Balaji C , Group Manager IT & ERP

Balaji C

Group Manager IT & ERP

Fabtech International Ltd

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Systems
Experience
16 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 11 Months

Group Manager IT & ERP at Fabtech International Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2016 to February 2020

► Responsible for providing strategic guidance, Policies and procedures, Solution Architect, Project plans and also leads
the complex IT projects and SAP ERP projects within the IT team for Fabtech Group Companies with regard to IT
technology, IT infrastructures and the enablement of major business processes through enhancements to IT.
► Performing multifaceted role as IT Project Manager, Designing, developing and deploying IT infrastructure from the
scratch as the Group companies are in the start-up stage Responsible for setting up IT PMO for migration of existing
Data Centre to Cloud & New Data Centres for various branches & group companies. Supported close to 200 users by
managing 10 IT support staffs
► Auditing/ Gap assessment of Configurations Vs Requirements, Business Scenario preparation & Testing, Planning Data
Readiness for Migration from Legacy systems to SAP HR Rollout, Provision of Training Manual and Training to SAP
Users, Planning Facilitation of Change management, Operations Support for Implementation
► Created/facilitated new project charter, project vision, stakeholder registry, risk registry, resource matrix/forecasts,
and earned value metrics
► Created new project plan, document repository, and established project management methodology for project
► Deployed end to end bespoke IT Solution for entire Fabtech Group business, integrating SAP Bl ERP.
► Design, develop implement and lead complete IT Infrastructure & ERP implementations from conception and
initiation, planning, execution, performance/monitoring, and project closure
► Responsible for conducting IT Audit of Fabtech Group using third partyVAPT analysis
► Defined and Implemented Application development processes based on ITIL Standards
► Proactively communicate project status, issues & risks to management\{Founder & Chairman and CEO\}
► Actively involved in understanding the Business Process flow of the company and map the same into SAP Business One
software tool.
► Activities include setting up the Master Data \{Items, Business Partners, Price Lists, and Project Master Data\} to suit
client's requirements.
► Responsibilities include handling of all the SAP Business One activities applicable for the company to ensure smooth
flow of transactions
► Provide Immediate Support to solve day to day ERP issues of END USERS, conduct educational awareness training on
Cyber Security
► Accountable for different policies and procedure development and implementation based on ITIL & ISO standards
\{ Change Management, Capacity management, SLM, SLA, incident Management, Problem Management, Patch
Management, DR Plan, procedure, drill and register. Etc\}, IT Asset Management
► Responsible for implementation of Hybrid cloud implementations with Hyper-V & VMware virtualisation
► Enforcing Strict Security policy to all end users, department wise, branch wise, company & group wise

SAP Manager at Enerlife India Pvt Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • April 2015 to October 2016

Being new establishment, was responsible for setting up entire IT Infrastructure & SAP B1 ERP(PAN INDIA) from
scratch by developing POC, design, develop, Implementation & support. Successfully implemented in house
developed customized Android Mobile App for sales transactions integrating with ERP across 100 + branches
► Responsible for IT Divisional P&L, IT Infrastructure & applications Capital and Operational Budgets
► Responsible for providing strategic guidance, Policies and procedures, Solution Architect, Project plans and also leads the
complex IT projects and SAP ERP projects within the IT team for Nabati Group companies with regard to IT technology, IT
infrastructures and the enablement of major business processes through enhancements to IT.
Provide Immediate technical assistance & support to end users on their day today IT & ERP issues
Scrutinize all vulnerability by conducting an IT audit with VAPT by third party vendor
Updates continuously with the latest version of SAP Business One, trains the IT team & internal stakeholders about
the recent developments and upgrades in the customized software.
Arranges project requirements in programming sequence by analysing requirements; preparing a work flow chart
and diagram using knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, programming language, and logic
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional
publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies

ERP Implementation Consultant at WMS Middle East FZC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2013 to October 2015

Responsible for Business Blue Print, planning, scoping, estimating, tracking & ensuring implementation of project
plans (as per best practice guidelines)
Managing AS-IS documentation, System Study, Go Live, sign off and preparing preliminary scope statement
Holding review meetings to monitor progress of the projects as per schedule and Ensuring timely completion &
delivery to the clients
Accountable for addressing all important issues & defining best practices for project support and documentation
Serving as single point of contact / interface for supporting client, meeting deadlines & expectations without
compromising on quality norms
Communication with the client for requirement gathering and gap analysis.
Study of existing Business Process and new process mapping.
Documentation of the requirement and effort estimation.
Team management and task allocation.
Responsible for full life cycle development, UAT and GO Live.
Post implementation support such as END USER Training and maintaining Issue Tracker Sheet
SAP Business One Upgrades

Pre-Sales Consultants at Microsoft India Pvt Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • June 2011 to May 2013

Responsible for Pre Sales activity across south India
Responsible for Cross Selling

IT Officer at The HM Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2008 to March 2011

Responsible for maintaining existing Computer Systems/ Servers/ Software's
Responsible for periodic System upgrades and replacements of peripherals
Managing network Security
Responsible for Data Storage and retrieval on timely basis
Provides Daily support for end users on their day to day troubles related to IT

L3 Support Engineer at FBS
  • India
  • April 2002 to June 2007

Responsible for troubleshooting support tickets raised on daily basis
Reporting to my Manger about daily activities
Monitoring daily call log, follow up on pending tickets and forward it to respective principle company's for warranty claim or parts replacements
Supports including Desktops, Servers, Network, Firewalls & Switches
Taking ownership of customers problem and proactively dealing with them by having a weekly review meeting
Documenting high level issues to be tracked personally
Participating Several webinars and seminars conducted by principal companies to improve my technical knowledge

Education

Master's degree, Systems
  • at University Of Madras
  • January 2011

Learned How to Manage in the field of Computer Systems

Bachelor's degree, Administration
  • at University of Madras
  • May 2008

Bachelor of Business Administration

Diploma, Computer Science
  • at Anna University
  • May 2001

Learnt Basics of Computers

Specialties & Skills

CCNA Certified
SAP Business One
IT Infrastructure Management
POLICY ANALYSIS
ARCHITECTURE
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DELIVERY
DOCUMENTATION
ESTIMATING
SAP Consultant
ROUTING, Switching, LAN WAN LTE, IP , CCTV Networking
negotiation
computer hardware troubleshooting
procurement
ms project
Project Management, Project Monitoring, Project Budget,
project planning
AD, DHCP, DNS, MAIL SERVER, Exchange , Office 365, FIREWALL,
ERP Implementation, ERP Functional Consultant
system administration
agile project management
project execution
program management
primavera p6
windows server

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

ITIL V4 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2020
PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2020
Valid Until:
November 2023

Hobbies

  • Reading, Singing