1. Gita Srinivasan
325 Paramount Dr, Raynham, MA 02767
M: 617-955-0833
gsriniv1@its.jnj.com
OBJECTIVE: Leverage my Strong Program Management and Leadership experience and skills spanning 15 years
to solve challenging business problems.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Expertise in planning, managing and delivering complex Global IT programs encompassing multiple work
streams and large teams in the Medical Devices arena.
Have worked closely with Business Relationship Manager’s in understanding diverse business needs and
formulating the technology aspect of solutions.
Effective negotiation and influencing skills. Ability to achieve goals through teamwork, collaboration and
relationship management in a highly matrixed organization. As the Program manager of the MDD Field Sales
Portal, collaborated with teams from Cordis, Ethicon DePuy and Global Services to build a world class portal
that is still in use today. This project won the Hall of Fame award from Global Services.
Strong budgeting and financial management skills. Experience managing Program level financials from a
budget and schedule consideration. Have played a key role in the Program/Project Management Office in
rationalization of budgets and schedules across organizational boundaries. Worked on IT Integration spend,
Business planning for Supply Chain, Finance and Commissions and LATAM projects, Financial templates and
Budget Forecasting systems.
Experience teaching Chemistry to High school and College students
Experience with Customer Service in Banking and Retail industries
EDUCATION:
Dec 1998 MBA MIS PamplinSchool of Business, VirginiaTech,Blacksburg,VA
Dec 1993 MS Chemistry VirginiaTech, Blacksburg,VA
May 1983 BS Chemistry Madras University,Madras,India
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Ongoing Harvard Extension,Cambridge,MA Self-drivenformalcoursesonInnovative
Entrepreneurship, Instructional Design,
Biomedical ProductDevelopment
Nov 2009 Medical Device Certificate- RegulatoryAffairs
Professional Services(RAPS.org)
Comprehensiveunderstandingof the Regulatory
functioninthe Medical Device industry
Aug 2007 PMP (ProjectManagementProfessional) Certification
May 2007 GreenbeltCertification –Six SigmaProgram Designedthe processtoidentifybestfitsolution
for IT investments –resultinginacost avoidance
of $650K
WORK HISTORY:
April 1999 – Present: Johnson & Johnson Inc.
April 2005 - Present
Program Manager with focus on global and franchise wide initiatives within the Johnson & Johnson Medical
Devices (MDD) sector. Examples of projects given below.
Acquisitions, Divestitures, Consolidations
Legacy DePuy Trauma Divestiture to Biomet
In orderto comply withFTC regulationsand enablethe Synthesdealto besuccessful,DePuy needed
to divestof the Trauma businessin 6 weeks withoutincurring a significantpenalty.Thisinvolved
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deliverablesfor Closeas well as planning outthelong term approach (2years) untilTransition
Services Agreementran out.
As ProgramManager for IT workstreams workedwithcrossfunctional teams tocomplete
the initial closingof the Traumadivestiturebusinessin80days.
Thisinvolvedparticipationin Steeringcommitteemeetingswithleadershipto representIT,
propose anaction plan,gainalignmentonissuesandkeepthe projectmoving.
Recruitmentanddirectionof teamsforvariousworkstrreams –LeLocle Manufacturing,
Infrastructure,ERP(OTCand Finance),R&D,Qualitysystems,Training,Document
Management,R&D,OUS OTC
Workingwithbothcompanies (DePuyandBiomet)toalignonprocessestoprovide them
withmasterand transactional data
KeepingCISOandQualityinthe looponall workstreams.
Workingwiththe differentstreamsto ensure security protocolsare ineffect.
Managing thetransition of around 45 LeLocle Manufacturing &ERPsystemsand LeLocle
Infrastructure.
This hasbeen a projectwith a high level of ambiguity and everchanging requirements.In spiteof
the uncertaintyand pressurewewere ableto successfully close on the appointed Date.
DePuy Synthes Acquisition/Integration
WorkedCloselywithFinancetotrack andreport IT spendforthe DePuySynthes
Integration
Developed streamlinedprocessesforcritical functionssuchasCapital Appropriation
Requests,Financial Templatesetc.
Managed the Legal EntityRestructuringprojecttoconsolidate 27Legal entitiesinto7
active ones
Servedasprimaryguide forall IT ProjectManagers inWest Chester,PA –advisingthemon
executingprojectsinJ&J,includingSDLC,Compliance etc. assistingwithissue resolutions.
