SUMMARY:

• Over 18 years of multi - faceted business transformation, IS strategy & tactical executions in diverse environments (Big 4 consulting, Software development organizations, startup environments and corporate IT Organizations)
• Directed & developed transformational Data Analytics & Information Management platform architectures;
• Launched and led ‘Enterprise Architecture’ programs aligned to agile methodologies.
• Reported directly to CIOs/Partners
• Led and mentored Enterprise Architecture, Data Warehousing, BI/Analytics and Integration teams;
• Led several cross-functional and/or ‘matrix’ teams (internal & consulting);
• Collaborated with CXOs in translating Business strategy to prioritized IT programs;
• Established Business Architecture, Data Governance, Data Quality & Data Stewardship;
• Collaborated with Business stakeholders to develop Business Capability models;
• Directed & participated in Portfolio & Program management exercises for business transformations;
• Adept at executive communication (internal and clients);
• Participated in Pre-Sales activities in Big 4 consulting organizations;
• Driven innovations and evaluated trending technologies in support of digital business;
• Lead EIM transformations in support of Analytics (BI, DW, MDM & Big Data deployments)
• Led business capability driven Enterprise/Canonical data modeling,
• Established Business Capability Maps specific to the Organization’s business model.
• Developed roadmaps for the journey to Cloud/Hybrid Cloud;
• Planned & Designed IT transformational roadmaps for EIM/Advanced Analytics, Core BPMS solutions, CRM, SOA, Cloud and Mobile initiatives with budgets of US $ 10 M+ - involving innovative Confidential, organizational and cultural changes;
• Established Information/Data Architectures on AWS ecosystem platforms, Netezza, SAS, Tableau, Qlik, Alteryx etc.;
• Directed and implemented EA framework, guiding principles, standards and processes, artifacts.
• Developed Architecture blueprints (with roadmap), Architecture Runways for Agile/SAFe, Reference architectures for Enterprise Information management, Business Intelligence & Analytics;
• Implemented and enhanced third party solutions/custom applications, in a business transformation mode;
• Master Data management and Data Governance.
• Lead strategic programs that are transformational and innovative, on a near and long term roadmap to a future state for business, information/data, application/services and Confidential architectures. Major focus on Big Data - designing ingestion, integration and streaming pipelines.
• Directed execution of focused, critical initiatives related to global programs for large enterprises and managed large resource teams with multiple engagement models (on-site, off-shore, remote/global). Operational & Strategic ROI/budget management
• Developed IT core capabilities and optimized investment in IT projects.
• Versatile with EA processes in Agile (SAFe/Scrum) and traditional environments.
• Industries: Healthcare, Pharma, Hi-Tech & Semiconductors, Retail, Financial Services, Telco, Energy & Media/Digital marketplace

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Enterprise Architecture & EIM leadership

Confidential

• Leading and contributing to the Business Transformation that is underway in this ‘Payee’ organization to innovate and strengthen its business capabilities, from the Perspective of EA and EIM, in meeting the rapidly changing Healthcare Payor business models plans related to
• Medicare, Medicaid, Integrated Dual Eligible Plans, Long Term Care plans, Senior Health Plans, Behavioral & Health Home based plans, NY State Marketplace for Individuals, Families & Small Businesses (commercial) with a variety of service and care managements models including those that specifically relate to Special needs, care at home, coordinated care for chronic conditions etc.
• Enterprise Information Management: Leading a strategic EIM & Business Intelligence transformation with an end-to-end architecture to support the enterprise with agility, scalability and predictive analytics capabilities
• Cloud based Analytics platform - evaluation (AWS, Azure & GCP), selection & implementation architecture(AWS)
• Implementing an Enterprise Data model with atomic transactions in the EDW as a foundation for Business Intelligence & Predictive analytics to support business capabilities transformations in including ‘population health’, ‘pro-active care management’, improving ‘clinical quality measures’, ‘utilization management’, ‘disease management’ etc.
• Building a data integration hub consisting of an Operational Data Repository and integration components for internal and external integrations with organizations like CMS, DOH, and State-wide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY), Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs), hospitals and HIE.
• Directing the architectural scope and road map for Master Data Management. Data Governance L2 committee member (includes Biz stakeholders).
• Enterprise Architecture: Launched and executing progressive maturity levels of EA established through a charter for Enterprise architecture in support of and aligned to the transformation plan, with clearly defined milestones on a roadmap to a ‘future state’ and meeting objectives of agility, efficiency and quality.
• Tactically support the ‘initiatives’ in this ongoing transformation through ‘solution thought leadership’, collaboration in the SDLC process, Confidential assessment, architecture assurance and continuous improvements.
• Design processes to deliver the “Architecture Runway” for ‘Agile’ execution of Business Transformation initiatives.
• Launch transition initiatives for iBPMS & Integration platforms to support Business Transformation.
• Instill Service Oriented Architecture in Solution designs.
• Strategically supporting & leading multiple aspects of Business Architecture: strategic alignment, business architecture, business capability modeling, and business process improvements.
• Established a custom EA framework based on inputs from TOGAF, Zachman, Gartner, DODAF and MITA; and in support of the corporate strategy drivers.
• Communication strategy: Communicate changes in architecture through workshops, SME training, new architectural artifact walkthroughs of standards, guidelines and reference architectures and framework changes.
• Innovation & Proof of Concepts -
• BIG DATA ecosystem evaluation with several of data storage and database (including NoSQL) technologies including Netezza platform (MPP Database architecture), Event Stream Processing and implementation of Predictive Analytics using the AWS platform.
• Change Data Capture (CDC) oriented Information Architecture to enhance data integration agility and quality.
• MDM - Designed a MDM registry solution to prepare the organization for Data Governance and a robust Master Data Management process and harmonize SOA and BPM capabilities.
• EA Tool - Integrating CMDB (ITSM) and Enterprise Architecture on the ServiceNow platform.
• Transition to Cloud Architectures.

