Executive Profile

Accomplished Information Technology professional with strong technical, manageri

al, and leadership experience in Project/Portfolio Management, Application Deliv
ery and Support Services, is now looking forward to the next stage in career, th
at offers growth opportunity in the Los Angeles Area
Summary of Qualifications:
* Demonstrated ability to think strategically and analytically with excellent pl
anning, organizing, communication, team building, and leadership skills.
* Works well in challenging environments with aggressive delivery schedules, evo
lving requirements, and changing priorities.
* Partners with internal, external and global customers to create strategic visi
on, translating into meaningful, tactical goals and deliverables.
* Possesses skills in project coordination, resource management, technical guida
nce, performance assessment, and career mentoring of project managers, business
analysts, and software developers.
Primary competencies include:
Project Management Methodology * Project Management Office Functions * Agile Dev
elopment Method
-Scrum and Feature Driven Development (FDD) * Process Optimization (Six Sigma et
c.) * Budgeting * Technology-related Contract Administration * Compliance * Shar
e Point, eRoom, Project
Portfolio Server, Project Server, Power Point, Visio and Excel
Key Accomplishments
* Successfully developed and implemented PMO functions and delivery team model -
Wyeth, 2004
* Strengthened key relationship between business Unit and IT as a Relationship
Manager - Wyeth, 2004
* Created Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for quantitative analysis of project
progress and team performance resulting in 10% (2 head count) cost saving - Wye
th, 2005
* Re-defined and implemented new processes for scope and portfolio management r
esulting in effective communication - Merck, 2008
* Met project goals such as scope, timelines and delivered with no post impleme
ntation issues on all projects implemented with a savings of $1.0 M on $5.0M ini
tiatives. - Schering-Plough, 2001 - 2004
* Implemented project based time tracking system resulting in effective resourc
e allocation and financial management - Schering-Plough, 2005
Career Summary
Merck & Company, West Point, PA June 2008 - June 2010
Program Manager, Information Technology
* Accountable for realization of project, business, cost, and schedule objective
s
* Developed and tracked overall program plan, resource plan, budget, and program
status.
* Report program status to Executive Sponsors, Core teams, and IT Management.
* Manage Program Scope, Change Requests, Dependencies, Risks and Issues.
Programs/Portfolios Managed
* CASI - Implementation of COTS LIMS application and integration of the system w
ith 2 internal systems (CDR & CTMS) and one external partner to support Clinical
Trials and Discovery - $9.0 Million initiative
* US Commercial Model - Customer Integration, a program that deals with the inte
gration of customer data from multiple sources and applications into a single re
pository - $7.5 Million initiative
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, PA 2004-2008
Associate Director/Project Director, Information Technology
 Clinical Division
* Developed Program Assessment, Business Case, Technology Road Map, Scope, and d
elivered Quick Wins for CSTAR initiative - A project to track clinical specimen
life cycle involving multiple departments within Wyeth and external partners.
* Led a cross divisional initiative to integrate Oracle Clinical, SAP and BPM Me
tastorm to enable automatic payment of Clinical Investigators.
* Delivered Oracle based MedDRA project for initial data conversion and subseque
nt bi-annual updates
* Developed an audit commitment tracking process and led a CAPA initiative - Aud
it commitment management, resolution and tracking for 15 different audits.
* Developed and implemented business process for outsourcing, On-boarding and of
f-Boarding of IT resources such as developers, testers, and support personnel.
Safety Division
* Functional manager for a team of 8, conducted annual reviews, mentored and pro
vided technical guidance.
* Developed and implemented Program Management Office functions that led to bett
er decision-making process and methodology and delivered significant improvement
in accountabilities and faster project turnaround. Managed organizational chan
ge, and coached project managers and developers.
* Responsible for entire project portfolio, roadmap, budget and relationship m
anagement for safety division
* Projects delivered include
* Technology upgrade for the entire suite of applications - Oracle, Unix, Window
s, Cyclone and Web Logic
* Implemented electronic data exchange between Wyeth and 15 European Regulatory
Agencies
* Re-Engineered business processes for electronic data exchange; manage training
environment and document management, resulting streamlined work flows and effic
iencies.
Schering-Plough, Kenilworth, New Jersey 2001-2004
Assistant Director, Information Technology
* Led a team of 6, conducted annual reviews, mentored, and managed project budge
t.
* Developed and implemented Program Management Office functions.
* Successfully Implemented $4.4 Million initiatives on standard vocabulary updat
es and electronic data submission to multiple European regulatory agencies for A
dverse Reaction Reporting System that tracked post-marketing and over-the-counte
r adverse reactions.
* Led steering committee and work-group meetings, facilitating communication bet
ween project team, IS, business units and executive management.
* Evaluated, selected, audited, implemented and integrated dsGateway and dsNavig
ator COTS systems.
* Forecasted budget, time, and resources for IS teams, supporting Drug Safety De
partment.
* Managed change requests and outstanding issues, and provided guidance on techn
ical and business issues.

Merck & Company 1995-2001

Project Manager, Information Technology 1998-2001
* Led a two-year re-engineering initiative on Oracle database to improve system
scalability and oversaw development of several engineering components and global
deployment.
* Developed and implemented communication model for projects involving several t
eams and created intranet Web portal for group dialogue, awareness and collabora
tion.
 Team Leader, Information Technology 1995-1998
* Developed, coded, tested, and implemented data warehouse that consolidated dat
a from global subsidiaries into central repository using SQL*Net architecture an
d FTP file transfer method.
* Served as team lead on Unix migration, Oracle migration and Y2K project of Mer
ck's Clinical Trial System.
* Developed Audit Trail that captures changes to database to comply 21 CFR part
11 requirements.

Previous Experience
New York Shipping Associations, New York, New York - Oracle Programmer 1994
-1995
Iona College, New Rochelle, New York - Database Programmer 1992 -1994
St. Joseph's College, Bangalore, India - Lecturer / Assistant Professor 1988 -
1992
Education
M.S., Telecommunications, Iona College, Rochelle, New York 1994
M.S., Computer Applications, St. Joseph's College, Trichy, India 1988
B.S., Physics, MK University, Madurai, India 1985
Awards, Certificates, Publications, and External Presentations
Employee Recognition Award, Schering-Plough 2003
Employee Recognition Award, Schering-Plough 2002
Employee Excellence Award, Schering-Plough 2002
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification - Villanova University 2006
National Seminar on Information Technology - Project Management, Trichy, India
- Presenter 2007
Guest Lecture on Project Management at St. Joseph's College, Trichy, India 2007
DIA Annual Conference, Philadelphia - Presenter 2006
Gartner Annual Conference, Orlando - Participant 2004
International Institute of Research, Washington DC - Presenter 2002