SRI SRIDARAN PMP
u.s. citizen
Phone:
248 760 6659
(work)
Portfolio
Manager/Solution Architect with more than (18) eighteen years (US)
experience in management with strong business acumen and technical prowess to
build successful global, diverse delivery team in various sectors like
Manufacturing, Finance, Communications, Health care, Utilities and Government
with values of the programs up to 10 million
Highly accomplished
in customer facing (C-level),business development/practice development, and
RFP process. Knowledge and implementation of technology
strategy/implementation in SAP(MM, SRM), Siebel(CRM), Supply
chain, Business Intelligence, Application Architecture,
Information Architecture, Enterprise Performance management (Hyperion,
SAP BPC), Cloud application (salesforce) using Agile
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· Supply chain Processes, KPI development
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Financial
planning & consolidation (Budget & forecast development using HYPERION/SAP-BPC)
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CRM
deployment
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Hadoop technology
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Performance
optimization - BPC
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Portfolio
management
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ITIL
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Virtualization
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Business
Transformation & change mgmt
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SAP – PP, MM, SD, SRM, BI, MDM
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Data
Modeling (MDM, Erwin, Kimball methodology, Warehouse design)
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Net Weaver,
Web technologies
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BI
Report/analytics strategy (Business Objects,
webFocus, Bex,SSIS), Tera data
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Oracle SOA
(11g) (bpel, bpm)
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Big 5
experience
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Salesforce.com/cloud
computing
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IT Program
& Portfolio Management
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CMMI &
Process Engineering (RUP)
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Customer
relationship management
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Budget
tracking
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Business
and IT alignment and SOX controls
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Vendor
management
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Practice
development
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Global
delivery model with diverse team
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Business
case development
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Problem
resolution and conflict management
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Mentoring,
team development
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Experienced
in managing Hyperion 11.1.2.3 implementation
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Enterprise
Architecture
for a major military contractor architecting middleware solutions. Also,
responsible for collaborative solutions architecture, Business intelligence
roadmap and Data Life cycle management
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Experience
with Banking, manufacturing, with strong program and portfolio management
experience that includes business case development and prioritization of
projects in a program. Built global delivery models involving 30+ people
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Implemented
SAP (BI, MDM, SRM) modules.
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Implemented
SAP/BPC for discrete and process industry customers
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Implemented
Hyperion Planning & Essbase for the manufacturing finance arm of
Lockheed’s customer resulting in $2 M in savings and a headcount reduction of
10 and reduced the budget development time by 50 percent
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Recommended
BI roadmaps, KPI definitions, Analytics and Optimization strategies,
Data access, Data management procedures. Familiar with Hadoop.
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Implemented
several large Web Based projects using global delivery model resulting
in savings of $10M
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Proficient
in working with executives to translate their vision into actionable
solutions in the areas of CRM, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Finance, Web based
solutions, Business Intelligence strategy and reporting solutions, KPI
definitions
Trimafor
corp
(program
Manager)
Feb 2013 - present
Select
contributions:
For
a client that delivers innovative green energy solutions (induction
lighting), developing IT strategy, CRM and supply chain strategy, Package
selection for ERP and Business Intelligence
Technical
portfolio Manager at a large Financial institution responsible for:
Infrastructure project:
Managed
the roll out of the infrastructure environment for BI projects
- Priced and validated the infrastructure with the solution architecture
- Managed the installation of the hardware Blade servers (virtual) and
storage networks
- Managed the installation of the Windows software and Linux software for the
application and database
- Managed the installation of the Application and the cube databases
- Ensured the installation of security, firewall, scanning software
Hyperion
Planning (11.1.2.3) project: Managed the implementation of Hyperion
planning (BI)application for a large bank that involved (used Agile approach)
Trained in Hyperion Planning
- managed the development of Workforce planning, Capex planning, Balance
sheet Planning functions and associated webforms, reports, calcscripts, load
rules and cubes
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managed the development of ETL functions to receive data from various data
sources including Oracle Financials
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facilitated system testing, performance testing, UAT
Also
responsible for the Financials of the program and vendor management($ 4
million, 20 resources)
Consultant
to SAP partner
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Implemented
BPC function for a Process Industry customer. Sound knowledge of the
functional aspects of Consolidation, Planning, forecasting, budget
development. Expertise in
gathering requirements for Planning and converting them into technical
designs using the capabilities of SAP BPC solution. Experience in BPC Administration, BPC
for Excel. Experienced in Capex, Opex, Sales and Finance Planning
functions
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Part
of the BPC implementation team to implement the Planning process for a
communications industry customer. Involved in Worked on Business Process
Engineering & Analysis, As-Is Study, To-Be Process (facilitated
Workshops), GAP Analysis, Blueprint Mapping & BPP
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Experienced in Data
Manager functions, EPM functions, including Transformation, Conversion,
Hierarchies, Input Schedules.
