Senior Project/Program Manager

Rahul Kumar Vadiala, CSM

Senior Project/Program Manager

Ph: 510-***-****

Email: ************@*****.***

SUMMARY:

Skilled and focused professional with over 18 years of experience in the IT industry and with 12 years of managing end-end system implementations, support and custom application development, Data Analysis and Reporting

Detail-oriented Program Manager and strategic solutions provider with outstanding project management and conflict management skills

Known for delivering innovative solutions, and effectively using Agile, Waterfall and hybrid methodologies

Skilled in strategically leading and mentoring cross-functional IT teams to deliver excellence and value to various domains such as Supply Chain, Finance, HCM, Product Lifecycle Management

Well exposure and experience in all phases of SDLC – right from Initiation phase till Project closure and Maintenance

Strong experience in Gap-analysis, Reconciliations and Reporting

Highly proficient in project planning, scheduling and resource management and maintaining comprehensive project documentation

Well versed to deliver large complex programs with various cross-functional teams by solving problems and resource conflicts in a fast-paced environment.

Effective verbal and written communication skills to interact with various stakeholders, strong presentation skills, and meeting facilitation skills. A strong problem solver and self-motivator and motivates the team as well

Areas of Expertise

IT Project/Program Management

Strategic Planning & Execution

Roadmap & Strategy

Agile Development/Scrum

Integration

Risk Management

Vendor Management

Requirement Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Offshore Team co-ordination

Communication & Presentations

Team Building & Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration

Process Improvement

Change Management

Resource Planning

Business Analysis

SKILLSET

Project Management, Project Planning, Project Execution & Tracking, Resource Scheduling, Customer Service, Cutover Planning, Postproduction Support

Technologies: SQL, PL/SQL, Workflows, SOA, BPEL, WebLogic, XML, XSLT, UNIX, Linux

Techno-Functional: Oracle Project Accounting, Project Costing, Project Billing, Oracle Time & Labor, Inventory, Engineering, Bills Of Material (BOM), HRMS, RevPro, Agile PLM, Agile-Oracle ERP Process Integration Pack (PIP)

Tools: Toad, SQL Developer, J Developer, MS Office, MS Project, Atlassian Jira, Confluence

Databases: Oracle 19c/12c/11g/10g

Professional Experience

Cloud Software Group - Santa Clara, CA May 2023 – Till Date

Technical Project Manager

Project: Oracle Cloud Implementation – HCM Module

Responsibilities:

Contributed to all phases of SDLC – requirements, design, implementation, testing, release and documentation for the Oracle Cloud Implementation of Human Capital Management (HCM) module

Developed and managed detailed project plans ensuring alignment with business goals and timelines

Tracked project budgets, managed resources and ensured projects stay on track financially

Accountable for managing/tracking project milestones, timeline, and overall deliverables

Established strong relationships with the stakeholders to ensure that the solutions meet their needs

Supervised the Workday to Oracle Cloud HCM integration project and supplied technical/functional support to business during SIT/UAT

Worked with teams from Finance, HR, IT, Operations and other departments to ensure project success

Developed and executed test plans to ensure that the solutions meet the business requirements

Managed the cutover plan which included multiple data conversions requiring touch points with global cross functional teams.

Consulted with all levels of high-level management on a weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly basis, made recommendations regarding changing the strategy to work with the vendor and influenced decision making

Provided regular status updates, highlighted risks and led steering committee meetings

Built relevant metrics in JIRA and Confluence that help team see how they are progressing and provide stakeholders insight regarding the performance of the project and team

Engaged in creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation including schedules, reviews, process documents, risk analysis, etc.

