Ashish Deshmukh

abm39u@r.postjobfree.com

**** ****** ****** ******, **********, KY 40245

(R) 502-***-**** (c) 502-***-****

PROFILE:

IT leader, strategic thinker with experience in internal and external

consulting. An MBA with Entrepreneurial focus recognized for building

financial success with 'out of the box' solutions.

QUALIFIED BY:

. Extensive, hands-on, offshore and onsite experience in all phases of

the IT development lifecycle, focused on management and delivery.

. Experience directing multi-million dollar budget projects and leading

large teams.

. Proven experience in Vendor and Relationship Management, contract

negotiations, and building solution based cost saving strategies.

. Measurable success in Business development and Account Management.

. Proven Ability in simultaneous execution and management of multiple

projects with multiple stakeholders, streamline budgets by

strategically planning resources and utilizing other project

management methodologies.

. Deliver strong Program Management capability across technology domains

in the Healthcare, Banking and Transportation verticals.

. Direct, motivate and manage cross-functional teams with diverse

technical background. Comfortable dealing with managers and staff in

complex situations with little scheduling latitude.

. Expertise in Business and Technical analysis, Risk Management, Change

and Issue management.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

HUMANA, INC. - Louisville, KY 2004 to present

Humana Inc. is a fortune 100 health care company with revenues exceeding

$100 Billion. They offer a range of products and services in addition to

group health insurance. Their business units serve the military,

individuals, seniors, and many others.

Program and Relationship Manager

2008 to present

IT Global Sourcing

Liaison between IT the business and the IT vendor, with significant

knowledge in subject matters. Assist in the prioritization of projects;

ensure that projects align with the technology that best provides maximum

return on investment, and direct IT strategy in support of the overall

business strategy.

. Moved Humana IT from Person dependence to become Process dependent,

thereby helping Humana avert co-employment issues as well as leverage

offshore and optimize resource deployment.

. Streamlined the resource procurement process by adopting a consistent

approach to selecting resources thereby reducing cost to both Humana

and the vendors.

. Was instrumental in strategizing and negotiating multi year contracts

with vendors for a cost savings of more than $1m.

. Implemented Flexibility and Simplicity in contracts by putting in

place standards and created a consistent vendor engagement process.

. Increased Vendor Accountability by implementing a quarterly "vendor

scorecard" that monitors the vendor's performance, against contractual

agreements and Humana's needs and expectations.

. Influenced Vendor strategy through negotiations for mutually

beneficial policies and rate cards which resulted in the vendor

gaining more business and Humana getting discounts of more than

$500,000.

. Leveraged offshore experience to educate and guide Humana management

to increase their offshore ratios from 42% to 70% within one year.

. These measures resulted in

. Reduced costs for Humana IT and vendors.

. More business for identified strategic vendors.

. Increased flexibility and simplified contracts with vendors.

. Improved service from vendors.

. Cost savings of more than $2 million in the first year.

IT Program Manager 2004 to

2008

MetaVance Development & Support

Created strategies and budgets and managed activities to coordinate IT

leadership goals with business and technology teams.

. Managed Production support for the Claims processing system MetaVance

a CICS/DB2 based system.

. Supervised the various regions for Plans and Product testing and

production deployment.

. Coordinated stress testing for Medicare enrollment and claims

adjudication for market launch.

. Defined enterprise-wide projects and budgets and got approval and

financing from senior management. Negotiated resourcing and scheduling

from department heads; planned and executed these projects.

. Implemented multi center production releases coordinating business,

operations, Infrastructure and IT stakeholders.

. Created an offshore team to manage the Maintenance and Support of

MetaVance and prepare new releases which resulted in a cost savings of

$700,000 per year to Humana.

. Developed strategies and processes and coordinated various teams to

build an enterprise-wide platform for stress and scale testing of

multiple IT systems an $11 million effort. Organized and facilitated

end to end scale testing of multiple systems and vendors to ensure

that increased Medicare business does not adversely affect system

performance.

