Seasoned Technology Leader in Data & AI with 20+ Years of ExpertiseExtensive experience in technology, domain, solutioning, and delivery, with a proven track record of driving growth and innovation. Currently managing a 950+ associate Big Data Service Line, achieving 35% YOY growth over two years. Expertise in competency building, market-facing solutions, and driving business growth.Core Expertise:Data Engineering & Analytics: 18+ years in data strategy, management, and analytics across Banking, Finance, Insurance, and Retail domains. Extensive experience with traditional RDBMS, Hadoop, Cloud platforms, and modern data architectures (Data Lakes, Lakehouses, Data Mesh).Platform Modernization: Delivered migrations for Hadoop (MapR/CDH to CDP), ETL to Spark/Scala, and MPP to cloud platforms (AWS Redshift, Snowflake).Architectural Leadership: TOGAF-certified with 12+ years designing enterprise-level solutions. Delivered multi-year, multi-tower deals ($50M+ TCV). Mentored 200+ associates in architecture certification programs.Innovation & Thought Leadership: Developed Gen AI solutions, schema-agnostic data migration tools, and estimation models influencing 50+ deals. Published blogs, whitepapers, and established industry-leading architecture patterns.Client & Alliance Engagement: 5+ years of onsite client-facing roles globally, partnering with hyperscalers (AWS, Cloudera, MongoDB) and managing strategic alliances to co-create solutions for Business Problems.Additional Roles:Executive Faculty for Big Data Management (Cassandra, DynamoDB).Strategy and innovation enthusiast with key interests in Gen AI, data migration, and IT transformation.