Project Manager Technology

Mani Gautam MBA, PMP, Lean Six Sigma BB

International experience in financial budgeting and planning with project, customer relationship and change management focus

Motivated team player with solid experience managing all levels of large-scale business solutions

Highly organized, strategic thinker who thrives on opportunities to assume responsibility

Technically savvy with exceptional analytical, training and communication skills

Results oriented problem solver with good leadership skills

Successful in understanding, negotiating and delivering to meet customer needs

Effective in assessing, designing and implementing solutions to improve business value

Professional Experience

PMO Technology Manager

Huntsman/ERM, Houston, Texas 2019- Current

Responsible for overall set up and operational improvement of PMO

Developing and building a framework of standards, processes and governance body in order to provide effective project delivery and strategic alignment to enable insightful decision making.

Managed 250+ project portfolio of $50M and provided support to 80+ PM resources

Setup SharePoint repository, Governance model and Demand intake process to establish digital presence

Streamlined Resource Management, Budget Planning, Training & Development, Data Analytics and Reporting

Implemented Financial, Delivery, Resource and Customer Satisfaction KPIs and benchmarks to improve business process efficiencies

Providing insights and guidance to stakeholders to improve executive engagement and ROI using data extraction and visualization tools like Power BI

Senior Project Manager

LyondellBasell, Houston, Texas 2018- 2019

Managed global teams and vendors related to infrastructure and applications projects

Executed 750K Data Center relocation and redesign of DR digital strategy from on-premise to cloud solution

Implemented 300K Apptio IT Planning and 250K Microsoft Identity Management to replace existing processes

Vendor selection for BI Data Analytics and Data Management

Managed Dell ProDeploy services roll out to Distribution Points

Executed 600K BizTalk and SQL server upgrade impacting over 200 SAP and non-SAP interfaces

Portfolio Manager

HP/ DXC, Houston, Texas 2014- 2017

Implemented cross functional transformational projects to enhance operational efficiencies using LSS methodology.

Led 15 projects teams, with annualized cost savings of 5M, to implement business process and system improvements across the organization involving IT system upgrade, field service delivery process enhancement, diagnostic tool utilization and warranty policy changes.

Managed of annual 15M POA budget planning cycle and over 200 RCRB (Regulatory Compliance), TSA (Service Agreement) and BU (Business Unit) project portfolio for worldwide Finance

Managed annual budget planning and forecasting; monthly variance analysis and reporting for all BUs

Supported business adoption of NPS and led process improvement initiatives in Recovery Media, KPIs, Customer Service and Sales using LSS tools

Senior Project Manager

D+H (Finastra), Mississauga, Ontario 2010- 2014

Enhanced IT infrastructure and applications to meet business challenges.

Led global teams of 5-25 with budget of up to 10M working with vendors and clients like Verint, HP, Cognos, IBM, PC Financial, M1S and Government

Relocated Data Center operations, upgraded Witness Call Recording application, outsourced security maintenance, enhanced Student Loan platform for new government regulations and company divesture

Analyzed business requirements and implemented Budgeting & Financial Consolidation application for Finance. Monitored costs to gain insights and ensure budget variance risks were identified and controlled

Senior Project Manager

OpenText Corporation/ RIM, Waterloo, Ontario 2009- 2010

Augmented business capability by enhancing the functionality of applications and processes.

Reviewed business requirements, performed gap analysis and cost benefit analysis to assess build vs. buy decision

Evaluated BI, PPM, EBCM and CRM tools and managed implementations like Salesforce and Clarity and partnered with cross functional teams of 5-15 managing budget of up to 10M

Project Manager

Purolator, Mississauga, Ontario 2005- 2009

Supported the corporate technology needs by streamlining business processes.

Facilitated global teams to ensure successful implementations of projects ranging from 50K to 10 million for Kewill Freight (integrating CLI with Kewill & SAP), Salesforce (Replacing Claims with hosted solution), SAP (upgrading from legacy to SAP), Sunlife Benefits (Creating interface between SAP & Sunlife), ESOP (Integrating SAP to Compushare) etc.

Led teams comprising of internal business owners & external vendors like Innovapost, CGI, Accenture, SunLife, Salesforce, SAP & Computershare for on successful delivery of projects using SDLC and Agile

Monitored project funding and costs to ensure business controls and mitigate budget overruns

Decision Support Consultant

Trillium Health Centre, Etobicoke 2002- 2005

Streamlined the financial and IT needs of Health Systems within the hospital.

Managed annual budget planning and forecasting process

Analyze trends to understand the fiscal health and mitigate any risks to the organization

Developed KPIs to establish benchmarks, assess performance and ensure positive business outcomes

Successfully managed selection and implementation of BI solution (Cognos) of over 2 million to integrate Meditech ERP system. Worked with teams (vendors, IT partners & internal stakeholders) to enhance the existing legacy systems and improve decision making capabilities

Technical Systems Manager

BCE Emergis, Oakville, Ontario 2000- 2002

Developed and maintained e-commerce database driven applications allowing online credit card processing and EDI exchange.

Successfully led a team of Solution Technologists and EDI Mappers for B2B/B2C projects through SDLC and implemented major solutions and their upgrades. Updated & maintained websites / databases/ reports to support users using Java, CSS, HTML, Visual Basic and SQL

Technical Skills

Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio, Project, PowerPivot, OneNote, Teams, Power BI.

Access, SQL, Crystal Reports, IBM Cognos, Tableau, QlikView

Meditech, SalesForce, SAP(FICO/SD/HR), Clarity PPM, HP PPM Centre, Minitab, Planview

Waterfall, Agile, Lean, Scrum.

Education

MBA, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India

BS (Hons) Chemistry, Delhi University, India

Computer Programming and Internet Application Professional Diploma, Toronto, Canada

Certifications

PMP

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSS BB)

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