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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidate Candidate's Name , PMP, ITIL | EMAIL AVAILABLE | 9PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE GENERALMulti-functional expert, technically inclined and highly empowered ITprofessional with significant experience acquired over 20 years in diverseareas encompassing Project & Program Management, end-to-end DeliveryManagement, Setting-up & Managing Mission-Critical IT/SAP Services, ITOperations, Client Management, Pre-Sales, Master Data Management, BusinessIntelligence, Change Management, Vendor Management, Business Development,Capability Building and Team Management. I have been instrumental indesigning and providing cutting edge IT/ SAP solutions aligned with thebusiness requirements within a short turnaround time. I have expertise inProject/ Program Management Life Cycle involving analysis, design,development, strategy planning, documentation and implementation. I haveproven ability in SAP implementation methodology with excellentunderstanding of configuration and customization of HCM, ABAP, SuccessFactors and Workday.Armed with strong techno-commercial acumen and significant devotion, I havebeen consistently exceeding performance benchmarks and steering my wayforward towards resolving complex technical problems and meeting projectdeadlines. In the course of my association with the IT Industry, I havedemonstrated abilities in managing the complete IT business cycle includingneed assessment, preparing IT Blueprint, Strategic Management, anddelivering quality technical/SAP business solutions. I have hand-on-experience in end-to-end project management & planning and implementationfrom scope management to activity sequencing, effort & cost estimation,risk analysis to quality management in line with international guidelinesand norms.Focused and pragmatic with solid relationship management skills, I amconfident of successfully interacting with clients, assessing theirbusiness requirements and delivering appropriate technical solutions. Ialways endeavor to strive for quality and apply process and disciplinetowards optimizing performance. The main objective is always to provideinspirational leadership to the team on the project and successfully meetthe requirements of the clients. I have been instrumental in thefinalization of project requirements and resource planning and playing akey role in strategic planning to assure achievement of agreed tofunctional and business objectives. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCECitrix Systems Inc, Bangalore, India and Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA 2010-till dateAn American multinational software company, that provides server & desktopvirtualization, networking, SaaS, & cloud computing technologies, includingXen open source products.Senior MANAGERLed SAP team (150+), including FTEs and contractors from US and Indiadelivery centers. Heading Citrix's SAP HCM and Workday initiatives andformulating strategies to establish the Center of Excellence.IT Strategy . Provide strategic direction to IT in alignment with the Business goals. . Fulfill yearly IT goals within allocated budgets by increasing utilization of system and manual resources. . Prioritize between global roll-outs, enhancements, projects/programs according to business needs. . Identifying areas for continuous improvement and increasing organization effectiveness by focusing on teams' training needs. . Strategic planning for technology and upcoming business needs. . Partnering with the business and other IT teams to proactively identify and access functionality to enable the business strategy and solve business or technological challenges. . Planning for managing overall IT application landscape in line with upcoming projects. . Building teams each with offshore and onsite component in such a way that unique capabilities were created and maintained yet cost was always under control. . Identifying KPI's for the IT team in alignment with agreed SLA's. . Implementing transformational change providing significant business value with improvement to team management, strategic vision, enterprise architecture, program management, practice building and establishment of PMO.Program/ Project Management . Delivered specified ROI to business by managing cross- functional interdependencies between group of 5 to 10 interrelated projects within the scope, quality, time & cost . Managed IT programs with a portfolio of 5 big projects and 40 enhancements annually within SAP and implementation of other technologies. . Led the HR transformation project to move from SAP HCM on- premise to Workday cloud based solution. . Implemented 'Manager's Self Service' SAP tool to manage employee & organization related information, while eliminating paper forms and associated costs . Introduced MSS tool that resulted in removing manual processes, reducing errors & routing delays, and ensured the correct & timely approval of employee status changes . Provided managers with 24 hour visibility to team calendar, general & compensation information, and access to desktop reports via MSS web based interface. . Implemented Control Center Add-on for faster Payroll processing using SAP HANA. . Delivered mobile apps for ESS application like Leave Request and MSS forms approval process. . Led the effort for automation of procurement to pay process through the implementation of a SaaS based tool (Ariba) with an objective of standardizing processes, driving compliance and generating cost savings. . Managed the entity simplification project within FICO/HCM including loading SLO converted orders, invoices and COPA records into BW. . Led the effort of implementation of support packages along with enhancements packages which are vital for the continued viability and supportability of our Citrix investment and to reduce the total cost of ownership.Budget Management . Managed annual budget by developing business cases, proposals, time estimates, establishing project needs & administering budgets on monthly basis.Process Improvement & Cost Saving . Maintained organizational structure & increased effectiveness with improved processes . Contributed to bottom line by saving USD 1M p.a. through each project done in-house . Saved cost to the company by eliminating manual process and increased process efficiency by