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Manoj Das
Kolkata
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Accomplished IT professional with over 21 years of experience, specializing in project management and IT security. PMP, CISA, and CCSK certified, with a strong background in compliance, audits, and SDLC for web-based applications. Skilled in Agile methodologies and ITIL practices, driving team collaboration and project success across diverse industries.
Overview
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Certification
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Advisory Project manager
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
Kolkata
09.2006 - Current
- Managing high focus application (FinSig) development to facilitate IBM CEO, SVPs, and Executives with improved planner experience for in-cycle and off-cycle Cash, Equity, and compensation planning.
- Leading transition of database and forms for overall ECP suite applications from iSeries to Cloud. IBM WatsonX and Bob are being used in understanding RPG files and developing code.
- Led migration of 11 legacy applications from Notes to cloud.
- Project planning, tracking, reporting, and managing stakeholders which includes multiple teams, namely IBM HR Tech, SRE infrastructure team, SVP delegates, iSeries team and 29-member development and test team.
- Supporting Technical owner with required data points, documentation to support PWC audit and ASCA compliance.
Advisory Project Manager
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
Kolkata
01.2021 - 12.2022
- Accelerated migration for AP leading to 100% account move to Ansible Tower (AP) before target date, and first among all geographies.
- Maintained zero escalations while preparing team for new technology (Ansible) and client migrations.
- Handled project risks, resolved resource conflicts, and managed stakeholder expectations within fixed price budget.
- Initiated 10 process improvement projects that centralized uploads and standardized templates, reducing miscommunication among teams.
- Few examples will be Tailored Change Management process, implementation of Knowledge Base for end users and L1 support [reducing 40% ticket flow], restructured communication flow through automated outage notification eliminating 100% need of manual emailing and automation to identify long running jobs.
- As HST Compliance Focal (NA), coordinated with CACF focal on identifying and prioritizing NCIs from various sources like RCP, MAD Scan, Pen Test report and then, engaging technical SMEs to work on them.
Project Manager
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
Kolkata
11.2017 - 12.2020
- Attained transition of 20+ accounts to BigFix from their legacy systems.
- Planned and facilitated team on compliance management content releases (on average 3 releases per year) with cumulative SPI=1.0 and CPI=1.0.
- Spearheaded two portal automation releases every year with breakthrough features with cumulative SPI=0.9 and CPI=1.0.
- Conceived improvement opportunity and led a team within team to implement interactive Chat Assistant using IBM Watson AI, projecting 34% reduction in ticket volume.
Project Manager
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
Kolkata
02.2014 - 10.2017
- Achieved high customer satisfaction rating (9/10) all through these 3 years.
- Improved cumulative scheduled adherence to reach 98% on target, and no cost variance reported.
- Maintained a green rating on all quality audits, including ISO and PMR.
- Tracked and mitigated project risks, as appropriate.
- Innovated with team to implement 4 technical assets, 2 functional improvements and 3 delivery excellence best practices.
Project Lead and Senior Developer
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
Kolkata
05.2009 - 01.2014
- Involved in functionality enhancement, new boarding, customization requests, project monitoring and controlling, assisting project on quality audits, reporting.
Software Engineer
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
Kolkata
09.2006 - 04.2009
- Support and maintenance of ManageNow Change module.
Software engineer
R S Software (I) Ltd
Kolkata
10.2005 - 09.2006
- Supported two projects as a Java/J2EE Developer: VIAKLIX (Nova Information Systems); technology used Java, J2EE and Struts framework.
- IFinSwitch; enhancement and customization of web-based solution using Java, J2EE. Both projects support credit card payment domain.
Technical Consultant
NIIT Technologies Limited
Kolkata
07.2004 - 07.2005
- Implemented Ramco e-Application - Plant Maintenance Module across three National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) sites in Orissa, India, enhancing maintenance processes.
Education
M. Tech - Information Technology
01-2004
Skills
- Project Management
- Stakeholder management
- Change management
- Agile methodologies
- Risk management
- Process improvement
- Digital Transformation
- Service Management
- Information Security
- People Management
Accomplishments
- First Prize in Sector-level GenAI (ICA) Tech-a-thon - 2024
- IBM Manager Exemplar Group 2022
- Eminence & Excellence Award - 2012, 2016, 2020
- IBM Cash Awards - 2021, 2022
- IBM Bravo Awards - 2008, 2010
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Bengali
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- ITIL v3
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ900)
- Six Sigma - Yellow Belt
- IBM Certified Lean Value Stream Manager
- IBM Mentor
Timeline
Advisory Project Manager - IBM India Pvt. Ltd
01.2021 - 12.2022
Project Manager - IBM India Pvt. Ltd
11.2017 - 12.2020
Project Manager - IBM India Pvt. Ltd
02.2014 - 10.2017
Project Lead and Senior Developer - IBM India Pvt. Ltd
05.2009 - 01.2014
Advisory Project manager - IBM India Pvt. Ltd
09.2006 - Current
Software Engineer - IBM India Pvt. Ltd
09.2006 - 04.2009
Software engineer - R S Software (I) Ltd
10.2005 - 09.2006
Technical Consultant - NIIT Technologies Limited
07.2004 - 07.2005
Bengal Engineering And Science University [now Indian Institute of Engineering Science And Technology (IIEST)] - M. Tech, Information Technology