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Arunkumar Subramani
IT Project Manager
Chennai
Summary
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS Around 12 years of experience in the areas of cloud and telecommunication systems with the knowledge of operations and effective communicator extended with excellent relationship building & interpersonal skills with proficiency in above mentioned functional areas.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Devop Project Manager
Tech Mahindra LTD
Chennai
12.2021 - Current
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Managed projects from procurement to commission.
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
- Drafted project reports to identify successful outcomes, insights and future recommendations.
- Coordinated material procurement and required services for projects within budget requirements.
- Developed and implemented strategic project plans to meet business objectives.
- Negotiated and managed third-party contracts related to project deliverables.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Prepared and submitted project invoices for review and approval.
- Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
- Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
- Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
- Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
Technical Delivery Manager
AstraZeneca India Private Limited
Chennai
12.2018 - 11.2021
- Aggregated delivery status reports from multi-disciplinary teams to unify progress tracking efforts across projects.
- Coordinated employee scheduling around delivery timeframes, resolving conflicts and supporting consistent availability of necessary competencies.
- Detected and proactively remediated problems in technical delivery planning and scheduling, avoiding final delivery delays.
- Served as primary point of contact for external clients with delivery issues, promoting maximum customer satisfaction metrics for each interaction.
- Delivered project proofs of concept compliant with client requests, internal policies and logistical realities.
- Applied agile project management and agile transformation techniques to infra projects.
- Managed 4 Scrum teams with 35 members each during development processes.
- Drafted status reports for clients to illustrate ongoing accomplishments and reassure customers of compliance with planned milestones.
- Created and monitored compliance with delivery schedule milestones to support consistent progress toward internal goals.
- Reviewed solution architecture proposals to provide technical direction to associated personnel.
- Coordinated with external vendors to deliver IT project components.
- Managed 4 Scrum teams with 30 members each during development processes.
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Implemented best practices to drive quality IT project delivery.
- Assessed and analyzed customer requirements to develop effective IT project plans.
- Conducted quality assurance to verify accuracy of data used in IT projects.
- Resolved staff conflicts and identified potential areas of improvement.
- Negotiated and managed project budgets to meet goals.
- Wrote, updated and maintained project documentation.
- Trained personnel on use of IT tools and applications.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
- Generated reports for IT project progress and performance.
- Managed various IT projects to meet deadlines and customer requirements.
- Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks.
- Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.
- Devised test plans to validate accuracy of IT projects.
- Developed and introduced IT strategies to improve operational efficiency.
Project Implémentation Manager
TATA Communication Transformation Services Ltd
Chennai
01.2012 - 11.2018
- Manage tasks assigned to architecture, solutions engineering, solution certification, deployment, managed service vendors, regional operations and implementation resources
- Manage projects simple to complex in nature, interacting directly with Customer, Governance, and Vendors
- Plan, direct, and co-ordinate the team’s activities to manage and implement project and/or interrelated projects from contract/proposal initiation to final operational stage
- Determines, monitors, and reviews all project economics to include costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, resources, and risk
- Identifying, tracking, managing and resolving and mitigating project issues and risk
- Plans, schedules, monitors and reports on activities related to the project
- Develops project control and reporting procedures and manages changes in operational plan
- Analyses and recommend appropriate planning concepts and tools to be used for all facets of planning, scheduling, and tracking projects
- Follow Change Control submission and approval processes, inventory and billing guidelines, controls project requirements, scope, and change management issues
- To Maintains awareness on emerging technologies and Project Management techniques
- To advise senior management on Project Management capability and risk
- Ensuring senior management decisions lead to the fulfilment of strategic objectives through delivery of projects.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
- Identified and communicated customer needs to supply chain capacity and quality teams.
- Reduced waste and pursued revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.
- Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
- Improved staffing during busy periods by creating employee schedules and monitoring call-outs.
- Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
- Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
Education
B.Tech - Information Technology
01.2008 - 07.2012
Completed professional development in IT Courses
- Elected to Sports Captain for Student Organization in 2011
High School Diploma -
05.2005 - 05.2008
Skills
Demonstrated ability to research and consolidate informationAbility to maintain confidential informationExceptional communication skillsExcellent organizational and time management skillsAbility to manage complex spreadsheetsPerfect knowledge in MS office packageA Strong drive, Self-motivation, and A Passion to grow and excel, Self-Discipline, Optimistic attitude, good planning skills, Spirit of teamwork and cooperation, Eye for detail, Adaptability and learning ability
Advanced problem solving
Business process re-engineering
Project planning and development
Systems Design Documentation
Contract Management
Mergers and acquisitions knowledge
Budgeting
Accomplishments
- Providing Training for the New Joiners
- Interacting Client with queries and escalation
- Preparing Documents for New Scenario's and gets signed off with Client
- Ensure all the SLA has been MET for the Day
- Conducting Huddle on the daily basis and share if any updates among the team
- Area of Expertise:
- Project Management
- Requirement Management
- Product Implementation
- Blueprint Design Facilitation
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication management
- Resource Management
- Vendor Management.
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Interests
Moto Riding
Gym , Cycling , Group Travel
I love to keep myself Fit which makes to have a self confident in each career and personal things.
Cycling helps in decreasing stress levels , reduced anxiety and depression and keeps my day fresh and active .
Group travel are safer on adventure trips .
Timeline
Certified Azure fundamental.
03-2023
Certified AWS Clod practitioner.
01-2023
Certified Product owner/product manager.
10-2022
Certified Scrum Master
01-2022
Devop Project Manager - Tech Mahindra LTD
12.2021 - Current
Certified Safe Agile 5.0
12-2021
Project Management Professional (PMP)
11-2020
Technical Delivery Manager - AstraZeneca India Private Limited
12.2018 - 11.2021
Project Implémentation Manager - TATA Communication Transformation Services Ltd
01.2012 - 11.2018
All India Institute of Time Management - B.Tech, Information Technology
01.2008 - 07.2012
S.A Polytechnic College - High School Diploma,
05.2005 - 05.2008