Vinod Darapureddy

Results-driven PMO and Project Management professional with 16+ years of experience in PMO Governance, Portfolio Management, Project Delivery, RAID Management, Resource Planning, Budgeting, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Executive Reporting, and Cross-Functional Coordination. Proven expertise in managing end-to-end project lifecycles across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid environments while driving governance, process improvements, and operational efficiency.

Senior Project Coordinator PMO - Tecnics Integration Technologies private ltd

(2022-08 - 2023-04)

• Coordinated multiple concurrent projects, optimizing resource utilization and minimizing scheduling conflicts across cross-functional teams.
• Managed stakeholder communication, ensuring clear alignment on deliverables, timelines, and expectations across business and technical teams.
• Streamlined PMO processes and reporting frameworks, improving consistency, governance, and decision-making efficiency.
• Supported end-to-end procurement execution activities including requisition tracking, vendor coordination, purchase order creation, and delivery follow-ups across multiple distribution centers.

PMO/Project Controller - Sreenivasan Infotech / Sree Tech INC

(2021-06 - 2022-06)

• Delivered weekly and monthly executive project status reports to senior leadership, highlighting progress, risks, dependencies, and key performance indicators to support data-driven decision-making.
• Managed end-to-end stakeholder communication, including meeting coordination, agenda preparation, calendar management, and action tracking to ensure alignment across teams and business units.
• Coordinated full employee lifecycle activities including onboarding and offboarding, ensuring seamless resource transitions, timely access provisioning, and compliance with organizational policies.
• Supported vendor management operations, including coordination with third-party vendors, tracking deliverables, maintaining engagement records, and assisting with invoicing and documentation workflows.
• Maintained and governed centralized project documentation repositories, ensuring accuracy, version control, audit readiness, and easy accessibility for cross-functional teams.
• Managed training and certification tracking databases, monitoring completion status, renewals, and compliance requirements to ensure workforce readiness and regulatory adherence.
• Provided recruiting and staffing updates to leadership, including hiring pipeline status, resource allocation insights, and coordination with HR and hiring managers for workforce planning.

Compliance Manager - JNIT technologies

(2018-12 - 2019-11)

• Managed end-to-end resource planning and allocation across multiple projects, ensuring optimal utilization of skilled resources while balancing priorities, timelines, and budgets.
• Monitored resource utilization and capacity trends, proactively identifying over/under allocation risks and collaborating with project managers for effective resource reallocation.
• Improved PMO processes and operational workflows by identifying inefficiencies, streamlining approval cycles, and implementing standardized reporting and tracking mechanisms to enhance productivity and consistency.
• Led continuous process improvement initiatives to increase delivery efficiency, reduce manual effort, and strengthen coordination across cross-functional teams including project management, HR, and finance.
• Identified project risks, dependencies, and delivery bottlenecks through regular project reviews and status tracking, ensuring early escalation and timely mitigation actions.
• Developed and maintained risk registers and mitigation plans, working closely with stakeholders to minimize impact on project timelines and deliverables.
• Designed and delivered interactive dashboards and executive-level reports using PMO tools to provide real-time visibility into project health, KPIs, and resource performance.

Senior Consultant - Deloitte Consulting India Private Ltd

(2005-08 - 2018-11)

• Led coordination of multiple concurrent IT projects within PMO, ensuring alignment with governance standards, business objectives, and delivery timelines.
• Acted as a key liaison between project managers, stakeholders, vendors, and leadership teams, enabling seamless communication and execution across workstreams.
• Owned and maintained executive dashboards, portfolio reports, and performance metrics, providing senior leadership with real-time visibility into project health and progress.
• Managed RAID governance (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), ensuring timely escalation, tracking, and closure of critical items.
• Facilitated steering committee meetings, governance forums, and executive reviews, ensuring clear documentation, decision tracking, and follow-ups.
• Performed resource planning, forecasting, and utilization tracking to optimize workforce allocation and improve delivery efficiency.
• Monitored project budgets, invoices, vendor contracts, and financial reporting in collaboration with finance and procurement teams.
• Assisted project managers in maintaining project plans, milestones, timelines, and deliverable tracking to ensure on-time execution.
• Prepared weekly and monthly status reports, KPI dashboards, and executive summaries for leadership review.
• Coordinated cross-functional collaboration with business, IT, vendors, and finance teams to ensure smooth project execution and issue resolution.
• Scheduled and organized project meetings, governance calls, and status reviews, including preparation of meeting minutes and action items.
• Maintained project documentation using tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, SharePoint, and Excel dashboards.
• Ensured compliance with PMO standards, methodologies, and audit requirements, maintaining accuracy and consistency in reporting.
• Drove continuous improvement initiatives, improving reporting efficiency, reducing turnaround time, and strengthening governance control.

MS - ITPM - IWU

MBA - HR - SMU, Hyderabad, Telangana

B.Sc. - Computer Science - OU, Hyderabad, Telangana