Management Project

VENKATESHAM GADEY

*** ******** **** ( Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

847-***-**** ( ***********@*****.***

SENIOR TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR

A technical leader with roots in enterprise architecture and software

engineering. Proven record of success in designing, developing, and

deploying software systems for entities ranging from small companies to

large Fortune 500 corporations.

Core Competencies: IT Leadership... Strategic Planning and

Implementation... Project Management... Delivery Management... Enterprise

Architecture... IT Outsourcing... Offshore Development... CPG...

Operational Readiness... Thought Leadership... IT Governance... Emerging

Technologies... ERP... CRM... SaaS... ITIL... Vendor Management... Content

Syndication... Ecommerce... Cloud Computing... Mobile Solutions

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREER

Zuniga Consulting Services 02/2015 - Present

An IT Consulting Services Company.

. Currently responsible for IT assessment, mobile application strategy

and setting up of IT teams for an insurance company.

Wire Stone 08/2012 to 12/2014

A digital marketing agency that creates dynamic user experiences to help

brands make meaningful connections with audiences.

DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT

Reporting directly to CTO and Managing Director, directed business to IT

alignment initiatives, technology procurement, solutions

development, support and management efforts for applications.

Selected Accomplishments:

. Established technical vision and direction for the company, developing

a technical platform strategy, hardware selection, identifying product

development opportunities, manages staffing, planning and budgeting.

. Selected by Managing Director and CTO to transform underperforming

teams into strategic business partners delivering innovative and value-

added solutions.

. Established architecture center of excellence for the enterprise.

V Provided IT advisory services and business management consulting

for a packaged goods company. Delivered a current state analysis

and developed a business and technology strategy for expanding

the company's market reach.

. Championed the development of repeatable content syndication solution.

Architected and provided leadership to the development of a unique

tool that allowed content syndication.

. Led world-class product managers, architects, engineers, QA, and other

partner stakeholders - providing guidance and direction to achieve the

product vision for customer centric product launches and improvements

in a global fashion.

. Led initiatives for multi-million dollar projects for fortune 500

accounts,with accountability for planning efforts, architecture,

roadmaps, vendor selection, ERP integration, development, delivery

and operation of solutions for:

V ConAgra Foods -Kid Cuisine, Alexia Foods, Lamb Weston, Wolf

Chili, Child Hunger Ends Here, LaChoy, PF Changs and PAM

V Schneider Electric

V Lowes

V AbbVie

V Catalina Marketing

V Microsoft

V HP

V Carhartt

. Initiatives included e-commerce, campaigns, content syndication,

awareness programs, web sites, content management systems, mobile

solutions, ERP, SAP integration, Business Intelligence and CRM

(Salesforce).

. Positioned the company for rapid application development by making

all delivery teams agile.

V Restructured the IT delivery processes for solutions

development, shortened the cycle time by 30%.

V Established an offshore model for the enterprise.

V Quadrupled number of simultaneous projects for team to handle

through effective resources management, without increasing head

count.

Lion Re:Sources / Publicis Groupe, S.A. 09/2009 to 08/2012

$6+ billion organization engaged in the provision of advertising services,

specialized agencies & marketing services (SAMS) and media services.

TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR

Accountable for all application delivery and technology selection for

Publicis Groupe agencies in North America by directing a 50+ member

geographically dispersed staff comprised of project managers, business

analysts, developers and functional business specialists.

Selected Accomplishments:

. Created and led Information technology planning process: vision,

alignment of IT with business plans.

. Delivered and implemented roadmaps for technical transformation

including web content management, integration, SAP integration,

Salesforce, e-commerce and digital asset management.

. Directed technology due diligence activities and deployment of

technology solutions at Leo Burnett, Digitas, Vivaki, Saatchi and

Saatchi, Pharmagistics, Arista, Razorfish, Publicis Selling

Solutions, Mundocom, Starcom, Fallon and Teamone. Solutions included

Salesforce, e-commerce, web sites, mobile solutions, business

intelligence and tablet solutions.

