DARIUS MISTRY

Contact: 09870058588, 011-22183110

E-Mail: dariusmistry@yahoo.co.in, darius.mistry@gmail.com

Aspiring to deliver solutions and increase profitability for a Business Unit by leveraging strong exposure in
Project Management, Product Management and Delivery Management

________________________________________________________PROFILE SUMMARY________________________________________________________

Result-oriented Professional offering over 20 years of comprehensive & cross-cultural experience in:

Project Management Infrastructure Planning Business Growth
Recruitment Operations Risk Identification & Mitigation IT Budgeting
Resource Optimisation Vendor & Procurement Management Delivery Management

Worked with teams in Mumbai and US catering to large clients like Microsoft, 3M, Conde Nast, VMWare, Samsung,
and Fluke
Active Microsoft v- alias having worked extensively on the internal corpnet
In-depth knowledge of business processes of manufacturing (process & discrete) and service industries
Demonstrated expertise in driving product strategy and managing end-to-end Software Product Development
encompassing product requirements, design, development, validation, testing, maintenance and customer
engagement.
Verifiable experience in Project Management Life Cycle including project planning, scheduling, designing &
execution of project framework, project planning, execution, controlling, time management, schedule development,
resource management, project progress monitoring and delivery
Exceptionally well organised with a track record that demonstrates self-motivation, creativity and initiative to achieve
both corporate & personal goals; a forward thinking person who is team oriented and a reliable partner to top
management
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to hire, coach & mentor staff and conduct performance reviews
Possess strong relationship management and leadership skills

_______________________________________________________CORE COMPETENCIES_______________________________________________________

Project/ Program Management:
Gathering & translating business requirements into functional specifications and managing complete portfolio of
projects including planning/execution of programs; providing inputs on the project strategy & issue resolution
Implementing project plans within preset budgets & deadlines and administering project costs & schedules

Product Development & Architecture:
Spearheading product development with complete accountability of detailed analysis, requirements prioritization,
customer value proposition and technology assessment
Differentiating solution concept definition while meeting targets, budget & schedule constraints

People Management:
Building successful engineering teams from scratch, recruiting, hiring, mentoring, motivating and retaining staff
Conducting performance reviews and guiding staff in career development

_________________________________________________ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE_________________________________________________

Since Dec05 with Nayamode Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai | Microsoft

Growth Path:
Director Projects: Since Apr11
Senior Project Manager: Apr09-Mar11
Senior Writer: Dec05-Apr09

Role:
Project Director
Accountable for:
o Ensuring that project management delivers clear and precise business requirements to Production Team
o Providing consultancy on strategic direction projects
o Developing relationships with client facing teams in Seattle and vendors within the ecosystem
o Administering project cost estimations, scheduling, prioritizing & managing resources
o Managing Mumbai operations for a 3 month period
Evaluating & meeting project resource requirements and ensuring project profitability
Defining operational dashboards and setting processes for smooth daily operations
Achieving Microsoft Gold ISV Partnership
Migrating internal email and collaboration platforms to Office 365
Helped drive the Mobile Application development initiative
Founded the SharePoint development team

Senior Technical Project Manager
Gather / evaluated client requirements & designed web applications
Handled complex workflow driven Microsoft Internal SharePoint sites
Supervised production teams on user experience and overall solution architecture
Maintained internal IT infrastructure, firewalls, basic server and software license inventories
Managed hosted servers with Godaddy, Amazon, Rackspace, AT&T and Azure

Senior Writer/Developer
Authored two technical white papers which were published both internally and publicly
Deployed and built portals for Microsoft internal teams.
Started the SharePoint practice from scratch

Major Projects Handled:
Products: Event Mobilizer, Digital Assets Manager, Content Customizer, Instant Insight

Mobile
MGX Event application | Microsoft (Redmond)
World Partner Conference (WPC) | Microsoft (Redmond)
Convergence Event application (Win 8, Win Phone, Android, iOS, Web) | Microsoft (Redmond)
Starwood Sheraton GM event application | Starwood Group of hotels (Stamford)

Content Management Portals:
Fluke Document Management and Customization portal | Fluke Inc (Washington) http://50.17.184.90/Flexsite.aspx
Microsoft Home Use Program | Microsoft (Redmond) http://marketing.microsofthup.com
OEM Training Zone (SharePoint) | Microsoft (OEM) http://www.oemtrainingzone.com
Sales desk Automation (SharePoint) | Microsoft Internal (Redmond)

