
ERP Advisory Services Lead @ Cognizant
Greater New York City Area

ERP Advisory Services Lead @ Cognizant
Greater New York City Area
ADDING VALUE TO CLIENTS: Project & program management experience within methodology framework ensures adequate project management processes & tools throughout a program. Business process / industry knowledge & experience ensures ability to provide business solutions beyond system features. Exposure to the Gartner group acclaimed offshore delivery model provides clients with a risk solution architecture, engagement model, terms & conditions for outsourced engagements
ADDING VALUE TO THE FIRM: Have set up operating models of “green field” initiatives. Defined new practice group offerings in terms of solution, target market, skill requirement & engagement deliverables. Experience in working & maintaining relations with global teams & clients; managing teams from various ethnic cultures and different collaborative environments (like combinations of onsite, offsite, near shore, offshore operating models) provides ability to create high performance teams. Experience in defining & implementing risk management plans mitigate risk of the delivery organization.
ADDING VALUE TO PEOPLE: Have managed teams to enable them to perform collectively in the formal roles of project manager and first level / second level people manager. Have the ability of motivate team members and increase their execution capability. Have mentored and coached colleagues, reports and peers.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CTSH; Computer Software industry)
October 2005 — Present (3 years 10 months)
Leads ERP Strategic Advisory Services in business process & applcations * New offerings development * ERP maintenance and development support in the outsourcing/"best-shoring" model * Business operations management * CMMI process championing * Resource Managment & Talent development
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Software industry)
October 2002 — September 2005 (3 years)
Managed ERP (PeopleSoft) Implementations at Toyota, IBM, Birlasoft. * PeopleSoft Competency Lead, ASEAN/SA, BCS Solutions Group, IBM Business Consulting Services * Method Exponent, Delivery Excellence Champion, People Manager * Business Development support - proposal management for a major Media & Publication house* Solution architecting & engagment management for Automotive and Professional Services organizations
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2000 — September 2002 (2 years 7 months)
Practice manager - eBusiness practice, PeopleSoft practice * Managed eBusiness strategy and portal engagements * Managed ERP implementation * Finanical/Distribution solutions and engagement for Process manufacturing (Tobacco) and discreet manufacturing, Financial Securities, Career management, Online marketplace, Automotive manufacturing
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
October 1999 — February 2000 (5 months)
SAP R/3 CIN implementation * SAP R/3 Treasury exposure * Financial & Statutory accounting in Manufacturing Group company
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1999 — September 1999 (4 months)
SAP FI/CO consultant
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 1991 — April 1999 (8 years 1 month)
Managed/Lead FI-CO Consultant in SAP R/3 implementaitons * Project Leads at Custom Software engagments * Systems Analyst & Designer * Instructional Design Analyst/Designer * Strategic Information Systems Planning * Financial Policies implementation (Financial Rehabilitation engagement) * Information System Risk Management * Financial accounting, Cost Accounting, Production Information system, Advertisement management & accounting for Process Manufacturing, Pubishing, Plant Construction & Engineering sectors * Business development - proposals, solution architecting