Manager Management

Sandeep Kulkarni

Row House no -** Silver Wind Talegaon Dabhade,

Pune 410506

E-mail: acr0qm@r.postjobfree.com Mobile: 772-***-****

Objective

Aim to be associated with a Progressive Organization in Operations Management, System Administration and Technical Support. To provide a placid IT environment out of available resources by applying IT skills and prove my efficiency in all the spheres as a Manager and a Techie in accordance with the latest trends.

Summary of Experience

A total of 14 years of rich cross-functional professional experience of handling Automotive & Power domain IT requirements.

A very versatile exposure in various areas like ERP(SAP & In-house ERP & Oracle App R12) Implementation, IT Infrastructure administration, Information Security setup from Implementation level, IT Project Execution

Experienced in end to end SAP implementation, Roll-out and post implementation support

Experience of 4 Greenfield IT projects which includes erection of IT infrastructure and ERP implementation for a manufacturing plant.

Experienced in business actuation

Expertise in spearheading IT projects and ensuring delivery of projects in compliance to the quality, time and cost parameters

Abilities in effectively networking with Team leads, Team Members, Users/Customers, Vendors etc. for swiftly ramping up projects with competent cross-functional skills.

Polished leadership skills, with ability to motivate teams to increase productivity. Deep understanding of technology with focus on delivering business solutions.

Curent roll & Responsibility

Take care of Oracle Apps R12 support & IT infrastructure, support to all Operation teams, managing in-house developed portals.

Primary responsibility for timely support of all IT Services for the Operation teams with the latest technology

Application maintenance & enhancements (Noetix,EMS )

Application support to Operation teams and analytical report development using software tools for Noetix

Implementation & maintenance of Information Security

Monitoring & maintenance of LAN/WAN connectivity.

Support & maintenance of all local servers, desktops/laptops, network connectivity & local network switches. Maintaining all IT related peripherals & software

Change Management & co-ordination with Corporate IT team for development any new requirement

Development, implementation & maintenance of all in-house & third party applications

Implementation & roll-out of projects

Ensuring & monitoring of proper IT budget

Vendor Master Activities, IT procurements, Network monitoring,

Professional Expérience

KEY RESPONSIBILITY – SAP & Oracle Apps R12 & IT Project

Project Co-coordinator for implementation of SAP ECC 6.0 & Oracle Apps R12 ERP

Operational follow-up of application support from India support partner.

SAP applications & maintained as well supported in India. Monitor the performance of our supplier and a contractual Service Level Agreement.

Manage escalations matrix in case of critical issues are not solved in time.

Contribute to creating structural solutions for recurring issues.

Maintain processes for application support by our outsourcing partner.

Follow up costs for application support and the tools used by the support team.

SAP implementation partner finalization.

SAP user licensing with SAP India.

Co-ordinate with Business core tram & SAP implementation partner.

Master Data migration.

ERP application support & Implementation with IT infrastructure (Oracle Apps R12) & SAP ECC 6.0.

Align with all local and global IT strategies for different initiatives.

Contribute to creating structural solutions for recurring issues.

Maintain processes for application support by our outsourcing partner.

Manage requirements from key users, to provide single point of IT contact to business for any issues that impact business continuity.

To project manage ongoing IT engagement and ensure complete business engagement.

In case of prolonged delay in resolution, expedite, escalate and clarify open help issues.

Ensure that user adoption of a system is maximized.

Interface with Technical support team & Business core team in case of issues affecting a large number of users

Management support and reports on all the key IT initiatives.

Ensure Business and related IT strategy is aligned.

Work with Functional users and develop high level solution after process study and feasibility analysis.

ERP Implémentation/Support

SAP & Oracle Apps R12 Implémentation

Infrastructure readiness audit for SAP implementation

Gap Analysis with Customizations Freezing

Report Customizations

Project Simulation (Piloting)

Data Migration from Legacy systems

GO LIVE Activities

Post GO LIVE support

Weekly review of Issue registers with the functional heads and consultants

Daily review the SAP Indicators with the Module Leaders for health check of SAP implementation

Material Ledger

SAP post implementation Process maturity audits

SAP post implementation process automation and enhancements

Project Co-coordinator for implementation of SAP ECC 6.0 & Oracle Apps R12 ERP

Co-ordinate with Business core tram & SAP implementation partner.

IN-House ERP Implementation

Spearheaded Implementation of the In-House developed ERP in 6 units of Minda Industries Ltd. I along with three functional experts planned and executed this project within a time span of 18 months. My responsibilities were

Windows Server 2003 installation.

Database creation from cold backup.

End User Training & Support.

Technical & Training Manual Documentation

Post implementation Technical and Functional support.

IT - Infrastructure Management

Information security setup, audit & compliance as per IT policy

Business continuity planning and management

Design and Administration of IT infrastructure

Design new Network layouts & performance audits

Data leakage prevention and audits

Compliance review on legal & licensing front

Education and training delivery on ERP and various IT technologies.

Experience with Project lifecycle management

Deployment of IT Systems in the Business Unit as per allocated budget.

