Senior Information Technology professional having more than 21 years of experience across diverse industries including 7 years in the automotive sector. I have garnered extensive exposure across a gamut of areas including technology development, IT infrastructure development, application support, knowledge based engineering and end-to-end project management. My proven competence lies in establishing IT infrastructure for engineering centres around the world, providing technical support to meet specific technical needs, engineering the solutions to automate the processes & improve customer satisfaction. I have demonstrated excellence in engaging actively & effectively with internal as well as external stakeholders while ensuring buy-in for planned strategies leading to seamless project flow, operational excellence and resource optimization. I am also adept in building & managing real as well as virtual team spanning across geographies & cultures.My convincing power and out of the box thinking are key strengths that have seen me through tough situations. Moreover with my strong liaison & relationship skills, I build & maintain long standing relations with stakeholders & key decision makers to strategically secure profitable business. I am deft at monitoring performance, analyzing status & progress reports and manage complex business challenges with strong work-ethics, interpersonal communication, relationship management and analytical skills.