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Strategy & Business Transformation - TMT

• Strategy & Business TransformationExperience:
• Led the IT spend optimization assessment for a leading U.S. healthcare provider. Analyzed client’s overall IT spend across labor, software and infrastructure to identify savings
• Led the risk assessment of a back-office transformation across integration, testing and deployment functions for a leading big data analytics software company. Developed and executed a risk mitigation strategy for a.
• Led a business capability and architecture assessment for a leading online advertising company. Assessed the current state to identify key gaps and identified opportunities to streamline business processes and systems
• Led the successful global deployment and rollout, rollback planning and business continuity planning for a front-office transformation of a leading cloud service provider
• Led the IT spend benchmarking assessment for a leading U.S. healthcare provider. Benchmarked client’s overall IT organization against peers on selected KPIs and presented recommendations to the executives

• Technology Strategy & ArchitectureExperience:
• Defined the E2E legacy applications migration strategy including sun-setting approach, disposition, and integration for a spin-off, transformation and merger of the software business of a leading global technology.
• Setup and led a business and technology transformation global cross-functional PMO for a leading multinational software company. Designed and led the overall governance and delivery for the global program across North.
• Led the IT cost structure assessment and benchmarking for a leading electronic measurement company. Analyzed how client’s IT spend compares with industry peers and presented IT spend optimization recommendations to the.
• Defined a connected car IoT GTM strategy for a leading U.S. and EU communications service provider
• Defined Deloitte’s go-forward strategy by identifying emerging technology disruptors and establishing strategic GTM partnerships. Developed a cohesive strategy to define offerings, develop industry solutions, and.

Worldwide, OO

• Technology Strategy & ArchitectureExperience:
• Developed the global program roadmap, legacy applications sun-setting and deployment strategy of a TPM implementation for a leading energy drink manufacturer. Managed the execution of global cutover plan for multiple.
• Led the customer experience and billing business process design for the U.S. entity of a global telecom service provider. Managed the E2E middleware delivery with the client and the system integrator for a B/OSS.
• Designed the future state business process for customer and dealer incentive management transformation for a leading auto manufacturer. Led the team to conduct an “outside-in” analysis of functional design and.
• Defined the IT application strategy and roadmap for a leading electronic measurement company. Identified gaps between current and future state business capabilities and developed future-state conceptual application.
• Led a M&A pre-deal IT assessment for a U.S. healthcare provider. Identified all clinical information platform options and developed TCO models for financial impact and synergy analysis, and provided recommendations on.

Rochester, NY, US

• Concentration: Competitive and Organizational StrategyCourses:
• Economics of Competitive Strategy
• Organizational Governance and Control
• Cases in Finance
• Business Process Analysis and Design
• Health Sciences Management and Strategy

Worldwide, OO

• Worked in two different areas of the SAP implementation for a Telecommunication company project: Master Data team and Project Cutover team. Helped Master Data team with data loads in SAP during testing system builds..
• Created the project SAP System Build Cutover plan for Integration Test Cycles.
• Executed the cutover plan for Integration Test cycles and UAT cycle.
• Conducted regular cutover plan execution status meetings and developed cutover related communications.
• Performed value mapping for data conversion from legacy systems to SAP.
• Performed Data Load testing in SAP for QA System Build to be used for Integration Testing cycles.

Schenectady, NY, US

• Conducted customer feedback surveys to identify opportunities for improving customer relationships.
• Presented recommendations to senior management for increasing process efficiencies and customer satisfaction.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

• Managed offshore team for project delivery, resource allocation and planning. Subject Matter Expert (SME) and System Architect for client’s SAP landscape. Worked extensively with clients spread across the U.S., Asia.
• Proposed and implemented various process improvements in SAP systems for the client resulting in savings of more than $200,000 over 1.5 years.
• Worked extensively with users spread across U.S., Asia Pacific and South Africa regions.
• Interacted extensively with the client via meetings and presentations to understand business requirements and subsequent implementations.
• Analyzed business requirements, planned for project risks and provided cost effective solutions.
• Performed quality assurance and control of various SAP projects.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

• Managed a team of 8 SAP Technical consultants. Proposed ways of optimizing and improving the overall quality of project deliverables. Provided change/release management and environment strategy for multiple SAP projects.
• Onsite Project Lead for a team of 8 Software Engineers (SAP Tech. consultants)
• Implemented the 24x7 global SAP systems support model for the client using ‘follow the sun’ approach.
• Proposed ways of optimizing and improving the overall quality of project deliverables.
• Worked on various request for proposals and presented client demos in SAP technology.
• Conducted training for offshore team in different technologies and quality processes.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

• Project Coordinator for a team of 10 SAP Technical consultants. Provided critical support to the SAP Finance group during the month-end and year-end financial close activities. Provided Level II and on-call support for.
• Onsite Project Co-coordinator for a team of 8 Software Engineers. (SAP Tech. consultants)
• Created a business proposal and implemented a proof of concept in SAP to facilitate month-end and year-end financial close, generated business worth $100,000 over 6 months for my employer.
• Performed project management activities like scope definition, project design, technical architecture and resource allocation/utilization.
• Designed support model for a massive SAP project cutover involving rollout to 109 different countries.
• Studied the total business process and gained functional as well as technical knowledge of Oil & Gas industry.

M.B.A., Competitive & Organizational Strategy

Masters, Computer Applications

Bachelors, Computer Applications

High School