Oversaw and coordinated technology direction and strategy, process and quality improvement.
Managed IT corporate standards compliance, asset management, project planning and management, budgeting, forecasting, and customer relationship management.
Directed IT teams in designing, building, implementing, managing,supporting and enhancing key technologies.
Responsibilities included application lifecycle development, data warehousing, business intelligence, customer support, and client relations.
Managed team of 30 technical staff.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Business Partner
Siemens Healthineers USA
08.2022 - Current
Engaged with business proactively, identifying 5+ tactical and strategic demands annually.
Translated 20+ business needs into IT requirements, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Evaluated customer satisfaction through quarterly surveys, achieving an average satisfaction score of 85%.
Provided business with monthly KPIs on overall and specific IT performance, leading to a 10% improvement in service delivery.
Ensured best practice usage of commodity services, resulting in a 15% cost reduction.
Managed 50+ business complaints annually, partnering with CoE/CoC specialists to resolve 95% within SLA.
Drove decision-making processes, facilitating 30+ key business decisions per year.
Created 10+ opportunities annually where IT added additional business value.
Promoted 5+ IT innovations/new services to the organization, enhancing operational efficiency by 20%.
Maintained IT budget and IT Project Portfolio, optimizing IT spend by 12% in partnership with business & finance.
Managed stakeholder expectations, achieving a 90% satisfaction rate.
Demonstrated leadership skills in managing 15+ projects from concept to completion.
Applied effective time management techniques, meeting 100% of tight deadlines.
Learned and adapted quickly to 10+ new technology and software applications annually.
Used Design Thinking and Value Stream Mapping to break down problems, evaluate solutions, and make decisions, improving process efficiency by 25%.
Global Leader-DevOps and Cloud Ops
Siemens Healthineers
01.2017 - 07.2022
Monitored automated build and continuous software integration process, resolving 95% of build/release failures.
Demonstrated deep understanding of DevOps practices, managing CI/CD pipelines and utilizing infrastructure as code (IaC), monitoring and logging tools, cloud platforms, configuration management, and containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Communicated and explained business requirements to team members, ensuring 100% understanding and implementation of functional demands.
Offered input for 20+ complex documents to support client-ready final versions.
Enhanced project management skills by defining and presenting system solutions and timelines for 15+ business needs or technical problems.
Collaborated with upper management to drive strategy and implement new processes annually.
Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
Gained extensive knowledge in data entry, analysis, and reporting, handling data entries and generating reports.
Organized professional with expertise in managing resources and optimizing performance, providing valuable insights and supporting decision-making processes.
Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on 10+ group projects.
Gained strong leadership skills by managing 8+ projects from start to finish.
Maintained metrics visibility using Datadog and Prometheus/Grafana, creating 20+ useful dashboards and monitors.
Mentored 26 DevOps engineer interns on proper engineering methods.
Developed continuous improvements and implemented solutions to existing infrastructure, tools, and processes, achieving a 20% increase in efficiency.
Created team strategy for SDLC automation, configuration management, and release management, improving deployment speed by 30%.
Drove initiatives to improve system reliability, performance, and efficiency, resulting in a 25% reduction in downtime.
Led post-mortem analyses and implemented learnings from 10+ incidents.
Oversaw capacity planning to ensure infrastructure scales with business growth, supporting a 50% increase in user base.
Identified and implemented cost optimization strategies for cloud and on-premises infrastructure, saving 15% annually.
Developed and maintained disaster recovery and business continuity plans, ensuring 99.9% uptime.
Consulted on DevSecOps requirements from diverse application/line of business partners.
Ensured compliance with security policies and industry standards, achieving 100% compliance with HIPPA, GDPR, and ISO/IEC 27001, 27701, 27018, 27017 standards.
Drove adoption of new technologies and methodologies to improve reliability and efficiency, increasing productivity by 20%.
Communicated SRE strategies, plans, and performance to executive leadership, resulting in 90% approval rate.
Ensured that service’s uptime and response time SLAs/OLAs were met or surpassed, achieving 99.9% uptime.
Led employee relations through effective communication, coaching, training, and development, improving team satisfaction by 25%.
Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills, resulting in a 20% increase in productivity.
Recruited, interviewed, and hired 10+ employees and implemented a mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability, achieving a 15% increase in profitability.
Applied effective time management techniques to meet 100% of tight deadlines.
Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications annually.
Used Design Thinking and Value Stream Mapping to break down problems, evaluate solutions, and make decisions, improving process efficiency by 25%.
