Debashis Banerjee

As a Senior Technology Executive, I have spearheaded large-scale technology initiatives, strategically aligning them with long-term business goals. My leadership has been instrumental in driving over 80% revenue growth through innovative IT strategies that deliver tangible business value. My focus has been on the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, where I have applied AI and machine learning to create impactful solutions.

Key Contributions:

• AI in Healthcare: Pioneered a groundbreaking project utilizing AI to predict life-threatening diseases in patients. This initiative not only enhanced patient outcomes but also positioned the organization at the forefront of healthcare innovation.
• GenAI-based Drug Discovery: Led the development of a GenAI-based drug discovery solution, accelerating the process of identifying viable drug candidates and significantly reducing time-to-market.
• Talent Development: Fostered a culture of continuous learning by implementing a robust professional development program, enhancing the capabilities of our technology teams.
• Industry Collaboration: Cultivated strong relationships with industry leaders, gaining valuable insights into emerging trends and innovations.
• Agile Leadership: Directed agile teams to rapidly deliver products, ensuring they met user requirements and adapted to changing needs.
• Financial Analysis: Conducted in-depth analyses of IT investments, evaluating their potential ROI and impact on productivity.
• Strategic IT Planning: Developed and executed a long-range IT strategy to support anticipated organizational growth and evolving technological needs.
• Team Management: Supervised multifaceted teams of technology professionals, fostering a collaborative environment that maximized efficiency and innovation.
• Vendor Partnerships: Collaborated closely with vendors and technology partners, focusing on seamless integrations and advanced enterprise solutions.
• Strategic IT Alignment: Ensured that all IT solutions and deliverables were in harmony with the company’s strategic vision.
• Infrastructure Development: Built and maintained an IT infrastructure robust enough to support key business strategies and adaptable to changing processes.
• Budget Oversight: Managed the IT capital budget, ensuring a strategic allocation of resources to support key initiatives.

Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development. Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members. Interfaced with front-end and back-end development teams to develop unified product, smoothing out coding conflicts before problems arose. Managed team of 12 engineers on projects in Supply Chain Management field.

• Customer and Supplier Relations: Cultivated and sustained strong relationships with customers and suppliers, focusing on strategic account development to enhance business partnerships.
• Team Performance Optimization: Monitored daily team activities and provided mentoring, significantly boosting overall performance and efficiency.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitated seamless collaboration between front-end and back-end development teams, ensuring a cohesive approach to product development and preemptively resolving coding conflicts.
• Engineering Team Leadership: Led a team of 12 engineers, specializing in Supply Chain Management projects, driving innovation and operational excellence.
• Supply Chain Enhancement: Collaborated closely with traders and supply chain managers, making a substantial impact by developing a demand prediction application. This tool played a crucial role in minimizing wastage and optimizing inventory management, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and sustainability in supply chain processes.

• Majorly worked with Retail and Finance industry
• On retail implemented recommender system, demand forecast and discount strategy models.
• On finance developed AI strategy on commodity and stock trading including peer trading algorithm.
• Worked with stakeholders to develop quarterly roadmaps based on impact, effort and test coordination.
• Utilized advanced machine learning, MLOps/DevOps and analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.
• Created and implemented new AI/ML and Deep learning models to increase company revenue.
• Saved 50% time and more than 30% costs with streamlined MLOps pipeline.

• Responsible build a blockchain infrastructure over Ethereum in the domain of the Supply Chain industry to counter the counterfeit.

• Laid out complete business continuity plan to maintain data protection in event of natural disaster or long-term outage.
• Managed company-level architecture, platform and data configuration processes and implementation protocols.
• Developed and implemented long-term strategic technological blueprint.
• Directed software and sales engineering team's complex project development and functionality objectives.

• Was solo developer to build an entire eCommerce platform for surfer
• Organized a overseas team
• Responsible for making series of Web, iOS and Android consumer facing applications
• Responsible for making Manana Provision one of the leading FMCG brand in Hawaii.

• Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues.
• Checked client code for bugs and weaknesses using approved troubleshooting methods.
• Led software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.

• Configured and optimized code to fit design parameters.
• Contributed fully to design assessments, code reviews and brainstorming sessions.
• Wrote clear, clean code for various projects.
• Developed and maintained program and system documentation.

My journey started with a startup initiative on my college campus. We three people started with a few ideas and founded Nanosoft IT Labs Pvt Ltd in 2007. In 2008 at the age of limited Internet connectivity and without using smartphones, we introduced Vehicle Tracking System, a device that tracks your vehicle's live location on the map. It earned us a prestigious award and we were entitled to a popular daily in India. But we FAILED, sorry IOW we LEARNT huge life lessons, leadership and the ground truths.