SURESH Venkataraman

Consulted on business transformation, developing ICT strategies and implementing solutions for digital presence in Internet and social media.

Migrated traditional systems to Microsoft cloud (MS Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype for Business, Yammer, Teams, Office Productivity tools) for clients.

Consolidated 5 international offices into highly streamlined networked environments using VOIP, videoconferencing, dedicated leased fibre lines, CCTV, and enhanced security.

Rolled out new cloud-based infrastructure and custom open-source applications (ticket management, CRM, ERP) for cost-effective operations.

Delivered projects within stipulated timelines and budgets, ensuring high-quality outcomes.

Advised on Agile project management (SAFe) to enhance business adaptation, increase productivity, and minimize cost overruns.

Developed technical competence in Agile project management and agile testing frameworks for the client.

Trained in-house staff on Agile Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and customer-engaged practices.

Consulted on business transformation, setting up teams on SAFe methodology, and translating requirements into program objectives.

Consulted on IT transformation and migration of various applications, including 20-year-old legacy systems, into an enterprise-wide integrated IT center.

Developed ICT strategies and implemented business and project plans, high-level road maps, and solution designs.

Gathered significant data for program readiness and demonstrated Proof of Concept for transforming Lotus 123 into an automated RDBMS system.

Managed end-to-end project integration, coordinating senior decision-makers and C-level stakeholders.

Successfully managed the migration of Lotus Notes to Outlook for NAB Project 20, ensuring seamless transition.

Coordinated project activities to meet timeline and budgetary targets for critical system upgrades.

Collaborated with stakeholders to minimize disruption during large-scale email platform migration.

Ensured data integrity and user adoption through careful planning and execution of the migration process.

Led a 5-project rollout program to migrate infrastructure and applications to a fully self-managed AWS cloud, implementing 12 product instances.

Managed stakeholder expectations and external vendors, negotiating contractual arrangements and ensuring performance against cost, timeframe, and quality service levels.

Delivered agreed milestones on time (May 2014) within a $3M budget and in compliance with Health regulations, without business disruption.

Received recognition for adopting an innovative hybrid model for managing releases across regions, recommended for patent registration.

Managed a multi-phase transformation program for NAB, overseeing 4 major streams and 20+ projects migrating physical to virtual private cloud.

Directed infrastructure on demand (IOD) migrations (P2V/V2V), OSI installations, database/middleware setup, and data centre relocations.

Managed application migrations for wholesale and wealth banking, including testing and deployment, mainframe virtualization, and OSI migration.

Planned and executed disaster recovery projects with hot/hot, hot/cold, and cold/cold backups, including process creation and trial runs.

Managed the physical lift and shift of data centre migration due to building lease end, ensuring no business-impacting issues.

Established ICC development, test, QA, and production environments for hardware, storage, server setup, configuration, and application installation.

Developed integrated services capability, SOA services for IM Program Delivery, and enterprise-wide reporting using WebSphere and SAP Business Objects.

Managed critical hardware infrastructure components, including Network, Mainframe transformation, Desktop, Data Centre, Service Desk, Hosting, Mail & Collaboration, and SOA integration.

Acted as a single point of contact for all project-related activities, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery without business-impacting issues.

Received recognition for project deliverables, with project documents recommended as a reference guide by the steering committee.

Streamlined, prioritized, built, and tested product customizations for Avacorp's Microsoft-based products (Collab, Collab-Lite, Flitter, CBAM).

Managed all releases in an Agile methodology with a fixed 3-week development cycle, ensuring all requirements were tested before customer delivery.

Reviewed requirements with sales, pre-sales, business analysts, and users to deliver 3 sets of documents per product line within stipulated windows.

Created a new Agile process workflow to ensure timely and efficient delivery across geographically dispersed teams.

Achieved special appreciation from IBM senior managers and customer recognition for best practices adopted in the project.

Implemented 7 enhancements in a single release window for 4 projects, successfully executing 1200 test cases within 3 weeks with limited resources.

Consolidated Business Support Systems (BSS) domain to realize synergies post-merger of Vodafone Australia and Hutchison Telecommunications Australia.

Delivered agreed milestones on time and within budget, with no business-impacting issues across various migration projects.

Managed projects related to Butterfly migration, Reverse migrations, Campaigns ASL2, Active pop, Budget and Forecasting reports, PINS and SIMS, CLIR.

Developed a single integrated customer Franchise datamart, enabling Predictive Analysis & Modelling, Event Based Marketing (EBM), and Top Customer Reporting.

Managed scope, risks, vendors, executive reporting, and project costs, delivering within a $3M budget without business-impacting issues.

Built strong relationships with 2 C-level executives and various departments (Applications, Networks) to prioritize and achieve project deliverables.

Conceived and implemented an innovative Agile model for BI projects, recognized for successful complex integration and smart handling of 2 scope creeps.

Managed and gained approval for scope, schedule, and budget variations, maintaining up-to-date project documentation.

Managed a $10M portfolio of discretionary and non-discretionary projects, overseeing applications development, technology refresh, certification, and security compliance.

Implemented and rolled out several programs/projects using SDLC, Waterfall, and Agile methodologies.

Led initiatives including EDW Transformation (Scope Management), TR1 Remediation (Corporate Data Warehouse), CDW RTCMS (new data warehouse application rollout), and CDW SFTP upgrade.

Delivered agreed milestones on time and within budget for all projects, ensuring no business-impacting issues.

Coached and mentored Project Managers in executing complex projects across various domains.

Implemented several projects (over 70) for GE Businesses, including GE Capital, GE-Aircraft Engines, GE-Plastics, and Global Financial Restructure.

Successfully developed reusable solutions and IP, creating tangible value for customers and enabling value register measurement.

Ensured alignment with strategic plans, enterprise priorities, and effective use of budget dollars by delivering on time with quality.

Increased application availability by reducing Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) and achieved significant cost reductions for vendors and customers.

Managed large teams across geographies, optimizing resourcing models, skill management through cross-training, and devising retention programs.

Contributed to implementing projects for various clients, including University of Madras, Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, and Chennai Telephones.

Applied extensive experience in Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, JAVA, C, C#, Visual Basic/VB.NET, and other technical tools.

Utilized quality assurance tools like WinRunner, Quick Test Pro, Quality Centre/ALM, and Silk Test for project delivery.

Supported system development and maintenance across various platforms and technologies.