Sam Zavarei

2157 Patricia Ave,

Los Angeles, CA 90025 Mobile Office: (310) 877-5263
Home: (310) 470-8218
E-Mail: sz5e9608@westpost.net

Professional Profile:
Results-driven management professional with over 20 years of experience in the s
oftware Engineering/Project Management. Expert hands-on ability in all phases of
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) conception to customer delivery and supp
ort. Exceptional record of increasing operating efficiency and boosting profitab
ility through expertise in computer software engineering, operations management,
project management, and staff supervision. For all projects and clients; perfor
med requirements gathering, systems analysis, presentation of numerous cost-effe
ctive solutions, project management, implementation, integration, testing, and m
aintenance. Demonstrated strength in quickly understanding and handling complex
technical and operational issues, strong customer services focus.
Key Skills/Achievements and Qualifications:
Financial and Business Management
Managing team globally within UK and India for the transition of applications
Project initiation, estimations, planning, and execution in tune with the core
business objectives
Focused approach on scope, risk/issues, dependencies, schedule and budget Proj
ect management, Customer Service Oriented Results Driven, Operational Efficienc
y
Monitor project progress periodically as per schedules and take necessary proac
tive or corrective steps to ensure smooth operations
Management Skills
* Project Management, Release Management * Task Leader, Hiring, Training
* Planning-Organizations * Problem Analysis Resolution
* Software Engineering Management * Effective Management Development
Technical Expertise
Applications Software: MS Office, MS Outlook ,MS Project, UML, PL-SQL, AM
DOCS, MS-SQL, CRM (Siebel), CLARITY PPM
Programming & Web : MS Visual Studio.NET 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET, .NET
, ADO.NET, C#, VB 6, VB Scripts, PL/SQL, PL1C, C++, Java, XML, VSS, SDK, Web Ser
vices, HTML, J2EE including: EJB, JAX,& Struts
Databases: MS-SQL Server 2008,including SSIS and SSRS, Oracle 10g, Ms-Access
Networking & security: MPLS VPN, IP/VoIP, Frame Relay, ATM, Firewall, DSL, Secur
e Token Ring, Cisco Routers
Portal, Middleware, & Application Sever: Plumtree, Seebeyond, BEA Web Logic, IBM
Sphere
Operating Systems: Windows Vista, XP, NT, Novel-Netware, Citrix, UNIX
Programming Paradigms: Structure Oriented Programming, OOPS, Agile, and SOA
SCRUM Master Certified, PMP Candidate
Education
M.S in Computer Science / Telecommunications
Johns Hopkins University 3.7 GPA
B.S in Engineering / Computer Science
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Awarded Engineering Deans Honor List during senior year
Sr. IT Project Manager/Enterprise Project Management
DirecTV Inc, El Segundo, CA Nov 2009 - Curr
ent
- Responsible for managing projects with responsibilities for project scope, de
liverables, and
budget. Ensure that issues and risks are identified, understood, and dealt wi
thin a manner
that mitigates risk to scope, cost and schedule using CLARITY PPM.
Directed and prioritized the work load of subordinates personnel;
- Provide clear and consistent communication of release status both internally
within IT
and with Business Stakeholders. Evaluate Business Partner and IT decisions to
ensure
they are in the best interest of customers and company goals; escalate as nee
ded;
- Measure results and monitor key performance indicators to ensure project obje
ctives
are met post-implementation. Develop and maintain standard project documentat
ion,
release schedule, check point agendas, risk management, change control, work
intake,
commitments, deliverables, and ensure adherence to established DIRECTV IT SDL
C project
management processes;
- Plan and facilitate meetings; provide meeting minutes. Produce executive leve
l status
reports and presentations. Facilitate briefings and demonstrations to IT and
Business
Partner executives on a recurring basis. Establish and sustain strong ongoing
relationships with IT and Business Partners.

