Vishal Vishwakarma
Guidewire Practice & Delivery Head @Tech Mahindra
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WORK HISTORY
Guidewire Practice & Delivery Head @Tech Mahindra
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Working as Guidewire Practice and Delivery Head, responsible for scaling the Guidewire practice overseeing pre-sales and sales activities, and achieving successful delivery of Guidewire projects.• Managed team of Guidewire experts, overseeing all aspects of Guidewire practice, including solution development, implementation, quality assurance, maintenance, and support.• Developed practice collaterals such as practice deck, case studies, RFP proposals templates, efforts estimator, methodologies, best practices, and various program accelerators across diverse approaches for different types of Guidewire implementations.• Successfully delivered Guidewire projects on time and within budget, achieving high levels of customer satisfaction• Collaborated with the sales team to create targeted campaigns and presentations to showcase the company\'s offerings.• Fostered culture of continuous learning and skill development within practice, leading to increased expertise and certifications among team members• Played crucial role in optimizing project management processes, resulting in 20 -30% reduction in project delivery time. • Played key role in negotiating and closing contracts, contributing to growth in annual revenue.• Developed and executed strategies to expand Guidewire practice, which is going to result in 50% to 80% increase in revenue within two years.
EDUCATION
Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Science & Engineering
C-DAC (MET - PUNE, ACTS)
Post Graduate Diploma in Advance Computing, Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT VISHAL VISHWAKARMA
Seasoned professional with over two decades of profound experience in software development and architecture, technology transformation, program management and management consulting across diverse industries, including Insurance, Finance, Life Science, and Retail.For the past 16 years, I have been dedicated to spearheading Guidewire product implementation across Personal and Commercial Lines, catering to high-profile insurance carriers. I have overseen numerous Policy, Claims and Underwriting implementations from inception to Go LIVE in different type of implementations (Greenfield, New LOBs, State Roll out, Upgrades, Cloud Migration, and Decommissioning Legacy Claim System with overall supporting ecosystem), ensuring seamless execution and optimal outcomes.I have expertise in designing and developing solutions (UI and Integrations) for Guidewire Insurance Products – PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter and BillingCenter implementations, with mastery on end-to-end Policy and Claims processes.My current role as Guidewire Practice Head at TECH MAHINDRA has allowed me to manage the practice with successfully delivering multiple implementations while collaborating closely with Insurance leadership to foster practice growth and boost organizational revenues.My responsibilities encompass the entire delivery spectrum, from formulating implementation strategies and roadmaps to responding to RFPs with comprehensive estimates, resource allocation, and cost analysis. Prior to my tenure at TECH M, I was with Guidewire Software, leading various strategic initiatives such as application cloud migration, upgrades optimization, decommissioning legacy systems and application performance tuning, for esteemed clients like Nationwide, The Hartford, AMA, and Donegal. My tenure at PwC, Cognizant, GEICO and as an Independent Consultant further honed my skills, where I was either involved or led several successful Guidewire implementations for prominent clients including AMICA, GEICO, Mercury Insurance, Republic Indemnity, NJM, Grinnell Mutual, Jewelers Mutual, and Berkley
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