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RAHUL DANTU

Marlboro,NJ

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DIRECTOR PMO / DIRECTOR IT OPERATIONS 9+ years of distinguished Project Management Office leadership aligning Programs and Projects to Business and IT Strategies. Keen ability to synergize, and harmonize the IT teams, Business Units, and Business leadership with expert curation of Governance, execution, and value delivery by the portfolio. Proven track record in setting up high-performance teams, optimizing resource allocation, meticulous risk and communication management, nurturing cross-functional programs, and continuously managing portfolio backlogs that improve collaboration and responsiveness to outcomes and value realization. Successful at delivering portfolio and program outcomes with investments between $7m - $267m and managing multi-year Programs with budgets of $7m. I bring IT Transformation expertise that helps mature IT towards Product IT or Capability models, excellence in Enterprise Portfolio Management (PPM), Lean Portfolio and PMO, building performance teams, leading Global IT Operations and support, improving the CIO Office, mobilizing IT Strategy, and building performance and efficient project teams. A proud recipient of numerous awards for my outstanding contributions to Project Portfolio delivery, team leadership, and IT transformations having charted an illustrious path across diverse industry domains of manufacturing, retail, pharmaceuticals, health IT, State Govt., financials, and IT Managed Services. Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director Enterprise PMO

The Acushnet Company (GOLF)
08.2021 - 09.2023
  • Established the PMO from the ground up, the creation of a robust project/program management delivery capability that harmonized disparate Agile-based UI/UX teams, e-commerce development, and project delivery teams into a unified enterprise entity
  • Introduced meticulous phase gating for non-agile projects, project document templates, workflows, tooling, training, and governance framework supporting the maturity of PMO and enhancing CIO office presence
  • Responsible for strategic selection of projects, laying the foundation for a resource management framework supporting Enterprise Projects and IT Transformation delivery
  • Managed a team of 17, led thorough project health reviews, fixed roles and skill matrix, meticulously evaluated the performances of both Agile and non-Agile projects, elevated the maturity of risk assessments, and fostered improved collaboration, communication, tracking, and reporting
  • Built ServiceNow PPM and SharePoint to enhance portfolio progress, reporting, dashboarding, resource allocations and portfolio modeling
  • Navigated the balance through Governance, evaluating risk and value within portfolios, working closely with SteerCo., stakeholder management and improving continuous communication
  • Review projects exceeding $1 million with the Business Executives for approvals, actively review value delivery every quarter with oversight of non-discretionary and discretionary project portfolios leading to continuous improvement and excellence
  • As counsel to the CIO, actively develop PMO practices that align with the overarching IT Strategy and IT Priorities
  • Evolved Vendor engagement, Change Management (OCM), Project Change Controls, resourcing strategies, and project cost tracking
  • Developed and led the Transformation Program Office (TPO) for IT Digital Transformation.
  • Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.

Founder & IT PMO Consultant

U9Informatics
06.2019 - 07.2021
  • Enterprise IT PMO Consultant to Biogen Pharmaceuticals (2020-2021): Established a PMO practice for Cyber Security, led 7 project managers and delivered two major IT programs and 17 projects worth $7M that aligned with NIST framework
  • Partnered with CISO for project alignment, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies
  • Established lean governance framework and performance monitoring aligned with Enterprise IT standards
  • Transformed Enterprise PPM with efficient demand analysis, project selection, improving IT Strategy alignment by 23%
  • Integrated SharePoint and Power BI for advanced project analysis, including RAID, KPIs, and budget tracking, enhancing organizational productivity
  • SAFe Agile Lean PMO to UBS Financials (2019-2020): As COO Advisor at UBS Wealth Management, led the implementation of the Essential SAFe Agile framework using the OKR framework, managing a $13M product investment for Leadership
  • Drove Program Increment sessions, epic selection, and feature prioritization by Product Managers
  • Ensured seamless delivery by scrum teams, KANBAN tracking, and matured CI/CD pipeline integration with Dev-Ops and Release teams
  • Worked closely with leadership to define epics and select high-priority initiatives
  • Coordinated with Product Owners on milestones, roadmaps, and progress reports using Jira, Clarity, and Confluence
  • Aligned mid-level application teams, scrum masters, technologists, DevOps, and Release Management for collaborative process, workflow, artifact, and resource management.
  • Developed strong partnerships with other businesses to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth.

Director – IT Consulting Services

Strategic Resources International
12.2014 - 05.2019
  • Championed in-house IT Service Management delivery, leading a team of fourteen to deliver multiple high-visible projects worth $620K for our partners
  • Distinguished PMO / Portfolio consultant through strategic vendors Achieved profit and margin goals by setting new benchmarks for excellence
  • Accomplishments are the following: IT Program Manager at NJ Dept
  • Of Transportation (2018 – 2019) Organized and executed the seamless transition of two NJDOT Business Units to the E-Builder SaaS Capital Project Management platform
  • PMO Analyst with Novartis Pharmaceuticals (2017-2018) Recognized as a pivotal force in the IT Portfolio Office for its Governance, facilitation, operational excellence, and advisory brilliance as a PPM subject matter expert
  • IT Portfolio Manager at Visiting Nurse Services of NY (2017) Led the IT PMO project delivery organization and new IT Portfolio Management practice implementation
  • IT Program & PMO Manager Consultant at HPE (2016) Achieved unparalleled success by flawlessly delivering a cutting-edge $1.5 million ServiceNow-based Business and IT Portfolio Management which is seamlessly integrated with IT Service Management in a single platform.
  • Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
  • Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.

