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Chennai, Tn, In

London, England, Gb

𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 Led shift from traditional processes to digital platforms, driving automation.𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 Defined objectives, milestones, and timelines. Collaborated with cross-functional teams (Product, Data Science, Analytics, Operations) for alignment. Focused on process improvement, operational oversight, incident management, strategic planning, and reporting.𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Managed and mentored project managers and indirect reports. Conducted performance reviews, appraisals, and recruitment. Provided agile coaching and DevOps mentoring. Collaborated with HR for recruitment and onboarding. Optimized budget and resources.𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 Identified and mitigated risks, ensured quality control, headed compliance committee.𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 Drove DevOps transformation using BitBucket Runners and Jenkins. Oversaw DevSecOps implementation with Acunetix.𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Managed two major accounts with 30 resources. Oversaw strategic vendor partnerships.𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Led development of a data-driven product using Airflow, Python, React, .NET. Implemented ELK Stack for logging, Power BI for visualizations, Prometheus + Alertmanager for error detection, Nagios for performance monitoring.𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Encouraged AI use in team approaches. Delivered projects involving code migration from VB.NET to C# with OpenAI, improved legacy query performance with GitHub Copilot, implemented AI-driven documentation and code commenting.𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 Planned and executed data engineering projects, including ETL pipelines (Airflow), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), SQL & NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MongoDB), data pipeline optimization. Collaborated with cross-functional teams in Product, BI, and Analytics.

London, England, Gb

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 Worked closely with clients, including travel to the UK for face-to-face interactions, providing solution consultancy. Delivered two successful products: an API product impacting client revenue and a BI reporting process outsourcing setup.𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Managed development teams both offshore and onsite, ensuring successful project delivery. Acted as Scrum Master for multiple small-scale projects, ensuring timely completion.𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Led the implementation of Agile practices across teams, utilizing JIRA for project management and ITSM processes. Defined workflows and promoted Agile principles within the organization.𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 Conducted performance reviews, appraisals, recruitment, and provided constructive feedback. Managed a team supporting internal business processes and operational tech support, overseeing the application lifecycle for 40+ applications.𝗚𝗗𝗣𝗥 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Led the team in achieving GDPR compliance for databases managed by the team.𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Instrumental in setting up a BI reporting team at the Chennai office, establishing processes to ensure client satisfaction. Supported internal business processes and operational tech support.𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Worked with various departments to align on project priorities and requirements, ensuring smooth project execution and delivery.

London, England, Gb

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: Led and managed a team of front-end developers (AngularJS) and backend API developers (PHP) both onsite and offshore. Coordinated the work efforts of an 8-person team, ensuring tasks were completed successfully and on time. Conducted code reviews, integration testing, and coordinated bug fixes and hotfixes during UAT and testing. Participated in sprint planning and backlog review meetings, providing high-level estimates (Story Points) for backlog items.𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: Developed project plans, functional requirement specifications, detailed technical architecture, and cost models to support business requirements. Monitored development progress throughout each sprint to ensure the project remained within scope and budget. Worked closely with Product Owners, coordinating product backlog grooming and story estimation.𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: Led a team of SQL developers in migrating reports from Oracle to MS SQL. Implemented quality control processes and procedures, and developed and maintained the incident management process. Facilitated the establishment of required systems and communication channels for the migration.𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: Participated in sprint planning meetings and validated effort levels for identified backlog items. Facilitated daily meetings on user story estimations and user journey brainstorming sessions. Removed impediments related to technical challenges with Salesforce SMEs.𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: Managed a Kanban team, implementing a Kanban board and developing processes to suit the team’s needs. Improved support response time by developing an effective incident/problem tracking system, identifying and addressing risks, roadblocks, and conflicts. Ensured timely updates by regularly communicating status/progress to management and executives.

London, England, Gb

* Manage and lead systems design, development and implementation in order to meet business requirements;* Supervise enhancements and provide ongoing support to existing production applications;* Provide technical support and direction to developers on project analysis, systems development and the implementation of projects by: implementing and communicating the strategy and direction to the project team and developers; ensuring the hardware and software solution will efficiently meet the objectives of the project; monitoring project timeframes; and approving changes in system specification;* Implemented Intranet Portal for the companies internal use, a recruitment management system, data processing application for operation and data harvesting solution for unique data sets.

Dundee, Angus, Gb

KTP partnership between David Ritchie Ltd and University of Dundee, UK* Responsible for a mixture of roles, IT systems architecture and developer, project management, business analysts, compliance consultation and new product development engineer; * Responsible for the investigation and report writing on DNV, Lloyds Register, ATEX, IMDG, and UN Model regulation compliance processes, criteria, and issues; * Responsible for supporting drawing office, purchasing department and company’s china operations in investigating and interpreting standards from BSI, ISO, DIN, JIS, and GB for compliance; * Responsible for performing stress analysis, engineering costing, SWOT analysis, material selection, manufacturing selection, cost-benefit analysis, identifying suppliers, organizing idea generation sessions, draw sketches for visualization, provide volume breakdowns, prototype specifications, build computer 3D models and report writing in investigating potential new product developments using advanced materials such as plastics and composites; * Responsible for planning, execute and implementation of intranet, extranet, engineering change note system, document management system, electronic signature, and In-house certificate trust model infrastructures; * Responsible for solutions development using SharePoint Designer, VBA in office, and PDF automation and windows applications using visual studio; * Responsible for working with company business partners and customer in developing and implementing online collaborative solutions and modern data capturing technology to product prototype testing respectively; * Responsible for investigating, identifying and proposing prospective vendors on some of the software requirements and making the first contact and organizing meetings with prospective vendors; * Responsible for preparing formal design document, knowledgebase articles, user training modules, presentations, training documents, and training end-users;

92084 Paris - La Défense, Fr

* Responsible for developing and maintaining local knowledge database of engineering documents and quality specification and Cost of Quality management information system; * Responsible for supervision of production for optimal quality of the manufactured product according to the engineering documents and other specifications;* Responsible for conducting a periodic inspection on all machinery handling, jigs, and fixtures to provide a safe environment for the equipment and products; * Responsible for maintaining ISO standards of the products and assure proper handling of the inspection tools;* Responsible for periodic skills assessment of production staffs and provide necessary complete technical training to be followed;* Assisted in the implementation and periodic assessments of 5S and Six-Sigma projects.

* Assist in preparation of daily Process Planning Charts;* Assist in the preparation of daily production scheduling.* Technical Exposure: Sheet Metal forming, Forging, Process planning chart, production scheduling.

* Assist in daily inspection of process parameters; * Assist in daily maintenance scheduling* Technical Exposure: Fuel Preparation system, AFBC, CFBC Fluidised Bed Boilers, steam condensing, condensing cum extraction turbines, desalination plant, DM plant, electrostatic precipitators.

Msc, Sustainable Energy Systems

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering