Prakash Kukreja
Senior Director, IT Applications Services Coe Strategic Planning & Digital Transformation @Valmont Industries, Inc.
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Director, IT Applications Services Coe Strategic Planning & Digital Transformation @Valmont Industries, Inc.
Omaha, NE, US
Establish and maintain the Center of Excellence (COE) for Application Services including ERPs like SAP, IFS, QAD and Sage, ensuring adherence to best practices, standards and methodologies.• Provide strategic direction and guidance to key stakeholders, senior executives and vendors, aligning IT solutions with the company\'s vision and mission.• Drive innovation, fostering innovation, continuous improvement and digital transformation initiatives.• Identify and assess emerging digital trends, technologies and opportunities, and translating them into actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership and business units.• Manage the implementation of best practices and methodologies for improving the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of application development, testing, and documentation, ensuring compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements.• Oversee the creation and maintenance of a comprehensive repository of business processes, workflows, and test cases for various applications, using tools such as ADO, JIRA, Signavio, Confluence and Visio.• Monitor and report quality and delivery metrics, identifying areas of improvement and implementing corrective actions.
EDUCATION
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Executive MBA, Management
VJTI, Bombay
Bachelor's, Computer Science
ABOUT PRAKASH KUKREJA
A seasoned and forward thinking accomplished Senior IT Executive with over 33 years of experience in SAP. Leading and managing large IT programs, project teams and development for over 29 years with extensive involvement in organizational management, business development, product innovation, marketing, business processes and team building in global, multi-site, multi-culture environments. Exceptional relationship builder and negotiator, successfully presenting and selling strategic business plans to executive-level decision makers. A customer focused leader who drives business value through subject matter expertise, project management and cross functional team leadership and thriving in challenging, energetic, and fast-paced companies.Strong information technology professional with an Executive MBA from University of Nebraska at Omaha.Leadership Expertise: Strategy and Roadmap Development Financial and Budgeting Management Vendor and Customer Management Data Governance and Continuous Improvement Outsourcing and Decommission Management Program Management and Change Management Technology Upgrades and Risk Management Application Team and Quality ManagementPersonality Highlights: Leadership/Supervision/Management Critical Thinking/Analytical Skills Problem Solving/Decision Making Multi-tasking/Time Management/Prioritizing Creativity/Flexibility/Adaptability Influencing/Negotiation/Advocacy/Marketing Mentoring/Counseling/Coaching Teaching/Training/Presentation
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