Kurian Antony Email & Phone Number

Kochi, Kerala, India

I'm responsible for creating effective delivery models for our customers in Australia to quickly realize value. I oversee project delivery, profitability assessments and strategic planning to minimize risk during execution.

Cochin Area, India

Responsible for offshore operations for a UK based Asset Management firm. Provide management oversight of a 300+ FTE account with responsibilities that include People Management, Client Relationship, P&L oversight, service delivery, defining growth strategy, building new capabilities etc. Service delivery responsibility includes oversight of SDLC.

Cochin, Kerala, India

- Assembled a team of 40 PeopleSoft Consultants (HRMS, Financials, Admin)- Transitioned Support of PeopleSoft HR and Financials of a Fortune 500 Healthcare Provider- Improved Project GPM by executing the project from low cost locations- Responsible for executing project in managed capacity / managed service model

Trivandrum

- Manage L1, L2 and systems administration team for over 30 corporate applications. (Team Size: 55)- Increased productivity of team by 20% every year- Improved case resolution speed by 24 every year- Increased cost effectiveness by staff rotation- Increased systems stability by Problem Management- Implemented ITIL V3 processes for support team- Implemented.

• Oversee the entire ERP Implementation at UST Global.
• Manage a team of 50 people (Project Managers, Technical/Functional Consultants, Systems Administrators)
• Project Portfolio Management: Define the road map of projects for one year that aligns with business criticality. Track the status of projects to ensure on-time delivery
• Vendor Management: Interface with vendors for software products, consulting and training
• Budgeting: Create annual budget for the PeopleSoft Program
• Define project execution processes and tools

• Projects Summary:Implementation of PeopleSoft Recruitment and Learning modules in UST. This involved the initial implementation of 5 vanilla PeopleSoft modules (eRecruit, Compensation Management, Competency Management.
• Create project plans
• Conduct status update meetings
• Manage stakeholder expectations
• Manage requirements and scope
• Ensure delivery on schedule

• Project Summary:Implementation of PeopleSoft Enterprise Services Automation modules. Responsibilities: (Team Size: 2 – 4)
• Worked with the Project Manager and Stakeholders in defining, documenting and diagramming the business needs. Extensively used MS Visio for capturing business processes.
• Responsible for defining the scope of the project, gathering business requirements, doing GAP analysis and document them textually and diagrammatically.
• Product configuration
• Conducted product capability demos to functional heads and senior management.
• Interviewed Subject Matter Experts (SME’s), asking detailed questions and carefully recording the requirements in a format that can be reviewed and understood by both business people and technical people.

Production Support of home grown ERP application

Master Of Computer Application, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: College Basketball Team, Joint-Secretary of the Technical AssociationI did my Masters in Computer Applications.

Bachelor Of Science, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: College Basketball TeamBachelor of Science

High School, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Basketball Team, Volleyball TeamGrade 1 to 12