PRAKASH ASARPOTA, PROJECT MANGER

PRAKASH ASARPOTA

PROJECT MANGER

WIPRO Technologies

Location
India - Mumbai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computers
Experience
18 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 1 Months

PROJECT MANGER at WIPRO Technologies
  • United States
  • My current job since July 2017

Client wants to consolidate its enterprise reporting needs on a single reporting platform.
Contribution :
 Build 30 + Offshore team/ODC for Analytics program having technologies - Tableau, Teradata in very short
time.
 Helped in setting up ODC /environment/working with onsite team in resolving software installation issue.
 Did initial screening and interviewing profiles
 Set up training plans for rookies and providing hands on exposure
 Management of schedule, quality and deliverables of the program
 Track project progress and deliverables to assure the clients receives the product required within budget
and schedule.
 Track and manage risks and issues
 Conduct project review meeting and participate in leadership meetings
 Coordinate with various applications teams
 Estimating project at various phases
 Interfaces with clients in identifying and resolving questions, issues, and problems
 Set and continually managed project expectations with team members and other stakeholders
 Proactively managed systems development, implementation and risk.

TELCORDIA at Oracle
  • United Arab Emirates
  • December 2008 to July 2009

Managing large programme of Mobile Number Portability project - Number Portability Gateway. Revenues
over 5 million $ Client is Telcordia.
Contribution :
 Successful installation of Number Portability Gateway at leading Indian operators
 Ensure timely delivery of the software releases
 Managing and tracking of issues during Inter - operator testing
 Served as Primary point of contact for all interfacing partners
CBS Operational Performance Management Portal (OPMP

Engineer at CITI
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2008 to July 2009

Setting up of COB site for business. Total seat requirement is 103. Technical streams involved: Network
Integration, Cabling

at Technology Infrastructure
  • April 2008 to July 2009

Migration of NASTEL MQ Monitoring Server from Window workstation box to AIX-UNIX platform with High
availability features (VERITAS Cluster) to meet significant growth in MQ servers being monitored and
execution of more complex monitors requiring more powerful environment. Size of the project is 100, 000 $
Technology Infrastructure Projects

Investor at CITI
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2008 to July 2009

Implementation of Flexcube

at CPB EMEA
  • June 2006 to March 2008

A system used by the GCIB and other Citigroup Divisions to create a consistent, efficient and effective
process for managing and reporting qualitative information on Risk and Control Self-Assessments (“RCSA”)
 Size of the project is 120, 000 $

  • February 2007 to September 2007

site managers to enter Actuals data for their respective sites every month. On the basis of the Actual
data, Organic data & Inorganic migration, the system will change the forecast data whenever the user does
re-baseline. Forecasting is a report with graphical representation. Size of the project is 150, 000 $
Equity and Derivatives

at CITI
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2007 to July 2007

The system deals with maintenance and enhancement of the application
Citigroup Automated Self Assessment

at CITI
  • United Arab Emirates
  • December 2005 to April 2007

Sun Soloaris, iPlanet, jRun, WebLogic, Oracle 9i, Staffware
Description :
 Bug-fixing and development Support activities for the CPB applications.
 EPOST / IPOST - ePost is an electronic document delivery system that helps the internal users of Citigroup
to upload and View mortgage documents. It provide a secure platform for business partners (external to
Citigroup) to upload mortgage specific documents/forms in PDF format to RRE
 WINS- is a Secure Electronic Workflow Tool that automates the movement of internal instructions between
various entities within the Private Bank, reduces the movement of manual instructions and the need to
perform the interdepartmental MIFT (manually initiated funds transfer) Process Eliminates the requirement
for manual execution or specific transactions (FTN, CRA, TD) into the legacy Product Processors.
 US and Latin America transactional services
o Latam : FTN Wire transfers
o Latam : Time Deposit and Cash Reserve Account creation/modification
o Custody : Wires and Checks
o Loans : Service Request, Payment Memo
o Investments : Trade support processing, Account fee maintenance
o FX : Buy/Sell Instructions
o MVCS : Tool used for scanning documents
o DMS : DMS provides a collection of document management services & functionality.
Fully automated fax and email integration allows filing of incoming faxes and
capable of sending documents via email or fax.
 Size of the project is 300, 000 $
Real Estate Management System

PROJECT LEADER at CITI
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2006 to December 2006

Net / SQL Server
Description :
 The CWHI application provides a single global tool for the administration and tracking of approvals for
Citigroup owned and/or administered web sites within and without the Citigroup Corporate Network. Size of
the project is 100, 000 $
INFOSYS PROJECTS

Team Lead at Infosys Technologies
  • India
  • August 2002 to December 2004

Manage an IT project through the project life cycle to delivery.
 Create, maintain, and communicate project plans to all concerned
 Identifies and schedules project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks.
 Team management. Identify training needs of the team and do appraisal.
 Developing solutions in Java, Java Script, Oracle
 Keeping abreast of new developments trends, technology, best practices and benchmarking in the IT
industry
 Involved in system study and documentation of the VB Application, Reports and Database.
 Redesigned the Database using ERWin and modifications of the Stored Procedures and Views.
 Coordinated and Communicated with team member and onsite coordinator.
 Estimates various change controls and resolve the issues on time

