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Ajith Lenin

Ajith Lenin

Chief Enterprise Architect
Chennai

Summary

Chief Enterprise Architect focusing on transforming customer experience through AI/ML and establishing Gen AI practices. Have Extensive experience in Digital transformation, Defining IT Strategy and roadmap.


Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Associate Fellow

Verizon Communications Inc
01.2013 - Current

Practice Lead - Enterprise Architecture

Current responsibilities

  • North Star Architecture for the Centralized Data Platform and AI/ML practices for Verizon including Gen AI practice
  • Establishing Business Architecture Practise within Verizon
  • Key Member of the Technology Portfolio Management team, responsible for establishing rationalizing Technology Portfolio
  • Lead Architect for Systems of insight for Verizon Business Portfolio
  • Lead Evangelist for adoption of TMForum ODA standard in Verizon
  • Mentor and Groom Enterprise Architects

Key Achievements

  • North Star Architecture for Verizon Business and Verizon consumer IT Stacks that manages over 25 Billion dollars of annual revenue
  • Digital Sales Experience targeting Small Business Customers driving 25% of total sales in the segment
  • Transforming Billing Experience for Consumer Customer Segment saving millions of dollars through Customer call reductions.
  • Enterprise Architecture support for product launches across wireless and Fios product lines enabling new revenue streams
  • Grooming Enterprise Architects, establishing Architecture Teams

Senior Project Manager

Verizon Communication
07.2003 - 01.2013

Managed multiple BSS applications across Sales, Service Management, Order Management and Billing

Key Achievements

  • Designed and Built Bill Formatting platform for Verizon, have been the strategic platform for Verizon for the past 11 years
  • Supported launch of Fios Broadband and TV services across the North Eastern states in the United States
  • Streamlined operations of major Order Management applications

Technical Lead

Ibm Global Systems
10.2002 - 07.2003

Requirements Gathering and High Level Design for Benefits Management System for a major Health Insurance Client

Senior Programmer Analyst

Mci Worldcom
06.1998 - 08.2002

Designed and Built the Product Catalog application for the LEC (Local Exchange Carrier) services MCI Worldcom launched in 1998

Software Engineer

BNSF Railroad
04.1996 - 06.1998

Developed Pricing Tools for the Railroad company to manage pricing configurations and also developed the manual rating tool for handling fallouts from the automated rating process.

SoftwareEngineer

Rothwell Systems Pvt. Ltd.
10.1994 - 01.1996

Developed a CASE Management tool for the parent consulting company

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Cochin University of Science And Technology
Kochi, India
07.1990 - 08.1994

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Digital Transformation

Telecom OSS/BSS

AI/ML & Gen AI

Platforms - Salesforce, PEGA, ServiceNow, Adobe Experience Platform

Databases - Cassandra, Oracle, MySQL, DB2

Languages - Java, Smalltalk, Python, COBOL

Certification

TOGAF 9 Practitioner

Timeline

TMForum Platform Development Manager

07-2021

Archimate 3 Practitioner

07-2019

TOGAF 9 Practitioner

06-2018

Salesforce Administrator

03-2018

Associate Fellow

Verizon Communications Inc
01.2013 - Current

Senior Project Manager

Verizon Communication
07.2003 - 01.2013

Technical Lead

Ibm Global Systems
10.2002 - 07.2003

Senior Programmer Analyst

Mci Worldcom
06.1998 - 08.2002

Software Engineer

BNSF Railroad
04.1996 - 06.1998

SoftwareEngineer

Rothwell Systems Pvt. Ltd.
10.1994 - 01.1996

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Cochin University of Science And Technology
07.1990 - 08.1994
Ajith LeninChief Enterprise Architect