introducing new information technologies and facilitating automation . Automated all transactions viz. promotions, pay rate, manager changes & title updates . Built product with tight deadline, no cost over-run and no quality compromise . Reduced cost by building SAP COE for customers using onsite/offshore delivery model.Team management (Onsite & Offshore) / Training & Development . Ensure performance enhancement by developing high performance plans, evaluations, compensation, hiring, terminations and goal development for employees . Developed 2 high performance functional & technical project teams in 2 years and perform team building exercise to increase the moral and efficiency of the team . Built talent pool in-house with onsite/off-shore capability and not via consulting vendors . Created new Success Factors support, ABAP development, SAP- Script development, Basis and EDI groups.Baker Hughes Inc, Houston, TX, USA 2007-2010One of the world's largest oilfield services companies operating in over 90countries.Business Program Manager Led SAP team to identify, map & align business process with organizational needs. Managed 10 IT programs within SAP modules to leverage standard functionality and improve processes; provided total configuration support to upgrade SAP modules and led data conversion, configuration, unit & integration testing, cut-over & go-live activities. . Saved USD 1.5M p.a. by outsourcing work, USD 1M p.a. by eliminating paper forms, and attain significant savings by reducing customization & custom code requirement . Laid foundation for global ESS/MSS rollout and redesigned enterprise, personnel & organizational structure across 40 countries in 1.5 year to leverage SAP best practices . Rolled out self-service applications for employees, managers & HR service centers using SAP HCM processes & forms and SAP workflow . Managed the Payroll Outsourcing project and leveraged SAP payroll processes for 35 non SAP paid countries in 1 year with a focus on cost effective HR service delivery . Minimized customization to reduce total cost of ownership and initiated unique local processes during the implementation rollout of SAP HCM including Success Factors. . Helped Baker to implement Success Factors Performance and Goals module, a cloud based talent management solution with the ability to manage performance, goal and compensation related information. The goal was to use SAP on-premise HCM for core HR processes (PA, OM, Time, Payroll) and use the Success Factors HCM suite for talent management. . Maintained balance between training & motivation and cost & offshore/onsite mix; controlled cost by building 2 teams each with offshore & onsite component . Attended performance review meetings to understand key stakeholders expectations and collaborate both internal & externally including C level executives to deliver results . Drove technical specifications writing for Conversions, Interfaces, Enhancements, Reports and SAP Scripts.FUJITSU CONSULTING, USA 1998-2007The world's third-largest IT equipment & services company.Principal Consultant Led over 200-member project team from client site to offshorewith end to end responsibility of delivering large programs; delivered 10 full life cycle implementationprojects for large multinational clients. As part of SAP practice, handled various SAP assignments, involved invarious pre-sales activities and earned projects with average value of $1.5M. . Involved in various pre-sales activities and earned projects with average value of $1.5M; completed projects before schedule while saving millions to the company . Led SAP integration project between Tyco & M/A Com for Tyco Electronics . Migrated SAP HR functionality for US employees from M/A Com SAP instance and integrated with Tyco SAP HR instance while maintaining ERP functionality in M/A Com . Completed Tyco & M/A Com merger project in 8 months and brought around 2K M/A-COM employees into Tyco SAP system to run SAP payroll & subsequent HR activities . Managed SAP 3.1 I to 4.6 C system upgrade project for Burger King and after go-live rendered support for system enhancement & deployed enterprise wide ERP solutions . Completed US SAP implementation within schedule & budget for Chevron & Texaco merger and migrated legacy data into SAP for UMB Bank & Storage Tek . Directed SAP implementation team as Team Lead for Cirrus Logic making it the 1st company in North America to go-live on SAP HR & travel management version 4.5B . Served as Sr. SAP Consultant for Janus Funds & Dyno Nobel Inc. for SAP projects across modules and performed data mapping from existing systems to SAP . Handle 12 SAP implementations including global rollouts in different industry verticals . Set up 2 Subject Matter Expertise Groups to support SAP Business Consulting in different domains. . Oversaw complete user security and spool administration in SAP; developed and maintained roles according to business functions and assigned proper users.MINDWARE, USA, Japan, & India 1995-1998Software Consultant . Worked as a senior SAP HR consultant. . Successfully implemented SAP HR for over 5000 users leveraging SAP version 3.1H. . Worked as a software consultant in different non-SAP projects. | |EDUCATION1995 Master of Engineering (Electronics & Telecommunications) Jadavpur University1993 Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics & Communications) NIT Durgapur| |TRAININGS & CERTIFICATIONS1999-2012 Various SAP Training Programs from SAP AMERICA (HR, FICO,MM, SD, PP, PM, ABAP, SAP R/3 versions ECC 6.0, ECC 5.0, 4.7, 4.6C,4.6B, 4.5B, 3.1H)2010-2015 Sun Certified for Java 2 platform, standard edition 5.0 PMP Project Management Professional Certificationfrom Project Management Institute PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner Course fromProplanx ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT ServiceManagement Certified in SAP SuccessFactors HCM (EmployeeCentral, Compensation, Performance and Goals, Learning Management,Onboarding) Workday Pro - HCM certified| |PUBLICATIONSMar 2012 Article on 'How to Effectively UsePlanned Compensation Infotypes to Build Compensation Strategies' at 'SAPEXPERTS.COM'.Jun 2011 Article on 'Share OrganizationalManagement Data Between SAP Systems Using Transport' at'SAPEXPERTS.COM'.Jul 2008 Article on 'Customize the ObjectManager in the Organization and Staffing Interface' at 'SAPEXPERTS.COM'.| || | | |
