Applications Sr. Manager

Santosh Mahabaleshwar, PMP, CPIM

Information Technology Applications SR. Manager

Highly accomplished visionary IT professional with over 16 years of software engineering and more than 8 years of IT management experience with background in leading cross-functional and global teams, providing strategic planning, strong leadership, and project management within growing organizations. Results-oriented, decisive leader, with proven success in configuration and management of Oracle applications, BI, systems integration, migrations, and implementation.

Key Accomplishments include:

* Managed Oracle Applications R12 implementation

* Managed Oracle Applications global instance upgrade from version 11.5.7 to 11.5.10

* Successfully managed integration Oracle Applications and Siebel integration.

* Managed business unit divestures and acquisition integrations.

* Sarbanes-Oxley policies and controls for IT.

* Managed SAP and Oracle Applications integration.

* Managed AOP of more than 4 million dollars.

* Managed Application support outsourcing.

* Implemented BI (OBIEE) and Siebel On Demand

* Managed other applications like BI(Business Objects) and PLM(Agile), BroadVision

Business Skills Summary:

- Strategic Technology Planning - Vendor Management

- Contract Negotiation - IT Policy/Procedure development

- Staff Leadership - Employee Hiring/Retention

- SOX Compliance - Technology Acquisition

- Outsourcing Management - Off Shore Management

- Budget Accountability - IT operations Management

- Team building and mentoring - Business expectation Management

Applications Skills Summary:

Application Modules/products Oracle Inventory, Order Capture, Order Management, Oracle Bill of Materials, Oracle Manufacturing, Advanced Supply chain planning(ASCP),Oracle Purchasing, Oracle Accounts Payable, Oracle General Ledger, Oracle Global Accounting Engine, Oracle Accounts Receivables, TCA, Oracle warehouse Management, Oracle iStore, Oracle iPayment, Oracle iProcurement, Oracle iSupplier Portal, Oracle XML Publisher, Oracle Field Sales. Service Request, Install Base, Depot Repair, iSupport. OBI, PLM (MatrixOne), BroadVision, TIBCO

Technology/Tools Oracle Applications R12, 11i(11.5.10,11.5.7, 11.5.5), 10.7 SC, 10.7, 10.6; OBIEE 10.1.3.3.2,Oracle Forms 6i, 4.5, 3.0 & 2.3; Oracle Reports 6i & 2.5; AOL; Discoverer SQL*Plus; SQL*Loader; PL/SQL , JDeveloper, HTML, JavaScript, JDK, J2EE, JSP, Servlet, EJB, XML, OAF, SOA, SOAP, Mercury Tools (Load Runner, Win Runner, IT Governance tool), Outer Bay archiving tool, Logical Apps. MS Projects, MS word, MS Excel.

Employment History (Last 10 years):

Aug 2007 – Present UTStarcom Manager BI and CRM/ Managing Consultant

Jan 2007 - July 2007 JDSU Applications Manager

Jan 2002 - Jan 2007 Agilent Technologies Delivery Manager

Nov1997 - Jan 2002 Oracle Corporation Implementation Manager

Experience Details

UTStarcom, Alameda, CA Aug 2007 – Present

Manager BI and CRM Applications

Projects and Accomplishments:

OBI-EE Implementation -

- Directed the administration of tasks related to the configurations of OBIEE

- Directed and managed data model design for custom warehouse

- Managed development team of 5 members for creation of custom ETL maps using

Informatica, development of custom SQL to extract formatted data for custom dash

board

Siebel On-Demand Implementation –

- Implemented Siebel on Demand for Sales team for one of the business unit in

UTStarcom.

- Worked with business managers and users to gather and understand the business requirements

- Worked with On Demand team to configure and set the sales module as per

business requirements

- Supported various testing cycles as well as provided after production support

Managing Consultant

Planned, directed and managed this fresh implementation of Oracle Applications Release 12.1. Command highly talented cross-functional team (20 members) charged to deliver various functional, technical and process solutions.

