SUMMARY:

• Big Four consulting and Fortune 50 industry experienced Enterprise Data Management Leader and MDM Solution Architect/Program Manager specializing in the data management, data governance and information management space. Offering an all - inclusive experience portfolio which includes multiple account leadership, end to end solution delivery, data strategy roadmap advisory, enterprise solution architecture design, business process consulting, client management and deployment of global roll-outs including training/readiness efforts. Experience leading many mid-size to large teams in several high profile projects including mergers and enterprise system integrations. Have delivered world class master data management solutions utilizing tools such as Informatica MDM, SAP Net weaver BPM portal, SAP MDM, Stibo MDM and have assessed tools such as SAP MDG for Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Data Conversion, Data Validation, Approval Workflows etc. Techno-functional leader with the ability to provide high level solution design and direction to project teams. Adapt in utilizing industry leading project lifecycle methodologies including Agile (Scrum), Waterfall etc. Heavy experience of partnering with the executive sponsors and meeting their strategic goals by leading large functional and development teams. Excellent leadership, program management, performance reporting and client management skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ERP Tools: SAP MDM, SAP MDG, SAP Dual ECC, SAP BPM Net weaver CE workflow solution, Informatica MDM, Stibo MDM, BODS, IBM ESB, SAP Solution Manager

Other tools: HP Quality Center, HP Service Manager, Oracle SQL Developer, First Logic/Data Services, Informatica Data Quality, Informatica Power Center, Trillium, Code One, Borland Caliber and StarTeam

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Manager - MDM

Responsibilities:

• Senior program manager for a global MDM solution roll out in APAC, LATAM and NA regions utilizing Agile (Scrum) methodology where I worked closely with executive sponsors to drive critical parallel projects by owning resource plans, delivery related project plans, financial P/L sheets and providing guidance to the project managers and scrum masters Technical architect during IT landscape assessment projects. Put together the phase wise roadmap for multiple industries including consumer goods, technology, grocery chains, retail etc., where I assessed their As-Is data flow landscape and produced the technical architecture, data governance framework and resource allocation plans Managed multi-domain MDM suite deployment at major accounts utilizing tools such as Informatica MDM, SAP MDM, SAP MDG, Stibo MDM, Teradata MDM and other best in class suite of products Provided leadership and guidance (technical architecture and managing PMs) to successfully run multiple teams including offshore deployment team, onsite global team, onsite support team and the Data Quality team Developed and nurtured a successful relationship with the customer leadership/stakeholders and addressed their concerns Managed the escalations and issues/risks by closely working in partnership with the product vendor Lead and guide clients through initial negotiations with vendors so that they could package together the best in class suite of products keeping their long term vision in mind Recommend a robust roadmap for future enterprise information management strategies based on business needs Developed relationship with the product vendors in lieu of forging a successful partnership

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Senior MDM Architect

• Performed as an enterprise wide program head and EIM strategy advisor for some major clients looking to implement master data governance and data management products. MDM Architect for a brand new MDM implementation in the Latin America region in the insurance/finance Industry where I was involved from the tool selection stages all the way to Go Live. Implemented MDM tool set consisting of SAP, BODS, ESB, Replication Server and IBM suite of middleware products Successfully led implementation of Informatica MDM solution for Customer and Product domains for a major retail client with a complex business model consisting of 31 data source systems. Led efforts around activities such as data profiling utilizing Informatica Data Quality (IDQ) and Address Doctor (AD), data modeling, match rules and structuring of the Trust Framework for match/merge functionalities such that only the best quality data got inserted into the central data repository Provided expertise in deploying Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall/ASAP methodologies to closely drive PIM process solutions including developing a data governance framework and helped guide the project delivery team to produce a quality solution

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Master Data Workstream Leader

Responsibilities:

