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vambai vengesai

@vambaivengesai

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Experienced Technical Program Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the ICT industry.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

Stability, ability for work from my farm and included in technical decision

I am seasoned professional with a Masters in Electrical Engineering, a BSc (Hons) in Information Systems, and a wealth of expertise in the ICT industry. With 19 years of comprehensive experience spanning Telecoms, Fintech, and IT enterprise domains, I have consistently demonstrated proficiency and leadership. Holding prestigious certifications such as PMP, CISSP, ITIL Foundation, and AWS Cloud Practitioner, I possesses a unique blend of technical knowledge and project management skills. Throughout a dynamic career, I have contributed significantly to the advancement of technology in various sectors, showcasing a commitment to excellence and innovation in every endeavor.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Technical Program Manager

Current

Altron Security

Aug 2021 - Present (4 years 10 months)

Program management in the Banking/ Fintech space. Services centred around Identity management for automated access, clients and workforce. The portfolio includes privilege access management (PAM)

Head Digital Transformation

Zimnat | Sanlam

Oct 2019 - Jul 2021 (1 year 9 months)

Lead a digital transformation team. Replacing legacy systems with in-house developed systems, process re-engineering, retiring absolute technologies, defining new digital processing, hiring new techno-savvy resources, and introducing new critical touchpoint/ channels, FinTech and Insurance environment

IT Manager- Software Dev, Mobile Finance Services & Technical VAS

NetOne

Nov 2018 - Sep 2019 (10 months)

Manage three SBUs, Software development, mobile money systems and technical
value-added services. The idea was to own the value chain, technical configs, and
integrations and manage the core mobile system and infrastructure

Project Manager

EOH

Feb 2018 - Oct 2018 (8 months)

Manage IT infrastructure projects. Projects range from the end-of-life Wi-Fi upgrade, data centre building, data migration and ERP implementation.

Account/Project Manager

Upstream Systems

Dec 2015 - Dec 2017 (2 years)

Telecoms value-added services account management and project management. I
would manage the introduction of new services projects and manage the services
after launch. Going in-between technical and commercial resources and a single
contact point for the mobile network operator.