Senior Data & Analytics Leader | Driving Data Platform Modernization, Program Delivery & Business Impact



Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

MS, Software Systems
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

BE, Electronics & Instrumentation
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
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- 20+ years in program management & service delivery — leading large onshore–offshore teams, driving projects across telecom & BFSI, and ensuring delivery within time, cost & quality parameters. - Data platform modernization expertise — architecting and implementing enterprise data warehouses & big data ecosystems to enable scalable analytics and data‑driven decision making. - Strategic pre‑sales & stakeholder engagement — crafting RFP/SOW responses, resolving techno‑commercial challenges, and delivering persuasive workshops & presentations that build customer trust.
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Consultant - Data Engineering at Dell EMC, Jul 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 10 mos, - Architected AI-powered Agent-Tool ecosystem using MCP & Dynamic Agents, accelerating adoption of AI agents across Dell Services. - Engineered rules-driven chatbot for tech support agents, improving onboarding and operational responsiveness reducing average handling time by 20%. - Led development of predictive Early Warning System enabling near real-time anomaly detection in part dispatches, alerting 4-6 weeks in advance. - Orchestrated centralized CSG data warehouse initiative improving reporting accuracy and cross-team analytics improving storage, data ingestion and reporting efficiency by 40% - Partnered with enterprise data security teams to standardize governance, ensuring 100% compliance with corporate policies
Advisory Consultant / Sr. Soln. Architect / Sr. Practice Consultant at Dell EMC, Feb 2011 - Jul 2020 · 9 yrs 6 mos, - Data Lake Setup (Thailand & Hong Kong) for Insurance Organization: Won client contract, by demonstrating a persuasive solution; Architected ingestion framework with Talend; reduced ETL processing time by 35%. - Fraud Detection Platform for government Organization: Proposed big data fraud detection solution for cybersecurity department in government of Malaysia; Trained 20+ team members; improved fraud detection accuracy by 25%. - Stabilization of Global Trades Warehouse for Financial Organization in US: Optimized Greenplum DB performance; Ensured SLA compliance by reducing processing time from 6 hours to 2 hours; Strengthened client trust, enabling expansion of offshore team from 6 to 9 developers; - Telecom OSS Data Migration for Windstream Telecom (US): Directed offshore team of 13; Designed automation framework with Jenkins; reduced release cycle time by 30%; Standardized migration framework across multiple legacy systems.
Manager / Senior Consultant at Capgemini, May 2007 - Feb 2011 · 3 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Transitioned from a lead developer to technical manager and led telecom data migration projects for FairPoint and Frontier Telecom, automating processes that reduced migration time by 40%. - Won client engagements, by building POCs and demonstrating efficient data migration practice. - Designed frameworks for fallout reporting and correction, ensuring accuracy of migrated data.
Associate Consultant at iflex Solutions, Sep 2005 - May 2007 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Played the role of a senior developer - designed and developed modules for Citibank’s Global Billing System using UNIX Shell Scripting and PL/SQL. - Facilitated tuning of PL/SQL codes, reducing warehouse to mart processing time by 30%. - Provided UAT and production support, ensuring seamless global billing operations.
System Engineer at Polaris Consulting & Services Ltd, Apr 2004 - Sep 2005 · 1 yr 6 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, - Supported backend systems for Citibank Mutual Fund Houses, tuning Pro*C programs to improve reporting speed. - Designed and developed NAV upload programs, enhancing accuracy of financial reporting. - Delivered EOD support and corrected legacy bugs, ensuring uninterrupted client operations.
Software Engineer - Support at Cellnext Solutions, Jul 2003 - Apr 2004 · 10 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, - Implemented SMS solutions for LIC, ICICI Prudential, and UTI Bank, expanding digital communication reach to customers and agents. - Conducted system studies and provided critical inputs to development teams, improving solution design.
MS, Software Systems, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
BE, Electronics & Instrumentation, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University