Arun Kumar Srinivasa Varadhan
Dartford,Kent
Summary
Over 25+ years of experience, Results-driven, ambitious and competitive leader focused on Support and Delivery leadership with continuous improvement to drive growth and maximise profits. Tenacious executive ready to take on challenging role, meet goals and surpass expectations. Customer-focused in managing accounts and maintaining strong business relationships. Seeking to leverage delivery experience and operational leadership to fulfil role in an exceptional organisation.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director, Oracle Delivery
Rimini Street UK Ltd
London, United Kingdom
04.2023 - Current
- Well-rounded delivery-focused who can interact at all levels in an organisation.
- Led team of 40 to streamline operations by implementing new strategies.
- Enhanced productivity through innovative management techniques.
- Directed team to deliver high-quality customer service.
- Implemented operational changes for improved efficiency.
- Coordinated large scale projects with successful outcomes.
- Optimised resource allocation to maximise productivity.
- Recruited and developed high-performing teams, with focus on talent retention.
- Directed cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and achieving project milestones.
- Anticipated potential roadblocks and proactively developed contingency plans to mitigate risks.
- Mentored junior team members, cultivating future leadership within the organisation.
Regional Manager, Oracle Delivery
Rimini Street UK Ltd
London
01.2022 - Current
- Instrumental in building the Managed Services practice for Technology from scratch.
- Own the overall practice at global level
- Recruited and oversaw team of 30+ to plan and deliver support that constantly met and exceeded customer SLAs.
- Established performance metrics for insightful assessment of team productivity and efficacy.
- Elevated customer experience through proactive issue resolution and prompt response times.
- Oversaw change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions during organisational restructuring periods.
- Assisted with service design and supported implementation of new services.
- Facilitated effective communication channels, promoting transparency and collaboration at all levels.
Enterprise engineer
Rimini Street UK Ltd
Dartford, Kent
04.2017 - 01.2022
- Provided Product support (Level 4) for Oracle databases, Oracle eBusiness Suite Administration, Middleware Administration.
- Primary Support Engineer for UK based customers
- Solving complex customer issues using methodical troubleshooting based on expert knowledge of Oracle technology
- Conduct regular case review meetings with assigned clients in the region
- Handled high-priority tickets for quick issue resolution and increased operational efficiency.
Sr Oracle Apps DBA
SSE Plc
Havant, Hampshire
01.2016 - 03.2017
- Senior Member of Oracle Applications DBA team
- Upgraded R12.1.3 E-Business suite running on 11.2.0.4 database to R12.2.5 on 12.1.0.2 Oracle database.
- Built a Technical architecture environment comprising of 4 nodes RAC database with 6-node application tier environment by scaling out the upgrade R12.2.5 environment.
Technology Lead
Infosys
London, United Kingdom
12.2007 - 06.2011
Software Engineer
Oracle
Bangalore, India
07.2006 - 11.2007
Education
Master of Computer Application - Computers
M V J College of Engineering
Bangalore, India 04/1998 - 03/2001
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of Madras
Chennai, India 04/1995 - 03/1998
Skills
- Leadership skills
- Result-Oriented approach
- Strong commercial awareness
- Delivery coordination
- Resource allocation expertise
- Operations oversight
- Strategic decision-making
- Product knowledge
Languages
English
Fluent
Tamil
Native
Hindi
Intermediate
Kannada
Intermediate
Certification
Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) – Oracle 10g Database Administrator
Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) – 11i Applications DBA
Affiliations
- Gardening
- DIY
Timeline
Director, Oracle Delivery
Rimini Street UK Ltd
04.2023 - Current
Regional Manager, Oracle Delivery
Rimini Street UK Ltd
01.2022 - Current
Enterprise engineer
Rimini Street UK Ltd
04.2017 - 01.2022
Sr Oracle Apps DBA
SSE Plc
01.2016 - 03.2017
Technology Lead
Infosys
12.2007 - 06.2011
Software Engineer
Oracle
07.2006 - 11.2007
Master of Computer Application - Computers
M V J College of Engineering
04/1998 - 03/2001
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of Madras
04/1995 - 03/1998
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