Architect, Digital Practice Head, Solutions Head

Gained a comprehensive understanding of Nouryon's digital application
landscape and its Azure infrastructure including EPI, Optimizely, lnRiver
(PIM), Azure Backend Services, and integration with OneHub -
WebMethods to SAP Ecosystem. Played a vital role in designing and
supporting digital landscape applications

New Technology Initiatives: Prepared a business case for migrating from
Automation Anywhere to Power Automate, resulting in cost savings and
improved process efficiency.

Power BI Access Management: Proposed the resolution and led the Power
BI dashboard implementation to streamline Row-Level Security (RLS),
resulting in the creation of 2,000 AD role users in Azure AD.

Cloud Data Platform and Analytics
* Worked with Data Engineers to consolidate enterprise data from
various sources using Azure Data Factory and Azure SQL, enabling
data visualization and dashboard reporting through Power BI.
* Explored Azure Synapse and Azure Purview for data management
and governance, setting up a Data Landing Zone and Data
Managing Landing Zone using the Cloud Adoption Framework.

RBS-NatWest TDS (Trustee & Depositary Services) planned to
modernized the existing manual process through Digital Cloud
transformation program to improve operational efficiency and achieve
35% cost reduction and position as Trusted Data-Led Partner in the fund
industry.
* Led Cloud transformation engagement to build Data Intelligence
Platform in Enterprise Architect capacity
* Proposed and evaluated Business Rule Engine design tool plugged
into Data Ingestion Framework and Customer Portal
* Worked closely with App-Architect, Data-Architect, DevOps-
Architect, Azure Infra Architect to build Cloud Born Data Platform
using Azure PAAS Services.
* Designed and implemented portal using Azure Web App (Asp.net
core), API App, Logic App, APIM, Service Bus. Signal R, Cognitive
Search, Azure AD (Authentication and Authorization), and Power BI
embedded as Data Visualization tool
* Designed and Implemented API Platform using Azure API
Management Gateway, Apigee API Gateway
* Designed and Implemented Data Ingestion Framework using Azure
Data Factory, ADLS-Gen2 and Data Quality and Validation using a
custom business rule engine.
* Implemented several third-party systems API integrations, such as
Open Banking API, CRM, and Bank Legacy systems.
* Built Azure Infrastructure (Non-Prod and Prod Landing Zone) using
CAF Enterprise Scale Hub spoke architecture and Azure Well-
Architected Framework. Implemented Azure security across
Infrastructure, Network, Application and Database. Conducted
workshop for BCDR strategy.
* Implemented CI/CD strategy using Azure DevOps for app
management, including source control, building, testing,
deployment, and project tracking.
* Worked closely with the RBSI-project board members to assist in the
planning and review of project schedules, project reviews, and gap
analysis.

Azure Infrastructure (IAAS) Solution
Proposed and implemented SSO, MFA and Identity management
solution by integrating on-premises AD with Azure Active Directory for
financial services customer.

* Managed a geographically distributed team of 5+ Solution Architects
based in India and Europe.
* Designed an enterprise search solution using Azure Search and Azure
Cognitive Services for an Oil and Gas Company in the UK,
establishing a knowledge management system.
* Developed In-Sight Engine, a solution accelerator to discover dark
data from various sources using Azure Cognitive Search, Azure Data
Analytical services, ML, and Office 365.




* Created an enterprise-grade conversational bot (chatbot) using Azure
Bot Framework and Azure Cognitive Services for an FMCG
customer.
* Performed comprehensive Enterprise Architectural assessments,
covering business capabilities, application, IT portfolio, and project
evaluations, identifying gaps, dependencies, and aligning with
business goals.
* Translated vision and objectives into transformation roadmaps,
presenting findings and recommendations to the Global CEO and
Client Leadership team.
* Proposed a Cloud transformation solution to modernize legacy
applications, including migration to Cloud-Optimized applications,
using Azure Migrate to identify on-premise workload, and migrating
SQL to Azure SQL using Data Migration Service.
* Suggested Azure Service Bus for Application Integration to loosely
couple applications, along with designing Azure IoT solutions using
Azure IoT Hub, Stream Analytics, Azure Data Lake, and Power BI
visualization.
* Modernized the existing Data Warehouse solution with Azure SQL
Data Warehouse Services.
* Designed and prototyped Azure-ML solutions for anomaly detection
in water quality, remote monitoring, maintenance of water treatment
plants, and analyzing IoT sensor data for sales and consumer
management. Presented the data through Power BI dashboard
reports.
* Collaborated with an Embedded SI partner to facilitate data
transmission to Azure IoT Hub.

