Praveen Kumar

Product Manager

United Kingdom16 yrs 6 mos experience
AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Expert in building data platforms for energy trading.
  • Led successful onboarding of over 150 renewable assets.
  • Proficient in implementing AI solutions for business applications.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Energy sector expert with strong capabilities in data management and trading solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data ProductsProduct Data Management (pdm)Business IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence (ai)Business AnalysisProject Management

Other Skills

AWSAlgo TradingAlgo Trading PlatformAlteryxAnalysisAnalytical SkillsAnalyticsArtificial Intelligence for BusinessAsset Onboarding PlatformAzureAzure Data PlatformBack Office ApplicationsCTRMCapital MarketsChange Management

Experience

Vpi

Platform Manager

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · On-site

  • Building Algo Trading Platform for Power Assets. The Custom Platform is capable of placing and optimizing Assets ( CHP and CCGT's) in Wholesale market. The platform has enabled VPI to auto dispatch assets based on instruction from NationalGrid.
  • Helping VPI to build Data Platform using AWS and Databricks platforms. The platform serves as a single source of truth for market data, fundamentals, trade information, and operational technology (OT) data across the organization.
  • Helping VPI to implement its first knowledge based Gen AI use case where we are using LLM to build RAG based chatbot.
Algo Trading PlatformAWSDatabricksData PlatformGen AILLM+3

Shell

4 roles

Senior Product Manager(Power trading)

Promoted

Dec 2021Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Building an Asset Onboarding Platform for ensuring seamless integration/onboarding, Trading and optmization of Renewable Assets ( Wind Farms, Solar Farms) into Shell Energy Trading Portfolio. Platform handles high frequency and high volume Scada data that caters to diverse trading Use cases. Till date, helped Shell energy to onboard more than 150 assets across various markets such as Italy, Netherlands, Spain , Germany and Great Britain.
  • Leading a team of 25 talented people to build product to support Energy transition/ low latency Asset data Platform using Event based Architecture.
  • Good understanding of European Power Market, capacity Markets,Virtual Power Plant and power Flexibility Market.
  • Worked on designing target End to End trading application landscape for Power Trading by analyzing the capabilities needed for supporting the Life of the deal in European Power markets covering GB, DE, NL, IT and ES.
Asset Onboarding PlatformRenewable AssetsScada DataEvent Based ArchitectureEuropean Power MarketProduct Data Management (PDM)+1

Project Business Analyst

Promoted

Jul 2019Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Led the team which built Azure Data Platform for ingesting Power, Gas and Weather Fundamental data from various sources. Extensive hands on experience on the best approaches to handle data and massive experience in helping business to unleash power of data
Azure Data PlatformPower DataGas DataWeather DataBusiness Analysis

Project Business Analyst

Jan 2019Jun 2019 · 5 mos

Business Analyst

Nov 2016Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Worked as a Business Analyst in Power Trading Domain focusing on ETRM platform

Cognizant business consulting

Consultant ,BFS

Feb 2015Nov 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos · Chennai Area, India

  • Praveen is part of the Consulting Team which is working on end to end implementation of a Strategic Commodity Trading Platform for a leading firm.
  • He has extensive experience on Trade Finance and Back office applications for a trading firm. He has worked on Requirement gathering and Gap analysis for CTRM application.
  • He has worked on Statistical Modelling and developing Analytics Solution in the Investment Banking domain.
Power TradingETRM PlatformBusiness Analysis

Igate

Business Analyst- Lead

Jul 2013Feb 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos · India

  • Project Management and Delivery
  •  Involved in Project Management covering Project Plan Creation, Building Off shore Capability, Status Tracking & Reporting
  •  Lead of Requirement gathering and BA team
  • Business Analyst role
  •  Worked on end to end implementation of an EDM platform for an Investment bank client covering Feed Analysis from different vendors, Requirement gathering for the GUI and preparation of test cases and functional testing
  •  Performed functional AS-IS and TO-BE analysis and Business Rules Extraction of System based on strategic transformation program for a leading European financial institution to develop EDM solutions for over 10 million securities across all the three geographical market
  •  Thorough Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), involved in various phases like Requirements, Analysis/Design, Development , Testing and Training
  •  Acted as liaison between business and development team for Requirements and QA
  • Managing change requests and defect management
  •  Responsible for scoping the business requirements and preparing the Business Requirement document and performing Gap Analysis
  •  Analysis and preparation of Data model, SQL data Mapping with Back end data base
  •  Prepared Operation process flow ,Use Case diagram, RACI Matrix and GUI screen mock up
  •  Hands on experience on SQL and SAS
  •  Imparting Domain training to the Financial Operations team
  • Consulting
  •  Prepared Target Operating Model document by interacting with VP, Director and Client.
  •  Worked on Statistical Modelling and developing end to end Analytics solution to Client
Commodity Trading PlatformTrade FinanceBack Office ApplicationsStatistical ModellingBusiness Analysis

Goa institute of management

MBA Student

Jun 2011Mar 2013 · 1 yr 9 mos · India

  • Studied MBA in Finance,Statistics and Operation Management
Project ManagementRequirement GatheringFunctional TestingSQLSAS

Tcs

Business Analyst

Mar 2009Jun 2011 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Team Lead for Master Data Management and BI(Business Intelligence) Team
  • Developed many complex reports with drill through features
  • Acted as SPOC and SME for requirement gathering
  • Provided monthly support report and metrics to management assisting them in future decision making.
  • Worked on BI Reporting tools “Cognos “ and” Business Objects”
  • Awarded TCS Gems for showing great technical and analytical excellence in transitioning critical customer focus application to TCS.
  • Awarded “Star of the Month” award for Dedicated service in critical delivery.

Education

Goa Institute of Management (GIM)

MBA — Finance

Jan 2011Jan 2013

FLIP

Trade Finance Certification — Finance and Financial Management Services

Jan 2012Jan 2012

BIT,Sindri

B Tech — Production Engineering

Jan 2004Jan 2008

CFA

CFA

Jan 2011Present

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