ThirumalaRao Panidarapu, M.Sc, PMP , Prosci

Senior Consultant - Project Management @ CGI

About

❖ Accomplished IT leader with over 20 years of broad expertise collaborating with global, cross-functional internal and external clients in diverse arenas. Analytical problem-solver driving innovative solutions for seamless operations. Goal-oriented team leader and self-directed team player with proven success managing multiple simultaneous projects and tasks. Prudent decision-maker with exceptional interpersonal, organizational and communication skills. Specializes in Project Management, Service Delivery, Quality Assurance, assessment and implementation of test centers of excellence(TCoE) and Program management for large scale implementations. ❖ As IT in the project management space continues to transform, leaders will need to be responsive, smart, and agile to align the digital customer experience with business goals. With a strong track record as both a technical professional and collaborative project manager, I understand the complexities of systems and services and know how to empower teams to move companies ever forward. ❖Proud to be known as a high achiever with a strong work ethic and believe in the power of building positive relationships with people to build a culture of success. I lead and inspire teams through Trust – Collaboration – Transparency with a foundation of personal integrity. ❖ Throughout my career, I have utilized good communication skills and best practice project management methodologies to deliver desired outcomes. Always striving to add value to an organization, I hold myself and my teams accountable to accomplish projects efficiently and effectively on time and on budget.

Country

Canada

City

Edmonton

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Leadership, Confluence, Service Delivery Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Software, Service Delivery, Agile Leadership, Change Management, Microsoft Azure, Sprints, Communication, Business Networking, Public Sector, SharePoint Server, Information Security, Cloud Administration, Project Delivery, Quality Management, Certified Quality Manager, Project Plans

Experience

Senior Consultant - Project Management

CGI

2014-8 - Present · 12 yrs 2 mos

Edmonton

𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 - ❖ Facilitates communication between project and application stakeholders throughout course of the project or release, coordinating effort and communication with stakeholders and project teams. ❖ Develops and manages best practices, processes, and standards, working closely with clients to ensure readiness for the introduction of new or modified technology implementations. ❖ Defines and maintains strategies for all service requests and change order implementations across AMS and ADS projects ❖ Build strong relationships with clients to better understand and proactively respond to their needs, promote IT services, and help clients meet their strategic and tactical goals. ❖ Optimize and allocate resources, overseeing delivery to ensure commitment to deliverables while driving innovation and fostering collaboration between client and CGI teams.

Director IT Quality Assurance

Morneau Shepell

2013-6 - 2014-5 · 1 yr

Edmonton, Canada Area

𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 - ❖ Achieved consistent excellence in project delivery through implementing innovative tools and SOPs, identifying opportunities for automation and ensuring SLA compliance. ❖ Improved overall QA effectiveness by formalizing SOPs, establishing metrics and KPIs, and tracking capabilities to identify and implement system improvements ❖ Managed and led cross-functional teams (business team, testers, developers, and core team members), planning and executing project efforts for all lines of business systems in solutions to meet committed delivery dates.

IT Consultant

Alberta Blue Cross

2011 - 2013 · 2 yrs

𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 - ❖ Strategized and implemented enterprise level test strategy for complex business transformation project by replacing legacy administration system (that included finance, member enrollment and sales) with in-house developed system (built on Oracle and Java using SOA). Conducted Business readiness testing with Business team. ❖ Coordinated and managed 20+ business, development and testing resources of project. Designed and executed test plan for integration layer for legacy and newly developed system as part of phased rollout. ❖ Reduced testing cycle time to 40% by implementing automation testing for functional regression. Performed team appraisals and motivated team towards meeting their career goals, aligning to strategic business goals. ❖ Implemented best practices to improve system performance by successfully enabling performance testing at earlier stages of development, effectively identifying and fixing errors early on.

IT Consultant

Dell Technologies

2010-5 - 2011-6 · 1 yr 2 mos

𝙆𝙚𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 - ❖ Managed a 15-person global team that tested and deployed a new release of the company’s major financial system that was implemented in all major countries and processes, valuing more than $800M annually. ❖ Planned and executed a test strategy for the major implementation of a foreign exchange global payment system for a major Japanese financial institution (Rakuten). ❖ Coordinated and executed integration testing involving all North American credit unions, banks, financial institutions, and universities with the global Payment Alliance (GPA) system. Led GPA project teams from other areas, including Asia-Pacific and Europe, for integration testing with local financial institutions.