SANKAR RAMANATHAN shankar_ramanath@yahoo.

com 408-835-8764(M)

PROFILE:

Accomplished professional having more than 12 years of experience in software industry with more than
7 years of experience in program and project management. Proven ability to form, lead and maintain
teams and to deliver successful results in Internet and Enterprise based tools and technologies.
Strong team player with proven ability to excel in cross-functional teams. Excellent oral and written
communication skills complemented with persuasive presentation skills. Excellent analytical and
problem solving skills, self-starter with strong work ethics.

EDUCATION:

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Technology Management & Marketing, University of

California, Davis – Expected - 2009 (CGPA – 3.94 / 4.0)
Bachelor of Technology, National Institute of Technology (REC), Calicut, India (First Class)

EXPERTISE:

Program/Project Management:
• Interface with the PMO and provide leadership and guidance to multiple projects
• Experience in contract and vendor management, and in documenting SOWs and RFPs
• Building, guiding, and nurturing teams. Anticipating and managing priorities and resolving
contentious issues within the team.
• Managing teams (including hiring, on-boarding and performance evaluation) with onsite and off-
shore resources.
• Selecting and implementing strategies, guidelines, protocols and practices.
• Experience in waterfall, Agile (Scrum, XP), MSF and RUP methodologies.
• Extensive experience in all aspects of SDLC processes and in Microsoft Project

Technical:
• Experience in the architecture, design and development of systems for several verticals in
various domains.
• Detail-oriented in object-oriented design and analysis, and in the preparation of technical
specifications from business requirements.
• Experience in multiple programming languages (Microsoft and Java based tools), reporting
solutions (MicroStrategy and Crystal Reports) and databases (Oracle and SQL Server)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Engineering Manager – Online Marketing, Spot Runner Inc, March 2008 – November 2008
• Managed projects and programs successfully by interfacing with cross-functional teams.
• Responsible for implementation and delivery of initiatives for Online Marketing division.
• Delivered multiple integration projects across diverse geographic locations.
• Led a team of 15 including project and technical leads, developers and QA personnel.

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SANKAR RAMANATHAN shankar_ramanath@yahoo.com 408-835-8764(M)

Director of Engineering, DMX Group, November 2006 – March 2008

Client: Yahoo!
• Responsible for program and portfolio management of multiple engagements.
• Managed implementation and delivery of projects in the domain of data warehousing,
business intelligence, content management, web analytics and enterprise applications
• Led a team of 10 including engagement managers, technical lead, developers and QA personnel
• Proposed several process improvements, provided leadership and guidance to teams.

Technical Project/Program Manager, October 2002 – October 2005

Clients: Working Machines Corporation, Hewlett Packard, MagicWalk Inc, Synergex Inc
• Responsible for project and program management of multiple engagements with the clients.
• Managed a portfolio of projects that in the domain of healthcare and design system automation
• Led a team of 7 including technical and team leads, developers and QA personnel
• Designed and implemented B2C and B2B solutions using web and service oriented architectures

Senior Technical Consultant – August 1999 to October 2002

Clients: Merrill Lynch Inc, Siemens-Dematic Corp, County of San Bernardino
• Responsible for project management, architecture and development of software projects.
• Lead a team of developers in implementing solutions for financial systems (asset
management) and distribution automation systems.
• Designed and implemented enterprise and web-based solutions for several verticals

Development Engineer - EIS, Lucas-TVS, India – July 1996 to July 1999

• Managed engineering information systems suite of products and custom projects.
• Led a team of in-house software developers and consultants.
• Ensured system availability, upgrades, interfacing with vendors and internal customers.

ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS:

• Recipient of best contributing member award twice in Hewlett Packard.

• Received an award for project and technical management during the tenure with Synergex,
completing the project in less than 50% of the expected time frame.
• Recipient of Beta Gamma Sigma award for academic and business excellence.

WORK STATUS:

Authorized to work for any employer in the US (Permanent Resident)