Nikhil Damle

About Nikhil Damle

I am Business Relationship Manager with 6+ years of experience executing strategic technology initiatives. I orchestrate the implementation of digital initiatives to drive business process improvements and enhance operational efficiency in the organization.Key highlights- Streamlined cycle-over-cycle (CoC) demand forecasting process which resulted in 16% increased efficiency- Implemented Scrum Framework and cultivated an Agile mindset that eliminated 66% of ticket backlog for 2 teams in less than 12 weeks- Automated global supply analysis and removed bottlenecks thereby reducing 11 operational hours per week in manual tasks- Promoted to Project Manager for exceeding expectations and closing 3 projects at scheduled end dates for the Sales, Inventory and Operations Team (SIOP)- Technical Skills – Agile Methodology (Scrum), Waterfall Methodology, Communication management, Change Management and Continuous improvement, T-SQLI am excited about opportunities where I am able to apply my skills to deliver technology solutions that increase operational efficiency and drive better business value for my customers.Interests: Playing and watching Soccer (Die-hard Manchester United fan); Video-Gaming; Cricket (Love it!); Hiking; Kayaking; Exploring local breweries & restaurants over the weekends(Prost!);I look forward to connecting with new people. You can reach me at:E-mail: i••••••••@gmail.com

Experience

1. Business Relationship Manager

   Navico Group

   Jan 2023 — Present · Naperville, IL, US

   Strategic IT Partner, collaborating with business/functional leadership to optimize target architecture, manage escalations effectively and maximize technology benefits.• Spearheading the implementation of Master Data Management (MDM) aimed to establish a single source of truth for 4 critical business domains: Customer, Product, Supplier and Chart of Accounts.• Led the successful delivery of a custom Data Lake in Azure Synapse ingesting data from 14 ERP instances, enabling 4 MVP dashboards with critical insights for Sales, Finance, and C-level leadership, utilizing Agile methodology (Scrum).• Drove 3+ IT app. upgrades and implementations from ideation to execution to ensure business continuity, mitigate financial and operations risks through cross-functional collaboration, robust business case development and effective project management.• Demonstrated strong problem-solving and leadership skills by providing tactical support to senior leadership, achieving a 12% reduction in incident resolution time and a 91% resolution rate in the APAC region.

Education

• Thadomal Shahani Engineering College

  Engineer’s Degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  2012 — 2016

• Kishinchand Chellaram College of Arts Commerce and Science

  High School, Science

  2010 — 2012

• Syracuse University

  Master of Science (M.S.); Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) in Data Science, Management Information Systems, General

  2016 — 2018

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Public Speaking
• Java
• Leadership
• C
• Programming
• Teamwork
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Matlab
• English
• Windows
• Microsoft Visio
• R
• Google+
• Google Analytics
• Sql
• Project Management
• Mysql
• Business Analysis
• Data Analysis
• C++