Sep 2019 – May 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Mar 2017 – Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Sep 2014 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Managing the technology team, Dev & QA both, for Digital Marketing...which develops and maintains the technology solutions for SEM, Email Marketing, Push notifications for mobiles, WCMS, User Profiles & Loyalty, etc.
• The products are high performing and scalable systems...collectively handling a request load of 10k+ hits per minute...with response time in mili-seconds.

Apr 2014 – Sep 2014 · 5 mos · Noida Area, India

• Set-up an entrepreneurial venture with a vision to be the technology innovation partner for clients
• Wearing multiple hats in the start-up with multiple responsibilities:
• Envisioning and evolving company’s business and philosophy
• Contributing in putting together a talent pool (currently a team of 14 members)
• Setting-up facilities (office space, IT infrastructure – both hardware and software)
• Heading and managing architecture, development and delivery of company product-stack
• Actively engaged in Business Development activities
• Handling the entire Vendor Management for all IT needs of the company; Outsourcing and contracting full projects with close supervision and guidance; Spearheading IT infrastructure and office set up activities at inception and through day-to-day functioning

Mar 2011 – Mar 2014 · 3 yrs · Noida Area, India

• Oracle HSGBU
• Responsibilities:
• An all-encompassing role of Delivery & Architecture, Project Management, Team Management and Leadership, Cross-functional Team Co-ordinations and Client Management
• Career Highlights:
• Lead all major efforts of planning, implementation and coordination of projects for entire portfolio of Argus Safety
• Initiated and spearheaded transition from Waterfall to Scrum
• Co-created a framework to address large number of client-reported issue backlogs to significantly improve resilience/ stability of Argus Suite of products resulting in increased client satisfaction
• Estimated, budgeted and managed annual IT infrastructure needs (Server, VM, software, licensing and facilities) for different groups in LOB
• Instrumental in Organizational Restructuring of the entire group that handled Safety Suit of Products [Safety being the second largest product in the Health Sciences Global Business Unit (HSGBU) in terms revenue]
• Contributed in designing and implementing a People Initiative Framework to address glaring need gaps existing in recruitment, retention and attrition challenges through employee engagement and development
• Completely revamped and reoriented team dynamics from a scattered, demotivated group to one of the best performing teams in the BU
• Devised SaaS strategy and solutions on Oracle Cloud for Industries (OCI) for Argus suite of products that also include client data volume analysis, hardware/ software sizing, network topology and costing models (hardware, software, resources, etc.)
• Architected various modules of Argus Safety – DLP, BIP & Gamification integration, .Net based Global Home Pages
• Architected and delivered generic Automation Framework to test web based applications for Argus Suite of Products
• Provided vision and framed business value from a technology perspective to meet the client’s business goals and objectives
• Administered and adhered to compliances such as HIPAA and HiTech

Mar 2010 – Mar 2011 · 1 yr · Noida Area, India

• Patni is one of the leading global providers of Information technology services and business solutions. The company has over 25 years of experience in delivering solutions to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices companies.
• Responsibility:
• Led the off-shore Software Development Team of Patni Life Sciences Practice
• Architected solutions for Pharma companies and lead all sorts of development efforts
• Worked as a liaison and SME with cross-functional groups within the company, vendors and clients
• Responsible for account management of one of the key client's of Patni
• Career Highlights:
• Set-up and managed the first ever Off-shore Development Center (ODC) and Center of Excellent (COE), at Noida, for the Life Sciences Practice
• Lead all major efforts of planning, implementation and coordination of projects
• Created technology solutions for client’s business requirements in terms of variety in technology, number of components or modules, security, and infrastructure needs
• Managed collaboration and coordination with other functional areas within and outside of the software development group across India and the US offices
• Created revenue impact by providing technology insights and solutions, support for pre-sales, sales and delivery proposals
• Contributed significantly as an SME across different strategic groups within the organization
• Devised and suggested innovative solutions based on clients’ applications/ tech-stack environment resulting in huge cost savings for clients, which not only helped the LOB get a foot in the door, but proved instrumental in bagging major accounts/ businesses
• Provided technical leadership and career development, and managed objectives, priorities and performances for all team members