Budgeting, Monitoring & Cost Controlling for IT expenses

AMC administration and IT Vendor Management

Monthly IT MIS and Action Plans to the Management

WAN Management

Information Security Audit

Work History

Raychem RPG Pvt Ltd: Manager IT (Jan’2015 till date)

Raychem RPG Limited is a 50 : 50 Joint Venture between Tyco Electronics, U.S.A and RPG Group, India, RPG Group is one of the leading business houses in India with a group turnover exceeding US$ 2.8 billion and Market Capitalization of US$ 2 billion. RPG is one of the largest diversified business groups in India owning over 20 companies in 6 business sectors - Retail, Technology, Entertainment, Power, and Transmission & Tyre.

Umicore Autotcat India Pvt Ltd: Manager – IT (Sept 2014 to Jan 2015)

Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are centered on four business areas: Catalysis, Energy Materials, Performance Materials and Recycling. Each business area is divided into market-focused business units offering materials and solutions that are at the cutting edge of new technological developments and essential to everyday life.

KSPG (Kolbenschmidt Pierburg) Automotive India Pvt Ltd:

Asst Manager – IT (Sept 2011 to Apr 2014)

Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG - is the parent company of Rheinmetall’s automotive sector. As a global and successful first-tier supplier to the automotive industry, Kolbenschmidt Pierburg thanks to its vast capabilities commands foremost positions in the product and component segments air supply, emission control and pumps as well as in the development, manufacture and aftermarket supply of pistons, engine blocks, and plain bearings. Product engineering and development are conducted in close liaison with the leading car assemblers. Low emissions, reduced fuel consumption, upgraded performance, reliability, quality, and safety - these are forces that drive innovation at KSPG

Raychem RPG Ltd.: Asst Manager IT (March’2008 Till Sept’2011)

Raychem RPG Limited is a 50 : 50 Joint Venture between Tyco Electronics, U.S.A and RPG Group, India, RPG Group is one of the leading business houses in India with a group turnover exceeding US$ 2.8 billion and Market Capitalization of US$ 2 billion. RPG is one of the largest diversified business groups in India owning over 20 companies in 6 business sectors - Retail, Technology, Entertainment, Power, Transmission & Tyre.

The Digital Group InfoTech Pvt Ltd: Configuration Engineer (Aug’2007 Till Mar’2008)

The Digital Group is a premier provider of information technology services with extensive expertise in all facets of software development. With capabilities at all points of the software life-cycle, we can provide support from concept to development to operations. For the last decade our teams have been delivering industry leading solutions for our customers. The Digital Group, with its headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, was incorporated in 1999 having a global talent pool of top notch professionals providing technology and management consulting services and solutions, with offices in US, India, Fiji and Australia. TDG’s Services & Solutions delivery capability is anchored in an integrated set of core competencies that span, people, processes and technology coupled with practice competencies in System Administration, Web Software Engineering, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Integration, Corporate Compliance and Legacy Migration. We provide a cost-optimized global delivery model with onsite, near-site and off-shore capabilities

Minda Industries Ltd.: Executive IT (June’2006 Till Aug’2007)

NK MINDA Group is one of the leading global manufacturers of automobile components and a leading supplier of proprietary automotive solutions to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). For nearly five decades, N K Minda Group has been supplying the automotive industry with innovative engineered products that are efficient, safe, responsive and enhance comfort levels.Having more than 20 manufacturing units all over the world its products are widely accepted by corporate giants like Bajaj, Hero Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Mahindra, Kinetic etc.

Esbee Industrial Combines: EDP In charge (Feb’2005 Till June’2006)

Esbee Industrial Combines is engaged into manufacturing of extensive range of products catering to engineering industry as well as white goods industry. The industrial range of products include 22.5mm Push buttons, Signaling units, Tower lights, Push buttons stations & enclosures, synchronous motors & Industrials fuses. Whereas the white goods range of products includes Appliance switches, Lamp Sockets, Miniature switches & Wire harnesses.

K-Soft Technologies Pvt. Ltd: Technical Support Engineer (Jan’2002 Till Feb’2005) K-Soft Technologies Pvt Ltd. (KTPL) is a software development organization operating from its HO at Pune and branch at Akluj, specializing in Banking and E-Governance software-Finance Corporation is a sister concern of KTPL operating from its HO at Pune and branches at Satara, Akluj and Baramati and works in th field of online share trading as a DBC of ICICI Web Trade Ltd.

Education

Sir .no

Name of Examination

Board

Year

Percentage

1

B.com

Pune

1999

59.00%

2

H.S.C

Pune

1996

63.00%

3

S.S.C

Pune

1994

57.87%

4

D.C.A

Pune

2001 to 2002

A +

5

M.C.A

IIBM(Delhi)

2011

First class

Trainings:

Planning Organizing & Goal Setting for Managers : KSPG Automotive.

Stress Management : KSPG Automotive.

Team Building : KSPG Automotive.

Negotiation Skills : Raychem RPG Ltd.

Time Management : Raychem RPG Ltd.

Communication Skills : Minda Industries Ltd

Telephone Etiquettes : Minda Industries Ltd

Date of Birth – 16 Mar 1978

Passport No – Z2855956

References: Available on Request

With Regards

Sandeep Kulkarni

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