Peter Ruban Peter Thomas

Results-driven Technical Project Manager with two decades of extensive experience leading and delivering successful projects across Information Technology Industry. Demonstrated expertise in Project Management, Java development projects, SOAP/Rest to Microservices transformation projects, Enterprise API Integration Microservices delivery projects initiatives on the Google Cloud platform. Dedicated to driving innovation, optimizing processes, and leveraging advanced technologies to deliver impactful solutions within the dynamic landscape of Information Technology.

Key Highlights:

Project Management Mastery: A seasoned professional with 8+ years of project management experience, adept at defining project scope, goals, and deliverables, establishing project plans, and ensuring flawless execution. Successfully managed complex projects with diverse stakeholder groups, maintaining adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

IT Project Leadership: Spearheaded 8+ years of Information Technology projects, ranging from transformation projects to software development and implementation. Managed end-to-end project lifecycles, from requirements gathering, design, build to testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.

API Integration delivery Proficiency: Possess a deep understanding of the Google Cloud ecosystem and cloud microservices design architecture, having successfully managed projects within this environment. Experienced in utilizing Google Cloud services to design, implement, and optimize solutions, enhancing scalability, security, and performance.

Generative AI Project Leadership: Possess a deep understanding of AI Landscape, AI Prompt Engineering within the Google Cloud space, harnessing cutting-edge technologies to deliver productivity saving, automation insights across project delivery initiatives. 

Collaborative Leadership: A proven collaborator with a talent for building strong relationships, trust across team levels. Skilled in aligning cross-functional teams toward common goals, fostering effective communication, and facilitating knowledge sharing to drive collective success.

I am a certified VMware Spring Professional, Scrum Alliance certified scrum master practitioner, adept at tailoring the Waterfall/Agile Scrum/Kanban project methodology to align with organizational governance and processes. My approach enhances project delivery through effective stakeholder management and robust technical team leadership. Additionally, I am well-versed in integrating agile and waterfall approaches to optimize project outcomes.

Technical Project Manager, 02/2023 - Current                              Infosys - Reading, United Kingdom (UK)

Client: VirginMediaO2, Project: API Integration Google Cloud Microservices Delivery

• Project Description: Middleware API integration deliverables for telecom business features for customer improvements in 49.3 million UK connections across broadband, mobile, TV and home phone services
• Managed over 20 members team, develop project plans, design and development scope, delivered 75 API Gateway services and 230 microservices in cloud platform to enhance consumer digital business growth
• Managed the dependencies and impediments across multiple projects executed in Agile methodology, reporting with stakeholders against charting RAG status (Green/Amber/Red) as part of status tracking and resolutions
• Accelerated Git hub Copilot Generative AI tool for Golang microservices development and Rest Services migration to cloud native microservices cost reduction demo proposals with client
• Streamlined Jira migration to cloud version for traceability of microservices requirements, risks, issues, and decisions. Established weekly and monthly reporting presentations            with stakeholders.
• Led engineering team to automate everything in Devops microservices build/deploy/test CICD pipeline process continuous improvement using open source and cloud native tools for higher throughput and quality standards

Technical Project Manager, 05/2018 - 01/2023                                                   Infosys - Trivandrum, India

Client: VirginMediaO2, Project: Middleware API Integration delivery

• Executed API business capabilities delivery scope in 30+ active Business-as-Usual (BAU) projects simultaneously on consistent basis in agile methodology following all ceremonies such as daily scrums, sprint demos, retrospectives
• Managed interdisciplinary teams in microservices delivery, coordinate scheduling, offering continuous guidance and consulting to mitigate delays by tracking dependency, delivery in line with agreed KPI/SLA agreements 
• Developed clear brand voices to improve marketing image and reputation which resulted in RFP contract renewal for revenue growth. Maintained excellent market and trend awareness to meet customer demand
• Proven track record in innovation strategic thinking mindset in migration/transformation initiatives from legacy soap and rest service architecture to cloud microservices architecture was of paramount importance
• Drove strategic initiatives and process improvement initiatives throughout api integration delivery stages with quality review governance self-review checklists to reduce rework cost in align with agile principles applied
• Ensured API security, scalability best practices guidelines and quality standards followed for all deliverables
• Regular retrospective meetings to discuss lessons learned from BAU projects and strategic engagements executed in Agile and communication of preventive measures to team. Enabled Devops CICD Pipeline implementations with cybersecurity guidelines and standards followed in Microservices API delivery process.

Technical Project Manager, 04/2016 - 04/2018                               Infosys - London, United Kingdom (UK)

Client: VirginMediaO2, Project: B2B CRM Sales Order Management

• Managed 15+ members team including subcontractor, delivered project value of ~ 1.5M GBP on annual basis
• Headed development tracks for sales domain order management delivery involving Salesforce CRM, Rest and Spring boot Microservices. Tracked scope in Agile sprint delivery and established delivery metrics reporting’s
• Administered end-to-end delivery of B2B SaaS delivery project enhancements in enterprise customer quote to order intake journey from solution design stage till production deployment warranty closure stage
• Managed the product backlog and collaboration with Product Owner/Solution Architects, Program Increment planning and grooming sessions in align with SAFe Agile execution model, sprint backlog tracking for delivery against sprints, facilitating scrum standups, review, impediment removal and retrospective meetings
• Reviewed functional requirements and service development deliverables and ensured delivery in line with SLA agreements. Established team culture to apply software best practices and security principles in API delivery

Technology Lead, 10/2010 - 03/2016                                               Infosys – Belgium(Mechelen) and India(Trivandrum)

Client: Telenet BV, Project: Telecom OSS/BSS Sales Enhancements

• Led team to deliver enhancements in sales, care, diagnostics journeys, financial services enhancements in debt check, address and credit check, mitigation payment and fraud check functionalities
• Owned the improvements in process, method, and tools tracked in the delivery framework
• Created estimates, analyzed requirements, designed, developed front end and backend features

Technology Analyst, 03/2008 - 09/2010                                                                          Infosys - Trivandrum, India

Client: British Telecom, UK, Project: Retail sales order management

• Functional and technical requirement analysis, design, website development of retail business modules. Reviewed modules from team for delivery compliant with industry standards, security guidelines and regulations

Associate Projects, 03/2005 - 02/2008                                                      Cognizant Technology Solutions - Chennai, India

Client: JPMorgan Chase Bank, USA, Project: Client Central and Product Account Management

• Coded and tested banking use cases in central client mgmt. and product account management projects involving technology areas as Java, J2EE, EJB and JSP. Expertise in Financial Banking corporate and investment services

• Bachelor of Computer Science & Engineering: Computer Science, 07/2000 - 04/2004         Sri Ram Engineering College, Madras University - Chennai, India (As per NARIC certificate the degree is equivalent to the UK British Bachelor (Honors) degree standard)
• Higher Secondary Education: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, 06/1999 - 03/2000        Technical Education Board Tamilnadu - Kanyakumari, India