I am a seasoned technology leader with 21+ years of international experience in managing complex, large-scale cloud infrastructure development and migration projects. Recognized for demonstrating a strong aptitude for building and running Data Analytics Platforms at scale, as well as for executing diverse software engineering and automation projects, I have a history of contributing to Cloud & Data Analytics platforms and initiatives throughout my career. Professional focal points include Google Cloud, AWS, Cloud architecture, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cloud operations, migration & DevOps automation.
Currently, I am the Lead Architect for Data Analytics at Google Cloud. I represent Google and manage technical relationships with C-level executives, Data Engineering, Data Science teams to facilitate implementation of successful architectural, operational best practices of complex Big Data & Analytics solutions for top GCP customers across SEA. In addition, I liaise with customers, stakeholders, and project teams to ensure the Google Cloud is improving the time to value and accelerating customer's analytics pipeline and data analytics platforms.
Colleagues describe me as a technology & thought leader, progressive, driven, down-to-earth, technical and managerial expert who can be relied on to offer superior solutions that deliver results on time. Executed Cloud & Data Analytics projects in US, Italy, Germany, ASEAN, Korea and China for various customers and have 16+ industry certifications from Google, AWS, EMC, Symantec, HP & SUN.
As a Lead Architect for Data Analytics I am responsible for designing and architecting Data Platforms that are optimized for cost, performance, security and scale.
As a Cloud Transformation Architect for SEA I was responsible for building Cloud Transformation blueprints and designing solutions on Google Cloud Platform aligned to the vision and blueprint.
As a Head of Data Analytics Solution Engineering for APAC I was responsible and accountable for leading the team and implementing customer data platforms, enterprise data warehouse, ETL pipelines and BI dashboards.
Acting as a global technology practice lead for a team of Analytics Specialists in Amazon Web Services. Responsible for building Proactive Specialist Services and building a suite of Analytics catalog entitlements for customers. I represent AWS and manage technical relationships with C-level executives, Data Engineering, Data Science teams to facilitate implementation of successful architectural, operational best practices of complex Big Data & Analytics solutions for top 50 AWS customers across APJC. In addition, I liaise with customers, stakeholders, and project teams to ensure the AWS Specialist team is improving the time to value and accelerating customer's analytics pipeline and big data workload implementation in the Run and Operate phase.
As a lead of the ASEAN enterprise services team, I have directly managed technical relationship with CXO of the flagship accounts including Grab. I have been a catalyst in leading a larger global team, in resolving each and every technical architecture and scale issue during the Grab's acquisition of Uber South East Asia business for 150+ applications in AWS.
As a key member and lead of the ASEAN enterprise services team, I have lead technical relationship the flagship accounts including Grab. I ensure success in building and migrating applications, software and services onto the Amazon Web Services platform. Demonstrate architectural and operational best practices applied across a breadth of technologies to solve organizational problems, articulate views/roadmaps for future development, and understand the interaction between infrastructure, operations, and development
Advisory and advocate for AWS Strategic customers, providing a highly personalized level of consulting on architecture, operational best practices of running large scale workloads; and a direct escalation path to product teams. Provide assistance to customers as an expert on the full line of AWS services and the customer’s architecture in support of strategy questions, and ensure customer success in building services on the AWS platform. Handling Startups and Fortune 500 customers in ASEAN focusing (Enterprise Security, Gaming, Banking, Mining, Telco) companies.
Design, Build and Run DC infrastructure for large customers. Lead a team of 30+ and managed large scale end to end DC transformation projects to migrate, consolidate, virtualize the Data Centers. Specialized in building private cloud infrastructure, disaster recovery and conceptual VBLOCK. Have a proven track record of transformation projects for Fortune 500 companies like Citibank, Toys R Us, Avago Technologies, Sky Italia, Ingram Micro, Disney across US, EMEA & APAC.
Team Lead responsible for Unix & Storage remote infrastructure operations for leading airlines and travel companies in US. Build, run and manage high availability solutions using Sun & Veritas Cluster Server.
SME responsible for automation and deployment of tools like CA eTrust Access Control, NDM, Powerbroker on vast fleet of Unix infrastructure. Develop Solaris packages for reapeatable deployment of solutions across business functions. Ensure compliance of CISO guidelines on the infrastructure and applications. Review architecture to identify gaps, perform DR drills to ensure business continuity.
Subject Matter Expert responsible for supporting Sun SPARC servers & Ray Thin Clients deployed in various DC's across the US & EMEA. Awarded as the best agent for my contribution towards identifying the bugs in Sun Java Desktop Systems (JDS), a successor of GNOME desktop.
Implementation & support of entry level to high end Sun servers & storage for Enterprise customers like Tata Group, Wipro, Infosys, Satyam all over India. Lead the Enterprise Support division for South India handling a team of Sun support engineers.
I believe in lean, agile and phased approach to transform from conventional (both data analytics, infrastructure) operations to a cognitive culture, in my opinion it is more of mindset and not a skillset. I am big proponent of Framework Driven Build & Delivery Excellence and have written 3 extensive frameworks to build Data Aanalytics Solutions and for Cloud transformation initiatives in Google Cloud, Amazon and HCL. Cloud allows us to design, code, build, deploy and run infrastructure and applications using programmable API's. To make it simple, everything is an API in cloud, so in order to build scalable and reliable applications it is imperative we understand and make use of them. By using strategic frameworks we can convert the solutions we build in to a successful business.
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