• MDM architect cum project lead in the high profile Project Harmonization initiative encompassing the customer and product domains, the purpose of which was to integrate the master data book of record for the different Coca Cola companies/businesses into one enterprise system. Phase one scope of the project was the implementation of the SAP ECC workflow functionality for centralized data maintenance across the enterprise such that one customer is able to buy products from any of the companies without the users having to enter the same customer multiple times in the various systems for different products. Supervised my team to design a new partner structure for CCR to make sure there is consistency across CCE (Coca Cola Enterprises) and CCNA (Coca Cola North America) and made sure that all partner interaction related activity was captured via the standard SAP functionality of partner functions, which is the Industry best practice Led and facilitated a series of workshops with the business in the initial assessment of data management processes for both CCE and CCNA and compared these with those configured in the Coke global template. Tried to align them as much as possible for uniformity across the board in my to-be design recommendation white paper document such that the new book of record would contain a new clean list which catered to all business needs Made sure all Agile sprint target milestones were met by holding daily scrum meetings Assisted the executive committee and project stakeholders in coming up with the MDM tool selection criteria which included ratings for all important functionality and then organized demos with all the vendor companies and facilitated those meetings such that the best decision was made

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Lead Specialist - Data Management Organization

Responsibilities:

• Master data enterprise architect in Confidential ’s enterprise wide SAP BPM Net Weaver CE workflow tool implementation Release 6.99 project, the scope of which included Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade and Pepsi Cola North America divisions. Wrote design documents for the workflows and enhancement objects for the CE BPM Net Weaver based solution. Supervised the successful implementation of the design by working closely with the development team, unit/system/UAT testing the solution followed by the training of the end users Led the efforts for solutions roll out planning and deployment across all NA regions including Canada Provided domain knowledge to help DMO improve their existing data management processes by leveraging best in class tools (like First Logic) for data cleansing to improve data quality Introduced the concept of the workflow portal custom launch pad which was then implemented enterprise wide to provide end-users with a one stop shop for all their master data maintenance needs Emphasized the importance of data governance based on business best practices and personally took the role of the CE workflow enterprise wide administrator such that all requests to track status of the workflow, causes of failure, data issues and request analysis would come to me for resolution and answers MDM SME in Confidential ’s enterprise level SAP dual ECC workflow implementation Release 7 project which included all divisions including all the above plus Frito-Lays. Helped produce RICEFW documents including those for enterprise change request forms and Mass Update functionalities Provided SAP Sales/Distribution and SAP Master Data modules expertise to the wider project teams and was the main To-Go guy for all business/technical resources for SAP related questions
• Led the efforts for the solution deployment by coordinating with the training and readiness team. Provided post Go Live support by utilizing tools like Service Manager, SQL Database Developer, Quality Center and Net Weaver Administrator

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Senior Consultant

• Led a team to conduct a thorough analysis of the client's complex pricing model and proposed solutions based on SAP's standard pricing functionality. Provided the client with five options with detailed configuration steps, impact on business operations, risk factors etc. Presented demonstrations on how the client's complex business model could be modeled into standard SAP. Conducted a thorough research on all non-SAP and downstream systems which were integrated with SAP and prepared detailed reports on how the proposed SAP configuration changes would impact those systems. Set-up detailed meetings with all the key stakeholders, SMEs and business/IT owners of all systems to extract information. Analyzed and assessed client's active orders, order types, pricing procedures, customer hierarchies, product hierarchies and product inclusion/exclusion listings. Made recommendations to the client to improve their pricing model based on the findings.

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Consultant

• Scripted RICEFW object design documents and produced/executed the test scripts for these objects. Coordinated with the offshore development team to deliver quality deliverables as per client requirements. Designed the MDM workflow process in SAP ECC to provide the customer with the best in class solution. Set-up product, customer and transactional data organizational hierarchy structure for global stakeholders. Worked with the client business managers to design security roles including derivative, composite, single and master roles. Led the effort for thorough testing of those security roles and worked with the IT security team to remove all defects and errors.