Project Manager

LALIT R. WADDEPELLI

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Objective

Certified Project Management Professional with proven track record of working in multiple industries with a total project budget over $70 Million over a span of 20 years

I started my project management career in finance and real estate and gained organizational skills while setting up the Times of India Inc business in California. Thereafter I served as a project manager across finance, media and e-commerce at Arthamoney, Explocity and Snapdeal respectively. At Arthamoney, I managed the implementation and business operations of their inaugural contract for the acquisition and managed implementation of their integrated online solution platform. I have extensive experience in client and stake holder management, process improvement and standardization and tracking, KPI development, reporting and budgeting.

Throughout my career as a project manager, I have been recognized for my attention to detail, cultivating organizational, and interpersonal skills and building strong relationships. I am well versed with Agile Scrum Methodology and have used tools such as MS Project, Excel, SharePoint for schedule creation and resource coordination. My PM competencies include – Gantt management, task management, resource allocation, network diagramming, critical path and reporting SharePoint Administrator Process and Workflow Design Budget/Teams, and Program Budget Oversight. I have managed a staff of 12 direct reports.

Experienced in providing formal executive presentation to internal and external executives, project status reports, and stakeholders; RFP design & response, and coordination; Facilitating communication plan & design, execution, analysis and control policies.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In the capacity of Project Manager, collaborated with cross-functional teams, overseeing contracting, key accounts/relationship management, finances, subcontractors and other technical service divisions to ensure that strategic goals and business initiatives were understood and successfully implemented

Responsible for providing overall status of resource availability, and shortfalls in personnel availability and analysing schedule changes in relation to the impact on critical path, achieving key deliverables and the associated effects on other projects

Led participation in the research and development, planning and implementation for cross border remittance procedures and protocols; key respondent to the international media, received company exceptional performance award for leading the project-site establishment process

Effectively communicated impact of project resource scheduling to both internal and external clients

Actively participated in standing client meetings, virtual and in-person, to ascertain critical scheduling needs and responded to inquiries accordingly

Maintained and provided information to assist with resource planning, GAP analysis and facility expansion

Created and managed a multi-dimensional dynamic SharePoint site comprised of a magnitude of reports and data, which serviced the robust needs of staff and provided an overarching view of the resource landscape

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Strategic Thinking

Organizational Culture

Change Management

Stakeholder Management

Project Charter

Project Planning

Risk Management

Task Estimation

Business Development

Agile Methodology

Lean Six-Sigma

SME: Finance, Real-Estate

WORK EXPERIENCE

ZENRI, LLC October 2022 to Present

Project Manager

Creating long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines

Delegating tasks on the project to the team’s best positioned to complete them

Enabling decision-making when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project

Serving as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy

Communicating with executives or the stakeholders to keep the said project aligned with the goals

Performing quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected

Managing Scrum events, adjusting schedules and targets on the project scope as needed or financing for the project change

Accomplishments

Helped streamline data flow and improved the quality of usable data by 85%

Reduced project costs by $25000 by implementing cost-effective strategies such as negotiating better vendor payment terms from time & material to retainer based (fixed).

Resolved multiple internal conflicts, by mediating teams, and making important decisions

Introduced a unique project scope and objective definition project, decreasing misunderstandings

Improved company value proposition to its customers by leveraging multiple channels

Managing implementation of email marketing application which uses Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Influenced external and internal stakeholders to get buy-ins on critical project deliverables

Knowledge of Data Warehousing & ETL techniques.

Thrivesys, LLC September 2021 to September 2022

Project Consultant

Introduced a project performance management system that was considered 50% more efficient than the one already being followed

Trained 12 newly hired project personnel, as part of their induction program

Improved ties with the sister company, ZeNRI, LLC, consequently, decreased communication gaps

Implemented community outreach tasks, as a result, boosted consumer interest

Met an almost impossible deadline, by working through weekends

Launched 5 outreach campaigns as part of a much bigger marketing project

Accomplishments

Increased productivity by 27%. This was achieved by automating many of the manual data entry tasks associated with their order management system and their ERP system.

Improved client web presence by streamlining the look and feel and providing easier navigation.

Ported original legacy website to new platform (using Magento) that was best suited for client needs.

Xanadu Realty September 2020 to August 2021

Project Head

Ensured quality and consistency across multiple projects with the use of project planning, scheduling, scope, and risk management, status reporting, change control and issues resolution

Worked with a diverse team, resolve interpersonal conflicts, motivated and developed team members and influenced stakeholders and key decision-makers

Managed the overall project at the client’s site and achieve the desired results within the set time frame

Controlled the overall budget through effective method of cost benefit analysis

Streamlined the site process and ensured smooth flow of communication to each team during launch

Worked closely with the sales strategy, marketing and CRM team to interface launch execution

Conducted periodic reviews with the team and the client to update the progress

Gadgil Developers Pvt Ltd October 2018 to March 2020

Business Manager

Managed the overall Profit and loss of the real estate division with profit over 26% EPBT

Individually handled the management high value property divestment through networking with internal customers

Managed new franchise for the jewellery brand, P N Gadgil in the US market (primarily 5 cities, viz., Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas and New York City

Devised a resource management system, decreasing allocation time by 20%.

