SATISH KAMATH
Little Elm,Texas
Summary
Technical Project Manager - IT Services & Consulting | Software Development | Healthcare | Manufacturing
Results-driven, efficiency-conscious, multi-talented business professional with extensive experience meeting challenges in industries, including Manufacturing, Healthcare, Utilities, US Government, Oil & Gas, Financial institutions and Technology sectors in IT and Telecommunication. Possess strong skills in project management, service delivery management, client relationship management and operational excellence. Strengths include taking ownership and accountability of projects through completion and developing workable solutions using superior analytical and logical reasoning abilities. Exceptional client relationship builder and negotiator at all levels (SVPs and C-Level executives).
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager - Cloud Solution Implementation & Professional Services
KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTION (Sentient Energy)
04.2022 - Current
- Lead and manage multiple high-complexity infrastructure and software implementation projects globally, that includes onboarding new AWS customers, migration of ON-PREM customers to AWS Cloud that includes data migration, setup of SSO for user authentication (Okta, Microsoft Active Directory), VPN Setup, SCADA Integration for various enterprise customers/sectors, with overall success rate of 25% reduction in project completion time and a 20% increase in customer satisfaction.
- Manage 8 to 12 concurrent customer delivery projects at any point with an average project budget of $250K and duration of 6 months.
- Establish project plan and schedule by collaborating with cross-functional team in determining the approach, deliverables, and tools required to meet project objectives.
- Collaborate with the project team to estimate cost and schedule using established estimating processes and tools.
- Coordinate all activities with the project team and ensured that project tasks are completed by scheduling and facilitating regular meetings (i.e. project kick-offs, scrum calls, internal/stakeholder project reviews) and communicating open action items and expectations from the team.
- Drove the design, development, implementation and UAT of Cloud AWS solution through cross-functional team situated in multiple onshore and offshore teams.
- Serve as a scrum master for agile project teams, resulting in a 30% increase in team productivity and on-time delivery of all sprints.
- Develop end-to-end precise delivery plans and aligned specific tasks/deliverables with engineering, development and integration teams, resulting in a 15% reduction in project cost and improved project efficiency.
- Host and lead weekly execution planning meetings with various engineering and integration stakeholders, resulting in a 20% increase in team collaboration and a 10% reduction in project delays.
- Develop and deliver documentation and presentation materials to communicate project status and plans, ensuring at-risk milestones had concise descriptions and mitigation details, resulting in a 15% improvement in project transparency.
- Submit regular project status reports to customer, project team, stakeholders, and executive management.
- Proactively identify and resolve technical and general working issues, resulting in a 10% reduction in project risks and issues.
- Ensure project compliance and artifacts (scope, plan, execution documents) are created timely and uploaded in SharePoint at each phase of the project, resulting in a 100% compliance rate set by the PMO.
- Act as a single point of contact towards customer for handling, coordinating and resolving project concerns.
- Develop and maintain project documentation including project charter, status reports, invoices, change orders, schedules, budgets, and retrospective reviews.
- Effectively manage and control project scope and trigger change control process to address any deviation related to original project scope and budget.
- Identify project risks, develop mitigation plan, and communicate those risk status to the project team and internal/external stakeholders.
- Contribute to team member development and performance improvement process.
- Ensure customer invoicing process is triggered upon project completion.
Sr. Project Manager - Professional Services (Healthcare)
RISKONNECT
01.2020 - 04.2022
- Implemented and managed daily project activities related to Implementations of Cloud and Infrastructure services for North America clients in Health and Financial industry.
- Orchestrated successful delivery of high-complexity infrastructure and implementation projects within specified timelines and budgets; with an average project budget of $250K and duration of 8 months, achieved strategic goals and increased customer satisfaction by 45%.
- Worked closely with executives from IT and the Physician-Pharmacy community (in healthcare industry) to lead evaluation of customer requirements and establish delivery strategy that meets FHIR, HIPAA compliance. Built a multi-release roadmap (Sprint iterations) to deliver a customized solution.
- Facilitated Agile/hybrid project team meetings resulting in a 15% improvement in collaboration, communication, and productivity. Improved the application team's productivity by 20% and reduced project delivery time by 20% as a scrum master.
- Developed end-to-end delivery plans and aligned tasks from technology engineering and integration teams, resulting in a 30% increase in project success rate.
- Coordinated with multiple stakeholders in weekly execution planning meetings, leading to a 20% reduction in project delays.
- Worked with project team and customer stakeholder to deploy and execute UATs in a sandbox (test) environment prior to release in production system, resulting in a 30% improvement with QA goals.
- Ensured timely creation and upload of program compliance and artifacts, improving project quality and compliance by 20%.
- Established Program Management Governance, improving project governance and control by 20%.
- Captured business objectives and technical requirements, resulting in a 15% improvement in project management and alignment with business goals.
- Implemented new project management processes and methodologies, increasing project efficiency, productivity, and success rates by 15%.
- Implemented kaizen/Agile methods, improving productivity and service quality by 25%.
- Successfully delivered cloud migration, and several internal SDLC projects on time, within budget, and with high-quality standards.
Program Manager - IT Transformation Lead
BENNING GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
01.2016 - 12.2019
- Led delivery of transformation projects (setup of Microsoft ERP and CRM application, data migration) from initial situation assessment through operationalization.
