Venky Parigi - IT solutions Manager, LENNOX

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Work Background

Lennox Industries IncTechnology Solutions Manager

Sep. 2023Richardson, Texas, United StatesResponsible to provide Digital Solutions for business critical applications and issue. Research new solutions, new tools and work with business teams to define business processes.

ApkudoSr Director Technical Program Management - Enterprise Applications

Oct. 2021 - Apr. 2023United StatesProvide oversight for systems analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, documentation, and support of technical solutions within the firm’s application stack which includes Salesforce, In-house Application and other business applications. Provide thought leadership in Circular economy supporting software solutions. Responsible for the ongoing integrations between various applications within the organization for - SaaS, DPaaS. Manage, coordinate, and oversee program development and the execution of all enterprise applications development activities, including project definition, application design and analysis, programming, testing, implementation, and documentation. Coordinate implementation of system enhancements, upgrades, updates, patches, and fixes to assure optimal system performance, data integrity, and reliability. Serve as “hands-on” escalation point to identify and suggest approaches to resolve project issues. Provides expertise around the realization of business requests and technical design specifications. Responsible for developing, distributing, supporting, enforcing, and integrating best practices in agile development standards. Implement and maintain technology roadmaps, including capacity planning and modeling to support short- and longer-term growth requirements. Lead vendor management activities, including vendor selection, contract negotiation and ongoing vendor relationships. Lead multiple employees to perform at their best and manage the G&A costs to be most optimal with a balance of vendor and employee blend on a project-by-project basis.

PMSolutionsResideo (PM Solutions) - Senior Manager – Information Technology - Salesforce Transformation

Feb. 2021 - Oct. 2021

Management Consultant

Jan. 2020 - Jan. 2021Provided Project Management and Program expertise Pro-Bono

DeloitteManager - Systems Integration & Software Program Management – Salesforce

May. 2017 - Dec. 2019Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUp-selling, Sales Strategy, Business Development, Strategy, Planning and execution of Digital and Agile Transformations in Retail, Telecom & Media, Life sciences and Wholesale distribution. As part of program rollouts, setup User security trust setup in consultation with our security teams.

Client - ComcastDirector (Programs) Application management - Cloud Solutions [SaaS]

Aug. 2010 - Apr. 2017Greater Philadelphia AreaUp Selling, Time & Material Contracts, Fixed Bid Contracts, Service Delivery, Product Deployment, Agile Transformation, CI/CD, Scrum, PI Planning, Solutions Development & Proposals. Program managed the creation of a SaaS platform that provided Comcast small and medium business customers a single platform to download business Apps and a single billing window. user security and Trust setup was of paramount importance and it was managed as part of my program along with other teams. $2 Million Portfolio of projects

NextDocsSenior Director – Applications Management & Client Implementations (Startup)

May. 2009 - Aug. 2010Service Delivery Led a team of 15 to implement SharePoint based Documentation Products for Life Sciences industry; UpSelling, Proposals, Business Development - Instrumental in launching and growing the SaaS business $500,000 Quota

Comcast CableSenior Manager (Programs) – Business Applications

Dec. 2007 - Apr. 2009led matrix teams to implement infrastructure for varied enterprise level projects; Commissioned an entire DR site for SAP HR implementation within a span of 30 days with zero impact to schedule and SAP rollout. Managed programs for the security team to setup Trust for User security for customer facing portals.

Centurion Medical ProductsDirector of Information Technology (IT) - Enterprise Applications

Jul. 2005 - Nov. 2007Was instrumental in choosing the right ERP (SAP) for the company. Worked with executives and department heads to understand requirements. Responsible for RFI/RFP and Proposals. Vendor Management & final acceptance. Implemented SAP R/3 - FInancials, Materials Management, Production Planning & Inventory Management modules.

Keane IncSenior Manager – IT Applications & Business Architecture

Feb. 2004 - Jul. 2005Southfiled, Michigan