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Raja Sekhar Gopaluni

Summary

Senior IT Program Manager known for meeting tight deadlines, driving business opportunities and working well in team-based environments. Engaging and personable to manage key milestones, deliver exemplary customer service and achieve great CSAT results

More than 20 years of experience across Airports, Utilities, Retail, Insurance and Manufacturing domains. Experienced in managing IT Infrastructure projects, Application Development and Maintenance, integration of Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software implementation from different parties. Advanced understanding of organizational strategies, financial management, procurement and contracting.

Certified Prince 2 Project Practitioner, Scrum Master Certified Project Manager with hands on experience in leading projects using Agile Methodologies and Waterfall SDLC models.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Manager

LTI Mindtree (Guy Carpenter and Marsh McLennan)
Toronto
06.2021 - Current
  • Lead the RTB ( Run the business ) Project portfolio by delivering projects and programs to maintain the IT application and infrastructure environments.
  • Identify and implement Cloud (AZURE) migration for compatible applications
  • Successfully implemented two Data Center exits for Guy Carpenter
  • Coach team of IT PMs for DR environment creation, setting up DR test plans and execution

Key Projects delivered:

  • Application Infrastructure Modernization and migration (Azure migration)
  • Maintain the Disaster Recovery Portfolio
  • Active Directory Consolidation
  • Deliver end of life infrastructure upgrade projects:

Senior IT Project Manager

Wipro Limited ( Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Toronto
03.2017 - 06.2021

Delivering a wide portfolio of programs for GTAA as a Senior IT Project Manager and Scrum Master through Wipro Limited. Successfully delivered multiple IT projects in the IOCC, Terminal Services and CDF business units.

Business Transformation Programs delivered:

Lead the IT infrastructure, vendor solution deployment and application set up including the Integration between various data sources. Following key projects were completed:

  • Airport Collaborative Decision Making system for Terminal services
  • Electronic Visual Information Display systems
  • Passenger tracking analytics

IT Transformation Projects delivered:

  • Windows server upgrade for CDF facility
  • Upgrade infrastructure for call recording software in IOCC from Windows 2008 to Windows 2016
  • Upgrade infrastructure for mapping software used in IOCC

Key solution components:
Setting up the Wintel, Network infrastructure in the Data Centers

  • Develop interfaces with different airport partners hosted on the IBM Message Broker
  • Setting up a new website for airport partners to access the flight and passenger flow updates
  • Conduct Perform Security testing, performance testing, accessibility testing
  • Roll out of more than 500 new mini-PCs across the airport with new vendor developed solution at the display gates
  • Integrating Vendor developed products into Airport IT infrastructure using Agile methodology

Senior IT Project Manager

Wipro Limited, Water Utilities
Swindon, Bristol, Bath - United Kingdom
02.2014 - 03.2017
  • Delivering key programs for different Water Utility companies in the United Kingdom as a Senior IT Project Manager through Wipro Limited.
  • Managing several projects in Bristol Water to support the Retail market opening for Open Water Programme
  • Implementation of Wessex Searches Transformation solution for Property Searches
  • Improvements to the One Stop Shop solution for Property Searches business and external facing website,
  • Implementation of a website solution for online account management for Thames Water

Technologies used:
• BizTalk Server 2010, using ESB Toolkit 2.1 itineraries, WCF Services, BTDF Deployment
• Core Java
• SAP Business objects in the Data Center

IT Project Manager

Wipro Limited ( American Honda Motors, Nokia)
Hyderabad
02.2011 - 02.2014

American Honda Motors:

  • Telematics Platform improvements: Telematics Platform to Integrate Content from different sources / devices – OEM, 3rd Party, Smart Phone and Vehicle. The platform harnesses the smart phone capability to extend the telematics user experience. It uses the HTML5, IOS, Android mobile platforms to provide a software platform for showing integrated content gathered from internet, OEM services, Navigation, Vehicle Diagnostics etc., at one place. Since it uses HTML5 for the user experience, it’s easy to rollout newer experiences within very short span of time.

Nokia S60 Browser Maintenance Projects

  • Application development and maintenance of Nokia’s S60 browser

Technical Lead (Software development experience)

Nokia, Elektrobit and Wipro Limited
Helsinki, Bangalore and Hyderabad
12.2002 - 02.2011
  • Integration Lead for Core Platform build and integration for Nokia S60 phones
  • Test engineer for Windows based mobile phone build
  • Sr. Design engineer for Nokia S60 Personal Information Management applications
  • Software Developer for Nokia S60 application development

Education

Bachelors in Electronics And Communications Engineering -

Sagi Ramakrishnam Raju Engineering College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
10.1997 - 04.2001

Practitioner Certificate in Project Management - Project Management

Prince 2
06.2014 - 06.2014

Certified Scrum Master - Project Management

Scrum Master
08.2023 - 08.2023

Skills

  • Data Center Consolidation and migration
  • Migrate to Azure cloud
  • Develop automated interfaces with partners to enable integrations using IBM Message Broker
  • Setting up new websites
  • Conduct Perform Security testing, performance testing, accessibility testing
  • Setting up IT infrastructure for large IT Transformation projects
  • Maintain Disaster Recovery Portfolio
  • Airports Industry : Aircraft Turn around process improvement, IOCC system upgrade, ACDM, New device roll out for Information Displays, Deicing, Call Recording
  • Utilities Industry : Retail and Customer Services, Billing, Contact Centre, Property Searches, Data Migration
  • Manufacturing and Automotive : Supply chain management, Telematics
  • Mobile Phone : Nokia S60, Symbian, Middleware, Build and Integration
  • Methodology : Waterfall, Agile, SDLC
  • PM tools : Jira, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, VISIO
  • Technologies used in delivered projects : IBM Message Broker, Java, C ,Java Script, Angular JS, HTML5, SQL, Oracle, Net, C#, Website
  • Technologies experienced in: Core Java, C, Symbian
  • Championed PMO initiatives and governance set up
  • Well versed in managing end-to-end life cycle of projects - SOW preparation, budgeting & resourcing, project initiation, project execution, rollout, transition and project closure
  • Successfully delivered projects involving both Vendor & in house team in agile environment, managing daily standups
  • Managed projects in a cross-functional, matrixed organization with teams in different time zones and geographies
  • Excellent people management skills and ability to coach, train, and provide work direction to other project staff as well as appraise work outcomes and quality
  • Expert presentation, written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent relationship management, conflict resolution and consulting skills paired with a customer service focus

Timeline

Scrum Master - Certified Scrum Master, Project Management
08.2023 - 08.2023
Senior Manager - LTI Mindtree (Guy Carpenter and Marsh McLennan)
06.2021 - Current
Senior IT Project Manager - Wipro Limited ( Greater Toronto Airports Authority
03.2017 - 06.2021
Prince 2 - Practitioner Certificate in Project Management, Project Management
06.2014 - 06.2014
Senior IT Project Manager - Wipro Limited, Water Utilities
02.2014 - 03.2017
IT Project Manager - Wipro Limited ( American Honda Motors, Nokia)
02.2011 - 02.2014
Technical Lead (Software development experience) - Nokia, Elektrobit and Wipro Limited
12.2002 - 02.2011
Sagi Ramakrishnam Raju Engineering College - Bachelors in Electronics And Communications Engineering,
10.1997 - 04.2001
Raja Sekhar Gopaluni