Sathish Kannan is a senior IT project manager with over 16 years of experience managing complex projects across various industries and technologies. He has extensive experience leading teams of up to 30 members on projects worth $12M. Sathish is seeking a new role that provides challenges and opportunities for growth. He has a background in software development, product development, IT operations and more.

1. SATHISH KANNAN
Contact No: +91 9980084004
Email ID: sathishkannan76@gmail.com
SENIOR IT PROJECT MANAGER
PMP | ITIL CERTIFIED
A multi-skilled and performance driven professional with excellent track record of managing complex
functional projects in various geographic regions. Can manage stakeholders effectively towards delivering the
project objective.
Presently looking to join for an organization who can value the effort, initiative and provide challenging
environment while at the same time providing plenty of development opportunities for their employees.
PROFILE SUMMARY
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT | ENTERPRISE IMPLEMENTATIONS | PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | IT
OPERATIONS | TECHNOLOGY DIVISION | PMO | ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 A dynamic professional with nearly 16.5 years of rich experience in strengthening business
opportunity through Strategic Planning & Execution, Technology Planning, Productivity & Cost
Containment with Technology & Process Upgrades
 Played a vital role in leading a technical teams to achieve client strategic roadmaps with technical
solutions; handled multiple projects worth $12M along with 30 members
 Skilled in establishing IT Governance functions (strategies, information architecture & other
technology directions) with focus on profitability & optimal resource utilization.
 Experience in Java, J2EE, Spring, Hibernate, Web Services, OOAD and Design Patterns, CMMI Level 3 &
5 Company in Project Management, Project Auditing & Risk Management, .NET, Microsoft SharePoint
Server (MOSS 2007 & 2013), InfoPath and SQL Server.
 An effective team player and a visionary leader with demonstrated excellence in directing
geographically dispersed multi-functional teams to deliver successfully
CAREER SUMMARY
CrimsonLogic India Pvt Ltd., Bangalore, India (Feb 2002 – till date)
Manager (Business Systems) – Apr ‘07 – till date
Key Profile:
 Worked as Project Manager for handling various projects in Sri Lanka, Brunei, North America, Qatar
and Cambodia and responsible for end to end project delivery.
 Managed both onsite and offshore team collaboratively to achieve quality deliverables and contain the
scope.
 Guided staff on project management skills, system design and programming.
 Involved in project planning, monitoring using EVM, cost analysis, NPV, PNL tracking, business
analysis, negotiation with customer, scope containment, reporting to Senior Management and conflict
resolution
 Finalizing schedule with customers, service level agreements (SLAs), business continuity plan of the
customers, and managing application / offshore infrastructure setup, user training, UAT and end to
end implementation.
 Strong in partner and vendor management to work together achieving the project goals without any
compromise in schedule, cost and quality.

2.  Played a role as Trainer by taking part of internal training group and conducted trainings.
Assistant Manager - Apr ‘05 – March ‘07
Key Profile:
 Functioning as Project Lead interacting with internal & external customers, collating & analyzing
systems requirements and acquiring user sign-off for requirements / design specification.
 Provides technical coaching to team members, and guides staff on project management skills, system
design and programming.
 Understands the interdependencies of the services (application, system, network and database) and is
able to pin-point problem area accurately to improve overall efficiency
 Consistently shared information on best practices and technology trends and gives recommendation
on best practices for business operations
 Played a role as Trainer by taking part of internal training group and conducted trainings.
Senior Systems Analyst – Apr ‘02 – March ‘05
Key Profile:
 Developing technical solution as per customers’ requirements and involved in design, develop and
delivery of the assigned modules with high quality standard.
 Recommend the best practice and industry standard framework in the lessons learnt and help in
keeping the whole team up to date on the latest technology trends.
CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd., Singapore (Jan 2001 – Oct 2001)
Systems Analyst – Jan ‘01 – Oct ‘01
Key Profile:
 Developing technical solution as per customers’ requirements and involved in design, develop and
delivery of the assigned modules with high quality standard.
 Provides maintenance support to customers by investigating and rectifying reported systems
shortcomings
NPN Communications, Chennai, India (Feb 1999 – Oct 2000)
Web Developer – Feb ’99 – Oct ’00
Key Profile
 Developing web pages using HTML and JavaScript, Core Java and Applets.
Pentasoft Technologies, Chennai, India (Oct 1998 – Feb 1999)
Trainee – Oct ’98 – Feb ‘99
Key Profile
 Worked as Trainee and intern in developing banking application using IBM AS 400 (RPG 400).
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
 Developed and Launched Online Performance Management System (OPMS) on my own initiative for the
organization using intern and effectively used by all Crimsonlogic employees for 3 years
 Worked on various write ups, proposal and estimation based on the tender spec for bidding. Notable one
is OMAN PAMR which we got awarded in June 2015
 Served as key contributor in organizational activities like recruitment and Metrics group and took part
in SEPG (Software Engineering Process Group) & SQA (Software Quality Assurance Group) Group
 Worked as Appraisal Team Member (ATM) for CMM and CMMI level 5 Assessment
 Functioned as:
o Part of Extended team member of Project management Office (PMO)

