Management Project

Nilanjan Das

Phone: 760-***-****

Email: ***.****@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/dasnilanjan

Professional Summary:

Collaborative leader with 25 years of experience in all phases of Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and implementation of Enterprise Software Solutions (ERP, SCM, WMS, MES, PLM, BI) in organizations ranging from small and medium businesses to multinational corporations.

Created and led global organizations delivering high quality software solutions to prestigious companies including Fortune 500. Strong track record of successfully leading geographically dispersed (virtual) teams including on-shore/off-shore and outsourced models.

Managed software applications through the entire Product Life Cycle starting from strategic planning and architecture, design and development, through integration and implementation, product support and system upgrade using agile, waterfall and hybrid methodologies.

Developed information architecture, delivered solutions and researched new technologies for customers, garnering consensus among different organizations and functional groups.

Managed large-scale software development and implementation projects of custom and packaged (COTS) software in complex enterprise environments using PMBOK methodologies. Developed Master Data Management (MDM) and Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) strategies.

Drove improved revenue recognition, operational efficiency, cost-savings and stellar customer satisfaction, through collaborative leadership and process optimization.

Excellent leadership, inter-personal and problem-solving skills, great communicator and a quick learner.

Multilingual with international experience and a proven ability to successfully work with teams across several countries, and of diverse cultural, functional and technical backgrounds.

Areas of Expertise:

Leadership and Matrix Management: Build, mentor and inspire high performance teams to achieve organizational goals and objectives. Build synergy through vision and value driven leadership among diverse functional and cultural teams.

Business Transformation, Strategic Planning and Process Optimization: Team with business leaders to articulate the business vision, and develop IT and business strategies. Then collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop highly effective technical solutions and process improvements. Lead service delivery initiatives.

Enterprise / Solution Architecture : Engage with business and IT leadership to develop, manage and implement architecture based on TOGAF 9.1 framework.

Application Development, Implementation and Integration: Provide guidance and leadership through the full SDLC, including application design and development; system implementation, change management, performance tuning, and integrating applications with other components of the distributed enterprise system.

Project Management and Change Management: Manage software projects in complex enterprise environments using PMBOK methodologies and project management tools, managing risk, quality and change, to deliver the full scope within schedule and budget. Manage customer adoption of changes driven by business needs, processes and technology.

Technical Skills:

Domains: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Warehouse Management System (WMS), Business Intelligence (BI).

Databases and languages: ORACLE, MySQL, SQL Server, UNIX, LINUX, Windows, SQL, PL*SQL, Pro*C, C, Java, XML, HTML, UML.

Tools: Toad, ORACLE SQL Developer, PL*SQL Developer, Cognos, ORACLE ADF, WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, IBM Datastage, Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports, Visual SourceSafe, IBM Rational Clearcase, Sharepoint, Remedy, MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), MS Project, Visio.

Experience and Accomplishments:

AMIkids, Tampa, FL 03/2016 - Present

Consultant / Project Leader

Reporting to the CFO, providing leadership to a highly visible project for the selection and implementation of 3 enterprise level solutions - Human Resources, Finance and Student Information Systems.

Performing project planning, risk management, quality management, monitoring and control.

Leading the requirements gathering and the RFP processes.

Collaborating with and driving consensus among stakeholders spread across 8 states in various programs that are organized under the AMIkids umbrella.

Communicating with executive management (CXO + VP), reporting project status, sharing risk profile and seeking support for project success.

Driving the vendor selection process and vendor management in support of project activities.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA 03/2015 – 11/2015

Solutions Architect

Recommended replacing IBM's WebSphere with Oracle's WebLogic Application Server as a component of the Enterprise Java Development toolkit. The change would save IT over $200K in operating expenses the first year, and a significant sum every year thereafter.

Created a high-level design to integrate Vertical Lift Modules (VLM) with SAP ERP. This project would improve warehouse space utilization and drive transaction efficiency of the inventory functions.

