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Sandeep Kalshan

Product Deployment Lead
New Delhi

Summary

Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering, scope development and inventory coordination abilities. Skilled at overseeing complex, high-value technical projects with excellent planning competencies.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Product Deployment Lead

American Express Global Business Travel
03.2010 - Current
  • Responsible for mapping OBT requirements as per client’s requirement, identifying improvement areas and implementing measures to maximize customer satisfaction levels.
  • Fair amount of understanding and knowledge of Online booking tools e.g. Concur, Get There, Cytric and Expert Auditor.
  • Established and enforced project timelines and deadlines.
  • Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.
  • Wrote, updated and maintained project documentation e.g. User Acceptance Test plant, Operational Integration Test plans, Deployment packs, Testing plans, Risk raising documents, Project plans
  • Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
  • Partnered with project team, solutions team, Implementation team members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Present Role (( From 8th Feb‘16 to 5th Jan’20) & (6th Dec’21 till date))

Ø Previous Roles in Amex GBT

  • Audit Manager - (From 6th Jan 2020 to 5th Dec’21)
  • Audit Manager in Global Partnership Management Team managing SLA validation, Quality, IBMS and B-Prompt Audits for EXL Data.
  • Managing On-boarding / Off boarding of contract employees and ID access management for EXL Employees.
  • Adhoc projects like KPI review project, SOP refresh project.
  • Designing of quality audit and SLA validation audit frameworks.

Traveler Care (02nd March 2010 – 5th Feb 2016)

  • Lead Travel Consultant for business Travel Unit, catering to the travel related services to corporate account programs.
  • Responsible for New booking, Re-issuances, LCC, Insurances and ADM Collection.
  • Responsible for all Online travel reservation (OTR) escalations, testings, trainings for new employees.

Travel Consultant

Bird Group
05.2008 - 02.2010
  • Worked closely with clients to understand unique needs and meet specific travel desires.
  • Organized trips for individual, family and business travelers.
  • Informed clients of travel policies and utilized preferred vendors to maximize company profits
  • Collected, handled and documented payments for travel services and associated feels.

Travel Counsellors

Keane World Zen
12.2006 - 07.2007
  • It was an US Clients name called Pegasus.
  • Had to update all relevant hotel information in the GDS (Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre, Worldspan, Apollo) for travel agents help to find a best hotel to the passenger.

Audit Country Lead

ISC IT PVT LTD
03.2005 - 11.2006
  • Working as a Country Incharge for Spain and Portugal for BSP fare audit of European Airlines (KLM, Air France and Alitalia).
  • Identified control gaps in processes, procedures and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement.
  • Interviewed business owners to understand needs and explain audit scope.

Education

GED -

Simplilearn
New Delhi
04.2001 -

IATA/UFTAA Foundation Level

Kuoni Academy of Travels
04.2001 -

Master of Arts - History

H.P. University
04.2001 -

Skills

Requirements Analysis

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Accomplishments

  • Rewarded for JPMC Project 2022 and EEAT Contribution 2022.
  • Rewarded for ‘All for One and One for All’ for 2018 Second quarter in Amex GBT.
  • Rewarded for ‘All for One and One for All’ for 2018 first quarter in Amex GBT.
  • Reward and Recognition for 2017 first quarter in Amex GBT.
  • Awarded ‘PACESETTER’ 2015 for outstanding performance in Amex GBT.
  • Reward and Recognition for 2014 first quarter in Amex GBT.
  • Awarded ‘PACESETTER’ 2012 for outstanding performance in Amex GBT
  • Awarded Reward blue for 2010, 2012, 2014 in Amex GBT.
  • Got an Appreciation Award from US Client in Keane World Zen.
  • Got a Most Knowledgeable trainee award in Keane World Zen.
  • Became a Youngest Country Incharge where handled a team in ISC.

Timeline

Product Deployment Lead

American Express Global Business Travel
03.2010 - Current

Travel Consultant

Bird Group
05.2008 - 02.2010

Travel Counsellors

Keane World Zen
12.2006 - 07.2007

Audit Country Lead

ISC IT PVT LTD
03.2005 - 11.2006

GED -

Simplilearn
04.2001 -

IATA/UFTAA Foundation Level

Kuoni Academy of Travels
04.2001 -

Master of Arts - History

H.P. University
04.2001 -
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