Legal Entity Restructuringand MRC (Management ReportingCompanyConsolidation)
ProgramManagerforITworkstreamsconsolidating 27 Legal entities into 7. Derived financial
efficiencies by consolidating 3 Operating companiesunderoneManagementReporting structure.
Managed variousworkstreamsincluding LYNX,OTC,Crossroadsand all4 L.DePuy ERP systems.
Also responsibleforanalyzing impactsto 32 IT systemsand setting up hypercaresupport
Benefitsof this Project:
Enabledcross-sellingwithinthe USinan efficientmannerandenablesacleaner“one face”
to our customersandstakeholders.
The reorganization ledtothe eliminationof 12-15 legal entities andredundanciesin
currentoperatingmodel.
The newLE & MRC structure ledto streamlinedreportingandcompliance
The restructuringcreatedefficienciesforpurposesof state tax and Medical Device Excise
Tax.
Global AcquisitionProject:FrenchCompany(FMS) acquisitionintoDePuyMitek
Switzerland& US.
IntegratingPlanning,Procurement,Operations,Distribution, SalesandFinancial reporting
businessprocessesinJDEWorlddeployment –in J&JSwitzerland.
DeployingJ&Jstandardcompliantsystemsinfrastructure - includinghardware,software,
messaging,networking,andsupportservicesforongoingoperationatthe Nice,France
facility.
MigratingAcquiredFrenchcompanyFMS – Order Entryprocessesontothe existingDePuy
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MitekSAPplatform
MD&D Projects
FieldSales Portal Project
Program Managerfor the trailblazinginitiative of the MDDfranchise wide FieldSales Portal
on SharePointplatforminvolvingEthicon,Cordis,DePuy,Endo&Vistakon companies.Goal
was to create one MDD portal withreusable templatesandinstancesforeachOperating
company.Thisportal will be accessedfromanylocationonany computerandby non J&J
associates.Alsoresponsible forestablishing Governance model withappropriate Change
managementcontrols. Received“Hall OfFame” Award fromGlobal ServicesandTata
ConsultancyServices.
Order to cash
Program Managerfor the consolidation of SalesOrderManagementacross4medical
device franchisesof J&J.Responsibleforcoordinatingover100 professionalsin12teamsof
technical,businessanalystsandvendorpersonnel inthismissioncritical corporate
initiative. Withabudgetof over$24 Million,responsibleforthe migrationof diverse
architectureslike SAP,JDE,GloviaCHESSandAS400 to an SAPbasedarchitecture
incorporatingover50 Web Methodinterfaces.Subjecttoa demandingschedule and
budgetconstraint,successfully completedthe initialmajorphase of thisproject.
MDD PricingSolution
Program Manager responsible for working with Commercial systems in implementing a
$6MM pricing solution as a pilot for DePuy Ortho and Spine. Worked with Architecture ad
BI teams to design the solution for other Operating Companies in US, EMEA and ASPAC
per Pricing Roadmap.
AWARDS AND HONORS:
Johnson& Johnson Global LeadershipProfile awardrecipient 6timesfrom2006-2013.
Chairpersonof SouthAsianProfessionals NetworkingAssociationaJ&J affinitygroup
TIE – Boston– NonProfittopromote entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship.SelectedasCo-Chairforthe Life
SciencesMedical DevicesTrack
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
SAPNA (SouthAsianAffinityGroup)
o Co-Chairof SAPNA (PA) –Workingwithall SAPNAchaptersona TED event“One DePuySynthes”tobe
heldat WestChester, PA, fall 2014.
o DePuyTechSummit:Asfoundingchairof SAPNA inRaynham, 2006, workedwith Leadership andvarious
organizationsincludingHRtohost an annual eventinvolvingInnovative Technologyand Collaboration
(2007), Emergingmarkets (2008) and CombinationDevice Technologies forMDD/Pharma/Consumer
(2009)
WLI Treats forTroops; WorkingwithJ&Jand otherVA communitiestoprovide care packagesfortroops.
TiE (EntrepreneurshipOrganizationforNew England)- TrackCo Chairfor Medical devices.
o Panel ProducerforTiECON 2009, sponsoredbyDePuy withJ&Jparticipation
o Panel ProducerforDiagnosticsandVaccinespanel in2010 withJJDCparticipation.
Tour de Cure: Raised$22000, forthe AmericanDiabetesAssociationas Tourde Cure TeamCaptainfor DePuy
WestPointParentSociety of MA - Board Member