BILINGUAL JAPANESE PROJECT MANAGER
AMOL JEURKAR
CELL#+91-9970158334
e-mail ID:jamol123@gmail.com
Professional Summary
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15 years of total IT experience working in all phases of software development lifecycle including
Requirements Gathering, Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing, Implementation and Maintenance.
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Thorough Project Management skills implementing CMMi5 ,IBM’s Global Project Management Framework
(WWPMM) prescribed project management practices, ITIL and Agile methodology
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Extensive client interaction experience while working for leading software companies based in Japan, USA.
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Over 6 years of extensive Project Management experience (in capacity as Project Manager/Project Leader)
while managing various offshore/onsite development teams of up to 20-30 members’ team size.
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Extensive domain experience in outsourced product development having lead many projects in ISV domain
for major Japanese software Product Company.
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Thorough experience in Java and J2EE, Requirement capturing skills, Design skills (using industry standard
Design Patterns) and UML Modelling.
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Thorough CMM-5 process implementation experience while working for leading clients in Onsite-offshore
delivery model.
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Fluent Japanese skills equivalent to business level JLPT level 2.I can read/write/speak Japanese fluently.
Skills Profile
Functional Skills
Management and
Leadership Skills
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Proven ability to estimate, schedule, and plan & track software deliverables.
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Thorough experience of project management in capacity as Project Manager
ensuring adherence to CMM-5 key process areas.
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Experience of successfully leading team size up to 30 team members.
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Experience in proposal creation support for RFP, RFQ. Experience in invoicing,
P&L for the project.
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Good experience in working at onsite with major Japanese clients while working
on new business / project proposals and offshoring contracts, proposing
architecture solutions and strengthening the existing relationships.
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Extensive experience in working as bridge/coordinator between onsite and
offshore for Japanese clients
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Staffing of prospective team members,
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Planning their development plans and mentoring
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Setting their KRAs (Key Result Areas)
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Conducting their performance reviews
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Conflict Management/Issue resolution
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Fluent in Japanese having stayed and worked in Japan for more than 4 years and
having worked with Japanese clients for more than 10 years.
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Well versed with Japanese business culture, expectations from Indian IT partner
and mindset of Japanese people in general.
Client Interactions
People
Management
Japan skills
AMOL JEURKAR
Technical Skills
Operating System
Windows NT/2000, Unix, Solaris, Linux
Database
Oracle, DB2, Microsoft Access
Frameworks
J2EE, Servlets, JSP, EJB, Java Mail, Jakarta Struts, XML, XSL, SOAP,
HTML, JavaScript, Spring, MyBatis ,Ruby on Rails
Development Tools
Websphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD), Eclipse, JBuilder, Together Control
Center,
Languages
Java, C++, C, Velocity scripts, MDL, Eclipse API, SWT, Ruby, Perl
Other
UML Modeling, Rational Rose, Rational XDE, Restful web services like Jersey, Clear
quest, Clear Case, Kapow
Project
Management &
Engineering
Methodologies,
tools
ssd
CMM 5, IBM WWPMM, Global Migration Methodology, ITIL(Change management,
incident management, problem management),Agile,SCRUM, JIRA, Remedy, Rally, Risk
Management
Significant Work Experience
Cybage Software Pvt Ltd
Project Manager, Pune, India May 2012- till date
Responsibilities:
 Worked on e-Commerce, Travel & Hospitality domain projects
 Managed team size of 15-30 developers/QAs
 Managed offshore and onsite on rotation basis
NTT Data Global Technology Services
Project Manager, Pune, India, Apr 2011- Apr 2012
Responsibilities:
 Worked on networking domain and telecom domain projects
 Managed team size of 20-25 developers and QA engineers
IBM India Pvt Ltd
Project Manager/Incident manager, Pune, India, Dec 2006- Apr 2011
Responsibilities:
 Worked on mainly Automotive Domain projects
 Managed teams at both onsite and offshore
 Worked in large AMS accounts
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Patni Computers (IGate)
Project lead/Onsite coordinator, Pune, India, Apr 2003- Dec 2006
Responsibilities:
 Worked on ISV Domain projects
 Also Worked as onsite coordinator
 Lead team of 20-25 developers
Smart Solutions Pvt Ltd
Senior Developer, Pune, India, Apr 2002- Apr 2003
Responsibilities:
 Development and customization of CAD platform(Bentley Microstation)
Training and Seminars
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UML Modeling and designing with Rational Rose
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Leadership training at Patni Computer Systems Ltd
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MS Projects training at Cybage
Rational Portfolio Manager (RPM) training at IBM
SOA solution designer training at IBM
SCRUM training at Cybage
PMP Training at Cybage
Awards & Certifications
Advanced Diploma in Application Development by IBM ACE(6-month fulltime program)
Sun certified Java Programmer (2001)
JLPT Level 3(2002)
JETRO Level 3(2004)
Education
University of Pune -- B .E. (Mechanical Engineering)
-- 1995
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Significant Project Experience Details
TravelClick USA
Project Manager
Domain: Travel & Hospitality
March 2014 –Till Date
Cybage Software Pvt Ltd
This project consists of maintenance and development of adapters which are used to transfer allotment
reservation and inventory to OTA from Hotel and vice versa. Adapters are part of channel management
solution provided by clients to OTA and Hotels worldwide.