. Coordinated project planning and led teams in implementing a corporate

Training region and portals on multiple integrated platforms for

training Humana associates on Enrollment, Plans and Product and Claims

adjudication at Humana's various facilities. These training platforms

helped Humana quickly and uniformly train Customer Representatives and

Claims adjudicators from various regions resulting in reduction of

time-to-market Humana plans.

HCL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA - San Jose, CA 1997 to 2004

HCL Technologies is a$5 billion leading global IT services company,

primarily engaged in providing a range of information technology and

infrastructure services.working with clients in the areas that impact and

redefine the core of their businesses.

Senior Account Manager

1997 to 2004

Consulted clients by developing strategies, creating road maps and plans,

and executing projects. Performed budgeting and resourcing, procurement

and vendor negotiations. Formed and guided teams from design through to

implementation phases. Arranged formation of and formulated processes and

procedures for offshore teams. Introduced quality processes on the lines of

CMM to enhance client-defined processes.

. American Commercial Barge Lines - (Jeffersonville, IN): Salvaged

client account that had invested $2 million in fees and was

dissatisfied with project results. Created short-term road map with

critical goals; motivated HCLTA team, providing strategies and

directives. Developed plan for client with specific deliverables, and

achieved all dates. Explained nuances of offshore model and made

strategic changes to offshore and onsite team structures. Client

reaped immediate savings of $500,000 per year.

Planned and executed an enterprise-wide, end-to-end testing of all

applications (web based). Led one onsite and one offshore testing

teams who executed testing in independent testing environment.

Coordinated user testing, achieving certification of applications.

. WebVan Group - (San Mateo, CA): As Program Manager, oversaw 6

departments, liaised with senior staff and project managers, and

completed $3 million distribution center project on time and in

budget. Ensured best vendor was selected. Drew on in-depth knowledge

of computer hardware, software, communications and networking to

ensure smooth transition from department to department.

. Advance Auto Parts (AAP) - (Roanoke, VA): As Project Manager, managed

onsite and offshore team of 35. Oversaw design and development of

Corporate Information System using AS400 platform which utilized RPG,

RPG/LE. Conducted requirement analysis, interviewed senior management,

analyzed business and participated in design of data warehouse

solution that combined existing database with recommended

enhancements. Created project plans, selected resources and managed

scope, estimates, budget, change management, issues management and

status-reporting using MS Project and Access database. Managed

procurement and installation of infrastructure including communication

links, PCs and software. Facilitated weekly reporting meetings.

. Solectron - (San Jose, CA): Member of a facilitator group involved in

hands-on training of end-to-end Y2K testing process for global

implementation. As Software Testing Process Consultant, defined

testing processes, created guidelines and conducted hands-on training

of testing procedures. Helped to conduct 3-week training program for

representatives of international groups.

PATNI COMPUTER SYSTEMS 1992 to 1997

Patni Computer is one of the leading global providers of Information

Technology services and business solutions.

Senior Software Specialist

Hired as Programmer and quickly rose to Team Lead / Onsite Coordinator at

client locations. Obtained technical requirements, guided offshore team

through coding, and achieved deadlines.

. Southern California Edison (Covina, CA): Managed team of 13 to design

and develop a CICS/DB2 system for energy exchange. Coordinated 5

different sites for all project-related activities.

. Royal Bank of Scotland Plc. (London, UK): Analyzed the conceptual

design of and audited Foreign Systems with existing computerized

system. Developed Royline International Payment System to enable funds

transfer processing for messages from other European banks via the

Inter-Bank Gateway. Provided production support for the International

Banking Application.

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (TCS) 1985 to 1992

TCS is one of the leading global IT consulting company in India with

offices all over the world and providing solutions to clients globally.

Systems Engineer

. Instrumental in designing and implementing network solution for

Swissair.

. Worked at IBM in developing monitors for insurance clients.

EDUCATION:

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurial Focus, 2008

University of Louisville, KY, USA

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Communications

University of Karnataka, Karnataka, INDIA

WORK STATUS: U. S. Citizen

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