Atif Abbas Manager – thinkUP Automation Solutions & Commercialization

Manager - thinkUP Automation Solutions & Commercialization

Highmark

Mar 2019 - Current (7 years 2 months)

Drove efficiency by being a part of Highmark's thinkUP team, responsible for enforcing at least 20% digitization as part of VP score cards, covering all departments in Highmark. Expanded the team to utilize both Robotic Process Automation and Robotic Desktop Automation platforms, across Highmark and its subsidiaries. • Established Robotic Process & Desktop Automation teams (RPA & RDA) including proposal of team structure, establishing requirements and expectations, formalizing a development approach, building end to end operating model, presenting it to leadership and interviewing & vetting candidates. Created a technology roadmap for RPA and RDA platforms, partnered with Business Units to determine key focus areas to achieve high-pri

Manager - Testing Center of Excellence & Robotic Process Automation

US Steel

Jan 2011 - Mar 2019 (8 years 3 months)

ERP Solution, Quality Assurance and Release Manager

US Steel

Apr 2006 - Jan 2011 (4 years 10 months)

Information Architect & Development Lead

US Steel

Jan 2001 - Apr 2006 (5 years 4 months)

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B2B & B2C Project Manager

VATAV INC

May 2000 - Jan 2001 (9 months)

Formalized a team of 15 Java and .Net developers to work with platforms like EDI, Gentran, WebForms and WebMethods, to deliver successful Business To Business and Business To Consumer solutions - including detailed web portals, covering all aspects of supply chain and reporting capabilities. Sole responsibility to oversee successful completion of multiple projects, including creation, organization, execution and completion of project deliverables, while setting deadlines, handling stakeholder updates, ensuring projects stay on track and within budget, and adjustment to meet any requirement changes. • Developed and maintained strong working relationships with IT services, solution functions and customers to expedite delivery of IT solu

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QA Manager

PV & ASSOCIATES CORP

Nov 1999 - Apr 2000 (6 months)

Introduced, established and enacted quality assurance and managed testing procedures and methodologies within the organization's core functions, with a culture to continuously enhance and improve quality controls. • Implemented a procedure to automate reporting of recurring quality issues to production and delivery managers, to ensure reduction of manufacturing errors and production issues. • Created trend metrics to detect patterns and areas for improvement based on aggregated data, to enhance processes and performance across the board, while maintaining records of quality assurance activities. • Managed and upskilled various test engineers, via coaching and working sessions, covering all aspects of the Quality Assurance lifec

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Consultant

SYSTEMS PVT. LIMITED

Mar 1997 - Nov 1999 (2 years 9 months)

Georgia Forestry Commission - Byromville, GA Office of the Special Deputy - Chicago, IL Digitron Packaging Inc - Redford, MI Liz Claiborne - North Bergen, NJ Department of Energy - Washington D.C. • Responsible for process mapping, requirement analysis and design using Rose, ReqPro, SODA, Business Process Modelling and Notations, introduction of dataflow methodologies, Scrum/Crystal capabilities and enabling the team for feature driven development. • Distributed and assigned tasks to team members, tracked progress, generated reports & metrics and enabled deployments using ANT scripts & Visual Source Safe. Compiled BASIC, COBOL and RPG scripts to facilitate S/36 to AS/400 mode conversions and upgrades. • Designed and creat

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Server and Network Administrator

WAQAS CONSULTANTS

Feb 1995 - Mar 1997 (2 years 2 months)

Managed Windows Servers, Desktop Computers, Active Directory, IIS servers, multiple networks and domains for the organization. • Responsible for patching, upgrades and maintenance of Servers and Network hardware & software. • Set up archiving and transactional / full backups of servers and enhanced network security procedures. • Introduced Server and Network maintenance standards and operating model, along with a disaster recovery plan and utilization reports. • Responsible for network maintenance tasks, including firewall setup, network tracing/testing and monitoring VPN gateways. SOFTWARE,PROGRAMMINGLANGUAGESANDTOOLSETS BLUE PRISM, MACRO EXPRESS PRO MICROSOFT POWER PLATFORM (POWER AUTOMATE, POWER BI, POWER VIRTUAL AGENT

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