Tushar Mathankar

Address TUSHAR MATHANKAR Program/Project Management Professional 266 The Cambridge, Bryanston – 2196 Johannesburg – South Africa Email: - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tusharmathankar Phone: - I have 16 years of work experience in information technology out of which over seven years are as a seasoned Project Manager in delivering projects ranging from Core Banking implementations, Data migrations, Compliance and Regulatory Portfolio and Robotics Process Automation. I am a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and have obtained certifications in Agile/Scrum and Project Management. I bring along with me an insatiable desire to understand problems in wider business context and apply my technical and analytical abilities to provide strategic business solutions. I have also a deeper understanding of Data Analytics, Bitcoin & Blockchain and Robotics Process Automation. July 2016 – Current • • Lead cross functional teams from Idea Generation, Design, Development to Implementation of IBM Master Data Management for Customer and Account Data Migration of over R 75 million. Responsibilities include Project Planning, Scheduling, Resourcing, Costing and Communicating with Stakeholders. Nov 2015 – June 2016 • • • • Program Manager/Project Manager – Barclays PLC Motivated and lead a team of Business Analyst and Process Designers and Developers for Automation of Robotics Processes within Africa Operations. 175 robots were successfully implemented in 11 operational areas. Responsibilities included Strategy Drafting and Execution, Collaborating with Key stakeholders and assisting with Benefits Realization and impact of Automation. Project planning, Costing, Scheduling and Risk Management. Was responsible for putting in robotics operational structures and setting up reporting for exception management. Sept 2012 – Nov 2015 • Project Manager – Nedbank Group Private Limited Project Manager – Standard Bank of South Africa – Nihilent Technologies Private Limited Forged a strong cross functional team and drove them in the direction of Bank’s strategy to implement Core Banking Solution across 11 African countries. Responsibilities included conducting SWOT analysis, Detailed Planning and Execution along with implementation plans. Assisted Business with Technical implementation and product training for Core Banking implementation. Nov 2011 – Sept 2012 • • • Managed a team of business consultants for technical optimization of business operations. Optimized Business Process operations by conducting Benefits Analysis Consulted for implementation of improved technical processes to benefit business Nov 2010 – Oct 2011 • • • • • Scrum Master – Nihilent Technologies Private Limited Lead and coached multifunctional team with Agile concepts for optimization of contact centre products. Product owner and key liaison between Business and Agile Team Groomed product backlogs and managed Story Boards Conducted Retrospectives and Sprint Planning’s along with daily stand-ups Sept 2006 – Oct 2010 • Technical Consultant – Nihilent Technologies Private Limited – Standard Bank of South Africa Senior Systems Analyst – Nihilent Technologies Private Limited – Standard Bank of South Africa Key team member involved in detailed design, development and testing of customer and account scoring modules Conducted JAD and high-level design sessions to understand critical business functionality to socialize these with development team July 2003 – Aug 2006 Technical Support Consultant – WIPRO BPO India. • Assisted American clients with Dell computers Technical Support queries • Managed Call queues and escalations • Prepared project weekly and daily status reports and conducted team huddles Jan 2003 – June 2003 Associate – Infowayz International, India • Managed Calls with American clients for sales and support of DirecTV • Managed escalations and call volumes • Managed call barge ins and call quality Aug 2002 – Dec 2002 Marketing Executive – Tata Infotech Education, India • Was responsible for sales of educational computer courses to student and educational institutions • Co-ordinated and managed events to enrol and sell packages • • • Bachelor of Engineering – Computer Technology – SAQA Level 8 Certified Completed in 2002 from Nagpur University - India Grade 12 – Mathematics and Science Completed in 1998 from India Grade 10 – Mathematics and Science Completed in 1996 from St. Joseph’s Convent – India • • • • • • • PMP using PMBOK – Udemy Prince 2 Foundation and Practitioner – Udemy Scrum Fundamentals and Scrum Master Certified – Scrum Study Microsoft Project and EPM – Standard Bank ARIS Business Designer – Standard Bank Mainframe Professional – IBM Maples Robotics Automation Professional – Foundation Blue Prism