About
Highly accomplished Data and BI Architect with over 18 years of experience leading global teams in enterprise data architecture, cloud migration, and AI/ML data readiness. Proven expertise in Snowflake, PySpark, and Airflow, consistently delivering regulatory-compliant, analytics-ready platforms that enhance business value and enable self-service BI frameworks. Seeking to leverage deep technical leadership and strategic insights in modern data architecture and emerging technologies like DeFi, particularly in UAE-based opportunities that blend data, AI, and business impact.
Work
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Summary
Led data architecture and BI initiatives for a $2B+ consumer lending portfolio, driving cloud migration, AI/ML readiness, and self-service BI frameworks while managing a 40-member global engineering team.
Highlights
Delivered high-impact BI solutions for a $2B+ consumer lending portfolio, successfully reducing reporting turnaround time by 40%.
Led comprehensive cloud migration projects and built scalable ETL pipelines using PySpark, Airflow, and Snowflake, achieving 99.9% data accuracy and improved compliance.
Managed and mentored a 40-member data and BI engineering team across multiple regions, fostering high-performance and technical excellence.
Established robust AI/ML-ready data infrastructure, significantly boosting model accuracy and trust in advanced analytics initiatives.
Enabled self-service BI frameworks (Tableau, QlikView) across the organization, reducing ad hoc reporting by 35%.
Vancouver, WA, US
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Summary
Provided strategic consulting for enterprise-wide BI initiatives, defining architectural best practices and optimizing reporting efficiency for a multinational information technology company.
Highlights
Provided strategic consulting for enterprise-wide BI initiatives, defining architectural best practices to enhance data solutions.
Led data architecture assessments and optimization strategies, significantly improving enterprise reporting efficiency.
Conducted detailed requirement analysis workshops to align BI solutions with critical business objectives.
Developed data preparation strategies to effectively support machine learning initiatives and automation efforts.
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Summary
Led a team of BI developers in designing interactive dashboards and analytical reports, enhancing data traceability and supporting clean datasets for ML models.
Highlights
Led a team of BI developers in designing interactive dashboards and analytical reports to provide actionable insights.
Created robust data lineage and metadata management solutions, significantly enhancing data traceability and usability.
Built structured data pipelines, ensuring machine learning models had clean and well-labeled datasets for optimal performance.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Summary
Developed performance reporting frameworks and optimized data architecture to enhance financial and operational reporting for a multinational bank.
Highlights
Developed performance reporting frameworks, accurately reflecting financial and operational KPIs.
Conducted comprehensive data modeling and architecture enhancements to optimize reporting and analytics capabilities.
Performed critical performance tuning for reporting platforms, successfully reducing query times by 30%.
Built robust data transformation workflows to support various BI development initiatives.
Helsingborg, Skåne County, Sweden
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Summary
Led system migrations and designed robust data infrastructure and access controls to ensure smooth transitions and data security for a global IT services company.
Highlights
Led the migration from Business Objects to Cognos, ensuring smooth transition and optimal user enablement.
Designed and implemented role-based access controls, enhancing data security and governance across systems.
Developed critical data infrastructure to support advanced analytics initiatives.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Summary
Contributed to ETL process design and implementation, supporting financial data analysis and reporting automation initiatives.
Highlights
Contributed to ETL process design and implementation, ensuring efficient data extraction and transformation.
Supported financial data analysis and reporting automation initiatives, enhancing reporting accuracy and timeliness.
Languages
English
Certificates
Skills
Data Architecture & Modeling
Dimensional Modeling, Data Vault, Data Lineage, Data Governance, Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW), Lakehouse, Metadata Management.
Cloud Platforms & Tools
Snowflake, PySpark, Apache Airflow, Informatica, Apache Kafka, Azure Data Factory, AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery, Azure Synapse, Databricks, AWS Glue.
Business Intelligence & Analytics
Tableau, Power BI, QlikView, Looker, Teradata, AI & ML Data Readiness, Data Preparation for AI/ML.
Databases & Data Processing
SQL, dbt, PostgreSQL, Hive, Apache Iceberg, Parquet, ETL.
Programming & Operations
Shell Scripting, Git, CI/CD.
Interests
Emerging Technologies
DeFi, Blockchain Analytics, Investment Data Analysis.