Project Management Manager

Ankur Gupta

**** ******** ****, ******, **, ***** Phone: 614-***-**** E-mail: ad59bc@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Highly diversified and result-driven professional, with a demonstrated aptitude in managing multiple projects in different domains and applying varied project management principles. Looking for a Program or Project Management role to leverage my unique blend of leadership, strategic planning, and execution skills, to drive successful project outcomes and contribute to organizational growth.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Joss Construction Group (Dublin, Ohio)

Operations Manager (February 2017 – January 2024)

Managed end-to-end operations which included project management, implementation of technology solutions, budgeting, client relations, vendor management, product development, marketing, and sales.

oDeveloped and executed strategic plans to achieve business objectives, aligning project goals with overall company vision.

oImplemented project management processes to optimize operations through the implementation of construction management technology solutions.

oLed a team of skilled professionals in a highly collaborative, high-performing, and challenging work environment.

oManaged project budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness and financial viability throughout the project lifecycle.

oEstablished and maintained strong relationships with clients, vendors, and stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and customer satisfaction.

oIntroduced new products based on market analysis and feedback from industry professionals.

oExecuted marketing initiatives to drive business growth and sales.

OCLC (Dublin, Ohio)

Senior Project Manager (Jan 2015 – February 2017) Project Manager (October 2010 – Dec 2014)

Major Initiatives:

Snowflake Remediation – standardization of application development and deployment across the company

Implementation of a Configuration Management Database

Migrating of applications from Mainframe to custom developed Java applications.

Implementation of a Web Content Management system based on the Adobe CQ platform. Transitioned other OCLC.org assets (WebJunction, Developers Network, Research, & Support) to Adobe CQ.

Managed WMS Integration with EBSCO Publishing.

Lead effort to migrate customers from retiring systems to next generation products.

Implementation of third-party SaaS solutions: SAP Plateau (Learning Management System), Concur (Expense Tracking), Contract Insight (Contract Management System)

Responsibilities:

Managed and directed information technology projects seeking to create a customized business solution through the integration of complex technical platforms.

Championed project goals and methodologies that aligned with corporate objectives and business priorities.

Lead cohesive cross-functional and distributed teams through the OCLC Product Management Life Cycle to achieve project goals.

Developed strategies to achieve project delivery goals including financial commitments.

Responsible for communicating project achievements at all levels within the organization.

Monitoring and tracking plans to progress and updating project control measures.

Recognizing, escalating, solving risks and challenges associated with completing project milestones.

Guided teams through challenging problem-solving assignments which required a more hands-on approach and critical decision-making processes.

Knowledgeable about and lead projects for multiple organizations within the company, including Marketing, Customer Support, Product Management, Global Engineering, Enterprise Applications, Business Development, Finance, and Legal

Mettler Toledo - eBusiness (Columbus, OH)

Delivery Lead/Solutions Architect (Oct 2008–Oct 2010) Senior Developer (Oct 2004 –Oct 2008)

Major Initiatives:

Established delivery best practices for eBusiness team to identify portfolio deliverables, communicated delivery schedule across the organization, and managed delivery schedule to achieve yearly goals.

Created Quality Assurance practice for eBusiness team to ensure delivered product changes met expectations and received appropriate approvals across the organization.

Web and content management deliverables included: implementation of tools for customer account management including creating a customer relationship management system, development of tools for e-mail marketing, search engine optimization, user click stream analysis, website usability, website performance monitoring, analysis of content management systems and viability of these tools with the current internet marketing strategy.

Responsibilities:

Managing multiple projects through the software development lifecycle (sdlc) and adapting sdlc to fit the needs and capabilities of various projects and development teams.

Establishing best practices and quality standards for software development, code deployment, and application tuning.

Guiding architecture and developing architecture standards.

Working with marketing leaders to understand their internet marketing strategies, create projects based on those strategies, and provide technical solutions based on available resources and project budgets.

Working with team members to remove obstacles, clarify requirements, provide technical guidance, and facilitate cross-team communication by conducting regular progress meetings and ad-hoc problem-solving discussions.

Ensuring that all project deliverables are on schedule and that quality standards are being met.

Creating and tracking project schedules and providing reports about schedules and deviations to steering committee.

Responsible for identifying project risks, escalating project issues, and working those to a resolution.

Conducting user acceptance test showcasing project deliverables.

Managing defects and scope changes through the change management process.

Maintaining and developing relationships with technology providers.

EDUCATION

Florida International University, Miami, FL

Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance & Management Information Systems

Minor Computer Science

CERTIFICATIONS & AWARDS

PMI – Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)

Building Industry Association (BIA) Award Winner – Parade of Homes 2018 & 2019

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