2, 2), Spring.

Web Development          JSP, JavaScript, WML, HTML.

Servers                                 WebSphere Application Server, Weblogic Server, Tomcat, IIS.

IDE/Tools/Utilities               RAD, Eclipse, Jakarta Ant, Subversion, VSS.

Role: Iteration Manager/Sr System Analyst @ Macys.com                                                                             Dec’11 till date

q  Work with the business and development to design and manage the mobile application development and delivery.

q  Work with the on-shore and off-shore teams for application development.

q  Perform as scum master to ensure agile compliance.

q  Managed business story backlog, lead story grooming sessions.

Role: Project Manager @ Insurance Services Office (ISO), Inc.                                Sept’05 to Dec’11

q  Performed as project manager using Agile principles and SCRUM framework with Open Unified Process (Wrote epics, features, user stories. Facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-up, and sprint review meetings. Estimated project schedule using sprint velocity. Documented project status using Agile-stats sheet and Greenhopper – a JIRA plugin). Supervised 2 software engineers.

q  Managed traditional projects using Waterfall model, documented requirements, created project management plan (and associated sub-plans), created project schedule using MS Project and Gantt Charts.

q  Communicated with London based client and led the project team for enhancing a web based insurance document management system.

q  Managed multiple software projects and reported directly to the division manager and PMO.

q  Engaged key technology stakeholders performing a feasibility assessment of to-be system design, documented detailed design requirements and recommended efficient solutions to integrate existing business processes.

q  Liaised as the application expert with product team and the client to implement, test and deliver changes/enhancements.

q  Managed multi-million dollar account rollouts by communicating with geographically dispersed teams to identify and resolve product development/integration issues.

q  Facilitated project strategy meetings with technical team, business managers and end-users.

q  Collaborated with product development team, designing new product functionality to meet client requirements.

q  Used Java/J2EE, Struts, Spring, EJBs, Hibernate, JSPs, JavaScript, IBM MQ Series and Java Messaging Service (JMS) etc for application development.

q  Identifying, reporting and resolving issues.

q  Releasing the software versions, getting user feedback and implementing change requests.

Programmer - GlobalCynex, Inc.                                                                              Mar’05 to Sept’ 05

q  Requirement gathering and analysis and user interaction.

q  Responsible for periodically releasing the software versions, getting user feedback, raising requirement change notices and effective managing change requests.

q  Effort estimation, work projection and work allocation through macros written in excel.

q  Coded extensively using Struts, Struts Validation Framework, SQL Maps and DAO for iBATIS.

q  Create and manage project schedules and present status to the management.

Role: System Project Manager/Leader - Hewitt Associates                                          Dec’03 to Feb’05

q  Create, mentor, lead and manage a team of engineers to setup and manager the direct billing and payments module of the TBS system. Managed 11 systems engineers.

q  Requirement gathering and analysis. Getting inputs and translating client requirements into Systems Specifications.

q  Project management, effort estimation, work projection and work allocation.

q  Software related Issue allocation, issue tracking and reporting the status/progress to higher management.

q  Database setup and testing. Defining tables, storage parameters keeping in mind row chaining and migration.

q  Create and manage project schedules and present status to the management.

Assistant Manager (Software) - GE Capital International Services                                        Aug 03 – Dec 03

q  Studied, researched and finalized image handling freeware tool (ImageJ).

q  Created SRS, HLD, LLD and code level documents with design specific details as per the Six Sigma quality standards.

q  Coded in Java using Apache’s POI (HSSF) to handle MS Excel file formats and XML schemas and documents.

q  Create and manage project schedules and present status to the management.

Assistant (Project) Manager (Technical Services) – Lifetree                                        Aug 00 – Aug 03

q  Worked closely with the corporate office to scope, analyze, design and develop new products for insurance and telecom industry. Directly supervised 6 software engineers.

q  Managed projects to create path-breaking products for Indian insurance and telecom industry by contributing to the product inception, design, creation and implementation.

q  Transforming inputs from business area into requirements document, and translating requirements into Systems Specifications.

q  Designed various product modules with features like workflow, user rights.

q  Led a team of software engineers to develop new products in varied technologies like Java, Struts/MVC, EJBs , JSPs.

q  Performed query optimization. Analyzed database tables for row chaining and migrations.

q  Effort estimation, work projection and work allocation.

q  System setup during implementation at client site.

q  Contributed as the technical representative in the pre-sales meetings. 

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