Dimple Walia

Experience

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  NIIT Technologies

  Aug 1997 - May 2005

  Consultant

  • Designing, Planning, Implementing, Monitoring and Supporting Enterprise wide Application integration and Network and Enterprise Management Solutions.• Act as a SME (Subject Matter Expert) for Enterprise Management Systems, Database Management, Messaging Implementation and Management, Directory Services Implementation and Management. Firewall and IDS.• Implementing Solutions based on the Microsoft BackOffice family of Products

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  Bharti Airtel Limited

  May 2005 - Oct 2007

  Manager

  Ensuring Timely and Qualitative completion of Information Security Audits across India in the 23 Telecom, Broadband and telephony Circles of Bharti Airtel as per the annual audit plan.

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  Wipro Technologies

  Nov 2007 - Sept 2016

  Senior Project Manager

  Managed Storage Transformation of 3UK across their three Data Centers and multiple MERs in UK. Objective of this transformation project ws to mitigate EOSL risk, reduce data center foot print, increase virtualization ratio and thereby reduce OPEX. Designed Storage and SAN transformation solution. Implemented proposed solution in the target estate. Prepared move group and migration plan and driving the migration with the team. Data migration from old array to new arrays through following approaches Storage end – CA, virtualize and migrate Host end – VXVM and LVM Application end – Oracle ASM • Size of the project – 1.5 M USD • Third Party Service Cost – Approximately USD $ 970K per annum and USD $ 3.8mn for the entire TCO period • Electricity cost saving – Approximately USD $ 446K per annum and USD $ 2.2 mn for the entire TCO period • DC footprint reduced – 32 rack space has been freed up and associated cooling as well • Total data migrated so far 1.2PB • Team size - 21 Managed Backup Transformation of 3UK across their three Data Centers and multiple MERs in UK. Objective of this transformation project is to mitigate EOSL risk, capacity build and reduce data center foot print, increase virtualization ratio and thereby reduce OPEX. • Size of the project – 5M USD • Team size - 5 Managed MBNL projects as a Program Manager. VBlock, VCE, VMware, Solaris, RHEL, NRM, Aircom, Cerion, IPCC. • Size of the project – ACV 250000 USD for projects along with ACV 1.2mn USD deal • Team size - 5 Managed H3G projects Unix (Solaris, HP-UX, Linux), T4, LDOMs, Databases (Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL), Storage, Backup, Wintel, Citrix, VMWare, Firewall, Switches. • Size of the project – 2 Million USD ACV • Team size - 10 Show less

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  WIPRO Ltd

  Nov 2007 - Nov 2014

  Senior Project Manager

  • Senior Project Manager with 15+ years of experience. • Project Management experience of 8+ years.• Well-versed in working on multi-technology turnkey projects.• Managing large, complex projects like datacenters• Strong vendor management skills• Strong customer oriented and interpersonal skills.• Inherent ability to develop and sustain and grow customer relationship through deep engagement and by delivering continuous value by meeting customer expectations and handling issues.• Ability to retain and manage the larger picture• Ability to do remote project management of teams through different geographies. • Have reasonable understanding of customer business domains and IT technology trends.• Having IT Infrastructure domain knowledge. • Have strong communication skills, good inter personal, problem solving and presentation skills, initiative/drive, flexibility and concern for excellence.• Ability for Operational Excellence and assurance that service delivery takes place based on the Service level agreements ensuring Quality.• Well organized, result oriented individual with proven ability to implement standards, procedures and processes that improve Service delivery and aid business functionality. • Strong management skills, capable of leading and motivating people to maximize productivity, while forming committed cohesive team environment.• Responsible for working with clients to define the scope, understand their work practices and the nature of their business and over-all management of the customer.• Team as well as individual contributor. • Ensure delivery of the contractual scope within agreed service levels. • Ensure compliance of the contract by Wipro team and the customer. • Managing the governance meetings with the customer and with internal stakeholders. • Ensure engagement related metrics adhere to organization norms. • Drive financial objectives such as Gross Margins, Revenue Growth, Productivity and Collections Show less

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  Wipro Technologies

  Feb 2014 - Dec 2016

  Programme Manager

  Programme Manager for some key customers in UK managing a portfolio of Infrastructure projects in ThamesWater and MBNLClient: ThamesWaterRole: PROGRAM DELIVERY MANAGER - L1 Domain: UTILITIESTeam Size: 20Project Environment: Infrastructure ProjectsSize of Programme:Description:• Infrastructure Programme Manager for Infrastructure project associated with Thameswater.• Programme Manage major Infra projects like Active Directory Upgrade from 2003 to 2012, Cost Efficiency Program, FDE, IE upgrade from IE8 to IE11, Office 365 rollout.• Optimal decisions related to projects in Red and Amber status.• Established and control Change management processes in a program, Manages customer relationships and conflicts between stakeholders.• Handle organizational politics and red tape, • Conducted program level briefings for management; • Constantly motivated team members to improve performance; Responsibility:• Coordinate with all project managers and programme managers to compile a portfolio level overview.• Work closely with respective project managers to provide a summary reporting of programme status, risks and issues.• Apply continuous improvements through feedback from TWUL.• Track all pathway compliance for all projects executed by Wipro for TWUL and where Wipro contributes to projects managed by other SI partners.• Be responsible for project and programme plans tracking and updating.• Manage risks & issues for programmes.Client: MBNLRole: PROGRAM DELIVERY MANAGER - L2 Domain: TELECOM SERVICE PROVIDER - SERVICE DELIVERYTeam Size: 10 Onsite Duration: 27 month(s)Skills Duration: 01/02/2013 - 17/04/2015, Program Management 2Year(s) 3Month(s)Description:• Managed MBNL projects as a Program Manager. VBlock, VCE, VMware, Solaris, RHEL, NRM, Aircom, Cerion, IPCC.• Size of the projects – ACV 250000 USD for projects with ACV 1.2mn USD.• Team size – 5Responsibility:• Program manage all infrastructure projects MBNL projects in collaboration with Ericsson Show less

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  Wipro

  Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

  Automation PreSales Data Center Operations including EUC

  • Senior Practice Manager

    Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

  • Senior Program Manager

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
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  Accenture

  Nov 2018 - now

  • Responsible for Run delivery for our clients from Accenture’s Advanced Technology Centers in Gurgaon. • Manage and grow Accenture’s Cloud Capability enabling Cloud Factory Modernization and Cloud Capability Management

  • Managing Director

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Assistant Director at Accenture

    Dec 2021 - Jun 2024

  • Senior Manager

    Nov 2018 - Dec 2021