• Strategized Cloud migration and modernization strategies for a European FMCG major - key deliverables included infrastructure TCO analysis (detailed on-prem to target state cost break-up with break-even), application modernization analysis and cloud financial management• Spearheaded the introduction of cloud cost maanagement and development FinOps central team for a European financial services major, and embedded a bespoke FinOps Framework within the team with clearly defined roles and responsibilities leading to an estimated 15% annual savings. • Analysed client cloud estate across hyperscalers (AWS/Azure) for savings opportunities and leaner resource provisioning for multiple clients and liaised with application teams to promote cloud cost management through in-depth account analysis, bespoke cost optimisation recommendations• Proefficient in working with FinOps native and third-party tools (Cloudability Certified) and creating reports and dashboards on various aspects of cloud resource spent• Designed chargeback reporting strategies for clients with true cost reporting• Suggested automation techniques on resource optimisation and introduced unit metrics to track cloud cost, resource wastage• Stretegized FinOps tagging strategy from inception to maturity by analysing the maturity level, recommending new mandatory, optional tags along with best practices and frameworks• Created various cloud optimisation playbooks on key cloud cost levers and advocated FinOps best practices and optimisation techniques to clients through various sessions and seminars • Designed cloud governance frameworks and policies and created dossiers on the same• Active mentor and cross train analysts and engineers in the Cloud Cost management space through frequent knowledge transfer sessions and playbooks

• Managed cloud migration and cloud optimization initiatives - tenant rebalancing, storage/memory optimization, blob reduction etc.• Implemented cloud governance by creating policies on rightsizing and removal of abandoned resources• Developed dashboards and designed Finops tagging strategy to improve Cloud cost visibility• Analyse clients’ as-is cloud migration strategy around areas of Product Development, Operations and Infrastructure and propose optimization strategies across their cloud estate

• Designed cloud data strategy solutions for a FMCG major - supervising data lake migration, testing management (SIT, UAT), quality control, release and enhancement• Directed and co-ordinated requirement gathering activities - liaise with source teams and design requirements and ingestion pipeline.• Designed data architecture for multiple projects in client units such as vendors, R&D, Compliance & Legal.• Involved in active mentoring and cross training individuals in the Data Architecture space through frequent connect and sessions• Designed and developed data on cloud strategy and architecture for a South-African Asset Management company leading to projected $60 million savings over the next 5 years.

• Designed and delivered CRM application for a $21.5 billion (CAD) Canadian telecom firm using agile principles, thereby increasing CSAT scores by 20%. • Performed Process Analysis and designed Solution Proposals, Design Documents, Use Cases and Wireframes based on clients’ functional requirements.• Requirements elicitation by conducting joint workshops with stakeholders, assessed change requests and conducted impact analysis on the existing requirements. • Delivered 4 release projects by leading a team of 8-14 architects, developers and testers. • Proposed and implemented a new Line of Business using micro service architecture thereby saving 90 days of development effort. • Collaborated with clients and stakeholders towards adoption of latest IT solutions – Spring framework and IBM Watson – for an enhanced customer experience.