IT Project Manager

UMESH KELKAR

PMP, ITIL, MBA

E-Mail: ac1zqh@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE SUMMARY

Professional with nearly 15+ years of experience in Project/Program management, PeopleSoft Consulting, Strategic IT Transformation

Planned and manage multimillion-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains

Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Known for ability to produce high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets

Handled Projects and engagements in PeopleSoft 9.x and 8.x versions of FSCM, HCM,CRM and other Non ERP technologies

Expert in Business process like Procure to Pay and Order to cash. Hands on experience of working in modules like eProc, Purchasing, Inventory, AP, Travel and expense and Supplier portals

Well Versed with handling projects in new age technologies for eg mobility

Self-motivated team leader with experience in mentoring junior team members to elevate them to the next level

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

Skill Summary

Project Management IT Project Lifecycle Value Added Leadership

ERP Implementations Requirement Analysis Cross Functional supervision

System Roll outs and upgrades ROI Analysis Team building and mentoring

System Migration and Integrations Costing and Budgeting Client Relationship

Custom Software Development Project Scheduling IT Due Diligence

Transition and Support Testing/ QA/ Rollout and Support IT Contract Management

Career Progression

L&T Infotech Ltd - Sr. Engagement Manager - 2014 to Present

L&T Infotech Ltd – Sr Project Manger 2012 – 2014

L&T Infotech Ltd -Project Manager – 2008-2012

L&T Infotech Ltd -PeopleSoft functional Consultant – 2006-2008

Provided Project /Program management Services over large-scale, top-priority and complex technology initiatives. Managed budgets of up to $5M and cross-functional teams of up to 50+ developers, programmers, analysts and network specialists.

Drove the high-quality completion of ERP Implementations, Roll Outs, Upgrades, System Migrations & Integrations, Custom Software Development for major clients including

DCP Midstream Home Depot Supply AICTE

Statoil Fuel and Retail Viacom Inc Marsh & Mclennan

Ingram Micro Time Warner Lafarge

Achievement Highlights

• Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.

• Mitigated risk factors 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.

• Conceptualize, Lead and Execute on transformational initiatives like Procure to Pay, ERP Usage and ERP standardization for the client to add value and achieve business objectives

• Worked on Change Management processes. Helped client design Organisational Change Management programs for roll out and upgrades.

•Won Various Awards and Recognitions from Client as well as internally

Representative Projects (2006-2017)

ERP Implementation: Led design and multi locational rollout of robust, scalable and secure electronic data interchange (EDI), enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects

Results: Project delivered the business objectives of transforming the Procure to Pay processes resulting in 10 million + savings

Upgrades: Managed multiple ERP (PeopleSoft) and other system upgrades to deliver the required IT and Business objectives to adhere to client IT Strategy. Upgrades were not only technical but were also delivered with quantifiable Business benefits

Results: Projects were delivered on time and within budget to achieve the objects and

System Migration and Integrations: Handled multiple system migration from old Legacy platforms to newer technologies. Modernise the Integrations and handled the data migration needs

Results: Brought about System rationalization and modernization reducing the overall TCO for IT

Custom Software Developments: Managed all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) for dozens of custom solutions.

Results: Delivered industry-leading software that saved clients millions of dollars, Optimized processes across various areas.

Transition and Support: Handled multiple transitions from incumbent Service Providers to achieve the transition objectives. Helped clients in streamlining support processes using ITIL framework

Results: On time and within budget transition. Brought about process improvement in Support and Operations. Automation to reduce TCO

EARLY CAREER

Production Officer with Deepak Nitrite Ltd: 1998 -2001

Responsible for meeting production targets, running day to day Shop floor production operations

Played in key role as Management representative for implementing ISO: 9000 processes

Carried out various energy efficiency and yield improvement projects

Assistant Sales Manager with Hagemeyer India Ltd: 2003-2006

Responsible for Handling Channel Sales

Set up Distribution warehouse for Western region

Part of core team for setting up new ERP System

EDUCATION

MBA from Singhgad Institute of Management, Pune, India in 2003

B.Tech. from Dr. Babasaheb Amdebkar Technological University, Lonere, India in 1998

CERTIFICATIONS

PMP

ITIL v3 foundation

PRINCE 2

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