The project scope included requirement specifications creation, development, UT and QA testing.
My role is that of offshore project manager.
My key responsibilities in the project are:
 Manage a team of 25 resources including Dev and QA members
 Sprint planning, execution and monitoring
 Creation of project management artefects like Project Management Plan,status reports
 Client communication-Daily SCRUM call, Weekly status meetings,etc.
 Team mentoring,appraisals,etc.
 Creative ideas to boost the procuctivity of maintenance as well as new development
Technology: Perl ver. 5.14, ,Rally,SalesForce,Linux
TravelClick USA
Project Manager
Domain: Travel & Hospitality
Aug 2013 –Feb 2014
Cybage Software Pvt Ltd
This BI project consisted of migration of approximately 584 web scrapers in Perl to Kapow Robots using
Kapow Designer studio. The project is being executed using SCRUM methodology. Rally is used for
collaborating within teams.
The project scope included requirement specifications creation,Robot development,UT and QA testing.
My role was that of offshore project manager as well as SCRUM master.
My key responsibilities in the project are:
 Manage a team of 20 resources including Dev and QA members
 Sprint planning, execution and monitoring
 Creation of project management artefects like Project Management Plan,status reports
 Client communication-Daily SCRUM call, Backlog grooming meeting, Sprint Planning meeting
 Team mentoring,appraisals,etc.
Technology:Perl,Kapow Designer Studio,Rally,Linux
Rakuten Japan
Project Manager
Domain: Ecommerce
May 2012 –July 2013
Cybage Software Pvt Ltd
This project from e-commerce domain consisted of development of Mall for Malaysia and other countries.
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The project was executed using SCRUM methodology using offshore/onsite model. JIRA and confluence was
used as tool to collaborate across teams. The project also has large QA component.
The scope of this project includes API development for RMS-RB,Mall and IBS. Requirement
study,coding,JUnits creation and QA was carried out as part of modified SCRUM.
My role was that of offshore project manager.
My key responsibilities in the project are:
 Manage a team of 30 resources including Dev and QA members
 Negotiation of efforts/schedule with client
 Risk, Dependency and Issue planning and mitigation while raising and discussing the same with
concerned Stakeholders of the project.
 Creation of project management artefects and working with Quality SQA for process compliance of project
activities.
 Staffing, role planning ,mentoring and appraisal of team members
 Onsite visits to set processes at onsite and client meetings
Technology: Java ,Tomcat web server, Jersey web service, MyBatis, MySQL, Spring
framework, JIRA, Confluence
Softbank Ltd Japan
Jan 2012-Apr2012
Project Manager
Domain: Telecom
NTT Data Global Technology services
This project consisted of development of contact importee application for a SNS social networking site like
Facebook using which Softbank users would be able to send friend invite to his/her Softbank mobile friends.
The scope of this project includes:
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Reuirement analysis
Detailed Design
Coding/Unit testing
SI Test case creation and SI testing
Fixing of SI and UAT defects
My role was that of offshore project manager.
My key responsibilities in the project are:
 Manage a team of 10-15 resources through the entire SDLC of the project
 Effort estimation,scheduling,WBS creation
 Risk, Dependency and Issue planning and mitigation while raising and discussing the same with concerned
Stakeholders of the project.
 Creation of Quality Plan for the project and working with internal Quality SQA for process compliance of
project activities.
 Staffing, role planning and mentoring team members while assigning roles and responsibilities for all team
memebrs and tracking their work products.
 Creation of project management artifects and settig up of team processes
Technology:Tomcat web server,JSP,Jquery,MySQL Server
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PFU Ltd Japan
Jun 2011 – Jan 2012
Project Manager
NTT Data Global Technology services
Domain: Networking
This project consisted of development of business analytics application which would display the trends in security
incidents of network security product of client.
The scope of this project includes:
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Reuirement analysis
Detailed Design
Coding/Unit testing
SI Test case creation and SI testing
Fixing of SI and UAT defects
My role was that of offshore project manager.
My key responsibilities in the project are:
 Manage a team of 15-20 resources through the entire SDLC of the project
 Effort estimation,scheduling,WBS creation
 Client management/weekly status reporting to client
 Risk, Dependency and Issue planning and mitigation while raising and discussing the same with concerned
Stakeholders of the project.
