Executive Sumary
Accomplished Technology Leader with nearly 19 years of experience in consulting, customer advocacy, and product management across major industry players such as Cisco, HP Enterprise, and T-Systems. Proven record in designing and executing customer engagement strategies, digital transformation solutions, and generative AI platforms that elevate customer satisfaction, streamline support, and foster loyalty. Adept at building cross-functional relationships to enhance customer experience and improve organizational efficiency. Ready to drive Adobe's customer engagement initiatives through data-driven personalization, advanced CRM strategies, and team empowerment
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
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Certification
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Work History
Associate Director
ValueLabs
Bangalore
02.2021 - Current
Advised projects recently in the capacity of being an Architect utilizing in-house built Generative AI platform (LLAMA, RAG) for Insurance, Career & Healthcare domain to streamline Customer Service Processes and enhance customer experience.
Associate Director of Digital Consulting
02.2021 - 11.2024
Led customer engagement initiatives leveraging an in-house Generative AI platform (LLAMA, RAG) for clients in insurance, career, and healthcare sectors, improving customer experience through predictive analytics and conversational AI solutions
Achieved a 66% reduction in Turnaround Time (TAT) and secured additional revenue of $980,000 through cross-selling/upselling
Secured the highest number of new logos win amongst all the geos for last two consecutive years
Oversaw successful customer engagement campaigns in the Supply Chain and Retail domains, enhancing loyalty and satisfaction by implementing end-to-end IoT and Generative AI solutions
Successfully executed opportunities in Supply Chain, Retail Domain for ValueLabs Global customers in capacity of Digital Partner & SME via building End to end solutions, leveraging IoT, Generative AI wherever applicable
Tools / Technologies
Generative AI (LLAMA, Pythia, RAG), ML, UX / UI, Power BI / Tableau, Azure / AWS, DevOps, React / React Native,
.Net Core / .Net Framework / Java, Oracle / SQL Server / PostgreSQL / NoSQL, MS Project Plan, Agile Scrum, TDD
IoT Solutions Architect
T-Systems
Bangalore
10.2018 - 02.2021
Architected and implemented award-winning IoT solutions, including Smart City and Smart Building applications, achieving a 90% reduction in deployment time and substantial improvement in customer-facing processes
Partnered with cross-functional teams to align IoT project objectives with customer success metrics, driving high-impact outcomes in logistics and smart asset tracking
Spearheaded the development of a global IoT partner ecosystem, onboarding over 25 sensor devices and achieving integration with HPE IoT platforms, thus expanding customer engagement avenues and improving service consistency
Engaged in solution architecture and consulting for IoT applications in key sectors (Telco, Smart Cities), enhancing engagement by delivering proactive support and high-touch product experiences
Bangalore | Customer Success, Customer Advocacy, Directed customer advocacy programs for VoIP solutions, earning the Customer Advocacy Award for delivering high-quality support that improved customer retention and advocacy
Developed innovative VoIP and unified communications solutions for global clients, ensuring alignment with client needs through consultative sales and proactive solution-building
Awards & Recognition
Excellence award in presales for winning max
Number of logos for my assigned cluster of US-West
Gold Stevie’s” Award for innovative in-house built Generative AI platform to use across the enterprise
Conferred with couple of HP Enterprise’s “Bias-for-Action” awards by manager for establishing eco-system of IoT Global Partners and on-boarding devices & sensors across various verticals
Team Leadership & Development: Building high-performing teams, mentoring, performance management, fostering cross-functional collaboration
Advanced Technologies & AI/ML: Generative AI, predictive data analytics, conversational AI, deep understanding of customer journeys and engagement
Process Improvement & Systems Development: Workflow optimization, system integration, cross-team process enhancementsOrchestrated development of enterprise-ready Generative AI platform called AiDE – AI Driven Everything (in-house built) which also comprises of a bunch of products like AiDE Chat, AiDE UX (conversational AI), AiDE QE, AiDE BI & Analytics
Proven experience of leading a geographically dispersed team comprising Technical, Sales, Process members
Experience of working and responding to RFP/RFI/POC requirements for global customers, effort estimation, and scope prioritization and driving Capability / Competency / Alliance Programs in collaboration with different teams
Function as Product evangelist with deep curiosity on technology trends and being able to go deep into technology and relate technical enhancements to build a product vision
COMPETENCIES
Solutions Architecture
Digital Transformation
Technical Consulting (IoT, Gen AI)
SAAS Experience
Cloud Hosting, Migration
Analytical Problem Solving
Strategic Alliance & Partnership
POC / RFP / RFI (large deals)
Product & Program Management
Webinars, Workshops, Presentations
Customer Advocacy
Consultative Selling
Thought Leadership
Agile & DevOps Adoption
Requirement Gathering & Analysis
Design Thinking
Delivery & People Excellence
Customer Success
Accomplishments
Infosys SPOT & Excellence Awards for solutions build on Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
Cisco Customer Advocacy Award for VoIP professional services during my stint with Cisco
Conferred with the “Best Demo” award for a VoIP Solution built over (CUCM) in competition organized by a Nordic client - EDB Group
Certification
AWS Bedrock Generative AI
AWS SAA & Google Cloud Architect
CCNA(R&S), CCNA Voice, CCNP-Voice, Java SCJP
A1-B2 Deutsch (German language) certification. Can read/write/speak in German