Wilfred Barretto

• Currently engaged as a CIO – on a Technology & Product leadership role ensuring continuous IT-business alignment

√  Previous roles include –  Sr. VP & Engineering Head,  Sr. VP Technology, ODC – Country head and CTO

√  Vast experience in IT Core Management, Best Practices in Software Development Life Cycle – in Consulting and Product (web) environments; Project Management,  Development & Testing methodologies; Consultancy Services; Web Product Lifecycle Management (PLM);  Software Quality Management (SQM). Solid experience in On-site & Offshore Delivery (ODC) Models, design, usability  and  Product/Project Management processes (Agile/Scrum,  SEI/CMM  &  ISO ). NOC Design and setup.

√ Recent achievements:

• Successfully implemented SOLR based search engine technology. Also successfully implemented SCRUM based Product Lifecycle  Management – PLM
• Single-handedly setup, successfully, the Offshore Development Center (ODC) for Sybase, from ground up, in Mumbai and Pune. This encompasses complete IT infrastructure including Internet and network backbone, Admin functions, HR practices, Project Teams and 24×7 IT support/services team assembly, Project/Product Delivery methodologies, Business Development and Software Quality Assurance (QMS)
• Successfully overhauled, re-designed and setup NOC

√ My core experience and achievements encompass the following responsibilities:

1. Business-IT alignment
2. Technology, Platforms & IT Infrastructure – strategy & execution
3. Projects implementation
4. Operations and process reliability
5. Information security

√ Years of Solid Project experience in Internet & Enterprise Class systems & infra-structure

√ Successfully steered one company in obtaining the ISO 9001:2000 Certification. Successfully implemented Best Practices in Software Engineering and Project Management. Implemented Software Engineering Processes, set path for Process Development, Implementation & improvement. Vast experience & expertise in Project/Product Delivery mechanism through set Software Engineering processes.

√ Multiple Project Management of Enterprise Class Business Applications  from Project Initiation, Planning, Control and Monitoring, Execution to Project Closure

√ PM of large, Enterprise Class mission critical IT  Projects covering large size development teams of Analyst, Developers, Designers and Consultants

√ Exposure  to Business Processes (Domain Knowledge) of various Industries

√ Vast International experience. Excellent Client liaison / Customer handling skills. Experienced with dealing with people of varied Cultures and Continents. Excellent ‘People Skills’

√ Years of Experience in the World’s Best Practices in Software Engineering, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Project Management, Process Development & Implementation  gained by working for the US Air Defense Contractor viz. RAYTHEON