AMIT FADNAVIS
London
Summary
Experienced Energy & Utility professional with a proven track record of increasing revenues, driving impactful transformations, delivering strategic IT & business initiatives while enhancing client satisfaction for UK Utility clients. Seasoned leader with exceptional skills to manage large portfolio with diverse global teams, adept in developing and nurturing relationship with senior executives and CXO's helping achieving organisation goals. I am committed to supporting companies on their journey towards energy transition towards net zero, low carbon initiatives & reducing customer bills.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Programme Manager – Cloud Migration
UK Power Networks, Enzen
London
06.2023 - 11.2024
- Part of Steering Co, led cloud migration assessment, proof of concepts, planning, migration, and transition of critical business applications from the data centre to Azure for UK Power Networks
- Part of Steering level meetings and presentations, articulating project, challenges, risks, strategic recommendations, and the progress of program deliverables
- Programme Manager for On-prem to Azure migration for UK Power Network applications included (123 Apps, 250TB data
- 19 Mn Programme) - SAP (SAP ECC, CRM, PPM, Mobile, BW, BO, SRM, Sourcing, Fiori, etc.), Industry Apps for Income Management Applications, IIB to ACE Migration, Integration Services (DataPower, APIM), Distributed Servers, Enterprise, Digital and Legacy apps
- Leveraged expertise and knowledge in UK Electricity industry processes, and effectively collaborated with various stakeholders from all part of the business to guide successful delivery of complex cloud migration projects ensuring no impact to business
- Established clear business stakeholder alignment, change management to address impacts on business processes, systems, and employees, coordination for business resources allocation, data migration integrity, risk management, post-migration support, and communication
- Negotiated contracts with vendors, ensured vendors' deliverables aligned with project objectives, and facilitated successful collaboration with UK Power Networks partners
- Served as primary point of contact for UK Power Networks ensuring needs are met and expectations exceeded
- Managed and mentored team of Project Managers and consultants promoting global delivery excellence for Cloud migration of complex & business critical applications
- Set project priorities, oversaw the planning, execution, risks and delivery of multiple Cloud Migration projects simultaneously, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards
- Setup clear operating models, planned & led end to end transition of various Cloud migrated applications and services to ServiceDesk, Infra-Apps BAU team, ensuring onboarding criteria are met & ensuring team met SLA upon completion of transition
Faster Switching Programme, Priority Services,
UK Power Networks, Enzen
London
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Single point of contact for planning, technical implementation and establishing operating model of DNO services with DCC, Ofgem, Industry suppliers to meet Regulatory requirement and facilitate faster energy supplier switching services
- Led delivery of data sharing services for Priority Service Register across UK Power Networks & Water Companies - i.e Thames, NWL, SES etc
- Represented Steering Committee with Customer Services & Innovation Directorate to ensure business objectives/outcomes and commitments were met
Enterprise Architect, Service Transition, Presales, Delivery Manager - Managed Services
UK Power Networks, Enzen
London, UK
11.2019 - 12.2021
- Defined, implemented and delivered transition of services to BAU as part of IS Operation & Service Assurance
- Responsible for ensuring successful introduction and transition of services across all projects, programs to BAU for entire UK Power Networks IT & Business landscape
- Including Contract Management
- Service Introduction stage gate authority for UK Power Networks for all IT projects across business including, End Users Workstations, Security, Enterprise, Cloud, Digital, Low Code, GIS applications landscape
- Managed contract execution process, ensuring all contractual obligations are met and aligned with Managed Support Services
- Based on industry market trends for Energy Transition Technologies, Cloud Migration & modernisation, lead proposal delivery efforts, (Sales, Presales, Account Management) working with internal teams to develop proposals that meet customer needs and align with strategic goals
- Defined service design, operating model, implementation planning and transition of services to steady state for Innovative, Industry solution like Active Network Management, Strategic Load Forecasting, Smart Metering etc
- Enterprise architect and part of Architecture review board translating business goals to technology road map
- Led IT modernisation & Cloud transformation initiatives by assessing and aligning business processes, data, applications, and technology with evolving business needs
- Pre-Sales supported BID responses, proposals, presentation for Transition and Support for Managed Services Contract
- Circa £4 million for setup/transition & multiyear offshoring support engagements – approx £50 million for Scotia Gas Network & other Utilities service providers in UK
Programme Manager, Data Centre Setup Migration, Managed Services Transition
UK Power Networks, Enzen
London, UK
01.2018 - 10.2019
- Approx – 900 Servers – hosting approx
- 280 Applications; impacting approx
- 5000 Business Users across various locations across London & South-East UK - migrated from Incumbents Data Centre to Enzen Partner Data Centre
- Managed BID responses, proposals, presentation for Transition and Support for Managed Services Contract
- Circa £8 million & Ongoing Support contract – approx.
