Manoj Kumar Konduru
Product Owner/ Product Manager/ Manager
Chennai
Summary
- 9 Years of rich experience in TN Textbook & Educational Services Corporation Audit under Ministry of Finance provided me the platform to capitalize the nuances of Program & Product management, Audit & Financial Management, Stakeholder engagement, Policy formulation and implementation process.
- 15 Years of meritorious military service helped me develop all round perspective in the fields of Communication, Networking, Software development, man management. Sense of pride, Discipline, Work ethics, Confidentiality and Capability to lead a team towards the objective in uncertain environment are few traits I gained during uniformed service.
- Adaptive attitude in this ever changing world and passion to constantly learn enables to contribute substantially to overall success of the organization.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certificates
Work History
Audit Program Manager
Government of Tamilnadu
Chennai
07.2013 - Current
- Implemented Scrum framework in audit process, redesigned audit modules by breaking down annual audit program into simple user stories resulting in saving 40% of man days.
- Handpicked to audit the prestigious Tamilnadu Bhavan, presented audit report to the Government highlighting shortcomings, deviations and irregularities and suggesting remedial actions.
- Headed 5 member audit inspection team, reviewing state wide institutions ensuring quality against established objectives.
- Oversaw development of ERP software enabling online sale of textbooks integrating inventory management, interlinking godowns spread across the state leading to more than 100% growth in sales.
- Adept in leading, coaching and driving teams on Agile principles and values and adoption of agile methodologies with scrum framework. Incorporated additional requirements in an agile manner keeping the scope dynamic.
- Actively collaborated with development teams to translate strategic goals of the corporation into technological solutions. Managed dependencies by removing impediments and mitigating external pressure on the team.
- Audited investments pattern, authenticity and presented periodical reports on scheduling, budgeting and resource planning to Government.
- Streamlined and strengthened the tendering process and plugged leakages in supply and delivery chain by negotiating with stakeholders, manufacturers, suppliers and testers which resulted in timely supply of educational kits to students
Yeoman - Tactical Communicator
Indian Navy
Visakhapatnam
07.1997 - 07.2012
- As Associate Project Manager of the pilot project at Command Network Centric Operations Office, designed and developed architecture for network security using IP linked encryption system and Secure data adapters in collaboration with service provider.
- Handled and organized alpha & beta testing of software tracking movement of vessels, its deployment in sea, shore and air terminals.
- Actively participated in establishing and setting up of Joint Operations Center, connecting entire Eastern Coastline of India in a single network and deployment of software of live tracking.
- Steered team of 10+ technical manpower in revamping the overhead communication lines to OFC for providing stabilized last mile connectivity of critical network involving air communication.
- As a network supervisor, coordinated with multiple stakeholders from public/ private sectors, service providers and played a pivotal role in revamping telecommunication infrastructure and airbase communication networking equipment.
- Effectively organized the available manpower in meeting organizations requirement by coaching and mentoring team members & implementing performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous learnings.
Education
MBA - Human Resources Management
University of Madras
Chennai 09.2007 - 10.2009
Diploma - General Communication
Cochin University of Science And Technology
Kochi 07.2006 - 01.2007
Master of Science - Psychology
University of Madras
Chennai 05.2004 - 05.2006
Skills
Product Management
Requirement gathering and analysis
Stakeholder management
Scrum framework
Ability to lead and take responsibility
Work Availability
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Timeline
Audit Program Manager
Government of Tamilnadu
07.2013 - Current
MBA - Human Resources Management
University of Madras
09.2007 - 10.2009
Diploma - General Communication
Cochin University of Science And Technology
07.2006 - 01.2007
Master of Science - Psychology
University of Madras
05.2004 - 05.2006
Yeoman - Tactical Communicator
Indian Navy
07.1997 - 07.2012
Certification
Professional Scrum Product Owner 1
Accomplishments
As a testimony to the fact that I have been a continuous learner and performer throughout my 24 years of service, I list below few achievements which helped me and my organization:-
- 2000 - Awarded Certificate of Proficiency from Commanding Officer, Indian Naval Ship Himgiri for displaying outstanding professionalism as a part of Communications team, standing first in Western Fleet Communications Competition.
- 2002 - Second Rank holder with 93.4% aggregate in Professional Course conducted by Signal School (ISO 9001: 2001), Kochi.
- 2002 - Awarded Rolling Trophy for the year 2002 - 2003 by Signal School, Kochi for standing first in Professional subjects of the course.
- 2006 - Awarded appreciation certificate by Divisional Engineer, BSNL for successfully overseeing the project of migration of overhead wiring to Optical Fibre Cabling involving approx. 5000 nodes.
- 2006 - Awarded Certificate of Proficiency from Commanding Officer, INS Rajali, for Coordinating the successful installation of Naval Enterprise Wide Area Network throughout the air base and installation of terminals for Air communication.
- 2006 - Second Rank holder with 92.5% aggregate in Professional Course in Signal School (ISO 9001:2000), Kochi.
- 2009 - Chief of the Naval Staff Commendation for efficiently carrying out the duties of Divisional Chief at Headquarters Eastern Naval Command, Command Network Centric Operations Office.
- 2008 - A+ grade in Specialised training conducted by Wipro Infotech in Database Management.
- 2010 - A+ grade in Specialised training conducted by CG&DC in Network Security.
- 2013 - Stood Second in merit list of Public Service Commission Examination, Tamilnadu
- 2016 - Formed the audit inspection wing and led the team of auditors and conducted surprise audits throughout the state
- 2018 - Represented the audit team specifically selected to audit The Tamilnadu Bhavan
Certifications
· Professional Scrum Product Owner 1 - Scrum.Org
· Professional Scrum Master 1 - Scrum.Org
· Lean Six Sigma Green Belt - Govt. of India
· Certificate course in Network Security.
· Certificate course in Database Management.