Business Tools | Microsoft Internal (Redmond):
Joint Marketing Approval Tool (JMAT) Internal for OEM Group http://jmat2013
Mobile Operator Segmentation Tool (MOST) Internal for Mobile group http://most
Mobile Operator Device Portfolio (MODP) Internal for Mobile group http://most

Product Portals: http://visiotoolbox.com

Contest and Event Sites: | Microsoft (Redmond)
Bliink Contest A contest run by Microsoft in schools across the US (Ran for 4 years)
ATS Ignite (Microsoft Internal) Incentive contest
http://Microsoftlinc.com

Mobile Optimized Contests using Microsoft Tag:
Sweeps Engine a Generic Highly Configurable Subscription Based Sweepstakes Engine
Compass Suite of Promotions and Contests | Microsoft Dining Services
Conde Nast - Allure Magazine Suite of Promotions and Contests Hosted on AWS | Conde Naste (New York)

Mobile Optimized Voice of Customer (VOC) Reporting Engines using Microsoft Tag and QR codes:
Generic Customer Event Feedback Engine
Generic Content Feedback Engine
Tie Seattle

Windows Desktop Applications: Easystart A Desktop Application for First Time Windows users | Microsoft Brazil

SharePoint Portals | Microsoft (Redmond):
Software Assurance Planning Services (http://tk5bpsweb01.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/en/Pages/default.aspx)
Office Launch (Microsoft Internal site emulating Social networking features)
PMO in a Box (SharePoint 2010 Template Distributed as DVD)
DPE Newsletter Automation (Microsoft Internal)

Infopedia Microsofts Internal field facing portal on SP2010 Enterprise Content management (ECM2) and Fast Search
OEM Marketing
Microsoft Office Division

Technical Papers: | Microsoft (Redmond)
Deploying a Stand-Alone CCS
Failover Clustering in Longhorn - Technical Merits of Windows Server (Code Name "Longhorn") 2008 Failover
Clustering

Highlights:
Drove the compliance for the Microsoft Silver and Gold Partnership
Initiated migration to Office 365 and infrastructure upgrades in the company
Driving the initiative for a PMO practice and automation tools across the organization

Feb96- Nov05 with The Ravalgaon Sugar Farm Ltd., Mumbai

Growth Path:
Assistant Manager, Systems: Oct02-Nov05
Senior Officer Systems: Oct96-Oct02
Officer Systems: Feb96-Oct96

As Assistant Manager Systems
Spearheaded a team of 5 IT and 12 Non-IT Staff
Functioned as an In-Charge of overall software development and maintenance over 30 locations in India
Involved in defining processes and automating existing manual operations
Developed & presented periodic reports to management
Handled vendors for IT purchases / support and managed software licensing activities

Major Projects Handled:
Sales and Distribution
Procurement Planning and RM Inventory Management
Harvesting Schedule and Cane Purchase
Financial Accounting and Cost Center Analysis
Payroll
ERP Evaluation (RSF and Acrow)
Production Planning and WIP inventory (Acrow)

The Professional Couriers Ltd. (Southern Region)
Developed an application for cash / credit business operations entailing Domestic & International Airway Bills, POD,
Billing, Cash Receivable & Analysis Reporting for Tighter Control on Billing and Collection Centers

_________________________________________________________PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE___________________________________________________

Oct95-Jan96 with Suashish Diamonds Ltd., Mumbai as Software Developer
Aug92-Sept95 with Computer Corner, Mumbai as Software Developer
May90-Aug92 with Kapadia Damania & Co. Chartered Accountants, Mumbai as Audit Assistant

____________________________________________________________EDUCATION______________________________________________________________

B.Com. from Lala Lajpatrai College (Bombay University): 1990
Others:
GNIIT Courses on VB6, SQL 2000, Sybase, C, focus, Unix, Dbase, Cobol from NIIT, Mumbai: 2004

__________________________________________________________IT SKILLS_____________________________________________________________

Well versed with MS Office 2013, Excel 2013, Visio 2010, Projects 2010, SharePoint Designer 2007 & 2010, SharePoint
(2010, 2007, 2003), VB.NET, C, ASP.NET, SQL 2008, SSRS, VB6, Access and FoxPro

_______________________________________________________PERSONAL DETAILS__________________________________________________________

Date of Birth 26
th
December 1968
Address 171 Persepolis, 100 Cuffe Parade, Mumbai - 400005
Languages Known English, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi
Passport number F6334187 Valid B1/B2 visa