Business Operations and Finance Manager

Summary Qualifications:

Strong technical and business experience with a successful track record in strategic planning, contract management, project management, and software design & development. Proven ability to analyze an organization's critical business requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities. Capacity to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions for increased operational efficiencies.

Areas of Expertise:

· Vendor/ Offshore partner relationship management (US, UK, India, China & Singapore)

· Financial Planning & Management; budgeting, forecasting & variance analysis

· Process re-engineering; Lean Six Sigma approach; Agile SW development process

· Hyperion & EssBase system; MS Excel; Word, Power Point & MS Project

· User of Oracle 11i Financials

· Sarbanes and Oxley compliance standard

· Project/Team Management

· Software Development Life Cycle

Education

Master of Business Administration - Duel Concentration Finance and Competitive Strategy, 2006

William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering - Majors in Machine Design, Heat and Thermodynamics, 1994

Regional Engineering College, Durgapur, West Bengal; India

Academic Scholarship Recipient from the State Government Education Ministry

Professional Experience

Xerox Corporation, Rochester NY 2000-2009

Resource Planning & Management – Operations Excellence Team (2008-2009)

Responsible for planning, budgeting, monthly tracking & forecasting both the labor and non-labor resources for the group; it was a cross functional role with 9 budget centers & the total budget of $56.5 M.

· Established monthly audit process.

· Prepared and presented monthly finance report to the senior management.

· Documented budget variance analysis in each monthly audit report and follow through the action table.

Offshore Program Manager – Operations Excellence Team (2007-2009)

Responsible and Accountable for all the offshore software development activities and strategies of XOG (Xerox Office Group – Software & Electronics); a total budget of $10.5 M.

· Established quarterly Operations review process for each of the four offshore partners in order to bring productivity, effectiveness and transparency.

· Created a six-sigma based model to develop offshore strategy for the Software and Electronics Delivery Unit of XOG.

· Initiated and implemented a cost optimization strategy by partnering with a local apartment management company for providing accommodations to the engineers coming on long term assignments. This initiative resulted in an annual savings of ~$100K.

· Successfully established a new B2B IT link between Xerox, Rochester and Celstream, India by working with several business partners.

Senior Software Engineer – Client Platform Solutions Team (2000 - 2007)

Responsible for designing, developing and delivering a set of client applications for all Xerox products meeting their individual launch schedules.

· Saved annually $150K in software production costs by designing and executing a strategy plan for the windows common components for all the Xerox devices.

· Conceived, initiated and developed a strategy plan for the functional group and recommended performance measures for improving productivity and profitability.

· Designed and developed workflow improvement applications that enabled Xerox to capture three major contracts from competitors worth $20M.

· Initiated and formulated QA testing strategy for the common components for all Xerox devices – with projected $90K in savings annually.

· Filed a patent application, currently pending at the US patent office.

Wipro Technologies Ltd, 1997-2000

Systems Manager, Santa Clara, CA (1998-2000)

Responsible for successfully delivering the project assigned to the client and was recognized for my contribution to the team work.

· Saved 5% in project development costs at FEI (a Philips subsidiary) by designing an “Object Oriented” framework for their imaging solutions.

· Contracted as software consultant with Xerox Corporation in designing and developing software solutions.

Senior Software Engineer/Module lead, Bangalore, India (1997-1998)

As a module leader, was responsible for delivering the Socket layer for the PCMCIA solution delivered for Hitachi, Japan.

· Designed, developed and delivered PCMCIA based software solutions used in a hand held device for Hitachi, Japan that exceeded client’s expectations.

· Designed, developed and installed a Client-Server based software solutions for Toshiba, Japan. Achieved zero defect qualification status for their employee tracking system.

Indian Space Research Organization, Bangalore, India 1996-1997

Scientist – Satellite Lab

Responsible for modeling satellite structures in CAD and analyzing the structural integrity for various load conditions. Was also responsible for a research project on the CFRP material usage in Satellite structures.

· Designed and analyzed Satellite Structural components (following the MIL standards for Space technology) that were incorporated into the INSAT 2E test modules.

· Guided a project intern on designing Satellite components using CFRP material.

Development Consultants Ltd. , Calcutta, India 1994-1996

Design Engineer, Power Plant Engineering (Mechanical)

Responsible for designing the conveyor belt system for a Coal Handling Plant, vendor selection, and provide engineering recommendations to the client.

· Saved four person months of work by developing an automated Excel based software solution for designing the conveyor belt subsystem following CEMA standard in a coal fired Power Plant setup for BHPE Kinhill, Australia.

Professional Affiliations and Certifications

· Completed Jensen’s (Mike Jensen) Leadership course and Yellow Belt training course.

· Completed Exploring Management & Yellow Belt training courses at Xerox

· Elected as ACT (Asians Coming Together) Rochester chapter President

· Completed Crucial Conversations training

· Professional membership with Financial Management Association, Simon Consulting Group & LinkedIn.

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