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Akhilesh Kumar

Business Development Executive

Thane, Maharashtra, India20 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 18 years of diverse IT experience
  • Proficient in project management and change initiatives
  • Expertise in both waterfall and Agile methodologies
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Project Management expert in the IT services sector with a focus on process improvement.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementBusiness Process ManagementStrategic PlanningTeam ManagementSoftware ArchitectureProcess ImprovementSoftware DevelopmentClient Management

Other Skills

Project PlansRequirements AnalysisStrategic BusinessBusiness RequirementsCustomer ExperiencePeople ManagementAnalytical SkillsNegotiationBusiness StrategyProject PlanningLeadershipITILTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingCommunication

About

Profile Objective: • Seeking to leverage extensive experience and expertise in project management to excel in the role of Practice Head, where dedication, strategic vision, and leadership will be valued assets in driving organizational success. Profile Overview: • Seasoned IT industry professional with over 18 years of diverse experience across various roles and industry verticals. Proven track record as a proficient Project Manager in the information technology and services sector, adept at driving change management initiatives with precision and efficiency. Proficient in Business Process Management, Oracle Database, IBM DB2, Global Delivery, and IT Service Management. Known for exceptional leadership in guiding teams through the project life cycle, encompassing planning, budgeting, scheduling, and execution. Key Skills and Expertise: • Proficient in utilizing project management tools such as Gantt charts, kanban boards, project dashboards, and task lists for real-time project planning, scheduling, and tracking. • Strategic planning and implementation of projects, including defining scope, goals, deliverables, tasks, and required resources. • Expertise in team management, allocation of resources, and creation of project schedules and timelines. • Strong focus on quality assurance, risk management, and continuous process improvement. • Skilled in stakeholder management, reporting project status, and presenting progress updates and solutions. • Experience in managing global implementation and support projects, with a focus on minimizing costs and risks while ensuring high-quality deliverables. • Proficient in estimation, budgeting, resource planning, and client relationship management. • Extensive experience in both waterfall and Agile methodologies, with a keen understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC).

Experience

20 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
6 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Ltimindtree

Enterprise Resources Planning Specialist

Nov 2019Present · 6 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

  • Develop effective and creative customer solutions.
  • Create new and innovative approaches to problems and discussed strategies with project managers
  • Conducted research to evaluate systems design and process efficiency
  • Manage project scope, schedule, status and documentation
Project PlansRequirements AnalysisStrategic BusinessBusiness RequirementsCustomer ExperiencePeople Management+16

Ibm

Senior Manager

Jul 2017Nov 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Developed long-term business strategy by using customer feedback to identify necessary process improvements
  • Delivered projects to Pre-determined budget, maintaining time parameters and quality standards
  • Finalized project financial records while collaborating with financial controllers and Sr. executives
  • Took active role in company growth by consistently providing quality customer service to promote growth and retention.
  • Determined and implemented safe, efficient and cost-effective solutions to issues
Project PlansRequirements AnalysisStrategic BusinessBusiness RequirementsCustomer ExperiencePeople Management+17

Wipro limited

Consultant Project Lead

Aug 2016Jul 2017 · 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Managed and led multi-disciplinary design team throughout development and contract document phases for project
  • Keep project on schedule and within budget while serving as project leader
  • Operated within budgetary constraints, participated in development of annual budget forecasts and reconciliation of operating budget
  • Understood each target customer's business model, mapped out organization and identified unique technology needs
Project PlansRequirements AnalysisStrategic BusinessBusiness RequirementsCustomer ExperiencePeople Management+17

Zieta technologies pvt ltd

Software Architect Project Lead

Jul 2015Aug 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Worked closely with product teams to define and prioritize partner feature requests
  • Managed project planning, resource allocation, scope, schedule, status and documentation
  • Presented road-map and technology infrastructure to customers, demonstrating deep familiarity with APIs, platform infrastructure, security and integration capabilities
  • Executed application database upgrades, backups and restore duties
  • Managed project scope, schedule, status and documentation
Project PlansRequirements AnalysisStrategic BusinessBusiness RequirementsCustomer ExperienceAnalytical Skills+13

