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ANAND NARIMETLA, PMP

IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

PROFILE OVERVIEW

Dynamic project management leader and tenacious IT professional, equipped with synergistic set of qualifications in all facets of project life-cycle and development spanning areas of project planning, implementation, execution, and support for companies in different industry verticals; perfectly honed through 18 years of experience.

- Change stimulator who embraces diversity; recognized for the ability to conceptualize and develop innovative procedures and processes to realign project plans, streamline operations, and increase efficiency

- Regarded for consistently using performance measurements as a training tool, as well as in delivering projects within budget and time constraints without compromising quality and while generating new and innovative ideas

- Highly successful in managing complex projects and generating rapid return on investment through cost control strategies and resource management solutions

- Versatile, self-motivated, perseverant, quality focused, and reliable with the ability to communicate and interact effectively with technology and business personnel, clients, and stakeholders

- Multilingual in English, Telugu, Hindi, and Oriya

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

IT Application and Infrastructure Project Management | Data Center Migration and Consolidation | Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning | Server and Storage Consolidation | VMware | Windows XP, 2000, 2003 Operating Systems | LANs and WANs | TCP / IP Protocol | Configuring Routers, Firewalls, Switches, and other hardware peripherals | Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio) | Microsoft Project | SQL Server DB|

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lead Consultant | Senior IT Project Management Consultant

WIPRO Technologies, East Brunswick, NJ Feb 2007-Present

Manage IT infrastructure projects for Farmers Insurance / Zurich in Illinois, leading and ensuring the success of concurrent multiple, complex, and enterprise-wide IT Infrastructure-related hardware refresh projects for a program value worth $5M.

- Led and ensured timely and efficient completion of F5 load balancers refresh projects; the seamless implementation of the migration from EMC Clariion SAN to NetApp SAN involving a number of heterogeneous servers along with applications at three different data center locations in North America; the UPS Refresh Project; and the WINTEL Refresh 2009 with $250K savings in project costs.

Appointed as technical project manager for Citi Global Wealth Management; piloted high-stake projects for a program that is envisaged to help Citi customers that were not in high-income bracket to make use of a group of financial advisors for their financial well-being.

- Garnered a score of 6/7 in Customer Satisfaction Summary (CSAT) for exemplary project management of multiple full life-cycle SDLC projects worth $5M. Successfully delivered project deliverables on time, within budget, and beyond expectations of project stakeholders.

Reliably managed Data Center Migration program for Calpine Inc., involving 50 key project stakeholders. Systematized planning for migration, consolidation, and consolidation of multiple heterogeneous servers along with storage and network gear from Calpine data centers in Texas to Tier-III data centers.

- Maximized cost efficiency, determined project risks, and realigned project plans and activities, leading to $750K savings and proficient project completion.

Served as IT Delivery Manager for Johnson and Johnson; led and ensured successful implementation procedures for application inventory and rationalization and resolved issues in Vista/XP operating systems Compatibility Testing of SMS scripted and non-scripted applications.

- Ramped up sales revenue by $2M for Managed Services in less than 4 months, streamlined SMS package / repackage for all identified applications, and built model for centralized Global Testing Service for future J&J application upgrades.

- Ensured the success of Enterprise-wide Windows Vista Rollout, a key project designed to generate business for Global Services Division of J&J by selling and implementing Global Windows Vista rollout managed services to different operating companies.

Strategized planning and implementation of project management best practices as the appointed project manager for Seagate Technologies. Primarily set correct metrics for optimum project performance and efficiency in resource utilization, as well as the project management culture within the organization. Assisted PMO in identifying feasible projects and aligned project objectives with strategic direction of the company.

- Achieved goals of the Compliance Assurance System (CAS) program for EH&S RoHS Compliance of Materials Content Declaration within budget and stipulated time period of 13 months

- Implemented cost control strategies for $1.35M program costs (3 projects) with a projected cost savings of $3.4M in 3 years time.

- Effectively managed replacement of current worldwide Component Supplier Management (CSM) and Approved Supplier List (ASL) application with the Oracle E-Business Suite Product Data Hub/ AML module.

