Abhijeet Walimbe
Delivery Director @Huron
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WORK HISTORY
Delivery Director @Huron
Portland, OR, US
Managed the delivery of enterprise level, multi million dollar workflow automation systems for Research IT offices in the Higher Education, Academic Medical Centers, and Healthcare institutions. This included first time implementation of systems, as well as servicing the existing portfolio repository of ongoing projects.>> Develop strategic product implementation roadmap in collaboration with the executive leadership and follow through with the sales cycles and program execution.>> Ensure adherence to proper techniques and standard methodology relating to planning, communication, integration, and implementation of work efforts, as well as contribution to best practices and continuous improvement.>> Instrumental in drafting and leading through several rounds of negotiation establishing Managed Services engagements at key accounts and growing the accounts sequentially year over year with over 60% margins.>> Lead the stewards meeting at the customer organizations, attended by the senior leadership to regularly groom the product backlog and identify items for the next release. as well as prioritize work items if there are competing priorities.>> Provided business strategies and tactical plans for upcoming fiscal; supported the ley investment strategy, prioritization, supporting business cases and financial investment decisions; presented direction, optimization opportunities and required changes.>> Provided direct control and oversight over highly interdependent programs that required considerable resources and high level of functional integration; interfaced with all areas affected by the various projects including end users, operational staff, business managers and vendor products to review project deliverables, ensure adherence to quality standards and ensure implementation and operational readiness.>> Lead the Governance meetings to review exceptions, escalations, risk mitigation and proposed change control requests.
EDUCATION
Maharashtra Institute of Technology
► BE, Petrochemical Engineering
Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General
Boston Technical Institute
► Diploma in Software Engineer
ABOUT ABHIJEET WALIMBE
As a consultant and a Delivery Director, Abhijeet partners with the leaders in the Research Administration and Research - IT offices in the Higher Education, Academic Medical Centers, and Healthcare institutions, supporting internal business process transformation and technology solutions that align with the institutional strategic roadmap. With over 22 years of experience in managing global commercial software projects in his career, Abhijeet brings in a diverse perspective in program management and a wealth of experience navigating complex initiatives. Abhijeet is a data-driven leader who uses business intelligence tools to systematically identify and eliminate process bottlenecks and optimize systems performance.Abhijeet has an open, innovative mindset, driven work ethic, and an ability to orchestrate global teams and resources, leading through motivational techniques, comprehensive training, and mentoring. He prides himself in having excellent interpersonal and team collaboration skills, and can easily build relationships with stakeholders and executive leadership. A lifetime learner, Abhijeet is constantly working to enrich his skill set and finding ways to raise the bar for his team in exceeding customer satisfaction.
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