Highly proficient in working with tools like MS Project, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Sheets, Google Docs, Program management tools like Service Now, Jira, Confluence, and Collaboration tools like Zoom, Webex, Slack and MS Teams

Cloud Software Group - Santa Clara, CA Oct 2022 – May 2024

Technical Project Manager

Project: Oracle Projects Module Integrations and Support

Responsibilities:

Accountable for all phases of SDLC – requirements, design, implementation, testing, release and documentation for below two complex integration projects. Effectively managed and delivered these projects within the scheduled timeframe

-SFDC to Oracle Projects Module for automated project creation

-Oracle Projects Module to RevPro for pushing Project revenue and billing transactions

Developed solutions to address business needs, and creating detailed specifications for implementation

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and implement process improvements

Supervised the team in Onsite and Offshore for Production Support and Maintenance activities

Led the team in fulfilling reporting needs of business in Oracle applications

Accountable for Production support and enhancements in Oracle PSG operations (Project Costing, Project Billing) and Timesheet Operations

Collaborated with business on process improvements to avoid repetitive issues

Directed the Sprint planning for development and enhancement tasks and held bi-weekly Sprint status calls to make sure the tasks stay on track

Conducted cutover planning and operational readiness assessments to provide an effective transition into production

Hitachi Vantara - Santa Clara, CA Apr 2018 – Oct 2022

Delivery Manager

Clients: Keysight Technologies, Bloom Energy, SPX Corporation, Orthofix Medical

Responsibilities:

Successfully managed and delivered 15+ Agile PLM and Process Integration Pack (PIP) implementations/upgrades

Project planning: Responsibilities are planning and conducting project kickoff meetings, defining project scope, facilitating technical/operational requirements identification, developed detailed project plans, project budget or anticipated savings, and established a framework for the management of on-going project activities

Project execution and tracking: Managed the project management process, including leading project meetings

Addressed project challenges and roadblocks to keep projects on schedule

Experienced in identifying potential risks by updating RAID log daily and developing strategies to mitigate them, ensuring that projects stay on track

Partnered with functional teams during initiation, plan, design, deployment, and post deployment phases

Participated in Pre-planning activities while estimating the efforts, budgets and resources

Furnished technical support during the Client’s validation cycles (CRP/SIT/UAT)

Requirement gathering for customizations and providing work estimates

Preparing SOWs & Change Orders

Hitachi Vantara – Santa Clara, CA Mar 2012 – Mar 2018

IT Project Manager / Onsite Lead

Clients: Elkay Manufacturing, TCI, IXIA, Ultradent, Arris, PCTEL, Intrado, SafeNet

Responsibilities:

Supervised 20+ Agile PLM and Process Integration Pack (PIP) implementations/upgrades

Customer Service: Actively engaged clients through all phases of the project life cycle, ensuring client satisfaction and compliance through timely communication and consistent completion of deliverables within scheduled timelines

Managed team of 10 members, including 8 offshore developers

Scoping and Requirements gathering by collaborating with all business and IT stakeholders and crossflow teams

Represented project to stakeholders and program management peers

Established and implemented best practices for consistent project execution

Oversaw end-to-end project lifecycle, ensuring quality and compliance

Prepared test cases and involved in end-to-end integration testing

Provided functional training to the client

Mentored team members and fostered a culture of continuous learning

Effectively communicated in both verbal and written forms with offshore team and client teams

Presented regular reports and updates to senior leadership

Preparing SOWs & Change Orders

Hitachi Software Consulting Services, India Apr 2010 – Feb 2012

Senior Software Consultant

Clients: EXAR, American Super Conductor, LGS Innovations, Model N

Responsibilities:

Executed the Oracle Database, SOA Suite & Process Integration Pack (PIP) installation and configurations

Performed Agile PLM and Oracle EBS setups and applying patches required for the PIP

Implemented the integration customizations as per the Client requirements

Developed test cases and participated in end-to-end integration testing

Contributed to fixing the data issues in Agile PLM, PIP and Oracle EBS

Prepared PIP configuration and Install documents

Provided PIP operational training to the Clients

Offered technical support during the Client’s validation cycles (CRP/SIT/UAT)

Furnished the Clients with regular on call support in resolving the integration issues

Sierra Atlantic, India Jul 2006 – Mar 2010

Software Consultant

Clients: Juniper Networks, Invitrogen

Responsibilities:

Java development/enhancements

Bug fixing

Support and maintenance activities

Writing DB scripts

PL/SQL programming

Configuration Management (SVN, CVS and VSS)

Build and Deployment

Testing (functional, unit)

Education and Certifications

B.E. in Industrial Engineering from Nagpur University, India

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Scrum Alliance – Aug 2024 (valid until Aug 2026)

Oracle SOA Suite 11g Implementation Specialist Certification – Jun 2013

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