NITIN PURI
Wellington,New Zealand
Summary
With over 20 years of experience in program management, Passionate about leading strategic initiatives and integrating innovative technologies. Career highlights include delivering a $14M transformation program to convert an enterprise application to browser based technology involving major business change. Eager to contribute expertise in strategic planning and cross-functional team leadership to drive impactful results.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Senior Program Manager
NZTA
06.2021 - Current
- Established and led Security Uplift program, enhancing organization's cyber security landscape.
- Managed $24M budget for diverse projects, optimizing resource utilization and alignment with strategic objectives, resulting in 20% reduction in project delivery times through effective resource allocation and prioritization strategies.
- Pioneered assessment and optimization of digital operating model, integrating Agile principles to drive efficiency across organization's digital landscape.
- Establishing and maintaining regular security governance reporting and communication with partners and internal stakeholders.
- Championed organisation wide security learning and engagement initiative to uplift security maturity
- Streamlined project management processes by implementing Agile methodologies, resulting in improved team efficiency and reduced time to market.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers.
IT Program Manager
Department of Corrections
10.2017 - 06.2021
- Led $28M integrated capital program over three years.
- Directed simultaneous projects covering application enhancements, infrastructure upgrades, and capacity augmentation.
- Implemented Agile methodologies, shortening project delivery times by 20% and enhancing team adaptability.
Project Director
Department of Corrections
04.2015 - 09.2017
- Successfully delivered $14M front-end replacement transformation program (UI Migration) impacting 8000 employees and resulting in $8M savings over 5 years
- Crafted change strategies leading to 95% adoption rate within transition period, yielding cost savings of $400k by streamlining operations and eliminating need to run two systems in parallel.
- Directed cross-geographic team of 75 members
- Oversaw up to five projects simultaneously, maintaining high standards and meeting specified parameters.
- Developed custom reporting templates for stakeholders, subsequently adopted by other business functions.
Head of Projects (Senior Program Manager)
HCL Technologies Ltd
03.2012 - 03.2015
- Served as primary representative for HCL at client governance meetings, effectively articulating project progress, addressing concerns, and fostering strong client relationships.
- Overall responsible for successful delivery of all projects run by HCL for Department of Corrections managing cross functional team of 25 professionals
- Managed project sizing, resource capacity planning, and about 40 project releases.
Software Engineering Manager
Cadence Design Systems Inc
10.2000 - 03.2012
- Managed team of 12 software engineers located in India and USA, developing design features for VLSI simulation product.
- Implemented a multiple-core architecture for enterprise simulation software, resulting in 20% performance increase.
- Optimized nightly regression runs, improving performance by 40%.
Education
MBA - General Management
Indian Institute Of Management
India2012
Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Electronics and Communication
National Institute of Technology
India1999
Accomplishments
- Recipient of Chief Executive Silver Award
Successfully spearheaded a cross-agency project (CPAI) at the Department of Corrections, showcasing collaboration and impactful solutions. - Nominated for Chief Executive Gold Award
Led a comprehensive IT transformation initiative (UI Migration) at the Department of Corrections, reflecting strategic vision and leadership skills. - Rescued and revitalized troubled projects
Chosen by leadership to rescue and revitalize business-critical IT projects, demonstrating problem-solving skills and turning challenges into successes. - Exceptional communication and stakeholder management
Represented HCL Technologies at senior client forums for escalation management and dispute resolution. - Awards for excellence at Cadence Design Systems
Recognized for excellence in execution and teaming at Cadence Design Systems, leading teams to deliver customer-driven functions and complex projects.
Certification
- Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Machine Learning - Basics PMI (Online course, Stanford University)
Work Availability
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Timeline
Senior Program Manager
NZTA
06.2021 - Current
IT Program Manager
Department of Corrections
10.2017 - 06.2021
Project Director
Department of Corrections
04.2015 - 09.2017
Head of Projects (Senior Program Manager)
HCL Technologies Ltd
03.2012 - 03.2015
Software Engineering Manager
Cadence Design Systems Inc
10.2000 - 03.2012
MBA - General Management
Indian Institute Of Management
Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Electronics and Communication
National Institute of Technology
Skills
- Program Management
- Influence Without Authority
- Strategic Planning
- Agile Methodologies
- Cross functional team leadership
- Budget Management
- Risk Management
- Cognitive Flexibility
Technical Skills
- Microsoft Project (Extensive)
- JIRA (Extensive)
- Confluence (Extensive)
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) (Extensive)
- Security Architecture (Moderate)
- Security Audit (Moderate)
- Digital Identity and Access Management (Moderate)
- AWS (Moderate)
- Cloud migration (Moderate)
- SharePoint (Moderate)
- Azure (Moderate)
- ServiceNow (Moderate)
- PEGA (Low)
- SAP (Low)
- Enterprise Content Management (Moderate)
- PL/SQL, Python, J2EE, C++, Unix, Visual Studio (Extensive)
- Power BI (Low)
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