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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Industry Expertise
Personal Information
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KANDASAMY SURESHKUMAR

Bengaluru

Summary

  • Dynamic project management professional with over 15 years of experience, adept at leveraging both traditional and Agile methodologies to drive successful project outcomes.
  • PSM Certified Scrum Master with a proven track record in fostering collaborative environments that empower self-organized teams to achieve shared objectives.
  • Expertise in release planning, risk assessment, and change management, utilizing SAFe principles to ensure stakeholder alignment and seamless project execution.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirement analysis, test case preparation, and effort estimation, supports effective management of scope, planning, scheduling, and deployment processes.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior project manager

Itc infotech
11.2023 - Current
  • Led end-to-end migration of infrastructure and data from on-premises to Azure Cloud, covering over 800+ servers, databases, and business-critical applications
  • Collaborated with cloud architects, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to define cloud architecture, application readiness, and migration strategy
  • Established cost governance models using Azure Cost Management and implemented tagging and budget alerts
  • Maintained comprehensive project documentation, including Project plans, Migration Plan, Migration Reports and migration logs, ensuring traceability and auditability
  • Provide transparency and visibility on the team's activity/progress using shared tools and reports, ensuring tracking and reporting of backlog progress including clear identification of associated risks and issues
  • Responsible for organization of scrum teams to ensure that key scrum events take place and are effective in achieving their purpose
  • Protect development team from outside distractions, team conflicts, and maintain focus on product backlog project timeline

Assistant technical project manager

Hindustan unilever limited
04.2018 - 11.2023
  • Led the implementation of a centralized data analytics and BI platform, integrating data from core banking systems, CRM, risk, and finance applications
  • Facilitated Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews) and stakeholder updates to ensure transparency and delivery alignment
  • Led projects in FMCG sector, ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder expectations
  • Led and managed cross-functional teams comprising data analysts, developers, and QA engineers in the successful delivery of data migration projects from legacy systems to modern platforms
  • Finding the potential risks and opportunities, portfolio management, navigating organizational politics, and driving enterprise-wide initiatives and managed the budget, resources, and interdependent projects
  • Excelled in overcoming organizational challenges during the transition from traditional project management and development to Agile methodology

Senior project lead

Trianz holdings pvt
11.2016 - 04.2018
  • Developed comprehensive project plans, defined milestones, and ensured the timely and on-budget completion of data migration initiatives, adhering to industry best practices and standards
  • Managing the daily scrum meetings (if required in specific projects) with the project team and communicating with stakeholders or product owners in a timely / day to day manner
  • Maintained a high level of client satisfaction by delivering data migration projects on time, within budget, and with minimal disruptions to business operations
  • Managing third-party vendors and consultants to leverage specialized expertise and tools when necessary to streamline data migration processes
  • Helping customer to understand benefits of Agile Scrum and leading their agile transformation governance
  • Coached and empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionally

Senior Project Lead

Trianz
11.2016 - 04.2018
  • Previously worked as Senior Project Lead in Trianz from to

Associate Production Coordinator

Crest
06.2013 - 05.2016
  • Previously worked as Associate Project Coordinator

Location

Williams Lea
08.2011 - 01.2012

Location

Crest
03.2007 - 08.2011
  • Previously worked

Education

Master of Science - Software Engineering

Periyar University
01.2006

Skills

  • People Management
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Project Planning
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Project scheduling
  • Training and mentoring
  • Agile methodology
  • Requirements gathering
  • Multi-project management
  • Team leadership

Certification

PMP

PSM certified Scrum master

IC Agile Fundamentals and Lean Six Sigma.

PRINCE2 Foundation & ITIL

AZ104, AZ900 Azure Fundamentals

Industry Expertise

Insurance

Banking 

Retail

CRM 

FMCG 

Pharma 

Personal Information

Date of Birth : 17th June, 1984
Father's Name   : Mr. K. Kandasamy
Nationality : Indian
Marital Status   : Married
Sex : Male

Passport No :  N4362595

Projects handled

  • Digital Transformation
  • Cloud Migration
  • Application development
  • Cloud to Cloud Integrations
  • Devops Onboarding
  • Data Analytics

Timeline

Senior project manager

Itc infotech
11.2023 - Current

Assistant technical project manager

Hindustan unilever limited
04.2018 - 11.2023

Senior project lead

Trianz holdings pvt
11.2016 - 04.2018

Senior Project Lead

Trianz
11.2016 - 04.2018

Associate Production Coordinator

Crest
06.2013 - 05.2016

Location

Williams Lea
08.2011 - 01.2012

Location

Crest
03.2007 - 08.2011

Master of Science - Software Engineering

Periyar University

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