Lead Architect - Cognitive Solutions
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
Total years of experience :25 years, 3 Months
• Pre-sales and solutioning (RFP responses in TME space involving Digital Strategy, Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics and Cognitive Solutions)
• Consulting (Sharing expertise in Data Warehousing, Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence across different projects)
Since Jun '09 with Vodafone India Ltd. as Head (Data warehousing, Reporting & Analysis)
Responsibilities:
• Business analytics (Analyzing circles in which Vodafone operates, competition, key business drivers, impact of regulatory/strategic decisions, acquisition quality, base management etc.)
• Customer insights (Analyzing customer behavior, profiling, customer segmentation, usage and revenue enhancement, retention across segments)
• Management reporting (Handling the reporting requirements of the various circles and product teams)
• Data warehousing (Architecture, Design and implementation of new data warehouse)
• Ad hoc analysis for different group companies
- Business Intelligence
- Data Mining
- Data Warehousing
- Predictive Analytics
- Customer Insights
Jan '07- Jun '09 with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Ltd. as Senior Manager (Business Intelligence Unit)
Responsibilities:
• Business Analytics (Analysis relating to the different distribution channels, profiling of agents, lapsation etc.)
• Developing and managing dashboards for the sales force across multiple distribution channels through which planning and activity tracking is carried out.
• Developing and managing a performance management system (Sales KPI) for the sales force through which computation of incentives, commissions and BDA payouts are carried out • Implementing dashboards for customer retention and up-sell
• MIS reports
• Data warehousing (Design, Data Modeling and implementation of new data warehouse)
• Driving usage of the data warehouse (Ensuring it is the single source for enterprise wide reporting and analysis)
- Data Warehousing
- Analytics
- Insights
- Business Intelligence
- Ad hoc Reports/Dashboards
Aug '02-Jan '07 with NSE Infotech Services Ltd. (100% subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.) as Project Manager
Teams managed: • Data warehousing
• Data mining
• F&O clearing
• Wholesale debt market
• Unique client (Data Quality)
Responsibilities: • Data warehousing (Implemented and managed the data warehouse, migrated from Pro *C to ETL tool, handled the reporting and analytical requirements of approx. 70 business users, optimized processes, query tuning etc.)
• Data mining (Implemented and managed data mining for detecting frauds such as insider trading, circular trading, front-running, marking the close etc. It also involved doing the proof of concept, evaluating tools, negotiating with vendors and managing consultants)
• Data quality (Implemented SAS data flux for validation, standardization, de-duplication and house-holding. It also involved doing the proof of concept, evaluating tools, negotiating with vendors and managing consultants)
• F&O Clearing System (Managed the operations of the F&O clearing system)
• Wholesale Debt Market System (Managed the operations of the F&O clearing system)
- Data Warehousing
- Data Mining
- Predictive Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- Derivatives Clearing & Settlement
- Wholesale Debt Market
Jul '97 -Aug 02 with National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. as Assistant Manager
Areas handled:
• Determining the suitability of companies for listing on the Exchange.
• Marketing the Exchange by inviting companies listed on other exchanges to list on NSEIL
• Coordinating with market intermediaries such as lead managers, registrars, depositories and company officials for IPOs, Rights issues and other listings to ensure listing formalities are completed within stipulated timeframe.
• Monitoring the compliance of companies with respect to the listing agreement, suspension of companies from trading etc.
• Developing the listing database for companies
- Appraisal of companies for listing
- Monitoring compliance of listed companies
Jan '95 -Jul '95 with I.G. Petrochemicals Ltd. as a Management Trainee
Responsibilities:
• Managing the daily operations of the Phthalic Anhydride plant and Maleic Anhydride plants
Jul '93 -Jan '95 managed the portfolio of family members by working with stock brokers.
Also assisted my father with his mechanical engineering business
M.M.S (Finance) from the Sydenham Institute of Management Research and Entrepreneurship Education (University of Mumbai) in June 1997 {Secured 1st Class (Honours) }
B.E. (Chemical) from Thadomal Shahani Engineering College (University of Mumbai) in June 1993 {Secured 1st Class (Honours) }