Jan 2021 – Jul 2024 · 3 yrs 6 mos

• As Senior Manager – Technical Program Management, I led and scaled a high‑performing team of 30+ TPMs and PMs, driving transportation and logistics technology programs end‑to‑end. The team owned the product roadmap across multiple verticals spanning payables, revenue, compliance, and financial operations, and managed the full product lifecycle across order‑to‑cash, record‑to‑report, and audit functions. I executed a multi‑year product strategy that delivered impactful features, onboarded global transportation businesses, and elevated automation and compliance coverage across the network.
• I built team capability through hiring, mentoring, and career development, instituted program governance and delivery standards, and aligned engineering, product, and operations on outcomes. I also directly owned Payments and Insights (big data and analytics) development streams, authored three‑year strategic plans with investment prioritization, and led annual and quarterly roadmap management focused on budget optimization and measurable impact.

Sep 2015 – Dec 2020 · 5 yrs 3 mos

• I worked as a Principal Technical Program Manager and Tech/Product Leader, driving planning and execution across multiple verticals and product life cycles. I established prioritization and funding models across business units and influenced global strategies for internationalizing product features. In Competitor Pricing Management, I was the founding product leader for automation, shaping products in catalog ingestion, crawling, mapping, auditing, and pricing engine integration, while authoring strategic roadmaps that improved just‑in‑time competitor price coverage worldwide.
• I influenced large data engineering and operations teams to build scalable pipelines, reporting frameworks, and workflow automation systems, delivering solutions such as competitor governance, promotions management, and skill‑based routing. A key achievement was the virtual mapping product that enabled a seamless shift to remote operations during COVID, ensuring continuity while expanding into new geographies. I also shaped investment plans, roadmap planning, and budget optimization, consistently aligning cross‑functional strategies to deliver measurable business impact.

Feb 2013 – Sep 2015 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai · On-site

• Tech and Business Leader of Interactive systems for real time workflow simulations and rendering virtual reality in plant production environments. Founding member and lead for Simulation, Virtual Reality and Data Analytics strategy and developing products for Human Error based performance management platform (IoT) clubbed with workflow simulations to test optimal and critical paths. The team pioneered VR (virtual reality) products in Manufacturing, Retail and Health sciences for interactive two-way communication performance management and diagnosis. Established a high margin incubation business of 10M$ with project growth of ~ 100M$ in 5 years through key Oil, Insurance, and shipping business contracts in US and Canada. Lead all aspects of the business, product development, vertical business development, and market penetrations.

Sep 2008 – Feb 2013 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Noida Area, India · On-site

• Tech and Business Leader of Retail, Energy and Utilities business transformation owning the entire life cycle from pre-sales, transition designs, delivering large business workflow through offshoring and partial automations. Lead a business of 150+ M$ across top 3 Retailers, 2 Energy EU and US leaders and multiple utilities. In additional lead the automotive transformation business for India. The team developed multiple concept pilots, lead large bid pre-sales, with a good success ratio influencing at CXOs. Grew team from 50FTE to 300+ FTE across functions and build a collaborative model to derive hybrid execution model incrementally bringing cost and efficiency advantages to the customer.

Oct 2007 – Sep 2008 · 11 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Tech and Business Lead of a start-up developing a cloud based Automotive CRM and Services product with exhaustive product life cycle; pilot implemented in distributor chains of Mahindra, Renault, and Volkswagen. Developed the E2E modules with a small and aggressive team of 10 and successfully demonstrated an on-demand product “Auto Sales -Service” in key brands. However, due to cash flow issues and change in macro-economic scenario funding lost from GMS Automobiles.

Sep 2003 – Aug 2007 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• As area manager, responsible to improve market penetration through process transformation and IT system implementations across India sub-continent. Implemented Sales force CRM for all distributors in Industrial (across 1K + distributors) integrating the supply demand across India improving sales conversion cycles. In addition, was part of strategic and implementation team of moving the entire Marine Oil business management to SIEBEL from suspecting to cash. This was one of the largest SIEBEL implementation WW in 2005-2007 covering all shipping companies and 300+ ports.

Jul 2001 – Aug 2003 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Belgaum · On-site

• Established three core power plants IT and control systems which included KSEB, Mukund Steel, KPTCL-Tata Power Belgaum overall 200MW+. As Tech lead was part of the founding member of the team that worked with Tata Technologies in implementing SAP Plant Maintenance and Material Modules across all divisions of Tata Power.

Jan 2000 – Jul 2001 · 1 yr 6 mos · Mumbai

• Part of team implementing Intelligent Monitoring System of Ship Engine Room Based on CAN Bus for 6 L&T Marine ships and 3 Wartsila Plants in India.

Jun 1995 – Dec 1999 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai

• Marine engineer and part of the core team of procurement of 5 large Lakers each over 300MT. Part of diesel engine and plant design team at time of piloting for defense marine projects.