Anuradha (Anu) Kothandaraman Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

* Working with Kids aged 7-14, teaching them to think, problem solve and work colloboratively, preparing them for future while teaching them computer programming. * Ensuring center is staffed and equipped to conduct business and upkeep customer service.* Strategize, plan and execute marketing campaigns, events to promote brand awareness, importance of STEM to parents and children* Hire, Train and grow employees

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Developed and executed complex program schedules, Strategy, and multi-year roadmap to ensure successful Technology separation (Infrastructure and Security) between BBW and Victoria SecretEffectively delivered the separation of End user systems including MS office, Setup of Infrastructure (Servers, network, telephony) to support application separation(including SAP) and Security tools including implementation of ServiceNow IRM, Vulnerability management and SailPoint. Collaborated with Accenture to create a Disaster Recovery strategy and Created governance for implementationPartnered with Procurement, Technical teams, and Finance to track and execute contracts for BBW and complete termination agreements between VS and BBW for those items (~300 Apps, servers, tools within Infrastructure)Created a high performing team of associates, vendors (Accenture) and consultants to effectively deliver program as “One team” – appreciated by CIO and other Executive leadersEstablished Program structure and Governance for ServiceNow program that is currently in progress for multiple workstreamsIdentified, evaluated and drove program and project level dependencies for separation program that span more than 2 yearsCreated clear and concise executive level communication (verbal and written) detailing Risks, issues, decisions and assumptions along with progress throughout the program that was appreciated by leadership and stakeholdersEfficiently managed staffing during the separation timeframe to maximize throughput.Coached and led a combination of consultant, vendor and in house Project Managers, Delivery Leads, Architects and AnalystsManaged Financials at a program level including reviewing spend to date, tracking of assets and revising forecasts

Successfully managed separation of 2 companies to ensure Business Day 1 operations can be managed effectively. Includes Payroll, Master Data, SAP, Hyperion and other financial systemsCollaborated with PwC to create a planning governance model that is implemented across all workstreams to document detailed planning for separation projectsConducted working sessions to initiate planning for Logistics/transportation and Finance programsStreamline project status, meetings and cadence for effective project managementIdentified and effectively managed risks, issues and dependencies for the projectsDeveloped a strong working relationship with business and technical teams within short timeframe and gained trust from all leadership team

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Lead a team of Project Managers, Business Process Leaders, Technical and Vendor teams to effectively execute the strategic objectives committed for the year on Identity, access and Security projects and programsProject Managed and Implemented new tools and technologies and processes to monitor and sustain to enhance email, authentication, access control and automated provisioning, termination and re-certification, Identification and deduction of riskEffectively created and managed (using Agile) sprints to remediate security vulnerabilities reported after “Mock testing” by a third party, in all areas including infrastructure, service accounts, vaulting privileged accounts, MFA and SMS authenticationBuild and maintain trusting relationships with business partners, Infrastructure teams and Vendors to create a collaborative and efficient teams , resulting in reduced friction and transparent engagement amongst teamsStandardized project, program and portfolio reporting and created best practices for meeting cadence; Create status reports to Board of Directors and Senior leadership monthly/quarterly; Standardized Risk log and managed program issues and communication effectively, resulting in significant reduction of issues.Flexed to fill in gaps in project and program management. Coached project managers and coordinators for effective project managementProvided technical expertise, guidance and assistance as needed to project managers and vendor teams - eliminating rework ,major design changesCurrently focused on planning the execution of strategic and tactical initiatives for 2021; Using Agile methodology for faster executionCollaborated with Finance teams to effectively manage program/portfolio budget for 2019 & 2020;

• Lead Operations and enhancements for Sailpoint implementation• Lead SSO Integration project to implement new UI/Siteminder integration for UTC applications• Prepare statement of work detailing the high-level scope, initial cost estimate

Boston, Ma, Us

• Lead an enterprise wide financial transformation project comprising of multiple projects impacting all GE businesses with a budget of more than 25MM across multiple years • Collaborate with functional owners, project technical teams, project managers within program and business and other interdependent application teams to effectively deliver intermittent milestones

Boston, Ma, Us

• Successfully completed several projects from initiation to implementation and post production support. Skillfully handled concurrent releases and projects for Events application • Enabled business growth via simplified companywide Events management system. Improved the application adoption rate by more than 50% within 6 months and 100% within a year.

New Haven, Ct, Us

• Prepared statement of work detailing the high-level scope, initial cost estimate for various clients • Created requirements document for database projects for Yale Psychiatry department; helped better manage their recruiting and interviewing process • Reviewed and presented the impact of new HIPAA regulations on new and ongoing Medical projects

Norwalk, Ct, Us

• Led meetings with the senior project stakeholders to understand and develop scope for the creation of training material for Identity management

New Haven, Ct, Us

• Managed multiple projects to effectively deliver vendor or in house solution. Created and maintained project plans, tracked project status, documented meeting notes, tracked and resolved issues, mitigated risks.

• Successfully led projects including Enhancements and Bug fixes to completion on time. Adhered to SDLC process and methodologies for project success • Worked with the offshore team to train, mentor and guide during transition and stabilization period.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Computer Applications - Mca, Computer Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics