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Umesh Sarkate

Project Management & Professional Scrum Master-1
Pune

Summary

Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance. Accomplished in project management with proven success in IT industry. Offers strong analytical, planning and organizational skills to manage competing demands.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certificates

Work History

Project Manager

Virtuoso Consulting
Pune
05.2021 - 06.2022

Planning , scheduling , monitoring and tracking the project deliverables.
Ensuring projects meet deadlines and milestones are met.

Stakeholder Management.
Status and Project Progress reporting.
Managing a team of 8 SAP Functional consultants and drive vendor team
Foresee Project Risks and monitor the action plan.
Conducting project review and creating detailed reports for executive staff
Optimizing processes and the overall approach where necessary.

Senior Specialist

LTI
Mumbai
05.2020 - 05.2021

Manage SOWʼs and Renewals.
Commercials include invoicing and Reporting
Stakeholder Management.

Resource Management

Team Lead

Accenture
Pune
11.2016 - 05.2020

PMO Mobilization for a support project which includes responsibilities like requirements using Tableau tool, training team on Reporting .

Leading PMO/ Business Operations for a banking account with almost 800 resources and driving a team of around 10 team members.

Conduct Performance Appraisals.

Leading an engagement for mining client using the Content Authoring tools . This was more oriented towards delivering Changes for a renowned mining client. Delivering changes on biweekly basis.

Support transformation initiatives.

Metrics Reporting.

Senior Consultant

Cap Gemini
Pune
03.2011 - 10.2016

Program Management for a Banking Client spanning FTE of around 400-500 resources and around 7 programs amounting to total TCV over 120m for a renowned Investment Bank.

Drive and Manage Commercials (WIP, AR, Invoices, Receivables) and track duly to closure.
Stakeholder Management (Internal & external)
Drive Demand and Resource management.

Forecasting and Budgeting.Impact analysis of Contribution Margin for SOW renewals.

Change /Release Manager for Banking Client.Coordinate and plan releases.

Stakeholder Management.

Program Management lead for Benelux Region:

Act as a single point of contact for Benelux Portfolio and reporting to India Director Head of Delivery.
Financial Forecasting and Budgeting.

Contract and Project creation.

Demand Fulfillment.

Participate in reviews from financial and operational perspective with leadership.


Systems Engineer

Siemens Information systems limited
Mumbai
12.2008 - 03.2011

1. Program Management Office (PMO)
Involved in reporting status of projects undertaken by SISL.
Stakeholder Management and drive initiatives identified by management.
Participation at the planning and execution stage.
2. Business Performance Management System: Global Succeed Coordinator
A primary role in handling a tool called Succeed –Balance Score Card Tool with all the Siemens Country coordinators.
Mapping Management requirements to the BSC-Balance scorecard tool.
Collecting user requirements.
Involved in Management Review, Coordinating with Global Heads, Presentations of the system to the Management.
Designing & configuration of Balance Scorecard with KPI’s with respect to the different perspectives measurable from organization point of view.
Conducting trainings with Stake holders globally.
Participate in reviews with Chief Financial Officer-Germany & Global Commercial Head.

Technical Associate

Tech Mahindra Limited
Pune
09.2006 - 08.2008

Leading a service Management Team. Reviewing scripts for various Applications / Systems of BT.
Involved in deployment activities for One-Siebel Application Support Group.
Daily Creation of 21 CN reports (Business Transformation), Creation of monthly statistics of Service Management Monthly Scripts.

Education

MBA - Marketing

Pillai Institute of Management Studies & Research
Mumbai
08.2003 - 06.2005

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer

Pravara Rural College of Engineering
Ahmednagar
09.1996 - 11.2002

Skills

    Stakeholder/Client Management

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Certification

Professional Scrum Master

Additional Information

I have a blend of individual contributor and team player experience. I have managed multi teams with max team size of around 10. Understanding a functional domain enables to have a discussion with the team and lead any engagement.


I am a self initiator , proactively foresee different aspects while I am in a leading role. A collaborative person and possess a strong leadership and management skills have proven track record in enabling myself in lead role with minimal support. A quick learner and versatile person.

Accomplishments

    1. Winner of BT Transformation Quiz among Siebel SME’s.
    2. Achieved star Award for delivering Training on Project Management.
    3. Client appreciations for co-coordinating successful releases for program.
    4. Leadership appreciation for managing financial parameters of a portfolio with KRA's achieved @ maximum.
    5. Appreciation from Client for managing a transition in a minimal time and delivering Content Management project deliverables consistently without any support and proving SME in that area.

Software

JIRA

Confluence

MS-Project

Tableau

SAP Enable Now

Github

Work Availability

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Timeline

Project Manager

Virtuoso Consulting
05.2021 - 06.2022

Senior Specialist

LTI
05.2020 - 05.2021

Professional Scrum Master

05-2019

Team Lead

Accenture
11.2016 - 05.2020

ITIL Foundation

07-2011

Senior Consultant

Cap Gemini
03.2011 - 10.2016

Systems Engineer

Siemens Information systems limited
12.2008 - 03.2011

Technical Associate

Tech Mahindra Limited
09.2006 - 08.2008

MBA - Marketing

Pillai Institute of Management Studies & Research
08.2003 - 06.2005

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer

Pravara Rural College of Engineering
09.1996 - 11.2002
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