Ashokkumar R, PROJECT MANAGER

Ashokkumar R

PROJECT MANAGER

Hitachi Energy

Location
India
Education
Master's degree, Power Systems
Experience
19 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 8 Months

PROJECT MANAGER at Hitachi Energy
  • India - Bengaluru
  • My current job since June 2018

• Successfully delivered projects on schedule resulting in a 20% increase in customer satisfaction.
• Managed multiple ongoing software projects resulting in a 15% increase in efficiency.
• Worked closely with software teams and key stakeholders resulting in a 10% reduction in project delays.
• Developed project plans, timelines, and budgets, and ensure that all stakeholders are aligned with project goals and objectives.
• Identified potential risks and developed strategies to mitigate them, ensuring that the project stays on track and within budget.
• Managed the team of developers, designers, and other

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER at Hitachi Energy
  • India - Bengaluru
  • May 2013 to May 2018

• Drafted technical reports, specifications and process documentation related to projects.
• Provided ongoing support throughout the duration of a project's implementation.
• Managed communication between stakeholders, ensuring they had the necessary information needed.
• Resolved any issues that arose during the course of a project's execution.
• Maintained accurate records detailing all aspects of assigned projects.
• Evaluated test results against established criteria before releasing final product and service.
• Actively involved in preparing Terms of Compliance (ToC) and NM SCADA product commissioning.
• Frequently visited customer site to provide support.
• Identified areas for improvement in existing systems and provided recommendations for optimization.
• Surveyed sites, collected measurements and assessed project conditions.
• Developed, coordinated and monitored production tasks.
• Interacted with clients to interpret needs and requirements.
• Developed specifications for needed equipment for projects.

PROJECT ENGINEER at Hitachi Energy
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2008 to April 2013

• Collaborated with stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvement in the delivery of projects.
• Coordinated meetings with stakeholders including clients, architects, engineers, subcontractors and other parties involved in the project.
• Documented lessons learned from completed projects which could be used in future endeavors.
• Interacted with clients to interpret needs and requirements. Collected, analyzed and summarized project information and trends to prepare
• project status reports for management.
• Developed, coordinated and monitored production tasks.
• Developed specifications for needed equipment for projects.
• Generated technical reports for customers.
• Prepared estimates and budgets.
• Actively involved in NM DMS product commissioning and provided site support to the customers.

SENIOR QA ENGINEER at Ness Technologies
  • India - Bengaluru
  • May 2007 to May 2008

• Developed and implemented test plans for software applications to ensure quality assurance.
• Analyzed business requirements, technical specifications, user documentation, and other project documents to create detailed test scenarios.
• Conducted manual testing of applications including functional, regression, integration, and system testing.
• Identified and logged defects in the bug tracking system and verified bug fixes.
• Documented test results and generated reports outlining product quality metrics.
• Reviewed product design documents to provide feedback on usability and functionality.
• Performed exploratory testing to uncover potential issues with new features or products.
• Collaborated with development teams to resolve complex application problems.
• Developed data-driven tests based on SQL queries against databases such as Oracle or MySQL.
• Monitored production systems in order to detect any anomalies or unexpected behaviors.
• Contributed to root cause evaluation to mitigate risk and foster continuous improvement.
• Simulated software production environments to allow for enhanced testing.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER at Hewlett Packard
  • India - Bengaluru
  • September 2004 to April 2007

• Analyzed user requirements to develop software solutions and created technical specifications.
• Created detailed design documents, test plans, user manuals, release notes and other related documentation.
• Provided technical support to customers regarding product usage and troubleshooting issues.
• Performed integration testing between different components of an application prior to release.
• Performed regression and performance tests for updated systems.
• Introduced automation tools to enhance workflow.
• Contributed to sales presentations to translate technical information into easy-to understand software solutions.
• Coordinated system installations, testing and code corrections.
• Wrote user manuals and other documentation for roll-out in customer training

Education

Master's degree, Power Systems
  • at Annamalai University
  • May 2004
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics
  • at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
  • November 2000

Specialties & Skills

Risk Management
Project Plans
Conflict Management
Agile Project Management
Commisioning
Cross Functional Team Builder
Project Management
Resource Budgeting
Risk Management
Risk Mitigation Planning
Team Management
Conflict Handling
Training Coordination
Project Goal Assessment
Program Optimization

Languages

English
Expert
Tamil
Native Speaker
Malayalam
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Kannada
Intermediate