Karthiksai Chenna
Westfield,IN
Summary
Strategic Technical Manager possessing over 15 years of experience helping individuals and companies better utilize technology to achieve goals. Adept at IT team management and user support. Aiming to leverage advanced knowledge of process improvement development and implementation to add value to any team. Adept communicating complex concepts and technical roadmaps to everyone from Chief Technical Officers to Floor Workers. Accomplished at applying leadership to upgrading systems and operations, without dismissing invaluable human input and intuition.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Manager
Rich Products
08.2021 - Current
- Developed suggestions for technical process improvements to optimize resources.
- Liaised between business and technology units to manage delivery schedules for applications.
- Managed deliverable estimates, negotiated resource conflicts and allocated resources.
- Completed projects 30% faster than expected, exacting cost savings of $50000 per plant.
- Prepared reports and schedules with accuracy.
- Gathered requirements and maintained communication between project teams, internal clients and external stakeholders.
- Communicate cross-functionally with technology leaders across analysis, architecture, build, quality assurance, deployment and support teams on project execution.
- Prepared status charts for daily management meetings in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Met with clients to gather and understand requirements and coordinated with system administrators and directors to plan and schedule project activities.
- Cultivate positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
- Managed implementation of new technological improvements resulting in increased efficiency.
- Communicate best practices among on-site and external personnel to align efforts and goals.
- Analyzed project-related information and made recommendations based on discoveries.
- Communicate project status, delivering audience messages and change management with clients.
- Analyze company processes to determine outsourcing feasibility.
- Work closely with customers to evaluate various types of risks such as impact, reputation and regulatory.
- Guided, coached and lead project teams, delegating tasks and evaluating performance and progression of project pace.
- Increased employee productivity through training and mentorship.
Sr Project Manager
Hinduja Tech Limited
06.2016 - 08.2020
- Controlled resources and assets for project activities to comply with industry standards.
- Conducted evaluations and assisted with technical inspections.
- Managed personnel working in technical and sales capacities.
- Implemented Technical process improvement initiatives within projects.
- Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
- Trained personnel in equipment maintenance and enforced participation in exercises focused on developing key skills.
- Encouraged departmental employees to present positive, exemplary image to customers.
- Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
- Managed 18 consultants on numerous projects.
- Implemented change management processes to accommodate evolving project requirements while minimizing disruptions.
- Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
SAP Project Lead
Incresol Software Services
05.2012 - 06.2016
- Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
- Launched quality assurance practices for each phase of development
- Reported issues and escalated those that required further assistance.
- Recruited and developed employees for SAP technical department.
- Managed 5 consultants on this project
- Maintained quality assurance standards while managing large-scale projects, resulting in significant reductions in defects and rework.
- Met with manager weekly to provide detailed project report and milestone updates.
- Responsible for full life cycle implementation on SAP PP, QM ,WM modules with MM integration.
- Developed and trained junior team members by leveraging industry experience to achieve optimal project strategy.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
SAP Consultant
Blue Cross Laboratories
09.2009 - 04.2012
- Responsible for the complete cycle using ASAP methodology, and the implementation of PP Production Order functionality in SAP.
- Involved in Unit testing, Integration testing, training, documentation, and go-live process for PP/QM module.
- Analyze business processes and identify relevant systems-based solutions alternatives and discuss these with business users.
- Widely involved in Reporting activities and Master Data Migration issues.
- Conducted training workshops for Super users prior to Go-live. Provided documentation.
- Assisted WM teams with design of PSA, stock removal, Return to inventory processes and RF scanners with ITS mobile.
- Handled PP related issues with telephonic and face on interaction with end user and client.
- Configure Material Master, BOM, Routing and Work Centers, Plant parameters, MRP types, Variant configuration for complex BOMS, DMS for BOMS and Production orders
- Worked on variant configuration for some parts being manufactured, MTO type with sales order creation, super boms, super routings, bom combination with price strategies
- Planning strategies, Inventory and Stock list configuration (Goods movements and calculations during production order execution)
- Discrete manufacturing and Process manufacturing (PI) environment
- Demand management: Creating PIR & CIR and Planning strategies-10 & 20, MRP list
- Performed internal system acceptance to deliver well-tested enhancements and meet business requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
JNTU
India05.2009
Skills
- Daily Progress Reports
- Technical System Improvements
- Status Updates
- IT Systems Support
- Customer Inquiries
- Mission Critical Applications
- Leading Software Development Teams
- Best Practices and Methodologies
- Predictive and Preventive Maintenance
- IT Department Leadership
- Leadership qualities
- Delivery Procedures
- Team Meetings
- Project management expertise
- SAP PP, QM, WM, MM /AZURE Board /POWER BI/RFGEN
Certification
- Certified Project Management Professional-PMP
- Certified AGILE Coach
- SAFe certified Agilist
Timeline
Technical Manager
Rich Products
08.2021 - Current
Sr Project Manager
Hinduja Tech Limited
06.2016 - 08.2020
SAP Project Lead
Incresol Software Services
05.2012 - 06.2016
SAP Consultant
Blue Cross Laboratories
09.2009 - 04.2012
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
JNTU
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