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Tharsen Santhagunanathan
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Sutton, United Kingdom
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An experienced project management professional accredited with the APM, PMI and Agile Project Management as well as a qualified software engineer with strong technical skills in the end to end delivery of complex infrastructure projects. Hands on exposure to PMI, APM and Agile methodologies, and offers excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation
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United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
Available
My experience
2017 - ?
job
Project Manager
Hitachi Rail Europe.
Project Manager, Manager
2017 - 2019
job
Training Rigs Project Manager
Hitachi Rail Limited.
Accountable Project Manager which led the successful acquisition of a full suite of training rigs. These rigs will replicate the majority of the new IEP train's system to allow for maintenance trainees to be trained in an efficient and safe manner. The training rigs include everything for Saloon doors, Train Management System to the On-board server and Axle boxes. With a budget of close to £2M over 24 months.
Key responsibilities
✓ Ensure the successful procurement of thirty individual training rigs with requirements from HR/training, engineering and operations
✓ Liaise with key stakeholders and OEMs across Europe and Japan to develop and deliver training rigs
✓ Ensure the rigs are robust and transportable
✓ Ensure they are easy to setup and manage
✓ Deal with supporting items such as training and warranty and support
✓ Ensure proper storage and power requirements are met
✓ Provide guidance to other PMs in planning and project governance
✓ Roll out of Smartsheets reporting tool
✓ Helping on the bids for HS2
Achievements
✓ 15% under budget having delivered extra scope on top
✓ Full project controls that was recoginised by the business including ease of auditing and tracking
✓ Project is coming under budget however being able to deliver more scope that anticipated.
✓ Currently on track to deliver all critical training rigs on time
✓ Roll out of Smartsheets PM tool across the business, my project dashboard and reporting structure is being used as the basis for other project reporting
Key responsibilities
✓ Ensure the successful procurement of thirty individual training rigs with requirements from HR/training, engineering and operations
✓ Liaise with key stakeholders and OEMs across Europe and Japan to develop and deliver training rigs
✓ Ensure the rigs are robust and transportable
✓ Ensure they are easy to setup and manage
✓ Deal with supporting items such as training and warranty and support
✓ Ensure proper storage and power requirements are met
✓ Provide guidance to other PMs in planning and project governance
✓ Roll out of Smartsheets reporting tool
✓ Helping on the bids for HS2
Achievements
✓ 15% under budget having delivered extra scope on top
✓ Full project controls that was recoginised by the business including ease of auditing and tracking
✓ Project is coming under budget however being able to deliver more scope that anticipated.
✓ Currently on track to deliver all critical training rigs on time
✓ Roll out of Smartsheets PM tool across the business, my project dashboard and reporting structure is being used as the basis for other project reporting
Project Manager, Operations, Budget, Training, Procurement, Management, Engineering, Safe, Support, Storage, Power, Server, Planning, LED, Manager
2015 - 2017
job
Lead Project Manager
London Underground.
London Underground Limited
2015 to 2017 Lead Project Manager
Accountable Lead Project Manager leading a consortium consisting for LUL's Innovation Group, Ustwo and TAPI in delivering an end to end solution for crowd sourced maintenance and big data that will aid LUL in building a more proactive two-way communication with its customers and aiding maintenance in being more agile. This project is co-funded by InnovateUK and RSSB. Project duration is for 18 months at around £1m.
Key responsibilities
✓ Adhere to InnovateUK's funding rules, these include financial auditing and quarterly reviews of the project
✓ Ensure consortium members deliver on time and within budget
✓ Full financial controls across all external projects
✓ Resources planning and balancing
✓ Created and manage the team's risk management system including periodic risk reviews
✓ Manage the change request process for the current project
✓ Conflict resolution within the consortium
✓ Managing the consortium contractual agreement and IPR register
✓ Aligning Agile methodology to LUL culture
✓ Working alongside the product manager to ensure project is on track and value is being delivered through each sprint
✓ Running daily stand-ups and running through the agile board
✓ Running the retrospectives, sprint grooming, planning, show and tell sessions
✓ Creating the Innovation Handbook
✓ Entry in to industry awards for our various other projects
✓ Gaining recognition for our innovative ideas by representing the team at industry exhibitions
Achievements
✓ Achieved a 1% under budget for the first 6 months of the project while also delivering extra scope.
✓ InnovateUK have highly regarded this project for its project management and delivery of outcomes to date.
✓ Consortium partners are already creating value from the IPR created in this project
✓ Successfully created the project document templates with a stage gate map of when to use/update documents
✓ Successfully integrated Agile methodology to adhere to InnovateUK and LUL governance
✓ Successfully created a process for project reporting to feedback a snapshot of the project to upper management at any given time
✓ Use of Hangouts, Jira, Github, SharePoint and Waffle to manage and document the project.
✓ Ensured full adherence to data privacy ensuring all consortium members handled data correctly, this included obfuscation of user data and anatomisation.
