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Mumbai, Mh, In

Mumbai Area, India

Leading a 20+ members cross-functional technology and product teams covering 5 domains at General Mills: Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, Corporate, and Technology. Managing 5 strategic and 20 operational projects, leading to a US$10 million margin saving through process improvements and tech modernization using AI, Automation, Cloud, Data, and Visualization. Spearheaded the transformation of 35 legacy Dot Net enterprise apps to the cloud for improved scalability & performance, along with modernizing code, data, and dashboards to support updated cloud applications. Led the program management for GM’s supply chain and trade systems, managing over 25 in-house custom applications, providing 24/7 ITSM support with over 97% SLA compliance. Headed the implementation of a custom project lifecycle tool integrating Waterfall and Agile methodologies, resulting in improved documentation and robust governance model increasing project success rates by 30%. Strong vendor management and negotiation skills have been instrumental in managing the RFP of the Low Code Workflow and Process Mining tools, potentially saving US$ 500,000 over 3 fiscals. Championed an early career internship program alongside a differential lateral recruitment strategy, increasing hiring efficiency by 20%.

Mumbai Area, India

Led the end-to-end product management & delivery of Johnson Controls' core HVAC orchestration product, the BCM (Building Control Manager), incorporating Web, Image AI, IOT, Analytics, Visualization, & Cloud tech. Managed a team of 35 professionals, including project managers, architects, analysts, developers, and testers across 3 continents. The team successfully delivered products generating over $2 million in revenue. Strategically revamped the product delivery process and integrated SAFe agile methodology into a complex, multi-year enterprise product, resulting in a 20% increase in project delivery speed, and a 10% improvement in client satisfaction (NPS). Additionally, took on the role of an Account Manager for an offshore enterprise project, Aiolos, leading a cross-functional team of 55 engineers and achieving a revenue of $2.2 million. Spearheaded the implementation of ISO 9001 and CMMI Level 3 certifications for the India Engineering Center, ensuring the highest standards of quality and process maturity.

Navi Mumbai

Spearheaded the establishment of a new software engineering department, expanding from a modest team of four to a group of 35 FTEs. Team successfully delivered a diverse range of complex web, windows, and mobile solutions for over 20 clients, including the SBI, ICICI, New India Bank, Edelweiss, Motilal Oswal, Angel Broking, Sequoia, Maersk, DG Shipping, and BCCI, generating a revenue of US$100,000. As the team expanded, I recognized the strategic importance of creating Centers of Excellence (COEs) focused on Microsoft Dot Net & Mobile Apps. This initiative significantly enhanced project delivery, standardized processes, established strong governance, facilitated upskilling, and improved operational efficiency, leading to a 25% decrease in project durations and 85% of projects completing on schedule. Envisioned and developed a regulatory product from scratch, the Insider Trading and Compliance System (ITCS), a web-based solution designed to automate insider trading regulatory compliance with SEBI. Partnered with Kotak Equities' back-office team to develop an enhanced Investment & Portfolio Management System, managing HNI orders, corporate actions, reconciliations, recommendations, and MIS. Engineered an enterprise MF solution aimed at importing transactions from CAMS, conducting de-duplication, calculating NAV & Distributor Incentives which improved financial processing for Lotus/Invesco.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Assessing operations and implementing automated solutions, utilizing Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). Established a barcode-based Access Control, Logistics, and Visitor Management product, while actively overseeing application deployment, support, and training. Deliver & maintain web applications using HTML, ASP 3, VBScript, SQL 7, Access, Dreamweaver, & Cute FTP.

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Management Development Program, Information Technology, Certification

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