• Provide strategic direction to enable cross functional analytics and oversee adoption and expansion of cloud data services for analytical consumption by Advocate Health functional teams. Oversee the strategy, planning, delivery, and operational support of analytical solutions using enterprise cloud data platform.• Work across multiple teams, both functional and technical, to shape strategy/roadmaps/plans for building a data driven community. Lead and drive the effort related to Data analytics work, support architects and delivery teams to ensure efficient delivery of data insights.• Develop solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services. Contribute to DevOps development activities and complex development tasks.• Ensure delivered solutions are realized in time committed; work in conjunction with project sponsors to size and manage scope and risk. • Provide technical leadership by facilitating solution/design/architectural discussions; find and research ways to utilize Azure tools and Snowflake Platform to improve developer productivity and drive operational excellence. Lead next generation Data analytics architectures/tools/solutions ,leveraging your knowledge and experience to meet organization analytical needs.• Work with operational data and data acquisition teams to manage incoming sources and the down-stream systems to understand and support their needs for reporting and analytics.• Ensuring the appropriate use of identifiable and de-identifiable patient data and compliance with data security, privacy, and HIPAA requirements.• Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.

• Design and enable the development of Enterprise Data Platform that deliver cross functional analytical capabilities across the enterprise and move AAH towards a digital future • Accountable for implementing the vision for modern data platform eco system. • Responsible for supporting the creation of a technology framework and providing technical leadership in support of AAH initiatives in cloud computing, on-prem systems and automation, with a focus on the design of systems and services that run on cloud platforms. • Guide team to build, deliver & support data-driven applications serving business needs. • Evaluate and recommend purchases of data management technologies and grow data platform capabilities to solve new data problems and challenges leveraging approved cloud platforms. • Ensuring the appropriate use of identifiable and de-identifiable patient data and compliance with data security, privacy and HIPAA requirements. • Establishing and implementing data security and privacy rules for the data warehouse including the use of both identifiable and de-identified patient data, in collaboration with information technology security and the Compliance group. • Provide technical leadership by facilitating solution/design/architectural discussions; find and research ways to utilize Azure tools and Snowflake Platform to improve developer productivity and drive operational excellence • Own long-term technical roadmap ensuring alignment to org strategic initiatives & industry leadership. • Leverage existing, emerging, and innovative technologies to drive continuous data platform efficiency. • Providing consulting support to information technology and business staff on data requirements and quality assurance for both internal and external reporting.Identify, anticipate, assess, track and mitigate issues, risks, roadblocks and escalations at multiple levels.

Responsible for designing and establishing the solution architecture for analytical platforms and data-enabled solutions.Hands-on experience across all three of the core data domains of data science, data engineering, and data visualization.Work closely with business leaders to drive strategy and change through data insights.Core SkillsStrategic Planning Data Privacy & Protection Modern Data Architecture (Cloud/Big Data) Technology Strategy & Roadmap Development Stakeholder Engagement & Communication Solution Architecture Tools/Software Identification, Deployment, & Adoption Data Visualization Information Design Data Modeling Requirements Gathering

Industry Experience: FMCG,CPG, Logistics, Pharma, Healthcare, Insurance, Beer & Wine, Real Estate, Hospitality, Service Providers o Business Expertise of working as a Solution Architect managing projects and gathering business requirements for Integrating and cleansing data from disparate systems, delivering business insights through analytics, advanced data visualization, KPI development and data governance. Experienced professional in data presentation management and Information Interaction Design. o Technical Expertise in leading BI tools including Tableau , Qlikview, Qliksense, Power BI, Business Objects, SAP WEBI, Explorer, Microsoft Excel, VBA. Extensive Data mining, Data modeling and Integration skills. o Delivering on strategic objectives by gathering user requirements, designing data models and front-end applications resonating with user needs. Track record of delivering mission critical projects on time while maintaining cross-functional collaboration. o Adoption & Training of end users on front end functionalities of BI tools using business case and user inputs.

• Designed, Deployed and Distributed Qlikview MSL (Medical Science Liaisons) Business Report Application at one of the biggest Pharmaceutical Company based in Chicago. The implementation involved creating a robust Qlikview application which can help Global Medical Affairs team to make cognitive decisions based on MSL inputs.• Development and Enhancement of Qlikview Report Solution for Commercial Team in a big pharmaceutical company which can help project managers to track product development timelines and milestones.• Provide Data Visualization expertise in solving complex reporting and analytical problems of Slalom Clients and create solutions which enables business teams to interpret information and take decisions.• Provide thought leadership in the field of Data visualization and develop new approaches for advanced analytics and reporting problems.

• Collaborated with Kraft internal customers (Executive Team, Business Units, Sales Teams, Continuous Improvement Teams, Customer Service & Logistics, Product Supply) in defining functional requirements and informational needs for translating into data warehouse designs.• Created DPS (Direct Plant Sourcing) Tool in Qlikview to assist Customer Development Teams in identifying opportunity for Direct Plant Sourcing using historical trends and future sourcing information. The tool has already helped identifying DPS savings of $ 627 M for one of the pilot customers.• Designed and Developed Pricing Program ( End to End) Tool which has now been adopted as the primary tool for auditing customers based on their ordering efficiency. This tool has saved more than 500 hours of collective manual work on Quarterly basis and has greatly improved data quality.• Awarded Values in Action (VIA) award by Customer Strategy and Development for contribution in Kraft and Mondelēz Company Split (Oct 2012).• Trained more than 200 employees in advanced Business Intelligence tools (Qlikview, SAP BO 4.0,Bex Analyzer).• Developed SKU Management and Rationalization tool (SMaRT) in excel using Visual Basic to help end users track 14,000 plus Kraft North America products and look at KPIs (Product Supply and Financial) for making executive decisions.• Engineered Distressed Inventory Management Application (DIMA) to automate Donations and Liquidation process across all the Plants. This is the only tool used across Kraft plants to offer distressed products to customers and send donated products to Feeding America. In 2013 using DIMA Kraft donated products close to $50,000 and generated revenue using liquidation sales worth $45,000.• Created a simple Product Age Viewer (KPAV – Kraft Product Age Viewer) to be used by all the Kraft Foods Network Fulfillment Planners to identify their current inventory levels and take action proactively on inventories which can be in distress in near future.

Focused on recruiting new members and organizing/conducting events to involve members with Chicago business community.

QBMS started as a project for business plan competition. Quaver is now a dream project which will be coming out in phases. This company will change the consumer perception for Electric Vehicles by introducing a sustainable plan which is very much viable and future of locomotive industry.

Part of the GMAC Sustain team in Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS), a major US based software services provider. (GMAC was the financial arm of General Motors and now an independent entity). My responsibilities included automating the daily tasks for the project, developing GMAC Dealer Portal and enhancing its functionality, daily health check of all the servers, and preparation of monthly reports used in business meetings. Have undergone a domain specific training and hence well-versed in Banking and Finance ConceptsCognizant Certified Professional in Core Java (Level-0) & ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library).Have undergone training in Struts, J2EE, Web services and Advanced Java applications.