PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Over 20 years of combined experience in Project Management, Consulting, Resource Management in IT Services and SAP ERP
• Exceptional project management skills, including the ability to manage projects of various diverse scope in a cross-functional matrix environment
• SAP ERP ECC experience in Order to Cash, Sales and Distribution SD module with multiple Life Cycle Implementation, Configuration, Customization, Testing and Support understanding of cross-functional applications of SD, FI/CO, MM, BI, BW, LE, WM, EWM in industrial / retail scenarios and integration touch points across SAP, Middleware and legacy applications in Fortune 100 clients
• Outstanding global delivery experience by working with offshore functional, technical and virtual teams and ensure on time deliverables
• Strong communication and presentation skills and demonstrated ability to work with senior level CXO clients, Business, Sponsors and Stakeholders
• Expertise with managing Functional Requirements, Project Scope, Project Schedule and Cost Baselines and applying methodologies and control for successful implementation
• Strong facilitator and led cross-functional team meetings to identify, monitor risks and report progress during the various lifecycle phases and able to develop alternative strategies for addressing issues, conflicts, recommend solutions
• Understanding and Training in new Technology Areas in Front Office Transformation involving Front Office Digitization, Mobile Platform, Big Data Analytics and Smart Cloud

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, MS Windows 9X, 2000, NT 4.0, UNIX, MAC

ERP: SAP-R/3 4.6, 4.7, ECC 6.0

Databases: ORACLE 7.x, MS Access, DB2

Middleware: Web Methods, WTX, PI, MQ, and TIBCO

Management MS Office, MS Projects, Visio, HP Quality, SAP Solution

Software Tools: Manager, u Perform, Redwood, Share point, TQM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Managing Partner

Start up company in Big Data, Business Intelligence and Analytics space. Planning, initiating, coordinating and promoting this new company, setting the pace and direction, acquisition of Partner programs through SiSense, GoodData, Talbleau, Velocidata identifying, hiring country representatives in India for business penetration in the South East Asia Region.

Confidential

Project Manager

• Planning, Coordination and Conducting Workshops for gathering requirements along with Blueprinting, Configuration, Prototypes, Development, Testing and Execution
• Worked with the Business, PMO and Stakeholders to review/confirm Project Plans, manage Project Scope and meet budget and schedule objectives
• Hands on experience in development object design, development through Virtual Teams, testing and implementation in line with Client scope
• Acquired, managed offshore, Onsite and Virtual teams for development, testing and implementation
• Advised and trained staff and users for implementing solutions and working methodologies in the To Be Design
• Synchronized and orchestrated Quality Planning Management, Quality Assurance and Quality Control for all deliverables during Unit Testing, Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing
• Supported and managed creation of OLTP data for testing by BI, BW, Data warehousing and FICO teams
• Provided a high level of relationship management resolving conflicts and enabling discussions amongst stakeholders, management, co-workers and team with varied interests
• Supported client during post closing phase in production, clearing IDOCS, adding new change requests and monitoring the hyper care phase of the implementation
• Solid exposure to Batch Job scheduling, Error Handling and Transport Management
• Drove the decision-making process proactive in taking the initiative and leading for identifying, analyzing and resolving issues and make updates to the Risk Register

Assignment History as Project Manager/ Project Lead/ Work stream Lead:

Confidential

Software- SAP OTC, SD, Vistex, EWM, WM, Logistics, Solution Manager, Share Point, HPQC, MS Office/Projects

• Supported PMO on Planning, Execution, Monitor and Control on HR, Risks, Change Control and Communication
• Led for 2 projects and successfully managed Requirement Gathering Workshops, Scope and Schedule. Validating Deliverables, Testing the solution for Functional Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance testing and ensured compliance to Quality Management Processes, Policies and Procedures.

Confidential

Software- SAP OTC, SD, MM, Solution Manager, HPQC, Share Point, MS Office/Projects

• Coordinated efforts in identifying and restructuring WBS deliverables, revisited Scope and Schedule baseline, updated Risks and followed through Development, Testing, Implementation and Go Live
• Worked as part of PMO and hired as a subject matter expert in this project as significant delays in gathering requirements in Material Batch Management caused baselines to be off target. Ensured the project to be back on track by carefully using relationship management with stakeholders and some escalation to be back on rails.

