Arvind Ravindran Email & Phone Number

Hyderabad Area, India

Lead Program Manager (India Delivery team) for largest Azure Modernization programs. Created the deal structure, delivery blueprint and financial model; Acquired leadership buy-in Azure Application Modernization program: • Roadmap: Setup the roadmap for the AM program to accelerate customer workload moves to the cloud.• Go-to-Market: Conceptualized and launched a new market offering – ARS/PMF, and setup the pricing structure. • Azure wins: Helped win multiple customers… Show more Lead Program Manager (India Delivery team) for largest Azure Modernization programs. Created the deal structure, delivery blueprint and financial model; Acquired leadership buy-in Azure Application Modernization program: • Roadmap: Setup the roadmap for the AM program to accelerate customer workload moves to the cloud.• Go-to-Market: Conceptualized and launched a new market offering – ARS/PMF, and setup the pricing structure. • Azure wins: Helped win multiple customers across geographies• Talent development: Helped develop the talent pool for the program (25 Architects/ consultants).• C-Suite presentations: Conducted Executive briefing sessions (EBCs) for customer leadership teams. Marcel Platform: Led the team (54 consultants, 5 Domains) of a strategic project that developed the MARCEL digital assistant - a mobile/AI platform that helps employees of a large enterprise collaborate better. • Product launch: Successfully launched the Marcel Digital Assistant in one market with 5K users. • Key features – Microsoft BOT interface, Enterprise knowledge Graph, LinkedIn Integration, Office APIs• Complexity: Data points - 3 phases | 650 User Stories | 2-week feature releases • Turnaround: Took over the project at a troubled state and turned it around by – reconfiguring the team based on specialization, instituting better metrics, increasing focus on quality, and adopting Agile development. • Reviews: Product was demonstrated to Microsoft Executive Leadership, including CEO; Received great reviews. Digital Dermatologist• Fast prototyping: Successfully executed the first stage (prototype) of a complex Computer vision project to help consumers effectively manage their skin treatment using Facial analysis algorithms and chat BOTs• Press coverage: Being one of the first commercial projects to use Microsoft's cutting-edge FPGA processors for deep Learning models, this project received coverage on Wired Magazine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tqJsms0viI Show less

Hyderabad Area, India

• M&A: Made a recommendation on an Acquisition target after performing due diligence • Operations: Briefed the General Manager weekly on the state of the Business. Recommended interventions. • Location Strategy: Performed Supply/Demand analysis. Proposed new Talent hubs across the world.• Services Delivery Transformation – Program managed the formation of a new 1200 employee organization

Phoenix, Arizona Area

- Performed due diligence on a security technology company- Advised a pool of Angel investors

Hyderabad Area, India

- Helped a Healthcare Startup with their Product Refinement, Business Model innovation and Go-to-market Strategy- Worked with the Co-Founders to improve their Marketing message. Developed the message structure for Client reference.

Bangalore

Key responsibilities include – day-to-day operations of SAP Integration projects, stakeholder management, Team selection, and technology strategy.Managed the SAP Integration portfolio of a fortune top-10 client. Led a cross functional team of 102 IBM consultants spread across 7 countries. Spearheaded the turnaround of 3 ailing projects. People Management: Developed the second line of leadership by grooming 6 team leaders and 3 process experts.Played a key role in 8 Business… Show more Key responsibilities include – day-to-day operations of SAP Integration projects, stakeholder management, Team selection, and technology strategy.Managed the SAP Integration portfolio of a fortune top-10 client. Led a cross functional team of 102 IBM consultants spread across 7 countries. Spearheaded the turnaround of 3 ailing projects. People Management: Developed the second line of leadership by grooming 6 team leaders and 3 process experts.Played a key role in 8 Business development initiatives. Game Changers: Championed the execution of 40 contineous improvement ideas, including 4 game-changing ones.Customer Delight: Created customer Wow! by reducing failures by 90%Intrapreneurship: Co-led the team that institutionalized Continuous Improvement in an account of 1200 personalAutomation: Reduced costs of mundane tasks such as monitoring by 40% through process improvement, and cutom programs. Show less

Bangalore, India

Led SAP PI projects

Mobile, Alabama Area

Youngest team leader in the project: Built and led a four member team through the end-to-end implementation of the ThyssenKrupp Steel project, a Green field project Stakeholder management: Managed multiple stakeholders including client leadership, vendors, and delivery teamsDirected the integration solution by collaborating with multiple teams spread across different geographies – client partners in Germany, Brazil and UK, and IBM teams in India and USA.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Coordinated the integrating of the IT systems of 7 business units of an apparels giant in North CarolinaDesigned and implemented a solution to integrate the client’s business applications with those of a plethora of business partners, ranging from mom-and-pop stores to retail giants such as Walmart.

Bangalore, India

Product Certifications: Completed 5 product certifications in record time. Hold one intellectual capital submissionNew Product features: Saved 15-man days yearly by developing a DB tool that eliminated manual reconciliation Innovation: Received an award for innovation for developing a novel database solution that reduced improved the search efficiency of an application by 60%.

Bangalore

Served as Vice president of Bangalore Toastmasters Clubs for 2 terms July 2010 - Dec 2010Jan 2007 - Mar 2007- Conducted a workshop for new officers (VP Public relations and VP membership)- Hosted/ Emceed Special events with audience of 250 (Division Conference)- Executed successful marketing campaigns with print and Social media- Delivered Award winning speeches and evaluations- Most importantly, had an amazing time being a part of an organisation with stellar… Show more Served as Vice president of Bangalore Toastmasters Clubs for 2 terms July 2010 - Dec 2010Jan 2007 - Mar 2007- Conducted a workshop for new officers (VP Public relations and VP membership)- Hosted/ Emceed Special events with audience of 250 (Division Conference)- Executed successful marketing campaigns with print and Social media- Delivered Award winning speeches and evaluations- Most importantly, had an amazing time being a part of an organisation with stellar orators. Show less

Master Of Business Administration (Mba / Pgpm Program), Entrepreneurship And Finance

Activities and Societies: Business Technology Club (BTC) Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club (EVC) Moderated a panel discussion.

Exchange Student - Mba, Global Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Strategy, Gpa 3.85 On 4.00

Activities and Societies: - Performed Due Diligence on a digital security startup for Thunderbird Angel Network (TAN) - Part.

Stanford Ignite Program, Certification In Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Ideation: Developed a novel idea on digital receipts, a key component of Mobile wallet Design Thinking: Used the 5-step d.School framework.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering, First Class With Distinction