Manisha Ghatpande
@manishaghatpande
Senior Program Manager driving high-quality proposals, bids and cross-functional delivery.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a Senior Program Manager with deep experience leading proposal, bid and project teams to deliver complex, client-facing engagements on time and within budget.
Over a 25-year career (20+ in IT), I have led cross-functional teams including proposal authors, designers, bid managers and pricers, delivering high-quality RFP responses with rapid turnarounds and strong client satisfaction.
I hold PMP and AWS Cloud Certified Practitioner credentials and have hands-on experience in requirements management, estimation, planning, execution, monitoring and risk mitigation, with a strong focus on reuse of intellectual capital and competitive differentiation through cloud, analytics and digital solutions.
I build constructive relationships across partner communities and internal stakeholders, drive utilization and quality metrics, and consistently aim for measurable outcomes such as CSAT and adherence to organizational controls and targets.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
ILLead cross-functional proposal and delivery teams to produce high-quality RFP responses and programs, driving 24-hour turnaround SLAs, improving proposal CSAT toward 90%+, and ensuring alignment with business controls and reuse of IP.
ILManaged end-to-end proposal development, coordinated bid teams and pricers, and delivered competitive, differentiated proposals incorporating cloud and analytics offerings while meeting quality and turnaround targets.
ILManaged multiple IT projects across requirements, estimation, execution and monitoring phases, ensuring delivery to scope, budget and timeline while maintaining stakeholder communications and project controls.
ILLed development teams as Project Lead, coordinating technical delivery and QA activities to meet project milestones and quality standards.
TMDeveloped and maintained enterprise applications, contributing to design and implementation while following coding standards and delivery timelines.
Computer In-Charge
Texmaco Indo
Oct 2002 - Apr 2004 (1 year 6 months)
Managed IT operations and systems administration for business processes, ensuring continuity and supporting user needs.
Web Developer
PT Bhandari Ltd
Sep 1999 - Jul 2001 (1 year 10 months)
Built and maintained web applications and sites, implementing front-end and back-end components to meet client requirements.
Web Developer
Global Computer System
Aug 1997 - Apr 1998 (8 months)
Developed web solutions and supported application deployment and maintenance for clients.
QA Analyst
Raja Enterprises
Aug 1995 - May 1997 (1 year 9 months)
Performed quality assurance testing and defect tracking to ensure software met functional and performance requirements prior to release.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Cloud Computing
2021 - 2021
Obtained AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification in February 2021.
Project Management Institute
Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management
2010 - 2016
Held PMP® certification from PMI from September 2010 through September 2016.
Sun Microsystems / Oracle Java Certification
SCJP (Sun Certified Java Programmer), Java Programming
2008 - 2008
Earned SCJP (Sun Certified Java Programmer) certification in 2008.
Unknown
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics
Completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics, graduating in 1995.
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