Experience
Customer Engineer, Retail & Large Enterprise
Google Cloud- 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- 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- 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- 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)- 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- 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- 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- 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