Shiva Salunkhe

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT SHIVA SALUNKHE

IT Professional with over 18 years of diverse and extensive experience in IT Service Delivery and Support, Program and Project Management, IT Operations, IT Process excellence, IT Solutions and IT Transitions. •Proven skills in successfully delivering IT projects & product development effort costing above $10 M including Petrotech, CUBE, ERP, BI, Data Migration, Automation Projects.•Skilled in delivering Enterprise Applications Support through Global and outsourced Teams with 100% up-time.•Extensive project management & governance experience; proficient in grasping the big picture, conceptualizing, developing, implementing solutions, partnering closely with business leaders & stakeholders to achieve higher levels of efficiency & effectiveness•Possess over 13 years of working experience in a Joint Venture Environment •A technocrat with hands on experience in providing strategic consultancy & leading teams for successful project implementation while ensuring a high-quality customer experience, elevating customer satisfaction in line with SLAs and work processes•Directed the successful Application Transition in Shell BGEPIL merger which eased the transition of over 150 specialized applications with minimum disruption to the end users•Added value to the efforts of the organization and drove organizational objectives by successfully driving operational excellence, deploying innovative process automation solutions, building strategic client communication plans, reducing cost, formulating SOPs and enhancing skills of the team•Received the Outperforming Achiever Award four times for exhibiting excellent work performance and Special Recognition Award for going out of the way to deliver objectives. •Track record of implementing continuous improvement programs and partnering with multiple global stakeholders•Proficient in developing & streamlining systems with capability to enhance IT infrastructure operational effectiveness; skilled in quickly learn organizational processes, workflow, policies and procedures of the company•Partnered with third party vendors and contractors to manage & coordinate projects with the business units and other departments•An effective communicator with strong relationship management skills with the capability to relate to people at any level of business and management across the globe; possess excellent analytical and negotiation skills