Elango Pugazhendhi
Senior Project Manager | PMO Leader
Professional Summary
Senior Project Manager with 14+ years of experience leading digital transformation, ERP implementations, and enterprise modernization across IT, consulting, and operations. Proven expertise in PMO leadership, program governance, and budget control for large-scale portfolios. Demonstrated success in aligning stakeholders and managing cross-functional teams of up to 150 members using Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies.
Core Competencies
Governance & Leadership
- Program Management
- PMO Governance
- Project Lifecycle
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Change Control Board (CCB)
- Portfolio Management
Planning & Execution
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Risk Assessment
- Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Quality Assurance
- Resource Allocation
Strategic Transformation
- Business Transformation
- Cloud Migration
- Vendor Management
- Risk Mitigation
- Service Delivery
- Conflict Resolution
Methodologies
- Agile
- Scrum
- Waterfall
- Hybrid
- Kanban
- Six Sigma
- Continuous Improvement
Technical Tools
- Azure DevOps
- MS Project
- JIRA
- Power BI
- M365
- Azure
- Python
- C#
- PHP
- MySQL
- Antigravity AI
Professional Journey
Senior Project Manager, PMO
IFI Techsolutions Ltd., Noida
- Managed migration of eight Indian Red Cross accounts from legacy Navision to Dynamics 365 Business Central.
- Directed digital transformation for Indian Red Cross Society, managing a $1.5M+ portfolio with 15% cost savings.
- Established CCB governance and coordinated 65+ cross-functional team members.
- Delivered greenfield D365 Business Central implementation for Impresario restaurant chain.
- Oversaw L&T Infra website upgradation and migration project.
Senior Project Consultant (Contract)
IViewSense Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
- Spearheaded IoT implementation and application development for Goodluck Industries.
- Implemented QA Applications (7QC) and CALIBMASTER on a PAN India scale.
Senior Project Manager, PMO
Bafflesol Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
- Led end-to-end implementation of D365 Finance & Operations for NIIT.
- Oversaw configuration and go-live for Chanel Partner using D365 Business Central.
- Built a custom Web Application for World Health Organization (WHO) operations.
- Guided 45-member cross-functional teams using Azure DevOps and Agile.
Project Manager
MasterKey Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
- Managed One District One Product (ODOP) project under PM FME Scheme.
- Connected with 50+ food processing enterprises, achieving 40% conversion.
- Launched 7 products and 9 brands with tracking via Google Data Studio.
Operations Manager
UPSPL Integrated Services Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
- Managed workforce of 150 members handling CMMS and IoT projects.
- Key clients included Ashok Leyland, Salcomp, and Fortis.
- Served as ISO Management Representative, conducting internal audits.
Founder & Director
MadrasCrafts Arts Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
- Oversaw portfolio including Chola Art Gallery, Zinger Academy, and Futechy.
- Project Associate at PayAsia-NIELIT training 400+ professionals.
- Senior Research Fellow at CMCH Vellore for biomedical projects.
Project Management Trainee
Preethi Kitchen Appliances Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
- Led VAVE projects achieving ₹40 Crore in cost savings.
- Facilitated brainstorming and monitored Engineering Change Notices (ECN).
Education & Academic Excellence
MBA (Operations Management)
Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Trichy
Class of 2013M.Tech (Manufacturing Technology)
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy
Class of 2007B.E. (Mechanical Engineering)
Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai
Class of 2004Get In Touch
Phone
+91 88259 20932