MANIKANDAN S.P.P.O. Box No 9400, Dubai, UAEMobile: +971 509557640/971 559372555

Email: mani_ks@hotmail.comhttp://ae.linkedin.com/in/manitilak/

Profile Highlights

A result driven IT professional with over 18 years of experience, seeking growth oriented management position in a promising enterprise that offers a platform to practice, apply and enhance the experience acquired. Strong Techno Functional Expertise in Retail IT domain specializing in Automation with Industry Experience in

Petrol station operations, Convenience Stores, Fashion, Furniture, Footwear, Supermarket, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, Vehicle Testing and Vehicle Repair.

Extensive experience in Project Delivery Management involving Initiation, Requirement Finalization, Project Scoping, Planning (Estimation, Scheduling & Milestones), Quality & KPI, Execution, Procurement management, Control and Delivery within agreed project constraints.

Proficient in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle including Analysis & Study of Business Requirements, Technical & Functional Specifications, Data/Interface/Process Design, Module/Interface Development, Testing, Integration and Implementation.

Ample exposure to Retail automation technologies like Point of Sale, Barcode scanners, Hand Held terminals, Touch Screen POS machines, RFID, SmartTags, Biometrics, smart card VeriFone terminals both Hardware & Software

Worked on Multiple Hardware & Networking Equipment, Servers, Security, System Services, Virtualization, Platforms (OS), Languages, Databases, Microsoft Applications.

Cohesive Team Player with Fast Learning Curve along with strong communicational, interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, innovation, planning, organizational and documentation skills.

Lecturer in Project management and Risk Management at various locations delivering training to aspiring PMPs.

Areas of ExpertiseFunctional

ERP Implementation Project Management Retail Automation Business Analysis Process Improvements Application Architecture Design Procurement Management MIS Analysis and Reporting Business Intelligence Training & Presentation

Technical ERP: Microsoft Business Solutions Dynamics Nav 5.0/2009/2013 with LS

Retail 5.x, Elva DMS, Oracle e-business suite Reporting Tools: Crystal Reports 11, Jet Reports Messaging: Lotus Notes, MDaemon, MS Exchange Operating Systems: Windows Servers/XP, UNIX Databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, Native Navision DBs Tools: MS Office Suite, SQL Management Studio, MS Project, Visio, Query

and OLAP tools, TOAD and a variety of business management software. Hardware: Servers (IBM, HP, Compaq, Blade Servers, Virtualization -

Hypervisor)

Qualifications and Accreditations Bachelor of Science - Computing and Information Systems – Annamalai University. – Distinction. PMP Project Management Professional, PMI – RMP – Risk Management Professional from PMI. USA. CISA – Certified Information Systems Auditor from ISACA. USA. DISM - Diploma in Systems Management and HDSE - Higher Diploma in Software Engineering - NCC. U.K. MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional Training in Cognos Business Intelligence, .NET framework, Web Design and Development, Installation &

Configuration of SQL Server for MS Dynamics NAV 2009, BPMN 2.0 Volunteer Lecturer certificates by PMI-UAE for various training programs

Employment Summary

Company Location Position Duration Years

Emirates General Petroleum Corporation – Emarat

Dubai, UAE Project Manager Mar’07 till date 7+

Liwa Trading Enterprises L.L.C Abu Dhabi, UAE Systems Analyst Nov’99 to Mar’07 7

Landmark Gulf Group Muscat, Oman IT coordinator Dec’96 to Nov’99 3

Init Systems Pvt. Ltd Neyveli – India Training Head Apr’95 to Nov’96 1

Career Graph

EMIRATES GENERAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (EMARAT), DUBAI, UAE. Project Manager (Mar 2007 onwards)Emarat offers fuel stations with convenience stores and other facilities including Bakery, supermarket, vehicle servicing, car wash and vehicle test.Responsibilities: Reporting to the Manager - Business Systems, main role involves leading all Retail IT projects while

managing operational support for retail business using a dedicated team. Responsible for effectively managing assigned projects including initiating, scoping, defining, planning and

implementing projects right from RFP stages till handover to operations. Key projects done in this manner are:S.No Projects

(Installation, configuration, implementation and Rollout)Value (AED)

Year Team Size

1 Automatic Tank Gauging Equipment at Dubai fuel stations 3.0 M On Going 42 Microsoft Dynamics Navision for Fasttrack Vehicle Servicing Unit 900 K 2013 73 Merchandise Receiving using Hand held Terminals 1.0 M 2013 64 Microsoft Dynamics Navision with LS retail using 120 IBM POS machines

to over 75 locations (Fuel stations, standalone locations and Franchisees)3.5 M 2012 15+

5 Pump Controller for 94 fuel stations 2.0 M 2011 10+6 Upgrade of Smart Card application to Verifone Vx 510 devices and

deployment to 150+ locations2.0 M 2010 5

7 Automation of Physical Stock Count using Hand Held Terminals 600K 2009 68 Design, Development and Deployment of Shamil vehicle testing software 400K 2008 4

Continuously liaise with business sections to automate new requirements, enhance existing processes for optimization, troubleshooting issues through investigation & analysis, and support them in variety of operational requirements.

Manage development of technical architectures related to enterprise and middleware applications ensuring it meets business needs.

Formulation and deployment of technical and operational procedures, policies for fair usage of deployed systems, procedures related to formal change management processes, training and user manuals.

Involved in review and audit processes related to service delivery in assigned area, identify potential automation areas and recommend optimization procedures that will provide maximize productivity.

Providing effective relationships with external vendors and internal stakeholders to share / exchange information as appropriate that are required to meet business and operational objectives.

Conduct presentations and training workshops for end users involving both Head Office and station level users depending on the new developments

LIWA TRADING ENTERPRISES L.L.C., ABU DHABI, UAE. Systems Analyst (Nov 1999 to Mar 2007)A reputed fashion group, based in Abu Dhabi, part of Al Nasser holdings. Deals with Fashion Clothing and accessories and has more than 250 Outlets throughout the Middle East. International brands like JCPenney, Bhs, La-Senza, Pepe Jeans, Premaman, Florsheim, Olymp, bYoung, Gant, Tally Weijl, Stefanel, HotKiss, Nautica , to name a few.Responsibilities:Reported to the IT Manager & supervised 2 resources for this reputed Fashion Retail company in Abu Dhabi for implementation of Navision Financials across 7 countries, MIS Reporting System using Cognos Business Analyst, development of Merchandising and Finance Modules in Cognos BI tool, automation of Warehouse operations and optimization of logistics movement between stores and warehouses, Point of Sale machines hardware and software installation, support & Training.

PREVIOUS / OTHER ENGAGEMENTSPMI CHAPTERS AND REGISTERED EDUCATION PROVIDERS, DUBAI & ABU DHABI, UAE AS VOLUNTEER LECTURER (MAY 2006 TILL DATE)LANDMARK GROUP - OMAN, MUSCAT, OMAN AS IT COORDINATOR (DEC 1996 TO NOV 1999)NLC THROUGH INIT SYSTEMS (P) LTD., NEYVELI, TN AS CENTRE HEAD - TRAINING DIVISION (APR 1995 TO NOV 1996)

Personal ParticularsDate of birth : 17-02-1975Languages known : English, Tamil, Hindi and MalayalamLocation Preference : UAE/Oman/Qatar/India

Nationality : IndianMarital Status : MarriedPassport No : F2538710 (valid till 06-05-2015)