- £60 million
- Created, owned and delivered the stakeholder engagement across EMT (Directors), steering members
- Part of Steering group & Program Governance responsible for delivering outcomes
- Led end to end Transition Onboarding & Ongoing Services - for Data Centre Setup, Migration, Transition of Applications, managed hosting services (On-prem/Cloud), Service Desk, Service Management, End User Computing Services, Network Support, Security & Compliance, IT Asset Management
- Programme Managed, Data Centre Migration from CGI (Data Centre) to IBM (Data Centre)
- Led a team consisting of Delivery Managers & Service Delivery Manager, setup global delivery model with 100+ team members to achieve timely transition of managed services from incumbent to delivery team as per the defined scope and contract
- End to end ownership for data centre migration from planning, discovery, design, build, test, rehearse, migrate, handover and close
- Managed and mentored team of Project Managers and consultants promoting global delivery excellence for Managed Hosting Services
Implementation, Cutover & Transition Programme Manager, Business Transformation Programme & SAP Implementation
UK Power Networks, Enzen
London, UK
07.2014 - 12.2018
- Circa £100 million, Outcome driven Programme initiated to make UK Power Networks a top performing DNO in the UK
- Divided into 5 work streams with clear Business outcomes, each stream was initiated to deliver benefits tied into Regulatory commitments made to OFGEM
- – Implementation of (SAP CRM, SMP Service Manager-Mobile, SMP Work Manager Mobile, SAP BW/BPC, MSBI Integration and deployment, Cordys, PPM(Asset Portfolio Planning), SAP Sourcing, Unifier, Primavera, CostOS, Storm Telephony Integration to SAP CRM, SAP Work and Asset Data Migration from Ellipse to SAP, Integration with SCADA (PowerOn Integration), IIB (Integration with SAP, Enterprise & Digital)
- Business Transformation across - Customer Services, Network Operations, Connections, Asset Management, Innovation, Logistics & Transport, Finance, Commercial Services, Procurement
- Responsible for Delivery, Implementation of key business applications in UKPN as part of business transformation programme
- Programme team size approx
- 100 (global delivery model)
- Managed Implementation planning, preparation of implementation approach & detailed implementation plan, carrying out rehearsals, final deployment and transition activities
- Carried out implementation for various categories like Infrastructure build, data migrations, Server/client (Mobile/Handheld) deployments in both Big-bang and Phased approach
- Led end to end delivery including collaboration with impacted Business, IS Ops, Change Management team, Comms Team, Training Team, BAU Team, Testing team, 3rd Party, Service Desk team, global delivery team spread across multiple locations to ensure implementation is successful
Implementation, Cutover & Transition Manager, Customer Services, Connections, Work & Asset Management -Application Upgrade Project
SGN, Enzen
Havant, UK
07.2012 - 07.2014
- Project was to migrate various applications related to customers services (enquiries, complaints), asset & work management, connections processes in single instance of the latest version of Maximo 7.5.0.3 & Syclo (Mobile)
- Aim was to streamline customer services & work management process effectiveness across the business
- Business Areas (Asset Management, Connections, Customer Services & IS Ops
- Managed end to end delivery of the programme, managing technology delivery from subcontractors & onsite team
- Served as single point of contact for meeting SGN's programme's & business objectives
- Benefits achieved by streamlining business process with reduced technological debts
Account & Delivery Manager
BP, TCS
Pune, India
12.2010 - 04.2012
- Project was to align applications across 3 refineries in US based at Toledo, Carson and Cherrypoint as single instance and upgrade Maximo application from 4.1.1 to latest version Maximo 7.1 to achieve business benefits and reduction in IS operating cost
- Functional Expertise in Maximo 7.1, 7.5 Work and Asset Management
- Account Management & Managed Team's Overall Delivery of Migration – Including Project Planning and Delivery on activities related to Requirement Gathering, Application development, Integration Development, Data Migration, Performance Monitoring, Release Management, BIRT Report Development, Testing (Manual and Automatic), Training plan, Implementation, cutover & early life support
