Vallabh Kulkarni

Experience

1. Manager Project Management

   Mastercard

   Oct 2021 — Present · Pune, IN

   Projects-VMware version Upgrade 190+ VMsCisco Defense Orchestrator deployment 139 Cisco ASA firewallsvRealise Operations deployment Across VMware estateDC Engineering projects Air cooling units, UPS battery replacementKey Result Areas:Leading and managing a team of 5 Senior Project Managers in India.End-to-End IT Infrastructure Project Management, from initiation to closureWork with HR team to recruit, interview, select, and hire an appropriate headcount.Coach, mentor, and develop newly recruited team members and provide career development planning and opportunitiesWork with Portfolio and Program Managers to define project scope, budget, schedule and resource planning as part of annual planning exercise.Working with business stakeholders, suppliers, vendors in UK and ensure timely delivery of the platform.Convince the Boards members on the business case to get the scope, timeline and budget approved for the projects.Review governance documentations like Business case, Project Initiation document, Risk/Issue register and Project Closure reports before they are submitted to the board.Maintain appropriate communication ecosystem through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, stand-up call and appropriate emails.Maintain employee work schedules including project assignments, trainings, vacations, backup for India team

Education

• Masters in Computer Management

  Master’s Degree

• P. Jog School

  High School

• Pune University

  Bachelor of Science - BS

Skills

• F5 Loadbalancer
• Ccda
• Ccnp
• Prince2
• Firewall
• Ccna
• Switching
• Routing
• Networking