Manager Management

Lekshmy Sankar

845-***-**** adiqps@r.postjobfree.com www.lekshmysankar.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/lekshmysankar

Profile

I am, at my core, a visionary leader with a proven track record of successfully managing teams that deliver cost-effective solutions. That is only the surface, however. Digging deeper, I am capable, adaptable, resourceful, and will not rest until the task I am working on is completed correctly, efficiently, and timely. I am a self-starter who thinks outside the box to meet current demands while at the same time innovating for the next round of issues that inevitably present themselves. The three core areas at which I excel:

Leadership: I inspire teams to develop and implement sophisticated systems that drive business performance;

Initiative: I transform departments through change management and improved business processes; and

Versatility: I orchestrate large-scale efforts with subject matters, ranging from IT infrastructure to facilities, organizational restructuring, and negotiation with a variety of stakeholders

Education

University of Denver

2022, Expected

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate

Indiana University

2016

Master of Business Administration

Indiana University

2014

Master of Science in Information Systems

Clarkson University

2008

Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Engineering & Management

Experience

Higher Education – Technology Director

2019 - Present

Metropolitan State University of Denver

•Lead a diverse team, provide guidance to team managers and multiple individual contributors

•Establish team metrics and measure team success on an ongoing basis while crafting strategic goals for the group

•Encourage a culture of improvement, ensuring an understanding of University needs and industry best practices

•Guide the team in managing ERP systems and the infrastructure that supports the systems, including Oracle Weblogic, Apache Tomcat, and a range of third-party integrations

•Manage projects to support operational success

•Create a positive relationship with vendors, arbitrating price, quantity, contract duration, and other contract terms on both routine and large-scale procurement exercises

Higher Education – Adjunct Professor

2018 - Present

University of Denver and Community College of Aurora

•Instructed a technology and business management course to undergraduate and graduate students

•Prepared lessons and developed teaching strategies to engage students interactively

•Ensured students achieve their full academic potential by engaging them on new levels and fostering collaboration

Space Industry – IT Strategy and Innovation Manager

2017 - 2019

United Launch Alliance

•Analyzed trends and market disruptions for emerging new technology opportunities

•Designed and maintained idea-generating platforms and formats like jam sessions, hackathons, and crowdsourcing

•Created resource allocation processes to take potentially disruptive innovations forward from the seed stage to the market

•Developed and implemented artificial intelligence (AI) strategies and approaches

•Led the development and daily management of cross-functional services using ITSM and ITIL methodologies

•Rolled out a successful IT security vulnerability management program and implementation of log aggregation tools

State Government – Software Applications Manager

2015 - 2017

Colorado Department of Transportation

•Spearheaded new product developments and enhancements for a range of initiatives including internal communication, product testing, creating customer materials, and interfacing with product partners

•Leveraged data to form actionable insights to support short and medium-term operation improvements and identify growth opportunities

•Managed a two million dollar budget

•Directly led a team of engineers and a pool of distributed resources

•Created the enterprise IT roadmap and implemented IT strategies, innovation, TOGAF, and data integration concepts and methodologies

•Awarded the project of the year by Colorado Technology Association and featured in the Denver Business Journal

Local Government – IT Operations Manager

2014 - 2015

Jefferson County and City of Aurora

•Mapped end-to-end department’s processes, uncovered vital bottlenecks and identified human capital and IT solutions that reduced processing times by approximately 25%

•Redirected, restructured, and overhauled an under-performing internal division into a strong, successful, customer-focused and results-oriented strategic unit

•Created a comprehensive vision and introduced a three-year roadmap to align emerging technologies with long-range business objectives

•Worked with the product management team to plan and execute according to a reliable cadence against the product roadmap

Government Consulting – ERP Manager

2008 - 2014

Booz Allen Hamilton and IBM

•Managed a million-dollar budget and professionally developed seven direct reports

•Implemented informatics solutions (e.g., machine learning, big data, and predictive analytics)

•Engineered and managed a high-performing technology group that identified business problems, assessed business and technical risks, worked with users to instill ownership, and delivered projects on schedule and within budget

•Oversaw the design and multinational rollout of SAP’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions for clients

•Selected to participate in IBM’s Corporate Service Corps program, which enables the top 10% of high-achieving employees to implement community-driven programs in developing countries through knowledge transfer initiatives

•Awarded Booz Allen Hamilton’s top performance award for three quarters

•Authored 20+ proposals, 5+ white papers, and 15+ slick sheets

Certifications and Training

Associate & Foundation: ISO/IEC 20000 IT Service Management Enterprise Architecture (EA) Emotional Intelligence Certification Prosci Change Management ServiceNow ITIL v3 CompTIA A+ Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Women in Transportation (WTS) Executive Leadership Program SAP Extended Warehouse Management SAP WM SAP MM IBM WebSphere

Public Speaking and Publications

•Public Speaking: ITS World Congress, ServiceNow Knowledge 2019, International Highway Engineering Exchange Program (iHeep), New York Tech Summit, AASHTO Subcommittee on Information Systems Conference, GlobalMinded, and Colorado Government Association of Information Technology conference (CGAIT)

•Articles published on GovLoop, LinkedIn, and Medium

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