Project Manager at PLUTO
  • February 2004 to December 2004
Analyst at Microsof
  • United States
  • September 2003 to January 2004

The Project involves:
o Testing the service packs, hot fixes before they are released to the customer.
o Bug Analysis and modifying test sources.
o Various types of testing such as private, bucket as and when required.
Contribution :
 Team Lead for Terminal Server component
 Coordinated the work and resources at offshore
 Synchronise the GDR test pass and regression testing for XPSP2
 Interacted with

Analyst
  • November 2002 to September 2003

The Project involves design and development of AQC for Renewal Business
 The system provides the facility to search for a Quote / Plan Sponsor, Renew a Quote, Revise a Quote,
Alternate Quote, etc. It was an enhancement of Release 4 which was new business.
Contribution :
 Interacted with the client and performed requirement analysis and design.
 Estimates various change controls and resolved the issues on time.
 Prepared weekly status reports and configured the management activities.
Complaints and Appeals Tracking System

  • August 2002 to September 2002

The Project involves development, enhancement and support of Complaints and Appeals Tracking System
(CATS) for the Client.
 The system has a capability to record and function as a central repository of all Complaints, Grievances and
Appeals which come to the client, hence enabling users to produce correct and timely reports to minimize
litigation and regulatory risks for the client.
Contribution :
 Planned the project operation and tracked all the work allocated
 Assigned the tasks based on skills and experience and setting priorities with start and end dates
 Prepared weekly status reports and monthly reports.
 Maintained Technical Specs and Design documents.
Stats Reporting Application

at Silverline Technologies
  • India
  • July 2000 to August 2002

Drafting functional requirements for computer systems using models and diagrams to represent the
processes and functions involved.
 Working out the new system's requirements & specifications and test strategies.
 Assisting in functional testing of the new system and ensuring that it meets the user specifications
 Interacting with client for requirement gathering, system study & analysis

PROJECT LEADER at SILVERLINE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
  • January 2002 to July 2002

The project involves System Study and documentation of the existing system.
 In the initial phase of the project, documentation of the existing code and logical flow of the application
was prepared.
 In the subsequent phase, documentation and redesigning of the Stats Reporting database from de-
normalized format to a third form normalized RDBMS and modification of stored procedures.
Contribution :
 Involved in system study and documentation of the VB Application, Reports and Database.
 Redesigned the Database using ERWin and modifications of the Stored Procedures and Views.
 Coordinated and Communicated with team member and onsite coordinator.
 Prepared weekly status reports.

  • November 2001 to December 2001

The objective of this project is to maintain and enhance the existing MRP application implemented at HBAS.
 This encompasses the following:
o Incorporating BI-Query, JetForms
o Creating Reports using BI-Query
o Customization of TRANS4M 8.12 to fill the gap.
Contribution :
 Interacted with the client/on-site team for receiving and analysing the change requests.
 Allocated the tasks to team members and interacted with SDU Head on weekly basis.
 Developed reports in BI/Suite with uni-data as backend and designed templates in Accelio (JetForms).
Letter Template Admin Tool

Internal Project
  • April 2001 to October 2001

A stand-alone GUI application which will allow a user to generate letter templates.
 The Letter Template Admin Tool user will be presented with an empty letter canvas on which letter
components may be graphically added and positioned.
 Once generated, the template and all its attributes will be saved to a set of database tables (as opposed to
a shared, dedicated drive).
Contribution :
 Involved in analyzing requirements, database designing, developing front end & writing stored procedures.
Distributor Management System

  • July 2000 to April 2001

The Distributors Management System is a Web-based application used by the distributor for the day-to-day
operations of Order Booking & Processing, Van Sales, Inventory Management & Accounts Receivable (A/R).
 The DMS system has screens for booking orders, generating invoices, confirming orders & dispatching the
goods. Products can be sold either through Direct Sales or Van Sales.
 The entire system is constructed using HTML, ASP, VB COM and JavaScript. SQL Server 2000 is used as
the backend.
Contribution :
 Involved in designing database & architecture, screening design and developing components, storing
procedures and developing direct sales module
Unified Herbal

at Datamatics
  • India
  • March 1998 to July 2000

Managed a team of 7 programmers
 Develop web site architecture and determine hardware and software requirements
 Manual testing and logging defects.
 Providing post-implementation, enhancement and maintenance support to client for application

Project Leader
  • January 2000 to June 2000
Analyst at NewTech Computer Services
  • October 1999 to December 1999

The system will automate the function of Corporate HR & P&A Division for handling new employee details.
 Keeps track of training requirements of individual employees; conducts knowledge & skill analysis and
workforce planning.
Contribution :
 Involved in analysing database design, screen design and responsible for delivery of the project.
 Part of the developing screens.
CompuBazar

PROJECT LEADER at DATAMATICS
  • India
  • August 1999 to September 1999
Programmer Analyst at IBM
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 1999 to July 1999

