Jun 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

• In this role, I focus on customers in adoption, governance, best practices, and knowledge sharing.

Jul 2021 – Jun 2022 · 11 mos

• In CSA- Data & AI role, I am working with Microsoft, NZ partner ecosystem and help them drive digital transformation and Innovation in the field of Data and AI. The key focus area is solution designing, architecture, code building and unblock technical issues on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and technologies. Also voice of Microsoft technologies across ANZ region.

Aug 2019 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Build and own the local Azure developer marketing plan, partnering with fellow leaders to create a coherent business plan that prioritizes and customizes a local dev marketing mix of social, digital, and one-to-many experiential activities, in alignment with the Corporate marketing strategy and plan.

Jul 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Contribute to software engineering projects to deliver well-defined products that generate immediate customer value and deliver high-quality, broadly applicable software contributions.
• Collaborate with customers’ developers to deliver solutions using a wide range of technologies.
• Build technical knowledge and mentor junior team members to drive excellence in engineering as a cohesive, efficient, and productive unit.

Sep 2016 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Evangelize cutting edge technologies and trends in IT industry that helps customer develop strategies based on them & further help achieve business requirements.
• Work as technical strategist/advisor with founders of next gen Startups in India. Associated with several Accelerators in the country.
• Working with Product Management/Engineering teams to identify new Customers and market needs and communicate trends to product marketing and other internal organizations.

Jul 2013 – Aug 2016 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Resolving customer issues including complex technical scenarios integrating several data capabilities on cloud and scenarios supporting the service. Provide critical product feedback to engineering groups. Focus on determining technical support scenarios, supportability asks, support workflow adjustments for Azure Previews. Identifying required tools, cloud access, training, processes or capabilities for support to assess issues. Report software bugs and be an advocate for product improvement using customer suggestions. Act role model on a team of engineers; provide direction to others. Focus area includes HDInsight, Hadoop, HBase, Spark, Storm, ASA, ADF and IOT.
• Speaking Highlight
• Delivered talk on “Improving performance of big data solution” in SQLPASS Summit 2015, Seattle.
• Delivered talk on “IOT from start” in Future Unleashed 2015, Mumbai.
• Delivered talk on “Making Real time easier” at Reboot Bangalore organized by MVP in 2015
• Delivered talk on “Choosing Right Platform for Big Data” at Azure Conference, Pune, INDIA 2015.
• Delivered talk on “Exploring Power of Microsoft ADF” at Great INDIA Developer Summit 2015.
• Delivered talk on Microsoft presence in IOT space at India Internet of Things (IoT) Summit 2015.
• Delivered talk in Microsoft Azure Data Camp organized by DPE team in various cities.
• Delivered talk on Building ADF solution and Choosing Right platform for Big Data in SQL Server Geeks Annual summit (2015).
• Delivered talk on “Data and Data visualization” at Reboot Bangalore Event organized by MVP's in 2014
• Delivered talk on “Big Data and Hadoop Architecture” at techgig.com in 2014.
• Delivered talk on “Real Time Analytics with Microsoft Technologies”at Microsoft Tech-Ed INDIA 2014
• Delivered talk on Intelligent Data Platform Strategy and Implementation in Data innovation fair at CISCO in 2014 and 2015
• Delivered one day talk on BI and Big Data to Microsoft Partner (organized by DPE) in Mumbai, 2014
• Delivered talk on Apache PIG at GIDS in 2014

Sep 2006 – Jun 2013 · 6 yrs 9 mos

• Assisted Partners with Presales engagements, Product Positioning, Requirements development, RFP, Feasibility analysis, technology assessments, application design reviews, performance benchmarks, code reviews, upgrade/migration assistance and configuration management.
• Delivered prescriptive development consulting guidance in the form of workshops, reviews, prototypes, white papers, and conclusive test results
• Speaking Highlight
• Delivered talk on “Making Analytics easier with Microsoft PowerBI” at techgig.com
• Part of SQL Server community and evangelized SQL, BI and Big Data. It has been arranged by www.sqlservergeeks.com
• Delivered one day talk on Microsoft HDInsight to Manipal Institute of Technology, Mangalore, INDIA
• Delivered talk on Microsoft BI to Karunya University, Coimbatore.