Business InnovationI manage high profile innovation projects from end to end: 🌟 Collaborating with business stakeholders to understand the business problem🌟 Synthesizing relevant trends, cutting out the noise from the signal, and presenting proposals for bleeding edge technologies to business stakeholders and C-Suite🌟 Assessing, prioritizing, synthesizing, and sharing insights to inform planning🌟 Leading proof of concepts/ pilots/ projects, evaluating results and transitioning projects to the product teams🌟 Mobilizing and leading cross-functional teams to navigate challenges & ambiguity for efficient implementation🌟 Fostering a culture of innovation at all levels of the organizationNew TechnologyI have a background in Computer Science, experience in Software Engineering, with expertise in Data, Analytics and implementing new technologies. Working with AI, Web3, NFT and Metaverse technologies.I help companies become future ready by:🌟 Identifying, analyzing, and recommending technology to support disruption and innovation🌟 Identifying and communicating innovation strategies to both internally to C-Suite and externally to partners🌟 Tracking industry and technology trends, especially new technologies AI/ML, Web 3.0 and metaverse🌟 Speaking engagements and presentations to internal and external audiences up to ~1000 attendees RelationshipsCultivating, building, and nurturing relationships is a big part of my role and a core strength. I help build an innovation ecosystem by:🌟 Representing the Innovation team and the Organization at internal and external events🌟 Managing relationships with academia, start-ups, partners, and vendors 🌟 Conducting customer centric design thinking workshops

• Manage the entire life cycle of Innovation projects in emerging technologies like computer vision and natural language processing• Conduct signal scanning of emerging technology trends, advanced understanding of the signals, capture insights and form thought leadership relevant to Data and Digital technologies within the Insurance Industry• Manage relationships with academia, startups and vendors• Represent the Innovation team and the Organization at internal and external venues• Conduct Design Thinking Workshops• Support the ideation process including insights, synthesis, scoring, prioritization of ideas as well as participation in the overall ideation process for the organization• Cultivate, leverage and maintain relationships both internally and externally to help build an ecosystem of innovation for the organization to help gain understanding of key issues

• Research, evaluate, pilot and implement new technologies within Analytics• Predictive Analytics using IBM SPSS Modeler• Data Analytics and Visualization using SSAS Tabular 2016 and Power BI• Project Management• Technical Lead

• Solutions Design– Architect, design, develop, implement and tune database solutions including ETL, Database, Cubes, Reporting and dashboards.• Lead Developer – Design applications and processes, define development standards• Technical Advisor – Provide technical direction and guidance to developers, analysts and quality assurance members• Participate in all aspects of solutions development• Project Management

• SQL Server Administration• Database development and design• Developing and supporting software applications using .Net• Ensuring data security within developed applications• Designing and implementing custom reports as defined by users• Creating and maintaining functional and technical documentation• Recommending process improvements