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Michael Gnaneshwar S A

Michael Gnaneshwar S A

Value Architect - Project Manager
Bangalore

Summary

Experienced mid-level management professional with over 20 years of accelerated general management experience in IT Project Management, Compliance, Sales Operations, and Training & Development. Skilled in strategic planning, project management, people management, business process design, and vendor relations. Recent achievements include leading the development of AI-powered solutions, improving project dashboards for real-time insights, conducting regular audits to enhance compliance, optimizing resource management across multiple projects, and reducing project delays through effective risk and issue management. Known for innovative design techniques and a track record of integrating sustainability and functionality in all projects to ensure industry-leading outcomes.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
2001
2001
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
6
6
Languages

Work History

Value Architect/PM (Innovation Lab)

MEDAS CONSULTANCY SERVICES PVT LTD
08.2022 - Current
  • Company Overview: Client: AttainX. Inc
  • Led the development of an AI-powered crowdsourcing app, utilizing modular and scalable architectures to increase user engagement, while ensuring seamless deployment across multiple environments.
  • Led the development of a state-of-the-Art AI Platform, a modular and scalable platform that accelerated the creation, training, and deployment of AI/ML models using continuous infrastructure automation.
  • Authored comprehensive RFI white papers demonstrating AI/ML capabilities, emphasizing the importance of automation, risk management, and scalable frameworks, which enhanced the organization's reputation as an industry thought leader.
  • Led the development of AI/ML Proofs of Concept (POCs) demonstrating the capabilities for key stakeholders in a record time of 2 weeks.
  • Managed the AI Platform's integration with open-source tools, enhancing the efficiency and agility of AI/ML model development, leading to a 30% faster time-to-market for AI-driven solutions.
  • Client: AttainX. Inc

Business Liaison Consultant

CODEMARKS ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED
01.2022 - 08.2022
  • Responsible for initiating new business opportunities to add to company's revenue.
  • Responsible for marketing and sales of the company's products (viz Leads Craft) and services.
  • Initiated a Learning and Development project for the Engineering students to keep them market ready with the courses in Block Chain Technology, AI and Machine Learning.

Area Manager

Lorven EarthLink's Private Limited
08.2018 - 02.2021
  • Heading the projects operations division for turn key real estate projects working with individual clients, as well as trade personnel such as architects, interior designers, builders & real estate developers, corporate clients.
  • Grew the projects division to 5X in revenues having accumulated an iconic list of projects in our segment including Exotic Anthea, Garden and Skies, Hiranandani, Prestige builders etc.

Business Development Consultant

Skhema
01.2017 - 07.2018
  • Responsible for Identifying the prospects appropriate for investments.
  • Onboarding the clients and manage accounts till closure.
  • Creation and vetting of documents required for the process.
  • Coordinate with the necessary departments to ensure that the investments are legal.
  • Ensuring smooth exits for the customers after term closure.

Senior Administrator - Sales Ops

Pentaur Technologies.
01.2014 - 10.2016
  • Staff, assign and administered projects for Professional Services Group in Clarizen and SFDC.
  • Consistent review of operations and suggesting process improvements across Customer Success Group.
  • Manage time sheets for all consultants from US, EMEA, ANZ and APAC region.
  • Build and Configure workflows in Clarizen and Salesforce.com.
  • Build and maintain reports in MS Excel, Salesforce.com and Clarizen.
  • Build and maintained Learning paths for Customer Success teams.
  • Responsible for creating subcontracting process and managed subcontracting for US, Japan, EMEA, ANZ and APAC regions.
  • Created and processed purchase orders for Marketo subcontractors.
  • Managed Change Management for professional services team.

Team Coordinator

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Worked in the Frame work of ISO 27001.
  • Managed oversight of high-risk vendors covering their financial health, insurance, security, regulatory compliance, quality of deliverable and service performance.
  • Respond to the Client risk assessments which are related to the regulatory compliance, quality of deliverable, human resource security, Physical security, organizational security, Asset Management, Access controls and service performance.
  • Assist the business line representatives in preparing for their Client's Onsite audit.
  • Monitor, analyze and maintain vendor information and documentation.
  • Monitor vendor performance by maintaining an open line of communication with various business units.

Team Coordinator- Trainer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2003 - 01.2012
  • Trained the new hires on Mortgage Domain knowledge, Information Security Domain and best practices.
  • Facilitated the process training followed by assessment and ensure smooth transition of the associates to the production floor.
  • Coordinated with the Business area for the process documentation and developed SOPs and Job-aids in liaison with the process SME's and maintained a tracker to make sure that the SOP's are current.
  • Assess the knowledge levels of the existing team and create a 'training need analysis'.
  • Initiated the 'knowledge enhancement' programs to fit the business requirement.
  • Coordinated transitions for 6 processes in the vertical.
  • Was responsible for the pre transition knowledge Transfer, Training, Logistics, Identifying process expertise, assessments, baselines and documentation.
  • Coordinated the Project Launch, Shadow production, Go Live and production Handoff.

Senior Associate

Hinduja Global Limited
06.2002 - 10.2003
  • Attending the call of a customer and explain to them about the long-distance call tariffs, Billing and with any servicing queries.
  • Process if any local connections are required.
  • Attend Billing escalations by listening to the customers, thereby solving his concerns.
  • Train the new hires and assist them in attending calls for the first few weeks.
  • Organize and participate cultural and sports activities.

Education

B.E. - Mech

BITM

Skills

  • Trello project management
  • Proficient in Confluence
  • Cloud computing proficiency
  • Power BI proficiency

Project management

Strategic project planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Workflow optimization

Analytical problem-solving

Effective multitasking

Cooperative project engagement

Certification

AI and Agility Certification from Scrum Alliance

Awards

  • Best innovation of the year award for developing a tool through RAG technology for writing RFI's.
  • Best performance in leading the number of projects for innovation lab.
  • Best performance in number of sales achieved in a month by Lorven EarthLink's Pvt limited.
  • Best performance in setting up subcontracting process globally for Marketo.

Interests

Traveling

Photography

Agile/Scrum Enthusiast

Mentoring Junior Developers

Timeline

Value Architect/PM (Innovation Lab)

MEDAS CONSULTANCY SERVICES PVT LTD
08.2022 - Current

Business Liaison Consultant

CODEMARKS ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED
01.2022 - 08.2022

Area Manager

Lorven EarthLink's Private Limited
08.2018 - 02.2021

Business Development Consultant

Skhema
01.2017 - 07.2018

Senior Administrator - Sales Ops

Pentaur Technologies.
01.2014 - 10.2016

Team Coordinator

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2012 - 01.2014

Team Coordinator- Trainer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2003 - 01.2012

Senior Associate

Hinduja Global Limited
06.2002 - 10.2003

B.E. - Mech

BITM

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