VINOD CHANDRAN

J-2, RAMS MARUTHI COMPLEX, Mobile: +91-9790940558#24 Muthalamman Koil Street, Email: c_vinod79@yahoo.comWest Mambalam, Chennai – 600033.Tamil Nadu, India.

Objective:Seeking a senior management position in a progressive organization, which will allow me to contribute the value of my diverse managerial and business skills while offering me a challenging environment of opportunity and growth.

Summary: 13+ solid years of experience in Information Technology that includes Software

development, Project Management, Release Management, Change Management, Financial Management and Vendor Management & Negotiation

Strong domain experience in Banking, Insurance and Telecom Diverse background experience in technology, services and captive setup

organization Excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal skills and stakeholder engagement Committed to efficient and timely deliveries as per defined timelines and quality

standards Expertise in concepts of end-to-end project planning and implementation from scope

management with proven success of managing large scale projects Proficient in working in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies Possess strong client facing skills and delivery focused and Proficient in managing

multiple cross-functional teams/projects starting from requirement analysis, design reviews, test case reviews and ensure that applications developed are compliant with pre-set technical specifications

Effective leader with distinguished abilities in recruiting, coaching, training & motivating large multi-functional teams

Employment: Currently working as Team Lead in RBS India Pvt Ltd, Chennai from Apr’11 to till date Worked as Associate in Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai from Aug’08 till

Mar’11 Worked as Senior Software Engineer in Mphasis an EDS Company, Chennai from

Mar’06 till Aug’08 Worked as Software Engineer in Polaris Software Labs India Pvt Ltd, Chennai from

Mar’04 till Mar’06 Worked as Junior Programmer in SDV Technologies Pvt Ltd, Chennai from Mar’02 till

Mar’04

Skills:

Programming Languages : Dot net, C, C++, Visual Basic, ASP, ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET,SQL, PL/SQL, Map Basic

Operating Systems : Windows 9X/2K/XP, UNIX.

Databases : Oracles, SQL Server 2000/2005/2008, Informix

Special Software : MS Project Plan , MS Office Suite, MS Visio

Work Experience RBS India Pvt Ltd, Apr’11 - till date

Client : RBS UKProgram Name : Retail Digital Banking – Personal & Business SegmentsRole : Project ManagerTeam Size : 25+ Description : This program takes care of application development,

maintenance support, & Enhancements for RBS UK Retail Digital Banking with various technologies/skills like Dot Net, Mainframe etc. This is blended delivery model project with project team members located in both UK and in offshore.

Responsibilities : Involve in project scoping and planning Mapping business requirements & translating these requirements

into functional specifications and transferring same to project team Allocating tasks to resources, managing compliance to timelines

specified and ensuring team members adhere to quality process guidelines

Managing effective & efficient costing system resulting in cost reduction, business process and procedures for improving performances

Performing risk analysis to identify technical and functional risk and implementing corrective actions to overcome the same

Developing long-term partnerships with suppliers; managing day-to-day supplier performance to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery and quality norms

Incorporating technical and application projects in all life cycle environments including requirements collection & analysis, environmental provisioning, vendor management, change control, planning, implementation & senior management status reporting

Involved in formulation, management and execution of multiple organization change management activities including: Identifying change requirements; Defining change strategy and plan; organization impact & change readiness assessment ; risk assessment & action planning; communication interventions; stakeholder management

Representation of change in the change board and obtaining the necessary approvals

Steering weekly/fort-nightly/monthly status meetings with all the project stakeholders and with the vendor personnel

Work Experience Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd, Aug’08 – Mar’11

Client : ACE Insurance (US Philadelphia)Program Name : ACES - ARM (ACE Risk Management) Contract Execution Strategy SystemRole : Project LeadTeam Size : 8 Description : ARM (ACE Risk Management) Contract Execution Strategy System

(ACES) is a highly critical web based underwriting contract system that brings approximately 2 billion USD of premium annually for the company. ACES consist of integrated functional components to support the underwriting process from Submission to Policy issuance activities. The Pricing modules of ACES support various processes such as rating on an account (Insured), activities to build and bound a deal for a policy and finally issue a policy Project has both development & enhancements and built using Dot Net, DB2, and Mainframe etc. This is blended delivery model project with project team members located in both US and in offshore and completely managed by Cognizant.

Responsibilities : Requirement Analysis & Preparation of Functional Specification Document (FSD) Preparing Data Model Preparation of project plan Impact analysis, Effort and cost estimation Providing the technical solution for the production issues Onsite Offshore Coordination Quality Management Other Project Management activities

Work Experience Mphasis an EDS Company Pvt Ltd, Aug’08 – Mar’11

Client : Embarq Telecom (US Kansas)Program Name : COMx (Communication Exchange)Role : Project LeadTeam Size : 5

Description : COMx (Communication Exchange) is a COTS product developed by CSG which is used by Embarq for Order flow processing. It process the orders received from various different data partners for providing various HSD (High Speed Data Services) and Dish Products.

Responsibilities : Requirement Analysis & Preparation of Functional Specification Document (FSD) Preparation of project plan Impact analysis, Effort and cost estimation Providing the technical solution for the production issues Onsite Offshore Coordination Application Production support

Client : Embarq Telecom (US Kansas)Program Name : Market Driven Network Planning (MDNP)Role : Project LeadTeam Size : 3

Description : Market Driven Network Plan (MDNP) is a Map Basic customized Client/Server GIS (Geographic Information System) MapInfo based tool. It is used by Outside Plant Planners, Switch Planners, IO Facility Planners and National Planning, Forecasting team to create network migration plans for various engineering department teams inside Embarq. Business functions of MDNP are determining key market areas (via demographic information) and indicating proposed facilities for those areas based on market studies. Plans will be created for each Field Team area that provide a consistent deployment of network capacity based on market demands and cost efficiency prioritized on a three year time frame

Responsibilities : Requirement Analysis & Preparation of Functional Specification Document (FSD) Preparing Data Model Preparation of project plan Impact analysis, Effort and cost estimation Providing the technical solution for the production issues Onsite Offshore coordination Application production support

Work Experience Polaris Software Labs India Pvt Ltd, Mar’04 – Mar’06

Client : CitiFinancial Mortgage Corporation (US Dallas)Program Name : YesBroker.com & YesBanker.ComRole : Team MemberTeam Size : 10

Description : YesBroker.com is an online application used by registered brokers of CitiFinancial Mortgage Corporation to upload or to enter the loan application that is brought by brokers and giving an instant decision based on the loan details. Similarly YesBanker.com is an online application used by the bankers of CitiFinancial Mortgage Corporation to upload or to enter the loan application received directly from the customers and giving an instant decision based on the loan details.

Responsibilities : Coding and documenting unit test cases Providing support during test phases SCM Coordination Onsite & Offshore coordination

Work Experience SDV Technologies Pvt Ltd, Mar’02 – Mar’04

Client : InhouseProgram Name : Multiple In-house ProjectsRole : Team MemberTeam Size : 20

Description : Worked for various in-house projects like Image processing and Hear Beat Rate monitoring

Responsibilities : Coding and documenting unit test cases Providing support during test phases

Certifications:ITIL Foundation Certification from Axelos in Jul’14SCRUM Foundation Certification from SCRUMStudy in Jul’14Project Manager Professional (PMP) Certification from Project Management Institute (PMI)

in Dec’2013

Personal Details:

Educational Qualification: Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication -1996 –2000 (Madras University)

Date of Birth : 19-Apr-1979

Marital Status : Married