Sr. Manager/ IT Project Manager-Software Development

BT Americas / Infonet Services Corp, El Segundo, CA 1999 2009
- Collaborated with upper Management to decide future strategies for the changin
g business scenarios, budget, rollout of new products, and objectives. Managed a
group of 15 software engineers/architect, designer, business analyst and projec
t managers. Collaborated with software developers and planners on system scope a
nd requirements while balancing resources and time constraints by applying BT be
st practices and values;
- Improved business processes and design metrics, maximizing operational and cus
tomer efficiency using project management, Agile method, SCRUM principles, which
reduced costs up to 35%. Developed strong working knowledge of clients business
to ensure timely delivery with an emphasis on customer experiences and high qua
lity products;
- Performed in the adherence to project management life cycle SDLC methodolo
gies
in managing project scope, time and budget including the implementation
and management of Change Management, Risk Management, Communication, Probl
em
resolution and Escalation programs; directed the decision-making and issue
resolution
processes; directed budget and procurement. Updated the work plans for pro
jects
phases (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling and clos
ure);
Ensured that schedules and timelines are acceptable and approved by execut
ive
management using CLARITY PPM;
- Developed 10 real-time customized software application tools for network platf
orms such as Nortel, Cisco, ATM, IP, MPLS VPN, and network security using projec
t management, Agile method, SCRUM principles, system development methodology, st
ructured development techniques, system specification, application test plans, p
rocedure writing, data flow diagramming, and logical database design to complete
projects, thereby generating approximately $8M-10M Revenue per year;
- Collaborated with business stakeholders including; Product Marketing, Operatio
nal Engineering, Development Engineering, project Management Office, Customer Im
plementation & Services, Network Monitoring Systems (SMArts), Customer Network R
eporting (InfoVista & Actuate), and Billing, to acquire specifications and deliv
er the finalized project plan;
- Mentored and coached team members, resolved issues, monitored and assessed dai
ly performance, tracked the deliverables, managed team appraisal process, set ob
jectives and goals using S.M.A.R.T method.
Sr. Technical Lead/Project Manager
Computer Science Corp,. Long Beach, CA 1995 - 1999
- Completed multiple projects simultaneously and delivered projects within defin
ed timelines and at times ahead of schedules. Created project plans, estimating,
scheduling within limited resources & budget. Dealt quickly and confidently wit
h inevitable requirement changes. Collaborated with developers, quality assuranc
e, and production support to provide technical direction on systems analysis, de
sign, and development;
- Evaluated business unit decision to ensure they are in the best of interest of
customers, company goal, escalated as needed;
- Ensured consistency and maintainability of existing applications by creating,
maintaining, and enforcing procedures for implementing technical solutions;
- Led conversion of Hughes Aircraft Payroll system into Raytheon corporate Payro
ll by using structures analysis and design techniques. Developed various program
s to extract data from database for data verification purposes in support of SBR
C financial applications. Undertook responsibility for major problem determinati
on and resolution by evaluating critical issues impact upon other subsystems fro
m an application point of view. Coded, tested and implemented new programs as we
ll as maintaining and enhancing existing ones using C, COBOL, Oracle, DB2, and M
ySQL.

Software Developer/Technical Lead

MCI Telecommunications, Pentagon City, VA 1989 - 1995
- Reviewed all designs, code and unit test plan where applicable. Approved busin
ess requirements prior to technical solutions;
- Completed analysis, design, coding, and testing of Network Management Control
System (RTE7) and (CommSHIP) using C++. Participated in a team development of w
hole lifecycle. Analyzed, designed, coded, tested and implemented new programs a
s well as maintained and enhanced existing ones using PL1, DB2, CICS, and JCL;
- Analyzed Requirements and prepared processes definitions from E2E Testing pers
pective;
- Participated in full life cycle development (SDLC) of Telco Automated Databas
e that received, edited and stored bill data from LECS (Local Exchange Carriers)
. Performed complete system test and Regression testing to validate the correctn
ess and validity of the data in PL/SQL in an Oracle/UNIX environment;
- Developed and executed SQL scripts to install DB table, views and indexes. Ana
lyzed, designed, coded, and string tested a central market share Database (MSR)
for the Consumer Business Analysis and AMX PLAT CARD project for product marketi
ng to produce statistical information using C, MircoFocus Cobol, DB2 and FoxPro.

References: Furnished Upon Request