NIPA A. AVLANI (MBA, PMP®)

E-mail: nipa1705@gmail.com | Phone: (520) 395 5659

OVERVIEW

PMP certified, dynamic, analytical and result oriented experienced professional with a proven track record in leading

global teams and projects for delivering solutions in alignment with organization goals. Excellent planning, people

and presentation skills. Adept in managing multiple projects at the same time.

CORE COMPETENCIES

o Program/Project Execution

o Project Management Methodology – Waterfall/Agile

o PMO Governance, Planning & Reporting

o Business Process Analysis and Improvement

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  - Over 5 years’ experience in leading global teams in implementation of business critical IT projects

  - Managed and streamlined business processes at the Corporate and Business Unit levels thus increasing

efficiency and eliminating waste

  - Provided training to a wide user base on updated processes, systems and tools

  - Experienced in working with the executive management and providing strategic recommendations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, Missouri

PMO Analyst (MBA Leadership Program), Program Management Office

July 2013 – Present

  · IT Appropriation Request (AR) System: Led the SharePoint design and implementation of an upgraded IT AR

system. Process streamlining efforts coupled with this enhanced system increased on-time AR approval

compliance rate from 70% to 93%. Trained over 110 users worldwide on this updated process and system

  · Weekly Appropriation Request (AR) Tracker: Designed a new weekly Business Unit IT AR tracker for Corporate.

The tracker increased project visibility thus improving collaboration between the Corporate and Business unit

teams, minimizing deviation from company standards and enabling project implementation leverage

  · IT Services Metrics Board Process: Made Emerson IT Services Metrics Reporting process 60% faster using Lean

Process Improvement methodology, by defining important service metrics, and implementing Metrics Dashboard

  · Service Metrics Reporting: Shortened the metrics reporting and communication cycle from 3 weeks to 2 weeks

which made recent service performance metrics available to the IT Board and the Operations Board thus

facilitating better service management and improving customer satisfaction

  · Project “Engage”: Led the project team of 8 in solution selection, development, and implementation of the new

“Engage” solution to be used by 60 Emerson IT Strategy & Governance team members. The solution increased

internal collaboration, created widespread visibility of customer requests and provided a team performance and

management platform thus ensuring better customer service

  · Corporate IT Resource Tracker: Implemented a Resource Tracking system by collaborating with Functional

Directors and Project Managers. This system, used across all Corporate IT projects during the planning phase,

provided the Functional VPs vital information to make resource allocation decisions

  · Annual Operating Plan: Successfully led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) development and delivery for all

Corporate IT Services for 2 consecutive years. Planned and scheduled reviews with Vice Presidents and Emerson

CIO. The final AOP event, attended by over 200 IT executives worldwide, marked communication of upcoming

fiscal year service strategy and plans to Business Unit customers

  · Service Advisory Council: Implemented Service Advisory Councils and service management processes for all

Corporate IT Services. This increased customer input and involvement in Service Strategy and Service Operations,

in line with the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework, shaping the strategy for the upcoming AOP event

  · PMO Goals and Objectives Dashboard: Maintained and communicated goals delivery schedule for the

Corporate Program Management Office, drove team members to achieve their goals and proposed solutions to

overcome possible roadblocks

Emerson Network Power, Tempe, Arizona

Project Consultant via The University of Arizona

August 2012 – December 2012

  · Recommended a potential software bundling strategy by analyzing data obtained from customers, marketing,

sales and software teams and highlighting the potential financial and competitive benefit to the company

HJ3 Composite Technologies, Tucson, Arizona

IT & Operations Intern

June 2012 – August 2012

  · CRM Software Solution: Led a business initiative to increase internal data consistency and recommended a new

QuickBooks integrated CRM software solution by undertaking internal software

  · Standard Business Processes: Enhanced workflow efficiencies and reduced data redundancy by implementing

company-wide, standardized business processes for collecting information and subsequent QuickBooks

procedures applicable to sales and project teams

  · Revenue Model: Performed complex analysis for four major markets and built a revenue model that was used by

the CEO to build expansion plans for lucrative markets and secure investments from angel investors

  · Social Media Strategy: Developed a strategic social media plan for the company to increase brand awareness

and maximize various marketing platforms

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington

Project Lead via The University of Arizona

Reliance Communications Ltd., Mumbai, India

Assistant HR Manager

January 2012 – May 2012

  · Led a team of 3 to define and document strategic models for Enterprise Architects to educate client CIOs and

provide tools to broaden a CIO’s role in their company’s social media strategy development and implementation

May 2008 – November 2009

  · SAP 6.0 Implementation: Led corporate wide HR initiative to transition from manual HR system to SAP

automated HR system by managing cross-functional teams during development and implementation stages to

ensure full system integration

  · Standard Employee Separation Program: Built a separation program to reduce the employee termination

settlement process time from 90 days to 5 days thus drastically decreasing final compensation expenses incurred

by the company

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

  · PMI-PMP® Certified

  · Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC™)

  · Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified

  · SharePoint 2010/2013

  · SAP Oracle SQL Developer, Rapid Miner, TIBCO Spotfire

  · Microsoft Office suite: Visio, Project, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel including Pivot tables and Macros

Degree

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Master in Management Studies (MMS)

Bachelor in Engineering (BE)

EDUCATION

Major

MIS

HR

IT

Graduation

May 2013

May 2008

May 2006

University/College

University of Arizona, Tucson

University of Mumbai, India

University of Mumbai, India