BHAVIN DESAI

U.S. Permanent Resident. Full authorization to live and work in U.S.A.

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IT Project Manager

SOFTWARE/RDBMS DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE IMPLEMENTATIONS

Over 15 years of IT experience with a solid background in Project Management and Consulting in multiple industries including Information Technology, Banking & Finance, Telecommunications, Financial services and Government organizations.

Experienced project manager offering more than four years of success leading all phases of diverse technology projects; PMP credentials; degrees in Business Systems and accounting; and eight years of Consulting and business finance experience.

Business strategist; plan and manage million-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, achieve competitive advantage and optimal business outcomes. Worked across all phases of system development life cycle (SDLC)

Excellent communicator; leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams.

Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Able to manage medium and large project teams and known for high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed stringent expectations including timelines and budgetary targets.

Skills Summary

IT Project Lifecycle:

Custom Software Development

Database Design (RDBMS)

System Migrations/Integrations

Enterprise wide Implementations

Project Management:

Requirements Analysis

Costing & Budgeting

Project Scheduling

Testing/QA/Rollout/Support

Resource Management

Stakeholder Management

Value-Added Leadership:

Team Building & Mentoring

Client Relations & Presentations

Business & IT Planning

Vendor Management

Career Progression

OpenSymmetry (Dallas, US), Project Manager Jun 2015 to Current

Computron Software (NJ, US), Project Manager/Business Consultant, Dec 2012 to Apr 2015

Inlogik (Melbourne, AUS), Project Manager/Implementation Consultant, Jul 2012 to Dec 2012

Infosys Australia (Melbourne, AUS), Senior Consultant/Project Manager, May 2008 to Jun 2012

Accenture Australia (Melbourne, AUS), Senior Consultant, Mar 2007 to May 2008

Amdocs Australia (Melbourne, AUS), Senior Consultant, Oct 2006 to Mar 2007

Mercer Human Resource Consulting (Melbourne, AUS), Consultant, Jan 2004 to Sep 2006

Victoria Police (Melbourne, AUS), Application Developer, Apr 2001 to Dec 2003

Recruited by two of the nation’s leading IT consulting firms to provide project management over large-scale, top-priority and complex technology initiatives. Managed budgets of up to $2M and cross-functional teams of up to 15 including; developers, analysts, implementation Consultants and Stakeholders.

Drove the high-quality completion of software/database development across multiple hardware and software platform; enterprise wide implementation projects for clients including local Government Organizations (e.g. City Councils), Insurance Companies, Telecommunications and Banks.

Achievement Highlights:

Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Ensured teams remain focused on business objectives and deliverables. Tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with desired results.

Mitigated risks through careful analysis of financial and statistical data. Anticipated and managed change effectively in rapidly evolving global business environments.

Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Moved between agile and waterfall approaches depending on project specifics and client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures.

Project Summary

Company

Position/duration

Achievements

OpenSymmetry

Project Manager (6 months)

Successfully implemented Beqom (Total Compensation, Sales Performance and HR Performance & Reward) solution at LOWES within timeframe

Computron Software

Client: Maroondah City Council

Project Manager

(12 months)

I was engaged at Maroondah City Council to assist with financial upgrade and Business Intelligence implementation for reporting and budgeting.

Computron Software

Client: Ballarat City Council

Project Manager

(6 months)

I was involved in implementation of scanning software for Ballarat City Council, where he led team of 15. Along with Scanning implementation, I then took on the role of Project Manager on a range of small to medium Business Intelligence projects across multiple technologies.

Computron Software

Client: State Revenue Office

Project Manager

(12 months)

I managed a team of testers, developers and business users to develop and test migration of Kofax scanning solution. The assignment covered the development of strategies and test plans, through analysis of business requirements and acceptance criteria and the system and user acceptance testing.

Inlogik Pty. Ltd

Client: Australia New Zealand (ANZ) Bank with Inlogik

Project Manager (3 months)

Engaged at ANZ bank to Project Manage implementation of Inlogik solution which holds details of Corporate Credit Cards. Manage team of 15 including Solution/Implementation Consultants, Programmers, Test team and external Stakeholders. Drive Project Kick off meetings, Project Plans, Status report update, circulate issue register and update Project cost schedule

Infosys Australia

Client: National Australia Bank (NAB)

Project Manager

(9 months)

I managed planning stage of Global Data Warehouse (GDW) project. Project planning involved upgrade of GDW from Oracle 10 to 11g. As part of planning stage I delivered risk, timeline, cost, resource utilization and project documents. Project was implemented successfully in 2011