Confidential

• Conceptualized and architected components for the Big Data business intelligence/analytics platform of a leading Network media/entertainment company (Sony Playstation Network) with a strategy to comply with extremely high data volumes and scalability. A 100TB and fast growing warehouse on an Exadata / Oracle environment required additional MPP oriented components to serve separation of workloads as the organization scales. The cornerstone of this solution was agility in developing data warehouse structures and in collaboration with business users with innovative technologies and architecture involving Big Data and virtual data marts.
• Led re-architecture of a very large Enterprise Data Warehouse for a leading automobile financial services company (Toyota Financial Services) that included:
• Interacting & negotiating with Business leaders in analyzing and establishing business process gaps and recommending significant improvements on the Enterprise Data warehouse and ETL architecture.
• Creating improved methodologies and leading efforts to implement the same.
• Creating a roadmap to a future state for the Enterprise Data Warehouse including strategy for introduction of new Confidential trends like Hadoop/BigTable and Map/Reduce and SOA oriented architecture patterns.
• Led data center transformation for a large Telco (T-Mobile) Data Center (with over 2000 applications on 5000 servers - an environment resulting out of several mergers and acquisitions):
• Led efforts in creating a transformation process for the future state of the Data Center (including a Proof of Concept Lab for Confidential upgrades).
• Conducted and delivered future state transformation design for the core applications (client will follow this process for the rest of the applications).
• Analyzed and negotiated future state architecture with numerous current state application owners & vendors

Enterprise Analytics Program & Enterprise Architecture leadership

Confidential

• Directed an enterprise wide Analytics program to assist in strategic monitoring of the health and performance of operational capital equipment at Semiconductor fabs around the world. This included design of a Big Data ‘predictive analytics solution’ for products, accounts and contracts. Wavelength, Bandwidth & Energy measures originated from each of up to 500 pulses per second in an ‘Excimer’ Laser were analyzed to predict ‘survival parameters’ of each equipment around the globe, which in turn drove the Supply Chain planning & execution and Engineering improvements.
• IT governance - Chaired the Architecture Review Board and regularly interacted with CXOs and Confidential leaders in implementing an Enterprise Architecture framework & methodology execution; developed a long term strategy & roadmap for transformation of As-Is to a Business driven To-Be Enterprise Architecture in the context of Business applications Like Oracle ERP, ECM, Legacy systems and supporting infrastructure as well;
• Led a cross functional Business & IT team and regularly interacted with Senior Executive team (CXOs) to align the IT strategy to a portfolio of strategic business initiatives.
• Worked with and led introduction of new technologies and solution delivery mechanisms like SaaS solutions.
• Evaluated and recommended a CRM SaaS solution (included vendors like SFDC, MS Dynamics, Siebel On-Demand etc.)