- Projected soft cost savings of $1.5M in 3 years time through strategic control on $2.4M program costs.

Network Operations Manager

CBE Technologies / Blacksmith Apps, Inc., Lawrence, MA Oct 2004-Jan 2007

Utilized a forward-thinking approach in conceptualizing business strategies to optimize IT infrastructure management spanning areas of network and systems operations, applications hosting, IT security, performance, and support. Preconceived and implemented policies and procedures related to systems and network hardware utilization, support, security, and backup, as well as directed, developed, and implemented Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Planning procedures.

- Strategically planned and successfully implemented BlackBerry® Enterprise rollout project designed to provide productivity tools, such as e-mail, instant messaging, and organizer functionality as well as migrate data from enterprise applications to mobile users for the entire organization.

- Initiated and provided strategic project direction for E-mail Restoration project; restored backup tapes containing e-mail to and from users at General Insulation.

- Reduced vulnerabilities through the implementation of disaster avoidance and prevention procedures as well as comprehensive planning that enabled the organization to react appropriately during environmental disasters.

- Streamlined the migration of company’s e-mail system from Exchange 2000 Server running on Windows 2000 Server operating system to a new server running Exchange 2003 Server on Windows Server 2003 operating system; successfully accomplished the effort with zero downtime to the end user community and within the agreed time and budget specifications.

IT Infrastructure Project Consultant

Horizon International Trading, Inc., Belmont, MA Sep 2003-Oct 2004

Relied on to lead and provide solutions in planning, design, and implementation of LAN and WAN projects for multiple SMB organization. Directed and executed multiple Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 migration projects for small and medium business companies.

- Managed projects with a total budget of $0.5M.

- Seamlessly planned and implemented Microsoft Exchange server migrations, from lower to higher versions for small and medium business firms.

IT Outsourcing Manager, Managed IT Services

Satyam Computer Services Limited., Parsippany, NJ Mar 2002-Aug 2003

Led Technical Pre-Sales in maximizing revenue and, serving as the technical resource.

- Played an important role in generating revenue worth $15M for a Managed Services deal with a Fortune 100 financial services company.

- Effectively planned, developed, and implemented Disaster Recovery project in a Global Data Center for one of the world’s leading automotive supplier company in Cleveland, Ohio.

Network Consultant

Unilever Inc., Trumbull, CT (Employer: Horizon International, Inc.) Jul 2001- Feb 2002

Monitored and maintained the reliability of LANs and WANs, implemented security policies and procedures on Cisco Pic firewalls, as well as ensured efficient error-free installation, configuration, and administration of Windows and HP-UX servers.

- Successfully deployed company-wide Microsoft SMS and automated system administration tasks on Windows NT servers.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Network Analyst-Seamless Technologies, Inc., Morristown, NJ Mar 2000- Jun 2001

Network and Systems Manager-Satyam Computer Services Limited, Secunderabad, India May 1998- Dec 1999

Senior Engineer-Reuters, Mumbai, India Mar 1995- May 1998

Assistant Manager-State Bank of India, Mumbai, India Jun 1991-Feb 1995

CREDENTIALS

- (BS) Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering (Dec 1985)

College of Engineering Sri Venkateswara University, Andhra Pradesh, India

- Certified Project Management Professional-PMP® (Nov 2007-Oct 2011)

Project Management Institute

- CISCO Certified Network Associate-CCNA (Jan 2002-Jan 2004)

- Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator-CCSA (Apr 2001)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

PMTI Fast-Forward PMP Exam Prep Course (Oct 2007)

Project Management Training Institute (PMTI), Dallas, TX

Windows 2003 Server and XP Administration (Apr 2005)

Hands-on Technology Transfer (HOTT), Chelmsford, MA

Satellite Communications Systems and Applications (Sep 1993)

Space Applications Centre-Indian Space Research Organization, Ahmedabad, India

AWARDS AND HONORS

- Data Center Excellency Award for Project Management in Seagate Technology, Inc. at Oklahoma City, OK

- National Merit Scholarship during pre-university course in India

ACTIVITIES

Honorary Director, Community Services in Rotaract Club

Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

- Organized Community Services for poor and underprivileged people

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