- Accountable for contract management, financial management & account growth
Transition & Delivery Manager Data Management & Reporting Services
Southern Water, TCS
Falmer, UK
02.2006 - 12.2010
- Project was to streamline data management, management & regulatory reporting process
- This was followed by establishing Data Management & Reporting services ensuring Southern Water complies with regulatory requirements
- Led Business Development & Presales by translating new ideas into clients' solution including - Opportunity identification, requirements development, analysis and documentation
- Provided Proposals, Client presentations related to new opportunities in Asset and Operations for Water Industry
- Proficient in Rationalizing Management and Regulatory reports and aligning with Company Targets and Price-Review
- Knowledge Processes transition for Data Management & Reporting services enabling regulatory compliance
- Responsible for setting up streamlined business processes, aligned reporting aligned with EMT KPI's followed by end-to-end transition & delivery of Data Management & Regulatory reporting services
- Managed onboarding process aligned with customer goals
- Track key KPIs related to delivery, reporting to client leadership and driving data- improvements in Asset Management, Energy Management, Smart Metering, Asset Planning and optimization, Sewerage and Water Services
- Setup and mentored global delivery team ensuring effective resourcing, quality, training and performance
Database Administration, PLM Administration
Dassault Systemes, , 3DPLM
Pune, India
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Responsibility included Database Administration, PLM Administration, Environment management for various PLM Dassault Systemes Products like CATIA, Enovia, Provided support services for implementation, upgrade, migration, and maintenance of PLM solutions
Electrical Engineer – Engineering & Technical Co-ordination
Ambuja Cement Eastern Limited
Kolkata
01.2000 - 01.2004
- Ensure proper maintenance and repair of electrical systems within plan, Maintaining accurate records of maintenance activities, repairs, and inspections
- Worked as part of Engineering team on proposal for installing DG Set instead of importing power from State Electricity board
- Part of Project team involved in planning & commissioning of new Grinding Unit near Kolkata
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
VNIT (VRCE – Regional Engineering College, Nagpur)
Skills
- CXO relationship Strategic Leadership Engagement Presales Account Management
- Energy Transition & Low Carbon Initiatives Digital Transformation IT Strategy SAFe Agile Transformation ITIL Operating Models Winning Teams Business Transformation Cloud & Data IT Modernisation Program Management Customer Experience
- Service Management Change Service Transition Contract & Vendor Management Team Management
- Multi-vendor Multi technology Cloud & Data Platforms Enterprise Architecture
- UK Utilities UK Electricity Water & Wastewater Gas Industry Oil & Gas PLM
Custom
Paper on Enterprise Solution on UK Water industry applications, Europe Tata Group Tactics event, Not Provided, Zurich, Switzerland, Not Provided
Timeline
Programme Manager – Cloud Migration
UK Power Networks, Enzen
06.2023 - 11.2024
Faster Switching Programme, Priority Services,
UK Power Networks, Enzen
01.2022 - 06.2023
Enterprise Architect, Service Transition, Presales, Delivery Manager - Managed Services
UK Power Networks, Enzen
11.2019 - 12.2021
Programme Manager, Data Centre Setup Migration, Managed Services Transition
UK Power Networks, Enzen
01.2018 - 10.2019
Implementation, Cutover & Transition Programme Manager, Business Transformation Programme & SAP Implementation
UK Power Networks, Enzen
07.2014 - 12.2018
Implementation, Cutover & Transition Manager, Customer Services, Connections, Work & Asset Management -Application Upgrade Project
SGN, Enzen
07.2012 - 07.2014
Account & Delivery Manager
BP, TCS
12.2010 - 04.2012
Transition & Delivery Manager Data Management & Reporting Services
Southern Water, TCS
02.2006 - 12.2010
Database Administration, PLM Administration
Dassault Systemes, , 3DPLM
01.2004 - 01.2006
Electrical Engineer – Engineering & Technical Co-ordination
Ambuja Cement Eastern Limited
01.2000 - 01.2004
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
VNIT (VRCE – Regional Engineering College, Nagpur)
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