Implementation Specialist
Siemens Healthineers
01.2014 - 12.2016
Developed business plans that defined the benefit, costs, schedule, scope, and risks of 10+ projects.
Executed projects within defined requirements (e.g., budget, time, functionality), achieving 100% customer satisfaction and professional stakeholder management.
Preserved and improved the return on investment by 15% through synergizing and learning during implementation.
Led a network of 20+ technical specialists, divided into sub-teams, to realize theoperational strategy from order entry to delivery and field service, across the scope of operations or related supply chain.
Coordinated across Engineering, Operation, and Procurement disciplines, ensuring 100% cooperation with involved regional and/or global units.
Performed technical risk management and actively mitigated risks, reducing project risks by 20% throughout project life.
Provided regular updates to senior management, ensuring 100% transparency.
Used remote diagnostics to troubleshoot and resolve 95% of technical issues.
Supported on-site repair of customer equipment as required, providing feedback to R&D regarding system performance, improving system reliability by 10%.
Dispatched notifications to CSEs and provided quality action plans, improving response time by 25%.
Provided product support either remotely or on-site, resolving 90% of customer issues on the first attempt.
Shared expert advice, training, and technical assistance to support staff and train 20+ lower-level employees across APAC region.
Worked to maximize customer loyalty and satisfaction, achieving a 20% increase in customer retention.
Communicated the value proposition of Siemens Healthineers service to customers, resulting in a 15% increase in service adoption.
Obtained service financial goals through revenue attainment and effective cost containment, increasing revenue by 10%.
Hired, developed, trained, and coached 6 Customer Service Engineers (Remote Support).
Prioritized customer and business objectives to provide clear direction to the Remote Support Center team, improving team efficiency by 20%.
Ensured customer satisfaction through timely follow-up on all issues, achieving a 95% customer satisfaction rate.
IT Infrastructure Lead
Siemens Healthineers
04.2007 - 12.2013
Identified computer hardware and network system issues, performing troubleshooting techniques for remediation.
Managed life cycle replacement of hardware and software.
Implemented and maintained technology and software budget.
Implemented security measures to protect vital business data.
Installed and configured middleware in Linux and Windows environments.
Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
Performed software installations and upgrades to UNIX or Windows operating systems.
Contributed to development, administration and testing of disaster recovery plans.
Delivered Tier 2 and Tier 3 support for problem identification, diagnosis and issue resolution.
Implemented internet and intranet applications on multiple platforms.
Implemented, developed and tested installation and update of file servers, print servers and application servers.
Led server infrastructure development, quality assurance, staging and production systems.
Evaluated software products to determine compatibility with existing systems.
Provided onboarding and mentoring of newly hired employees, offering positive reinforcement.
IT Helpdesk Engineer
Siemens Information Systems Ltd
05.2006 - 03.2007
Installed, configured, tested and maintained operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
Managed high levels of call flow and responded to technical support needs.
Used ticketing systems to manage and process support actions and requests.
Generated reports to track performance and analyze trends.
Developed and implemented preventive maintenance procedures.
Removed malware, ransomware, and other threats from laptops and desktop systems.
Configured and tested new software and hardware.
Assisted in development of system security protocols.
Monitored system performance to identify potential issues.
Researched and identified solutions to technical problems.
Tested new software and hardware prior to deployment.
Configured hardware, devices, and software to set up work stations for employees.
Patched software and installed new versions to eliminate security problems and protect data.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Applications
Annamalai University
Chidambaram
05.2002
High School Diploma -
Alagappa Polytechnic
Karaikudi
10.1999
Skills
Leadership Skills
Capacity and Scalability Planning
Strategic Planning and Review
Team Management and Team Building
Managing Operations and Efficiency
Goal Setting
Design Thinking and Value Stream Mapping
Agile and SAFe
Technical Skills
Azure And AWS Cloud
Azure DevOps
Atlassian Suites
VMWare
EMC Storage, Highend Servers,Backup Solution
Accomplishments
Proud to be in Siemens -Global recognition by Siemens Healthcare for business impact creation.
Development Center Excellence Award Winner-Recognition for business impact creation from Siemens Healthcare.
Continuous Improvement Award winner-APAC level recognition for customer service process improvement towards Customer Service satisfaction.
Certification
Azure Administrator AZ 104
Azure Fundamentals AZ 900
Advanced Certification Program in Cloud Computing and DevOps-IIT Roorkee
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