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Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Burlington, Ontario, Ca

Reporting to IT Director, responsible for providing leadership and direction to an IT Applications team. Primary responsibility for SAP systems and services, maintaining service level agreements and the management of internal IT processes and governance for users throughout the organizationEnsured alignment of Business / IT strategies through business partnership and understandingspecific business processes. Managed total cost of ownership (TCO) at every level of an IT solutionLed and managed the Enterprise Applications IT Team, leveraging 3rd party support partners and shared IT resources to accomplish IT objectivesExtensively involved in Vendor Management, established stringent SLA’s, developed and managed SOW and contracts with several IT Suppliers, AMS Partners, Contractors and Consultants Managed project pre-planning and business analysis activities, including project scoping, charters and documentation. Led and managed the organizations report development process and infrastructureManaged licensing requirements for enterprise software applications and ensured alignment with policies and proceduresWorked closely with the IT Infrastructure group to discuss necessary network, hardware andcommunications infrastructure to branch and office locations

Camarillo, Ca, Us

Reporting to IT Director – Applications & Infrastructure, managed a team of 8 in-house, 30 indirect staff/consultants with a budget of $10M to support a global matrix organization headquartered in CaliforniaResponsible for IT Strategy, IT Budgeting, Program Management for ERP Implementations, Optimization of Application Support [Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), Enhancements, Support, Integration, Engineering Applications and Cloud Applications], Service Desk, IT Disaster Recovery, Resource Management and Competency Development. Demonstrated expertise in managing third party Value Added Retailers (VAR) and IT Suppliers from inception to partnership

Camarillo, Ca, Us

Reporting directly to the CFO and SVP Operations, led a team of 15 with a budget of $13M to support an organization headquartered in Burlington, Canada with 8 global offices Developed strong relationships with business leaders to understand business processes and unique challenges. Identified cross-functional opportunity areas and delivered tailored solutions in concert with the business to improve efficiencies, reduce risk and optimize cost savings. Managed outsourced services by enabling SLAs using risk and rewards framework. Formulated metrics of Response/Resolution time for Incidents and ‘First Time Right’ & ‘On-time Delivery’ for Enhancements. Worked extensively on Post Implementation Stabilization, Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), Change Management, ROI measurement for SAP footprint and Value Benchmarking

San Jose, California, Us

Reporting to Client Partner, performed leadership and managerial roles in a multifaceted and global team (max size of 45) environment with expertise in SAP ECC, Business Intelligence, Business Objects, APO, ABAP, and BASIS dealing with stringent SLA’sDirected project teams in timely closure of global Implementation/Roll Outs/Upgrade/Support Projects and Pre-sales in variety of roles - Project Manager, Solution Architect, Functional/Technical Lead and Internal Auditor. Deep experience in Business Intelligence (BI), Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM), Performance tuning, SAP Integration, ABAP Development, Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Migration, Web enabling and architecting business solutions. Key contribution to the Resource Management Team for hiring decisions, training and deployment on projects

Turnkey project was undertaken for Indofil Chemicals Company in joint association with Fischer Rosemount, US as part of automating the complete manufacturing process of a Chemical PlantKey contributor for providing blueprint for structural changes to the plant, electrical layout changes, redesigning of physical equipment like boilers, heat exchangers, condensers, compressors, pumps, etc. Developed Control Flow Logic for automating the entire plant using physical digital control valves and configuring programs from Fischer Rosemount. Worked on Energy Conservation Project for Tata Registry Shares Limited