Muthu Konar
About Me
Results-oriented MBA-level professional with strong program management/project management/software development background of more than 19+ years
Excellent program/project management skills with experience as Program Manager/Project Manager of multiple projects
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from Project Management Institute(PMI)
PMI-ACP(Agile Certified Practitioner) certification from Project Management Institute(PMI)
Possess excellent knowledge of AGILE project management methodology/ScrumMaster for multiple teams
Excellent knowledge of the Healthcare Industry - Specialisation in Medical Industry as part of the MBA program
Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing
Sr. Project Manager/Scrum Master
Colorado Access
Dec 2016 – Present (3 yrs 7 mos)
•Scrum Master of the Business Intelligence (BI) team at Colorado Access. The BI team functions as consultants to internal and external customers to help identify actionable issues through data interpretation and research. BI is a shared service team, so in addition to serving the entire enterprise, the team provides reporting to Colorado Department of Health Care and Policy Financing (HCPF), soon to be known as Health First Colorado, and other external partners •Mentoring and coaching the team new to Agile in Scrum and Lean Best Practices developing/delivering data analytics reports and BI deliverables •Leading strategic Release Planning and tactical weekly Iteration Planning sessions, running the daily stand-ups in one-week Iterations, facilitating sprint reviews, retrospectives, and sprint planning •Training the teams to prioritize the work based on business value, writing good user stories and handling of the tasks by the team. •Acting as servant leader for the team to resolve blockers and empowering the team to meet the commitments for the iteration •Managing the development of a Provider Dashboard which would allow Providers to check their KPIs, member roster, etc •Project Manager of the Provider Data Consolidation and Maintenance project which involved gathering provider data existing in disparate data sources and consolidating them into a provider credentialing tool called ‘Network Management(Apogee)’ •Project Management with focus on implementation of the EDI(Electronic Data Interchange) feature across multiple systems to replace the MMIS(Medicaid Management Information System) proprietary files •Interact with external vendors like HP, Magellan, Truven Health for integration of the claims payment system, Pharmacy Benefits Management System(PBMS) and Business Intelligence and Data Management(BIDM) services •Develop and maintain working relationships with the Medicaid provider community, other bureaus within HCPF and federal agencies.
Program Manager
McKesson
Mar 2016 – Nov 2016 (9 mos)
∙Program Manager of the EIS(Enterprise Information Solutions) BU, handled $25+ million dollar in offshore engagements ∙Managed the overall relationship with the global offshore vendors ∙Plan/implement the Onboarding of global resources for delivery within the SAFe framework ∙Managed the overall process of contracting, invoicing and set-up in Beeline ∙Monitor and report financial spend for the EIS offshore engagement on a regular basis ∙Report status on the EIS Globalization program on regular basis to the Executive Leadership team ∙Implement best practices on Globalization
Enterprise Release Manager
McKesson
Mar 2012 – Feb 2016 (4 yrs)
• Responsible for the Release Management activities of Horizon Clinicals ER 12.x release which includes 30+ applications • Host Release Planning meetings, Scrum of Scrums meetings and the R&D Alignment meetings for Senior Leadership team • Clarity CA PPM Administrator for Horizon and Paragon products • Creating Release milestones and communicating to all the stakeholders in a timely manner • SCM activities include deciding when to branch the code, creating the delivery manifest to be provided for pilot testing, creating a Bill-Of-Materials (BOM) for the release, creating the final GA media to get media packaged and shipped to Ireland • Repository Management- Starteam administrator for approximately 15 repositories, add/update all the release values for each of the applications, lock down values after the GA process • Help removing roadblocks to keep everyone moving forward-related to Environments, data, getting CR’s updated, resolving dependencies, escalating risks/issues to management • Reporting includes keeping Senior Leadership team updated on the status of the release, providing weekly updates to Senior Leadership team • Interface with Pilot Management team to make sure they have the correct builds, resolve any showstoppers during testing and other blockers during their GA process approval • Interact with Services and Support team to communicate the Release milestones, any dependencies, coordinating installation and support milestones • As Project Manager for special Process Improvement projects, managed the ‘Golden Downtime’ project which reduced the downtime for upgrading database to less than 60 minutes
