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Gaurang Desai

CTO

Princeton Junction, New Jersey, United States18 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Expert in Digital Transformation and Innovation.
  • Proven leadership in Enterprise Architecture.
  • Strong focus on customer engagement and satisfaction.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Enterprise Architect specializing in Digital Transformation and Innovation across various industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Team LeadershipInnovationTechnical LeadershipEnterprise ArchitectureDigital TransformationArchitectureSolution DevelopmentCustomer EngagementMobility StrategyProduct EvaluationArchitecture AssessmentProject Management

Other Skills

Computer ScienceAPI StrategiesSoftware DevelopmentSDLCSoftware Project ManagementRequirements AnalysisSOAAgile MethodologiesEnterprise SoftwareArchitecturesSolution ArchitectureWeb ServicesBusiness IntelligenceSpringSQL

About

I am passionate about getting involved in niche skilled strategic projects or solve complex problems bothering the customer. I love to share my knowledge via Blog, lunch and learn, technology discussions.

Experience

Chubb

3 roles

Head of Innovation - Global Core Platform and Engineering

Promoted

Feb 2024Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Computer ScienceTeam LeadershipInnovation

Technical Principal

Oct 2021Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Computer ScienceTeam LeadershipTechnical Leadership

AVP - Enterprise Architect

Jan 2020Oct 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

Computer ScienceTeam LeadershipEnterprise Architecture

New york life insurance company

Enterprise Architect

Apr 2019Jan 2020 · 9 mos · Jersey City, New Jersey

Computer ScienceTeam LeadershipEnterprise Architecture

Prudential financial

Enterprise Architect

Jul 2017Apr 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos · Roseland

  • Digital Transformation, Innovation and Big Data Application
Computer ScienceTeam LeadershipDigital TransformationInnovation

Cognizant

Principal Architect

Jun 2016Apr 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Greater New York City Area

Computer ScienceTeam LeadershipTechnical LeadershipArchitecture

Wellpoint anthem

Enterprise Architect

Feb 2015Jun 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos · Norfolk, Virginia

Computer ScienceTeam LeadershipEnterprise Architecture

Netapp

Enterprise Architect

Jan 2014Feb 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · Sunnyvale, California

  • Ideate, conceptualize and drive solutions.
  • Formulate and execute solutions for customers across all channels (mobile, internet etc.)
  • Help formulate and capture requirements and understand business objectives
  • Provide enterprise mobility strategy and work with senior architects to formulate reference architectures for digital solutions across multiple channels and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of approaches .
  • Understand, articulate and incorporate API strategies , backend as a service and define end-to-end architecture solutions
  • Provide competitive analysis of solutions with differentiation for own solution and articulate value proposition.
  • Develop strong, long-term relationships and referrals with customer management
  • Be the point of contact to the customer through all phases of the engagement. Follow up and ensure total customer satisfaction through the life cycle of the relationship.
  • Drive the end-end solution development lifecycle with the development teams on shore and offshore.
  • Work with account teams and customers on specific customer opportunities including ideation workshops, requirements gathering sessions
  • Keep abreast of technology developments and mobility applications across industry verticals and appraise practice leadership of the same
Computer ScienceTeam LeadershipEnterprise Architecture

Cognizant technology solutions

4 roles

Sr. Architect

May 2012Mar 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • 1. Product Evaluation - Mobile frameworks, Social CRM, BI tools, Rule engines, Rating engines
  • 2. Enterprise Application Solutions
  • 3. Technology Roadmap
  • 4. Innovation
  • 5. Architecture Assessment and Recommandation
Computer ScienceTeam LeadershipSolution DevelopmentCustomer Engagement

Architect

Promoted

Dec 2010May 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • 1. Application architecture review, assessement and recommandation
  • 2. Performance assessment and recommandation
  • 3. Tool Evaluation and recommandation
Computer ScienceTeam LeadershipProduct EvaluationArchitecture Assessment

Manager

Aug 2008Aug 2011 · 3 yrs

  • 1. Application Architect, Technical solutioning
  • 2. Component Design, Code Review, Estimate Review
  • 3. Resource management, Project Management

Sr Associates

Nov 2004Nov 2007 · 3 yrs

  • Lead the team of developers to successful deliverables
  • Arranged lunch and learn session to encourage team to widen their skill-set
  • involved with account and sales team to define the solution for RFPs
Computer ScienceProject Management

Education

Wharton Online

Leadership and Management Certification Program

Oct 2021May 2022

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

MS — Computer

Jan 2008Jan 2010

Sardar Patel University

BE — Information Technology

Jan 1997Jan 2001

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