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Education
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Preethi Fernandez

Bangalore Urban

Summary

With 16 years of professional experience, I have honed my expertise in project and program management at Dell Technologies, dedicating over 7 years to mastering these skills. As a Senior Analyst, I had the opportunity to be a part of the Cloud and Compute Solutions/Delivery Excellence team, where I contributed to the overall direction and growth of the organization. I have successfully led diverse teams in executing complex projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder needs.

Proficient in agile methodologies, process improvement, performance monitoring, and strategic communication with senior leadership, I have been pivotal in driving project success. I excel in managing budgets, optimizing resource allocation, and fostering operational excellence through effective leadership.

My technical proficiency in tools such as Salesforce, Power BI, and Excel have further bolstered my ability to deliver high-impact results and cultivate collaborative work environments.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Analyst Project/ Program Management

Dell Technologies
Bengaluru
03.2023 - 09.2024
  • I have successfully managed multiple projects, ensuring that they all aligned with our business objectives, met deadlines, and maintained quality standards
  • With over 7 years of experience, I have successfully led cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects while effectively networking and influencing teams
  • I have successfully managed stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization and effectively communicated with senior leadership
  • Led and motivated teams ensuring clear communication and task ownership
  • Used Agile methodologies, tailoring the approach to fit specific project needs by driving continuous improvement and process optimization through Agile practices
  • Ability to drive process improvements and develop scalable solutions that enhanced project delivery efficiency and outcomes
  • I successfully managed budgets for the Inspire and Game changer awards, ensuring optimal resource utilization and on-time budget spend
  • Additionally, I monitored budget spend to prevent overruns and to maximize the complete use of the allocated budget for Senior leadership teams
  • Proficient in project management tools such as MS loop to track projects that I am involved in to maintain detailed project documentation, including requirements, timelines, budget, and status report
  • I am skilled in using Excel, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs, as well as Power BI
  • I have experience in preparing quarterly analysis reports and presentations for senior leadership review.

Analyst Project/ Program Management

Dell Technologies
Bengaluru
01.2018 - 03.2023
  • Managed DSAT analysis, backlog, ISG OPS deck, BMS summary, Sprinkler tool, CSI governance, communication, aspiring leaders, email hygiene, and adhoc requests as per business requirements.

Enterprise Technical support Sr. Associate

Dell Technologies
04.2015 - 01.2018
  • As part of the Operations Support team for Enterprise Server and Storage, I manage heat checks, collect customer feedback, and ensure it reaches relevant departments for resolution or future action plans.

Technical Rep

Dell Technologies
11.2012 - 04.2015
  • Reporting team productivity, handling Dellserv Tool changes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to confirm and proceed fusion requests, while also handling service tag updates, warranty transfers, and asset history.

Education

BBA -

Sikkim Manipal University
Bengaluru, India

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Leadership
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Performance monitoring
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Process improvement & Problem solving
  • Technical tools Salesforce/ Lightning
  • EWS QC mapping tool
  • Power BI
  • Excel

Accomplishments

  • Awarded for on-Spot Reward for delivering productivity within the team
  • Awarded for meeting the target achieved for customer experience
  • Awarded for Best call taking
  • Received Inspire awards Bravo & applause
  • Game changer awards 2024 for exceptional work

Projects

  • VxRail 4.5 EOSL - If 4.5 codes still running, plan an upgrade to VxRail 7.0 code before the deadline.
  • Connect on actions for SEZ -The purpose of this is to capture global leadership decisions about whether their team members in the Indian Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will remain in the SEZ or exit the SEZ in September, 2022.
  • EWS QC mapping Maintaining the EWS tool -Developed EWS, an early warning sign tool, empowering managers and quality coaches to proactively identify service requests that have not been actioned as per SLA, leading to a 20% improvement in resolution time
  • Managing and governing of KB articles- Technical knowledge articles in need of clean-up are being reviewed to determine if they are active or inactive, and if they have an active owner. Based on this review, articles are either archived if outdated or republished with an active owner assigned within the cloud and compute solutions organization. So far, more than 1000 KB of articles have been improved, and active owners have been assigned to 50% of the articles.

Prior positions

  • Hewlett Packard, Technical support Engineer, Server support, 12/01/2008, 09/01/2009
  • Hewlett Packard, Tech support engineer, Desktop Support (consumers), 11/01/2006, 08/01/2008
  • AOL, Technical engineer, Consumers, 01/01/2004, 11/01/2006
  • Diagnosis Electronics and software, Secretary, 02/01/2003, 12/01/2003
  • Bharat Electronics, Apprentice trainee, 10/01/2001, 10/01/2002

Timeline

Senior Analyst Project/ Program Management

Dell Technologies
03.2023 - 09.2024

Analyst Project/ Program Management

Dell Technologies
01.2018 - 03.2023

Enterprise Technical support Sr. Associate

Dell Technologies
04.2015 - 01.2018

Technical Rep

Dell Technologies
11.2012 - 04.2015

BBA -

Sikkim Manipal University
Preethi Fernandez