Premkumar Prithiviraj
Edogawa-ku,13
Summary
Experienced senior management professional with a track record of strategic leadership and operational excellence, driving organizational success. Demonstrated expertise in project management, team collaboration, and process optimization, always with a focus on achieving tangible results. Skilled at navigating complex challenges, fostering a culture of accountability, and adapting to evolving business needs. Renowned for strong decision-making abilities, effective communication skills, and building and leading high-performing teams.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
5
5
Languages
Work History
Senior Manager
Capgemini Japan
10.2023 - Current
- Role: Engagement Management, Client Management, Strategic discussions and Reporting
- Collaborated closely with client senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
- Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
- Provided detailed project status updates to client stakeholders ensuring transparency and alignment with objectives.
IT Director
EdulinX Japan
07.2021 - 09.2023
- Role: IT Director
- Overall responsibility of all IT systems, tools and operations
- Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Enhanced project visibility, implementing dashboard and reporting tools for real-time progress monitoring.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors at competitive prices for efficient use of resources.
Senior Manager
Cognizant Japan
10.2018 - 06.2021
- Role: Project management
- Managed data migration projects and data analytics projects being the face value of the customer
- Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.
- Coordinated with product owners to ensure backlog items were prioritized for maximum project impact.
- Improved stakeholder satisfaction with regular sprint reviews and updates on project progress.
Senior Project Manager
Johnson Controls K.K
03.2018 - 08.2018
- Role: Project Management
Project Manager
HCL Japan Limited
03.2017 - 02.2018
- Role: Project Management
- Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
- Managed product backlog effectively, prioritizing high-value items for faster completion.
- Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.
- Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Coordinated with product owners to ensure backlog items were prioritized for maximum project impact.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
Project Coordinator/Technical Consultant
NTT DATA FA Insurance Systems Japan
03.2014 - 02.2017
- Role: Project lead/management at Onsite, Offshore Team Management, Requirements Collection, Planning, Scheduling, Estimation, Execution, Review, Delivery, Providing solutions, Performance tuning (Oracle SQL) and Interaction with clients at Japan
- Analyzed existing systems and databases and recommended enhancements to solve business needs
- Coordinated customized product configurations based on client requirements, ensuring optimal functionality.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to address complex technical challenges encountered during presales phase.
Senior Project Lead
HCL Japan Limited
08.2012 - 03.2014
- Role: Lead the project, Involved in multiple enhancements of Panel module, Requirements Collection, Execution, Delivery, Review and Interaction with clients/vendors
- Managed stakeholder expectations, fostering strong relationships and maintaining clear communication channels throughout the project lifecycle.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Reported regularly to managers on project progress, and technical problems.
Project Lead
SONY India Pvt. Ltd
12.2007 - 08.2012
- Role: Involved in multiple phases of the Project development, Production support lead, Tier1 Team lead, Application owner for 5 web applications and 40 data load programs, Requirements collection (Japan), Bug Fixing (both Java and Oracle), Project coordination, Customer interaction
- Played key role in successful launch of multiple high-profile projects, meeting all deadlines and exceeding quality expectations.
- Reviewed code and debugged errors to improve performance.
- Troubleshot complex issues within existing software applications, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions.
- Reduced server response times, optimizing backend Java code for faster data processing.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
- Mentored junior team members, fostering professional growth and increasing overall team efficiency.
- Ensured timely delivery of critical deliverables by closely monitoring progress against milestones and adjusting plans as necessary.
- Enhanced client satisfaction by consistently delivering high-quality projects within budget and on schedule.
- Coordinated with stakeholders to define project scopes, aligning objectives with business goals.
Senior Software Engineer
L&T Infotech Ltd
03.2006 - 11.2007
- Role: Bridge engineer, development and project coordination
- Worked closely with clients to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications for implementation.
- Interpreted technical concepts and information into terms parties could easily comprehend.
- Customer communications and reporting
System Analyst
OPTiS Information Services India Pvt. Ltd
02.2005 - 03.2006
- Design, Development, Testing, Active Reports creation (Inventory)
- Developed detailed technical documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing among team members and aid in future troubleshooting efforts.
- Assisted project managers in creating accurate project timelines through careful analysis of task dependencies and resource constraints within system development initiatives.
