Vedananda V.

About Vedananda V.

Technical Program Manager, PMO Director and SAFe-trained Release Train Engineer, adept at steering large-scale Agile software initiatives for industry leaders in Consumer Packaged Goods (PepsiCo), Airlines (American Airlines), Finance (Back In The Black), Legal (Berry Appleman & Leiden), and Telecom (Verizon). With over a decade of experience, I\'ve honed a balanced blend of program leadership and executive training. Orchestrated global teams of 200+, managing budgets upwards of $20MM, leveraging SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban methodologies. As an Executive Trainer, crafted and delivered tailored programs to professionals, focusing on Project Management, Agile, and Scrum. Demonstrated mastery over the full product lifecycle, from ideation to global implementation.CORE COMPETENCIES: SAFe Program Management & Release Train Engineering End-to-End Project Management Product Lifecycle Expertise Strategic Implementation Data Analysis & Business Intelligence Upholding Data Privacy & Security Standards Specialized Professional TrainingCAREER MILESTONES: Championed GDPR compliance at American Airlines via SAFe, safeguarding against potential penalties of 4% revenue. Revitalized customer loyalty strategies, accruing annual savings of $1.4M. Directed the training and certification of professionals, fostering best practices in PMP, Agile, and Scrum.

Experience

1. Technical Program Manager

   PepsiCo

   Aug 2024 — Present · Plano, TX, US

   Leading strategic digital transformation and enterprise application portfolio management to improve operational efficiencies across global manufacturing operations, with accountability for multi-million-dollar technology investments.• Direct end-to-end delivery of Manufacturing and Cost Transformation programs, coordinating global engineering, product, and business teams across LATAM and Europe for complex enterprise application deployments.• Spearhead advanced manufacturing initiatives utilizing Deep Reinforcement Learning models and automation strategies, achieving 5%+ throughput improvements through AI/ML technology integration.• Lead multiple SAFe Agile Release Trains and coach Scrum Masters on Agile and DevSecOps delivery frameworks, ensuring consistent Azure DevOps usage for portfolio management and reporting.• Develop comprehensive executive dashboards in Azure DevOps providing executive visibility into portfolio progress, KPIs, risks, and dependencies aligned with strategic business objectives.• Streamline Change Approval Board processes and release management, reducing cycle times and improving enterprise readiness for production deployments.

Education

• Kansas State University

  M.S., Computer Science

Skills

• IT Management
• Outsourcing
• Pmi-Acp
• Requirements Gathering
• Project Management
• Information Technology
• Project Delivery
• Sdlc
• IT Strategy
• Solution Architecture
• Business Process
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Training
• Testing
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Resource Management
• Governance
• Business Process Improvement
• Program Management
• Business Development
• Consulting
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Vendor Management
• Pre-Sales
• Business Intelligence
• Management Consulting
• Software Development
• Strategy
• Pmi
• Software Engineering
• Entrepreneurship
• Ms Project
• Agile Project Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Product Management
• Service Delivery
• IT Service Management
• Business Analysis