Solution Architect with 13 years of experience in IT Service Management. Strong leader known for driving efficiency and cost savings through continuous process improvements. Polished individual with drive to proactively initiate positive change.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Delivery
Manager
Ford Motor Company
07.2022 - Current
Participated in drafting service budgeting, advising on areas of possible improvement to reduce costs and service delivery times
Managed third-party contract to drive delivery of required services
Delivered automation projects for Service Desk that improved metrics for survey adoption by 8% and reduced time taken for Plant IT issues by 90%
ITSM Solution Lead
Ford Motor Company
07.2020 - 06.2022
Worked with customers or prospective customers to develop integrated solutions and lead detailed architectural dialogues to facilitate delivery of comprehensive solution
Guided and influenced existing partners on recommended upgrades and enhancements to integrated solutions
Launched Chatbot and got 32% deflection from Service Desk Led Taxonomy workshops with Service Architects, Process Managers and EA teams to set up Taxonomy and Service BR
CX Manager and Backlog Lead
Tech Mahindra
03.2019 - 07.2020
Revamped Backlog process centered around CX Leading team with end-to-end ownership from initial assessment & design till prioritization & final delivery
Planned, created, tested and deployed system life cycle methodology to produce high quality systems to meet and exceed customer expectations.
Technical Lead
Tech Mahindra
01.2017 - 03.2019
Lead multifunctional team co-ordinating with Service Architects
Investigated system issues and implemented resolutions to reduce downtime.
Managers, Service Teams & Superusers to finalize requirements, design and track development, testing, deployment, post-launch issues wrt Migration
Solution Designer/Offshore Team Lead
Infosys
04.2016 - 12.2016
Solution Design and Development for Outage Remedy Solution (8.1) involving application build, delta data migration and interface handling
Authored development guidelines to expedite application design efforts through ready-made frameworks.
Solution Designer/Onsite Team Lead
Infosys Australia
07.2014 - 03.2016
Authored development guidelines to expedite application design efforts through ready-made frameworks
Solution Design for projects involving, Remedy AI(8.1) involving integration with Maximo, AO, Analytics
Environment Lead Infrastructure, Admin & Code Version Control for 20 environments of varying degrees of usage
Technology Analyst/Systems Engineer
Infosys
06.2010 - 06.2014
Remedy Config, Maintenance & Support 7.5 involving resolution high priority incidents, daily interaction with clients and weekly status reports, setting up processes for attaining CMMI Level-5
Supported technology design, testing and execution by providing research-based product and process knowledge.
Provided technical and functional recommendations based on project requirements
Education
BE(CSE) -
Alagappa Chettiar(Govt.) College of Engineering & Technology
SDLC Programming 101; Telecom Stream -
Higher Secondary Course - undefined
TN State Board
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Apr All India Secondary
2004
Skills
Operations support
Project creation
Solutions development
Client relationship management
Proficient in ITSM, Automation
Service desk oversight
Client needs assessments
Certification
TOGAF v9
ITIL 2011
Generative AI with Large Language Models
Cyber Law (Indian Law Institute)
OSS/BSS Telecom (Internal process)
Languages
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)
Tamil
Upper intermediate (B2)
German
Beginner (A1)
Sanskrit
Intermediate (B1)
Kannada
Elementary (A2)
Timeline
Deputy Delivery
Manager
Ford Motor Company
07.2022 - Current
ITSM Solution Lead
Ford Motor Company
07.2020 - 06.2022
CX Manager and Backlog Lead
Tech Mahindra
03.2019 - 07.2020
Technical Lead
Tech Mahindra
01.2017 - 03.2019
Solution Designer/Offshore Team Lead
Infosys
04.2016 - 12.2016
Solution Designer/Onsite Team Lead
Infosys Australia
07.2014 - 03.2016
Technology Analyst/Systems Engineer
Infosys
06.2010 - 06.2014
BE(CSE) -
Alagappa Chettiar(Govt.) College of Engineering & Technology
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