Developed a design to introduce barcode capability in the Quality Control Area. The initiative would not only accelerate the quality and speed of data capture, but also automate the flow of data into the MES system.

Guided the business, IT and vendor teams for the upgrade of QUMU, Gulfstream's enterprise video system.

Led the selection of a Video Management System for Gulfstream Global Security.

Managed relationship with business teams understanding business requirements, identifying opportunities and process optimization initiatives, performing process analysis, then working with IT teams to address those capability gaps.

Participated in IT Governance and Architecture Review Boards, created architecture artifacts including architecture blueprints, business process modeling, data modeling, and technical specifications.

Performed business requirements analysis and research of new technologies.

The Boeing Company, El Segundo, CA 01/2008 – 06/2014

Solutions Architect and Technical Project Manager

Led the interface software development and integration effort for the $2M Alchemy ERP (Infusient) implementation.

Provided leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams of technical, business and vendor personnel for the $4M deployment of the Alchemy Business Intelligence (Infusient) product and integration to Enterprise ERP, PLM and MES systems. The initiative led to a 25% cost reduction in several key process areas.

Directed and influenced geographically dispersed technical and functional teams to design and develop software for a complex data migration project for the $17M iSPACE Common Systems implementation (ERP/SCM/WMS/MES) program - Compass Contract (JDA), Networks Procurement(JDA), Management Execution System (SAP), Evolution (Trakstar).

Collaborated with Boeing teams nationwide across functions and sites, and with external vendors.

Developed information architecture, system implementation, master data management (MDM) and extract-transform-load (ETL) strategies.

Led scope definition, project planning and risk management activities.

Supported production systems through performance analysis, tuning and troubleshooting.

Performed business requirements analysis, business process modeling, data modeling, cost-benefit analysis and change management.

Identified and implemented process improvements in Application Development and Sustenance (SLC) as well as in business / functional processes.

Managed service delivery, code configuration control and software release management.

Determined the appropriate development methodology (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid, etc.) for project work.

Applied the principles of Lean plus 10X.

Infospectrum, Agoura Hills, CA 12/2006 – 01/2008

Project Manager

Managed InfoTRAK enterprise software (ERP/PLM/SCM) implementation projects.

Developed solution architecture, Master Data Management (MDM) strategies and Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) strategies.

Developed product and business strategies for Infospectrum.

Identified and executed opportunities for added revenue recognition through value-added custom development and process re-engineering work.

Developed process to capture customer feedback and convert them into industry standard product requirements.

Guided Infospectrum and client teams in identifying process improvements so as to align to industry best practices and achieve productivity gains.

Designed and developed comprehensive training programs for the user base.

Collaborated with personnel of all levels ranging from executive leadership to the factory-floor teams.

Engaged with on-shore and off-shore teams to achieve project objectives.

Avexus, San Diego, CA 2002 - 2006

Manager, Product Support & Maintenance Engineering

Created and led the Product Support and Maintenance Engineering organization.

Provided customer service with teams in the US, UK and India; supporting production operations for the global client base and product / process consulting – generating $2M in annual revenues.

Outsourced Level One Support to provide 24/7 coverage at reduced cost.

Converted Avexus Product Support into a “one-stop shop” not only for the clients, but also for the field-implementation teams. This initiative boosted efficiency and reduced operational cost through effectively streamlining internal and external support activities.

Accountable for service delivery to the global customer base.

Managed a portfolio of software development and implementation projects.

Maintained lasting and trusted relationships with customers and vendors.

Established Service Level Agreements (SLA).

Collaborated with Professional Services, Sales and Engineering to leverage field experience, create leads, analyze business needs of clients and develop product strategy.

Managed code configuration control and software upgrade release distribution to customers.

Guided teams in performing business requirements analysis and driving process improvements.

Education & Training:

Bachelor of Engineering - National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli (India).

Certificate Program in Project Management – University of California, Berkeley

ITIL v3 Foundation – APMG International / Axelos

TOGAF 9.1 – Pursuing

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