UMESH GUNJATI, PMP

270 Marin Blvd Apt 21F Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
(248) 563-5150
gunjati_umesh@yahoo.com

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
- Highly analytical and competent management professional with a distingui
shed career in managing multiple projects while ensuring completion within budge
t and other project constraints.
- Extensive background in lifecycle project management, program management
, business analysis, business and process development, and operations management
.
- Well-known for driving business value and supporting strategic objective
s.
- Demonstrated success implementing project management methodologies that
resulted in efficient systems utilization, productivity improvement, and cost re
duction.
- Possess well-honed management skills underscored with a knack to effecti
vely lead, train, and supervise cross-functional teams.
- Equipped with solid communication and negotiation skills complemented wi
th sound analytical, organizational, and innovative approach and expertise in ha
ndling stakeholder expectations.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Agile and SDLC Software Development
- Budget and Portfolio Management
- Process Optimization
- Strategic Planning and Implementation
- Business Analysis
- Continuous Quality Improvement
- Business and Staff Management
- SLA Management
- Risk and Crisis Management

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Directed the development and implementation of strategic and transformat
ional initiatives, projects and programs to achieve long-term organizational goa
ls and vision
- Employed well-developed leadership expertise in directing a combined on-
site, off-site, and offshore resources in managing and completing projects withi
n time and budget utilizing Global Delivery Model
- Led efforts toward the successful implementation of balanced scorecards
for executive leadership to analyze progress and business value of $1.2B portfol
io through over 75 KPIs and metrics
- Successfully coordinated and completed Quality Gating System and Program
Content Timing System projects ahead of project schedule and within budget, wh
ich resulted in substantial business profitability and savings
- Utilized customer service expertise and generated a 180-degree turnaroun
d in business customer satisfaction at manufacturing LOB through effective handl
ing of pain-points; eliminated redundant or unnecessary processes
- Administered, designed, and implemented innovative project management me
thodologies and processes for application maintenance portion of ADM services, i
ncluding minor / major enhancement, production support, and user support activit
ies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AXIS CAPITAL, METLIFE ~ Somerset, NJ
Program Manager | Project Manager Jan 2009-Present
- Coordinate full-spectrum of program and project management, including ma
naging and developing project scope, integrating various project components, e
stimating and scheduling projects, as well as tracking and delivering projects
- Direct, create, and develop high-performance teams, including project ma
nagers, business analysts, developers, and others, as well as mentor and train t
he team in various business operations and leadership roles to ensure quality se
rvice and productivity
- Work closely with business and IT team in managing various programs and
projects, as well as recommend necessary changes and technology improvements
- Plan, design, and present ROI cases, as well as obtain funding and creat
e RFPs / RFQs for implementation
- Oversee various duties, such as drafting and publishing performance metr
ics reports, coordinating with business stakeholders, and managing and forecasti
ng budget, and managing procurement, legal and financial aspects for projects
- Cultivate positive business relationships with all stakeholders, staff,
organizational leaders, alliance partners, and vendors to ensure timely project
completion and profitability
Key Accomplishments:
- Recommended and implemented â⠬Šcapacity based fixed price pricingâ⠬ within
iness operations to efficiently manage maintenance and support projects
- Demonstrated efficient performance in utilizing B2B trade broker portal
(strategic growth initiative) expertise to the entire operations through success
fully conducting POC
- Played an integral role in implementing projects on outcome (deliverable
) based model (fixed price) instead of staff augmentation (T&M), which resulted
in efficient cost management, budgeting, and forecasting
- Facilitated synergies between IT and BPO team, which resulted in faster
turnaround time and profitability increase
- Utilized technical and analytical skills in identifying risks; implement
ed mitigation strategies to strengthen the entire IT operation, as well as direc
ted the project migration to a new location, China, to protect from geographical
risks
DAIMLERCHRYSLER ~ Auburn Hills, MI
Program Manager | Project Manager Oct 2005-Dec 2008
- Oversaw all aspects of program and project management operations, such a
s monitoring project procedures and implementing process improvements, as well a
s taking charge of managing multiple projects/programs at manufacturing, procure
ment, product development and business systems (HR and Finance) LOBs
- Coordinated ADM program including multiple projects and more than 100 ap
plications involving various technology / packages
- Provided primary leadership to a global team, including US, Canada, Euro
pe, and India; managed staffing procedures and established performance methodolo
gies to the entire team, as well as assessed and implemented training
- Productively administered portfolio management through extensive project
and phase gated analysis; conducted project health assessments and created reco
mmendations and action plans to ensure project completion within time and budget
- Facilitate effective training procedures to project mangers on iterative
SDLC process and best practices
- Conducted extensive research and analysis on various high-level designs,
implementation, UAT and deployment plans
- Acquired experience in performing various duties, such as enforcing qual
ity management, defect tracking and control, process optimization, productivity
improvements and compliance/security audits
Key Accomplishments:
- Conceptualized and implemented an innovative system to regularly obtain
feedback from business which resulted in substantial improvement in business pro
fitability and optimum end user satisfaction
- Successfully directed all aspects of business critical application relat
ed to plant outages and achieved a zero SLA lapses over the entire project durat
ion
- Led the presentation and implementation of multiple ideas on value addit
ions, resulting in substantial soft savings of several thousand dollars
- Commended for top performance and obtained numerous awards and recogniti
ons during the tenure; received Best Project Award at unit level on two occasio
ns, and awarded Excellence Award and PRIMA Award for Excellence in project execu
tion
- Recognized for outstanding performance for consistently achieving and su
rpassing business satisfactions ratings and established corporate goals
DAIMLERCHRYSLER ~ Auburn Hills, MI | Bangalore, India
Project Manager | Business Analyst Jun 2003-Sept 2005
- Provided efficient performance in managing and establishing a $2M annual
project portfolio
- Monitored and ensured and coordinated process, compliance and security a
udits for delivery operations
- Engaged in numerous duties, including directing a diverse team in variou
s business operations, managing requirement gathering, formulating high-level de
sign and coordinating code delivery
- Established and administered SLAs, as well as coordinated numerous core
and strategic programs critical to business
- Led efforts and obtained SEI-CMMI Level 4 compliance within 12 months of
start-up and Level 5 compliance within the next 6 months
GOLDMAN SACHS ~ New York, NY | Bangalore, India
Programmer Analyst | Software Developer Oct 1998-May 2003
- Effectively administered the execution of various projects while directi
ng more than 10 consultants in the entire project scope to ensure timely project
completion and profitability
- Efficiently performed numerous duties related to requirement determinati
on, high-level design preparation, detail design review, coding and testing, alo
ng with construction operations coordination and monitoring
- Demonstrated expertise in working on open systems and web-based applicat
ions for private equities division
- Directed the development of end-of-day processing systems for business d
ay processing
- Spearheaded the design and development of a well detailed impact analysi
s and performed a Y2K remediation of project system to prevent Y2K-related probl
ems

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ~ University of Mumbai ~ Mumbai, India
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ~ University of Mumbai ~ Mumba
i, India
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP) CERTIFICATION ~ Project Management Institu
te

TECHNICAL SUMMARY
SOFTWARE Microsoft Project | Microsoft Office Suite | Sybase | MS
SQL Server | Visual Studio | VSS | Websphere
OPERATING SYSTEMS UNIX | Microsoft Windows
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES Java | JSP | Servlets | Visual Basic | C | PERL | HTML |
XML