Raj Waghray

Volunteer Faculty at Art of Living Foundation

Mysore Area, India

Current
  • Volunteer Faculty at Art of Living Foundation
Past
Education
  • Birla Institute of Technology
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Industry
Computer Software
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Raj Waghray’s Summary

I am currently on a short sabbatical from the IT Industry and volunteering my time with the Art of Living Foundation, doing several exciting things - I teach the Art of Living's APEX program for the Corporates, the hugely popular Part 1 program for general public and devote my time towards social causes and projects that the Foundation undertakes.

I have over 16 years of experience in the IT industry and have grown through the ranks to a leadership position leading large teams. I have a strong technology background coupled with strong program and project management experience.

I have managed multiple large, risky and complex internet based application development projects for global customers in various domains such as Information, Media, Print and Publishing, Life Sciences, Travel and Hospitality. I am a trained life coach and have leveraged my people skills to build strong teams at work.

In my last role at Cognizant Technology Solutions, I was leading the Technology Consulting Group within the Information and Media (IME) Vertical at Bangalore center.

I have certifications in Project Management from PMI (2002 - 2005) and am also a Certified TOGAF Enterprise Architect (2008).

Raj Waghray’s Specialties:

Offshore Delivery Management of Large and Complex Application Development projects, Program and Project Management, Client Relationship Management, Business Development, Enterprise Architecture, JEE and Web 2.0 Technology


Raj Waghray’s Experience

  • Volunteer Faculty

    Art of Living Foundation

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    July 2008Present (1 year 1 month)

    Teaching the Art of Living Leadership program - APEX (Achieving Personal Excellence) to Corporates, and the Art of Living flagship program - The Part 1 Program to general public. These courses help eliminate stress and enable individuals to access deeper resources within and take more responsibility to lead a fulfilling life. I also mentor and coach volunteers and volunteer my time towards social causes through the Foundation.

  • Senior Manager - Technology Consulting Group (IME Vertical)

    Cognizant Technology Solutions

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CTSH; Information Technology and Services industry)

    October 2007June 2008 (9 months)

    Senior Manager with the Information and Media Technology Consulting Group leading the groups initiative at Cognizant's Bangalore Centre. Responsible include building strong technology competency within the practice, architecting solutions, working closely with the business groups and help win new business. Also responsible for Delivery Assurance.

  • Senior Manager

    Cognizant Technology Solutions

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CTSH; Computer Software industry)

    March 2004September 2007 (3 years 7 months)

    Vertical Services Lead within the Advanced Solutions Group for IME, Hospitality and Life Sciences verticals. Responsible for Delivery of large and complex application development engagements. Had P&L responsibility and have managed large teams (~ 250 people).

  • Project Manager

    Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ACN; Computer Software industry)

    January 2002December 2003 (2 years)

    Project Manager for a large UK Govt. Project. Managed a large team of about 80 developers.

    Contributed to various initiatives such as recruitment, identifying and delivering training program for new hires etc helping ACN get off the ground in Bangalore.

  • Project Manager

    Cognizant Technology Solutions

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; CTSH; Computer Software industry)

    January 2000November 2003 (3 years 11 months)

    Started as Lead Architect (ebiz) and then took a lateral move into Project Management.

  • Project Manager

    LEC (India) Software Center Pvt Ltd

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

    April 1995December 2000 (5 years 9 months)

    Started as a Senior Software Engineer and got promoted to PM position in Nov 1998.

    Designed and Developed applications using Object Oriented Technologies - OMT and UML.

  • Systems Analyst

    Texas Instruments (India) Pvt Ltd

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

    July 1992March 1995 (2 years 9 months)

    Developed applications using IEF.
    Tested newer releases of IEF.


Raj Waghray’s Education

  • Birla Institute of Technology

    MCA , Computer Application , July 1989July 1992


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Raj Waghray’s Interests:

Offshore Delivery, Software Metrics, Estimation, Technology, Software Architecture, Software Design, Meditation and Yoga


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