Project Development Manager
Vectrus
Total years of experience :10 years, 3 Months
• Managed full life cycle of multiple SharePoint projects on U.S. Army NIPRnet and SIPRnet portals serving over five thousand customers including SharePoint migration from MOSS 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010.
• Implemented a project management framework including kick-off meeting minutes, requirements document, design document, change request form and test documents. Enforced the use of the formal procedure for gathering requirements and having customers sign-off on all documents before proceeding to the next phase of development.
• Led the SharePoint Continuity Book project including documentation of all business processes, SharePoint Governance, Disaster Recovery Plan, SharePoint Topology and architecture.
• Managed SQL Server Database migration project including impact analysis on customers, plan for migration of applications, testing of business critical applications and production roll out.
• Analyzed clients’ requirements by studying their business processes and functions. Developed requirements documents that can be used for detailed design specifications. Served as a bridge between customer and development team.
• Managed change request and change control processes.
• Conducted status meetings, created status reports and managed stakeholder expectations.
Adjunct Professor for College of Computer Science and Management Information Systems
Gulf University of Science and Technology - Mishref, Kuwait September 2010 - present
• Mentored students to incorporate MIS skills such as business analysis, project management, client interaction, and team work in developing real life projects. Projects covered the systems analysis stage of the software development life cycle: problem definition, project planning, analysis and requirements gathering. Deliverables were RFI, RFP, final proposal, business requirements document, functional and non-functional requirements document, brainstorming documents and ER diagrams, flowcharts and workflow diagrams.
• Created motivational coursework, lessons, and developed stimulating teaching strategies to engage students in an interactive learning process. Constantly challenged students, encouraged class participation and attendance, and motivated students to learn effectively.
• Incorporated innovative techniques for higher-level learning and assisted students to develop information literacy and problem solving skills.
Business Analyst
Agora Publishing, Baltimore, MD March 2004 - October 2008
• Analyzed content migration systems for Agora affiliates to recommend a migration plan from legacy content management system to new system Site Executive.
• Detailed business requirements for Site Executive content management system modules covering content authentication, customer service, email signups, portfolio, caching and cursor modules.
• Interpreted Agora affiliates E-commerce needs and translated them into application and operational requirements. Served as the conduit between customer community and development and testing teams. Collaborated on the unit and regression testing on E-commerce application. Validated back end and front end processes from both user and admin perspectives.
• Performed detailed user training sessions on business critical ecommerce application
• Mentored junior developers on code design as a subject matter expert