Global leader in business & technology consulting, IT strategy, execution, governance, and innovation led transformation. Execution experience in technology evaluation, selection, business value case presentation, (SAP & other business solutions) project management, software development, and vendor management. Managed global consulting & delivery engagements across automotive, manufacturing & distribution, after markets, real estate, pharma, hospitality & service industries with end to end SAP projects. Currently the Executive Director and CIO at Octave Group, industrial automation consultants and engineers, specializing in advanced automation solutions including Industrial Robots, Industry 4.0 & Special Purpose Machines. Also nurturing a team of talented millennials as Founder & CEO at Accentino, a start-up exploring digital innovations including AI/ML, Blockchain, Cloud, & IoT. Senior leadership roles at Mahindra Group as, CIO, CIO Mentor, Group CIO Office, Business Solutions & SAP Projects, Innovation & Digital initiatives. Enterprise Architect for group business solutions platform & technology landscape (Project Harmony). Internal selling to sector presidents and CXOs to on-board 49 companies with shared charge-out agreements. Program Manager for implementation of Project Harmony. Experience in negotiating & managing large value contracts, enterprise agreements, and compliance audits with large technology vendors (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, etc.). Value based solutions selling to CXOs in US, Japan & APAC as senior member of strategic sales leadership team of supply chain management solutions leader, i2 Technologies. Building and running India ERP practice (with P&L responsibility) at Price Waterhouse Management Consultants, India. Technology start-up experience in US & India. Jury member and adviser to “Next100 CIO” awards, selecting "future CIOs" of India for 7 years. Visiting faculty at Shailesh J Mehta School of Management at IIT, Bombay.