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San Jose, Ca, Us

Santa Clara, California, Us

Orchestrate a best-in-class enterprise data governance framework aligning with business goals for up to 300 end users. Spearhead outstanding program enabling flawless transition into a data-driven organization. Helm strategic programs across their entire lifecycle by partnering with the Engineering, IT, and Operations teams to achieve organizational alignment under heavy workload. Forge productive, professional relationships with key stakeholders. Execute projects across full lifecycle. Lead a 15-member strong Data Operations team. Create bespoke Data Governance Routines to ensure that standards for quality, timeliness, and business impact are met.1. Champion unique data management and data governance policies which have reduced related costs by up to 70%.2. Handle/constantly improve access management, data processing consulting, impact assessments, risk management, controls management, incident response, policies, and more to ensure optimal use of program budgets of $1M+.3. Customize data governance policies/procedures through the incorporation of emerging practices and technologies. 4. Built out one-of-a-kind service data management roadmap in partnership with relevant parties, using techniques which were later adapted across roadmap development for the entire organization.5. Selected to lead the implementation of the Data Stewardship Community at the enterprise level, earning commendations for leadership acumen and capacity to overcome problems through ingenuity.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Governed Supply Chain Transformation Programs which involved impeccable product development program release rollouts, demonstrating capacity to effectively lead up to 60+ employees globally. Guided the entire patch deployment process into ERP systems and ensured minimal downtime. Managed cross-functional teams. Designated as foremost liaison among teams to ensure on-time releases and facilitated go/no-go decisions, utilizing analytics and business intelligence to navigate releases.1. Received numerous promotions, led end-to-end solution deployment activities for Supply Chain Logistics as part of large-scale effort which directly influenced $2M in year-over-year revenue.2. Reduced supply chain portfolio release risk by 85% and greatly enhanced release workload balance via integration of a Unified Engagement Model; acted as an internal advisor to other Cross functional departments with similar initiatives and projects. 3. Facilitated and managed various meetings with stakeholders to align short- and long-term plans.4. Coordinated with ERMO team in authoring the HLEP, a unique release management plan and deployment run book which effectively conveyed best practices, common issues, and lessons learned.5. Ensured unblemished rollout of releases by coordinating release activities during FPR and Go Live with numerous teams, and supported the creation of pertinent standard operating procedures to ensure future rollouts rose above objectives.6. Used retrospectives/postmortems to advocate for and reinforce successful project elements while eliminating issues.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Provided exemplary oversight for many different initiatives, including CDBU Divestiture Program (Mergers & Acquisitions), MBR Stabilization Program, Hadoop Platform Engagement Program, and Cisco ACI Cloud Migration, guiding up to 40 pacesetting staff. Provided SME guiding enterprise-wide migration of all Business Intelligence Platforms and applications, conceptualizing and implementing relevant procedures to streamline future migrations and reduce budget impacts.1. Led CDBU (Connected Devices Business Unit) Divestiture to Technicolor transition as part of M&A from Cisco Supply Chain, optimizing use of a $2M budget and supporting improvements to improve return on investment by 30%. 2. Headed Cisco Bookings application (MBR) stabilization program, refining the OBIEE platform to accommodate more usage patterns during high-volume periods, in addition to cutting downtimes and improving overall program efficacy. 3. Supervised Hadoop 4.0.1, COMPOSITE 6.2 version upgrade in addition to bringing on 70+ new applications from several Businesses; provided clear, actionable reporting to executive leadership on processes and enhancement opportunities.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Spearheaded Global Data Center Program, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, Business Continuity & Resiliency Program, Disaster Recovery, Intranet Content Access Management(iCAM) Data Security Program, Data Center Rightsizing Program, Program Odyssey (ODS/CORE Migration), DeVirt, and EDWTD to P1, securing praise for elevating productivity and slashing downtimes against major logistical and operational challenges.1. Drove excellent use of a $10M+ budget involving expansive programs which lead to 90% reduced licensing cost, 78% lowered Software virtualization costs, 50% reduced IT efforts, 80% lowered time in managing servers, 300% improved server repurposing time, and 60% Data center Space cost savings; shortlisted for the prestigious Cisco Appreciation cash award.2. Led installation of Data Security software (iCAM) covering 24K engineering servers across all Cisco datacenters worldwide, excelling as a trusted resource with broad strategic goals and a wide array of nuanced technical concepts.3. Rightsized 1300+ hosts, migrated most critical databases to 10g/11g over network with near-zero downtime, and cleaned up 300+ unused schemas; expanded professional expertise at every opportunity with project and program management methodologies, leading to the virtual elimination of missed milestones.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Oversaw EDW to EDWTD Accelerated Migration, EDWTD Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, and Clickstream Migration, providing keen insights across continuous improvement efforts within a matrixed workplace. Maintained financial viability through superior risk management, working effectively with teams of 45+.1. Minimized overall maintenance costs by 50%, simplified architectural footprint, increased ad hoc query performance, and provided better decision support system through the EDW to EDWTD initiative; results greatly exceeded expectations, with the project quickly considered a company gold standard and recognized by other industry leaders.2. Migrated Clickstream database to facilitate the substantially improved generation and use of analytics data/reporting.3. Developed Project plans, release-level playbooks, and much more while strictly adhering to company policies.4. Lead Technical architecture discussions using exemplary communication and interpersonal skills.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Developed ETL Mappings, Database Packages and Procedures; Performed ETL and Query Tuning and contributed in optimized query performance; Prepared test plans, test case scenarios and artifact documents and Performed User Acceptance Testing; Coordinated with cross functional team for a smooth deployment during Test Cycles, FPR and Go live activities; Provided post deployment escalated support by investigating and resolving complicated business application issues. Authored knowledge base articles on issues and resolutions provided. Provided Knowledge transfer to Operations team. Mentored new developers and support engineers.

Pune, Maharashtra, In

Developed logical and physical data models; Created database objects as per the requirements document; Optimized SQL statements, functions, procedures and packages to support application reporting and data extraction.

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Stanford Advanced Project Management

Master'S Degree, Computer Science