Sandeep Akula

Experience

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  Net Access India Limited (A Murugappa Group Company)

  Oct 2000 - Oct 2003

  Programmer Analyst

  •Captive startup software consulting company focused on development of customized solutions for Murugappa Group (EID Parry, Parryware, Parry’s Sugar & CUMI)•Gained extensive experience (3 years) in all phases of software development within a startup environment•Technology – VB6, ActiveX DLL, ASP, VBScript, JavaScript, XML, HTML/DHTML, CSS, Crystal Reports, MS Access, SQL 2000, Oracle 8i, PL/SQL & IIS 5

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  ETA Group of Companies

  Oct 2003 - Jan 2006

  Senior Systems Executive

  •Managed & customized Orbits ERP system from ETA InfoTech•Gained extensive experience (2 years) in consumer appliances domain•Technology – Oracle Forms & Reports, PL/SQL, Oracle 8i, VB/ASP.NET, ActiveX DLL

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  Accenture

  Feb 2006 - Apr 2006

  Senior Software Engineer

  •Contractor from Magna InfoTech working on Customization of Learning Shared Services•Gained exposure to learning & knowledge management services•Technology – VB.Net, ASP.Net, SQL 2000

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  GE

  Apr 2006 - May 2008

  Systems Analyst

  •Handled multiple Full Lifecycle Projects - IT Application Owner – Client SPOC for Requirement Analysis, Design, Development and Implementation, Business continuity, Change control & Enhancements, Capacity planning•Technology – VB6, VB/ASP.Net, ActiveX DLL, XML, PL/SQL, Oracle 8i, Afaria, MS Project & MS Office•Instrumental in designing and developing a highly reusable application framework (RuleStream based) which lead to reduced development times and support friendly application•Industry recognition of last project TPTP Redesign•QualComm 3G A-List Award in the Embedded Deployment category http://www.qualcomm.com/enterprise/pdf/alist06_geci.pdf•White paper on Intel’s website http://www.intel.com/business/casestudies/sbp/geci.pdf Show less

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  HCLTech

  May 2008 - Jun 2014

  •Successfully delivered superior quality while meeting evolving client/business expectations. Led multiple successful projects from inception while continuing to be hands-on involved at all levels of design, development & implementation.•Improved quality of project deliverables received from onsite development team. Introduced resource rotation policy within projects. Worked with the client to put new processes in place to manage priorities•Gained extensive experience in working in client facing role and managing customer relationship Show less •Played various roles ranging from Senior Developer to Project Leader for leading investment bank in Europe. Won client’s trust leveraging extensive technical & project leadership expertise, keen understanding of business & user needs, and ability to deliver critical project initiatives on-time, within budget and with good quality •Involved in separating a single project team into L1/L2 & L3/Dev Horizontals which enabled horizontalization & reduced costs.•Technology – VB6, VB/ASP.Net, ActiveX DLL, XML, SQL2000, MS Project & MS Office Show less

  • Project Manager [Service Delivery Manager]

    Jul 2012 - Jun 2014

  • Associate Project Manager [Operations Manager]

    Jul 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Project Lead

    May 2008 - Jun 2010
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  ANZ

  Jun 2014 - Mar 2015

  Manager

  Manager, Support Improvement & Support Transition - CSIGlobal Applications & Middleware Support - Technology Service Management,ANZ Operations & Technology

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  Societe Generale Global Solution Centre

  Mar 2015 - now

  Head of IT Risk and Production Management + Chief of Staff for SG Securities Services (SGSS) at Societe Generale GSC Global Production Chapter Manager for Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) Senior Manager - IT Production Support for Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) Manager - IT Production Support for Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS)

  • Tribe Head

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Chapter Manager

    Apr 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Senior Manager

    Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

  • Manager

    Mar 2015 - Mar 2017