Project Manager Sap
Resume:
Naimesh Kundanani, PMP ********@*******.***
G-***, Pinnac Kanchanganga, Aundh, Pune-411007, MH, INDIA
OVERVIEW:
. Seasoned SAP PROJECT MANAGER with 9 Years of experience in
successfully delivering 12 complex & large-scale enterprise projects
in SAP & related technologies.
. 3+ years of Project Management & 6+ years of SAP application
development experience.
. PMP Certified & SAP-ABAP Certified.
Managerial Skills:
. Excellent focus on managing Scope, Cost, Schedule and Quality while
continuously identifying & mitigating underlying risks.
. Have extensively worked in both internal business support &
commercial business environments complying with stringent quality
norms & process models like CMMI Level 5 & ITIL.
. Proven capability in managing & influencing stakeholder expectations.
. Focused on providing an outstanding customer experience throughout
the project life cycle from inception to go-live, and from Transition
to on-going support (BAU).
. Seasoned in leading, managing, mentoring and motivating team
members in various roles.
. Experienced in IT governance tools like Microsoft Project, SAP
Solution Manager, Remedy & project management methodologies: ASAP,
PMBOK, Prince2, Agile & Waterfall SDLC.
. Fast adaptations to new technologies & environment with a self-
initiating & driven mindset.
. Strong communication, analytical & problem solving skills with a
dynamic & proactive personality
Technical Skills:
. Basic, Advanced & Object Oriented SAP ABAP application development.
. Working experience with SAP BW, BI, BO (Business Objects),
WebDynpro & Workflows.
. Well versed with business processes & functionalities of various SAP
modules viz. SD, MM/WM, FI/CO, PP, PM, QM, HR, PS, SCM/APO/TPVS &
Industry solutions like IS Retail & IS Utility (ISU).
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
. Project Manager @ Fujitsu Consulting India Pvt Ltd
(July'10 - Present)
Fujitsu (A Fortune 500 Company) is the world's 3rd largest ICT Company
with revenue of $47 Billion USD. Fujitsu India is world's 2nd &
India's 1st to attain CMMI Level 5 for Services.
o Successfully Managed 2 projects while @ FCI, one of Perdue, the
3rd largest poultry firm in USA with revenues in excess of $4.6
Billion & an escalated high-profile project to build a
"TEMPLATE" based on SAP Best Practices (BPD) for Fujitsu Japan
(HQ).
o Co-established the ONSITE-OFFSHORE model on PERDUE at 20-80 load
distribution with follow-the-sun approach, for BAU support &
Change Management tasks, with an offshore team of 15, covering
technologies like SAP-ABAP, SAP-PI/XI, Gentran (EDI), Microsoft
SharePoint, Business Objects, Remedy & Mobility (Android).
o Won the yearly Apex Award (FY 11-12), for exceptional year round
performance, awarded only to individuals from Top 1% Performance
rating category Y-O-Y - June'12
o Also was awarded a Spotlight Award for bringing new business on
Perdue project. It was the first client-billable Android App
(Mobility) project for Fujitsu India - Dec'2011.
o Played a crucial role in securing repeat business of USD 3
million while onsite at Perdue (Maryland, USA) for 2 months of
intensive planning & requirement gathering sessions.
o Achieved a Customer Satisfaction rating (CSAT) of 9.37/10 on
Perdue, which was the highest score for any offshore based US
Region project at FCI in H1 of 2012.
o Successfully led a strategic & high-profile project for Fujitsu
Japan (Global HQ), building a "Template" solution for faster SAP
deployment (min 30% effort reduction), covering SAP BEST
PRACTICES of 11 countries (Offshore peak team size: 25).
o Periodic (Week/Month/Quarter/Year) progress reporting of the
Project/Program to internal (Senior Management & Internal
Departments i.e. Quality Group, HR, Finance Admin) & external
stakeholders (Clients, vendors) in regulatory formats as per
RACI.
o Nominated for BEST EMPLOYEE MANAGER of Pune (FCI HQ) in FY 11-
12.
o Exposed to Program Management being the US-East Region
representative (3 projects) on the FCI's SHARED SERVICE POOL
Program for the year FY 2011/12.
o Involved in non-project activities with PMO viz. monthly cost
calculations/projection region-wide (US) & involved in pre-sales
of a Transformation (migration) project.
o Designated PMO Trainer for grooming the project leadership
pipeline.
o Employee Manager/Line Manager for 15 associates being
responsible for leave approvals, career planning, project
assignments & yearly appraisal evaluations.
. Relocation to India (2 months)
(May'10 - June'10)
. Team Lead @ Alghanim Industries, Kuwait (Nov'08
- April'10)
One of the top 3 Business Conglomerates in Kuwait with 30 different
businesses in over 40 countries & holds exclusive agencies of global
brands: General Motors, Sony, Samsung, IBM etc.
o SPOC for SAP Applications Development at Group HQ, SAP-COE
(Centre of Excellence).
o Stabilized the Onsite-offshore model for BAU support including
change request projects with an offshore vendor team of 5+ in
technical module.
o Employee of the month (IT) for design of "POS integration"
restructuring - June'09
o Led the restructuring exercise of POS (Point-Of-Sales), .NET
with SAP back-end, reducing upgrade time for "POS" by 40-60% &
lower TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).
o Member - Best Team Award (twice) -
May,Sept'09
o Co-initiated 2 strategic pilot projects for feasibility analysis
of SAP-COE Certification & SLA benchmarking.
. Team Lead @ VC-ERP, India
(Mar'06 - Sep'08)
o Represented SAP India on one of India's biggest SAP ECC 6
implementation for ITC, India's largest Tobacco Firm & FMCG
business conglomerate with revenue of $7+ Billion
o SPOC for SAP-APO/SCM(Supply Chain)/TPVS developments & BW-ETL
interfacing
o Deputy Team Lead (1 of 3) for 60+ technical resources.
o Service Excellence Trophy by the client Kirby Building Systems
on SAPphire Project.
. Senior Consultant @ Vanguard Technologies, India
(Apr'05 - Mar'06)
o 1 SAP Implementation & 2 Rollout projects for Videocon, one of
India's Largest Consumer Electronics & business conglomerate
with revenue in excess of $4 Billion USD.
o SPOC for SAP-ABAP development requirements across 2 locations
for the client.
. Programmer @ Software Source, India
(Jun'04 - Mar'05)
o On-the-job training on SAP implementation project for
Manufacturing Industry.
CERTIFICATIONS:
. PMP - Project Management Professional
(WWW.PMI.ORG) - Oct'2012
. SAP ABAP(C_TAW12_70) - Application Development (WWW.SAP.COM)
- Nov'2009
QUALIFICATIONS:
. Bachelor of Engineering (IT) at Nagpur University, India
(2000-2004)
PERSONAL DETAILS:
. Full Name : Mr. Naimesh Arjunbhai Kundanani
. Date of Birth : 4th July, 1982
. Marital Status : Married
. Nationality : Indian
. Religion : Hindu
. Languages(Fluent) : English, Hindi, Gujarati & Sindhi
. Visa(s) : US-B1 Business Visa (Valid till 4th
Oct'2020)
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