Kumar Madhavan

Experience

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  Wipro

  Jan 2002 - Jun 2009

  Key Result Areas: • Shouldered the responsibilities of designing solutions and managing projects of internal product development for WiproStyle - Coding Standards verification tool based on Checkstyle• Led a team of 4 members from framework selection till piloting with over 300+ projects • Conducted research & identified tools for design, design validation, code generation and automation of coding tools• Provided support in complete spectrum of Computer Aided Software Engineering tools from requirements till Load testing to over 125+ projects and programme in Retail Vertical.• Served as the part of various development projects working from requirements detailing till go live of team sizes from 10 to 300• Functioned as Pre-sales Manager, involved in creating and managing account strategy for Large Telecom Operators in Europe and UK (France Telecom, Ericsson, Vodafone - UK)Accomplishments:• Credit of executing bids valued over 75 Mn. USD and received Thanks a Zillion and Above & Beyond Recognition Awards for improving bids and process improvement for overall bid execution• Developed In-house Coding Standard Tool for improving coding standards adherence in Wipro leading 4 member team saving 75% of investment required for customising Commercial product and secured Feather in My Cap Award • Valued with Stunner Award for evaluating product for Enterprise Resource Platform without any investment • Received various Thanks a Zillion & Best Process Improvement Proposal Awards Show less The project is a new initiative in Wipro named "GAPE (Growth Accelerator and Performance Enhancer)", focused on the identifying projects and process improvement that will lead for better management of projects. An open source code review tool was enhanced to include Wipro Coding Standards and creation of quick fixes for the violations. The coding standards are developed as customisable units to suit the need of Customer specific coding standards. Contribution: * Requirements Gathering and Management with release management* Effort estimation, risk management, scope control and communication with senior management and key stakeholders on the progress* Effective change management of the project to articulate the impact on schedule* Staffing for the project and execution of the project* Automation of code review and unit testing using Agile methodology and tools, resulting in reduction of 15% over-all effort. * Piloting of the project across Wipro Show less Tools Group is an internal team providing support and consultancy for usage of Computer Aided Software Engineering tools for projects in Wipro. Our team is responsible for suggestion for improvement of process and quality through effective usage of software engineering tools on various technologies and platforms. The objective is to improve the quality and productivity of the projects and reduce the manual intervention required through automation. Contribution: * Consultancy on improvements on process and quality and suggest usage of Tools for reducing the manual effort for Retail Vertical involving 100+ projects.* Research and identification of tools for Design, Design Validation, Code Generation and Automation of coding tools* Usage of open-source tools for process improvement realizing reduction of manual effort and improving the quality of the code* XP methodology implementation for Continuous Code Review, Continuous Unit/ Functional Testing, Daily and Weekly Builds* Monthly review of the Account and action plan for next month. * Audit of projects for process, quality and tools compliance.* Received "Stunner Award" for individual performance. Show less QuarterBack program is part of Transco's (UK) response to reduce its operational costs by 25% over the period of next 5 years. To achieve this new and existing process have been identified where potential savings and improvements can be made that will contribute to operational cost reduction objective. Contribution: * System Study, Requirement Analysis and Gap Analysis of Various Mobile Work Force Products* Solution Design for integration of Legacy System with Mobile Application and development of Web application for integratino* Process and Performance improvement for existing Solutions* Analyzing and helping business users with solutions for problems faced in using the Mobile Work Force Solution* Helping the business users for eliciting the requirements, development and deployment of reports that would help them analyze the problems faced in using the Mobile Work Force Solution on daily and weekly basis Show less Mains Risk Prioritization System (MRPS) is Transco's application to identify the pipes carrying flammable gas that are having greater risk for accidents. The application gets input from the Work and Asset Management Systems on repair, leaks and maintenance information on the pipes. Contribution: * Creation of Test Plan and Test Cases for the application * Developing and testing the application* Interaction with Customer for the defects raised during Acceptance testing.* Maintenance of the application * Analysis of the accuracy of the program execution for risk calculation Show less

  • Presales Manager (PMP) - Telecom Enterprise SMU

    Mar 2007 - Jun 2009

  • System Designer and Project Manager

    Nov 2005 - Feb 2007

  • Design Consultant

    Aug 2004 - Oct 2005

  • System Designer

    Jun 2002 - Jul 2004

  • Mains Risk Prioritisation System

    Jan 2002 - May 2002
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  Enzen Global Solutions

  Aug 2009 - Oct 2015

  Principal Architect

  Key Result Areas: • Conceptualised business operations strategies and reducing total cost of ownership by addressing their issues, enhancing applications and modifying operations• Development of tactical and strategic solution framework in addressing Customer pain areas and bringing operational efficiency• Involved in designing, architecting and providing assurance for the over-all solution (technical and business solution) for the current engagements and new opportunities in achieving the business objectives and return of investment• Providing business as usual support for enterprise solutions group for recruitment of technical Leads, architects, P&L, business plan development and project deliveryAccomplishments:• Provided on-time defect resolution and delivery of 16 Mn GBP programme for a new Distributed Network Control System for UK Gas Distribution and bagged Best Individual Contributor Award for the same• Credit of stabilising the integration consisting 75+ interfaces using Windows Service, WCF Service and BizTalk between Asset Management, Work Management and Mobile Workforce systems in two months• Carried out the data migration of asset and work management with 99% accuracy in first time load after script preparation from COTS, Legacy and additional data provided by Business• Integrated Electronic Transfer of Notices following Traffic Management Act with work management application and various contractor systems in improving data accuracy & validation, efficiency improvement and operational cost reduction via reducing fixed penalty notices & savings in manual efforts and cycle time reduction by 99%• Devised an effective Unit Cost solution for Capex Management of 16 Bn GBP to support regulatory transmission for a large Electricity Transmission company in UK resulting in reliable and repeatable Unit Cost Reports Show less

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  Ducen - an Orion Innovation Company

  Oct 2015 - Jul 2021

  Director Of Technology

  Key Result Area: * Part of Technology team in transforming organization using mature use of Technology, Project Management principles, DevOps and new initiative areas* Review of projects and proposals in Ducen* Creating framework to enable organisations in Embracing new Technology, Tools and procedures

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  Ivy Mobility

  Aug 2021 - May 2023

  AVP - Technology
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  Adrenalin.hr

  May 2023 - now

  Senior Vice President of Technology