Nov 2023 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Responsible for building next generation capabilities of Azure Object storage (Blobs) and Azure Files from India.

Dec 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Working on scaling Azure Data Lake Store(ADLS) Gen2 to next level.

Sep 2022 – Dec 2022 · 3 mos

• Empowering German automotive customers in Autonomous Driving and Advanced Driver Assistent Systems( AD & ADAS) using Microsoft Cloud.

Nov 2019 – Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• In rotational program from Product Group to Customer Success Unit making our customers successful using Azure. Working on Intelligent Cloud and Edge scenarios focusing on Digital transformation of customers in the area of storing Data, getting insights and deriving value out of collected data. In addition, played a key role in bridging the gap between engineering and field roles by exchanging best practices and customer learnings across organizations. Key engagements include:
• Manufacturing:
• Manufacturing conglomerate – Key contributor to data solution architect team responsible for modern analytics platform for batch and real time data processing spanning world wide turbine/sensor analytics modernization.
• Leading provider of optical solutions - Proposed architecture for unified data platform to modernize analytics pipeline to reduce time to insight as part of multiple plant digitization efforts. Influenced customer to choose Azure despite lead position by compete at customer.
• Automotive:
• Working with two major Tier1 companies and owned data ingestion and management architecture to modernize their autonomous driving platform on cloud for a multi-PB data ingestion and simulation activities with strict timelines.
• Financial sector:
• Worked on business continuity and disaster recovery strategy and pricing as part of data center transformation project of an insurance major.

Mar 2017 – Nov 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Strategic focus:
• Envisioned, proposed, and drove internal interest in cloud scale data protection strategy, building a platform for unified data protection for Azure services and the points of integration with Azure Backup service.
• Convinced multiple Azure services(both 1st party as well as 3rd party) on points of integration.
• Scaling services:
• Envisioned and launched private preview for Backup Center – a unified backup experience in Azure.
• Improved discoverability by driving integration with VM portal experience. (First for any management service in Azure)
• Collaborated closely with Customer experience team to drive backup adoption at multiple strategic customers.
• Institutionalized Azure Backup twitter channel (4k+ followers in 2 years) and twitter AMA (first for any Azure service). Ideated & orchestrated Backup Superheroes campaign for World Backup Day (2018).

Jun 2013 – Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 9 mos

• Launching v1 products:
• Product Manager responsible for design and launch of v1.0 of Azure VM Backup , major contributor to success of backup as a service model in Azure. Simplified the onboarding experience to reduce the friction and built an experience that customers love.
• Revamped Azure Backup E2E experience for cloud & hybrid workloads based on new architecture model with multiple micro services migration.
• Star award for customer obsession, 2016.

Apr 2012 – Jun 2012 · 2 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Developed a Digital Strategy for improving the brand loyalty and brand awareness of physicians to ethical drugs in Bio-pharmaceutical marketing division in Indian context.
• Evaluated current technological innovations in Pharma marketing and suggested a go-to marketing strategy using digital channels to CIO of the company.

Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 · 0 mo

• • Carried out comprehensive analysis of Technology Platform choices for Customer Relationship Management; Suggested & Designed architecture for the core platform

Dec 2010 – Jun 2011 · 6 mos · Bangaon, West Bengal, India

• Delivered complete architectural re-design of Twitter mining app for iPad in a month’s timeline.
• Developed predictive Experience model for contact center agent operations for four major clients incl Adobe involving natural language processing using custom built rule engines.
• Achievement award by CTO for Quarter 1, 2011

Jun 2008 – Nov 2010 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

• Part of Testing and Automation Team. Worked on High Frequency Trading and Trading Analysis Platform.
• Filed critical bugs on functioning of the Algorithmic Trading System GUI of equities, options, futures and energy trading.
• Automated system bootstrap; Achieved a reduction of 70% in time consumption
• Ideated and developed automation strategy for multi-view algorithmic trading analysis system bootstrap reducing the total testing time by 75%;
• Acted as the point of contact for over 15 releases of the trading system and analysis tools

Jul 2007 – Jun 2008 · 11 mos · Bangalore

• Part of Internet Switching Business Unit and worked on build automation for virtual switch project.

May 2005 – Jul 2005 · 2 mos · Kalpakkam

• Interned with Civil Engineering Office to develop a website to allow coordination of Drawings of Fast breeder Prototype reactor at Kalpakkam.