Gits

Sr. Project Manager

Nov 2013Jul 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Executed on-time, under-budget project management on complex issues for senior leadership
  • Worked closely with senior leadership to complete projects and solve complex issues on strict schedules and budgets
  • Streamlined operational processes and collaborated with management to implement process improvements
  • Implemented corrective actions to fix root causes of various issues
  • Identified issues through root cause analysis to implement corrective action
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction ratings by resolving issues efficiently
  • Reduced process lags and effectively monitored employee performance and training completion to ensure optimal productivity
  • Inspected products to provide quality control to maximize revenue
  • Resolved customer issues quickly and efficiently to enhance overall customer satisfaction ratings
  • Recommended new products and services to customers
  • Provided top product quality control and inspection, eliminating downtime to maximize revenue
Requirements AnalysisStrategic BusinessBusiness RequirementsCustomer ExperiencePeople ManagementAnalytical Skills+15

L&t infotech limited

Sr. Software Architect

Jan 2013Oct 2013 · 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Analyze business processes, flows and functions of legacy system. Developed AS-IS model, TO-BE model, performed gap analysis, mapped business process into Oracle JDE E1 and developed workarounds
  • Leed ERP development initiative as Subject Matter Expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff
  • Consulte regularly with internal customers on application development project status, new project proposals and software-related technical issues
  • Researche, designed and implemented scalable applications for information identification, extraction, analysis, retrieval and indexing
Requirements AnalysisStrategic BusinessBusiness RequirementsCustomer ExperiencePeople ManagementAnalytical Skills+13

Spencon holdings ltd

Senior Functional Consultant

Jan 2010Jan 2012 · 2 yrs · Nairobi County, Kenya

  • Evaluate project requirements and specifications and developed software applications that surpassed client expectations
  • Gather and defined customer requirements to develop clear specifications for creating well-organized project plans
  • Adjust software parameters to boost performance and incorporate new features
  • Built, tested and deployed scalable, highly available and modular software products
  • Develop next generation integration platform for internal applications
  • Maintain existing applications and designed and delivered new applications
  • Consult with engineering team members to determine system loads and develop improvement plans
Requirements AnalysisStrategic BusinessBusiness RequirementsPeople ManagementAnalytical SkillsNegotiation+10

Gits

Functional Consultant

Jun 2006Jan 2010 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Managing client and developer team. Looking after importance, quality and values and taking best approach. Mentoring project team members in the application of a methodology, managing the day to day project activities, and coordinating the project.
  • Handle a variety of Functional & Technical problems that arise on a daily basis and create choices and alternative courses of actions.
  • Participate in and lead project initiation and development of the Project Charter. Participate in project planning (high level) and the development of the Project Initiation Plan.
  • Provides support to team, assists with major issues, problems, and obstacles. Involve in functional issues resolution in conjunction with Oracle using Web Conference, Performance Monitoring and Tuning of the system.
  • Go-Live and post production support
  • Reduced number of open and long pending issues. Preventive and Route cause analysis made along with documentation for future reference.
  • Responsible for delivery of all aspects of a project. Deliver solutions according to the SDLC process. Testing of Interactive Applications. Involved in migration with Table Conversion in Multiple Formats.
Requirements AnalysisStrategic BusinessBusiness RequirementsAnalytical SkillsNegotiationProgram Delivery Management+9

Aarti drugs ltd - india

Executive – Accounts & Payroll

Feb 2004May 2006 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Maharashtra, India

  • Allocate executive tasks and managed complex calendars and administrative functions
  • Collaborate with purchasing department to reconcile vendor invoices and facilitate payments
  • Manage payroll operations for team of 1000 employees
  • Supervise accounting department operations and team of up to 200 employees
  • Input vendor payments and updated accounts to reflect new balances
  • Mitigate accounting risks through identification and improvement of process inefficiencies
  • Update general ledger of accounts with current, accurate and industry-compliant data to meet all internal and external audit requirements
  • Prepare monthly reports, including payment and account reconciliations and financial statements
  • Check expenses against budget controls, entered figures and reconciled business accounts to address discrepancies
  • Develop process improvements to increase efficiency and productivity and presented to management for approval
  • Overhaul process for year-end inventory audits to improve accuracy
  • Manage customer deliveries and assisted with carrying out orders to promote maximum satisfaction
  • Assist cashiers with processing customer payments and documenting orders
Analytical SkillsNegotiationLeadershipITILProblem SolvingCommunication+1

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