Khushboo Gupta

• As a project manager within CIO operation team, I lead IT and Cybersecurity initiatives that align with our strategic OKRs, supporting business revenue growth and operational efficiency.
• My focus include enhancing internal process and tooling, migrating services to cloud for improved uptime and cost efficiency , integrating AI and automation capabilities in our function.
• I also prioritize strengthening our security posture across organization and IAM (Identity and access management) products that we offer to our clients hosted on AWS, GCP cloud, all while managing and reporting on project risks, issues and dependencies.
• Additionally I ensure budgetary control to keep projects on track within financial targets.

Project- Merck, New Jersey

• Managed end-to-end Cybersecurity projects for Merck's IT & risk management and manufacturing divisions, with a focus on compliance, information security, and regulatory readiness.
• Oversaw comprehensive project and program management, including planning, vendor relations, communication, resource allocation, budgeting, change management, quality assurance, and risk mitigation.
• Involved in estimating project costs, defining timelines, and allocating resources for goal alignment.
• Collaborated closely with Program Leads to synchronize objectives and track milestone achievements.
• Proficient in a variety of security tools, including McAfee Application Control, Crowdstrike, MS Defender for cloud, SAP S/4HANA, Imperva, Qualys,SASE, and SIEM tools.
• Utilized AI tools such as Power BI, Power Automate, and Spotfire, alongside platforms like JIRA, JIRA Align, Confluence, Asana, MSP, Dynamics 365, Service-now etc.

Project’s- DHL, Germany

ABB, Switzerland

Sasol Chemical Industries Pvt Ltd

Worley Parsons, Australia

• Managed end-to-end delivery of networking and security products for global customers in AMEA/EURASIA/US during Transition & Transformation phases.
• Led infrastructure projects, including data centers and Azure/AWS cloud solutions.
• Created project plans, set milestones, managed costs, and monitored performance.
• Designed performance metrics and dashboards for business insights.
• Managed dependencies, mitigated risks, and identified potential areas of risk proactively.
• Utilized tools such as Clarity PPM-MYPD, JIRA, PPR, MSP, and SNOW.

Project- Sprint, USA

• Managed network optimization projects for high-bandwidth links.
• Oversaw end-to-end project implementation with internal/external teams and vendors.
• Established detailed project plans, metrics, and status reports.
• Analyzed and improved process performance regularly.
• Ensured quality assurance in project processes and deliverables.

Project- Sprint, USA

Involved in Operations & maintenances of DS0/DS1/DS3's network backbones for Sprint

Managed SAF and non-SAF order provisioning for Sprint customers.

Handled Wireless Interconnections orders, circuit path design, network planning, CFA assignment, and DS0/DS1 transmission path creation.

Initiated ASR for other LEC involvement, validated CFAs, and loaded FOC.