Tharakeswar Paladugu

Division CIO | Business Digital Transformation | Software & IT Leader | Divisional IT Lead | Harvard Business School Executive Education

Switzerland

About

Highly motivated IT professional with over 22 years of Experience. Have been instrumental in building and maintaining best-in-class infrastructures and teams, and developing and implementing global solutions for major multinational organizations across various platforms and leadership positions. I am an expert at designing, installing and configuring Technical platforms whilst minimizing the risk for the organizations that I work for. Serving as a consultant and partner to both business and technical functions. Enthusiastic about creating value-added solutions and processes, which continually meet and surpass expectations.

Experience

  • Glencore (Full-time · 14 yrs 7 mos)
    • CIO Copper Assets | Digital Transformation | Divisional IT Lead
      Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Heading IT Operations for the division and running various business transformation programs. Delivering cost savings through centralisation and low cost support organisation. Reducing projects and ongoing operational costs. Managing complex business transformation projects.

    • Program Manager
      Apr 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Heading IT Operations for the division and running various business transformation programs. Delivering cost savings through centralisation and low cost support organisation. Reducing projects and ongoing operational costs. Managing complex business transformation projects.

    • SAP HANA, S/4 HANA Product Manager
      Dec 2011 - Mar 2019 · 7 yrs 4 mos

      Designated as a SAP Technical Product manager and managing SAP technical services including SAP BASIS, HANA, S/4 HANA architecture, SAP User License measurement etc. SAP Netweaver/BASIS, HANA, S/4 HANA Product Manager SAP BW on HANA Migration. SAP S/4 HANA 1610, 1709 On-premise Migration. Migrated 1709 S/4 HANA system from AWS to On-premise. SAP Data Center Move, SAP BASIS Administration, Service Delivery, Installation and Configuration of Solution Manager 7.1/7.2 based on HANA DB, SAP Netweaver Portal 7.5 Installation and Configuration, SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration Installation, Configuration, SAP User License Measurement, SAP Technical upgrades - EHP7, EHP8 based on SAP NW, Project Management, Technical hands-on. SAP Landscape Architecture

  • Global BASIS Delivery Lead at Syngenta
    Jul 2008 - Nov 2011 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Worked as Global BASIS Delivery lead for Syngenta AG in BAsel, Switzerland. Responsible for delivery of SAP BASIS services.

  • SAP BASIS Consultant at Infosys Technologies Ltd
    Aug 2006 - Nov 2011 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    SAP BASIS Administration at BOOTS - Nottingham, BritishPetrolium - London,ECC Upgrade - HESS at Bangalore. Various internal projects with in Infosys Bangalore.

  • SAP BASIS Consultant at Capgemini Consulting
    Sep 2004 - Jul 2006 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Worked as a SAP BASIS Consultant

  • System and Network Administrator at NTPL
    Sep 2002 - Aug 2004 · 2 yrs

    System system Administration SAP Installations and administration