SHILPAA WALIA
Aspiring for opportunities in Project/Delivery Management of Product or Web based development projects where my technical skills and vast experience can contribute to the growth and value addition of the business organization
CAREER ABSTRACT
v Action oriented and result-focused professional offering 10 years of experience in IT and from last 4 years focused on Project Management
v An effective communicator with exceptional Analytical, Negotiation, Relationship Management, Team Building and Problem solving skills.
v Good in Planning for Release Management, and Configuration Management activities.
v Poised to contribute unique blend of project-management, and exemplary technical skills, along with commitment to excellence, to your firm’s value by ensuring that projects support strategic mission and objectives within scope, budget, and schedule.
v Strong in .net concepts and in database concepts.
v Creative thinker and analytical problem-solver with demonstrated ability to manage projects from planning through execution/completion under the pressure of fast-paced, time-sensitive environments.
v Exceptional interpersonal communicator who effectively interacts with clients and all levels of management.
v Decisive, energetic, focused team leader/player who leads high-performing teams by implementing change and improvements.
KNOWLEDGE PURVIEW
Functional Skills:
v Solution Consulting (Existing Systems Study, POC Development & Customer Presentations)
v Process Analysis, Solution Design & Documentation (Planning, As-Is, To-Be / Gap / Need Analysis)
v Manage project deliverables and develops impact analysis when work is behind schedule or in situations of resource movement.
v Identify risks and business impacts on the projects.
v Complete client analysis/configuration/testing work as needed to balance team deliverables and increase self awareness of bug system and client processes over a period of time
v Ensure compliance with relevant/applicable SDLC processes and Quality Management Systems.
v Developing functional and technical specifications.
v Develop an achievable delivery schedule in consensus with the SLA.
v Identify areas of process improvement and escalating them to the Benefits Delivery Systems.
v Provide technical assistance to the team and help them to solve the issues as soon as possible.
Technical Skills:
4 Operating Systems Windows 95/98/NT4.0/2K Server, Novell4.0, MS-DOS, UNIX
4 Databases Oracle 8.0, SQL Server, My SQL, MS-Access ,PL-SQL
4 Configuration Management Visual Source Safe (VSS)
4 Software Packages MS-Project, MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, Front Page
2000, Dream Viewer
4 Web Technologies ASP, VB Script, Java Script, HTML, Cold Fusion, DHTML,
Vb.Net, [login to view URL], ASP.Net, Crystal reports, SharePoint, Project server, LAMP
4 Front end Developer 2000, Visual Basic 6.0Database Connectivity
4 Framework ODBC, OLE-DB
CAREER CONTOUR
Since June’09 with Telexcell Infranet as Project Manager.
Accountabilities:
4 Business Process Consulting
Project Scope Identification, Definition & Validation.
Project Charter, Plan & Initiation.
Requirement Definition, Gathering & Analysis (As-IS, To Be) Process Elements Analysis & Improvement.
Due Diligence and Process Demonstrations to Stake Holders.
GAP Analysis & Solution Design.
Documentation of Business Blue Print, Process Maps, Detailed Design, Integration and data migration design
4 Project Management & Execution
Project Planning & Execution Strategy
Detailed Project Plan, Tasks and Deliverables Timelines
Delivery Scheduling & Team Management (Onsite & Offshore)
Project Tracking & Business Communication
Ongoing Risk Analysis and Mitigation
Project Testing & Validation Strategy
Solution Roll Out & Go-Live
4 Post Implementation Support
SLA Scoping and Definition with Partners and Customers
Education, Training and User Adoption Strategy
Onsite/Offsite trouble shooting support
M&S Renewals
4 Partner Training, Feedback and Certification
Preparation of Training materials
Training Sage Partners on the product
Conducting Test Sessions, Certification of Partners, Identification of key resources in partner team
Since Apr 2005 – May 2009 with Agilis Information Technology as Team Lead
Since Jan 2003 – Mar 2005 with Surfgold India Ltd. As Sr. Software Engineer
Since Mar 2001 – Dec 2002 with Max Ateev Ltd. as Software Engineer
Key Projects Executed:
Title: KFH – Kuwait Finance House
Responsibilities: One point contact between the partners, resellers and the development team. Responsible for doing Client Interaction, Team Management, Requirement gathering, Functional docs like SRS, HLD, LLD etc preparations, making design documents etc.
