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Sandeep Kelkar

@sandeepkelkar

Senior IT Program Manager at Technavious Solutions, coordinating data center readiness and AI-driven milestone tracking.

India

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At Technavious Solutions Pvt. Ltd, I manage data center project governance and readiness, coordinating work from engineering and procurement through testing, commissioning, and operational handover. I’ve also integrated AI-driven analytics and predictive tracking to monitor project milestones.

Across KPMG India, ACE Software Solutions Ltd, MPHASIS LTD, and Tech Mahindra Ltd, I managed technology delivery across cybersecurity, AML and SWIFT, banking, infrastructure, and Agile application programs. My work included supporting a banking transformation spanning 90+ branches and coordinating international data center migration activities involving 5,000+ servers and 300+ applications.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Project / Program Manager

Current

Technavious Solutions Pvt. Ltd

Apr 2026 - Present (7 months)

Managed data center project governance and readiness across engineering, procurement, construction, installation, testing, commissioning and operational handover. Coordinated engineering teams, vendors and contractors on procurement, deliverables, milestones, SLAs/KPIs and escalations.

Project Management Data Center TIA 942 Vendor Management Risk Management AI driven Analytics Predictive Tracking High Density Data Centers

Senior IT Advisor & Consultant

Self Employed

Aug 2024 - Mar 2026 (1 year 7 months)

Advised on project and program governance, cloud transformation and technology delivery controls. Conducted program health assessments and delivery assurance reviews, identifying milestone, risk and dependency issues for stakeholder attention.

Project Governance Program Management Cloud Transformation KPI Reporting Portfolio Oversight ($6M+)Delivery Assurance

Senior Project/Program Manager

KPMG India

Sep 2022 - Jul 2024 (1 year 10 months)

Managed project delivery across BFSI technology, cloud, infrastructure and cybersecurity initiatives, coordinating business stakeholders, technical teams and third-party vendors. Spearheaded integration of AI-powered PMO tools to automate status reporting and executive dashboards.

Project Management Cybersecurity IAM PAM AI Tools Microsoft Copilot Jira AI Stakeholder Management RAID Service Transition

Project Delivery Manager

ACE Software Solutions Ltd

Nov 2021 - Aug 2022 (9 months)

Delivered AML and sanctions screening solutions incorporating machine learning transaction monitoring models integrated with SWIFT workflows. Defined delivery roadmaps, milestones and execution plans for solution implementation.

AML Sanctions Screening Machine Learning Swift Project Management Cross functional Coordination Multi Vendor Management

Senior Project Manager / Program Manager / PMO Manager

Mphasis Ltd

Nov 2010 - Oct 2021 (10 years 11 months)

Managed enterprise IT project and program delivery across banking, infrastructure and technology environments, coordinating business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors and operational functions. Supported banking transformation across 90+ branches and coordinated data center migration planning and governance.

Project Management Program Management PMO Banking Transformation Data Center Migration RAID Stakeholder Management Service Transition

Project Manager / Scrum Master

Tech Mahindra Ltd

May 2006 - Oct 2010 (4 years 5 months)

Managed Agile delivery for enterprise billing transformation programs, coordinating release plans, stakeholders and delivery dependencies. Facilitated Scrum ceremonies and used Scrum metrics to monitor sprint progress and release predictability.

Agile Scrum Sprint Planning Burndown Velocity Cycle Time Release Management Stakeholder Management