Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Software
Volunteering
Timeline
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SRI RAM S

Senior Manager
005, Dasta Concerto, Sarjapur Road, Yamare Village, Bangalore,Karnataka

Summary

Versatile Senior Manager with 12+ years of industry experience adept at engineering program management (5+ years) and business analytics (7 years). Successfully built and managed teams of up to 5 direct reports. Enabled executive management in making critical business decisions amounting to Rs 1500 crores or more each year through effective cross-team collaboration, implementing innovative problem solving processes and accurate, timely data analysis. Possess strong academic background with MSc (Mathematics) and MBA post-graduate degrees. Have received awards for dedication to work, founded and led a brass band and volunteered on social causes. Ready to bring positive attitude, energy and enthusiasm and managerial expertise to the team.

Overview

5
5
Languages
9
9
years of post-secondary education
16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager

Tejas Networks Ltd
Bangalore, Karnataka
02.2014 - Current
  • Delivered impactful analysis to executive management for bids priced at over Rs.1500 crores each year. More than 80% of 600+ proposals yearly were approved by senior management with minimal or no changes.
  • Monitored and developed innovative process flows and templates to improve efficiency and TAT of team.
  • Built, trained and managed team to support 60+ sales team members globally resulting in being nicknamed '911' of sales support.
  • Created and maintained databases of costs, list prices of all sellable products.
  • Successfully collaborated with presales, sales, PLM, SCM and engineering functions on a daily basis.

Founder, Managing Director & Counselor

Sunshine Wellness Studio
Bangalore, Karnataka
05.2010 - 01.2014
  • Conceptualized and implemented Sunshine Wellness Studio (www.SunshineStudio.in) for psychological counseling.
  • Served over 500 unique clients averaging over 30 clients per month.
  • Developed user friendly website and appointment scheduler.
  • Conducted group workshops, individual therapy sessions and mentored individuals as their life coach.

Engineering Program Manager Associate

LSI Technologies (Now Broadcom)
Bangalore, Karnataka
04.2006 - 04.2010

Engineering Program Manager

  • Carried out Planning, Resource Allocation, Scheduling and Tracking across teams in India and USA.
  • Remotely managed Libraries and IO Cells teams in the US (East and West coast) as well as Europe (Munich and Madrid) locations. Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Facilitated conflict management between engineering teams.

MS Project Server Administrator

  • Recognized for brilliance on tool through promotion from user to Project Server Administrator within 4 months of tool implementation.
  • Created and managed custom reports on Project Server and MS Project Professional 2007 for executive management.

Program Executive

Tejas Networks Ltd
Bangalore, Karnataka
12.2004 - 03.2006
  • New Product Introduction: Managed NPI program completely from end to end from proto to production release approvals.
  • Managed schedules, dependencies and ECN implementations with contract manufacturers in India and China.
  • Served as interface between engineering, manufacturing and sales teams to ensure prioritization of card run schedules and inventory utilization in alignment with Tejas management decisions.
  • Regularly presented snapshots of project progress, escalations of roadblocks and possible risk mitigation and planning measures to top management.

Education

MBA - General

Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Higher Learning
Puttaparthi
04.2002 - 03.2004

Master of Science - MSc - Maths

Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Higher Learning
Puttaparthi
06.2000 - 03.2002

Bachelor of Science - BSc (Hons) Mathematics

Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Higher Learning
Puttaparthi
06.1997 - 03.2000

Master of Arts - Psychology

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Distance Education
04.2014 - 12.2016

Skills

    Program Management

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Accomplishments

  • Honorable mention (Runner-up) Sales Support person of the year’2019 At Tejas Networks.
  • BRAVO Award for excellence in Program Management performance at LSI Technologies. Chosen among 2 out of around 800 employees across all India teams.
  • Led the winning band, Rhythmic Energy, in the Ultimate Fusion Band 2011 contest and featured in an hour long interview on RadioOne 94.3 FM at Bangalore.
  • Released music album 'The One' by Rhythmic Energy band (2011) and featured in many devotional albums as a vocalist and composer. Actively engaged with music groups such as 432Hz and 4th Avenue as lead vocalist and music arranger (2004 till date).

Software

MS Excel

MS Office (PPT, Word)

MS Project Professional

MS Project Server

Concerto, Salesforce

Volunteering

  • ERC (Employee council at LSI Techologies). Have led the employee volunteer groups to perform cultural events for employees making the workplace more fun. Have also led the team on initiatives outside the office such as visits and performances at orphanages and old age homes. Conducted a blood donation drive for all companies housed in the Salarpuria Infinity and IBC Knowledge Park campuses and was covered in the Bangalore Mirror city edition.
  • Rhythmic Energy band performed regularly at cancer hospices and children's homes for charity with the singular objective of spreading love through music. Individually continue to contribute with music groups to bring out devotional or inspiring music to listen to.
  • Conducted meditation and de-stressing sessions for interested employees at Tejas Networks. Counseled colleagues to help them handle stress at work or in some cases with their personal lives.
  • Taught music and helped build a western brass band at a school run by an NGO at the outskirts fo Bangalore city.
  • Volunteered at a leading dog boarding kennel at Bangalore over 8+ years. Responsibilities included facility management, supervising care for the animals, handling emergencies, customer relations and accounting.

Timeline

Master of Arts - Psychology

Indira Gandhi National Open University
04.2014 - 12.2016

Senior Manager

Tejas Networks Ltd
02.2014 - Current

Founder, Managing Director & Counselor

Sunshine Wellness Studio
05.2010 - 01.2014

Engineering Program Manager Associate

LSI Technologies (Now Broadcom)
04.2006 - 04.2010

Program Executive

Tejas Networks Ltd
12.2004 - 03.2006

MBA - General

Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Higher Learning
04.2002 - 03.2004

Master of Science - MSc - Maths

Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Higher Learning
06.2000 - 03.2002

Bachelor of Science - BSc (Hons) Mathematics

Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Higher Learning
06.1997 - 03.2000
SRI RAM SSenior Manager