Premal Buddhdev

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Premal Buddhdev
www.linkedin.com/in/premalb Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
(LinkedIn) Pune, Maharashtra, India
Top Skills Summary

Digital Strategy
Information Technology Leader, passionate about technology and
Technology Consulting
applying technology to get business results.
Technological Innovation
- ~20+ years of experience in IT Services
- Worked with global MNCs across USA, Europe and Asia Pacific
- Business Domains: Transportation & Logistics, E-Commerce,
Automotive, Telecom & Communications
Experience in:
- IT Products/Systems concept, architecture, design, development
and rollout.
- IT Operations and Support based on KPIs/SLAs.
- Large IT programs of IT Standardization, Transformation, Legacy
Modernization.
- Pre-sales & business development for IT services in multi million,
multi year, multi domain IT Services Outsourcing contracts.
- Consulting and Solution development for IT and technology
solutions for business
- IT Services Outsourcing, transitions and global delivery setup,
Conduct Vendor Evaluations, Selections and Management
- Technologies & Platforms: Java, Microsoft, Web, E-Commerce, BI,
Analytics, SAP, Mobile Apps & Digital technologies.
- Hire, Lead and develop multiple and large teams of technology
professionals
Experience
Volkswagen Group Technology Solutions India
10 years 2 months
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

February 2021 - Present (3 years 4 months)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Delivery Head
April 2014 - February 2021 (6 years 11 months)
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Pune Area, India
Vertical Head leading delivery of IT Services for Volkswagen Group's IT

Products & Systems across the automotive value chain.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive strategic in-sourcing of Group IT Systems and Products and setup in
house delivery of services in a global delivery model
- Drive strategic initiatives in digitalization and product, technology
modernizations, Agile IT
- E2E delivery management of IT Services Portfolio (dev/maint/ops and rollouts
across geos)
- Recruit, Lead and develop the in-house IT talent towards delivery excellence
and innovation
- P&L management budget, staffing, operations and expenses.
- IT Services outsourcing contracts management and Liaise with partners/
vendors.
- Lead and support technology solutions in various technologies:
- SAP, Java, Microsoft, Web technologies & Portals
- Middleware, database, BI and DWH systems
- Mobile technologies (iOS/Andriod/Windows app development)
- Digital: Social, Mobility, Big data and Analytics, RPA, AR/VR, AI/ML.
Cognizant Technology Solutions

6 years 7 months
Associate Director
September 2011 - March 2014 (2 years 7 months)
IT Services for multiple Telecom and Communications Services Providers
(CSPs) across Continental Europe and United Kingdom.
Responsibilities included:
- E2E Delivery and Service management of IT services portfolio of projects and
strategic programs
- Service Portfolio: Legacy OSS/BSS systems, CRM, DW/BI, ERP, Infra mgmt,
and Testing
- P&L, Contract management and contract negotiations.
- SLA and KPI management for application value management projects.
- Develop and manage relationships with executives and leadership and
coordinate customer visits.
- Establish partnerships with hardware and software providers for joint
solutions.
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- Consulting, Pre-sales, business development and bid management of multi-
year, multi domain IT Services outsourcing contracts.
- Lead and develop project teams to delivery excellence, Innovation and
continuous improvements to drive top-line, improve bottom-line and improve
customer and team satisfaction levels.
Senior Manager - Projects

September 2007 - September 2011 (4 years 1 month)
IT Services for a tier 1 Telecom and Communications Services Provider in
Continental Europe.
Responsibilities included:
- E2E Delivery and Service management of IT services portfolio of projects
- Service Portfolio: Legacy OSS/BSS systems, CRM and DW/BI
- P&L, Contract management and contract negotiations.
- SLA and KPI management for application value management projects.
- Develop and manage relationships with executives and leadership and
coordinate customer visits.
- Establish partnerships with hardware and software providers for joint
solutions.
- Consulting, Pre-sales, business development and bid management of multi-
year, multi domain IT Services outsourcing contracts.
- Lead and develop project teams to delivery excellence, Innovation and
continuous improvements to drive top-line, improve bottom-line and improve
customer and team satisfaction levels.
Infosys Technologies Limited

Project Manager
June 2000 - August 2007 (7 years 3 months)
IT Services Delivery Management at onsite in USA for a Tier 1 global Express/
Shipping and Logistics services provider in USA, UK and APAC.
- IT Service portfolio of applications in the Customer Support domain (B2B,
B2C e-commerce portals, call center and backend applications) involving
application development, maintenance and support for shipment booking,
shipment routing, shipment tracking, EDI and XML interfacing, IVR and middle-
ware applications.
- Lead and steer the onsite and offshore teams for Application development,
maintenance and 3rd level support.
- Develop product roadmaps, technology solutions, manage IT demands from
business and e-com product managers.
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- Pre-sales and business development.
- Ongoing maintenance and level 3 support services post go-live.
- Manage knowledge transitions and setup IT services in a global delivery
model.
Carraro India Ltd.

Junior Engineer
December 1998 - May 2000 (1 year 6 months)
Trained in CNC programming and component manufacturing on Horizontal
and Vertical Machining Centers for auto parts. Also learnt Quality Control,
Tools Maintenance, Component Assembly.
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PG Certificate Course , Technology Leadership and Innovation · (September
2022 - June 2023)
Pune University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical · (1995 - 1998)
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Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Vertical Head leading delivery of IT Services for Volkswagen Group's IT

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Senior Manager - Projects

Infosys Technologies Limited

Carraro India Ltd.

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