Somjit Dutta

Experience

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  Development Consultants Limited (DCL)

  Jul 1994 - Jun 1999

  Graduate Engineer Trainee, Design Engineer and then Senior Design Engineer

  - [Yr. 1999] - Designation - Senior Design Engineer: Lead Consulting Site Engineer from a major engineering consulting partner (the employer) for Structural Design and Detailing of a big Naphtha Cracker Plant (Support Superstructure and Foundations for Pipe Racks, Compressors, Boilers) of an Indian Petrochemical Conglomerate giant (Private Sector).- [Yr. 1998 - 1999] - Designation - Design Engineer to Senior Design Engineer : Team Lead of Structural Design and Detailing of that Naphtha Cracker Plant's structures and Control Room. [Yr. 1998] - Reviewer and approver as consultant partner of that Naphtha Cracker Plant for Structural Design and Detailing of other design vendors. - (Yr. 1996-1997) - Designation - Design Engineer: Team Lead for Structural Engineering Consulting and Design and other design vendor's design reviewer/approver (e.g. for Switchyards, Ash Handling Plants etc.) for multiple Thermal Power Plants and for some Nuclear Power Plants in India. [Yr. 1994 - 1995] - Core Team Member for Structural Design and Detailing (RCC and Steel Structures) for different major construction works in India and overseas.[Yr. 1994] - Designation: Graduate Engineer Trainee [Directly recruited from JU through campus placement] Show less

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  PricewaterhouseCoopers

  Jan 2001 - Jul 2003

  Consultant

  Requirements Management, Functional Analysis and Design, System Analysis and Design, Process Improvement and Consulting, Business Development Support - E-Commerce Platforms (CommerceOne and ARIBA).[Yr. 2002 - 2003] -• Domain Process Consulting to identify and map best practices prevalent for Steel Scrap e-Procurement• Define and design process maps for e-Procurement based e-Marketplace• Define Strategic Procurement process maps and KPIs typical for Steel Industry (applicable for Steel Scrap procurements)• To-Be Design of the Reverse Auction Process• Revenue Model Design for the e-procurement actions based on e-Marketplace Membership Subscription and transactions based commissions.• Analyze the CommerceOne platform and carry out a Fit Gap Analysis• Liaising with the Product vendor (CommerceOne) for implementation of product modifications• Configuration of CommerceOne for mapping the Reverse Auction Process• Conduct Pilot process for live e-Procurement with test participants• Conduct the End-to-End Functional Testing- [Yr. 2001 - 2002] - Different Industry Domain Analysis, Business Process Analysis, Functional Process Design, Business Development Support.[Recruited from IIT-Kgp., as an extension of the Industrial Training Program of the MBM Course] Show less

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  TCG Software Services Private Limited

  Jul 2003 - Feb 2006

  BA, SBA and then Consultant

  [Yr. 2004 - Feb 2006] - Designation: Senior Business Analyst and then Consultant - 1. Coordinate with the delivery/product development team with contributions on Domain Process Consulting and Functional Design/Process inputs.2. Contributions to Solution Architecting and Process Design for Utility Billing Process and MRO Procurement Operations for a Lignite Coal Mining based Thermal Power Station in South India.3. Lead the team of functional consultants and QA Team for necessary artifacts creations, RTM Preparation and functional Test Case execution4. Lead the business development Solutioning for key strategic deals5. Preparation and Maintenance of Practice Development and Business Development Artifacts and knowledge repository.[Yr. 2003 - 2004] - Designation: Business Analyst and then Senior Business Analyst -Domain and Market Analysis, Business Process Analysis, System Analysis, Product Feature Design, Pre-Sales and Business Development Support, Client Relationship Management, Technical and Functional Design and Testing,Effort Estimation. Contributions to Quality Control processes of the organisation as representative team member in Software Quality Assurance Group (SQAG) and Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG). Show less

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  Cognizant Technology Solutions

  Mar 2006 - now

  Senior Manager - Projects, Retail Supply Chain Products (JDA, Manhattan) and POS SolutionsMajor Concentration: Merchandise Management, Trade Management, Different Point of Sale/Service Systems, Transportaion Management, Warehouse Management, Demand/Fulfilment, Enterprise Supply Planning, Floor/Space Planning.- Consulting Track Portfolio Lead (IT Products Functional/Domain Consulting Processes)- Service Delivery Track Lead for Niche Product Practice (Product Implementations and Support), concentrating on Retail In-Store Systems (POS, Offshore POS Lab Setup, Floor/Space Planning)- Transition Management Lead for complex and niche projects- Program Management Lead- Practice Track lead PoC for Pre-Sales and Consultative Business Development Activities/initiatives- Team Competency Management and Mentoring Show less Consulting Manager, Travel and Hospitality (T&H) Practice, Cognizant Business Consulting (CBC).Subject Matter Expertise: Food Services Supply Chain, Enterprise POS Functionality, Back Office Processes, Menu Management, Food Services Process Integration• Consulting Engagement Portfolio lead: Contribute to and provide oversight to all the business consultants’ deliveries in different engagements. o The role played based on the location of work (onsite or offshore). o Responsible for managing the consulting sub-tracks for POS and other In-Store Systems. o Close coordination with technical delivery leads to guide the teams from consulting angle including direct client interactionso Responsible for resourcing management, resource onboarding and training.o Handling of client Escalations from consulting deliveries perspective.• Transition and Program Management Lead: Perform as Transition Lead at client site for both the consulting team and the technical team for picking up the Micros RES POS implementation (Configuration, Integration, Phased Rollout, QA) engagement. • Lead the process of setting up of Offshore POS Lab for QA• Close coordination with QA team at onsite and offshore for conducting end-to-end testing• Post Transition, perform as the Program Management Lead (at onsite and then at offshore) for the engagement to provide a more consultative directions to the deliveries. This process was challenging as the client expectation was more from the domain process perspective rather than focusing only on technical aspects. Show less

  • Senior Manager - Projects (Lead Product Consultant), Enterprise Services Practice (Retail and CG)

    Mar 2012 - now

  • Manager - Consulting, Cognizant Business Consulting (CBC)

    Nov 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Consultant and then Senior Consultant, Cognizant Business Consulting (CBC)

    May 2008 - Oct 2011

  • Senior Business Analyst, Cognizant Business Consulting (CBC)

    Mar 2006 - Apr 2008