PKPrakash Kannan
@user.2397071
Group Project Manager at Infosys Ltd.
Chennai, India
Spearheaded and executed business-critical programs for diverse clients across various industry verticals and global regions (NAFTA, APAC, EMEA, LATAM). With over 22 years of IT experience, primarily focused on application development and maintenance (ADM) Service Line, including 20+ years at Infosys and over 8 years of international experience in the USA, UK, France, and Switzerland. Committed to delivering value to my clients by leveraging core competencies in delivery management, service engagements and continuous improvement initiatives.
Experience
Group Project Manager
Infosys Ltd.
Spearheaded as a Delivery Lead / Program Manager of utilities business vertical, leading a team of 100+ FTEs across 3 client accounts in the US with an annual contract value of $12M. Accounts include FedEx, COMPASS and Coke.
Senior Project Manager
Infosys Ltd.
Managed programs for E.ON (Nottingham, UK), NextEra (Florida, US), Renault-Nissan (Paris, France), MetLife (New York, US), Toyota (Texas, US), and Syngenta (Basel, Switzerland). Led GDPR compliance program for E.ON. Led digital transformation portfolio at NextEra.
Technical Project Manager
Infosys Ltd.
Managed projects for Cisco, TOMRA, and Pitney Bowes. Grew Cisco account from less than $100K to $2M. Best Team Award in 2009 for exemplary team management of the Tomra account.
Technical Lead / Senior Systems Engineer
Infosys Ltd.
Led projects for TTI (Texas, US), Meridian IQ Logistics (Kansas, US), and Texas Instruments (Texas, US). Developed and owned the framework of the Order management system.
Java Developer
Nucsoft Ltd.
Delivered modules for Citibank N.A. projects including Country Compliance Tracking System and Front Office Interest Rate Derivatives.
Education
GCE, Salem affiliated to Madras University
BE
Mechanical Engineering
Great Lakes and University of Texas at Austin
PGP
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
1 year post graduate programme (Ongoing).
Licenses & Certifications
ITIL (Infosys trained)
Infosys
PMP (Infosys trained)
Infosys
Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)
Sun Microsystems
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning PGP
Great Lakes and University of Texas at Austin