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ProjectManager

Satish Guru

Project Manager
Pune

Summary

Dynamic Project Manager with a proven track record at Cognative.inc, adept at strategic planning and risk management. Successfully led a financial automation platform project, achieving ISO27001 certification in six months. Skilled in team collaboration and client relations, driving impactful results through effective project scheduling and stakeholder engagement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificates
4
4
Languages

Work History

Project Manager

Cognative.inc
03.2022 - Current
  • Led delivery of a financial automation platform for a US-based billion-dollar investment firm—streamlined portfolio-level drawdown and wire transfer approvals.
  • Developed custom CRM applications for four EdTech companies in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania.
  • Spearheaded the company’s ISO27001/2022 compliance project, acting as both Product Manager and Business Analyst—drafted 70% of the company policies, led the audit, and achieved certification within six months.
  • Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives) and maintained agile documentation across JIRA, Monday.com, and GitHub.
  • Managed and motivated a cross-functional team of 10+ developers, leads, and analysts.
  • Identified project risks early and implemented effective mitigation plans to ensure timely delivery.
  • Maintained consistent stakeholder alignment via weekly progress reports and status meetings.

Customer Success Engineer

Veritas Technologies LLC
01.2021 - 03.2022
  • Delivered proactive support for Veritas licensing and backup products, handling 500+ enterprise cases monthly.
  • Designed a Customer Success Dashboard to visualize KPIs and trends, enhancing data-driven decision-making.
  • Identified blockers in customer onboarding processes and coordinated with internal teams to streamline support delivery.
  • Played a key role in enhancing the Veritas Backup Exec product for Cloud Protection compatibility.
  • Contributed to the UAT testing of the Universal Queuing System, improving support team performance and SLA adherence.

Customer Success Engineer

Broadcom
04.2018 - 01.2021
  • Supported enterprise customers with Symantec SaaS security tools (e.g., Endpoint Protection, BlueCoat).
  • Resolved 1,100+ live chat cases in a single quarter, maintaining high CSAT and resolution accuracy.
  • Collaborated with Severity 1 escalation teams to resolve high-impact issues for global clients.
  • Acted as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Symantec licensing, mentoring peers on complex issue resolution.
  • Provided insights on Salesforce (SFDC) process optimizations to improve case handling workflows.

Customer Service Representative

Convergys
10.2014 - 04.2016

Managing maximum calls for the post-pay customer, and helping
them with their billing queries for T-Mobile, now known as EE (UK).
Troubleshooting EE Broadband connection issues. Arranging local
technicians and providing router assistance to comply.
Internally worked with the WellPoint (USA) project. Handled health
insurance claims (HIPAA) for the US customers.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Automobile

Dhole Patil College Of Engineering
Pune, India
04.2001 -

Skills

Project management

Certification

CSM Certified Scrum master

Timeline

Project Manager

Cognative.inc
03.2022 - Current

Customer Success Engineer

Veritas Technologies LLC
01.2021 - 03.2022

Customer Success Engineer

Broadcom
04.2018 - 01.2021

Customer Service Representative

Convergys
10.2014 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Engineering - Automobile

Dhole Patil College Of Engineering
04.2001 -

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Telugu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Marathi
Advanced (C1)
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