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United States

New York, United States

New York, United States

Led large programs for strategic partners (Silicon Valley Bank, HDFC Bank) ensuring the Risk Management team(s) deliver with Agility & align to overall Strategy.* Led a team to successfully implement Data and Analytics MVP solution and laid the foundation of a “Data Lake” for future phases. This project involved ingesting data from multiple sources and propagating it through data layers before final dashboard creation using Tableau. Analyzed the metrics and partnered with client stakeholders in delivering the solution in an Agile manner.* Led the data warehouse migration project moving from On-Prem to cloud-based platform (AWS Redshift) to improve performance and reduce costs. Worked with cross-functional teams including engineering and infrastructure to map existing architecture and data pipelines. Developed a phased migration plan to avoid downtime and conducted parallel testing to ensure data accuracy. Implemented automated monitoring tools for real time performance tracking. Migrated over 500TB of data with zero unplanned downtime, reducing query processing times by 30%. Achieved a 25% cost reduction in infrastructure by decommissioning legacy hardware, saving $1M annually* Drove adoption of best practices with keen focus on consolidated cross-team product roadmap development related to Risk Group’s data strategy (data ingestion quality, reporting, visualization, integration of right data sets).

New Jersey, United States

Responsible for managing projects and programs for strategic Retail & CPG customers (Staples, Keurig Dr Pepper, Wawa).* Led the end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation to launch for new products and course correction for Mature products for Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) directly resulting in improved Lead Time of new Feature by more than 50%.* Led the development and launch of a mobile ordering and delivery platform for Wawa with enhanced customization and recommendation engine. Achieved 20% increase in mobile orders within 3 months post launch. Led the build from building the prototype through integration and testing to soft launch and subsequent production rollout* Managed a large program for Staples of the launch and re-branding of stores & product lines* Developed and executed a strategic roadmap for new product development, ensuring alignment with company goals and harnessing data-driven decision making.* Collaborated with cross-functional teams including engineering, user experience design, learning design, product marketing, and analytics and help drive product success.

New York, United States

Responsible for leading Product Development for strategic Education & EdTech customers.* Led the development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based read along assistant (Amira) that listens, assesses and tutors kids.* Led the development and rollout of an Analytics platform that helps School Districts monitor tools and systems usage for each student helping the administrators make intelligent decisions around adoptions. This resulted in average savings of nearly 40% for most school districts.* Facilitated PI planning readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process through pre-PI planning meetings.* Assisted with economic decision-making by facilitating Feature & Capacity estimation by teams. * Act as a liaison between Business and the technology teams to ensure requirements are converted into tangible User Stories and planned across Sprints/Iterations

New York, United States

* Led and delivered Shine Insight, a cloud-based data driven SAAS platform on time (12 months) and under budget * Provide Agile development methodology expertise and guidance to teams, including business owners and other key stakeholders. * Built and managed integrated program plans and execute them to accommodate evolving ideas and maximize business value* Enhanced project planning and execution by designing a delivery lifecycle framework to aid personnel across Technology Group to deliver projects consistently and successfully.* Standardized and streamlined product development using DevOps approaches (CI/CD, automated testing, Agile development, API / Microservices based design).* Managed the Project Controls and Financial Controls functions for the program * Established the Risk Management function and Managed the Risks for the program Implemented & observed robust change management, risk management and communication approaches.* Engage with product executives, technology partners and sponsors. Develops and manages relationships with other key stakeholders* Shaped roadmap; delivered scalable, high-availability, robust platform through application architecture refinement and proactive application monitoring.* Fueled 500% platform user growth and 1,000% partner/customer growth by implementing accelerated features delivery, data-driven decision making and world-class customer support

New Jersey, United States

Specialized Mba, Artificial Intelligence

Bachelors, Applied Statistics

Master Of Computer Applications - Mca, Computer Applications