2015 to 2017 Lead Project Manager
Accountable Lead Project Manager leading a consortium consisting for LUL's Innovation Group, Ustwo and TAPI in delivering an end to end solution for crowd sourced maintenance and big data that will aid LUL in building a more proactive two-way communication with its customers and aiding maintenance in being more agile. This project is co-funded by InnovateUK and RSSB. Project duration is for 18 months at around £1m.
Key responsibilities
✓ Adhere to InnovateUK's funding rules, these include financial auditing and quarterly reviews of the project
✓ Ensure consortium members deliver on time and within budget
✓ Full financial controls across all external projects
✓ Resources planning and balancing
✓ Created and manage the team's risk management system including periodic risk reviews
✓ Manage the change request process for the current project
✓ Conflict resolution within the consortium
✓ Managing the consortium contractual agreement and IPR register
✓ Aligning Agile methodology to LUL culture
✓ Working alongside the product manager to ensure project is on track and value is being delivered through each sprint
✓ Running daily stand-ups and running through the agile board
✓ Running the retrospectives, sprint grooming, planning, show and tell sessions
✓ Creating the Innovation Handbook
✓ Entry in to industry awards for our various other projects
✓ Gaining recognition for our innovative ideas by representing the team at industry exhibitions
Achievements
✓ Achieved a 1% under budget for the first 6 months of the project while also delivering extra scope.
✓ InnovateUK have highly regarded this project for its project management and delivery of outcomes to date.
✓ Consortium partners are already creating value from the IPR created in this project
✓ Successfully created the project document templates with a stage gate map of when to use/update documents
✓ Successfully integrated Agile methodology to adhere to InnovateUK and LUL governance
✓ Successfully created a process for project reporting to feedback a snapshot of the project to upper management at any given time
✓ Use of Hangouts, Jira, Github, SharePoint and Waffle to manage and document the project.
✓ Ensured full adherence to data privacy ensuring all consortium members handled data correctly, this included obfuscation of user data and anatomisation.
Project Management, Project Manager, Jira, Budget, Innovation, Big Data, SharePoint, Agile, Product Manager, Risk Management, Management, Github, IPR, Manager
2015 - 2015
job
Project Manager
Nomad Digital.
Project Manager, Manager
2014 - 2015
job
Project Manager
Nomad Digital UK.
Accountable Project Manager managing a suite of multi million Pound projects within the Nomad Digital's project portfolio, Project include high profile clients with solutions for passenger WIFI and Condition Monitoring systems
Key responsibilities
✓ Liaising with clients on a weekly basis to ensure project is on track
✓ Planning future roll out and resourcing
✓ Financial management of incoming revenue as project progresses
✓ Weekly project updates to Nomad Executive team
✓ High lighting of risk and the mitigation plans to resolve them
Achievements
✓ Close out of successful roll out of DLR condition monitoring system for client
✓ Management and successful bid for CDM systems for new Hitachi trains
✓ Close out of Passenger WIFI for East Midland trains
Key responsibilities
✓ Liaising with clients on a weekly basis to ensure project is on track
✓ Planning future roll out and resourcing
✓ Financial management of incoming revenue as project progresses
✓ Weekly project updates to Nomad Executive team
✓ High lighting of risk and the mitigation plans to resolve them
Achievements
✓ Close out of successful roll out of DLR condition monitoring system for client
✓ Management and successful bid for CDM systems for new Hitachi trains
✓ Close out of Passenger WIFI for East Midland trains
Project Manager, Management, Monitoring, WiFi, Manager
2013 - 2014
job
Project Manager
Network Rail.
Network Rail UK
2013 to 2014 Project Manager
Accountable Project Manager managing a suite of projects within the Technical Services Systems Group (TSSG), these include the National ERTMS programme as well as the supporting the Great Western Main Line (GWML) role out of ERTMS and managing the developmental work for Automatic Train Operation within the European Users Group in Brussels.
Key responsibilities
✓ Work closely with Programme Manager for TSSG to execute the delivery the Digital Railway vision.
✓ Remits and Project management plan preparation including scope definition, development of detailed budget and forecast cash flows, analysis of work programs and procurement plans, project controls.
✓ Development of weekly and monthly project reporting
✓ Identify risks associated with delivery of key initiatives and work with stakeholders to develop mitigation activities to address. Upload risks into ARM to ensure they are captured on a corporate level.
✓ Manage the progress of work by the engineers to ensure they are within schedule and budget.
✓ Manage internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery, these include the DfT, RSSB, Crossrail, ToCs, FoCs, external advisors and contractors.
Achievements
✓ Managed the delivery Cyber Security Framework documentation by KPMG
✓ Developed and manage the current National ERTMS programme plan for FY14/15
✓ Successfully negotiated a Service Level Agreement for the GWML 0-12 roll out.
✓ Developing a process for reporting progress and integrating current tools such as Oracle, ARM and P6 for programme reporting, risks and budget updates.
✓ Managing the delivery of the GB Railways Testing and Commissioning strategy that will lay the foundation for Testing and Commissioning of new railway assets for ERTMS.
2013 to 2014 Project Manager
Accountable Project Manager managing a suite of projects within the Technical Services Systems Group (TSSG), these include the National ERTMS programme as well as the supporting the Great Western Main Line (GWML) role out of ERTMS and managing the developmental work for Automatic Train Operation within the European Users Group in Brussels.
