AJAY KUMAR

A performance-driven executive with close to 23 years of experience in Program Management and Infrastructure Transformation. Managing P&L and identify/driveways of improving margin in the engagement. Growth Hub Leader managing a client across the sector with ~400 FTE. Responsible for design and implementation for Business and Knowledge process outsourcing infrastructure which was a new acquisition. Implemented many cost-effective solutions to meeting Agile recommendations.

Key Skills

Project/Program/Portfolio Management
People Management
Agile Transformation
Infrastructure Management and Transformation

Professional Experience

May 2008
Present
Growth Hub Leader - APAC & EMEA
IBM India Limited Noida, IN
  • Constructed partnerships between clients, team, vendors, and subcontractor organizations and manages the implementation of these partnerships to address business opportunities.
  • Balanced skills in five key general management areas of client relationship management, consultative selling, financial / business management, portfolio/program management and team/people management.
  • Be the primary focal point and owner for all activities on a large complex contract.
  • Translated customer requirements into formal agreements, establishing specific solutions and leading the efforts that culminate in client acceptance of the results.
  • Key operational deliverables in Server, Network, Service desk management and DB.
  • Handling multiple partners in each stream and ensuring necessary compliances in place during engagements with new partners.
  • Evaluated asset and infra management tool and deployment standard service desk pertain to IT Established central IT help desk.
  • Involved in Weekly Change Advisory Board Meeting. Created and Implemented Critical Incident Handling Process.
  • Created and Implemented Emergency Change Handling Process.
  • Created and Implemented Onboard\Offboarding Process.
  • Played Crisis Management Leader SPOC for Global Infrastructure Services team coordination, escalation, IT & Info Security.
  • Part of in New project Kick-off meetings committee Handled client, people & vendor management Metric submission and presentation to client.
  • Involved in manpower availability, scheduling for the smooth operation Activity.
 
May 2006
Apr 2008
Information Technology Service Delivery Manager
Zensar Singapore Pte Limited Singapore, SG
  • EXEL APAC IMPLEMENTATION (Supply Chain Process Integration) for DHL – EXEL SUPPLY CHAIN 
Apr 2005
May 2006
Project Manager
GE Healthcare Bangalore, IN
  • Job Jar Supports for GEMS 
Nov 2003
May 2005
Technical Lead
BIRLASOFT Limited Noida, IN
  •  Implemented many cost-effective solutions
  • GEMS (The Global Enterprise Management System) support for American Bureau of Shipping.
  • Application Managed Support.
 
Jun 1999
Dec 2003
System Engineer
ER&DCI - Ministry of IT, GOI Noida, IN
  • Worked as Project Engineer in Electronic Research and Development Center of India; for government and semi-government projects 

Education

Jun 2001
May 2003
M. Tech (IT) - Part Time in Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology
Punjabi University
Jun 1997
May 1999
M.Sc - Computer Science in Tulsi Academy of Higher Education
M D University

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)
PMI, US
PRINCE2 Practitioner
APMG, UK
Senior Project Manager
IBM
Certified Advance Project Manager
Stanford University
ITIL V3 Expert
APMG, UK

Achievements

PMI India Senior Champion
PMI India appointed as Senior Champion to support Advisory Commitee.

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