Apoorv_Saxena- PMP
- 1. Apoorv Saxena, PMP®, MBA, BE (IT) Malad (West) Mail id: saxena.apoorv@gmail.com Mumbai - 400095 Mobile: 7718811221 Objective Looking for project management positions in an organization where I can utilize my skills and abilities. Skills • Ability to coordinate projects from initial conceptualization through implementation • Scope planning, schedule development, budget and cost control • Strong communication, presentation, analytical and problem solving skills • Project Requirements Gathering • Large Application User Migration • Global Team / Virtual Team Coordination • Proficient in AGILE methodology, Waterfall and Spiral Models of SDLC • Proficient in MS Project, MS SharePoint, MS Office Suite, Java, JSP C/C++, Visual Basic and Oracle Education and Certifications • PMP ( Project Management Professional) Certified, PMP Number: 1663749 • MBA in Marketing, EMPI New Delhi • Bachelor of Engineering in I.T., Rajiv Gandhi Technical University Work Experience Cengage Learning India Pvt. Ltd. Jan 2011 - till date Designation: Sr. Product Specialist Responsible for identifying and managing cost, schedule or scope changes to the projects, liaison between channels, customers, marketing team and sales team. Managing risks and issues impacting project deliverables. Developing the strategy and manage the marketing programs that drive demand for the product line (Road Shows, handle consortiums like: - DELNET, AICTE, INDEST, INFLIBNET). Working with various printing and logistics vendors to include bid invitations, negotiations, contracting and management. Responsible for the WBS and detailed project schedule. Creating marketing collaterals including presentations, proposals and fact sheets. Managing trial setups, subscriptions, product renewals, monitor usage statistics and report generation as per the customer and management requirements. Aspiring Minds Pvt. Ltd. Feb 2010 to Dec 2010 Designation: - Campus Relationship Manager Making decisions, communicating trade-offs and risks and driving key decisions across projects. Responsible for end user training projects. Page 1 of 2
- 2. Major Projects Handled Training sales representatives and channel partners across India on newly launched products BCRC+BIG, HTC+CAC and GREENR As a project lead, I was responsible for the following activities: Identifying the stakeholders and different levels of training to be imparted. Identifying the training resources and training aids to be used. Identifying the mode of training, e.g. face to face, online or via video conference, for each channel partner. Determining the total budget required to accomplish the trainings. Planning the training schedule. Estimating the number of trainers required for the project. Control reschedules of training sessions due to unavailability of trainee or trainer. Analyzing certification results and determining the need for retraining of resources. Controlling risks arising out of re-training and training reschedules. Reporting performance of trainees to their department heads. Rollout of new version of eLearning product Questia used by International schools As a project lead, I was responsible for the following activities: Estimating the work effort and technical and training resource requirements for the new version rollout. Planning the phased product rollout schedule. Planning the technical resource requirements for completing the project. Planning a training schedule for all end users on the new version. To test 25000 Engineering Students across eight cities on the AMCAT aptitude testing tool As a project associate, I was responsible for the following activities: Defining the scope of the testing project. Estimating activity resources and duration for a comprehensive schedule for registration, testing and result roll out across 200 education institutions. Planning technical staffing need for conducting the testing. Planning stakeholder engagement and communication channels with the students taking the test and administrative authorities in each educational institution participating in the testing program. Obtaining acceptance documents from each institute which participated in the testing program. Updating the test score data in the Aspiring Minds test taker database and generation of post test analysis reports. Personal Information Date of Birth : 05th Aug 1984 Gender : Male Marital Status : Married Languages : Hindi, English Passport No : G5864215 Page 2 of 2