- Prepared and maintained project schedules, budget, and resource requirements. This includes managing 3rd party vendors, determining critical paths, project responsibility (client/vendor) matrix, project dependencies and duration of tasks. On a regular basis updated the project plan to maintain planned v/s actual project data.
- Worked closely with the integration architects to develop the functional use cases, technical and delivery roadmap for Finance, HR, Procurement/Supply Chain and Operations team.
- Planned project delivery phases, resource management, timeline adherence, engaged and lead teams (hold JAD sessions, project kickoffs, steering committee, and executive reporting)
- Operated as an influential cross functional leader, worked with various internal personals (business stakeholders, technology leadership, technology peers, architects, engineers, operations and finance teams) to ensure IT transformation initiatives stay on track (with timeline, quality and budget)
- Communication management - serve as a central point of contact to routinely relay, facilitate, and keep stakeholders apprised of the project’s status.
- Conduct regular risk assessment of technical, financial, and business factors affecting the project.
- Monitor project deliverables and progress throughout the duration of the project, managing deviations as appropriate, including project scope changes through change control process.
- Proactively identify factors jeopardizing project tasks and escalate those issues as appropriate and in a timely manner to secure resolution.
- Host monthly steering committee meetings (internal and external vendor facing meetings)
Sr. Project Manager
ERICSSON INC
01.1994 - 12.2015
- Develop project specifications and project delivery plans for assigned mid-scale to large-scale delivery projects. This entailed interfacing with clients and internal staff to produce functional specifications, project documents, and other blueprints for the project.
- Work with sales and business development team to define and finalize scope of work (SOW) to meet project objectives and developed comprehensive and predictable project schedules. This includes - analyzing, reviewing, and forecasting project trimline and expenditures.
- Prepare, maintain, and update project schedules, budget, and resource needs for projects. This includes determining critical paths, project responsibility matrix, and sequence of events, project dependencies and duration of tasks. On a regular basis updated the project plan to maintain planned v/s actual project data.
- Collaborate with cross-functional department leaders to identify and acquire appropriate skilled resources to meet project deliverables.
- Monitor project progress via daily scrum and/or project meeting sessions.
- Ensure all project out of scope deliverables are documented and handled via Change Control (CC) process.
- Communication management - serve as a central point of contact to routinely relay, facilitate, and keep stakeholders apprised of the project’s status.
- Maintain open communication and relationship with clients as well as the project team, coordinating and conducting meetings as appropriate.
- Conduct risk assessment of technical, financial, and business factors affecting the project.
- Monitor project deliverables and progress throughout the duration of the project, managing deviations as appropriate, including project scope changes through change request procedures.
- Proactively identify factors jeopardizing project tasks and escalate those issues as appropriate and in a timely manner to secure resolution.
- Host monthly steering committee meetings (internal and external client facing meetings)
- Ensure customer invoicing process is triggered upon project completion.
Education
Skills
- Waterfall / Agile Project Management
- Scrum Master
- Product Management
- Process Improvement
- Contract Management
- Vendor Management
- Logistics Management
- Software Development Lifecycle
AREAS OF EXPERTIES
- Leadership – Taking lead and accountability to manage end-to-end mid-size to complex projects that include – Scope, Budget, Time and Quality Management, Human Resources and Communication Management, Risk Management, KPI Management, Profitability Management (P&L), Vendor/Sub-Contractor Management and Stakeholder (Internal and External) Management.
- Business Planning - Proven record to effectively manage and perform Cost Analysis, Budget Planning and Human Resources planning to meet overall departmental goals.
- Team Collaboration – be able to work with cross-functional teams, including sales, engineering, operations, finance, supply chain and customer services, to gather accurate information needed for project planning and in addressing any project issues impacting client deliverables.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, resources allocation and regularly communicate project status updates to all stakeholders (internal/external).
- Implementation of financial dashboards to track and report project revenue, cost and margin (planned v/s actuals).
- Implementation of dashboards for monitoring project tasks (on-time/overdue/backlog) and project resources (utilization).
- Problem solving skills – being able to clearly analyze problems and provide workable solutions to stakeholders.
- Organizing and leading steering committee meetings with stake holders to provide program level updates on project status, timeline, budget, prioritizations and critical concerns that impact project movement.
- Proposal Preparation (SOW/SLA), Negotiation and Execution of contracts with end customers.
- Supervising resources and providing constant feedback and training for individual’s career development and improvement.
- Organizational work Process Improvement.
- Data Analysis and Reporting.
- Procurement and Contract Management.
Professional Development
- Certified Project Manager
- Certified Service Delivery Manager
- Scrum Master
- Project Management Tools – Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, JIRA, Confluence, Sprint implementation, Scrum ceremonies, Kaizen, Smartsheet, SharePoint, GANT, Klient-PSA, MS-Office Suite, MS-Project, SharePoint, NetSuite-Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics AX (AXAPTA).
- Finance for business management
- ITIL service delivery foundation
- Leadership Core Curriculum
- Influencing to get buy-in at the C-Suite level and across organization
- Conflict resolution management
- Lean Six Sigma certification
Timeline
Project Manager - Cloud Solution Implementation & Professional Services
KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTION (Sentient Energy)
04.2022 - Current
Sr. Project Manager - Professional Services (Healthcare)
RISKONNECT
01.2020 - 04.2022
Program Manager - IT Transformation Lead
BENNING GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
01.2016 - 12.2019
Sr. Project Manager
ERICSSON INC
01.1994 - 12.2015
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