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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Certification
Accomplishments
Timeline
Manish Rai

Manish Rai

Technical Project Manager
Noida

Summary

Dedicated Project Manager with a proven track record of successfully managing IT projects, specializing in cloud migration. Possessing over 14 years of experience, I excel in planning, executing, and monitoring release processes, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software products. My expertise lies in Agile methodologies and tools, enabling me to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and drive successful project outcomes. With strong problem-solving and communication skills, I facilitate smooth deployment processes and foster a collaborative work environment. My certifications in PMP, CSM, CSPO, and ITIL4 Foundation solidify my commitment to professional development and best practices in project management. 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

13
13
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certificates

Work History

Project Manager

HCL Tech
10.2021 - Current

Strategic Alignment:

  • Align cloud migration initiatives with the organization's overall business objectives and technology strategy, resulting in increased operational efficiency by 15%.

Stakeholder Management:

  • Effectively communicate and manage expectations with stakeholders spread across the globe, including executives, IT teams, and business units, leading to successful project approval and resource allocation.

Risk Management:

  • Identify and mitigate potential risks associated with the cloud migration process, resulting in reduced project delays by 25%.

Project Planning and Execution:

  • Develop and execute comprehensive project plans, including key deliverables and milestones, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.

Cloud Provider Selection:

  • Evaluate 3 cloud providers and select the most suitable option based on cost, performance, and security, resulting in cost savings of 20%.

Technical Oversight:

  • Coordinate with technical teams to ensure smooth execution of migration activities, including data migration, infrastructure setup, and application testing, resulting in successful migration of applications or data sets.

Change Management:

  • Facilitate cloud adoption, address challenges, and increase employee satisfaction by 10%. Proactively identifed and addressed risks to prevent new issues.

Post-Migration Support:

  • Provide ongoing support and maintenance, resolving incidents and issues, and ensuring the cloud environment operates smoothly.

Continuous Improvement:

  • Monitor and evaluate the cloud environment, identifying and implementing improvements, resulting in increased efficiency by 12%.

Scrum Master

FIS Global Solutions
02.2020 - 10.2021
  • Leadership and Facilitation: Fostered a collaborative team environment, ensured adherence to Scrum practices, and supported the team's needs.
  • Conflict Resolution: Mediated conflicts, promoted a positive team culture, and facilitated open dialogue.
  • Continuous Improvement: Drove process enhancements, encouraged reflection, and adapted Scrum practices to fit the team's unique context.
  • Metrics and Insights: Tracked relevant metrics, provided insights, and used data for informed decision-making.

Senior Executive - Change and Incident

Wipro Digital Operations and Platforms
10.2018 - 02.2020

Single Point of Contact: Responsible for ITIL processes at offshore locations.

Major Incident Management: Drives and coordinates resolution efforts for critical incidents.

Process Adherence: Ensures team compliance with ITIL processes.

Documentation Maintenance: Keeps process documents and SOPs updated.

Backlog Reduction: Actively involved in reducing ticket backlogs.

Customer Satisfaction: Addresses DSAT feedback through action plans.

Process Audits: Collaborates with SQA for process adherence audits.

Reporting and Communication: Prepares and reviews decks for management and clients.

Process Developer

Genpact
05.2017 - 09.2018
  • Receiving and Handling Requests: L1 support technicians are the first point of contact for users. They answer calls, respond to emails, and provide basic technical assistance.
  • Logging and tracking incidents: L1 analysts promptly log and classify incidents,ensuring accurate records.
  • Basic Troubleshooting: They address common hardware and software issues or escalate complex cases.

Consultant

PWC ( Deployed at HSBC Bank)
10.2016 - 04.2017
  • Trainee, Desktop support, Server support, access to data center, Support for 4000 users, Firewall and Internet servers configuration on secured zones, Installations andconfigurations of servers, desktops, LAN support, Printers configurations, end usersupport, etc

System Administrator

M.Mukherjee Management consultants
10.2011 - 09.2016
  • Set up migration servers and Windows 2003 servers.
  • Maintained SLAs for desktop services.
  • Executed changes through the Change management process.



Education

MBA - Operations Management

Welingkar Institute of Management
01.2016 - 01.2018

B.COM - undefined

University of Calcutta
04.2006 - 05.2019

Skills

Cloud Migration

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Certification

PMP - Project Management Professional

Accomplishments

    Project: Comprehensive Cloud Migration and Optimization

    Project Overview:

    As the Project Manager, I led a team of 25 experts in a successful cloud migration and optimization project. We successfully migrated and managed 200 applications across multiple cloud environments, optimizing resource allocation and reducing costs by 35%. This project significantly improved application performance and scalability while enhancing security and compliance.

    Key Achievements:

  • Cost Reduction: Achieved a 35% reduction in IT infrastructure costs through optimized resource utilization.
  • Performance and Scalability: Improved application performance by 20% and scalability by 30% by leveraging cloud-native technologies.
  • Security and Compliance: Enhanced security and compliance by implementing 10 robust measures, ensuring data protection and regulatory adherence.
  • Flexibility and Agility: Increased flexibility and agility by 25% through a hybrid cloud strategy, allowing for optimal resource allocation and scalability.
  • Overall Impact:

    Overall, the project successfully delivered significant cost savings, improved performance and scalability, and enhanced security and compliance.

Timeline

Project Manager - HCL Tech
10.2021 - Current
Scrum Master - FIS Global Solutions
02.2020 - 10.2021
Senior Executive - Change and Incident - Wipro Digital Operations and Platforms
10.2018 - 02.2020
Process Developer - Genpact
05.2017 - 09.2018
Consultant - PWC ( Deployed at HSBC Bank)
10.2016 - 04.2017
Welingkar Institute of Management - MBA, Operations Management
01.2016 - 01.2018
System Administrator - M.Mukherjee Management consultants
10.2011 - 09.2016
University of Calcutta - B.COM,
04.2006 - 05.2019
Manish RaiTechnical Project Manager