Yogesh Bhaskarwar

About Yogesh Bhaskarwar

Yogesh is a client centered leader focusing on complex technology transformations with…

Experience

1. Director, Consulting

   CGI

   Dec 2018 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Project: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT)- Implementing Momentum ERP for Finance and Acquisition (iFAMS), upgrading from a 35-year-old legacy system (AMS FFS).Led Technical Operations and Maintenance (O&M), including Treasury disbursements, Batch Cycle operations, and baseline integrations with 14 external agencies.Innovated disbursement processes to meet schedules and minimize interest payments, establishing iFAMS separately from the legacy system for improved collaboration and issue resolution.Coordinated external agency relationships, creating Memorandum of Understanding and Service Agreements (MOU-ISAs) essential for utilizing the Momentum solution stack.Managed and resolved production issues promptly, building a knowledge base for faster resolutions.Served as Product Planning (PI) lead for Technical Operations, reporting project and team status to Federal and CGI Leadership, OIT PMO, and FSC leadership.Led the implementation of the User Provisioning Request Management System, covering requirements, development, testing, and go-live.Facilitated Production simulation exercises for wave implementations, reducing post-go-live issues and reporting status to leadership.Coordinated 8 phase go-lives, providing 24x7 support and technical expertise.Led 5 successful VA Annual Closes and year-ends, overseeing automation and technical activities.Conducted 4 System Continuity Exercises/Disaster recovery for iFAMS and supporting systems.Tracked team performance, removed obstacles, mentored new hires, and fostered team culture.Supported risk management by identifying and reporting program risks to the FMBT Program Risk Management team.Led acquisition and administration of BMC Control-M Automated Scheduling software.Contributed to Veterans Affairs Contracting Proposal responses, RFQs, RFPs, and FMBT recompete.Developed and implemented a Database backup strategy, reducing resource consumption.

Skills

• Business Analysis
• Social Media Marketing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Testing
• Management
• Program Management
• Strategy
• Consulting
• Requirements Analysis
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Embedded Systems
• Integration
• Team Leadership