* Leading India unit of Cloud Analytics practice (formerly, Core Compete) in Applied Intelligence, Accenture* Consulting on data science through projects in Consumer Goods, E-commerce, and Retail covering supply chain, assortment, pricing, promotion, and customer analytics

Acquired by Accenture in April 2021* Core Compete Inc is a leader in cloud analytics, focusing on AI/ML solutions, Analytics Modernization, and Cloud Data Warehousing* Solution architect and analytics lead for a large number of forecasting projects for retailers and brands using machine learning, time series, and statistical/ Bayesian methods: store-level labor forecasting for a specialty retailer, short-lifecycle fashion product demand forecasting for a specialty retailer, demand… Show more Acquired by Accenture in April 2021* Core Compete Inc is a leader in cloud analytics, focusing on AI/ML solutions, Analytics Modernization, and Cloud Data Warehousing* Solution architect and analytics lead for a large number of forecasting projects for retailers and brands using machine learning, time series, and statistical/ Bayesian methods: store-level labor forecasting for a specialty retailer, short-lifecycle fashion product demand forecasting for a specialty retailer, demand forecasting for a big e-commerce retailer, forecasting for a large multi-brand fashion manufacturer, forecasting for markdown optimization of fashion merchandise for five U.S. based retailers, and price-based demand forecasting for a global restaurant chain* Retail analytics projects include custom solution for retail experiments for a specialty retailer, customer analytics for a luxury department store, design of customer engagement program and campaign measurement for a large retail conglomerate's loyalty program, assortment range management analysis and dashboard for a multi-brand building materials retailer, pricing analysis and replenishment optimization for a large automotive retailer, and dashboard development for a retail marketplace vendor* Other advanced analytics projects include optimization of supply chain network for a manufacturer-distributor, optimization of sourcing network for a global manufacturer, and discrete-event simulation, and dashboard design to improve service processes for a global bank* Worked extensively in Google Cloud and AWS, using SAS, Python, and SQL programming languages; specialized forecasting software used include Google AutoML, SAS Forecast Studio, SAS ETS, and Amazon Forecast; dashboards include Tableau and SAS Visual Analytics * Helped create a global data science team. Enabling data scientists, creating capabilities, instituting best practices, improving delivery by on-shore and off-shore teams, hiring and retaining, and improving team work Show less

* ExaLotus focuses on using advanced analytics to create value for retailers and manufacturers in India, from transaction, customer/loyalty, and market research data. Engaged in services to drive actions in marketing, merchandising, and supply chain using data mining, statistics, econometrics and Operations Research methods* Loyalty expertise includes precision marketing or targeted campaigns, model driven cross-sell and up-sell campaigns, offer recommendation engine, micro-customer… Show more * ExaLotus focuses on using advanced analytics to create value for retailers and manufacturers in India, from transaction, customer/loyalty, and market research data. Engaged in services to drive actions in marketing, merchandising, and supply chain using data mining, statistics, econometrics and Operations Research methods* Loyalty expertise includes precision marketing or targeted campaigns, model driven cross-sell and up-sell campaigns, offer recommendation engine, micro-customer segmentations, customer analytics for categories, loyalty program ROI and loyalty tiers analysis* Retail analytics expertise includes predictive and descriptive modeling approaches to promotion analysis, assortment analysis, markdown optimization, and store inventory productivity* Projects include loyalty customer campaigns for two national grocery retailers, one online retailer and one book/toys retailer, customer insights and category productivity for a grocery retailer, customer growth and product recommendation for a large FMCG brand Show less

* Dunnhumby is a pioneer in loyalty card analytics with a proven record in using customer-centricity to increase same store sales and customer loyalty at world’s leading grocery retailers and department stores* Lead a large team of analysts, from directors to associates, working on customer loyalty card and transaction data of one of the largest multinational grocery retailers, to enable data-driven targeted campaigns, pricing, promotions, assortment and customer segmentations for retailers… Show more * Dunnhumby is a pioneer in loyalty card analytics with a proven record in using customer-centricity to increase same store sales and customer loyalty at world’s leading grocery retailers and department stores* Lead a large team of analysts, from directors to associates, working on customer loyalty card and transaction data of one of the largest multinational grocery retailers, to enable data-driven targeted campaigns, pricing, promotions, assortment and customer segmentations for retailers and their suppliers across many countries in Asia and Europe* As a member of the leadership team in India, contributed to organizational structure, talent management, team building, and expertise development for global analytics work; contributed to increase in team's Great Places To Work (GPTW) scores Show less

* Optimization group (previously, ProfitLogic) within Oracle Retail Analytical Services consults with large retailers on implementation of several market leading Oracle products in areas that include markdown optimization, demand forecasting, assortment size profiles, and replenishment optimization* Worked in multi-functional teams on enterprise applications at several apparel, electronics and specialty retailers in the Americas* Contributed as analytics leader and client-facing project… Show more * Optimization group (previously, ProfitLogic) within Oracle Retail Analytical Services consults with large retailers on implementation of several market leading Oracle products in areas that include markdown optimization, demand forecasting, assortment size profiles, and replenishment optimization* Worked in multi-functional teams on enterprise applications at several apparel, electronics and specialty retailers in the Americas* Contributed as analytics leader and client-facing project leader in client projects and service enhancing initiatives for Oracle offerings using large-scale predictive modeling in forecasting, pricing, assortment, replenishment, and promotions Show less

Associate Professor (tenured) in the School of Management, State University of New York at Binghamton* Published on supply chain and analytics topics in leading journals in the area of Management Science/ Operations Research* Taught various courses in Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, E-Commerce, and Statistics to students in MBA, Executive MBA, and undergraduate programs