PROFILE
Certified SAFe4 Agilist and PMP with around 22 years of Information Technology industry experience, in the areas of Project/Program Management, Software Testing, Projects Delivery in leading IT companies (Cognizant, HCL, Standard Chartered, Capgemini, KAL) in India, USA, Singapore
Experience in Domains - Banking, Insurance, HealthCare, Aerospace, Shipping, Retail and ATM Banking
Playing the integrated PM role of managing and coordinating
between Agile Dev and QA team, as well as PMO to accomplish project deliveries for the assigned Portfolio
Managed medium and large long term end to end projects with international clientele in various domains thro the full life cycle - Requirements, Design, Development, Testing, Implementation and Support
TOOLS
HP ALM, Microsoft Team Foundation Server(TFS), Azure sharepoint, JIRA, MS Dynamics 365, Monday.com, Figma, Jira, PowerBI, Testcraft AI, Mabl AI testing, Chatgpt, Gemini, Perplexity, Replit AI
BASKAR SUBRAMANIAN
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
? Monitor all stages of Project lifecycle, right from inception till delivery and implement tailor made processes based on projects for quick releases and faster delivery using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
? Currently in the Fintech banking technologies, managing Dev & QA teams spread across India, UK, Mexico, Italy, US and Australia to deliver Products and Project releases for several major global Banking customers in Middle east, Europe, Mexico and the US. for the ATM banking portfolio in line with the organization’s strategic objectives
? Delivered several back to back ATM banking software releases in the last 9 years for major world banks including HSBC, DIB in UAE, HSBC US, HSBC Mexico, HSBC Malaysia, HSBC-Malta,Armenia,Bermuda
?AI Project Management - Implemented AI-based process automation, reducing manual effort and improving efficiency.
?Passionate about harnessing the power of AI to develop innovative solutions to address real-world challenges and create impactful solutions.
?Implemented an AI-powered test automation suite using Testcraft AI, reducing test execution time by 50% and increasing defect detection rate by 30%
?Ensured 0% disruption and provided quick Business continuity for global banking Customers during Covid19 lockdown, thereby avoiding major financial losses
?Created efficient cross functional Agile Teams on multiple Applications/Products, to facilitate Continuous Integration, Deployment (CICD) and Release on Demand
?Involved in creating and managing Testing COE (Centre of Excellence)
?Acquired Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, quality assurance processes, and testing methodologies
? Portfolio management, Strong Customer relationship management, Cross team and Onsite-Offshore interaction.
?Risk management, Performance analysis, Compliance, Technology integration
?Monitor project progress, key metrics tracking, and report status updates to relevant stakeholders.
? Coordinating with Product Owners and Stakeholders to understand key business objectives, strategy and to align to achieve planned Deliveries
? Proficient in multi culture environments and able to communicate with various Stake holders, Subject Matter Experts across Geographies.
? Key strength in Motivating, Coaching and mentoring the teams in Agile methodologies and enhancing the team’s ability to self-organize
?Exhibit good organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
? Empowering the team to self-organize and coordinate with Product Owner, stakeholders, and technical resources
? Facilitate decision making, discussion and conflict resolution among the teams
? Expertise in implementing Best practices, value ads to Customers and controlling costs
? Resource & Portfolio management, Recruitment, Performance review, Attrition control etc.
? Experience in Risk Assessment & Management, Gap & cost benefit Analysis
WORK EXPERIENCE
COMPANY PERIOD/Role
KAL ATM Software - Chennai, India
(Headquartered in Edinburgh, UK)
Jan 2016 – Jan2025 : Senior Manager
Capgemini - Bengaluru, India Mar 2013 – Jul 2014 : QA/Project Manager
Shriram Value Services - Chennai, India Sep 2011 – Feb2013 : Project Manager
Client Network Systems India Pvt. Ltd., (CNSI)Chennai, India Dec 2010 – Sep 2011 : Consultant Manager
Freelance Consultant(Worked for Projects in Chennai, Singapore) April 2009 – Nov 2010 : Consultant Engineer
Scope International, Standard Chartered Bank - Chennai, India Dec 2007 – Feb 2009 : Project Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions, (CMMi level5, PCMM, , BS7799 Company) – Chennai & US
January 2005 – Aug 2007 : Senior Associate
HCL Technologies - (CMM Level4, BS7799 certified) Chennai, India March 2004 – January 2005 : QA lead
Isoft, (UK based HealthCare Innovator-ISO 9001:2000 certified) - Chennai, India May 2003 – February 2004 : Senior Quality
Executive
Cherry soft Information Technologies - ISO 9001 Organization(Assessed for CMM), Chennai, Singapore July 2000 – April 2003 : Software Engineer
CERTIFICATIONS
o Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
o Certified SAFe® 4 Agilist from Scaled Agile Inc
o Generative AI for Product Managers
o Generative AI - Building an AI First Mindset
o CSTE (Certified Software Tester) Certified by QAI
o ATM (Appraisal Team Member) for SCAMPI A ver 1.2 Maturity Level 3 CMMI Appraisal
CONTACT
PHONE: Dubai
+971 50 732 4707
LINKEDIN:
www.linkedin.com/in/baskarsubramanian
EMAIL:
basvasnov10@hotmail.com
MAJOR PROJECTS
KAL ATM Software, Chennai:
Accomplished several successful back to back software releases & hotfix deliveries to major banks by following Continuous delivery Agile methods, Testing and best practices - Czech(CESKA), UAE (HSBC, DIB), Mexico(HSBC, Banamex), Morocco(Attijari bank)
• Managed several internal banking products, including KALIGNITE ATM controller, KALIGNITE Platform, KALIGNITE K3A ATM Core Application and Automation products thro parallel releases following Agile methodologies
• Completed several Win7 to Win10 ATM migration projects for clients and achieved smooth Go Live
• Cost saving benefits to Clients due to quick MVP releases and on demand hotfix releases to support quick Time to Market for their products
• Stabilization of application with less TAT and created new business opportunities for the company’s growth and revenue
• Increased Automation testing for multiple regression tests on application to find issues quickly
Dashboard reporting to CEO, CTO and other Senior management periodically
• Presenting in Global calls with global teams and regular project status calls with Clients and required stakeholders
• Program and Resource management, Recruitment, Attrition control and monitoring of projects health
• Better utilization of resources across projects from different geographical locations
• Created cross functional, self organized teams for quicker resolution of work items and delivery of quality releases.
Capgemini, Bengaluru:
• Spearheaded an enthusiastic team to successfully deliver large warehouse management projects & products worth $5 million for Swedish furniture major IKEA
• Successfully managed the coordination between multi vendors of various systems and achieved the delivery as planned.
Signed several new business engagements worth $20 Million, based on our previous release performances and accomplishments
• Coordinated and ensured successful back to back Product releases
• Competent in overall release planning, strategy formulation, estimation of resources
• Effective coordination between various teams across the globe to collaboratively work on completing release targets by following Agile practices
• Instill continuous learning culture and Lean-Agile mindset among the teams across Program level
• Established daily standup meetings with involved teams and on demand standups helped to identify and sort out issues early
• Consistently delivered projects successfully on time to Client’s satisfaction as per Business priorities
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree(B.E) in Mechanical Engineering (1990 – 1995)
Shanmugha College Of Engineering (Now, SASTRA University), Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India