 Creation of Quality Plan for the project and working with internal Quality SQA for process compliance of
project activities
 Staffing, role planning and mentoring team members while assigning roles and responsibilities for all team
memebrs and tracking their work products.
 Creation of project management artifects and settig up of team processes
Technology:Tomcat web server,JSP,Jquery,Google Float,DB:MySql server
General Motors
Incident Manager
Domain: Automotive
Nov 2009 – May 2011
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
As a part of long term sustain contract more than 300 GM applications are supported by IBM in North America,
Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
My role is Global Incident/Problem Manager (Production environment manager)
My key responsibilities in the project are:
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Incident management (as per General Motor’s standardized work flow based on ITIL framework) for all the
Incidents Raised or Opened as Severity 1 or Higher due to major Business Impact or Outage on Client SiteManage escalated IT incidents.
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Contribute to the overall availability & reliability of services delivered.
Proactively identify and manage potential incidents through alert management and trend analysis.
Documentation of RCAs (Root Cause Analysis) and followup on Action items identified in RCA
Quality analysis of data captured
Immediate attention to high priority tickets such that SLAs are not impacted.
Coordinate with various internal and external teams and vendors.
Project Management activities of routing, reporting, coordinating and communicating with senior
management.
Reviewing the RCA before it is presented to Client excutives and defining the Preventive actions.
Co-ordinate with Various teams to close the action Items identified as the result of any Severity 1 Incident.
SCM activities-reviewing of SCM plans,following up for implementation as per schedule
Technology:Various from Java to SAP ABAP,Remedy tool for incident management
Oct 2008 – Oct 2009
Honda AMS Renewal
Incident Manager/Onsite Manager
Domain: Automotive
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
Incident management for Honda applications like Global Assembly Line Controller used at Honda production
sites in India,Thailand,North America,UK and e-dealer used in domestic Japan .
My key responsibilities in the project are:
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Incident management for all the Incidents Raised as Outage on Client Site-Manage escalated IT incidents at
Honda Global Support Center(GSC)
Contribute to the overall availability & reliability of services delivered.
Documentation of RCAs (Root Cause Analysis) and AARs (After Action Review).
Quality analysis of data captured
Immediate attention to high priority tickets such that SLAs are not impacted.
Coordinate with various internal and external teams and vendors.
Project Management activities of routing, reporting, coordinating and communicating with senior management
and client.
Reviewing the RCA before it is presented to Client and defining the Preventive actions.
Co-ordinate with Various teams to close the action Items identified as the result of any Severity 1 Incident.
Technology:Java Swing, Java Development platform is RAD,backend is IBM DB2.
Web server renewal-Nisshin steel
Offshore Project Manager
Domain: Manufacturing
April 2008 – Sept 2008
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
The project consist of new development of various application related to manufacturing operation of Nisshin steel.
The applications are like delivery instruction,claim,MIL sheet search,system management,etc.
The scope of this project includes:
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Reuirement analysis
Detailed Design
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Coding
Test case creation and Unit testing
Fixing of IT and UAT defects
My key responsibilities in this project are :
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Onsite visit to understand the requirements,meeting the users and discussion with client on efforts and
schedule
Preparing and presenting Statement of Work (SOW) to client and working out the project contract under the
global contract between IBM ,India & IBM,Japan.
Estimating size and efforts of the project based on Requirements , preparing detailed Project Charter and
Project Schedule Plan as per IBM process standards and tracking deliverables and milestones through
project control techniques and measures.
Creation of Tailored Project Process based on IBM methodology and IBM’s WWPMM (World-Wide Project
Management Methodology) methodology of project management.
Creation of Cost-Case and Staffing plan with IBM ,Japan Project Manager while negotiating with customers
regarding Budget and funds for the project and initiating Change Control process for accomodating additional
costs.
Risk, Dependency and Issue planning and mitigation while raising and discussing the same with concerned
Stakeholders of the project.
Creation of Quality Plan for the project(s) and working with IBM Quality PSQA for process compliance of
project activities and undertaking IBM audits for same.
Staffing, role planning and mentoring team members while assigning roles and responsibilities for all team
memebrs and tracking their work products.
Creation and reviews of High-Level Design document and Detailed (Functional + Technical) design
documents while working in association with Tech Lead
Technology: The application server is Websphere Application Server 6.0 and Java specific WACS(Websphere
application framework) used; Java Development platform is RAD, source control software is Clearcase. The
backend database is Oracle.
Web simulation-Nippon Export Import Insurance (NEXI)
Onsite Project Manager
Domain: Insurance
December 2007 – March 2008
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
NEXI is a Japan government company in the business of reinsurance. The project consisted of maintenance and
enhancement of their existing web based insurance system. The project was carried out at onsite, Japan.