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Experienced
in master data/transaction data loading, hierarchy creation in BI
General
Dynamics (CSC Manager) - Enterprise Architecture
group
April 2011 - Mar 2013
Ø Enterprise
Architect GDLS
providing Enterprise Application Architecture Services covering their entire
Application landscape.
Ø Select
Contributions
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Provide a
Oracle SOA based strategy to integrate Siemens Team Center to Oracle
eBusiness ERP system. There are several integration points such as BOM data,
production control data etc.
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Recommended
Sharepoint Platform to replace Oracle Content Manager/Portal. Developed the
initial architecture, sizing and identified all the key steps to move to the
Sharepoint Platform
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Define and
implement a Data Migration strategy to port all the GD army logistics legacy
data to the Oracle ERP database under the newly designed ERP module
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As part of
the Enterprise Optimization initiative, participated in defining a Desk top (cloud)
Virtualization strategy and recommend a virtualization product platform
-includes server virtualization - refresh of RAC servers with High Density
Blade servers
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Recommended a
Data Life cycle management strategy to archive ERP data
Consulting Manager - BI practice (TRIMAFOR CORP)
June 2009 – 2011
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Participated
in proposals with various state and local agencies to implement cloud
computing strategies and salesforce.com package. Very familiar with
Salesforce.com functionality and configuration. Also involved in data
migration strategies. Worked with Salesforce.com implementation
partner
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Implemented
SSIS reporting system for a manufacturing customer
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Conducted
a feasibility study to migrate the HR Reporting applications from SAP
platform to Microsoft platform
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Working
with a SAP Business Partner:
o Explore opportunities of expanding SAP BI Practice in the
changing and expanding landscape of SAP BI. Work with SAP BI clients on sale
pursuits. Engaged in multiple BI proposals and delivery for clients. Engaged
in various BI Assessments and help define SAP BI Strategy for clients.
o Trained in SAP/BPC and helped in implementation of a few
engagements
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Work directly
with internal and external agencies SAP BI Landscape. Collaborate with key
stakeholders and industry leaders in developing new SAP BI offerings and
branding in SAP Marketplace. Developed Solutioning for SAP BI suites of
product and developed various “Go To” market strategy.
Accretive
Solutions (Manufacturing customers)
July 2008 – May 2009
Global
Program Manager (BI, SRM, MDM)
§ Established Program office processes and managing the
delivery for a global SAP SRM (sourcing, procurement), BI 7.0 and MDM
implementation for Global Supply Management that entail Configuration
management, Issue/Risk management, Finance, RTM, Org change and training,
offshore/onshore vendor management etc ($9 million budget and 30 people
§ Working with Solution Architect, Integration architect and
C-level management to elicit customer vision and define scope for Procurement
(Buyer Portal- shopping cart), Purchasing organization, Workflow, BI, Catalog
strategy and interfaces including MM, FICO (R/3) modules. Also managed
the development effort in conjunction with the vendor program manager
§ Championed the use of best practices for the solution as
well as the project management initiatives. Mentored and guided the project
managers spread globally.
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In the BI area, led the team for
Operational and Spend Analytic report definitions, SRM cube definitions, Data
Extraction and loading, and Report development (off-shore team) (BI 7.0,
BEX, WAD).
Information
Builders Inc
July
2006 - May 2008
Technical Engagement Manager
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Provided BI
solution roadmap, Application Integration roadmap and managed
solution implementation (up to $4 million) using various Data Warehouse, EAI
and Reporting platforms such as iWay, SAP/BW, Oracle, SQL
Server. Helped establish BI best practices and standards. Develop,
coach and motivate team members
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Built a
global delivery model for a large BI initiative involving 15 team members.
Instituted the best practices for BI and Project management. Proactively
defined new communication methods to preemptively address all the issues,
that are typical in a global delivery model
Sample
contributions
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Led the
design and implementation of a BI dashboard with drill down capability to
report on Claims processing metrics and agent performance metrics for a major
insurance carrier on a budget $500K. Used PMI methods to develop the
work plan and managed a resource team of 5 and a stake-holder group 25 with
several more users.
