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VIJAY DAVID

@vijaydavid

Senior Project Manager at CGI : Client – Shell

Bangalore, India

CGI (Client – Shell)Sikkim Manipal University

Senior Project Manager bringing highly credible technical leadership to direct multi-functional project teams engaged in full system development and implementation in high-tech environments. Experienced overseeing diverse teams of developers, analysts, and quality professionals engaged in complex projects with budgets up to $5M. He possesses a solid understanding of project management tools and is certified in Project Management and Agile methodology.

Experience

Senior Project Manager

CGI (Client – Shell)

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Managed project scope, timeline and budget in alignment with company objectives. Identified project needs by reviewing project objectives and schedules. Developed comprehensive project plans to be shared with stakeholders. Identified potential risks associated with projects and developed mitigation strategies. Collaborated with stakeholders to develop realistic expectations for deliverables. Created detailed reports on project status, issues, risks and opportunities. Reviewed final results of each project before delivery. Initiate an impact assessment of the list of applications within each of the LOB's in Shell where Singapore & Philippines name change is involved and thereby identifying by replacing the old company name with the new one. Prepare a data flow diagram of the impacted applications and business where a name change is done. Run book preparation which lists down the process in making a name change for all the impacted applications. Plan cutover activities and go-live after and approval from business to stop all onboarding activities during that period. Execute Steering Committee meeting in order to request for decision making and to highlight issues/risks from the project.

Senior Project Manager

Volvo Group India

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PHYSICAL BUILD CLOUD JOURNEY, Project Manager (2022) DDA R&D, India: Modernization of 2 solutions (ProTOM , Gloria) from an existing Legacy Solution. Identifying and implementing gaps in the current way of working. Working with Squads (Team size 25) in understanding the deliverables planned for the upcoming PI’s. Keeping a track on current progress by highlighting the status and risks associated to the project. BOSS NG Dev-SecOps Transformation, SCRUM MASTER (2022) DDA R&D, India: Work as a Scum Master by transforming the Team with the Agile Ways of Working. Bring in business value by introducing Metric to the agile practice. Introduce and migrate items from JIRA to the new Azure DevOps Tool. Automating test cases to Public Cloud. Tool Chain Implementation as part of security measures. UD PIL Implementation, IT Project Manager (2021) UD Trucks, India: Deliver a UD PIL clone solution for UD as part of the business separation. Secure infrastructure and Team resources to deliver the solution. Integrate and isolate systems which is specific for UD. Contribute by educating UD users with Demo’s and trainings. JDE Pre-Study Cloud Solution IT Project Manager (2020) Manufacturing, Penta: Pre-study in identifying a best solution for a legacy solution cloud application. SAP GRC, Chief Project Manager (2019) SAP Master Finance, India: Identify & implement a new COTS solution for SAP GRC. Mapping existing process to the new tool. Managing Budget and Risks with having the new solution. Excel Legal Separation, IT Project Manager (2019) VCE Master Finance Singapore and Dubai.

IT Project Manager (Infrastructure Delivery)

IBM India

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Led an initiative to dramatically improve project success. Worked at all levels with the organization to build relationships, create processes and implement organizational structure for project portfolio management. Enabled IT leadership to proactively manage employees. Conducted regular status meetings with internal teams and external partners to track progress against established milestones. Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers based on company objectives and budget constraints. Drafted reports summarizing progress made on projects for review by executive leadership team. Maintained records of all documents related to each project including specifications, change orders, invoices. Participated in cross-functional teams responsible for developing innovative solutions for complex problems. Ensured compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures throughout the life cycle of each project. Facilitated resolution of conflicts between team members when necessary. Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and budgets. Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.

Project Lead

Wipro India

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Lead projects associated to Shell Infrastructure (ITIP) as well as integration and implementation. Work closely with Server and Database administrators as it relates to daily maintenance, upgrades, or implementations of Shell Business. At times serve as the technical consultant to Managers and Project Leads in the organization and functional user groups. All projects handled are related to Server rebuild & Upgrade, Migration & replacement of component on the Server’s.

Application Support

GE Capital India

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Solely responsible for troubleshooting hardware, software, and network related issues. Performed /provided all technical support for the company’s Senior Level Executive Team & end-to-end customers. Developed excellent interpersonal and communication skills and interacted with Senior Executives on a daily basis. Maintained high performance standards on a demanding, 24-hour service level agreement. Developed and implemented application support processes to ensure high availability of critical applications. Provided technical guidance to users on application-related issues, including installation, configuration, upgrades and troubleshooting. Analyzed and monitored system performance metrics such as CPU utilization, memory usage and disk space. Performed root cause analysis for complex production incidents and implemented preventive measures accordingly. Created detailed documentation for new or existing applications in order to facilitate user understanding and adoption. Evaluated existing systems for optimization opportunities and proposed changes based on best practices. Assisted with the planning, testing, implementation, maintenance, monitoring and evaluation of various applications used by the organization.

Education

Sikkim Manipal University

MBA

Financial Service Marketing Operations

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Bangalore University

Bachelor

Computer Science

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Licenses & Certifications

Project Management Training

PMI

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Scrum Master

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Lean Methodologies

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DevOps Transformation

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Skills

Project Planning
Agile Methodology
Cross-Functional Communication
Scope Management
Training and mentoring
Project Scheduling
Cost Control
Schedule Coordination
JIRA
DevOps
Excel
PowerPoint
MS Project 2023
MS Visio
PMI
Scrum Master
Lean Methodologies