3. o Part of recreational club as chairman and bagged the best entertainer team award.
o Worked as team member for the CSR Initiative on the charity services
 Served as part time SQA member for 7 consecutive years and successfully conducted 24 internal
audits organization wise
 Actively took part in Training group- Taking in house training (Requirements Management, Struts,
OWASP and Java). Trained more than 250 people in the last 10 years
IT SKILLSETT
o Project Management (Planning, Estimation, Scoping, Change and Risk management)
o IT Service Management
o Function points and Object Vision Metrics Estimation Techniques
o Onsite requirements gathering and better clients communication
o Resource management – max of 30 members
o Mobile Apps Integration using JASON
TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY
o Microsoft Project Plan(MPP 2013)
o Enterprise Architect, Microsoft Visio
o Sonar, Redmine, Jenkins, ANT and Selenium
o Java stack: Java, j2ee, Servlet, EJB, HTML, JavaScript, XML, JSF
o Microsoft stack:.NET, InfoPath Forms, SharePoint, SQL Server
o Framework: Struts, Spring, Hibernate, SOA, JBPM, Design Patterns, Web Services
o Web Logic 10.3, JBoss, Oracle RDBMS and MySQL
o HTML 5, jQuery, Elixir Reporter, iText and Jasper Report,
o CVS, SVN
EDUCATION
 BE (Mechanical Engineering) from Madurai Kamaraj University. (1994 – 1998)
PROJECTS HANDLED
Title: Qatar customs clearance single electronic window (QCCSW)
Period: Since Apr’13
Client: General Authority of Customs (GAC), Qatar (www.ecustoms.gov.qa)
Technologies Used: JSF, Spring, Hibernate, Oracle, Weblogic, Elixir Reporteir, JBPM and web services
Responsibilities:
 Involved in project initiating, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling including estimation and
accountability for P&L).
 Accountable for meeting SLA’s and achieving customer satisfaction goals
 Overseeing the implementation of phase & risk management and controlling the scope
 Anchoring Continuous Improvement Process, CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action), RCA (Root Cause
Analysis) for the project.
Other projects / products in Crimsonlogic India Pvt Ltd and Crimsonlogic Pte Ltd,
 Electronic Certificate of Origin (ECO), Cambodia (http://eco.moc.gov.kh)
 Brunei Darussalam National Single Window (BDNSW), Brunei (http://www.bdnsw.gov.bn)

4.  E-Divisional Secretariat (EDS), Sri Lanka (www.eds.gov.lk)
 North American (NA) Border Customs Trade Exchange, USA and Canada
 Mozambique Customs Management System(Moz CMS), Mozambique
 Payment Gateway for Indian Ports Association (IPA), India
 Solid Waste Disposal Management System (SWDMS), Mumbai
 Message Hub (MHub) and Translation Hub (THub), Singapore
 Document Management System (DMS) and Web content Management System(WCMS)
 Quick Search, Singapore
 Electronic Certificate of Origin (ECO), Singapore
 New Billing System (NBS), Singapore
Projects in NPN Communications, Chennai.
 Online Shopping Cart – eCommerce web site
TRAININGS ATTENDED
MS Project for the smart PM • SABCONS, Bangalore, 2015
Finance for Non Finance Executives • KPMG, Bangalore, 2014
PMP • Madras Management Institute, Qatar, 2011
ISO 9001: 2008 • Bureau Veritas, Bangalore, 2009
Leading for Results • SMG, Singapore, 2009
PMP • Process Works (PMI), Bangalore, 2007
6 Thinking Hats - The Power of Perception • Dr. Edward De Beno , Bangalore, 2005
Focus – Leadership skills • Franklin Covey, Singapore, 2005
CMMI V1.1 • QAI, Bangalore, 2006
Estimation Techniques • QAI, Bangalore
CERTIFICATIONS
 PMP Certified from PMI, USA
 ITIL Foundation Certified from Simplilearn
 Vantage Business English from University of Cambridge
 Qualified Internal Auditor for ISO 9001:2008 and CMMI Level 5
 Certified Assessment Team Member (ATM) for CMMI level 5 assessor.
PERSONAL DETAILS
 Languages English, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi
 Marital Status Married
 Passport Number Z1734372
 Date of Birth 20th May 1977
 Sports Cricket, Badminton, Table Tennis and Carom
 Location Preference Bangalore