Driving SAM services and ITAM Technology Transformation projects globally for mid - large sized organizations. Focus areas include:- Helping clients to set-up SAM office; Design SAM Processes and Procedures across software lifecycle- Cost optimization initiatives; Software Contract Management- Designing and Implementing Cloud FinOps Framework, Cloud Spend Optimization projects; On-prem to Cloud migration strategies and impact- ITAM Technology Implementation and Operations for ServiceNow, Flexera, SNOW, EY SAM Platform etc.- Leading delivery operations for IBM IASP services- Open-Source vulnerability and compliance reviews.

Prime focus in driving multiple facets of SAM projects:* Software as a Managed Service (SMS)* Software License Compliance Reviews* SAM Process Reviews (ISO 19770)* Software Cost Optimization ReviewsExpertise in Software licensing for major publishers - IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, VMware, RedHat, Tableau, Alteryx, Adobe, Autodesk, Siemens etc.Implementation and Operations of SAM tools - IBM License Metric Tool / Tivoli Asset Discovery, Flexera and SCCMWorked extensively with the clients having a primary role of streamlining their software estate in the areas of Procurement Management, Entitlement & Deployment Management, License Compliance Monitoring, Annual True-Ups and Software Retirement Management.

Extensively worked around Software License Reviews/Audits for several leading software publishers with expertise in IBM for numerous Global and Indian clientsProficiency in preparing the License Compliance Position reports, highlight the potential discrepancies within entitlements vis-a-vis deployments and suggest measures to optimize the software environmentLed teams and performed a key role of understanding the client’s IT environment, setting up the methods of data collection, reconciling the entitlements of the products, deriving the actual deployment information based on data analysis of SAM Tool outputs/product specific outputs/scripts across various operating systemsExtensively worked in the field of Software as a Managed Service (SMS) for a major Indian FMCG client with the primary role of streamlining the SAM processes, optimizing the IT procurement, software deployment and mitigating the risk exposureProficiency in interpreting and analyzing the various SAM tool outputs like ILMT / Tivoli Asset Discovery, SCCM, Flexera, Altiris etc.Contribution towards recommending the optimization measures around clustering, virtualization, sub-capacity realization, shared pool configurations in UNIX, AS/400 from the perspective of software licensingWorked towards optimizing the software purchase, deployment, maintenance, utilization and disposal of software within an organization and recommending processes necessary for the effective management of software assets and keeping up with the compliance standards

Global Subject Matter Expert of IBM Software licensing with key contributions in various product pillars - WebSphere, Domino, DB2, Spectrum Protect (TSM) and System iLiaison for global teams and had the responsibility of managing pipeline and ensured quality, timely delivery of the work products for global entities Handled a team of professionals for performing software reviews with a key role of understanding the customer’s IT environment, setting up methods of data collection, identifying the entitlements of the products in the customer’s environment and deriving the actual deployment information based on data analysis of product specific outputs, scripts across various operating systems.

Lead the US-East IBM Software Licensing Reviews team from India and successfully completed review reports with potential gap findings worth more than USD 100 millionExpertise in the planning/scoping of a review, data collection and analysis of all the IBM products.Global SME for various IBM product families like Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure (TSM), WebSphere, Information Management (DB2) and System i.Possesses very good knowledge of all the IBM licensing models and their different product pillars like Business Analytics, WebSphere, C&S Infrastructure, Lotus Domino, Industry Solutions etc.Independently handled a project for recognizing loopholes in IBM Discovery tool. Assessment of ILMT / Tivoli Asset Discovery reports and suggested potential discrepancies in terms of component to product tagging and product bundling scenariosActively involved in training many global teams including the newer resources within the Contractual Risk & Compliance engagement on specific IBM products, SAM Tools and brought them up to the speed to execute the Software Licensing Review procedures independently.Worked on one of Vendor Inspection Reviews in Oil & Gas sector with a key role of analyzing the vendor contracts, reconciling the invoices with the accounts payable, recalculating the cost and identifying the potential cost recovery for the client.

Worked as a Resident Expert in diversified Credit Card collections for various portfolios including specialization in FRESH portfolio (debt-ridden cards with a charge-off date less than 12 months)Key role of performing negotiations with the clients and helping them to pay off their bad debts and thus improving their credit score.Responsible for analyzing and filtering of the debtor’s accounts considering their repaying potential in order to maximize the revenues.Expertise in Debtor’s Accounts Analysis, Personal Queue Strategics.