Vikas Gupta

Project Manager

Ireland13 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led critical data archival project saving €100,000.
  • Managed cross-functional teams for enterprise software solutions.
  • Successfully delivered 4G spectrum bid management project.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Senior IT Project Manager with expertise in energy, finance, and application development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementAgile MethodologiesClient Relationship ManagementApplication SupportErp Systems DevelopmentTestingApplication DevelopmentSupport

Other Skills

Stakeholder ManagementRisk ManagementBudget ManagementITIL ProcessesTechnology Project PlanningSQLSelenium TestingCucumberEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Requirements AnalysisFunctional TestingManual TestingOrder ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Supply Chain Management

About

Summary Sept 2023 to present as Portfolio manager in Eirgrid group July 2020- Sept 2023 as Senior Project Manager @Citibank, Dublin May 2019-July 2020 as Project Manager @Sodexo, Dublin • September 2015- June 2018 as a Lead Consultant in DXC Technology Pvt. Ltd. • Hands on experience in operations & maintenance in Oracle (expertise), Java and .Net based projects following agile scrum methodologies. • SCRUM certified. • Experience of handling, leading & managing teams and mentoring them. Currently managing a team in Citi. • Functional Knowledge & expertise in different domains like Banking, Insurance, Telecom, ERP and HRMS. • Worked extensively on SOX complaint projects such as ‘BROKASURE’ in DXC involving syndicates, insurers, reinsurers, financial & non-financial risks, insurance premiums, discounting, banking data, claim settlements etc. • Well versed in communicating with clients for requirement gathering, daily and weekly status updates, estimations and timelines. • Recently delivered phase-2 of a critical data archival project wherein I saved 100000 euros for company by implementing database techniques which resulted in saving a lot of db space. • Eager to learn new technologies and utilising them effectively as per the project needs. • 2 Times awarded Star of the Month, employee of the year award, academic excellence award in masters etc. • Accomplished a full 4G spectrum bid management project with client Airtel, implemented all over the India and Africa. Won employee of the year award for that project. • Trained in finding root cause analysis of the issues, project planning & delivery, sprint planning & story estimation, Testing, maintaining the knowledge repository, creating functional and technical specification docs, code maintenance & review by following the ITIL best practices. • Have two master degrees, one in Cyber security (DCU, Ireland) and one from IIIT Bangalore (Software Engineering) along with Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering passing all of them with above 70% marks. • Experience of working on CI/CD platforms like Jenkins, Docker (novice). Can work on all MAC, UNIX and Microsoft Windows Server Environments. • VISA Status- currently on STAMP 4(permanent resident).

Experience

Eirgrid group

Senior Information Technology Project Manager

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Dublin · Hybrid

  • I look after and head a portfolio of projects in Market management systems area which has projects impacting the whole EU power systems . I have handled projects dealing in trading, auctions, day ahead markets, IDAs, batteries, wind farms etc. I have actively worked on Greenlink Interconnector which connects Ireland to UK via sea route.
  • All projects have national importance and contribute to Irish power grid systems.

Citi

Senior Project Manager

Jul 2020Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Dublin, Ireland

  • 1. Manage cross-functional teams of up to 15 people in the development of software solutions for enterprise clients, with project budgets ranging from $500,000 to $7 million.
  • 2. Develop project plans, schedules, stakeholder register, RAID Logs, RACI matrix, Project Charter, Business cases, and budgets, and manage project execution to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality solutions. Also being accountable for the same.
  • 3. Identify and mitigate project risks, and communicate project status and risks to stakeholders and senior management.
  • 4. Managing finance of projects including budget forecasting, travel, resource allocation, and other costs.
  • 5. Adhering to PMI guidelines and applying PMI techniques to refine the different aspects of project management.
  • 6. Driving the team to improve the SIAM and ITIL processes
  • 7. T-shirt sizing the projects & calculating velocity/sprints required.
  • 8. Collaborate with clients to identify project requirements and manage expectations, ensuring that project deliverables meet or exceed client expectations.
  • 9. Foster a collaborative team environment, promoting communication, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
  • 10. Generate and deliver a detailed project execution plan concerning the execution of all aspects of the project.
  • 11. Design clear and consistent messages for a variety of diverse audiences, ensuring the effectiveness of delivery.
  • 12. Manage project prioritization and spending to meet budgetary targets.
  • 13. Providing senior management with project status updates, attending steering Co.
  • 14. Assess and verify solution designs for scope, cost, timing, and milestone commitments.
  • 15. Working closely with communications, stakeholders, and management to stay informed of important company information to evaluate and measure program effectiveness and impact on the business.
  • 16. Taking part in change record activity as a release manager and ensuring things go fine in production. Being there as a SPOC for stakeholders.
Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementRisk ManagementBudget ManagementAgile MethodologiesITIL Processes

Sodexo

Project Manager

May 2019Jul 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos · Dublin, Ireland

