Pathi Nalinikanth Pmp

Director - It, Pmp, CSM at Nektar Therapeutics

Pathi Nalinikanth, PMP, CSM has extensive work experience in IT project and program management roles. Pathi is currently serving as an Associate Director - IT Applications at Nektar Therapeutics since May 2022. Prior to this role, they worked as an R&D IT Senior Project Manager at the same company from September 2021 to May 2022.

Before joining Nektar Therapeutics, Nalinikanth worked as an IT Program and Project Management Consultant (PV Applications) at Merck from January 2019 to September 2021. Pathi also gained experience at ArisGlobal, where they served as an IT Senior Project Manager, Safety Services from April 2017 to January 2019.

Nalinikanth started their career as a Lead Developer and Designer at S.V.Infosys in 1998. Pathi then worked as a Web Programmer and Designer at SysArc Infomatix Pvt. Ltd. from 2001 to 2003. Later, they joined Salem Associates Inc. as a Programmer Analyst, contributing to J2EE and Microsoft .Net development projects.

From 2010 to 2017, Nalinikanth worked at Cognizant Technology Solutions as a Senior Project/Program Manager, utilizing their PMP and CSM certifications. In this role, their responsibilities included project initiation, planning, validation, and rollout. Pathi collaborated with project and cross-functional managers to create SOWs, project plans, and cost/effort estimations. Nalinikanth also defined functional and technical scope, estimated staffing requirements, and created resource plans. Pathi successfully broke down large projects into manageable iterations aligned with business priorities.

Prior to this, Nalinikanth served as a Project Manager, PMP at Larsen & Toubro Infotech from 2006 to 2010.

Overall, Nalinikanth's work experience highlights their expertise in IT project and program management, stakeholder coordination, project planning, and resource management.

Pathi Nalinikanth, PMP, CSM has a Master of Sciences degree in Information Technology from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU. The specific start and end years for this degree are not provided. Additionally, the education history mentions Swamidoss, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this institution.

In terms of additional certifications, Pathi Nalinikanth has obtained various certifications throughout their career. These certifications include:

- Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS), obtained in August 2020.

- Introduction to Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance from BioPharma Institute, obtained in February 2019.

- Program Management from The George Washington University, obtained in October 2016.

- PMI Project Management Professional from Project Management Institute, obtained in July 2009.

- Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance, obtained in January 2012.

- Leading Complex Projects from George Washington University (specific month and year of obtaining this certification is not provided).

- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People from FranklinCovey (specific month and year of obtaining this certification is not provided).

- The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to GREATNESS from FranklinCovey (specific month and year of obtaining this certification is not provided).

Overall, Pathi Nalinikanth has a Master's degree in Information Technology and a diverse range of certifications in various fields including project management, cloud computing, and pharmacovigilance.

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Timeline

  • Director - It, Pmp, CSM

    December 1, 2023 - present

  • Associate Director - IT Applications

    May, 2022

  • R D IT Senior Project Manager

    September, 2021

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