Key responsibilities
✓ Work closely with Programme Manager for TSSG to execute the delivery the Digital Railway vision.
✓ Remits and Project management plan preparation including scope definition, development of detailed budget and forecast cash flows, analysis of work programs and procurement plans, project controls.
✓ Development of weekly and monthly project reporting
✓ Identify risks associated with delivery of key initiatives and work with stakeholders to develop mitigation activities to address. Upload risks into ARM to ensure they are captured on a corporate level.
✓ Manage the progress of work by the engineers to ensure they are within schedule and budget.
✓ Manage internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery, these include the DfT, RSSB, Crossrail, ToCs, FoCs, external advisors and contractors.
Achievements
✓ Managed the delivery Cyber Security Framework documentation by KPMG
✓ Developed and manage the current National ERTMS programme plan for FY14/15
✓ Successfully negotiated a Service Level Agreement for the GWML 0-12 roll out.
✓ Developing a process for reporting progress and integrating current tools such as Oracle, ARM and P6 for programme reporting, risks and budget updates.
✓ Managing the delivery of the GB Railways Testing and Commissioning strategy that will lay the foundation for Testing and Commissioning of new railway assets for ERTMS.
Project Management, Project Manager, Oracle, Budget, Procurement, Management, Security, Service, Network, Testing, Development, Forecast, Framework, DFT, Manager
2010 - 2013
job
Project Engineer
RailCorp, NSW.
RailCorp NSW
2010 to 2013 Project Engineer
Provide engineering management activities for $1B infrastructure program to develop and install European Train Control Systems technology on the NSW rail network and fleet. Role straddles both business and technical disciplines.
Key responsibilities
✓ Work closely with Project Director to execute the delivery of new railway technology.
✓ Business case preparation including scope definition, development of detailed budget and forecast cash flows, analysis of work programs and procurement plans.
✓ Assist in the preparation of tender evaluations for large scale engineering activities.
✓ Identify risks associated with delivery of initiatives and work closely with senior managers to develop mitigation activities to address.
✓ Provide technical advice on the management and implementation of project.
✓ Manage internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
Achievements
✓ Developed the project's configuration management plan.
✓ Transitioned the new assets and system into business as usual for the parent organisation.
✓ Developed the project plan to identify the requirements for both the test train network and camera based ETCS testing system.
✓ Developed a unique method for geometric data collection for ETCS data design deliverable.
✓ Successfully delivered the ATP/DTRS test train fit out which included the design of a networking and video recording system to allow the ATP test team to analyse data, on board Wi-Fi and GPS system.
✓ Successfully delivered a new geometric data collection system to measure rail assets using a train running up to 100km/h with an accuracy of within 50mm that then can be translated into RailML. This data is also used to calculate signal to signal distance measurements as well as balise to signal measurements along the rail corridor for data validation, saving the organisation in excess of $4 million.
✓ Developed the process at Clyde Warehouse to efficiently manage ETCS assets and track contractual attributes.
2010 to 2013 Project Engineer
Provide engineering management activities for $1B infrastructure program to develop and install European Train Control Systems technology on the NSW rail network and fleet. Role straddles both business and technical disciplines.
Key responsibilities
✓ Work closely with Project Director to execute the delivery of new railway technology.
✓ Business case preparation including scope definition, development of detailed budget and forecast cash flows, analysis of work programs and procurement plans.
✓ Assist in the preparation of tender evaluations for large scale engineering activities.
✓ Identify risks associated with delivery of initiatives and work closely with senior managers to develop mitigation activities to address.
✓ Provide technical advice on the management and implementation of project.
✓ Manage internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
Achievements
✓ Developed the project's configuration management plan.
✓ Transitioned the new assets and system into business as usual for the parent organisation.
✓ Developed the project plan to identify the requirements for both the test train network and camera based ETCS testing system.
✓ Developed a unique method for geometric data collection for ETCS data design deliverable.
✓ Successfully delivered the ATP/DTRS test train fit out which included the design of a networking and video recording system to allow the ATP test team to analyse data, on board Wi-Fi and GPS system.
✓ Successfully delivered a new geometric data collection system to measure rail assets using a train running up to 100km/h with an accuracy of within 50mm that then can be translated into RailML. This data is also used to calculate signal to signal distance measurements as well as balise to signal measurements along the rail corridor for data validation, saving the organisation in excess of $4 million.
✓ Developed the process at Clyde Warehouse to efficiently manage ETCS assets and track contractual attributes.
Engineering management, UP, Forecast, Organization, Development, Testing, Configuration Management, Infrastructure, Data collection, GPS, Implementation, Design, Network, Engineering, Test, Business Case, Technology, Management, Procurement, Networking, Video, Budget
2006 - 2006
internship
Intern Programmer
Cognethos.
Internal
2003 - 2006
internship
Intern Programmer
Transfield Services.
Internal
My education
2005
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2009
University of Technology Sydney
Bachelors, Software Engineering
Bachelors, Software Engineering
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