Jul 2009 – Mar 2010 · 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Isango is into online travel and specializes in the ecommerce sale of tours, activities and excursions in world wide locations
• Responsibilities:
• Executed the role of Technical Architect and team mentor in the dynamic B2C environment
• Designed, developed and implemented solutions for B2C, B2B and Web Content Management systems
• Created software requirement specifications and undertook multiple project functions including business analysis, strategic planning and project management
• Formed and managed vendor relationships and aligned solutions with business requirements
• Career Highlights:
• Initiated and streamlined several critical processes within the otherwise unorganized set up of the e-commerce startup
• Processes such as project management, bug tracking, build and testing, and requirements gathering and change requests
• Managed vendors for development and go-live of micro-sites within a short span to boost revenue
• Enabled quick integration of Keith Prowse ticketing system with Isango’s online portal; extended and evolved the existing architecture and design of the e-commerce platform to enable the integration
• Extended the Supplier XML framework to bring multiple suppliers on board the automated system for managing the supplier inventory

Sep 2007 – Jul 2009 · 1 yr 10 mos · Noida Area, India

• Relsys, now acquired by Oracle Health Sciences Global Business Unit (HSGBU), is a leading global provider of drug safety and pharmacovigilance solutions
• Responsibilities:
• Independently led a distributed development team across India and the US to execute the role of Product Manager, Software Architect and Project Lead
• Career Highlights:
• Led one of the most promising new product development assignments, Argus Perceptive, a Signal Detection and Risk Management Tool, from scratch, under extremely challenging circumstances of Oracle acquiring Relsys in the first phase of product life cycle
• Independently handled a team of 10+ members, distributed between India and US office
• Major contributor in shaping requirements; conceptualized, architected, designed and developed the new product
• Ensured highest form of team productivity in virtually impossible timelines with limited resources at hand
• Kept the team motivated and raring to go despite the extreme flux and ambiguity existing in the environment due to the acquisition; also, insulated the team from undue expectations from Senior Management
• Managed quick turnaround commitments along with several on-site requirements to ensure resolution and client satisfaction
• Instrumental in pioneering the concept of Common Framework resulting in reduced timelines of development/ enhancement of modules, and increasing ROI of the development team
• Created robust Business Object Model using concepts of Domain Driven Design

Jun 2004 – Aug 2007 · 3 yrs 2 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Indus Valley Partners (IVP) is a technology consulting firm focused on Capital Markets industry
• Responsibility:
• Lead the off-shore Software Development and Delivery Team for some of the major hedge funds and investment banks
• Career Highlights:
• Rose up to the challenge of managing an offshore development team for the largest revenue earning project, within the first year of work post IIT;
• Successfully managed and mentored the 8 members strong team, comprising of mostly peers and seniors
• Lead all major efforts of planning, implementation and coordination of projects (services and products) for multiple hedge funds and investment banks:
• Services and products such as, trade, cash, position and P&L reconciliation for multi asset class, multi prime broker portfolios, IVP Recon Framework, etc.
• Single-handedly managed a ‘crisis’ project to successful completion; delivered the project well within the timeline
• Handled extreme fluctuations in the team size and expertise within a strict timeline
• Trained team in a blitzkrieg under difficult circumstances
• Handled project management and development simultaneously

Dec 2002 – Jun 2003 · 6 mos · Patna Area, India

• The company is into manufacturing of bottled mineral water.
• Career Highlights:
• Actively involved in the mineral water plant from its inception to the first trial run
• Wrote specifications for RO-based mineral water plant
• Reviewed blue print of the physical plant and ensured that it met BIS standards
• Monitored the first trial run and suggested changes wherever required

May 1997 – Oct 1998 · 1 yr 5 mos · Patna Area, India

• The company provided repair, installations and maintenance services for switching, power and transmission equipments of telecommunications.
• Career Highlights:
• Developed and implemented Order Tracking System and various other desktop applications for internal use
• Created a full-fledged Wages and Payroll system for internal use as well as for external clients