Projects and Accomplishments:

R12 implementation -

- Delivered staff support and mentoring

- Managed customer’s expectations

- Generated implementation plans, provided inputs to instance plans

- Supported various IT and business test cycles

- Managed cutover plans

- Managed risks and budget

- Managed on time project delivery

JDSU, Milpitas, CA Jan 2007 - Aug 2007

Applications Development Manager

Managed team of 15 members (Business Analyst and technical leads) to deliver various business process enhancements in Order Management, Depot repair, Manufacturing and Finance area of Oracle Applications. Developed IT polices, procedures and standards for change management, release management and configuration management.

Developed integration procedures and standards to integrate new acquisitions with global oracle applications instance.

Projects and Accomplishments:

- Directed and managed all aspects of Oracle applications integration for two business acquisitions

- Managed SOX process implementation

- Designed and Implemented new release management process

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, Santa Clara, CA Jan 2002 - Jan 2007

Delivery Manager

Directed all aspects of IT department, providing management, mentoring, and training to over 20 onsite and offshore members, providing development, deployment, and enterprise business solutions for Oracle Applications. Provided full lifecycle project management from planning to implementation. Collaborate with all levels of staff and management to obtain project requirements and communicate status. Developed and implemented IT policies and procedures. Coordinate with vendors and technical consultants. Handled data management and migration for various applications. Ensured Sarbanes-Oxley compliancy. Document requirements for release of technical objects.

Managed and directed PLM(MatrixOne) team of 5 members including DBAs and developers.

Projects and Accomplishments:

- Completed large-scale Oracle application instance upgrade and merge project from 11.5.7 to 11.5.10, including the merge of 2 ERP instances into 1, including directing team of 25 global staff members.

- Formulated and prototyped new architecture for interfaces and CFD using Oracle SOA and XML publisher.

- Directed and managed all aspects of Oracle applications solutions delivery for business unit sale and spin off from project scope through implementation. Handled financial carve out, data migration, user access.

- Streamlined processes through automation of polices for implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley controls, including key business flows. Provided integration between Logical applications and Oracle applications for tracking of financial transactions and control of application access.

- Key member of team that defined change management processes for application planned and unplanned changes.

- Spearheaded integration between Oracle iStore and Broadvision, providing content integration with Oracle iStore. Provided ease of use for online orders, customer specific pricing, and customized configurator, utilizing J2EE framework and iStore / JTF framework.

- Managed outsourcing for support of Oracle Application instances.

ORACLE CORPORATION, Redwood City, CA Nov 1997 – Jan 2002

Implementation Manager

Directed up to 10 global staff members, charged with planning, designing, and deployment of enterprise business solutions for Oracle applications. Ensured all projects completed on time and in budget. Collaborated with management and company stakeholders to provide up-to-date information. Gathered business requirements and implemented highly effective solutions. Provided team building, management, and mentoring to staff members. Completed employee performance reviews. Developed comprehensive documentation for staff members, management, and clients.

Projects and Accomplishments:

* Successfully completed full lifecycle project management of CFD (Customer Facing Documents) architecture, development, and deployment, including development of Oracle XML reports and integration with third part tools. Streamlined technical development, utilizing Clearcase and Kintana implementation. Completed project within 1700 man days.

* Managed development of new extensions and customizations of existing business flows for Retailers Market Exchange, utilizing Java, iStore/ JTF frame work, and Oracle development tools.

* Provided team leadership in implementation of iProcedure, as well as development of procurement interfaces, providing automation of non-production related items for Boeing.

* Implemented Oracle CRM modules, including Field Sales and Tele Sales for Hewlett-Packard.

* Team lead for design and implementation of customized extensions, including accounting rule engine and user forms.

ICIM INTERNATIONAL INC, SAN Jose, CA 1996 - 1997

KSB Pumps, Pune, India 1995 - 1996

Advani-Oerlikon Ltd, Pune, India 1991 - 1995

Technical Lead

Worked as technical lead in development and deployment of various business process solution using Oracle Applications and Oracle database.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Electronics Engineering

Shivaji University Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI

Certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) from APICS

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