Krishna Vippaguna, Project Director

Krishna Vippaguna

Project Director

AGC Networks LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Software Engineering
Experience
27 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :27 years, 8 Months

Project Director at AGC Networks LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since August 2016

Reporting to VP MEA operations, delivered large scale enterprise applications projects in SAP, SAP BI, PeopleSoft, Web technologies in UAE, East Africa regions.

Assistant Vice President (AVP) at AGC Networks Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2013 to July 2015

• Program managed deployment of 4MN USD Government analytics Centre at Prime Minister and President’s office of Rwanda helping them to e-govern the country by aligning 370 strategic KPI’s of vision 2020 with projects progress across 20 ministries and integrating 80 different systems on SAP
• Demonstrated Customer centric approach by actively engaging with customers and ensuring the requirements are well addressed using technology solutions. Resulting in customer retention and mining
• Built partnerships with OEM like SAP, Oracle, Ramco
• Provided Solutions design for RFPs encompassing multiple platforms and systems resulting in winning the tenders

Delivery head at Aegis
  • India - Mumbai
  • November 2009 to March 2013

Reported to VP and managed a team of 70 SAP technology and 12 BPM consultants
• Setting and managing of SAP Technology centre of Excellence resulted in utilizing technology advances and improvised service levels, reduced redundancy and increased the competency of consultants
• Introduced common Integration framework for group companies resulting in standardization and eliminating redundant applications thus saving on software maintenance costs
• Development of Estimation techniques including development of SAP project estimation tool
• Established and managed Offshore delivery centre for ESSAR group with a team of 100+ consultants to support SAP instances / roll outs across regions reducing the cost of support
• Mapped IT demand management of group companies’ requirements into enterprise architecture and provided cost-effective solutions

Delivery Head at ARTERIA TECHNOLOGIES
  • India - Bengaluru
  • November 2004 to October 2009

As Part of the management team of the start-up, worked closely with team to build the company to 2M USD
revenue and an employee strength of 120.
• Setting up of delivery processes, establishment of standards and guidelines which resulted in
having a streamlined project delivery for the start-up
• Guided, designed and monitored product development team in successfully developing SAP certified
products viz Dealer connect, and Supplier connect which were implemented at Eicher Motors and
other customers
• Teamed with SAP and ArisGlobal companies to design, develop and test analytics for composite
application - Clinical Trails Management
• Designed and developed Business Intelligence dashboards to MIGA, a World bank group company
• Delivered Software licensing and Sales Commission products for US client Enpoint technologies
• Delivered Integration, SAP Upgrade, custom enhancements projects to clients like Dicitex Décor,
Usha International, Stand charted bank, Labvantage and others
• Company recognition from ArisGlobal for configuring clinical trials supplies and finance modules in SAP

Senior Software Engineer at INTEL India Pvt Ltd
  • India
  • January 2003 to January 2004

Managed an offshore team of 15 functional and technical resources in providing SAP Technical
enhancements and support
• Department recognition award for displaying team commitment on the cross-training initiative

Deputy Manager IT at ESSAR Information Technology Ltd
  • Other
  • January 1995 to January 2003

SAP Implementation and technical enhancements at ESSAR Steel, Power, SAP Roll out at PT
ESSAR- Indonesia, ABAP consultancy to Robert Bosch, Infosys, Dr. Reddy’s Labs
• Managed a team of 20 application developers in providing technical solutions to customer requirements
• Received Special appreciation from Dr.Reddy Laboratories, ESSAR Steel and ESSAR Power on
timely and effectively completing the projects

Education

Master's degree, Software Engineering
  • at Birla Institute of Technology and Science
  • March 2008

Completed MS in software systems from BITS Pilani through their Distance learning Program and the degree is equivalent to regular degree.

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engieering
  • at National Institute of Technology Warangal
  • May 1995

B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Warangal, Andhra Pradesh

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Business Process Design
IT Strategy
Business Intelligence
FUNCTIONAL
PROCESS ENGINEERING
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
APPROACH
DELIVERY
FINANCE
GOVERNMENT

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English
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Telugu
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