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SNAPSHOT :
Visionary IT leader with a track record for defining, building and optimizing bestinclass IT infrastructures and operations. Reputation for defining enterprise technology strategies/solutions that reduce costs, improve efficiencies, support organizational goals and maximize the technology investment. Highly valued strategic partner at the top management levels.
IT Strategy & Execution Ability to define IT visions/plans at the global/enterprise level, define and source the right IT solutions to support business objective, and build costeffective and scalable solutions that support business growth
Vendor Sourcing/ Vendor Relations Track record for building strong relations with the right vendors to reduce costs, improve support/service, and support strategic goals
Leadership & Talent Development Ability to attract and lead top IT talent, inspire excellence, and create team cultures based on performance and innovation.
Over 15 years of experience in :
Project Management
Infrastructure Management
IT Support
SLA Management
IT Staff Development & Motivation
Citrix Administration
Intranet Portal Management
SAP Implementation
Team Leading
MS Dynamics Implementation
POS Implementation
EMPLOYMENT PROFILE :
Nov’10 – Sep’13 at SaudiCast in Riyadh as Head ERP Implementation (IT Head)
Key Deliverables :
Communicating with organizational representatives for their IT related issues and acting as a single point of contact for IT implementation, maintenance and support.
Planning, budgeting, operations and controlling in line with company’s mission and objectives.
Identifying, recommending, developing, implementing and supporting costeffective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization.
Implementing Microsoft Dynamics having modules Finance, Trade and logistics, Production, HR & Payroll, Service, Inventory, Quality and EP across the organization.
Coordinating central IT resources and activities including Implementation Consultants, Support and Integration. Overseeing the project plan to manage the Project within stipulated timeframes and Budget.
Reporting progress/ issues to the Steering Committee/ Stake Holders. Managing the business requirement for Hardware (Servers, Storage Systems, Backup Solutions, PCs and Printers).
Managing multilocation IT infrastructure. Established Communication Links (VPN, ADSL) to connect Head office, Regional offices and warehouse. Desktop Apps and operating system (Email System, MS Office & OS).
Managing a team of people consisting of system engineers, administrators and technicians
Overseeing the Information Service support function for maintaining and supporting network, server, PBX and workstation infrastructure that allows staff to effectively access data, communications services and applications
Motivating and developing reporting staff to ensure that the function has the necessary skill base, that staff are optimally motivated and enabled to contribute to high quality services across the business
Implementing VOIP across HO and branches.
Jul’05Dec’09 at Next Retail India Ltd., Mumbai as Senior ManagerIT :
Key Deliverables :
Responsible for Asset Health Management and CAPEX handling for new assets.
Giving Training, Authorization to the Users. Responsible for Hardware, redundant connectivity for all the Shops (200 Own and 260 Franchises), Branches, Warehouse and HO.
Looking after the administration of LAN setup and software up gradation as per the requirements.
Accountable for Tivoli Backup Management, new store and distribution center roll out.
Key Highlights :
Implemented :
SAP ISRetail as a Backend and SAP POS (Customised Screens) as FrontEnd.
SAP POS (Customised Screens) across 200 own shops and ISRetail at 30 Branches & Warehouses.
SAP ISRetail (FICO) in PlanetM Company.
SAP ISRetail in Plugin Sales India Ltd
Tally 9.0 ERP System at franchises show rooms with synchronization at the end of the day. Also implemented FUTURA (POS) a German product across India.
Desktop conferencing for giving training to IT Coordinators.
HRMS, a web based attendance and payroll system.
Centralized Helpdesk for all SAP related issues, hardware issues, networking and portal issues.
Implemented CIN across all the states.
MPLS VPN connectivity across all locations.
BarCode system in all the outlets and warehouse's across the organization.
Actively involved in :
Designing www.next.co.in corporate web site.
Sizing and procurement of the IBM servers, Firewall, Computers and all other hardware.
Customization of the SAP.
Jun’00Jun’05 at Videocon International Ltd., Aurangabad as Assistant ManagerMIS :
Key Deliverables :
Looking after the administration of LAN & WAN networks.
Accountable for the upgradation of Legacy software as per requirement.
Organizing user training in SAP.
Projects Handled :
Designing of reports & BDC programs for Data upload and data extraction as per company requirement in SAP.
Data transfer from SAP to Legacy system.
Maintaining WAN setup consisting of ISDN, Leased Line, and VSAT for branches and Head Office.
System for Authoring, Learning and tutoring.
Implemented successfully SAP 4.0B in South Zone (8 Branches).
SAP Exposure :
Functional :
Data transfer from SAP to Legacy system.
Involved in System Designing and deployment of the Database structures.
Designing in database Extraction from SAP Server and deploying at SQL end.
Transferring data from SQL of SAP end to SQL of Legacy system end through ASP.
Uploading data from SQL to Legacy system In FoxPro.
Technical :
Material Management :
Designed a
Report for maintaining Stock Ledger for a given period and plant.
Report for showing Movement of Material from a plant for a given period.
Purchase register and stock Receipt /Issue register for a Branch for a given period.
Sales and Distribution :
Designed a
Sales & Sales Summary Register for a Branch for a given period displaying the sales as well as sales return for the same.