Project Manager/Scrum Master
McKesson
Jul 2009 – Mar 2012 (2 yrs 9 mos)
• As Project Manager/Scrum Master for the HAP(Horizon Anatomic Pathology) product was responsible for project-management activities for HAP(Horizon Anatomic Pathology) which includes customer-interaction, managing go-live schedules, issue resolutions and day to day project management • As Project Manager/Scrum Master for HA(Horizon Architecture) was responsible for project-management activities for a team consisting of 10 members involved in the development and maintenance of the HA(Horizon Architecture) framework • Manage the development of major releases of HAP and co-ordinated the installation and go-live of the application at 8 different hospital sites • Use Rally for release planning, iteration planning and managing the daily scrums for implementing projects • Collaborate with senior management on project development and definition of enterprise architecture • Lead development of requirements, data models, and all documentation throughout project lifecycles • Provide ongoing project analysis, mitigated “scope creep,” communicated project status, and identified and resolved project issues and constraints • Orchestrate project teams in improving process components; managed each project team while initiating planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects and release cycle co-ordination • Maintaining the Sharepoint site used for collaboration among team members and providing timely updates to stakeholders • Received multiple performance awards for handling customer escalations and resolving critical customer issues
Senior Software Engineer
McKesson
May 2005 – Jun 2009 (4 yrs 2 mos)
• Involved in the analysis, design and implementation of components inside the HA(Horizon Architecture) Framework • Designed and implemented the architecture for the Application Builder System a tool which allows rapid development of software applications using Horizon Architecture Framework(HAF) and was used by more than 200 developers for development applications under the Horizon Clinicals suite • Mentoring and coordinating with thirty offshore team members to understand the HAF framework and develop applications • Involved in the deployment and integrated testing of Horizon Clinicals product suite • Designed and implemented the validation and workflow portion of the HAF framework. • Involved in testing and documentation of the HAF framework. • Provided technical expertise in guiding the design and build of the Access Management application to support best practices. • Conducted multiple trainings for more than 100 members of application teams both onsite and offshore.
Onsite Co-ordinator
Syntel
Sep 2003 – Apr 2005 (1 yr 8 mos)
• Team Lead and Onsite Co-ordinator involved in requirements gathering regarding the development of Horizon Architecture Framework • Functioned as key member of the team in the design and development of the screenflow and data-access portion of the Horizon Architecture Framework(HAF) • Co-ordinated with Syntel Sr. Management in maintaining customer relationship and satisfaction • Trained offshore team members on the design and implementation of the HA framework
Programmer Analyst
Syntel
Oct 2001 – Aug 2003 (1 yr 11 mos)
• Developed a web enabled application that automated the generation of a Microsoft Project document based on Rational RUP and Syntel's own SDLC process called Innovate(iterative process).This was developed using ActiveX controls using VB6. • Led a team of two in analyzing and developing applications for SIMPUTER, which is a low-cost portable alternative to PCs. • Assisted in the development of a proposal for sending/receiving SMS(Short Message Service) for Acuvue contact lenses.
Education
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management
MBA, Medical Industry
2007 – 2010
University of Mumbai
B.E, Computer Science
1997 – 2001
South Indian Education Society
HSC, Science
1995 – 1997
AIES
SSC
1983 – 1995
Certifications
PMP - Project Management Institute
Issued Jun 2014 – Expires Jun 2023
Credential ID 1722519
PMI-ACP - Project Management Institute
Issued Nov 2016 – Expires Nov 2025
Credential ID 1978314
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Scrum Alliance
SAFe Agilist - Scaled Agile, Inc.
Issued Oct 2015
MCP.NET - Microsoft
MCP - Microsoft
Skills
SDLC
Agile Methodologies
Scrum
Software Development
Agile Project Management
Software Documentation
Testing
Requirements
Analysis
Software Project Management Healthcare Information Technology