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Education
Skills
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Previous Employers
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Previous Employers
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Vishnu Agastya

Brisbane,QLD

Summary

Seek a challenging role in a management position enabling me to add value and realize growth for esteemed clients of an industry leader or growing organization.

Demonstrated extensive Onsite/Offshore IT experience managing the complete software development life cycle process including design, development and full implementations of various applications.

Steered project management aspects of client management, contract management and staff management in the IT/Service Delivery sector.

Hands on experience implementing various management and process best practices such as Kaizen, Waterfall and Agile leveraging PMP methodologies for effective project management.

Manage vendor relationships, negotiating contracts and ensuring compliance with service level agreements (SLAs).

Drive the digital transformation initiatives, ensuring the integration of cutting-edge technologies to enhance business efficiency and productivity.

Lead and manage the IT Business Applications team ensuring optimal performance and alignment with business objectives.

Implementing cutting-edge cloud-based applications, resulting in improved data security, backup, flexible access, customization options, and increased reporting visibility.

Adaptable team leader, continuously updating skills in line with the latest technologies and leveraging strong communication, interpersonal, negotiation with problem-solving skills to achieve project deliverables.

Successful management of global teams overseeing geographically dispersed and diverse project teams, while fostering relationships with stakeholders, clients and senior management.

Played pivotal roles in developing training materials and conducting multiple training sessions crucial to global upskill initiatives.

Overview

16
years of professional experience

Work History

TOYOTA

Project Manager
08.2017 - Current

Job overview

  • Played a pivotal role in driving the success of digital products.
  • Oversaw comprehensive project delivery, including execution, staffing, reporting, and issue resolution.
  • Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements to ensure timely delivery of high-quality results.
  • Implemented KPI and financial reports effectively within Cognos/Oracle cloud SaaS applications.
  • Managed implementations, upgrades, and project support for various on-premise/cloud products and EPM applications.
  • Led the implementation of MS 365 SharePoint for Document/Content Management and MS Teams for collaborative efforts across the Group.
  • Directed the design and deployment of Armis Applications, a cyber exposure management platform that protects the organization's cyber risk exposure in real time.
  • Provided mentorship to junior team members, guiding them in implementing best practices to enhance the overall performance of group projects.
  • Led the initiative for Ivanti Service Manager, directing the oversight of end-to-end IT service management modules including incident, request, and change management, alongside dashboard creation.
  • Managed the global service desk using ServiceNow to support ERP systems.
  • Implemented and deployed CRM applications to facilitate customer surveys throughout the South Pacific region.
  • Successfully managed multiple projects with globally dispersed teams.

General Electric Company (GE)

Lead Consultant
08.2012 - 02.2017

Job overview

  • Lead & Support teams of system administrators, managing upgrades of different Oracle applications used for financial solutions.
  • Managed team of expert system administrators in day-to-day configuration and support of solutions for all users and product groups globally.
  • Lead project teams for upgrades from legacy Oracle applications to latest versions.
  • Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback. Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large upgrades.
  • Created users/groups in application and assigned security.
  • Implemented security maintenance and updates using Oracle Shared Services security.
  • Prepared detailed reports on project status for stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with objectives.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks, and took corrective action as needed.
  • Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.

Oracle Corporation

Consultant
09.2008 - 04.2012

Job overview

  • As Project lead involved in requirements gathering and led end-to-end implementation of EPM applications at First Bank of Nigeria Plc (First Bank) is country's third largest bank and largest retail lender in nation.
  • As a lead participated in Installation and configuration of Oracle products for Government of Jordan who initiated implementation of Oracle's solution for its FP&A, procurement and project operations. The solution covers different ministries under Government.
  • As consultant involved in documentation and designed various technical design documents, functional documents and test cases for Wes Bank is leader in asset-based finance solutions in South Africa. Participated in system integration testing, regression testing and UAT.

Education

Scrum Alliance

Certified Scrum Product Owner
01.2022

PMP

Project Management Professional
01.2022

Oracle University

Oracle Implementations Certified
01.2011

Oracle University

Oracle Planning Certified
01.2009

Osmania University

Bachelor of Commerce
01.2000

Skills

  • Technical understanding
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Data review
  • Client Relations
  • Stakeholder Communications
  • Resource Allocation

Timeline

Project Manager

TOYOTA
08.2017 - Current

Lead Consultant

General Electric Company (GE)
08.2012 - 02.2017

Consultant

Oracle Corporation
09.2008 - 04.2012

Scrum Alliance

Certified Scrum Product Owner

PMP

Project Management Professional

Oracle University

Oracle Implementations Certified

Oracle University

Oracle Planning Certified

Osmania University

Bachelor of Commerce

Previous Employers

  • General Electric Company (GE), GE is a multinational conglomerate incorporated in the state of New York and headquartered in Boston. The company has several divisions, including aerospace, power, renewable energy, digital industry, manufacturing, venture capital and finance.,
  • Oracle Corporation, Oracle is a multinational computer technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States. The company sells database software and technology (particularly its own brands), cloud engineered systems, and enterprise software products, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, human capital management (HCM) software, customer relationship management (CRM) software (also known as customer experience), enterprise performance management (EPM) software, and supply chain management (SCM) software and many more.

Current Employer

TOYOTA, TTSPH (Toyota Tsusho South Pacific Holdings) is a 100% Toyota Corporation subsidiary which owns 7 distributorships in South Pacific Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, American Samoa, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. Deals in new unit sales, parts and service for Toyota, Yamaha, Hino and Massey Ferguson products. It also is the supplier of vehicle and Parts to New Caledonia, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Norfolk Islands and Kiribas. 

References

Provided on request.

Previous Employers

  • General Electric Company (GE), GE is a multinational conglomerate incorporated in the state of New York and headquartered in Boston. The company has several divisions, including aerospace, power, renewable energy, digital industry, manufacturing, venture capital and finance.,
  • Oracle Corporation, Oracle is a multinational computer technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States. The company sells database software and technology (particularly its own brands), cloud engineered systems, and enterprise software products, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, human capital management (HCM) software, customer relationship management (CRM) software (also known as customer experience), enterprise performance management (EPM) software, and supply chain management (SCM) software and many more.

Current Employer

TOYOTA, TTSPH (Toyota Tsusho South Pacific Holdings) is a 100% Toyota Corporation subsidiary which owns 7 distributorships in South Pacific Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, American Samoa, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. Deals in new unit sales, parts and service for Toyota, Yamaha, Hino and Massey Ferguson products. It also is the supplier of vehicle and Parts to New Caledonia, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Norfolk Islands and Kiribas. 

References

Provided on request.
Vishnu Agastya