Overview: CMS (Content Management System) and integrated website development
Title: [login to view URL], RPM
Responsibilities: One point contact between the partners, resellers and the development team. Responsible for doing Client Interaction, Team Management, Requirement gathering, Functional docs like SRS, HLD, LLD etc preparations, making design documents etc.
Overview: CMS (Content Management System) and integrated website development
Title: UAE-GLP – UAE Government leader site
Responsibilities: UI Creation, Client Interaction, Team Management, Requirement gathering, making design documents etc.
Overview: Website Development
Title: Centre for Financial Research and Analysis
Responsibilities: One point contact between the Client and the development team. Responsible for doing Client Interaction, Team Management, Requirement gathering, Preparation of LOE, Functional docs like SRS, HLD, LLD etc preparations, Making design documents etc.
Overview: The Centre for Financial Research & Analysis (CFRA) is the independent leader in forensic accounting research and due diligence services for a global clientele that includes the most prestigious institutional investment, financial services, and insurance and professional services firms. Through a rigorous and proprietary research process, CFRA’s team of analysts – including dedicated pan-European and Asian teams – assess the quality and sustainability of reported financial results at over 20,000 companies globally across six industry sectors. CFRA web portal is designed to host the product service offerings along with the research reports prepared by CFRA analysts to share them to the subscribed users.
Title: Insight
Responsibilities: One point contact between the Client and the development team. Responsible for doing Client Interaction, Team Management, Requirement gathering, Functional docs like SRS, HLD, LLD etc preparations, making design documents etc.
Overview: The application developed was a web-based portal that is intended for use by Insight Venture Partners employees (Associates, Analysts, Partners and Managing Director, etc) for tracking their prospective customers. The application allows users to publish company’s info that require additional funding, view/add customer contact information, track customer dialogs and provide notifications like expiration of assigned analyst, reporting of data (Company details, Company contacts, and Company holdings).
Title: NetMind (Product Development)
Responsibilities: Involved in coding, Unit testing, Code reviews, Design document creation
Overview: An enterprise wide telecom network management and revenue assurance/enhancement solution for fixed, wireless and next generation networks. It enables network and service providers maximize revenues and improve operational efficiency across all aspects of their businesses, including fraud management, billing, fulfilment, and support processes.
Title: Verizon Actawireless (Workflow Management System)
Responsibilities: Involved in coding, Unit testing, Code reviews, Design document creation
Overview: The application being developed is a web-based portal application that is intended for use by Acta Wireless for tracking Short Code testing for Verizon Wireless. It allows application Analysts to publish short code testing results, view/add testing notes, tracks dialogues, provide notifications like number of tests that passed and failed in the desired time, compare the test results with previous selected period, number of short codes passing tests, etc.
Title: AMD & HP (Loyalty Engine)
Responsibilities: Responsible for doing Client Interaction, Team Management, Requirement gathering, Functional docs like SRS, HLD, LLD etc preparations, making design documents etc.
Overview: An automated high capacity database application for assigning the points to the user and managing those points in such a way that users can buy something from the points. They can see their history they can redeem points etc. This is divided into some modules like Member Manager, Points Bank, Rewards Catalogue, Campaign Manager, Reports & analysis.
Title: IRDA
Responsibilities: Responsible for doing Client Interaction, Team Management, Requirement gathering, Functional docs like SRS,HLD,LLD etc preparations , Making design documents, coding, Unit testing, Code Reviews etc.
Overview: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is a Government Body to protect the interest of holders of insurance policies, to regulate, promote and ensure orderly growth of the insurance industry. IRDA is interested in having a computerized system developed for the Insurance companies, in the Life Insurance and Non Life Insurance sector, to report periodically on their performance, investments and related matters.
TRAININGS
v Attended 5 Days Training Program in "XML and Tamino ", given by "Software AG" from Germany. Tamino is a HDBMS and it's a product of “Software AG".
SCHOLASTICS
v 1996: [login to view URL] from Delhi University.
v 1996: PGDCA from NIIT.
PERSONAL DOSSIER
Date of Birth: 16th May 1976.
Gender: Female.
Status: Married