The scope of this project includes:
 Detailed Design
 Coding
 Test case creation and Unit testing
 Fixing of IT and UAT defects
 Documentation in Japanese
My key responsibilities in this project are :
 Preparing and presenting Statement of Work (SOW) to client and working out the project contract under the
global contract between IBM ,India & IBM,Japan.
 Estimating size and efforts of the project preparing detailed Project Charter and Project Schedule Plan as per
IBM process standards and tracking deliverables and milestones through project control techniques and
measures.
 Creation of Tailored Project Process based on IBM methodology and IBM’s WWPMM (World-Wide Project
Management Methodology) methodology of project management.
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Creation and reviews of High-Level Design document and Detailed (Functional + Technical) design
documents
Preparation of invoice and billing to client
Technology: The application server is Websphere Application Server 6.0 and Java specific Struts and Salsa
frameworks and insurance domian specific CAFI framework is used; Java Development platform is RAD, source
control software is CVS. The backend database is Oracle.
MFTBC new Fusonet-Mitsubishi Fuso Trucking and Busing
Corporation, Japan
Offshore Project Leader
Domain: Automotive
February 2007 – November 2007
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
The project consists of development of web based used vehicle enquiry and auction system for all leading brands
of trucks in Japan. MFTBC main company, its subsidiaries and MFTBC dealers would be the users of the system.
In addition to this general public can also view the details of used trucks using the Internet. Users can register
their truck for sale in the system, can query the trucks already registered, can participate in auction and can bid
for the trucks registered in auction. The system can generate various types of reports and can interface with
legacy systems for data transfer.
The scope of this project includes:
 Detailed Design
 Coding
 Test case creation and Unit testing
 Fixing of IT and UAT defects
 Production support and maintenance
My key responsibilities in this project are :
 Preparing and presenting Statement of Work (SOW) to client and working out the project contract under the
global contract between IBM ,India & IBM,Japan.
 Estimating size and efforts of the project based on Business Requirements Document (BRD), preparing
Project Schedule Plan as per IBM process standards and tracking deliverables and milestones through
project control techniques and measures.
 Creation of Tailored Project Process based on IBM methodology and IBM’s WWPMM (World-Wide Project
Management Methodology) methodology of project management.
 Creation of Cost-Case and Staffing plan with IBM ,Japan Project Manager while negotiating with customers
regarding Budget and funds for the project and initiating Change Control process for accomodating additional
costs.
 Risk, Dependency and Issue planning and mitigation while raising and discussing the same with concerned
Stakeholders of the project.
 Creation of Quality Plan for the project(s) and working with IBM Quality PSQA for process compliance of
project activities and undertaking IBM audits for same.
 Staffing, role planning and mentoring team members while assigning roles and responsibilities for all team
memebrs and tracking their work products.
 Creation and reviews of High-Level Design document and Detailed (Functional + Technical) design
documents while working in association with customer Tech Lead and Domain Architect.
Technology: The application server is Websphere Application Server 6.0 for Java components and struts
framework is used; Java Development platform is Eclipse, source control software is CVS. The backend
database is DB2. Rational Rose has been used for creating sequence diagrams and class diagrams and clear
quest is being used for defect tracking.
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Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager-Hitachi, Japan
Incident Manager/Onsite Project Manager
Domain: ISV
July 2005 – October 2006
Patni Computer Systems Ltd
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager (HDLM) is similar to SCSI driver but has additional features like auto failback and
dynamic load balancing and this product is sold in combination with SAN systems (Thunder 5000,etc.)
manufactured by Hitachi. HDLM is developed with all Operating systems like Linux, Solaris, HP, etc.
The project consisted of a maintenance wherein 24X7 support was provided to Client to HDLM ported on previous
versions of Linux. This project also consists of porting of HDLM on latest versions of Linux as and when they are
released also enhancement of existing product.As the Linux versions are released every month, the project life
cycle per project was very short and it was very challenging to ensure good quality product in a very tight
schedule and support the same.
My key responsibilities in this project were :
 Incident Management,managing high severity incident
 Root cause analysis for high severity incidents (5-why analysis)and presenting the same to Hitachi QA
 Quality analysis of data captured
 Ensuring reliability and availability for applications supported
 Negotiating the estimate,schedule and proposal with the client for new porting project
 Weekly status tracking and reporting to client
 Coordination between offshore and client
 Risk planning and issue mitigation
 Maintaining and strengthening existing relationship with client
 One point contact person between Offshore and onsite for procurement of new hardware and software
 Creation and impelmentation of Process and productivity improvement plan at offshore and onsite with a
point of view of increase in efficiency and reduction in cost
 Review of all delivery artifacts including project management documents like Project Plan, Quality plan, Test
Plan, Quality analysis report,etc. before delivering it to client for new porting project
Technology: C on Linux OS,Shell scripting,SAN Box
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