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Working with
the executive team of a manufacturing customer, provided the technology
roadmap for their BI platform and implemented the solution using SAP/BW.
Platform (SAP-R/3, MM, PP, BW, Webfocus
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Led the
design of Info cubes and ODS objects and worked with the team to design CRM
Reporting for Sales Opportunities and Activities etc. Knowledgeable about CRM
Standard cubes – Lead management, Opportunity management. The platform is SAP
R/3, CRM, BW 3.0, BEx, Oracle
Lockheed
Martin
2001-2006
Program/Technical
Project Manager
responsible to define, sell and deliver solutions in the areas of Business
Intelligence, Process Quality Management using CMMI, Outsourcing in the area
of Service Parts/Distribution logistics and Manufacturing Finance.
Key
contributions:
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Help
establish and manage the Program office for major engagements. The processes
involve portfolio management, Change Management, Test and Training
Management, Issue and Risk management, vendor management All the processes
compliant with CMMI processes
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Implemented
several large Web Based projects using global delivery model resulting
in savings of $10M – (service manual authoring, service diagnostics etc)
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Worked
with multiple globally based vendors, deployed global Manufacturing Finance
consolidation through Business Intelligence application using Hyperion
Planning / Essbase The user community spans worldwide.Trained in
Hyperion. This is project entailed global implementation. Other functional
responsibilities:
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Requirements
definition for the consolidated financial information (Cube) design,
Analyzer, Calc Scripts, Reports, Planning forms and business rules and
turning them into design specifications
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Facilitated
the design and development of multi-dimensional applications using Essbase,
Planning and Reporting tools code reviews, Business Rules and test plans
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Facilitated
development of load rules for loading data files and for dimension
build and from various source systems like General Ledger using Data
Stage ETL process
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Facilitated
development of webforms for planning, workflow, menus and task lists
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Managed
Transition planning, deployment planning, Release plan, Configuration
management plans, vendor management
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Implemented
BI Reporting system using SAP/BW 3.0 for internal customers (Hands on
configuration)
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Led the SAP/SRM blueprint
and implementation initiative for a major manufacturing customer
marchFIRST
2000-2001
As
e-Business Strategist/Project Leader developed and implemented e-Business
roadmaps. Primary focus is CRM, Product Data management and Supply
Chain and Technology selection.
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For a
global manufacturing industry customer (Cummins), managed the development of
their e-Business blue print of all the processes as part of their
Business-to-Business supply chain strategy. Also implemented several
eBusiness Web based systems
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Working
with the management team of a major medical equipment manufacturer
developed the roadmap for CRM and ERP
integration using Siebel Customer Service modules
ERNST
& YOUNG
1997 - 2000
Consulting
Manager responsible
for recommending and implementing technology based solutions to implement new
business functions and improve existing functions for clients in the areas of
supply chain, CRM that includes package enabled solutions like SAP, Siebel
SAP
contributions
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Part
of the team that implemented the SAP/R3 system for manufacturing
customers - Implementation/configuration of the Materials Management module (MM).
Led the configuration of Material Master, Goods movements, Vendor master,
Purchasing
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Managed
the application development for the Provider registration system for a large Health
Insurance client of E&Y.
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Led
the reengineering initiative of some of the modules of the Billing processes
of a major Utility customer. Defined all the key program processes,
standards, specifications, test cases and project management.
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Implemented
Siebel CRM package for a major telecommunication customer. Led the
configuration efforts for trouble ticket assignment, smart scripts, EIM
(interface)
· Led several applications for the reengineered Ford Credit
applications using C++, Visual Basic and DB2
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS SUMMARY
· Software & methods: RUP & tools, J2EE (familiar),
ERWIN, DB2, Oracle, weblogic, SQLServer, SQL, XML
· Packages: Hyperion, SAP/BW, Business Objects, Siebel
Analytics, SAP R/3 (MM, SD, PP, CRM, SRM, MDM), Datastage, data migrator, MS
project,
· EAI tools and servers – iWay, Vitria, Weblogic
CERTIFICATIONS/Training
· Project Management Professional (PMI)
· CMMI Training, Object Oriented Design and RUP
· Lockheed’s Program Management Methodology
EDUCATION
M.S – Virginia Tech
(Industrial Engineering & OR with emphasis on IT & Supply Chain