Ravishankar Somasundaram
GenAI certified, Global Delivery Excellence, Tech Program Manager, Multi Service Integration, Think Tank, Author, Product Bootstrapping
- Role
- Associate Director at Cognizant
- Location
- Chennai, TN, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ravishankar Somasundaram
I bring with me, 17+ years of end-to-end experience - across Technologies, Domains, Software Delivery Lifecycles & Customer Experiences. Recent 5+ years in Program Management handling Complex multi technology, multi service line and multi vendor EngagementsWith roots as an technologist and in R&D, I excel in operating at the juncture of Business and Technology as wellFew Representative Managed business transformation for Fortune 500’s and Product Management from grounds Structured Programs with CXO level stakeholders worth 30 Million, 2500+ Handled portfolio migration userbase of 2.5 Million & Recovered a distressed program worth 7 Million and 250+ Successful 30+ projects and Global rollouts across technologies and Published Tech Author and reviewer across TechnologiesMore importantly I deliver Deep Perspectives, Thought Leadership, Compile teams & travel the Last Mile to produce Success StoriesGoogle Keyword: Ravishankar Somasundaramhttps://rshanka.page.link/digiPrintTags: GenAI, Tech Program Management, Customer Relationship, Product Management, Strategic relations, AWS, IOT, Serverless, Manufacturing & Logistics, Healthcare & Life sciences, JIRA, PMP, SAFE Agile, CSM
Experience
Associate Director
Nov 2023 — Present · IN
Program Director in role - Responsible for offshore delivery1. Part of the Elite, Global Program Management Group in Cognizant2. Managed Programs of High visibility, High Impact CXO level Programs (total userbase of > 6M users,$30M and 2500 FTE strong)3. Consult, Establish, Direct teams towards implementing PM best practices aligned with KPI\'s and contractual obligations4. Multi Service Line Integrations, Recovery of troubled areas, Customer Management and Service Delivery for BAU5. Managing program risks, issues and identifying roadblocks to successful program execution and help resolving and handle Leadership communications
Education
Anna University
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2011 — 2013
Anna University
B.Tech
2004 — 2008
Skills
- Mysql
- Testing
- Perl
- Sdlc
- Growth Hacking
- Solution Architecture
- Mobile Technology
- Oracle
- Requirements Analysis
- Agile Methodologies
- Cloud Computing
- Management
- Mobile Applications
- Team Management
- Catalyst
- Business Process Improvement
- Project Management
- Software Development
- Knowledge-Hungry Learner
- Javascript
- Html 5
- Php
- Agile Project Management
- Android
- Project Planning
- Long-Term Customer Relationships
- Business Process Automation
- Java Enterprise Edition
- Moodle
- Enterprise Architecture
- Consulting
- Training & Development
- Xml
- Product Design
- Web Development
- C++
- Java
- Product Launch
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- Drupal
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