  • 1. Managed project schedules, budgets, and risks, ensuring that projects were delivered on time and within budget.
  • 2. Built strong relationships with clients, acting as a trusted advisor and driving customer satisfaction.
  • Managed and mentored project team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
  • 3. Keeping PMO & stakeholders aware of project status and budgets
  • 4. Taking part in steering committee meets to raise concerns and to get approvals for any hard stops.
  • 5. Carry out effective technology project planning and estimation and confidently stand behind our estimates during the execution phase
  • 6. Ability to manage multiple workstreams, conflicting priorities, differing reporting lines, and multi-site projects, as well as scope change and risk
  • 7. Manage end-to-end vendor RFPs, vendor selection, and mobilization
  • 8. Supplier performance management: quality metrics, measurement, identification of performance issues, and working together to resolve & prevent reoccurrence.
  • 9. Built strong relationships with clients, acting as a trusted advisor and driving customer satisfaction.
  • 10. Taking part in steering committee meets to raise concerns and to get approvals for any hard stops
Project ManagementClient Relationship ManagementRisk ManagementBudget ManagementTechnology Project Planning

Dxc technology

Lead Technical Consultant

Sep 2015Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Clients- Marsh McLennan, JLT, RFB, AON, AAA, AXA, etc.
  • 1. Deep understanding of UK & Ireland insurance markets
  • 2. Worked closely with clients to understand project requirements and manage expectations, ensuring that project deliverables met or exceeded client expectations.
  • 3. Managed project risks, and communicated project status and risks to stakeholders and senior management.
  • 4. Taking full ownership of the processes, reports, and project deliverables.
Project ManagementClient Relationship ManagementRisk Management

Htc global services

Senior Support Analyst

Nov 2014Jun 2015 · 7 mos · Penang, Malaysia

  • Project - Seagate HR Management System Clients Handled - Seagate
  • Taking up to 10 calls per day with US team to solve their problems and assist
  • them.
  • Developing and testing ERP Systems (CRM, SCM and Financials).
  • Consulted with engineering team members to determine system loads and
  • develop improvement plans.
  • Preparing test plan documents and reviewing test planning activities
  • Preparing test reports for each release and make sure report is
  • easily understandable.
  • Handling team as a backup scrum master.
  • Worked closely with global customers spanning 3 time zones to resolve daily
  • issues.
  • Worked closely with other business analysts, development teams and
  • infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical
  • applications.
Application SupportERP Systems DevelopmentTesting

Shakti it services private limited

Senior Support Specialist

Jul 2013Aug 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

  • Client- NCR Corporation
  • Testing and providing application support to different ERP Systems.
  • Involved into the project until release day by working closely with various
  • teams.
  • Hands on experience in tools like JIRA, Remedy, SVN, Bugnet and GIT.
  • Monitored and triaged ticket logging tool (remedy).
  • Sorting the issues according to priority/severity (P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5).
  • If it is a P1/P2 incident, then working very closely with teams to resolve that
  • incident on priority.
  • Taking up to 10 calls per day with US team to solve their problems and assist
  • them.
  • Consulted with engineering team members to determine system loads and
  • develop improvement plans.
  • Evaluated project requirements and specifications and developed software
  • applications that surpassed client expectations.
  • Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different
  • stages and directly addressed concerns.
  • Designed and executed SQL queries to monitor daily activities and to perform
  • day to day tasks.
  • Worked closely with global customers spanning 3 time zones to resolve daily
  • issues.
  • Worked closely with other business analysts, development teams and
  • infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical
  • applications.
  • Improved system performance by making proactive adjustments and
  • resolving bugs.
  • Suggested improvements to team and project workflow.
Application SupportTestingSQL

Ibm

Software Engineer

May 2011Jul 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Developed, provided application support and worked on another stand-alone
  • project called HOTO (Hand over Transfer Over) and in a nutshell deals with
  • assigning the responsibilities to new employees if an employee has left the
  • company. This resulted in slashing of maintenance cost up to 30 % and I won
  • Employee of the month award for the same. This work was done using Oracle
  • forms, RICE components, PL/SQL and SQL and developed using TOAD.
  • Developed, supported and worked on stand-alone project called BID
  • MANAGEMENT SYSTEM as part of Airtel going digital with their bidding
  • process as compared to manual application-based approach. This resulted in
  • a big leap from manual to automated bidding for client and was implemented
  • all over India & Africa. Won Star of the year award from client (Airtel) for the
  • same.
  • This work was done using Oracle forms, RICE components, PL/SQL and
  • SQL and developed using TOAD.
  • Provided the application support to this project even after delivering such as
  • minor enhancements, bug tracking, general day to day issues and much more.
  • Gathered and defined customer requirements to develop well-organized
  • project plans based on clear specifications.
  • Researched, designed and implemented scalable applications for information
  • identification, extraction, analysis, retrieval and indexing.
  • Inspected equipment and assessed functionality and optimized controls.
Application DevelopmentSupportSQL

Education

Dublin City University

PG Diploma — cyber security and forensic science

Jan 2018Jan 2019

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

Pg Diploma — Computer Software Engineering

Jan 2010Jan 2011

B.M. Institute Of Engineering & Technology ( BMIET )

B.E — computers science

Jan 2005Jan 2009

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