Dealer wise/ location wise sales report which generate the sales as well as sales return as per the dealer mentioned or depending on the location (Area/Region) mentioned in the criteria.
Net Offtake report of a branch (dealer wise) for mentioned period.
BDC for uploading prices for various regions.
BDC for customer master upload for a plant.
Dealer list and their status.
Financial Accounting & Costing :
Designed
Credit Note Register & Summary for a branch.
Debit Note Register & Summary for a branch.
Cheque Return Book for a branch displaying all the Cheque returns for a given period.
A Sales Officer wise collection report for displaying net collection for the mentioned period.
A Customer (Dealer Ledger), which displays all the transactions of a dealer with the branch for a given period.
Aug’98Jun’00 at Nilgiries Super Market Retail Chain, Mysore as E.D.P Incharge :
Key Deliverables :
Preparing various sales, purchase and MIS Reports.
POS Administration
Accountable for administration of LAN setup and software upgradation as per the requirements.
Designing of databases and creating reports using SQL Server.
Giving access to users, data and maintaining security.
Jun’97Aug’98 at Kaynes Solar Energy Systems, Mysore as E.D.P.
Incharge :
Key Deliverables :
Designing Software for Maintaining Inventory System.
Maintaining Inventory Database in FoxPro. Rendering Desktop Support.
Jun’96Jun’97 at Hotel Dasaprakash Paradise, Mysore as System Administrator :
Key Deliverables :
Managing and helping in debugging the Hotel Management Software.
Infrastructure Management. Rendering Desktop Support.
IT SKILLS SET :
Languages Basic, FORTRAN, Pascal, COBOL, C
Programming Tools Visual Foxpro, Dbase, Foxbase, ABAP/4
Packages MS Office, MS Project
RDBMS (BackEnd) M.S.SQL 6.5,2005,2008
Web Tools HTML, Front Page
ERP SAP R/3 4.0B (Modules : S&D, FICO, MM)
SAP IS Retail Version ECC6.0
MS Dynamics 2009, Tally 9.0
Operating Systems Windows9x, Windows2000, Windows XP, MSDOS, Windows Me
Network Novel Netware 3.12, Windows NT, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2008 R2 Server, Citrix XENAPP 6.5
Hardware Printers (Dot Matrix, Inkjet, DeskJet & LaserJet), worked on Data Switches, PSTN Modems (Internal & External), ISDN Modems, VOIP telephones, Routers (Zyxel, Cisco), Firewall, IBM Servers
EDUCATION :
B.Sc. (Computer Science) at Mahajana’s College, Mysore, Karnataka in the year 1995
CERTIFICATIONS :
Completed One Year Course in Certificate course in TULEC.
ITIL V3 Certified. ITIL Registration Number : 3551562.
Microsoft Certification Id : 8398111
Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
MCTS Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory : Configuration
MCTS Windows Server® 2008 Applications Infrastructure : Configuration
MCTS Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration
MCTS Windows® 7, Configuration
Microsoft® Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
MCITP Windows® Server 2008, Server Administrator
MCITP Windows Server® 2008, Enterprise Administrator
Microsoft Business Solution Id : 8398111
Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)
Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2009 MorphX Solution Development.
Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2009 Installation & Configuration.
Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2009 Development Introduction.
Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2009
PROJECTS HANDLED :
Title “Student Information System” in TULEC. Project Comprises of Details about Students Studying at TULEC.
Client : Next Retail India Ltd.
Duration : Mar’06May’06
Title : Tally Implementation
Location : All India
Site : Onsite
Project Details : Implemented Tally in all the stores, branches, warehouses and HO across India.
Role : Project Manager
Team Size : 22
Skills Used : Tally
Client : Next Retail India Ltd.
Duration : Feb’07Aug’07
Title : POS Implementation
Location : All India
Site : Onsite
Project Details : Implemented FUTURA a German POS Software solution across all the stores in India
Role : Project Manager
Team Size : 22
Skills Used : Futura POS
Client : Next Retail India Ltd.
Duration : Jul’07Mar’08
Title : Mission Excellence
Location : Mumbai
Site : Onsite
Project Details : Implemented SAP IS Retail having modules FICO, MM, SD and BI and Integrated with POS software.
Role : Project Manager
Team Size : 24
Skills Used : SAP ISRetail Ver ECC 6.00
Client : Plugin Sales India Ltd.
Duration : Jun’08Aug’08
Title : Mission Excellence
Location : Mumbai
Site : Onsite
Project Details : Implemented SAP IS Retail having modules FICO, MM, SD and BI
Role : Project Manager
Team Size : 10
Skills Used : SAP ISRetail Ver ECC 6.00
Client : Saudicast
Duration : Dec’10May’11
Title : Dynamics implementation
Location : Riyadh
Site : Onsite
Project Details : Implemented Micrsoft Dynamics in the Group having Trade & Logistics, HR & Payroll, Production, Quality, Lean CRM, Enterprise Portal & Service Management.
Role : Project Manager
Team Size : 13
Skills Used : Microsoft Dynamics 2009
PERSONAL DETAILS :
Languages Known : English, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi
Current Location : Bangalore
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