Chief Digital and Information Officer

Leading the Business Transformation initiative to execute a multi-year, multi-million Business Transformation initiative which consolidates multiple legacy ERPs to a single instance S/4 HANA ERP hosted on MS Azure. Leading the Business Process, Data & Analytics and the Digital IT teams to truly provide value to business functions. Leading the Architecture re-design for Rogers with multiple moving M&A pieces - Acquisition of multiple BUs and also divestitures of our non-core businesses.Leading / Executing multiple initiatives and programs to standardize and co-create a contemporary Data platform for Rogers. Also, strengthening the CyberSecurity and Compliance posture for the new Application Ecosystem. Evolving a technical strategy for a futuristic multi-Cloud, hybrid and SaaS model architecture.Rogers Corporation is a global technology leader in specialty engineered materials that enable high performance and high reliability in EV/HEV, wireless infrastructure, automotive safety and portable electronics. The company was founded in 1832 as a paper mill in Manchester, Connecticut. Now headquartered in Arizona (USA), Rogers operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Belgium, China, Germany, Hungary and South Korea, with joint ventures and sales offices worldwide.

Since 1968, the Society for Information Management (SIM) has inspired the minds of the most prestigious IT leaders in the industry. Highly regarded as the premier network for IT leadership, SIM is a community of thought leaders who share experiences and rich intellectual capital, and who explore the future of IT.SIM is an IT Leadership networking and learning non-profit organization. SIM operates as multiple Chapters across the United States.Website http://www.simnet.org

Promoted to Chief Digital / Information officer, leading the overall Digital Transformation Initiatives for all of Make-A-Wish America. Also responsible for Data Governance across all of the Business domains, also playing the the role of Chief Data Officer. Tasked with the Business Transformation efforts enabled through the multiple technology innovations and modernizations that has been chartered out for the next 18-24 months. Tying out Data and Information Security to be the key tenets of the outcomes. Goal - Be a Data Driven Organization, Securely.

Leading the Technology initiatives and the Enterprise Business Transformation. Member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT)- Executing multiple Digital Initiatives which include Cloud native Strategy, Data Governance, Enterprise Data convergence & Business Analytics to drive Revenue growth and Cost Optimization- Application Portfolio modernization with specific focus on Infrastructure & Cyber Security. - Leveraging best of the breed technologies like AI, RPA to further productivity and operational excellence.- Develop and establish Organizational Technology Vision and goals- Develop strategic plans to support the overall business imperatives- Leading the Enterprise Business Transformation and e-PMO teams- Develop and manage IT budget, Annual Operating plan.- Strategizes and implements Technology that results in Business growth & Quality of Service- Provide support and mentorship to IT leadership and team members- Establish and enforce IT guidelines and standards

IT Leader for a Fortune 100 Conglomerate in a high-tech manufacturing, Auto and Specialty Materials businesses directing 500+ blended local/near/offshore resources Drive and execute IT strategies for the CIO and reports. Responsible for the growth and management of the overall P&L & Program delivery. • Educate, Strategize and implement IT solutions for the clientele on the latest IT innovations• Enable IT teams to leverage multiple cost drivers and drive down Cost of ownership for IT Operations. • Collaborate with multiple development leaders to help integrate multiple disparate systems/technologies in M&A environment• Drive business growth through technology solutions

Managed a multi-million client portfolio. Established IT strategy with client CIO and reports; built collaboration with industry thought leaders to enable innovation within the client teams; Sponsored/conducted multiple innovation workshops. Led internal NTT teams, project/service delivery management and P&L ownership.• Enabled client to maintain forward-looking IT strategies and plans by orchestrating critical strategy sessions, IT innovation workshops with NTT Data SMEs and industry thought leaders. • Drove client innovation and incubation projects• Drove client’s operational cost efficiencies by collaborating to establish multiple offshore delivery locations and design multiple global service design models.• Delivered client value by leveraging lower-cost global centers of excellence (COE).

Managed portfolio of approximately 80+ contracts driving significant results and customer performance ratings• Transformed NTT Data IT services through customer-centric focus, achieving impressive win rates and successfully positioning the company for growth in core and adjacencies.• Led entire group of Technical Services responsible for significant customer relationships that grew top and bottom line revenue growth, while leading diverse IT portfolios and technologies ranging from ERP (SAP) to Digital Commerce solutions, Big Data initiatives and frameworks.

Led blended team of 100+ onsite/offshore resources to provide SAP AMS services to client; managed one of NTT's largest consulting/service delivery contracts. Operated/maintained SLA mode to provide Levels 1, 2 and 3 support for ERP/SAP/BI implementation; integrated support model, providing production support for diverse custom solutions, system monitoring, custom development, regression testing, transport management and new site transitions; and negotiated SOWs, managed contracts and developed proposals.• Improved customer service levels significantly while reducing customer costs by 20%+.• Reduced outstanding defects by 40%+ within initial six months.• Reduced system enhancement backlog by 30%+• Improved client productivity by transitioning 12 business sites to SAP, increasing user population 30% to 12,000+ users in four continents.• Managed blended onsite/offshore deliverables by reducing slippage and maintaining stringent first pass yields.• Replaced conflict with culture of collaboration, increased morale and decreased turnover within first year.• Expanded revenue to multi-year contract renewals by stabilizing account.

Sr Programmer, Program Management for Financial product. The core product was built for the Compliance of Financial rules for any trades. The Compliance Engine which was the heart of the product analyzed multi-variate conditions to make sure the input is in compliance and any non-compliant data was flagged for correction. There were multi-million trades that were curated per second, which meant that the product architecture needed to support the volume and speed. The core product was built in Java with JSP being the front end. It connected back to a multi-domain Oracle Database through built-in ODBC modules.

Played the role of a Lead Java architect who was helping design products for multiple clients to enhance their order entry / custom web pages. We created custom JSP tag libraries which was helpful in creating a low code environment for internal developers.

Worked on multiple programs and Projects across different technologies creating custom software for Clients in the area of Digitization and modernization. Some of the early projects - Modification of TCP/IP Stack to enable wireless data transmission using LinuX- Modernization of Government websites and tracking, especially for the Police force, digitizing their paper based processes to accelerate work.- Data Analysis and analytics using Business Objects and SAS for healthcare clients.Technologies - Oracle, Linux, Java, J2EE Architecture, SAS, BO.