Consulting

Confidential

• Project Management (including Program Management)
• Business case & Strategy presentation to CXOs.
• Strategy creation with several Confidential partners from different industry segments.
• Design & Lead Data Warehousing solutions, including Data, ETL and Integration architecture
• Data Modeling & Data Architecture; Master Data Management; Application Architecture
• Performed/Conducted business analysis, IT alignment workshops, metrics development and strategy mapping sessions for various clients.
• Pre- Sales support & Talent Management Support; Confidential platform Proof Of Concepts with solution stacks from SAP, Oracle, IBM etc.

Confidential

Managed a long-term DWH transformation (analysis, design, development, test, build and deployment of a global HR Data warehouse) driven by global HR transformation program that included alignment of regional processes and transformation from regional to a global Peoplesoft HR implementation. Coordinated and led working sessions with Business analysts around the globe. Designed the People Master Data repository as an integral component of the HR Data warehouse. Directly led a multi-functional team of over 25 people direct and several ‘cross-matrixed’ persons from different functional areas around the globe.

The DW was released in multiple phases over a period of about a year and the development team involved on-site, remote and off-shore members.

Confidential

For clients’ Contact Center transformation, led design and development of a e2e analytics solution encompassing all customer contact points and product/service subscriptions. Designed test cases for automated and manual test simulations. Recommended system enhancement for related applications (Call routing, IVR softphone etc.). The e2e analytics repository housed the master data for Contacts and their behavior. The analytics/DW solution was a critical part of a very large multi-year BPO engagement at several US$100 million per year.

Confidential

Project Management - Customer & ‘Global thought leadership’ DW development lifecycle;

Design & Architecture - Master Data Management (Account, Customer & Products); ETL architecture, Process Control, Reusable components;

Application Architecture - managed an assurance process driving to the future state.

Confidential

Led QA for the Operational Knowledge Management (OKM) solution that served the Marketing and Finance organizations. Developed a repeatable Testing mechanism with a flexible set of test cases for various releases of the solution. Managed deployment of the software solution suite, Also played the role of developing critical components of ETL. Contact and Customer master data was a key component of the OKM.

Confidential

Designed & Developed the Financial Transformation and Metering Master Data Repository for the purpose of statutory and operational reporting. (Involved Data Modeling and ETL design and development); Co-ordinate deployment of the solution with Business heads, System administrators and DBAs.

Confidential

• Led a re-engineering project for the distribution center of a large engine manufacturer (Cummins)
• Re-architected the supply chain process, application and integration
• Managed the SDLC process for implementation of the re-engineered software.
• Led the change management process ( including training)

Confidential

• Performed project & technical management for multiple projects (SDLC and product integration/implementation).
• Conducted Business Analysis for multiple clients (Retail and Consumer Products industries)
• Configured the application suite for the warehouse’s functions of: Appointments, Receiving, Cross-Docking, Order Management, Putaway, Picking & Replenishment, Kitting, Consolidation, Packing, Manifestation, Shipping, and Host Interfaces.
• Designed interfaces with ERPs (SAP), Legacy Systems and Manifesting systems.

Confidential

PULSE SYSTEM - a Member Enrollment subsystem:

• Performed Data Architecture design - Physical and Logical data modeling, functional specifications, DFD. Member master data was an integral part of this Enrollment system.
• Designed & Developed User Interfaces (in the FORMS 4.5 environment).
• Designed & Integrated of Enrollment systems from acquired businesses (Pro*C interface; UNIX files).
• Special Techniques: Dynamic SQL (Method 4).

Confidential

• Designed & Developed User Interfaces (in the FORMS 4.5 environment).
• Performed Data Architecture design
• Implemented various modules of the system.
• Did Quality assurance and Release management for various modules.
• Special Techniques: Resolvers: a standardized called form for resolving complex selection for an attribute in a form. Versioned tables: timed objects.

Confidential

• Translating Business Vision to Enterprise Capabilities transformation (Business Architecture & Process Improvement)
• Defining EIM (Enterprise Information Management) Strategy, including Cloud based architectures with AWS
• IT governance - Align & prioritize Strategic Business Goals (Core capabilities, Enterprise Architecture, Compliance)
• Confidential strategy & roadmap for transformation of As-Is to a Business driven To-Be Enterprise Architecture
• Lead strategic Confidential Changes (Big Data, MPP, Data Virtualization, Mobile applications, SOA, Web strategy, SaaS, PaaS, ECM & BI, ITIL & Global Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery & High-availability designs, Network designs.)
• Strategy mapping of enterprise goals & balanced score card to establish measurable Business driven initiatives.
• Strategic Confidential and Solutions presentations for all levels of business audiences.