Avinash Manoli
Bangalore
Summary
Versatile leader with 16+ years of experience driving business transformations and delivering impactful ERP solutions across Manufacturing, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Retail, and Utilities Industries. Proven expertise in leveraging AI, Automation, and Cloud technologies to optimize operations and unlock business value. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and manage complex solutions. MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Calicut, with a specialization in Digital Transformation and Business Strategy.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager
Capgemini Ltd
Bangalore
05.2022 - Current
- As Program Manager in the Innovation COE my current Focus is on Generative AI Adoption & Advisory for SAP customers at Capgemini Globally
- I Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to identify opportunities for developing solutions using large language models
- I oversee architectural reviews and design decisions, guiding the technical direction to align with project objectives
- Currently, we are building LLM applications tailored for SAP customers within the semiconductor industry and insurance sector
- Member of the Generative AI Core team involved in planning and upskilling initiatives aimed at enabling developers to build LLM applications
- Lead a multidisciplinary team to build and deliver 3 solutions for Capgemini’s Digital Core for Grocery Offering leveraging Google’s Vertex Ai, Recommendations Engine, and SAP Cloud
- This offering is one of the Key GTM initiatives by Capgemini to promote digital transformation leveraging SAP and Google
- Delivered impactful business process automation solutions using SAP Build Process Automation for clients in Automotive (sales forecasting), Utilities (regulatory compliance), and Retail (inventory management)
- Successfully Implemented Approval workflow automation solution for one of the largest bearing manufactures in the world leveraging SAP Build Process Automation.
Pre-Sales Lead
Soroco Ltd
Bangalore
04.2021 - 05.2022
- Led the pre-sales efforts for Soroco's Automation Product Suite, showcasing technical expertise in automating complex business processes for clients
- Secured over $500k in proposed deals within 6 months
- Conducted process discovery workshops for clients, identifying automation opportunities
- Analyzed process complexity, data input types, and error handling to define optimal automation scope for each client
- Designed and documented scalable technical architectures for client automation solutions using Soroco platform and open-source technologies
- Developed pricing models considering automation complexity and resource utilization
- Developed comprehensive automation roadmaps and strategic proposals for clients, outlining phased implementation plans, technology selection and ROI
- Managed a team of pre-sales engineers and business analysts to support client assessments and solution design.
Practice Manager
Wipro Ltd
Bangalore
11.2019 - 03.2021
- Contributed to Wipro's ETHICA framework which dealt with Model governance and lifecycle management of ML Models in production
- My contributions were focused on concept drift, bias detection, and model decay mitigation to ensure responsible AI usage
- Spearheaded the implementation of SAP Data Intelligence Cloud as an MLOps platform for a Fortune 1 client delivering the following accomplishments: Established secure data pipelines to ingest data from enterprise systems into a central data storage for data cleansing and preparation
- Designed and implemented training and inference pipelines
- Deployed the models as RESTful APIs for seamless integration with various applications
- Developed a customer service ML model that automates agent actions (e.g., booking appointments, processing replacements, or scheduling calls) based on ticket descriptions to improve efficiency and satisfaction
- Developed an ML model optimizing freight carrier selection using origin/destination, shipment type, and other preferences to recommend best carriers based on cost, efficiency, and service metrics.
Solution Architect
Capgemini
Bangalore
12.2010 - 11.2019
- Lead architect & developer for Capgemini’s FD4DI (Fast Digital for Discreet Industries) offer which was a collaboration between SAP and Capgemini
- Defined the technical architectures and lead the team in executing Rapid Prototypes of IoT and Machine Learning use cases on the SAP Leonardo platform and S/4Hana
- Designed and implemented an automated paint-shop solution for the automotive industry
- This solution leverages a microservices architecture, SAP Leonardo ML Foundation, and IoT Edge to automate paint application checks, resulting in increased production efficiency and reduced quality control errors
- SAP Netweaver Portal Lead
- Managed the entire Netweaver SAP portal implementation lifecycle (Blueprinting, Implementation, Integration, Hypercare, and Support) for Fortune 500 clients
- This ensured smooth integration with critical business processes like Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Order-to-Cash (O2C)
- Led cross-industry client teams in providing critical support, upgrades, troubleshooting, and other portal administration activities.
SAP Netweaver Portal Consultant
ABB India, Bangalore
Bangalore
09.2006 - 06.2009
- ABB implemented the mySAP ERP Business Suite across 11 countries in the Asia Pacific region in a project called the South Asia Regional ERP Project where in I was responsible for the Blueprinting, Implementation & roll out of SAP Enterprise portal 7.0
- Facilitated workshops with cross-functional teams to review current applications, planned the migration strategy and delivered according to expectations.
- Lead a team for successful India Pilot and Rollout in 10 countries
Management Trainee
Toyota Kirloskar Motors
Bangalore
06.2005 - 12.2005
- Provided applications support on PeopleSoft 8 Application
- SQL Database Administration & troubleshooting using Toad.
Education
MBA - Digital Transformation & Business Strategy
Indian Institute of Management
Calicut06-2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
RV College Of Engineering
Bangalore06-2004
Skills
Generative AI (LLM's, SLM's, Multi-Modal LLM)
Machine Learning & Deep Learning
Natural Language Processing
Computer Vision
Langchain
SAP Build Process & Workflow Automation
Soroco Automation Platform
SAP Cloud, AWS, Google & Azure Cloud Platforms
C/C, Python, Micro python, Django
Project and Program Management
Accomplishments
· Led a team that secured 1st Runner Up position in the SAP Global Generative AI Hackathon, competing against 30+ consulting firms worldwide. (Link)
· Leveraging Google's Vertex Ai, Recommendations Engine and Cortex Data Foundation, built a grocery solution for Inventory management that was showcased at Google NEXT Event 2024. (Link)
Timeline
Program Manager
Capgemini Ltd
05.2022 - Current
Pre-Sales Lead
Soroco Ltd
04.2021 - 05.2022
Practice Manager
Wipro Ltd
11.2019 - 03.2021
Solution Architect
Capgemini
12.2010 - 11.2019
SAP Netweaver Portal Consultant
ABB India, Bangalore
09.2006 - 06.2009
Management Trainee
Toyota Kirloskar Motors
06.2005 - 12.2005
MBA - Digital Transformation & Business Strategy
Indian Institute of Management
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
RV College Of Engineering
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