Vir P.

About Vir P.

Mission Driven Project and Program Manager passionate about driving business and technology initiatives. 18+ years of experience development and implementation of variety of projects and programs using agile and waterfall methodologies. Demonstrated ability to work with large, cross-functional distributed teams, as well as influencing diverse stakeholders to achieve goals. Extensive experience with PMO, deployment planning and management, business readiness, data monitoring, analytics, and reporting to drive business decisions. PMP, SAFe, CSPO and CSM CertifiedInfluencing senior stakeholdersCollaborating with Cross functional teamsProgram Strategy & RoadmapRisk ManagementChange ManagementAgile Development and DeliveryProduct & Software DevelopmentData Analysis and Reporting for decision makingVendor ManagementProject and Delivery ManagementTest Planning, Go Live, & Post Live Deployment Team LeadershipGeographically distributed team development and collaborationPMOMS Project, JIRA, AZURE DevOps

Experience

1. Senior Project Program Manager

   Caterpillar Inc.

   Apr 2025 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Directed a $5M+ global technology initiative to optimize financial processes and systems across multiple business units, leading a cross-functional team and overseeing all phases of the project lifecycle—from planning to deployment and post-implementation support.• Reduced invoice processing time by 50% and staff hours by 30% by driving an end-to-end transformation of the accounts payable system, leveraging workflow analysis and process automation to eliminate bottlenecks.• Improved delivery efficiency by 20% by designing integrated project plans that tightly tracked milestones, resource allocations, and cross-team dependencies, enabling better visibility and execution across distributed teams.• Mitigated scope creep and delivery risk by establishing formal change control procedures, facilitating regular governance meetings with C-suite stakeholders, and proactively escalating blockers, resulting in zero major delivery delays.• Decreased likelihood of project failure by 20% through implementation of structured risk management practices, including early identification of high-impact risks, creation of mitigation strategies, and periodic contingency planning reviews

Education

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Accounting and Finance, Economics, Entrepreneurship

  2013 — 2016

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2000 — 2004

• Case Western Reserve University

  Master of Engineering and Management

  2006 — 2007

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

Skills

• Project Metrics
• Team Building
• Management
• Procurement
• Financial Modeling
• Analysis
• Management of International Teams
• Strategy
• Valuation
• Social Media Marketing
• Program Management
• Strategic Planning
• Stakeholder Management
• Team Leadership
• Supply Chain
• Data Analysis
• Operational Excellence
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Pmo Development
• Kpi Dashboards
• Agile Project Management
• Scorecard Management
• Business Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Corporate Fp&a
• Project Portfolio Management
• Project Management
• Business Development
• Continuous Improvement
• Management Consulting
• Business Process Improvement
• Financial Analysis
• Thought Leadership
• Market Research
• Business Process
• Strategic Communications