Sanjay Gupta, Mba, Pmp, Csm Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Digital Technology Cybersecurity Portfolio Manager (June 2021 – Present)• Managed a portfolio of 120 applications as part of an Enterprise Cybersecurity initiative, mitigating cyber risks and improving our organization's security posture.• Executed a robust cybersecurity strategy, integrating cyber into applications, enhancing incident response, and optimizing processes..• Partnered with security and application teams to spearhead diverse cybersecurity initiatives. These efforts encompassed safeguarding external-facing DNS behind a firewall, facilitating multi-factor authentication and single sign-on, securing service accounts through Thycotic server vaulting, fortifying password policies, deploying ZPA for enhanced access control, and transitioning to HTTPS.• Enforced comprehensive code and infrastructure vulnerability remediation practices. Oversaw code and infrastructure vulnerability remediation, leading a team to address over 5000 vulnerabilities within a year.Transition Manager – DevOps (Jan 2023 – Present)• Led a team of 3 DevOps Engineers and 1 DevOps Architect in transitioning the DevOps function from enterprise to an integrated role within the development team.• Pioneered the transition of legacy systems to cloud platforms, enhancing scalability and lowering operational expenses. • Led a team in deploying CI/CD pipelines and standardizing templates, culminating in a noteworthy 30% reduction in deployment duration.• Fostered collaboration with cross-functional teams to optimize release management procedures, resulting in a notable 25% decrease in production incidents.Manager Application Development (Sep 2012 – Oct 2022)• Co-led over 15 loyalty projects to successful completion, achieving 100% on-time delivery and within budget. • Directed the closure of a datacenter and orchestrated the migration of 30+ applications from over 400 EOL servers running Windows 2008/2012 OS to Windows 2016 OS, collaborating closely with cross-functionals teams.

Houston, Tx, Us

• Managed a diverse team consisting of IT Project Managers, Software Consultants, DBAs, and Programmers, supporting a portfolio of over 20 Health IT Applications• Held the role of Program Manager for the modernization of the Clinical Management Information System (CMIS), overseeing all aspects including scope, schedule, communication, budget, requirements, resources, and vendor relationships. Led efforts in gathering business requirements, finalizing RFI/RFP documents, and shortlisting EMR software vendors.• Established a robust Health IT PMO governance structure to monitor, manage, and report on the status of Health IT projects to the Department Chief Technology Officer and Business Stakeholders (Bureau Chiefs). • Provided coaching and mentorship to team members, ensuring adherence to established guidelines and successful management of critical IT projects within agreed scope, time, and budget parameters, meeting business and strategic objectives. • Collaborated with business teams to align and prioritize IT activities with departmental strategic initiatives. Implemented a streamlined work intake process for small/minor enhancements.

New York, Ny, Us

• Managed 10 plus member team to ensure on-time delivery, high quality, and integrity of Nielsen’s Internet, Advertising, and Survey based marketing planning product suite to clients in 27+ countries.• Delivered cost savings via increased productivity, quality improvements & process optimization.• Leadership role in the implementation of new data quality tools and improving production processes. • Established QA methodologies and processes for investigating and resolving data & trending anomalies.

New York, Ny, Us

• Managed Onsite team and oversight of 38 members Offshore team to code content-collection services and integrate data-driven insights from nearly 100 million blogs, boards, and social networks.• Delivered cost savings through Offshoring, re-organization, and productivity improvements.• Lead team on internal and external communication and acted as single point liaison for all escalations

New York, Ny, Us

• Led 5 members team comprising of Measurement Science, Data Operations, and Advertising classification. Improved and established data quality review processing and help setup Data QA tools. • Ensured timely delivery and high data quality of Nielsen Mobile Online and Advertising products by establishing new control procedures and staff accountability.

Chicago, Il, Us

From Nov 2006 to Aug 2007, as a Project Manager• Led outsourcing initiative for a line-of-business and collaborated with vendor project manager to plan, schedule knowledge transfer of 9 applications (7 Enterprise Web and 2 COGNOS BI apps). • Realized cost savings by optimizing resources (3 onsite to 1 onsite and 3 offshore) resulting in annual cost savings of approximately $200,000 per yearFrom May 2005 to Oct 2006, as a Project Manager• Managed 8-person, $350,000 project to migrate web based application from non-standard platform to deploy using Java/J2EE, XML, Oracle, UNIX and Web logic. • Improved application response times by over 25% and system productivity by approximately 2000 man-hours, resulting in annual savings of over $100K• Gathered requirements, created project schedule, managed issues, risks, budget, communication plan, resource planning, resource allocation, and product deployment in collaboration with operations.From Jan 2005 to Aug 2007, as Application Support Project Manager/Lead• Co-managed $600,000 infrastructure improvement project for airline mission critical application. • Led 5 member team supporting airline mission critical system and number of web applications. Significantly reduced system outage times, resulting in savings of $20,000 per year.From Aug 1999 to Dec 2004• Provided enhancement and application support for aircraft-maintenance system and a team leader on development/implementation of COGNOS Power Play and Web Reporting Systems. • Led technical effort to add relational integrity to DB2 database to reduce data redundancy. • Recognized as technical subject matter expert and go-to-person on application team.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

I was employed with Silverline Technologies and worked as a Consultant at American President Lines, Oakland, California ; First Data, Long Island, New York ; and Nynex (later Bell), Manhattan, New York. I supported and provided application support for applications hosted on IBM Mainframe using COBOL/DB2.

Worked both in offshore (India) and onsite (US) team providing application production support for Dow Chemicals project. Also worked as an application support consultant at All State Insurance Company in Chicago, IL.

Mba

Bachelors, Computer Science