The functionality of this web-based system is to:
o Allow the vendor to sell computer hardware and software.
o Allow the user to sell second hand machines.
o Facilitate the user to search the site for items.
o Facilitate the auction of machines.
Contribution :
 Involved in analysing database design, screen design and responsible for delivery of the project.
 Part of the developing screens.
UNOG

Programmer Analyst at Technology : M.C.P, COBOL, DMS2
  • Switzerland
  • May 1998 to May 1999

The main objective is to make all applications Y2K Compatible. All the activities were done at client site,

at Shreyas Business Solutions
  • India
  • June 1997 to February 1998

The objective was to make all applications Y2K compatible & make provisions for multiple currency
handling.
 Scanned and analysed dates
 Involved in conversion of Dates to make it Y2K compatible
 Conducted daily and monthly testing of jobs after the programs were tested

Trainee Programmer at Bank of Belgium Lambert (BBL
  • Switzerland
  • June 1997 to February 1998

and analysed dates
 Involved in conversion of Dates to make it Y2K compatible
 Conducted daily and monthly testing of jobs after the programs were tested.
Shreyas Business Solutions

Programme Manager at Wipro Technologies
  • Switzerland
  • December 2004 to

Managing Large Analytics program for Leading UK Retail brand
 Managed projects running on technologies Tableau, Teradata, Cloud computing, REST API (XML and JSON
formats), J2EE, ASP.Net, Oracle, DataWarehouse, OBIEE with team strength of 100+ and budget of
around $10M
 Build 30 + Offshore team for Analytics program having technologies - Tableau, Teradata
 Managed Large and complex programs at AT&T, USA
 Managed projects running on technologies Cloud computing, REST API (XML and JSON formats), J2EE,
ASP.Net, Oracle, DataWarehouse, OBIEE with team strength of 100+ and budget of around $10M
 Managed end to end schedule, critical path milestones, complete delivery of project, managed resources
 Escalate project issues to leadership team whenever appropriate. Accountable for daily activities of the
program, coordinated with resources to resolve customer tickets quickly.Worked with solution architect to
finalize appropriate technology as per business needs. Ensured project solution follows approved AT&T
architecture guidelines. Review effort estimates from application teams
 Managed Large Number Portability Gateway project for leading Indian operator
 Interacted with clients to resolve technical queries that are encountered during their Inter-Operator testing
for leading operators in India
 Managing projects running on technologies J2EE/VB.Net / ASP.Net / Oracle with team strength of 25 as
Senior Manager .
 Worked closely with key stakeholders at all stages of MNP implementation and ensured client needs are
met as per agreed scope of work in statement of work (SOW)
 Managed over $50 million technology initiatives consisting of multiple simultaneous software development
and integration projects with program roadmaps, tracks, schedules, & costs. Provided strategic direction
for newly formed Project Management Office (PMO), Defined best practices to be used for project
execution, Defined and reported on PMO metrics, Managed project prioritization process and governance,
Managed the creation of RFP, RFI, RFQ, Vendor Management & Selection activities and the PMO staff to
ensure project progress is on schedule and within budget, and acted as project manager on specific
projects.
 Software Estimation
 Coordinating RCSA (Risk Control Self Assessment) and COB (Continuity of Business) for Web CoE unit.
 Preparing project plan to give cost-effecting solutions & estimating efforts based on client requirements.
 Analysing the requirement and designing the applications accordingly.
 Providing technical guidance to the team.
 Reviewing performance of the team and recommending appropriate action.
 Responsible for the delivery, timeliness and quality of the projects assigned.
 Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
 Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.

Project Leader
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.unifiedherbal.com is an e-commerce web portal integrating 280 Disease cure sites, each acting the
most authentic, comprehensive and interactive source of information.
 Some of the services offered are on-line & off-line medical consultancy by practitioners, shopping of herbal
products, a self-analysis of body / mind type.
 The site activities like order processing, consultancy, etc, can be tracked and handled through admin-site.
Contribution :
 Involved in analysing of database design, screen design and identified use cases & modeling using Rational
Rose tool.
 Realized each use case using a sequence diagram.
 In-charged of delivering the admin-site of the project.
 Part of the development team as Senior Developer developing the front end of the admin-site screens.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computers
  • at Wagh College of Engineering, Pune University
  • January 1996

courses: Professional Certification  PMI – PMP Certificate, Project Management Professional  Acquired Tableau, Hadoop certificate from Udemy  AMFI Mutual Fund Module (Advisor) of NSE Certification in Financial Markets  AMFI Mutual Fund Module (Basic) of NSE Certification in Financial Markets  Derivative Dealer Module from National Stock Exchange (NSE)  Certification in ITIL V3 Framework  Project Management from Brain bench in 2006  ASP from Brain bench in 2001  JAVA from Brain bench in 2001  Oracle 7.1 & D2000 from Silicon Chip Technology (Training Institute) in 1997 International Experience  Acquired exposure while working with: o AT&T, USA from July 2011 to June 2017 o MICROSOFT, USA for 3 months o

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