As Solutions Head
* Drive presales and delivery by providing technical solutions and
estimations using technologies like ASP.Net MVC, SharePoint,
Office 365, Azure, and Big Data.
* Engage with customers to understand pain points and deliver
solutions aligned with their current and future business needs.
* Collaborate and create 'New Service Offerings' in Azure, Office 365,
and Data Science.

Technical Role
* Designed and implemented custom solutions using ASP.Net MVC
(AngularJS - SPA App), Web-API Restful Services, and Entity
Framework deployed on Azure.
* Provided design solutions using SharePoint-Online and Power BI for
an Investment Tracking system at a US-based Data Voice &
Networking company.
* Proposed and executed SharePoint migration solutions from On-
Premise SharePoint 2013 to Office 365 Cloud.
* Designed several B2B and B2C web applications for P&G.

As Principal Architect, primary responsibility is to support presales and
delivery teams by providing technical solutions and estimations, with a
focus on Microsoft Technologies, including ASP.Net, SharePoint 2010,
2013, and BizTalk projects executed offshore. Engage with clients to




understand pain points and provide solutions based on their current and
future needs.

Product Development for HealthCare Customer - SupraMed EMR
* Successfully proposed both AWS and Azure solutions for building
an EMR Application, ultimately winning the EMR solution deal for
plastic surgeons. The solution leveraged Azure PAAS Cloud
Services, such as Web-Role, Worker Role, and Web API Rest-based
services.
* Designed an EMR web application in the SAAS model (multitenancy
architecture) using ASP.Net MVC 4.5, Entity Framework,
multi-factor (Sestus) authentication, and integrations with payment
(TransFirst) and SMS (Twilio) gateways. Implemented Dev-Express
controls for a richer UI experience.

* Led a team of 40 as SharePoint Architect & Delivery Manager for
Deloitte engagement, successfully proposing BizTalk 2009 as EAI
Middleware and managing the project with a team of 20.
* Provided SharePoint solution proposals, conducted client visits, and
prepared migration solutions for SharePoint 2007 to 2010 and
PlumTree to SharePoint 2010.
* Supported presales and delivery teams by providing technical
solutions and estimations for Microsoft Technologies projects,
including ASP.Net, SharePoint 2010, 2013, and BizTalk
* Prepared project case studies and presentation decks to showcase
successful outcomes.

* Managed offshore SharePoint & BizTalk projects and provided
technical solutions and effort estimations for the pre-sales team.
* Assessed EAI BizTalk 2006 platform in Finland, leading to an 800K
USD deal.
* Assessed and re-architected customer service ordering systems,
integrating ERP and PDA applications, making the order-toinvoicing
process fully automated.

* Led architect teams and critical engagements with insurance clients,
including Great America Insurance Company and India-Insure.
* Proposed and designed a Rule Engine using WWF for T-Mobile's
Site Management solution, leading to the development of a BSS
system.
* Headed Microsoft-Centre of Excellence, mentoring and training
junior associate architects in domain-specific technologies.

* Worked on multiple projects, providing expertise in OOAD,
design/code reviews, performance engineering, and data modeling.
* Developed E-Card, a Virtual Calling Card System - OSS/BSS system
for AT&T, managing setup, activation, and configuration of calling
card services.




* Prepared architectural review reports for performance issues using
tools like Dynatrace and ANTS Profiler.

* Designed and Developed the Assessment Module for the Learning
Management System for NCS Pearson using SOAP Web Services
and ATL/MFC-COM Component.
* Participated in CMM Assessment and served as SQA, conducting
code and SQA reviews for compliance.

Developed custom CRM application for Bank of America using
VC++/MFC, DB2, AIX serving corporate and global commercial
customers.