Manish Thapar

About Manish Thapar

Diligent Delivery Manager offering a proven record of success leading all phases of diverse technology projects.• Implemented Global Delivery Solutions across 25+ countries.• Business strategist; plan and manage multimillion-dollar projects (IMOnline) aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.• Competency in translating business issues into customer solutions including opportunity identification, requirements development, software development management, delivery, support, and maintenance.• Excellent communicator; leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams.• Specialist in managing complex IT projects with remote teams with varying team sizes. Establishing priorities, determining the critical path to success, and developing project work break down structures, schedules, milestones and estimates.• Super-efficient output under pressure. Possess strong presentation, analytical and problem solving skills.• Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Known for ability to produce high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.• Successfully handled E-commerce global web program execution, delivery, rollout and 24X7 support.• Provided Innovative ideas for the business; approved by senior leadership and is currently in development phase which opens a parallel line of business for Ingram Micro (B2C).• Managed cross-functional teams of up to 40 developers, programmers, analysts and network specialists. Providing coaching and mentoring as well a career path guidance. Maintains a “feedback loop” with developers regarding work quality.

Experience

1. d & t Manager - Software Engineering

   General Mills

   Nov 2019 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Application Development Team• Accountable for software development of 58+ apps across Supply Chain, ITQ, Corporate, Governance domains.• Roadmap and strategy for Tech 2023 (Apps movement to GCP Cloud – Early Adopters)• Metrics driven Dashboards• Global App Dev Support 24/7• Develop capabilities for emerging technologies.• Leading organizational initiatives.Product Information Capabilities (PIC)• Solution Manager for Product Information Capabilities Team, single point of contact for business partners• PET segment started and completely operated out of Mumbai• Data enrichment, including listing on affiliate websites like Walmart, Sobheys, Instamart, and Target to generate revenue.• Workbench management via Stibo tool (STEP)• Pilot evaluation and implementation of Salsify CSP• Making use of and assessing Syndication partner tools like 1WS and Syndigo

Education

• Vani Vidyalaya

  10th

  1987 — 1996

• KJ Somaiya College

  12th, Science

  1996 — 1998

• Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Information Technology

  2011 — 2013

• University of Madras

  Bachelor of Computer Applications, Computer Engineering

  2001 — 2004

Skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Software Project Management
• Sdlc
• Management
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Requirements Analysis
• Windows
• Sharepoint
• Software Development
• IT Strategy
• Teaching
• Strategic Planning
• Html
• Outlook
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Office
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Negotiation
• Research
• Web Applications