Project Internship
BioInformatics Research Centre (BIRC), Nanyang Technological University
03.2004 - 05.2004
- Role: Research and approached a solution to implement the ‘Suffix Trees’ data structures to retrieve the conserved regions, which follows the finding of Longest Common Substring problem (LCS)
Education
Master of Technology - Bioinformatics
Sathyabama Deemed University
01.2002 - 01.2004
Bachelor of Engg. - Computer Science
VMKV Engineering College
01.1997 - 01.2001
Higher Secondary Certificate - undefined
The Little Flower Hr. Sec. School
Salem, Tamilnadu 01.1995 - 01.1997
Secondary School Leaving Certificate - undefined
The Little Flower Hr. Sec. School
Salem, Tamilnadu 01.1995 - 03.1995
Skills
Strategic planning
Accomplishments
- Most Valuable Player, Konica Minolta, Japan, 01/01/14
- Consistent Performance, Sony India Software Centre Pvt Ltd, 01/01/10
- Delivered 4 consecutive Agile-based (Scrum) projects with zero defects
Timeline
Senior Manager
Capgemini Japan
10.2023 - Current
IT Director
EdulinX Japan
07.2021 - 09.2023
Senior Manager
Cognizant Japan
10.2018 - 06.2021
Senior Project Manager
Johnson Controls K.K
03.2018 - 08.2018
Project Manager
HCL Japan Limited
03.2017 - 02.2018
Project Coordinator/Technical Consultant
NTT DATA FA Insurance Systems Japan
03.2014 - 02.2017
Senior Project Lead
HCL Japan Limited
08.2012 - 03.2014
Project Lead
SONY India Pvt. Ltd
12.2007 - 08.2012
Senior Software Engineer
L&T Infotech Ltd
03.2006 - 11.2007
System Analyst
OPTiS Information Services India Pvt. Ltd
02.2005 - 03.2006
Project Internship
BioInformatics Research Centre (BIRC), Nanyang Technological University
03.2004 - 05.2004
Master of Technology - Bioinformatics
Sathyabama Deemed University
01.2002 - 01.2004
Bachelor of Engg. - Computer Science
VMKV Engineering College
01.1997 - 01.2001
Higher Secondary Certificate - undefined
The Little Flower Hr. Sec. School
01.1995 - 01.1997
Secondary School Leaving Certificate - undefined
The Little Flower Hr. Sec. School
01.1995 - 03.1995
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Japanese
Advanced
C1
Telugu
Proficient
C2
Tamil
Proficient
C2
Kannada
Upper intermediate
B2
Technical Experience
Java, JSP, Struts, .NET, C, C++, React Native, Java Script, Type Script, Oracle, Postgres, Control-M, Talend, Informatica, AWS, GCP, Tableau, QlikView
Management Experience
- Budgeting
- Estimations
- Project Plans
- Roadmap
- Plan/Schedule project timelines and milestones
- Managing project activities with Offshore teams and other Vendors
- Manage Cost/Schedule Quality/Communications/Risk/Stakeholders
- People Management (Onsite/Offshore teams)/Hiring
- Manage multiple projects, requirements, WBS creation/review, estimation, scheduling, implementation, manage change requests, schedule control, planning risk responses, interaction with vendors
Projects Summary
- Practical English, EdulinX Japan, IT Director, Native React, React JS, Ruby on Rails, Postgres, 07/01/21 - Present, IT Director and managing 5 departments. Overall responsibility of all IT systems, tools and operations.
- Data Migration Project, Cognizant Japan, Johnson & Johnson (Janssen & Janssen), Senior Manager / Scrum Master, Tableau/AWS Cloud, 07/01/20 - 03/31/21, Managed data migration projects and data analytics projects being the face value of the customer.
- MDM Implementation, Cognizant Japan, Sanofi Japan (Sanofi Aventis), Project Manager, Semarchy, Control-M, AWS Cloud, 07/01/19 - 06/30/20, Managed various enhancement projects like Wholesaler, Geography, Product and MDM Downstream Integration.
- Digital Dashboard System, Cognizant Japan, Johnson & Johnson (Janssen & Janssen), Senior Manager / Scrum Master, Tableau/AWS Cloud, 10/01/18 - 07/31/19, As a Scrum Master, executed the project in agile way and conducting daily scrums, retrospectives, and stakeholder meetings.
- RFID Store Inventory Platform, Johnson Controls Japan, Fast Retailing, Tokyo, Senior Project Manager, HTML, CSS, Scripting, C#.NET, PostgreSQL, 03/01/18 - 08/31/18, Account Management, Project Management involving Scope Management, Schedule Management, Communication Management and Negotiation with vendors.
- Rakuten EMP System, HCL Japan Limited, Rakuten, Project Manager, Java/J2EE, 11/01/17 - 02/28/18, Project Management, Requirements collection, Scope Management, Schedule Management, Communication Management, Negotiation with vendors.
- NCR POS Systems, HCL Japan Limited, NCR Japan, Tokyo, Project Manager, HTML, CSS, Scripting, VB.NET, 03/01/17 - 06/30/17, Project Management, Requirements collection, Scope Management, Schedule Management, Communication Management, Negotiation with vendors.
