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Name :

Dinesh Kodithuwakku
Qualification :
IT Service Delivery Manager
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IT Service Delivery Manager

About our Client

Well-organized and efficient Service Delivery Manager experienced in creating and following processes and using analytical and problem-solving skills to overcome minor and major issues. Good knowledge of rostering and shift management systems to increase team efficiencies and skilled in team collaboration, leadership, and training. Strong customer service ethic with effective communication skills and proven ability to interact with clients and internal teams clearly and respectfully. Readily adapt to change and enjoy supporting teams to be resilient while maintaining quality.

Achievements

  • Received ‘employee of the year’ (Dec 2019) and ‘outstanding customer service’ award (Dec 2017)
  • Led the fastest onboarding of a new client for a ten-person D-tech team which covers 24x7 service desk operation
  • Created processes for improving the resolution time and maintaining the quality of services delivered
  • Set up new KPIs and modified the KPI system according to the MSP business requirement and changed the incentive plan to motivate the staff
  • Introduced a 24x7 rostering system using Teams for an MSP which allowed the MSP and the team members to know the shifts and other changes made in real-time
  • Introduced a Leave Planner for the same MSP to manage staff leave
  • Created processes for improving the resolution time and maintain the quality of services delivered
  • Set up new KPIs and modified the KPI system according to the MSP business requirement and changed the incentive plan to motivate the staff
  • Created onboarding process on Visio and shared it with the management team

Professional Experience

Manager – Staff Augmentation Services

IT Service Provider, July 2023 - Present

Previous titles at the same company:

Manager - Partner Success, Jan 2023 – June 2023

Technical Account Manager, March 2021 – Present

Assistant Manager, Service Delivery, June 2014 – March 2021

Service Delivery Management:

• Managed the day-to-day delivery of services with operational teams, ensuring resourcing requirements are managed appropriately

• Guided operational teams to ensure they understand contract deliverables

• Reported on agreed service levels with recommendations for improvements

• Responsible for managing dedicated tech teams and engineers for Service Desk and NOC

• Developed and maintained systems to measure staff performance

• Oversaw adherence to established standards, taking proactive measures to communicate, advise, and assist as needed based on performance metrics

• Took charge of customer-centric efforts in all restoration and resolution initiatives through collaborative approaches, making improvements to enhance the overall customer experience

• Checked incidents are fully resolved and users and clients are satisfied and agreed to close the related incident

• Ensured relevant actions have been logged to enable tracking

• Trained Service Desk Agents and cultivated the service excellence mindset in the Service Desk team

• Mentored and coached Service Desk and NOC teams to improve their performance, as part of the continual service improvement process

• Monitored backlog and used escalation channels to get the right team involved to resolve tickets promptly

• Identified gaps and shortcomings in the current processes, procedures, and services and provided recommendations for improvement

• Collaborated with the internal and external stakeholders to identify areas for continual improvement

• Forecasted and mitigated capacity constraints across various teams and clients, optimizing operational efficiency and ensuring seamless workflow

 

Employment prior to 2014 includes Customer Services Executive with HSBC Electronic Data Processing Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, providing high level of customer service for different operations within the bank and mentoring and training staff on systems and procedures.

Education

MBA: General (2024 –2025)

• ITIL4: IT Service Management (2019)

• Higher Diploma in Computer Studies: Information and Technology (2003)

Interests

• Regular volunteer at my children’s school events

• Sculpturing

• Cooking for family and friends

• Training kids in sports and running to keep fit

• Organising meetups & parties

Skills

Areas of Expertise

People management – conduct performance appraisals and work closely with teams to understand what they need to work on and implement strategies to further their professional development

Team training – led fraud awareness and compliance training programs as well as training on how to increase quality and productivity levels

Process structuring – Created several processes using Visio for improving the team’s performance and customer satisfaction

Service management – Developed new processes and service strategies using ITIL framework for the continuous improvement of the MSP

Analytical – Analyse historical data on Connectwise, Bright Gauge and 8X8 to set new KPIs

Technical – Autotask, ConnectWise, IT Glue, N-able, Office 365 /Datto

Service delivery management (ITIL) –Design processes and KPIs based on the agreed SLAs and link them to theservice management tools to monitor service delivery and extract reports forthe management and clients

Collaboration and relationship building –Highly organized with a collaborative approach and maintain good relationships with all my teams, management, clients, and end users by proactively addressing their needs and expectations

Team leadership and development Conduct performance appraisals and work closely with teams to understand what they need to work on and implement strategies to further their professional development

Operational excellence - Develop new processes and service strategies using the ITIL framework for continuous improvement & share knowledge and best practices to enhance the quality of service delivery

Continuous improvement – Drove continuous improvement by working collaboratively with senior management, sales, and engineering teams. Proactively identified market trends, adapted strategies, and provided innovative solutions to meet evolving client requirements and business targets

Financial management – Led financial aspects of Staff Augmentation Services, ensuring adherence to allocated budgets and optimizing resource allocation for maximum cost-effectiveness

Effective communication – Always praised for initiating the best way to communicate with the clients and internal teams most effectively without losing any information during the process

Excellent customer service – Over 20years of customer service experience in different industries

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