SenthilKumaran Padmanabhan

Experience

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  Tech Mahindra

  Jun 2001 - Oct 2009

  Senior Systems Analyst

  • Guided teams in the development of relational database management systems• (RDBMS) for clients including Ford Motor Company and Jaguar Land Rover.• Developed Application Software to support Sales, Distribution and Warranty Systems.• Developed Web portals in Classic Asp and SQL server. • Developed Application Software to support automotive business systems. • Utilizing Waterfall, Agile and Rapid Application Development methodologies from initial phase to implementation for optimizing delivery• Performing tasks like recruiting and training project managers and monitoring their work progress and creating staffing and stakeholder management strategies• Managing the software development lifecycle processes for many projects• Choosing and managing vendor companies providing IT services• Identifying risks associated with projects and developing plans to resolve those• Managing multiple IT projects for major automotive OEM• Project Delivery Management Show less

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  Tata Technologies

  Oct 2009 - Oct 2019

  Senior Project Manager

  • In charge of IT implementations and migrations for different US and UK customers.• Utilizing Waterfall, Agile and Rapid Application Development methodologies from initial phase to implementation for optimizing delivery• Performing tasks like recruiting and training project managers and monitoring their work progress and creating staffing and stakeholder management strategies• Managing the software development life cycle processes for many projects• Choosing and managing vendor companies providing IT services• Identifying risks associated with projects and developing plans to resolve those• Managing multiple IT projects for major automotive OEM• Project Delivery Management• Strategic consulting• IT services Management• Support Sales Team.• Competency Development• Partner with multiple stakeholders across multiple teams to create a solid and productive working relationship• Responsibility SLA Management for Support Projects• Automotive Domain Knowledge Training and Support• Risk Management Managed budgets of up to $20 million and cross-functional teams of up to 100 developers, programmers, analysts and network specialists. Drove the high-quality completion of software/database development and enterprise wide implementation projects.• Lead Workday Implementation and Support for Cooper Standard• Lead MES projects for Jaguar Land Rover• Lead Design development and Implementation of Indirect Material management System for Lucas TVS. Show less

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  Sensiple

  Oct 2019 - Apr 2022

  Associate Director- Delivery

  Unit: Cloud and Enterprise ApplicationsClients handled: Securities America, Amplifi Capital, Dultimeir, PHL (Philadelphia Airport), Language Line Solutions (LLS)❖ Designed and Managed a ETL product which can connect, extract data and store from different end points like Shopify, logica, Amazon and generate Business intelligent Reports for End customers.❖ Lead complete Application Modernization project for PHL client, involving Application enhancement to Micro services, AWS cloud implementation, and Implementing CI/CD pipeline with AWS DevOps.❖ Designed and developed Web App for embedding the PowerBI reports for the end Customer, it should be near real-time meeting the different performance and security metrics.❖ Hosted and Managed Web portal in PHP for Dultimeir.❖ Design Walkthrough with the customer Architect.❖ Implemented CI/CD pipeline with Azure DevOps, TFS, ARM Templates, GitHub.❖ Managed resources and co-coordinating with onsite, client and offshore team members.❖ Project Planning, Task allocation, tracking efforts and closure of all tasks with in timelines❖ Estimating all the requirements for development/enhancement projects.❖ Review of the following various technical and functional documents of the peers (where applicable depending on the request types) Requirement Specification document, High Level Analysis and Approach document, High Level Design Document, Detailed Design Document, System test plan and test procedure document and implementation plans. ❖ Further responsibilities also comprise of ensuring top quality deliverables from Cognizant to client and collection of project metrics.❖ Involved in critical design decision and solving performance tuning problems across portfolio.❖ Code Review using Sonar Cube, CAST and code vulnerability check using Checkmarx. Show less

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  Alphind Software Solutions

  Jun 2022 - now

  Program Manager

  Will be spearheading the Product Delivery and Devops in Alphind.