Bhargav M B

Operations Associate

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India7 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Led transformative AI/ML projects worth $1.75 Million.
Achieved 60% faster experiments in drug discovery.
Designed MVP with 10x productivity gain.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a versatile technology leader in Healthcare and Finance sectors with expertise in AI and Cloud Computing.

Contact

bhargav1993@gmail.com +91 92414 69776 LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementTechnical Program ManagementCloud ComputingAi/mlProduct Development

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesApplied AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Artificial Intelligence for BusinessAutoMLBig DataBudget DevelopmentBusiness AnalyticsBusiness ConsultingBusiness StatisticsBusiness StrategyC-Suite SellingCloud SecurityCloud-Native ArchitectureComputer Vision

About

I am a versatile technology leader with 7+ years of experience in managing, building and innovating B2B tech products worth over 2 million dollars across Finance and Healthcare industries. As a Technical Program Manager, I manage Projects, Products and People, to deliver transformative solutions using Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, NLP, Computer Vision, Data Warehousing (Big Data / ETL), etc. My wheelhouse sits at the confluence of technology, business and management, thanks to a rich tech background, a prestigious management education, and exceptional communication skills. My expertise in team leadership, client engagement, stakeholder management, agile methodology, product strategy, project planning, budgeting, and risk management, has been instrumental in consistently driving successful project outcomes. With exceptional communication skills and a passion for technology, I aspire to push the boundaries of innovation and transformative change from the forefront. Beyond work, my interests go from technology to ecology to economics. I engage in volunteering, publishing editorial letters, gardening, practising Carnatic music, travelling, pursuing online courses, participating in Toastmasters events or occasionally binge-watching TV series! Let's connect and explore how my unique blend of technical expertise, strategic mindset, and passion for innovation can drive your organization's success! You can reach me at bhargav1993@gmail.com

Experience

Quantiphi

Client Engagement Manager

May 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Responsibilities:
Own and manage engagements end-to-end, consulting enterprise customers and leading technical teams in developing innovative products based on Cloud, Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Advising clients on trending technological platforms and providing customized digital transformation strategies & roadmaps to elevate their business outcomes.
Managing effort estimates, project plan, project timelines, budgets and resource allocation for effective product development.
Analyzing complex functional & non-functional requirements, making appropriate design adjustments, and navigating through project roadblocks, risks and dependencies.
Coordinating with a multitude of stakeholders ensuring awareness, consensus and cooperation for smooth completion of projects.
Foster strong relationships with clients to ensure satisfaction and assist in business development exploring growth opportunities.
Project Accomplishments:
Managed and supervised a portfolio of AI/ML, NLP, Big Data Warehousing, Cloud Foundation projects worth $1.75 Million leading to customer satisfaction and contract renewals
Led a team to create a novel High-Performance Compute Product on Google Cloud (GCP) to enhance molecular enumeration for drug discovery. Achieved 60% faster experiments and increased workload capacity by 5x to 15 billion molecules. Analyzed performance data to suggest engineering tweaks and ideal configurations resulting in up to 40% faster processing.
Designed a Computer Vision and AutoML-based Minimum Viable Product (MVP) using Design Thinking Principles, achieving a latency of less than 1 sec per scan translating to 10x productivity gain over existing process. Prototype accepted for production-grade solution generating an additional ~$ 200K.
Rewarded at company R&R and appreciated by Google SMEs for effective project management.
Skills honed: Consulting, Project Management, Technical Program Management, SDLC, Stakeholder management, Data Analytics

ConsultingProject ManagementTechnical Program ManagementSDLCStakeholder managementData Analytics

Siemens healthineers

Senior Engineer - Design & Development

Aug 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Spearheaded New Product Development of a Nuclear Medicine device under R&D.
Conducted product requirement analysis, designed & developed programs, and collaborated with dependent teams to plan & execute product development activities for an AI-powered augmented workflow.
Re-engineered test automation resulting in complete elimination of manual intervention and a 50% reduction of time required for routine tests.

Cognizant

3 roles

Associate

Oct 2018 – Jul 2019 · 9 mos

Worked as a software developer following SAFe methodology, for a leading US-based Property & Casualty insurance corporation.
Worked on digital transformation of Management Liability underwriting process in Bond and Speciality Insurance line of business.
Ideated and prototyped an extensive feature to boost sales and customer outreach using AI Natural Language Processing & Generation. Idea won first place in innovation contest held across locations in India for insurance domain.
Voluntarily developed a comprehensive tool in Excel VBA to automatically validate analytical data stored in SQL against XML documents, which originally was a cumbersome, incomplete, manual testing.
Voluntarily developed an innovative SQL script to provide analytical view of policies to help identify patterns and root causes of defects.
Worked on creating a Chatbot with MS Azure Bot Framework.
Conducted periodic knowledge sessions to Quality Assurance team on basics of development and programming languages.

Programmer Analyst

Feb 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos

Worked as a software developer for a leading US-based P&C insurance MNC, supporting their modernization and digitalization of Management Liability underwriting process in Bond and Speciality Insurance.
Skills: ASP.NET MVC, microservices, Advanced C# & SQL Server, xUnit, Moq, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, R Programming (basics)
Worked on conversion of a monolithic Windows-based legacy system into microservices-based web app.
Proposed and prototyped a feature to enhance underwriting quality and process-time promising up to 25% capacity creation for underwriters. Idea appreciated by client's CIO and added into feature backlog.
Proposed and prototyped an in-house Business Intelligence tool for analytics using advanced SQL.
Won first place in innovation contest conducted by client.
Received "Shining Star" award twice in quarterly R&Rs.

Programmer Analyst Trainee

Feb 2016 – Jan 2017 · 11 mos

Worked as a trainee developer, for a leading US-based P&C insurance MNC.
Skills: VB.NET, SQL Server, Excel, VBA, Visual C++
Supported SAFe teams in maintenance and defect fixes of legacy underwriting softwares.
Assisted the team in dependency-analysis for application revamp. Suggested special tools and Excel techniques to the team that cut down significant manual effort for dependency-analysis.
Voluntarily developed an Excel VBA code to automate an internal process; reduced lead time by half.
Voluntarily created documentation of foundational knowledge for quick ramp-up of new joiners to the project.
Took complete ownership of tasks and handled them independently with direct interaction with clients at onshore.

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Intern

Jan 2015 – Feb 2015 · 1 mo · Peenya Industrial Area, Bengaluru

INTERNSHIP ON PLANNING, PURCHASE, AND INVENTORY CONTROL IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Had practical expsore on Business cycle, Aggregate planning and Forecasting, Purchase Control, Vendor Development, Warehousing and Inventory management.