Deputy - General Manager of PMO

HCL Technologies
06.2009 - 11.2014
  • Revolutionized the PMO's project delivery success by 32% with the introduction of Agile and DevOps methodologies
  • Rigorously measured performance through KPIs, meticulous cost and resource management, and ownership assignments to cross-functional SME groups
  • Drove the negotiations to save 17% on fees with vendors, reduce their onboarding time by 1 month, project change management and customer engagement strategies, solution and enterprise architects, and sales teams to better onboard customers
  • Steered and galvanized a formidable team of over twenty-five resolute professionals, expertly guiding them to deliver an impressive tally of seven Med-Large IT Transformation Programs, each backed by substantial budgets of up to $16 million, totaling $165m of investments executed across various geographies
  • As a Senior Program Manager, I delivered: $135m IT Transformation and DC separation projects for TXU/Oncor
  • 10m IT Services Transformation across Asset Management, IT Service Management (problem, change, incident, application portfolio) on the ServiceNow platform for Gulfstream Aerospace $10m brand-new IT Services ServiceNow platform for EMC/Dell & Constellation Brands $5m IT Services Transition for Helpdesk, Desktop, Image Management, security, network, ITSM for Credit Agricole CIB, London and NYC.
  • Maintained qualified staff and communicated areas of accountability and expected performance.

Head Global IT Services

Seneca Global IT Services Pvt. Ltd.
09.2006 - 05.2009
  • Stood up and operational P&L of $1.2m for offshore services
  • Set up a brand-new IT Organization, optimized infrastructure, and led a team of eighteen members to offer IT Data Center migration, L1, L2, L3, and specialized bespoke services including application maintenance for our customers
  • We realized 120% cost advantage to our customers in the IT transformation space while staying compliant with SOX, ISO 27001, and BS7799 standards
  • Transitioned five US and three EU customers with annual recurring revenue of $2.3m
  • Customers: Soverain Software, Hanley Wood, Login Soft.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.

Education

Masters in Computer Sciences -

Sikkim Manipal University

Certificate in Organizational Leadership -

Harvard Business

Skills

  • Account Management
  • KPI Tracking
  • Performance Improvement
  • Project Management
  • Budget Control
  • Operations Management
  • Hiring and Retention
  • Contract and Vendor Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Strategies and Goals
  • Organizational Change Management
  • Product Development
  • Program Management
  • Risk Management
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Process Improvement
  • Team Management

Certification

  • PMP
  • ITIL
  • IT Portfolio Management
  • Scaled Agile Implementer
  • Scaled Agile POPM
  • CCNA
  • IPlanet
  • Sun Solaris
  • Linux
  • Networking
  • C
  • C++

Other Expertise

  • IT4IT
  • S2P
  • R2F Cloud solutions (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)
  • SDLC
  • DevOps
  • Virtualization
  • Application/ Platform Containers
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud Computing Services
  • Cyber Security
  • Network Security Hardening
  • NIST
  • ISO 27001
  • ISACA
  • CIS
  • VoIP
  • VPN’s
  • Dark Fiber
  • Edge Computing
  • Data Center fail overs
  • Platform clustering
  • High Availability
  • BCP
  • IoT
  • API’s
  • REST Programming
  • Microsoft Cloud Platforms
  • Hardware and Software Asset Management
  • HIPAA
  • SOX
  • PCI DSS
  • GDPR
  • GAAP
  • IFRS
  • CFPB
  • SCRUM and Waterfall methods
  • Big Data
  • AI
  • ChatGPT
  • Github
  • ML

Professional Expertise

  • Strategic and IT PMO
  • IT Digital Transformation Office
  • Vendor and Contract Management
  • Product Manager and Owner
  • Cloud Transformations
  • Agile, Hybrid, DevOps methodologies
  • IT Change and Quality Management
  • IT Architecture & Services
  • Outcome Management
  • CIO Advisory
  • Team Leadership

Private Pilot

130 hrs. of flying experience

Motorcycle Rider

Ride with family

Timeline

Director Enterprise PMO

The Acushnet Company (GOLF)
08.2021 - 09.2023

Founder & IT PMO Consultant

U9Informatics
06.2019 - 07.2021

Director – IT Consulting Services

Strategic Resources International
12.2014 - 05.2019

Deputy - General Manager of PMO

HCL Technologies
06.2009 - 11.2014

Head Global IT Services

Seneca Global IT Services Pvt. Ltd.
09.2006 - 05.2009

Masters in Computer Sciences -

Sikkim Manipal University

Certificate in Organizational Leadership -

Harvard Business

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