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Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar

Senior Engineering Manager
Faridabad

Summary

A proven leader in the field of data engineering, I possess a wealth of experience in architecting and executing comprehensive, large-scale data solutions across various Cloud platforms, including AWS, GCP, and Cloudera. My expertise lies in designing and implementing data pipelines, data warehouses, data lakes, and SaaS-based data platforms. I am adept at managing OLTP workloads, overseeing seamless database migrations, and leading ETL processes, backed by a deep understanding of data engineering best practices. My skills extend to leveraging OLAP, big data technologies and integrating AI and machine learning into data platforms to drive innovative solutions and glean business insights.

I am dedicated to leading the charge in the development of innovative data platforms and solutions. My goal is to leverage my extensive experience and knowledge to drive the evolution of data engineering practices, delivering value through sophisticated analytics and BI strategies, and empowering businesses to harness the full potential of their data assets. Goal-driven Engineering Manager focused on project management and strategic planning. Solid track record of success with 15 years in data engineering. Top notch negotiator and relationship builder.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Engineering Manager

PeopleStrong
10.2013 - Current
  • Architected Big Data Solutions: Led the implementation of Data Lakes and Hadoop platforms on Cloud using Cloudera & AWS EMR
  • Innovation & Technology Evaluation: Assessed emerging data technologies, ensuring an optimal balance between innovation, cost, risk, and technology trends
  • Cloud & Big Data Engineering: Orchestrated the creation of Data pipelines, Data Lakes, and Data Warehouses in AWS using a suite of tools and services
  • Employed technologies such as Spark, Kafka Streaming, Hive, and more
  • Team Leadership & Mentorship: As the Engineering Manager, guided team members, fostered a continuous improvement environment, presented technical insights to executives, and ensured adherence to software lifecycle methodologies.
  • Oversaw 20+ strong team of engineering personnel

Senior Database Analyst

JK Technosoft
06.2013 - 10.2013
  • Performed Data Warehouse and BI Development using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SSRS & SSAS; assisted new and existing processes with integration and data conversion activities and contributed to logical and physical database design
  • Led Data Management, Data Extraction, Data Migration & Report Generation using SQL Server, MySQL & Big Data (Hadoop)
  • Coordinated with Development Teams to identify and implement Reporting, Control and Business Intelligence (BI)
  • Designed Queries, Stored Procedures, Indexes and performed Performance Tuning of existing code with Developers.

Senior Data Engineer

PeopleStrong
02.2011 - 06.2013
  • Data Modelling & Migration: Managed data modeling activities, migration processes, and executed release scripts using tools like TFS and SQL Server 2016
  • Data Warehousing & Design: Contributed to the restructuring of the EDW and was instrumental in data mart design, metadata management, and data modeling using Lucid tool
  • Data Analytics & Mining: Undertook data analytics, leveraging tools like SSAS-MSBI, R, and Excel, and implemented data mining algorithms such as Decision Tree, Naive Bayes, and Time Series
  • Report Development: Utilized containers such as Table, Matrix, and Chart in reports and assumed various item-level roles to ensure comprehensive reporting.

Senior Team Leader

ATS Services Pvt Ltd
09.2010 - 02.2011
  • Architected and implemented facts and dimensions for Data Mart; developed, modified and optimized complex queries for data retrieval and modification
  • Participated in Business Analysis & Technical Design Sessions with Business and Technical Staff to develop Requirements Document and ETL Specifications
  • Designed process flows, deployed and populated staging area objects defining and populating the Enterprise Model Warehouse
  • Used SQL Server, MS Access to design tables, import data from various sources, write various types of queries like select, insert, update, delete, crosstab queries and build interfaces using forms
  • Worked in coordination with Development Teams to implement marketing strategies by different mediums such as SMS / EMail / IVR / Dialler as defined by Management and provided the results within schedule.

Senior Data Analyst

Eli Research India (P) Ltd.
10.2007 - 09.2010
  • Architected and implemented facts and dimensions for Data Mart; developed, modified and optimized complex queries for data retrieval and modification
  • Participated in Business Analysis & Technical Design Sessions with Business and Technical Staff to develop Requirements Document and ETL Specifications
  • Designed process flows, deployed and populated staging area objects defining and populating the Enterprise Model Warehouse
  • Used SQL Server, MS Access to design tables, import data from various sources, write various types of queries like select, insert, update, delete, crosstab queries and build interfaces using forms
  • Worked in coordination with Development Teams to implement marketing strategies by different mediums such as SMS / EMail / IVR / Dialler as defined by Management and provided the results within schedule.

Education

Master of Technology - MTech - Data science and engineering

Birla Institute of Technology And Science
Pilani
08.2021 - Current

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Information Technology

Maharishi Dayanand University
Rohtak
08.2002 - 08.2006

Skills

Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR)undefined

Certification

Leading Others - Harappa, DKZ7AEISTR

Honors Awards

Gen AI Hackathon - PeopleStrong, 08/01/23, Received the "Innovation Award" for pioneering the integration of conversational analytics through advanced AI technology.

Technical Skills

SQL, Python, SQL Server, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, HDFS, MapReduce, Hive, HBase, Sqoop, Oozie, Hue, Zookeeper, Kafka, Spark, AWS EMR, Athena, Glue, Cloudera (CDH & CDP), Airflow, Big Query, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLM), MSBI Suite (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS), Power BI, Talend, Pentaho, Tableau, Excel, MS-Access, R, Linux, Shell Scripting, Git, Bitbucket, Jira, API Gateway, Comprehensive understanding of Data Structures, Expertise in System Design and Architecture

Timeline

Master of Technology - MTech - Data science and engineering

Birla Institute of Technology And Science
08.2021 - Current

Senior Engineering Manager

PeopleStrong
10.2013 - Current

Senior Database Analyst

JK Technosoft
06.2013 - 10.2013

Senior Data Engineer

PeopleStrong
02.2011 - 06.2013

Senior Team Leader

ATS Services Pvt Ltd
09.2010 - 02.2011

Senior Data Analyst

Eli Research India (P) Ltd.
10.2007 - 09.2010

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Information Technology

Maharishi Dayanand University
08.2002 - 08.2006
Ashok KumarSenior Engineering Manager