- Vitality System Implementation, NTT Data FA Insurance Systems Japan, Sumitomo Life Insurance, Tokyo, PMO/Technical Consultant, 12/01/16 - 02/28/17, PMO, Technical Consulting, Providing solutions and Interaction with various vendors in Japan.
- General Insurance Systems (Agent/Broking Applications), NTT Data FA Insurance Systems Japan, Marsh Japan, Tokyo, Project Coordinator/Technical Consultant, VB, Oracle, 03/01/14 - 11/30/16, Project lead/management at Onsite, Offshore Team Management, Requirements Collection, Planning, Scheduling, Estimation, Execution, Review, Delivery.
- FirstGen (General Insurance System), NTT Data FA Insurance Systems Japan, Project Coordinator/Technical Consultant, Java/J2EE, Struts, Hibernate, Oracle, 10/01/14 - 11/30/16, Involved in UI design, created documents for pre-sales activities, interaction with prospects and understanding their needs.
- Open API – Panel & USL, Panel (LocalUI), HCL Japan Limited, Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Japan (Itami, Mikawa), Senior Project Lead, C++, Linux, 08/01/12 - 03/31/14, Lead the project, Involved in 15 enhancements of Panel module, Requirements Collection, Execution, Delivery.
- GARATA, SONY India Software Center Pvt. Limited (SISCPL), SONY VGCS, Nagano, Japan (SONY ISSA, San Diego, USA), Project Lead, Java/J2EE, Struts Framework, Oracle 10g, 12/01/07 - 08/31/12, Involved in around 10 phases of the Project development, Production support lead, Tier1 Team lead.
- MobiBrowser, Larsen and Toubro Infotech Limited, Team Member, Java, J2ME (CLDC 1.1, MIDP 2.0), 06/01/07 - 11/30/07, Involved in all the stages of the project development life cycle.
- JIM, L & T Infotech Limited, Aplix Corporation, Japan, Bridge Engineer, C, Linux, 09/01/06 - 05/31/07, Coordinated the project at client’s base (Aplix Corp., Japan) as a Bridge Engineer.
- Prairie, L & T Infotech Limited, Aplix Corporation, Japan, Team Member, C, Linux, 05/01/06 - 08/31/06, Involved in Design, Coding, Integrated test case, Unit test cases and Unit testing.
- ShinDCF SYSTEM, OPTiS Information Services India Pvt. Ltd, NEC, Japan, Team Member, VB.NET, ADO.NET, Oracle 9i, 11/01/05 - 02/28/06, Coded the Payment Details part, Data uploading part, EI Tabelle Grid and done Unit testing.
- NDBM SYSTEM, OPTiS Information Services India Pvt. Ltd, Navis, Team Member, C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Oracle 9i, 09/01/05 - 10/31/05, Involved in DB Design, Coded the Enquiry details part, Fee payment details part, Crystal Reports and done Unit testing.
- COURIER BILLING SYSTEM, OPTiS Information Services India Pvt. Ltd, ODC Services, Team Member, C#, ADO.NET, Oracle 9i, 06/01/05 - 08/31/05, Involved in DB Design, Coded the Transaction details part, Customer details part, Crystal Reports, Data Grid and done Unit testing.
- INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, OPTiS Information Services India Pvt. Ltd, Toyota, Japan, Team Member, VB.NET, ADO.NET, Oracle 9i, 02/01/05 - 05/31/05, Coded the error log messages modules, Active Reports, Active Flex Grid and done Unit Testing.
- Identification of Conserved Regions Using Suffix Trees, BioInformatics Research Centre (BIRC), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, C++, 03/01/04 - 05/31/04, Approached a solution to implement the ‘Suffix Trees’ data structures to retrieve the conserved regions.
Personal Information
- Passport Number: Z2248473
- Father's Name: R.P.Prithiviraj
- Date of Birth: 01/09/80
- Marital Status: Married
- Visa Status: Permanent Resident (PR)
Certifications
- Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT Level 3)
- Scrum Fundamentals Certified Credential (SFC) from SCRUMStudy
- Certified in ASP.NET, C#, DB2, MS SQL Server 2000 Programming from Brain Bench
Technical Experience
- Languages: Java/JSP/Struts/.NET /C/C++/React Native
- Scripting Languages: Java Script/Type Script
- Databases: Oracle, Postgres
- ETL Tools: Control-M/Talend/Informatica
- Cloud: AWS/GCP
- Tools: Tableau/QlikView
Management Experience
- Budgeting
- Project estimation
- Planning/Scheduling project timelines and milestones
- Managing Change requests/Cost/Schedule Quality/Communications/Risk/Stakeholders
- Managing project activities with internal teams and other external stakeholders
- Vendor Management
- People Management
- Hiring
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