Arun Nagarajan

Experience

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  Continental

  Jun 2005 - Jun 2008

  Software Engineer

  • Directed a team of 12 engineers to consistently deliver high quality embedded software solutions to Volkswagen and Suzuki with 100% performance conformance.• Automated software validation and reduced testing time by 60% and improved testing accuracy to 99%.

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  National University of Singapore

  Dec 2008 - Jun 2010

  Head Of Software Development

  • Developed and delivered an interactive embedded software teaching support to the Ministry of Education in Singapore.• Managed and structured a team of 11 software engineers from the ground up to successfully co-ordinate an Agile product development process. Controlled budget of USD 1.5M, while managing resources, stakeholders, and client presentations.• Secured funding of USD 1.2M for further product enhancements through successful negotiations with sponsors and stakeholders.

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  Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  Jun 2010 - Jun 2013

  Project Management Specialist

  • Delivered technical leadership to a cross functional team of over 50 members to develop firmware components for multi-functional printers and scanners for Asian and North American markets.• Ensured complete customer satisfaction by minimizing defect rates by 15% through development of rigorous, competent, and disciplined software QA process.• Ensured continuous operational improvements and saved USD 350M globally by steering 4 Waterfall to Agile transformation initiatives spread across functional departments and geographies as well as improving operational efficiencies and budget management. Show less

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  TRUMPF

  May 2014 - Oct 2014

  Business Strategy Consultant

  • Developed a proprietary Business Model evaluation framework and Market feasibility matrix for the Product Management team and helped increase sales by 30%• Synchronized processes between R&D, Product Management and Pre-Sales to release a backlog of 12 product offerings for development and reduced decision-making time by 70%.• Facilitated a multi-corporate technology standardization initiative for location tracking IoT systems. Managed senior stakeholders representing 13 industry leading firms and helped define Business Use Cases and Technology Roadmap. Show less

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  Verizon Wireless World

  Oct 2015 - Oct 2018

  Sn. Manager (Market Research and Analytics)

  • Designed predictive spend data models and built BI dashboards with Power BI and QlikSense to analyse spending patterns and present savings opportunities to Senior Management.• Led a corporate-wide Digital Transformation Initiative to automate contract management and Line-Item Pricing Processes leveraging RPA systems and reduced manual effort by 30% for Verizon’s Strategic Sourcing Centre of excellence.• Led Market Research practice and performed Technical and Financial due diligence on prospective Strategic Sourcing Partners.• Designed governance processes and mechanisms to ensure product pricing compliance and identified USD 12M of Sourcing savings across Verizon’s Wireless and Enterprise Business Units Show less

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  Synerquant Ltd

  Nov 2017 - now

  Director Business Transformation

  Consult with industry leading multinational corporations, financial institutions and consulting firms across Continental Europe, UK, and Singapore. Notable projects include:𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 – 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫/𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 • Support two Scrum teams as Scrum Master and Agile Coach and facilitate Daily Scrums, Planning, Review and Retrospective sessions. Assist RTE (Release Train Engineer) with drafting daily information radiators, utilization reports and facilitating PI planning and QBRs.𝑪𝑹2, 𝑰𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 - 𝑨𝒈𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑺𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 • Facilitated the Digital Payment Group's Agile Transformation initiative and operationalized Scrum and Kanban across software and product teams. 𝑴𝒆𝒕𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆, 𝑰𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 – 𝑨𝒈𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 • Supported management with implementing Scrum and Kanban across their Galway Technology Centre and served as Scrum Master for two Scrum teams spread across Ireland and India.𝑫𝒆𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒌, 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒆 – 𝑺𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 • Supported two Agile Scrum teams in Deutsche Bank’s Instant Payment group based across London, Germany, Singapore, and India in the capacity of an Agile Scrum Coach.𝑺𝒊𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝑰𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 - 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 • Lead the engagement with Circle-K to transform their Bulk Fuel Business Strategy through structured reduction of operational expenses, business system enhancements and Process Automation.𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆, 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒆 - 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕• Lead an RPA deployment initiative for a Telecom Conglomerate to optimize their Order to Cash and Network Installation processes and helped establish their Process Improvement Center of Excellence. Show less