Anand Srinivasa Raghavan
Chennai
Summary
Resourceful Project Manager with 19 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, Attentive to detail with experience in coordinating projects, programs and improvements.
Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Project Manager /Product Manager
Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India
06.2013 - Current
- Delivered over 5M Euro through analysis of data surrounding customer behaviors, vendor relationships, stakeholder goals, and workflows
- Prepared presentations for management regarding budget, roadmap, release timelines
- Participated in product development planning, providing key insights based on customer input analysis and value driven delivery
- Successfully acquired project worth business value of 1.5M euros/Year as product Leader supporting user base over 5000 people
- Performed end-to-end analysis of software vendor/Project/department/organization using key metrics: size, cost, effort, and defects
- Fostered culture of innovation and creativity within project team, leading to improved problem-solving capabilities and enhanced outcomes
- Collaborated closely with senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
Business Analyst and Consultant
C.S.S. Corp Ltd
09.2008 - 06.2013
- Performed gap analysis, process improvement, Solution design in AWS Cloud and Microsoft Azure
- Improved business direction by prioritizing customers and implementing changes based on collected feedback
- Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements
- Created process documentation and standardization of presales process, resulted in 20% reduction sales cycle and effort of sales team
- Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations.
- Supported software development projects by defining clear requirements and effectively communicating them to technical teams
- Collaborated closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements and drive continuous innovation in the organization.
Biology IT Coordinator
Jubilant Biosys (P) Ltd
03.2004 - 04.2008
- Successful implementation of common platform for drug discovery study with significant cost advantages
- Performed Reverse engineering of legacy application and integration of commercial application features for new drug discovery tools
- Worked with stakeholders and clients to model and document goals, with transparency to meet 98% of deadlines
- Conducted research, analyzed business operations, and problem solved operating inefficiencies, saving companies combined 300 man hours/year
- Evaluated operational practices and identified improvement opportunities to develop revisions for systems and procedures.
- Mentored junior team members, fostering professional growth and development within IT department
Education
MBA - Management
Bharathiar University
01.2009 - 05.2011
M.Sc. - Biochemistry
SIVET College (Affiliated To Madras University)
06.2001 - 05.2003
B.Sc. - Biochemistry
D.G.Vaishnav College (Affiliated To Madras University)
06.1998 - 05.2001
Skills
Scrum framework
Certification
SafePOPM, 11/2023
Personal Information
Timeline
Project Manager /Product Manager
Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India
06.2013 - Current
MBA - Management
Bharathiar University
01.2009 - 05.2011
Business Analyst and Consultant
C.S.S. Corp Ltd
09.2008 - 06.2013
Biology IT Coordinator
Jubilant Biosys (P) Ltd
03.2004 - 04.2008
M.Sc. - Biochemistry
SIVET College (Affiliated To Madras University)
06.2001 - 05.2003
B.Sc. - Biochemistry
D.G.Vaishnav College (Affiliated To Madras University)
06.1998 - 05.2001