Divya Alamelu Sankaranarayanan

Dear Recruiter,

When reviewing the job description, I was excited to see how well my experience aligns with your company's needs and position requirements. From reading your company's website, I feel your core mission and culture suit what I offer as a professional.

As an adept Project Manager, I have a well-rounded skill set in cross functional Team management and honed talents in analytical thinking and organizational skills, making me an ideal fit for the Scrum Master, Business Analyst position. Further, I am a recognized expert in leadership and a communicative collaborator. My previous roles have strengthened my capabilities in time-management and problem-solving, including a keen attention to detail and accuracy.

I am excited at the prospect of bringing my talents to your company. I look forward to hearing from you, at your earliest convenience, to discuss how my experience and qualifications will prove valuable in the Scrum Master, Business Analyst role. I am willing to relocate for the right job, but due to the distance, I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss my qualifications for this position over the phone.

I am very flexible, depending on your specific needs. I am sure that my experience and skills will be a useful resource for your company. My salary expectations are within the salary range noted in your job ad. I hope to discuss these details with you once we've had a chance to meet.

At your convenience, please contact me at the email I've provided. Thanks in advance for your discretion.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
Divya A S

Professional Summary

Strategic and detail-oriented Project Manager with 9.8 years of experience in various PMO roles (including 4 years work experience in the USA) as a Project manager, Team Manager, Certified Scrum Master, Business Analysis, Project Coordinator. I have completed Agile Scrum Mindset practice with CSM - Certified Scrum Master and ITIL foundation certifications. Project management degree equivalent to PMP is a feather to the cap.

Education

• Conestoga College Ontario, Canada – 2021                 Post Graduate Diploma – Project Management 
• New York Institute of Technology, USA – 2017            Master of Science – Information, Networking and

Computer Security 

• Anna University, INDIA – 2012                                      Bachelor of Technology Information Technology 

Work Experience

- Danaher Corporation, India                                                       Oct 2021 to Jan 2023 (1.4 yrs.)

Project Manager                                           Printing and Packaging / Customers: Apex intl., X-Rite, Videojet

• Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business
• Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously
• Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives
• Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test, and deployment management activities
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence
• Excellent experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence
• Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives
• Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands

Projects:

• Worked on projects which has major integrations of service now with monitoring tools like site 24x7, pager duty, Prometheus in various domains, automation tools with SAP and devops applications and security agents to various applications
• M&A projects which involve acquisition of outsourced activities like Development, Manual Testing, Automation Testing and Performance Testing is acquired by our internal cloudops team and moving to AWS cloud for various clients.
• Understanding the framework of an organization like infra, network design, environment model, management, operations, and maintenance.

  Chennai, India                                Jan 2019 to Sep 2021 (2.9 yrs.)

Team Manager, Senior Associate                                           CLIENTS:  Anheuser-Busch Inc, Pit shop, Verizon 

• Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chairs the project management team meetings
• Monitor staff performance and complete performance reviews
• Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership.
• Understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
• Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
• Manage project scope, Risk and change management
• Tools: MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, CA Clarity PPM
• Experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within budget close
• Support diverse and inclusive work environment.

   Chicago, Illinois, USA                                 Aug 2016 to Jan 2019 (2.6 yrs.)

Project Coordinator                                                                                   CLIENTS: Discover Financial, Synchrony

• Assisting and supporting the project manager.
• Designing and controlling the project schedule.
• Preparing presentations to update senior management on the project’s progress and showcase the project’s value.
• Delegating tasks to team members.
• Tracking and communicating project risks and opportunities.
• Looking for ways to increase the project’s profitability and reduce expenses where possible.
• Ensuring deadlines are met.
• Organizing and attending stakeholder meetings.
• Providing administrative support.
• Organizing project team meetings and recording minutes.
• Liaising with clients to determine the project’s objectives.

        New York, USA            Oct 2015 to Aug 2016 (11 months)

Graduate Assistant                                                                                    International Admissions office

• Support the staff in processing International Undergraduate Applications, processing supporting documents, updating the university database and electronically imaging, filing, and managing the flow of documents.
• Assist in preparing international admissions letters, data entry and preparing admission packages for shipping.
• Correspond with prospective students, parents and educators about the University, application process, and services.
• Assist with new international student orientation, open house, and accepted student events.
• Update/maintain policy and procedural manuals
• Other duties as assigned.

        India                                                           May 2014 to July 2015 (1.3 yrs.)

Business Analyst Consultant                                                                                  Logistics

• Identify and communicate with key stakeholders
• Gather, review, and analyze business and industry data, including KPIs, financial reports and other key metrics using data analytics tools.
• Liaise between various business departments and groups
• Assess options for process improvement, including business process modeling
• Maintain documentation regarding various projects, processes, and operations
• Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams
• Ability to effectively communicate and influence key stakeholders to support proposed strategies, process improvements and operational decisions
• Excellent communication and leadership skills

                                                                                                 Oct 2012 to Mar 2014 (1.6 yrs.)

Business Analyst Trainee                                                                         Payments, Banking, and Investments

• Creating a detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities, and solutions for a business
• Planning and monitoring
• Variance analysis, test cases and screen shots of lookalike scenarios
• Participate in daily stand ups, Sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospective, and Reporting
• Defining business requirements and reporting them back to stakeholders

Certifications

• ITIL 4 Foundation / 2022
• CSM – Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master / 2019
• IT – GRC modules Training / 2020
• Risk Management for Cyber Security and IT Managers / Udemy certification 2020
• OCJP – Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer – Oracle / 2016
• CNSS 4013 – Committee on National Security Systems – Cisco / 2016
• ODBA – Oracle 10g Data Administrator – Oracle / 2012

Strengths

• Teamwork and Multitasking Skills
• Collaborated with Operations & Training team to resolve recurring data errors
• Leadership and Project Management
• Verbal and written communication - Microsoft Office-suite
• Served as liaison between upper-management and stakeholders
• Persistence
• Once I believe in an idea or project I do not give up until I explore all options.
• Self-Motivated Professional
• I am passionate about my work and truly enjoy working toward the next big goal.

• Conestoga College Ontario, Canada – 2021                 Post Graduate Diploma – Project Management 
• New York Institute of Technology, USA – 2017            Master of Science – Information, Networking and

Computer Security 

• Anna University, INDIA – 2012                                      Bachelor of Technology Information Technology