Closely worked with the marketing team from conceptualising, designing and execution to ensure effective ROI

Maintaining quick turn-around times (TATs) from the teams, viz., Sales, Marketing, CRM, finance and construction

Partham November 2017 to October 2018

General Manager

Following a standard project management methodology and execute a project plan that includes requirements analysis, scope, implementation, testing, and deployment

Primary focus on the international markets, viz., US, UK, GCC

Demonstrated products and services as deemed necessary by clients and different teams

Engaged with agencies for a 360 degrees marketing campaigns to create brand awareness and lead generation

Managed social media with various campaign like look-alike and optimized the campaigns for better results

Worked closely with the stakeholders to align the task with the vision of the company

Smart NRI Realty, LLC November 2016 to October 2017

Project Manager

Managed the entire business life-cycle from planning to tactical activities for associated Indian builders and clients

Planned and executed Go-to-Market strategy along with time-to-market, the competitive advantages and overall profitability

Worked with various associations and regional associations in the United States, set the requirements, priorities and direction for business and brand building, bringing the customer and business perspective to the discussion

Work closely with Indian builder to provide client & market feedback, suggest marketing campaigns and outcomes

Managed client requirements, collaborate with builders in India and supervise closely with the offshore support team

Lodha Group December 2014 to October 2016

General Manager- North America

Responsible for the overall business operation for North America major states like Calfornia, New York, New Jersey and Texas

Developed channel partners at important location like Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Jersey City, New York city

Accomplishments:

Independently contributed 20% to the USA business overall achievement, i.e. INR 1.7bn

Designed, plan and executed 11 events across North American and generated INR 1.5bn

Brand Estate – ‘Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.’ June 2013 to December 2014

Responsible for coordinating Real Estate divestment business of BCCL/BETL properties -

oManaged portfolio worth of INR 15bn across Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad

oIndependently handled HNI clients for high ticket transactions worth INR 50mn and above

Key role in driving teams through empanelled channel partners/IPCs viz., CBRE, JLL and Prop-tiger

Snapdeal (Jasper Infotech Pvt. Ltd.) January 2011 to June 2013

Marketing Manager

Popularise Snapdeal thru Snapdeal Store – Offline Sales Channel

Responsible for developing Distributors and Agents network across India

Responsible for driving transactions from Distributors and Agents

Conceptualise, Plan and Executed innovative campaigns for Team, Agents and Distributors

Manage and drove business through team support and co-ordination. Actively reached out to brands with Snapdeal’s proposition for alliance

BTF Publishing Pvt. Ltd. (explocity.com) July 2010 – January 2011

Manager

Times Group December 2001 – December 2008

Artha Money Ltd., Times Group, June 2008 – December 2008

Manager – NRI Business

Times of money, Inc., June 2005 – June 2008

Project Executive

Times of money Ltd. December 2001 – May 2005

Assistant Manager

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

November 2022 Certified Scrum Master® (CSM®)

Scrum Alliance®

Credential ID: 1690720

November 2022 Pursuing PMP certification from Google, LLC

Key Topics: Agile Project Management,

Strategic Communications, Stakeholder Management.

April 2001 Bachelors of Commerce: Mathematics

SIWS College of Commerce & Economics,

Mumbai University, India

August 2000 Certification in Network–Centered Computing,

a.Unix, Programming Logic and Techniques

b.RDBMS concepts

c.Sybase SQL Server

d.C++ programming

e.Software Engineering

f.SEI, CMM and ISO concepts

The Academic Council of NIIT, Mumbai, India

Certification in Communication Skills & Personality Development

Academic Council of NIIT, NIS Sparta, Mumbai, India

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programing: Client/Server Application Development and Object-Oriented Programming using Sybase SQL server, DB-Library and C++

Office Suite Software: Advanced MS Office including Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, SharePoint and Word

ERP & CRM systems – Salesforce, LeadSquare

Cloud-based data access and sharing software — Dropbox; Google Drive; Microsoft SharePoint

Content workflow software — Atlassian JIRA

Data base user interface and query software — Microsoft Access

Electronic mail software — Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook

Operating system software — Apple macOS; Microsoft Windows

Presentation software — Google Slides; Microsoft PowerPoint

Project management software: Google Classroom; Microsoft Project; Microsoft Teams

Video conferencing software — Cisco Webex; Google Meet; Zoom

Web page creation and editing software — Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marathi and Telegu

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