. Established an Enterprise Architecture(EA) center of excellence

within the organization and oversaw business to IT alignment

initiatives.

V Introduced Technology Roadmaps methodology across multiple areas

of IT, providing 6-12 months visibility to strategic and

tactical projects.

. Created strategic alliances with new and existing partners to expand

service offering to include capabilities that exceed current in-house

skill sets resulting in the creation of 3 new service areas and over

$300K in revenue. And a business case for a $600K + investment for an

expected $1.2M in revenue over 3 years.

. Directed all application delivery activities including infrastructure

and coordinated 6 teams across 4 locations, including offshore

locations.

. Directed and delivered several high transactional systems that use

Java, .NET and open source technologies.

. Identified over 15% of misallocated charge-out costs and improved

business decisions within IT department.

. Established key strategic partnerships with various agency business

and technical strategists to begin aligning organization technology

approach resulting in 15% revenue increase.

. Reduced cost and enhanced productivity by transitioning and

consolidating application support across North America.

. Directed and successfully managed a data center migration project for

all applications in Americas.

TEKSYSTEMS (client: ALLSTATE INSURANCE) - Northbrook, IL 08/1997 to 08/2009

$1+ billion organization providing staff management services, team

services, architecture services, software consulting services, and staffing

services. Assigned to client, Allstate, one of the nation's largest

publicly traded personal lines insurer.

SENIOR IT MANAGER/Enterprise Architect

Staff: 50+ - Consulting Managers, Enterprise Architects, Senior

Consultants; manage member client teams

Leveraged IT expertise to work with client, Allstate Insurance and other

clients for nearly twelve years. Member of a hundred person consulting team

charged with providing IT consulting services and concentrating on building

new software for 50,000 end-users.

Accomplishments:

. Led creation of the business plan, established product and technology

roadmaps, and secured initial funding.

. Established advanced technology group, internally promoted its

charter.

. Fostered culture of innovation by leading product and technology

brainstorming sessions along with other architects.

. Managed an integrated payments system providing a gateway for policy

holders to use a credit card or check to pay premiums online and

eliminate need to pay bills via mail or at agents' offices. Delivered

project on time and on budget.

V Instrumental in delivering $7 million annual cost savings.

V Designed and led an e-commerce project that processes three million

transactions and $300 million in payments per year.

V Focused on project life cycle development and implementation.

. Member of a Delivery Board charged with leading a $400 million next

generation claims processing system. NextGen is one of the largest IT

applications in the insurance industry.

V Lowered delivery time by creating enterprise frameworks, governance

support, guidelines, practices and online self-services.

V Responsible for architecture, design and delivery of 5+ million

transactions claims system.

V Key member of Operations Strategic Planning group that created

implementation plans.

V Worked with several offshore resources from several different

companies to implement the project. Vendors included Accenture

India, Syntel, Infosys and Wipro.

V Member of the architecture group responsible for development of

frameworks, best practices and patterns.

. Spearheaded hardware selection and implementation for an enterprise

workforce desktop application, an employee portal application

providing a browser-based employee desktop and browser-based

technology knowledge asset repository.

V Won approval from senior leadership regarding hardware strategies

and selection.

V Assessed all new infrastructure equipment needs, obtained capital

and purchased equipment.

V Delivered $500,000 savings by designing a performance testing

strategy. This strategy was adopted later by other departments.

V Ensured project complied with Sarbanes Oxley and avoided penalties

from a SOX Compliance Board.

Additional Information:

. Earned multiple client awards, peer recognitions and company awards

for exceptional performance.

Earlier Career: Sr Systems Analyst, Kemper National Insurance. IT

Consultant, Business Information Technology, EDS, Dallas, TX, Inland

Steel Industries, Gary, IN and Independent IT Consultant, India

EDUCATION

Master of Science degree, Computer Science - Illinois Institute of

Technology, Chicago, IL

Management Coursework, Nagarjuna University, India

Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), ITIL.

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