AVINASH DESURKAR
PUNE
Summary
Experienced Subject Matter Expert in OEDQ/OWS with over 8 years in designing real-time and batch name screening architectures. Led end-to-end OEDQ upgrades, rule calibration, and system migrations while ensuring regulatory compliance. Specialises in managing complex projects and driving strategic initiatives, delivering impactful solutions across various industries.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Consultant Specialist
HSBC UK
pune
09.2021 - Current
- Domain Expertise & Tool Mastery: Acted as primary Subject Matter Expert (SME) for enterprise name screening, leveraging Oracle Enterprise Data Quality (OEDQ) and Oracle Watchlist Screening (OWS) to execute real-time and batch sanctions filtering. Architected and tuned match rules, thresholds, and string-matching algorithms within OEDQ/OWS to balance risk coverage with operational capacity.
- Optimization & Performance:
Led periodic watch-list screening model calibrations, reducing false positive alerts by 20% while maintaining high detection sensitivity for Sanctions, PEPs, and SIPs.
Managed watch-list ingestion pipelines and schema configurations (OFAC, UN, EU, UK sanctions lists) to ensure seamless updates and zero compliance downtime. - Facilitated workshops and training sessions to upskill team members and improve service delivery.
- Resolved intricate issues by analysing root causes and implementing effective solutions. and issues by understanding root causes and implementing solutions.
Screening Lead
Barclays
Pune
01.2018 - 08.2021
- Real-time & Batch Architecture Design:
Hands-on experience designing, configuring, and deploying enterprise-scale real-time REST/SOAP API and batch screening workflows in Oracle Enterprise Data Quality (OEDQ) to deliver high-throughput sanctions, PEP, and adverse media filtering.
Engineered end-to-end data pipelines and match processes within OEDQ, establishing optimised match rules, custom dictionaries, and clean data standardisation routines to minimise false positives. - Version Upgrade & System Migration:
Led the end-to-end migration and upgrade of OEDQ screening architectures to higher software versions, ensuring zero downtime and complete feature parity across environments.
Executed comprehensive regression testing, model validation, and side-by-side benchmark testing during OEDQ version upgrades to verify match consistency, throughput performance, and rule accuracy.
Managed project execution for server/tool upgrades—re-configuring job schedules, updating watchlist ingestion flows, and validating database/API integrations.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - Data Science
IIIT Bangalore
Bangalore, IN-KA01-2018
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science Engineering
VTU
Belagavi, IN-KA01-2010
Skills
Hands-on Subject Matter Expert in OEDQ/OWS with 8 years of expertise designing robust real-time and batch name screening architectures Proven track record in executing end-to-end OEDQ version upgrades, rule calibration, and system migrations while maintaining strict regulatory compliance
- Sanctions screening
- Watchlist tuning
- Match rule design
- Data pipeline management
Timeline
Senior Consultant Specialist
HSBC UK
09.2021 - Current
Screening Lead
Barclays
01.2018 - 08.2021
Diploma of Higher Education - Data Science
IIIT Bangalore
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science Engineering
VTU