Arun Kumar Verma Email & Phone Number

India

Project Manager | Architecture Enablement | Agile Transformation | AI Champion# Architecture Enablement: - Established a unified Architecture Enablement group, aligning solution and system architects under a single framework to enhance tracking and ensure technical implementations support business goals.- Designed an architecture request process to streamline support needs with secured approvals before coding begins.# SAFe Implementation: - Scrum Master for globally distributed teams, facilitating SAFe ceremonies and driving capacity planning and iteration goals.- Partnered with Product Owners and Delivery Managers for successful PI Planning, prioritizing Features, milestones, and mitigating PI risks.- Mitigated impediments, tracked cross-team dependencies, and communicated scope adjustments to impacted teams.#AI Champion:- Recognized as a "My AI Champion" after completing firm AI upskilling requirements.- Developed the “Impediment Master,” a custom GPT using data from 1,000+ past impediments to reduce triage time and enhance onboarding.- Created a standardized “Impediment Template,” reducing cycle time for issue resolution.# Leadership: - Managed and coached Associates/Senior Associates, focusing on career growth, value addition, and alignment with organizational goals.# Extra-Curricular: - Led logistics for on-site team-building and CSR activities in Pune and Mumbai, and steered the Tech Newsletter for P&T Labs across Bengaluru and Shanghai.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Lead multiple technically proficient teams to maintain 24x7 operational readiness of state of the art weapon/ missile systems across the western fleet by effectively implementing CBPM/ PPM principles, operational audits and DIDR & Defect RCA support.•Spearheaded installation and acceptance trials of strategic systems onboard 3 capitalships (Project Cost INR 110 crores)• Identified stakeholders and managed their interests, requirements, and expectations,leading to successful project closure.• Maintained strong stakeholder engagement through regular liaison with L&T, IAI Israel,BEL and altered communication plan as deemed fit.• Analyzed possible risks, threats and opportunities and planned appropriateworkarounds/mitigations whilst collaborating with team members.• Assigned risk owners for swift implementation of responses leading to efficient riskmanagement and safe upkeep of assets worth INR 90 Crores approximately.• Applied Lean and Six Sigma principles to improve efficiency and effectiveness ofprocesses with the aim to achieve quality of highest standards.

Andaman And Nicobar Islands, India

Initiated, planned, and executed the project for root cause analysis of electronic systems’failure onboard Naval platforms through hybrid approach affecting assets of worth INR290 crores approximately.• Undertook feasibility study and cost benefit analysis to obtain stakeholder buy-in.• Planned and facilitated meetings, conferences, and gatherings as per the projectrequirements with consideration to stakeholders’ engagement strategy.• Identified the appropriate off-the-shelf equipment for performance monitoring of electronicsystems and performed make-or-buy analysis. Negotiated with vendor for provision ofequipment on NCNC (No Cost No Commitment) basis.• Took calculated risks and quick decisions in demanding situations whilst relying onprofessional competence of team members.• Successfully achieved the deliverables leading to annual saving of approximately 50crores on recurring defects.

Mumbai City District, Maharashtra, India

Proficiently concluded fixed price and cost reimbursable contracts worth INR 390Crores with technically qualified firms as per Defense Procurement Procedures (DPP).• Carried out repairs, renewals, and refurbishments to reduce the overall cost to the Govtby 40% by employing effective vendor management.• Administered more than 100 suppliers/vendors/firms/OEMs to ensure availability ofspares/services aiming at effective cost and quality management.• Undertook centralized contracting, conducted bidder conferences and proposalevaluations for finalizing legal agreements.• Coordinated with resource/functional/procurement managers to ensure resourceavailability at required times along with the constant updating of resource calendar.• Facilitated cross-training of team members thus leading to efficient leave rotation andflexible resource calendars.• Streamlined various SOPs using lean principles by simply focusing on removal of non-value added (NVA) activities in processes to the extent possible.

Naval Warship

• Contributed to required operational readiness of state of the art weapon systems by effectively implementing CBPM and PPM principles.• Coordinated inventory management of items procured for projects worth INR 290crores approximately.• Sustained effective relations with team members through career counselling and planning,role enrichment, feedback sessions and settlement proceedings supporting a culture ofownership and learning.• Ensured rewards and appraisals including training to enhance individual and teamperformance.• Ensured availability of IT Assets, data & information security (INFOSEC) and periodictraining of staff.• Drafted SoCs, RFPs and bid documents for tendering and procurement of various assets.

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering, First Division

Activities and Societies: Organising Member National level Technical, Cultural, Literary and Fine Arts Extravaganza (Emanation 2011).

Class 6-12

Activities and Societies: 1. House Captain 2005-06; 2. School Football Team (All India Sainik Schools Inter Zonal Championship ); 3..