Sri Chikka Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

St Louis, Mo 63141, Mo, Us

I am responsible for leading the Strategy and Enablement service area for the Data and Intelligence team and develop go to market strategy, business development and delivery oversight. My focus is on helping clients establish and refine their data strategies to become data driven organizations. I help them establish paths to discovering data sets, audiences, data monetization strategies, multi-year data platform approaches, assess their maturity levels in various aspects such as DQ, DG, DataOps, Data Ingestion, Data Lineage, Data retention, Reporting etc. I also lead complex business development pursuits involving multiple technologies and platforms and with clients in multiple industries. I engage in a senior advisory leadership role with complex data engagements helping clients establish solid strategies and execute to practical roadmaps.Some of my leadership roles with clients: - Data and Reporting Systems Advisor to CIO of a mining client - Delivery Lead for a DataOps Automation project for a large Healthcare Provider-Payer Client - Data Strategy advisor to Chief of Staff, CIO, Chief Compliance Officer of a University Healthcare client for Data Sharing Practices assessment - Data Quality & Governance Strategist to SVP, Supply Chain Analytics for a global hardware distributor on MDM program - Data Governance SME Lead for a Cyber Security client's Data Strategy program - Delivery Lead for a Property Management client's Data Infrastructure Improvements Project - Data Strategist for an Automotive Client's After Market Sales' Capabilities Assessment Project

Teaneck, New Jersey, Us

As a founding principal of the tech industry consulting practice, I helped establish the practice thru identifying and recruiting talent and mentoring resources, developing thought leadership industry POVs, leading client engagements, advising client CXO and Sr VP resources etc. I was responsible for growing business with clients in technology industry (Hi-Tech, Internet, Platform, Information Services etc.). I worked closely with multiple Cognizant teams to ensure clients’ IT programs are in alignment with the goals and objectives of the very businesses they serve. I brought deep knowledge of industry trends and perspectives and helped clients progress towards industry leadership.Some leadership roles in which I helped my clients include: - Advisor to Co-founder & SVP Infra of an AdTech client for AdTech platform SRE assessment - Advisor to CIO and SVP Apps for a global Tech Manufacturer for channel strategy engagement - Advisor to VP of CX Apps for a semi conductor client for UX effectiveness and strategy engagement - Pursuit lead for multiple large proposals with Tech clients

Pune, Maharashtra, In

I helped many clients of KPIT / Birlasoft succeed in their efforts that ranged from implementations of specific software products in CX and MDM domains to large Business Transformation programs. A few success stories:Tech reseller: Establish a robust and complex platform to process supplier data feeds into a product master system that served up product and pricing data to downstream systems such as CPQ and eCommerce store. Multiple Life Sciences clients: Business transformation journeys that started with establishing a strong data foundation backbone. Global Oil & Gas customers - Migrate multiple global business units from legacy ERP systems to Oracle EBS over a multi-year program. Customer & Product Master platforms & Data Governance Organization establishmentOther clients: Successful implementation of SaaS and On premise solutions in CX, PLM, MDM and HCM. I was responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction with global delivery and generating a healthy pipeline for the practice thru solution development and pre-sales. I was also responsible for building the practice by recruiting and mentoring resources, ensuring supply and demand alignment.

I played an instrumental role in establishing the Oracle Customer Experience Practice. I was responsible for working with practice head and account teams in establishing and maintaining client relationships, maintaining partnerships with various vendors and system integrators, identifying talent and assisting in recruitment, providing enterprise architectural oversight on large bids. I led multiple large business development efforts spanning a variety of products that involved deep integrations. These deals included requirements for minority owned, women owned businesses etc. and were in the order of multi-million dollars.

Plano, Tx, Us

I helped a large US Pharmacy client modernize their Field Service application to effectively serve their large network of US based stores by improving the efficiency of their field technicians, procurement and warehouse users. I led the team in architecting the integration framework to enable efficient business processes using near real time and batch integrations. My team also architected the legacy data migration framework.

Austin, Texas, Us

As a senior leader of the NASA (National and Strategic Accounts) CRM practice, I focused on presales and consulting delivery activities helping clients conceive and successfully implement CRM/CX solutions with lowest TCO, maximum ROI and most of all, solutions in line with Oracle product strategy. I also worked with senior leadership team in developing our industry POVs and was responsible for reskilling the consulting team with SaaS CRM program. I was instrumental in Business Development activities for North American Applications Consulting CRM team and led multiple efforts in Demand Generation, Campaign Strategy / Execution, Client Strategic Roadmap Planning, Solution Architecture, Portfolio Oversight, Project Sponsorship and oversight, and Project Management as well as Recruitment. I worked with clients in various industries including Healthcare, Hi-Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, and Communications across US, Canada and Europe.

New York City, Ny, Us

I helped our businesses successfully implement strategic Sales and Marketing applications. While my focus was with leading the Siebel implementation projects, I was also an active member of the BAAT (Business Applications Architecture Team) team and was heavily involved in analyzing LexisNexis landscape of systems, software evaluation and selection, reengineering processes etc.. I worked with various global business units (part of parent company Reed-Elsevier) in providing implementation road maps for various projects such as migration from legacy apps to Siebel, migration from Siebel CRM On Demand to On Premise, Integrating multiple Siebel instances in a tactical fashion, project audits etc..

I started my professional career in Software straight out of college with a degree with distinction in Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. After learning software development of international banking software, I immigrated to the States, developed real estate property appraisal software and worked at a few companies and clients in multiple roles with progressively increasing responsibilities. These roles helped me build a strong foundation in product development and consulting domains.I established a strong track record of bringing troubled projects back on track and proven experience working with multiple vendors and partners in implementing successful projects and ability to sell services while delivering high quality programs.Please contact me if you are interested in knowing more about my initial career details.

Sei - Software Architecture Professional Certificate, Software Architecture

Bachelor Of Technology, Mechanical Engineering