Supply Chain Management

MRUTYUNJAYA J. [MJ] RAO

Metro Atlanta, Georgia 770-***-**** ***************@*******.***

SENIOR IT EXECUTIVE

IT Strategy and Business/Digital/IT Transformation Leader

Senior Technology Leader and trusted advisor with proven IT organization and business technology transformations experience at multiple global Fortune 500 companies. Known as a chief strategist/architect adept at building high performance teams, leading the adoption of strategic application and infrastructure technologies, developing strategic vendor partnerships, and delivering IT cost and services excellence.

CORE COMPETENCIES

IT Strategy, Planning and Governance

Enterprise Architecture & Innovation

Leadership and Talent Development

Applications and Infrastructure Delivery

Information Risk, Security and Compliance

SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, Microsoft

Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud, Commerce

Sales, Service, Supply Chain, HR, Finance

Vendor and Contracts Management

COBIT, TOGAF, ITIL, Agile, SOX, PCI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OAM (On A Mission) Services INC, Atlanta, Georgia 2012 – 2014, 2016

Chief Technology Officer & Business/Digital/IT Transformation Leader

Independent Technology Advisor/Consultant to technology startups, Fortune 500 CIO/CTOs, Systems Integration firms and Private Equity firms.

Advised/Consulted with a CRM services startup company, IT software and service company, Analytics and Services company, a private equity firm, Fortune 500 companies and India based Systems Integrators on organization, process/capabilities, and technology strategy and transformation.

Performed a benchmark assessment for Lowes IT function and developed 5 year strategic IT and EA roadmap to realize $2B in business benefits, $750M in IT cost savings, and deliver new capabilities - enhanced in-store technology solutions, e/m-sales, associate and consumer applications, and advanced analytics.

ACCENTURE plc, Atlanta, Georgia 2014 - 2015

Technology Strategy Executive

Advisor/Consultant to Fortune 500 companies on IT Strategy, Architecture and Services implementation in support of Business transformation, IT services and cost excellence.

Enabled $100M+ annual IT savings at Mondelez International through the development of a multi-year IT and EA strategic plan comprising business shared services, aggressive adoption of standard Enterprise Solutions – SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, cloud, mobility and analytics platforms globally, and reduction of 400+ applications. Established a new EA organization.

Developed an IT operational services strategy, operating model and roadmap for Cox Communications to improve business SLA’s by 20%, incorporate Dev-Ops model, implement hybrid services sourcing model with pilots and reduce $20M+ cost annually.

Assessed the technology landscape at Columbia University and developed transformational programs with $50M+ business cases to implement new student system, hybrid cloud infrastructure migration, IT service management, enhanced digital security, big data and analytics capabilities.

ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC, Atlanta, Georgia 2010 - 2012

Vice President and Head of Strategy, Architecture & Innovation, Processes and CoEs

Rebuilt and led the technology strategy, enterprise architecture, innovation, IT processes and centers of excellence teams. Directed ~100 global resources.

Established the Estee Lauder technology strategy, architecture and roadmap in support of $1B+ multi-year business and IT investments across 29 brands and 150+ affiliates to globally integrate processes and management functions across Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Human Resources, eSales, and in-store/Travel Retail.

Led Enterprise SAP+ architecture and guided global implementations. Initiated special programs for 50% systems reduction alongside SAP implementation with potential $100M+ in IT savings over 5 years and a multi-year $125M infrastructure modernization to support growth.

Improved program delivery and operational SLA results ~20% by championing multi-speed IT model and developing end-to-end SDLC (waterfall and agile), ITIL processes and services across Estee Lauder companies, CSC, Capgemini and IBM partner eco-systems.

Established an innovation agenda and governance in collaboration with business leaders, and expedited game-changing and industry leading solution developments through mobile, social, cloud, big data and analytics centers of excellence (CoE) implementation.

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, Michigan 2008 - 2010

Global IT Director, Office of CIO (Strategy, EA, Data, PMO, CISO, VMO, and Chg. Mgmt.)

Led IT strategy, enterprise architecture, the program management office, corporate information security and risk management, strategic partner management, organizational communications and change management functions. Directed a 50+ person direct staff.

