KIRAN KANUGA, PMP, CSM

SCHAUMBURG, IL 60193
(630)888-0052
KKANUGA@GMAIL.COM

Portfolio/Program/Project Manager
PROFILE OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Certified Project Management Professional and Scrum Master offering strong project management experience with the
ability to precisely identify requirements, allocate resources, and facilitate delivery within timeline, scope, and budget
constraints
• Deliver results under tough deadlines to meet expectations of multiple consumers
• Skilled at business and technical analysis, developing schedules, assessing resource requirements and contract compliance,
developing documentation, and managing conflicting objectives with limited or shared resources, with a strong commitment to
quality and process improvement
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Masters in Healthcare Administration, Keller Graduate School of Management
Masters in Human Resources, Keller Graduate School of Management
Bachelors in Computer Information Systems, DeVry University
Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute
Certified SAFe Agilist, Scaled Agile
COMPUTER/SOFTWARE SKILLS

Visio JIRA iCal & Mac Productivity DOMO

Lotus Notes Wiki/Confluence WordPress Share Point
MS Office/Project Jama Connect SQL Keynotes
Azure DevOps Microsoft D365

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Walgreens (Remote) Deerfield, IL May 2021- Present
Senior Project Manager
Manage multiple complex projects and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to help deliver key projects for Agile Supply
Chain, Distribution and Logistics across all active projects
• Lead a team of Project Managers to drive and deliver complex cross-functional initiatives that contribute to the company’s
Supply Chain program
• Collaborate with management teams to deliver assigned programs – Develop group and individual timelines, assess/identify
potential bottlenecks in each program/project process
• Create value and increase program value through efficient delivery using best-practice program management tools,
methodologies and budget management
• Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), input project activities, determine activity durations, and logic relationships.
• Proactively analyze process improvement opportunities within the planning and operations processes and actively
participated in strategy and planning discussions to drive a common direction in a fast paced and demanding environment
• Manage the integration of Project Management within an organization resulting in culture change
• Specify requirements, scope level of effort, assess team member strengths and give work assignments with delivery dates in
mind

Amgen (Remote) Thousand Oaks, CA October 2020- May 2021

Program Manager
Managed multiple projects and collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to help deliver key projects for the ECR (Enterprise
Cyber Resilience) program
• Coached, mentored, motivated and supervised project and program team
• Effectively prioritized and negotiated with leadership and business on upcoming initiatives and resourcing needs to achieve
objectives in planned timeframes
• Oversaw Change Management, Quality Assurance, project documentation, and Release Management
 • Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Moved between agile and waterfall approaches depending on
project specifics and client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures
• Identified and removed barriers to successful completion of the overall project, with particular emphasis on resolving issues
with subcontractors and vendors

Merchants Fleet, Rosemont, IL April 2019- November 2019

Agile Project Manager
Managed a portfolio of initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly
supports the achievement of strategic objectives
• Collaborated with senior leaders and key stakeholders to understand the project goals, influenced and evolved the
approaches to achieve the right amount of oversight, process and transparency, created strategic plans and
roadmaps/trackers
• Collaborated with management teams and delivered assigned programs-Developed group and individual timelines,
assessed/identified potential bottlenecks in each program/project process
• Negotiated Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with product owners and delivered within agreed upon timelines.
• Facilitated presentations of new functionality to leadership and product owners
• Enacted delivery upon completion of projects and ensured that delivery adhered to agile practices maintained by the
company
• Facilitated Release and Sprint events and ensured customer requirements were captured, prioritized, communicated, and
properly sized by the team

Sears Holdings, Hoffman Estates, IL May 2018- November 2018

Portfolio Manager
Managed a portfolio of multiple programs/projects and collaborated with cross-functional business owners to help deliver key reports
for the Supply Chain, In Home, Parts Direct and Service Live Teams
• Oversaw a team of Senior Program/Project Managers to drive and deliver cross functional initiatives that contributed to the
company’s product portfolios, including hardware, software and infrastructure with considerable program impact
• Partnered and collaborated with senior leaders and key stakeholders to understand their portfolio and goals, influenced
and evolved the approaches to achieve the right amount of oversight, process and transparency
• On point for prioritization of initiatives, resource assignments, execution, management and resolution of risks and issues
while ensuring initiatives are delivered within agreed timelines

Abbvie Pharmaceutical, North Chicago, IL May 2017- October 2017

Project Manager
Led the effort for designing the Office of Ethics and Compliance for internal as well as external sharepoint sites resulting in user
experience improvements for the overall website
• Managed the development and implementation of Compliance policies and procedures for the department
• Defined the resources and allocated resources required for completion of the project
• Gathered, prioritized and tracked project deliverables and worked with cross functional teams to deliver minimum viable
product
• Worked on drafting and obtaining approval for policies; establishing and executing intranet compliance; and establishing
procedures to promote compliance with those policies
• Communicated project statuses by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer
project status update meetings
• Worked on creating and updating user accounts in “Fair Market Tool” that was used to update the physician’s rate of
payment
• Liaised with the technology teams to implement enhancements and maintenance of Fair Market Value system

CSG Government Solutions, Chicago, IL May 2015- October 2016

Project Manager
Led a time sensitive, critical initiative for the Illinois State Department using SDLC methodology to enhance the unemployment user
interface and train end users
• Provided guidance to the team on resource requirements, methodologies, tasks, dependencies, deliverables, risks, and
other issues throughout the life of the project
• Led and facilitated status meetings with senior leadership team on development of strategic plans and roadmap planning
• Modified test scripts and coordinated User Acceptance Testing for multiple users and teams
• Performed UAT, and communicated with developers and testers to ensure smooth implementation
 • Provided post-implementation support and tracked issues using JIRA. Worked directly with the teams to resolve issues in a
timely fashion
• Responsible for the maintenance of project documentation and business procedures in JAMA and internal sharepoint site.
Acted as a liaison between the IL State and other teams to create and manage documentation/master files to track
updates/changes requested on training materials
• Managed and developed the creation of end-user guides, frequently asked questions, quick start guides, and training
materials for end users
• Monitored trends in the testing environment and identified potential gaps and areas of opportunities. Created
development plans and training plans to fill the gaps

Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) -Mettawa, IL June 2012 – Dec 2014
Project Manager
Managed multiple initiatives on compliance, governance and training for the operations department utilizing waterfall methodology
• Worked closely with business and key stakeholders to elicit and document business requirements
• Planned and facilitated project review meetings to expedite requirements and resolution of project issues
• Ensured accuracy and secured all required approvals by analyzing and monitoring the project artifacts
• Gathered and documented log review procedures for Lotus Notes and maintained up-to-date content
• Administered, analyzed, and filtered multiple system logs across mainframe, Lotus Notes, and BMC Control-M Workload
Automation to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Conducted follow-ups to ensure satisfactory completion; ensuring 100% SOX and Regulatory Compliance on all open audits.
• Performed lessons learned and shared findings with the PMO community