Confidential

Software- SAP OTC, SD, FICO, MM, Solution Manager, HPQC, MS Office/Projects, Clarity

• Managed Stakeholders and the Change Management process through regular structured training and meetings on benefits arising out of the change
• Part of PMO during Build 1 phase for Revenue Management, managed and led the most crucial Keystone interface for creating Billing documents in SAP from the current Legacy system and ensured all downstream systems were fully integrated within SAP. Timely Risk response strategy helped to ensure re-scoping of solution and timely delivery.

Confidential

• 7 Operating Companies had gone live and provided Hyper Care coordination,
• Configuration, change request management, testing and support to ensure transfer to
• Production.
• Led and integrated team of consultants, outside vendor, and client contacts through
• smooth business operations

Software- SAP SD, LE, HPQC, Solution Manager, MS Office/Projects

Confidential

Director

Consulting/Project Management

• IT Consulting Company having strategic Business Units in Consulting, Projects and Business Process Outsourcing. Datacore is part of a parent group with 27 companies in areas of Power Project Consulting, Real Estate, Pharmaceuticals, and Healthcare and had plans to implement SAP Solutions in each of the individual companies in a phased manner
• Worked for a In-house project for implementation of SAP in Kontest Chemicals for a period of 1 year in the area of Identifying Business Need, Cost Benefit Analysis, Project Charter, Project Management Plan, setting up Scope, Schedule and Cost baselines and planning for Order to Cash Module implementation

Talent and HR Management, Vendor Management

• Coordination, Leadership Meetings and Business Development efforts with Clients like JPMC, Air Products, Vanguard, Aetna for fulfilling staffing requirements
• Sourcing, pre-screening, and interviewing qualified professionals, with the ultimate goal of developing and maintaining a diversified pool of candidates/Consultants
• Responsible for in depth behavioral interviews in order to assess skill sets and competencies of candidates. Monitor and Control candidates' profiles, background checks, candidates' references and supports client service team in determining Consultant matches for open client engagements.
• Management of relationships with third party vendors, manage Vendor and Client contracts

Confidential

Marketing Manager

• Looking after Business Development efforts and Talent Acquisition in IT Software consulting and Projects through preferred vendors as well as clients like American Bureau of Shipping, Trugreen in Microsoft Technology, Sun Technology, QA Testing, Remote DBA services

Confidential

Marketing Manager

• An electrical engineering company with Annual Revenues exceeding 4B Manufacturers and Contractors of Capital, Industrial Products, Consumer Durables and Projects. Implemented SAP in 1998 and was a Super User.

Role:

• And Sales Promotion/Advertising through:
• Preparation of Annual Budgets in Revenue, Accounts Payable, Stocks, Cost of Sales
• Demand Analysis of Existing Clients and Markets
• Planning on Business Development on Existing Customer Markets and Opening New Markets, New Avenues, New Projects
• Planning on Working Capital Management of Stocks and Accounts Payable
• Coordination with manufacturing units for ensuring regular, smooth and right product mix supplies

Capital Goods and Project Experience:

• Understanding Client needs, discussions with users and consultants and Incorporating own specifications for Solicitation Bids
• Conducting seminars for New Products and New Applications, follow up for generating enquiries, submit proposals, negotiate technical and commercial specs, finalize orders and for turnkey contracts involving installation and commissioning, finalize procurements and implement, test and close contracts.

Experience in Industrial and Consumer Products:

• Managing Channels in Retail, Wholesale and Corporate Sectors
• Excelled in monitoring, review and development of business through:
• Managed Advertising activities, Tradeshows and Innovative Campaigns, and
• Channel schemes/programs
• Annual Retailer Meeting and Product Launches

Market Research:

• Continuous sensing of Market for Competitor Activities, Pricing, Market Potential
• Analysis Market Feedback