Abhishek Gattani

Cloud Data Architect & Analytics Leader

Seasoned Data & Analytics leader with 18+ years of experience as a Cloud Data Architect. Currently a Customer Engineer at Google Cloud driving digital transformation for Retail and Large Enterprise customers. Previously led Big Data and AI projects for National Security customers at AWS. Expertise in driving customer-centric solutions through data, analytics, and AI/ML.

Experience

Customer Engineer, Retail & Large Enterprise

Google Cloud
Toronto, Canada Sep 2025 - Present
  • Partner with technical sales teams to design and present creative cloud solutions and architectures for Retail and Large Enterprise customers.
  • Lead proof-of-concept (POC) engagements and troubleshoot technical roadblocks to demonstrate the value of Google Cloud.
  • Drive infrastructure modernization, application modernization, and data analytics initiatives to solve critical business problems.
  • Collaborate with product management and engineering to prioritize feature enhancements and stay ahead of industry trends.

Sr Data Architect

Amazon Web Services
Toronto, Canada Jan 2022 - Aug 2025
  • Lead and deliver high-impact data analytics projects for AWS's National Security customers leveraging cutting-edge cloud technologies (Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, Data Mesh).
  • Engineered a robust data mesh solution consolidating data from 4+ disparate LoBs, enhancing sharing capabilities and enabling advanced analytics.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional AWS teams to drive customer outcomes, adoption, and expertise in AWS data services.
  • Provided technical leadership for data architecture and engineering teams, ensuring successful implementations.
  • Conducted on-site technical assessments and pre-sales consultations, crafting packaged data & analytics solutions.

Enterprise Architecture Lead, Data & Cloud

TELUS
Toronto, Canada Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
  • Championed a strategic shift towards a cloud-first approach, leading enterprise data migration projects that cut costs by 20% and improved data retrieval times by 35%.
  • Directed the design and implementation of an enterprise-level Data architecture framework, yielding a 25% increase in operational efficiency.
  • Contributed to the development of a centralized Data Hub on Google Cloud BigQuery, replacing 10+ disparate platforms.
  • Architected data governance solutions encompassing metadata management, privacy, and quality controls.

Practice Manager

Tech Mahindra
Toronto, Canada Mar 2016 - Dec 2019
  • Led a team of ~35 engineers delivering complex data projects for a major telecom client (>$5M/year engagement).
  • Successfully migrated data to the cloud by leading proof-of-concept initiatives and guiding architecture decisions.
  • Provided leadership on BigQuery application migrations within a large enterprise.
  • Collaborated with presales teams on RFPs/RFIs for new engagement scoping.

Lead Presales Architect

Tech Mahindra (UK/Europe)
London, UK Apr 2013 - Feb 2016
  • Led bid managers and solution architects in securing multi-million dollar deals (>$2M) for Cloud, Data, and Analytics projects.
  • Spearheaded a cloud migration strategy contract worth $3M, positioning the company as a leading Analytics provider.
  • Drove pre-sales consulting for UK smart city initiatives and Nordic Telco digitization.

Analytics Team Lead

Persistent Systems
Pune, India Sep 2012 - Apr 2013
  • Directed a cross-functional team of analysts in a complex data warehousing project for a restaurant management software client, improving ETL efficiency by 55%.
  • Created data structures for efficient data storage and analysis (Data Modeling).
  • Built SSIS data pipelines to extract, transform, and load data into a SQL Server data warehouse and SSAS cubes.
  • Provided leadership on OLAP and BI tools for data exploration and reporting.
  • Conducted proof-of-concepts and feasibility studies for NoSQL DBs (e.g., MongoDB).

Data Warehouse Lead

Quinstreet
Pune, India & Foster City, California Sep 2010 - Sep 2012
  • Delivered a high-performance data warehouse solution that consolidated data, improved efficiency (60% ETL reduction), and provided valuable insights.
  • Led data warehousing initiatives using OWB, building large-scale 50M row data warehouses and data marts.
  • Designed and implemented ETL pipelines using OWB for diverse data (clickstream, usage, billing).
  • Collaborated with analysts to translate user needs into effective data models.
  • Mentored the data warehouse team, fostering knowledge sharing in ETL/BI.

Technology Consultant

Tech Mahindra
Mumbai, India & Cardiff, UK Jul 2006 - Sep 2010
  • Led a high-performing offshore team delivering data warehousing for a British Telecommunication customer using Oracle Exadata.
  • Translated business needs into detailed design documents and impact analysis.
  • Created and implemented data pipelines using PL/SQL and Oracle Warehouse Builder (OWB).
  • Streamlined ETL processes through automation of OWB tasks, reducing daily workloads by over 50%.
  • Contributed to the full project lifecycle from design and modeling to development and testing.

Key Skills

Strategy
Cloud Data Strategy Consulting Presales & Sales Engineering
Technical Expertise
Cloud Data Architecture Data Governance Big Data Lakes Data Mesh Data Engineering
Cloud & Tools
AWS (Glue, Athena, Redshift) GCP (BigQuery, Vertex AI) Azure (Fabric, Databricks) Python/PySpark Snowflake Oracle Exadata

Certifications

  • Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Architect
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty
  • AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
  • AWS Certified Security – Specialty
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure/AI/Data Fundamentals

Education

B.Tech - Chemical Technology

Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur University First Class