Project Manager Management

Vinayak Godbole

Phone: 626-***-**** Available: M-F PST Time Zone Email: ************@*****.*** LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinayak-godbole-66934911 SUMMARY

• Seasoned professional with experience in financial industry in custom banking products in Payments, Cards, Lockbox etc.

• Deep understanding of and experience with software development and infrastructure project lifecycles, and business planning, with a proven track record of success in multiple, complex projects.

• International experience in EMEA, APAC, North America regions

• Ability to build a strong network and relationships across Technology functions and the business units/functions.

• Knowledge of Waterfall and Agile methodology

• Strong problem solving and analytical/critical thinking skills.

• Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize work, multi-task across many assignments.

• Ability to assess the impact of new project requirements on an existing team workload.

• Ability to assess and resolve complex business problems/issues/risks and facilitate conflict management, issue resolution, and risk mitigation.

• Strong planning and estimating skills.

• Experience creating business requirements, project plans, project schedules, and associated project materials.

• Actively participated on projects, providing mentoring, providing guidance and feedback to develop skills of other team members.

• Extensive MS Office Tools (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook) experience and how to leverage and implement this with everyday project management scenarios.

• Excellent communication Skills

EDUCATION:

• Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. USA

• Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Instrumentation, Indore, India. TRAININGS:

• NetSuite Functional

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP: Completed NetSuite Functional Training (planning for certification) Productivity tool: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Smartsheet Programming: C++, Visual Basic

Project Defect tracking tools: JIRA, TestDirector

IDE: Eclipse, Visual Studio

Version Control tools: VSS, SVN

WORK EXPERIENCE

A. Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.: Apr 2005 - Sep 2016 Role: Consulting Senior Practice Director

End Clients: Citibank

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a Software Delivery Manager for managing programs in the Payments Domain in North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific region

• Profit and loss responsibility and financial/expense management.

• Accountable for people management, portfolio/delivery management and sales enablement.

• Interacted with executive levels both internal and external regarding matters that impact delivery outcomes.

• Managed a project governance structure with internal/external Executive leadership.

• Assessed and managed business risk in pursuit of overall delivering goals.

• Resolved staffing issues for complex engagements.

• Directed and ensured the implementation of operational policies through subordinate managers

• Participated in new deal pursuits related to new offerings

• Developed long-lasting client relationships building trust.

• Developed and mentored the people in my team to excel in their role, achieving great things for their career, our business, and our clients.

• Secure acceptance and approval of deliverables from the project Sponsor and stakeholders.

• Collaborated with my colleagues to create thought leadership and to improve the way we deliver to our clients.

• Conduct post-mortem session and document lessons learned. B. Yojana Systems (Pvt) Ltd.: Oct 1998 - Apr 2005

Role: Project Manager – Banking Product Development End Clients: Several banks like Comerica, Mellon, Zion and other financial institutions in the area of Check Image processing, Lockbox and Funds Transfer Responsibilities:

• Release and scope planning for product versions

• Develop project plans/schedules, monitor progress against project plans/schedules, publish updated project plans/schedules and revise plans/schedules to reflect delays, issues, and changes in scope.

• Develop and implement organization structure for each project including roles and responsibilities for each member of the project team.

• Manage and monitor day-to-day activity and provide direction to project team members.

• Develop supporting project management plans such as scope, cost, risk, schedule, quality, resourcing, procurement, and change management plans.

• Log all issues and risks. Escalate, when necessary, project issues and risks to project Sponsors, including impact and mitigation assessments and proposals.

• Own all project communication, including status reporting, risk management, and escalation of issues.

• Secure acceptance and approval of deliverables from the stakeholders.

• Conduct post-mortem session and document lessons learned.

• Ensure that all project deliverables and artifacts are stored and maintained in version control systems.

• Provide Post release production support.

C. Alfa Laval India Ltd.: Jul 1994 - Sep 1998

Role: Lead for implementation-Development of Digital control System End Clients: National Dairy Development Board, TetraPak Responsibilities:

• Lead for industrial automation for Dairy industry

• Designed and developed libraries for the Control System

• Created functional specification document.

• Developed and tested the software.

• Implemented the software at the client site with real-time integration with all instrumentation and machines.

• Created reports through the control system for client specific needs

• Provided production support post implementation.

• Participated planning and estimation of new proposals for Automation projects Work Authorization: H4-EAD

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