Delivered $100M+ IT savings and $500M+ business benefits in the first 3 years by leading an IT enabled business initiative through core transformational programs across Sales (e/m commerce), Service, Supply Chain, and Corp Functions.

Saved $20M+ in annual costs by streamlining the IT services sourcing model, rationalizing the 100+ vendor environment to strategic partnerships with IBM, Accenture and Wipro. Negotiated multi-year $100M+ contracts with IBM and Accenture for infrastructure and ADM respectively.

Rationalized business processes and data globally across Supply Chain, Sales, Service, and New Product Development. Standardized technology around SAP and consolidating landscapes, Oracle, PTC, IBM, Microsoft, AT&T and Cisco platforms to reduce 700+ IT Systems by 30%.

Improved IT program on time and within budget delivery metrics and resource utilization by 20-30% through revamped strategic and annual planning, portfolio and program management, SDLC and ITIL processes and a joint Business/IT Governance Board.

Implemented a comprehensive Business Information Risk Management program addressing SOX, PCI, Privacy and IT audits.

THE COCA COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, Georgia 2004 - 2007

Global IT Director, Application Delivery Centers (2006-2007)

Global IT Director, Enterprise Architecture and Planning (2004-2006)

Led EA, IT planning, business process competency center, master data management, and application delivery centers. Directed 50+ direct reports and 400-500 resources overall.

Championed $100M+ annual new IT application investments in growth and innovation oriented functions. Partnered with business and IT leaders from Innovation, Marketing, Customer, Supply Chain and New Product Dev/Introduction functions in redesigning strategic business processes, technology selection/consolidation and new IT solutions global rollout.

Developed and implemented a service-oriented architecture integrating SAP and complementary best-in-class applications. Governed the development/deployment of SAP+ solution globally.

Decommissioned 100+ legacy Mainframe, AS/400 and Teradata applications and technologies by implementing application portfolio management processes and a systems retirement program.

Restructured 5-year contracts worth annual $150M+ for 400-500 resources, and realized $15M+ annual savings through a flexible program/project resourcing and delivery model, and establishment of on/off shore application delivery centers with Satyam (SAP), Wipro (non-SAP and BI) and IBM (e-Business).

Conducted IT due diligence and integration planning for bottling, juice and beverage companies acquired during 2005-2007.

GENERAL MOTORS, Maidenhead, UK & Detroit, Michigan 1998-2004

Global Director, Business Services – Detroit, Michigan (2001-2004)

Led IT strategy, architecture and shared IT services for GM Corporate HR/Finance/Legal Functions and BPO initiatives. Directed 300-400 resources, $75M+ budget and $400M+ contracts.

Aligned the HR and Finance application portfolio with business priorities and BPO initiatives, leveraged PeopleSoft for HR and SAP for Finance globally, and reduced 20%+ of the systems to realize $500M+ business/IT benefits.

Reduced per project costs by 10-20% by implementing shared IT application and infrastructure services for Enterprise Portal, Directory, Integration (EAI and SOA), Data Warehousing, Reporting and Analytics, QA/Testing and Application/Web Hosting.

Developed and oversaw $400M+ in SLA/outcome based contracts for application and infrastructure services for ERP+ (SAP, PeopleSoft) applications, Help Desk, Server, Database, Storage and Network environments.

Global Director, eBusiness IT Strategy – Detroit, Michigan (2000-2001)

Directed the synergistic use of $500M+ annual IT spend via integration of eGM, Supply Chain, Corporate Function strategies, processes, technology and vendor partnerships.

Global Director and CTO, GM Europe – Maidenhead, UK (1998-1999)

Developed IT strategy and execution across Opel, Vauxhall and SAAB divisions in Europe and Directed 50+ direct resources, $50M+ new eBusiness Systems, and $200M+ IT services.

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INC, Vice President, Enterprise Solutions 1995 - 1998

JYACC INC, Product Development Manager 1992 - 1995

DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Product Development Manager 1987 - 1992

EDUCATION

M. S. Computer Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1987

Bachelor of Engineering in Production Engineering, University of Madras, India, 1984

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Technology Association of Georgia, Society of Information Management.

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