Snr. Global IT Manager ( Business process and PRojects)
Avery Dennison
Total years of experience :19 years, 6 Months
Working with the Senior leadership of the company, to strategise how to support the Company objectives, through innovative solutions. Work close with the management on Process improvement projects, which has an impact to the profitablity of the company and shareholder maximization. Working closely on Oracle projects and Managing large scale turn-key related projects.
• Member of the leadership team in the region, Responsible for delivering business requirements through ICT. Being a member of the regional leadership team, have ownership of the regional objectives and goals.
• Responsible for all Infrastructure, ERP implementations, Legacy business systems.
• Responsible for maintaining compliance/security audit(IT general Controls) in the region.
• Responsible for planning, execution and controlling of IT budgets in the region.
• Responsible for planning, implementing and controlling IT projects in the region.
• Work very closely with customers (external and Internal) in developing strategies to develop and grow business.
• Being a IT partner with the business, work very closely at a strategic level with Finance, Operations and Sales.
• Responsible for controlling cost within the IT departments in the regions. Owner of many IT cost saving initiatives.
• VMO - Managing Vendors. Ensuring SLA’s are met and the work completed as per the statement of work (SOW)
2004-2008
Director - Information Technology (since 2005) ( Sri Lanka & Bangladesh)
* Responsible for Information System and IT infrastructure in Paxar Lanka and Paxar Bangladesh.
* Managing ICT projects following proper Project Management methodologies and standards.
* Providing leadership and direction to a team of high calibre IT professionals.
* Motivate and encourage a team of IT specialist to achieve strategic objective.
* Building strategic relationship with customers to grow business.
* Responsible in making systems and infrastructure comply with different security and risk controlling mechanism in Sri Lanka & Bangladesh.
* Working on budgets and Capital Expenditure requirement for the IT in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
* Implementation of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX 404) information security System.
* Aligning of IT strategies with the Business Strategies
* Understanding the business needs and provide IT solution for the growth of business and improvement of company profits
* Proposing and implementing process improvements and process re-engineering with IT as an enabler in both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
* Responsible for making strategic IT decisions which will effect the growth of the business in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
* Making decisions with regard to different application and systems that would enhance the productivity of the company and increase the profitability of the company
* Responsible for identifying, proposing and implementing new methodologies and technologies for continual improvement of IT infrastructure and information system in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
2001 - 2004 I.T. Manager
* Systems used are Windows NT, RS6000 Server, Novell Netware
* Managing and administration of a 200 user Network.
* Implementing New Systems.
* Training staff and expanding their knowledge about Information Technology.
* Administering and maintaining a total ERP Solution for the office.
* Providing solutions for the improvements of information technology keeping with the latest technology.
* In-charge of designing and implementing of projects like e-business, setting up VPN in office & Exchange server
* Providing information for Management.
* Being key member of the business development.
* Corresponding with out-sourced companies.
1995-1998 Eastern Maritime Pvt Ltd Colombo
Systems Administrator
* Systems used Novell Netware 4.0 and Sun Solaris.
* System maintenance, administration, troubleshooting the above systems.
* Training staff.
* Corresponding with out sourced companies.
* Development of Small systems for office using Clipper, Access and Visual FoxPro.
* Providing management with information.
* Installation of new systems and training staff on those systems.
Projects Completed
1994-1995 Forms & Systems Pvt Ltd Colombo
Analyst / Programmer
* Worked with a Software company based in South India. Was in-charge of the implementation and customization of the system according to local requirements?
* Systems implemented Accounting Systems, Payroll, Stock Controlling (FIFO)
* Training the staff on the usage of these systems.
* Development language used was Visual Basic, Clipper and Fox base.
❖ Project Manager: Roll out of Oracle 11i e-business suite. in India
* Order to Cash Cycle
* Procure to Pay Cycle
* General Ledger, AP and AR
❖ Project Manager: Setup of Avery Dennison Bangladesh, infrastructure and ERP solutions
* Designing and Implementation of WAN
* Design and Implementation of ERP System
* Design and implementation of other infrastructure related Servers.
❖ Project Manager / Steering Group Member: Setting up a production facility at a customer site. This was an initiative to retain and sustain business.
• Completing Business Case, Project Charter, Project Plan
• Setting up Infrastructure
• Designing changes to the Application to support the project
❖ Project Manager / Project Owner: Infrastructure setup at Avery Dennison India
* Designing and implementation of WAN and LAN
* Managing Vendors
❖ Project Manager: Several key business related application roll outs in Sri Lanka.
* Setting up Fast Response Units (Specialised Printing locations)
* Customer / Supplier integration Project
Had to discontinue studies in India due to personal reasons and return back to Sri LAnka