Infosys Australia

Client: Telstra(Telecommunication)

Project Manager

(6 months)

I was involved in transformation/upgrade of Telstra ISL database environment. Worked with a team of 7 DBAs, testing team and stakeholders during full SDLC stage

Infosys Australia

Client: Australia New Zealand Bank(ANZ)

Project Manager

(4 months)

I was involved as Project Manager to work on planning stage of Mobile application for Internet Banking for ANZ. Project involved planning stage including identifying cost, resource, defining implementation timeline, risk factors and project plan for implementation

Previous Experience

OpenSymmetry (Dallas, US), Project Manager, June 2015 to Current

Support the analysis and delivery of Beqom implementations that reflect an in-depth understanding of the client’s compensation requirements and payroll process. Involved in tracking activities against the detailed project plan to ensure project delivery is met according to the timelines. Updated project plans to include modifications, enhancements and agreed changes during the course of the project to meet vendor and organization requirements. Prepared and assisted in creating project documentation, Financial Reports, RFI, scheduling, issue tracking, resource management and QA. Identifying resource and project team role/responsibility and develop project schedule/task

Computron Software (NJ, US), Project Manager/Business Consultant & Analyst, Dec 2012 to Apr 2015

Involved in roll out of KOFAX scanning solution and Chameleon Business Intelligence for Local Councils and State Government Department. Prepared Project Initiation documentation for the Computron upgrade (including Project Plan, Resource utilization, Cost optimization and Project estimate). Led project team, including Development and Testing Resources and provided adequate support as needed. Involved in tracking activities against the detailed project plan to ensure project delivery is met according to the timelines. Updated project plans to include modifications, enhancements and agreed changes during the course of the project to meet vendor and organization requirements. Prepared and assisted in creating project documentation, Financial Reports, RFI, scheduling, issue tracking, resource management and QA.

Inlogik Pty Ltd (Melbourne, AUS), Project Manager/Implementation Consultant, Jul 2012 to Dec 2012

Managed Inlogik solution for several clients, including conducting Project Kick-off meeting, including preparing documentation such as defining scope of project, preparing draft project plan. During the course of project organizing weekly status update meeting, tracking project budget, resource allocation, making sure project is on-track and continuing to perform risk assessment and mitigation. Liaise with third party vendors to make sure if there are any outstanding issue are raised they are been addressed based on priority and engage them during rollout

Infosys Australia (Melbourne, AUS), Consultant/BA, Feb 2008 to Aug 2011

Involved in Telstra Transformation project working on Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Telstra Retail and National Broadband Network (NBN) environment as an Application DBA and Consultant. Responsible for Database design, configuration, hardware selection maintenance, performance tuning and support of implemented software products. Heavily involved within change management process; served as a key engagement and escalation point between the Business and the Development teams, providing direction on solution options.

Accenture (Melbourne, AUS), Senior Consultant/BA, Mar 2007 to Feb 2008

Supported Business during Telstra Transformation project for CC&B project and worked on different application SIBEL, KENAN and TIBCO. Received positive feedback from Internal and External Stakeholders regarding work completed and successful rollout of CC&B Transformation

AMDOCS (Melbourne, AUS), Senior Consultant, Oct 2006 to Mar 2007

Advised on strategy and best practice throughout the project lifecycle, for requirements definition, system architecture, project deployment, acceptance and operational transition for Cramer6.

Mercer Human Resource Consulting (Melbourne, AUS), Consultant, Jan 2004 to Sep 2006

Responded, researched, and resolved user queries relating to Global Management Information Systems (GMIS) on Oracle, SQL Server and other database applications and tools.

Victoria Police (Melbourne, AUS), Application Developer, Apr 2001 to Dec 2003

Participated in customizations and development of new modules for Order entry, Inventory, Purchasing, Fix Assets, Payables, Receivables, Cash Management, Projects and General Ledger. Developed, implemented and administered reports (Oracle Reports 2.5) and Customized Forms (Oracle Forms 4.5) to integrate, analyze and deliver enterprise information.

Education & Credentials

Master’s in Business System (Information Technology)

Monash University, Melbourne, Jul 2001

Graduate Diploma in Business System (Information Technology)

Monash University, Melbourne, Nov 2000

CERTIFICATIONS:

PMI, Project Management Professional Course, Jul 2011. (Schedule for PMP Exam in May 2016)

Oracle Certifications, 2000 – 2005

Sun Micro Systems Solaris 8 OE for System Admin, Nov 2001

SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (DBA Admin Skills), Jan 2006

Salesforce (SteekBrick) Feb 2016

*References provided upon request*

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