Sashi Varanasi

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Dallas, Texas, United States29 yrs 4 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • 27+ years of experience in Data & AI Leadership.
  • Expert in Generative AI and Data Strategy.
  • Proven track record in leading technical architecture teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Cloud Computing expert with extensive experience in Data Architecture and AI solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data & Ai ArchitectureGenerative AiNosqlBlockchainSolutions ArchitecturePartner ManagementEnterprise ApplicationsSoftware DevelopmentProduct StrategyInfrastructureIaas/paasCloud ComputingEnterprise ArchitectureBpmInnovative TechnologiesIntegrationArchitectureWeb-based ApplicationsJ2eeWeb Applications

Other Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Agile MethodologiesSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Product DevelopmentSOAWeb ServicesSoftware Project ManagementScrumAgile Project ManagementIT StrategyService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)Business Process ManagementVendor ManagementBusiness AnalysisProject Management

About

Seasoned Data & AI Leadership professional with 27+ years of experience leading Technical Architecture and Engineering teams, focusing on a quadripartite approach to process improvements with People, Process, Technology, and Culture. StrengthsFinder 2.0 Top 5 Strengths: Learner, Responsibility, Intellection, Achiever, Focus. Expert in leading teams that deliver high-quality, cost-efficient designs for complex business problems. My core competencies include: Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI/ML and Data Leadership, Technical Leadership, Creating and leading effective Go-to-Market Strategies, Talent Management, Team Development, Product Development and Delivery. I lead highly skilled customer-centric Specialist Solutions Architecture teams. We are technical leaders, experts and strategic advisors working on disruptive cutting/bleeding-edge cloud computing technologies while architecting, designing and leading transformational initiatives. Expertise in Generative AI, Agentic AI, Data Strategy and Architecture, AI/ML, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Computing, (IaaS, PaaS) , NoSQL, Blockchain, VMWare,, Openstack, PaaS technologies, AWS, microservices, SOA, DEVOps processes and practices, BPM, XML, SOAP, REST, JSON, Mobility, reactjs, html5, css, cloud migration, Infrastructure. Conceptual thinking, project management, program management, budgeting, capacity management, vendor management, customer/sales presentations, vendor negotiations, hiring top talent.

Experience

29 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
7 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Amazon web services (aws)

5 roles

Data & AI, Migrations/Modernizations Leader - GTM SAs - M & E, Games, Sports, AWS Industries

Promoted

Dec 2025Present · 5 mos

Head of Data & AI Architecture - North America

Mar 2024Dec 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • In this role, I lead Data & AI, and Generative AI go-to-market Architecture teams. While leading and working with our talented GTM specialists in Data & AI domain, I help our customers embarking on their modern Data Architecture and Generative AI journeys!
Data & AI ArchitectureGenerative AI

Global Leader - NoSQL(in-memory) & Blockchain/Web3 - Solutions Architecture Specialists

Promoted

Jul 2021Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos

NoSQLBlockchain

Head of Partner Solutions Architecture - Global & Strategic ISV Partners

Apr 2020Jul 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Responsible for Solutions Architecture teams helping our Global and Strategic ISV Partners build and market innovative software solutions on AWS.
Solutions ArchitecturePartner Management

Global Leader - Partner Solutions Architecture team, GSII

Apr 2019Apr 2020 · 1 yr

  • Leader for GSII Specialist Solutions Architecture team - responsible for architecture, design, development, prototyping of large-scale enterprise applications, and creation of external AWS technical content.
Solutions ArchitectureEnterprise Applications

Sabre corporation

4 roles

Director of Software Development, Synxis Property Hub

Jul 2016Apr 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Southlake, TX

  • Leading large global Software Engineering teams to build complex, highly scalable, highly available Enterprise Systems and Platforms ● Responsible for leading and managing large global teams across continents ● Responsible for full SDLC process, DevOps, Delivery and Support of brand new flagship products ● Applied the quadripartite approach to process improvements by focusing on People, Process, Technology and Culture ● Over the years took the Engineering teams through Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing stages ● Responsible for Product strategy, vision and roadmap ● Responsible for guiding the team to follow right vision,strategic principles, and goals. Driven the team to innovate. ● Created team charters - with vision, goals, expected cultural values and communication norms to be followed ● Created a Rewards and Recognition awards system to recognize the talented individuals and teams ● Completed many successful deliveries of the Product to Production
Software DevelopmentProduct Strategy

Sr Principal/Director Enterprise Architect - Sabre Hospitality Solutions

May 2015Apr 2016 · 11 mos

  • Built an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) Environments in Sabre’s data center. This environment is being used for multiple internal and external applications. The environment will deliver multi-million dollars in cost savings as the usage increases. ● Participated in Vendor negotiations to buy Citrix cloudstack/cloudplatform and for infrastructure setup and maintenance ● Architected and designed Tokenizer system for PCI Tokenization. Saved $1M annually by avoiding an expensive proprietary and comparable commercial solution ● Architected and designed PCI infrastructure Application code named ‘Montana’ that filtered messages during trasit to see PCI Credit Card data leaks. This system saved $1M/yr CAPEX in avoiding expensive PCI monitoring and auditing that was otherwise needed. ●
InfrastructureIaaS/PaaS

Senior Principal/Director, Services Architecture

Promoted

Jun 2012May 2015 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • As a Senior Enterprise Architect, leading cloud-computing initiatives and implementing IaaS and PaaS environments in Sabre. Involved in directing a team of Enterprise Architects to perform Proof-Of-Concepts(PoCs) and prototypes to introduce disruptive/innovative cloud-computing and virtualization technologies to Sabre Applications.
  • Major Accomplishments:
  • Built an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) Environments in
  • Sabre’s data center.
  • Created an Enterprise Mobility Strategy
  • Architected and designed complex PCI Tokenization and infrastructure components
Cloud ComputingEnterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architect

Oct 2007Jun 2012 · 4 yrs 8 mos

  • Performed several evaluations and PoCs to bring new innovative/disruptive technologies into the organization. Provided architecture and design for implementing BPM in Checkout(Post-Sale) functional area.
BPMInnovative Technologies

At&t

Integration Architect (3 month contract)

Aug 2007Oct 2007 · 2 mos · Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • As a J2EE Architect, worked on architecture and design of AT&T Uverse application to be implemented on BPM/SOA environment.
IntegrationArchitecture

Kemper corporation

IT Architect

Jul 2002Jul 2007 · 5 yrs · Jacksonville, Florida Area

  • As an IT Architect, actively participated in architecture and design of web-based applications.
  • Achievements:
  • Architected/Designed multi-tier J2EE applications
  • Implemented STRUTS/Tiles framework
  • Used GOF/J2EE design patterns
  • Performed Websphere administration for integration/test environments
Web-based ApplicationsJ2EE

Motorola inc

Software Engineer

Jan 2000Jul 2002 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Greater Chicago Area

  • Worked on OAM sub system for Motorola's voice response system.
Web ApplicationsArchitecture

Installshield software corporation

Software Engineer

Jun 1999Dec 1999 · 6 mos · Greater Chicago Area

Imr global

Software Engineer

Jun 1996Jun 1999 · 3 yrs · Sydney, Australia

Education

University of Oxford

Oxford Executive Leadership Program — Executive Education

Aug 2022Nov 2022

The Wharton School

Leadership and Management

Jan 2018Jan 2018

DePaul University

Master of Science (MS) — Computer Science

National Institute of Information Technology

Graduate of NIIT

Osmania University

Bachelors in Business Applications

Indian School of Business

Certificate in Leadership and Emotional Intelligence — Organizational Leadership

Jan 2018Jan 2018

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