1. Ravi Venkataraman
Global enterprise transformation delivery executive leveraging multiple platforms
(817) 239-1465 rvenkataraman@outlook.com
Southlake, Texas
Overview
Seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in the delivery of complex global enterprise
transformations implementation to Fortune 500 clients.
 Works closely with business leaders for verticals, successfully completed many the full life-cycle of
the pursuit process; responsible for defining scope, estimating effort, engaging clients, influencing
sales, and delivering projects across the globe.
 Establishes and maintains client relationships and ensures smooth delivery of client service
engagements.
 Develops implementation road maps, deployment methodologies, timelines, and delivery options.
 Provides vision and drives solution architecture for cloud/in-house solutions (SAP, Workday, and
Oracle).
 Assembles appropriate teams for complex multi-discipline, multi-vendor projects in support of
enterprise transformation programs.
 Establishes strong collaborative team, established standard/repeatable processes and
develops/mentors staff.
 Proactively identifies risks/issues, develops mitigation strategies and engages client and firm
leadership in resolution.
 Managed inter-company agreements and operations for multiple member firms and subcontractors.
 Prior experience includes management of large mission critical systems for NASA, Navy, and NOAA.
Core Competencies
 Client Relationship Management  Proposal Development and Sales  Strategic Planning
 Project and Program Management  Complex Enterprise Transformation Implementations
 Project Estimation  Enterprise Architecture  Staff Development Multi-discipline delivery
skills
Selected Accomplishments:
• Led scope definition, estimation, and deal closure for a large M&A HR transformation effort for
Becton and Dickenson, a medical tech company over with 50,000 employees in 55 countries. Planned
and executed the implementation leveraging a team of 27 consultants delivering Workday Core HCM,
Compensation, Recruiting and integration to SAP based Payroll and other systems. Established
governance structure, and managed dependencies with new Payroll deployment, and the other
transformation projects. Responsible for the delivery of the project values $14M to achieve a
synergy target $30M to the client.
• Led the delivery Global Workday HCM implantation for AstraZeneca covering 72 countries for 90,000
employees. This big bang solution was delivered in 18 months, included 140 complex integrations to
multiple payroll solutions, in-house and external systems. With the majority of the client and vendor
teams distributed across the world managed the consultants, client and vendor teams from multiple
time-zones across the globe.

2. • Led solution definition, global roadmaps, business cases, implementation options, and product
selection for a global chemical company (DuPont), global manufacturing conglomerate (UTC), and
large defense corporation (L3 Communications).
• Engaged as a Technical Advisor to evaluate risks, issues, and devise mitigation strategies for multiple
on SAP Platform (Cargill, Georgia Paper, Coca-Cola, Philips)
• Closed sale and initiated the project, established the team, and governance model, for ann Enterprise
transformation project (HR, Finance, Supply Chain) for a large privately held manufacturer
• Led the technical work streams of multiple transformation efforts for Fortune 100 global
corporations;
• Finance Transformation of one of the largest insurance company (AIG Chartis – SAP FSCD)
• Enterprise Architecture transformation of one of the largest banks (Bank of America - SAP
FI, BW, BObj)
• Finance transformation of world’s largest retailer (Walmart – SAP FI/CO, BW) spanning
multiple years across the globe. Projects include;
 Technology Lead for US/CA/PR for the largest SAP Finance Implementation – managed
the technical team of over 200 onsite and offshore, delivered on time and budget
 Country lead for India - managed multiple subcontractors
 Program Management Advisor for Brazil program – managed teams from SAP, Deloitte
Brazil, and multiple subcontractors
• Supply chain transformation effort for a large defense aircraft manufacturer (Lockheed
Martin – Full suite of SAP products)
• HR transformation for global medical devices company (Zimmer Holding – SAP HCM, BW,
XI/PI)
• Solution Architect for a complex custom development project and turnaround advisor for
Global Professional Services firm (Deloitte Audit – Microsoft Technologies)
• Finance Transformation for Global Retailer (The Home Depot – SAP FI/CO, BW) for the US
and Mexico solutions
Career History
Senior Manager; Deloitte Consulting LLP, Dallas, TX, Oct 2004-Present
Co-founder; Startup effort to bring Satellite direct-to-home TV, Dallas, TX, July 2003-Aug 2004
Self Employed Principal consultant delivering SAP Projects; March 2000- March 2003
Self Employed delivering Systems integration services to Federal Govt. Agencies (NASA, NOAA, FCC, and
Navy, 1997-2000
SES Inc., Federal Government Contractor; Director, Information Systems Division, 1996-1997
ESSi (Federal Government Contractor); Manager, 1993-1995
STX Inc. (now part of Raytheon); Systems Engineer 1986-1993
Education
Master of Technology, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, India
Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering, University of Madras, Madras, India