Rasesh Shah — CEO

A technologist with focus on business outcomes, leading by example, I bring a unique blend of business acumen and technology skills to incubate, and scale capability / delivery teams Over the past 17 years at Fractal, my journey has been akin to an entrepreneurial venture. I began by leading the Financial Services practice, then moved on to head the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) practice. I established the Big Data and Visualization practice and, as Chief Information Officer, prepared Fractal for scale by implementing essential systems and processes. Currently, I am leading Fractal’s EdTech business Fractal Analytics Academy (FAA) as its Chief Practice Officer. FAA supports the learning needs of Fractal employees and external clients, offering programs in technical skills, consulting and business capabilities, to meet development needs across all levels globally. I am a lifelong learner and passionate about imparting knowledge. I am a Professor of Practice at Father Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra on weekends and I have launched a course 'Generative AI for Business - A Leaders' Handbook' on Coursera. I believe that the vibrant start-up ecosystem in India holds great potential to transform our country in the next ten / fifteen years. I am a Mentor in NSRCEL of IIM-Bangalore for the newly launched incubation programme for the AI sector. I am most energized while coaching & mentoring my teams for success and getting to explore new unchartered territories. Contact: rasesh.shah@fractal.ai

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and EdTech leader with extensive experience in digital transformation and big data analytics.

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 36 yrs 5 mos

Skills

Edtech
Business Strategy
Digital Transformation
It Strategy
Cloud Computing
Big Data Analytics
Visualization
Account Management
Operations
Delivery Management
Client Relations
Solution Architecture
Program Management
Software Development

Career Highlights

Led Fractal's EdTech business to scale.
Implemented digital transformation strategies successfully.
Established Big Data and Visualization practice.

Work Experience

Fractal

Chief Practice Officer - EdTech (4 yrs 4 mos)

Chief Information Officer (5 yrs 9 mos)

Senior Vice President - Big Data and Visualization Practice Head (1 yr 6 mos)

Senior Vice President - Key Accounts and Operations (6 yrs 9 mos)

Mastek

Delivery Unit Head (2 yrs 8 mos)

Group Software Manager (4 yrs 7 mos)

Tata Infotech Limited (TCS)

Group Software Manager (9 yrs 3 mos)

Tandon Data Systems Ltd

Software Engineer (1 yr 6 mos)

Education

MAM at SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

B.E. at Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology

SSC at St. Xaviers High School

Rasesh Shah

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India36 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led Fractal's EdTech business to scale.
Implemented digital transformation strategies successfully.
Established Big Data and Visualization practice.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and EdTech leader with extensive experience in digital transformation and big data analytics.

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Skills

Core Skills

EdtechBusiness StrategyDigital TransformationIt StrategyCloud ComputingBig Data AnalyticsVisualizationAccount ManagementOperationsDelivery ManagementClient RelationsSolution ArchitectureProgram ManagementSoftware Development

Other Skills

Data ManagementBusiness TransformationCloud InfrastructureIT OperationsData ArchitectureCybersecurityOperational EffectivenessClient ExperienceBig DataData VisualizationClient ManagementTeam ManagementOperations ManagementProject Delivery ManagementP&L Management

About

Experience

36 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

9 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

18 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Fractal

4 roles

Chief Practice Officer - EdTech

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

Set up and leading the EdTech practice.
Currently scaling the business by offering Fractal's EdTech services to its Fortune 1000 clients
Creating an eco-system of AI and analytics professionals for the industry

Cloud ComputingData ManagementBusiness TransformationEdTechBusiness Strategy

Chief Information Officer

Promoted

Apr 2016 – Jan 2022 · 5 yrs 9 mos

Leading the CIO function to transform the way business is done.
To support our growth, my digitalization strategy is based on the following three pillars
Employee experience – attract, grow and retain world class talent
Operational effectiveness – eliminate day to operational friction and make work play again
Client experience – make it easy for clients to do business with us
Our IT infra has always been ahead of the curve. This helped tide over the COVID situation and we transitioned seamlessly to a WFH (work from home) environment, with a one day notice
Key highlights:
PCI-DSS, ISO 27001 and SOC2 Type 2 certifications
Setup a Cloud and Dev Ops practice
Expanding Fractal infrastructure to the cloud (Azure, AWS and GCP)
Migrating to SASE and Zero Trust Network Architecture environment
Setup an internal security operation team and an outsourced 24x7 SOC monitoring team
24x5 Global Helpdesk support
Seamless integration of acquired entities
Automation of manual tasks to enable scale and improved employee experience

Cloud InfrastructureIT OperationsData ArchitectureCybersecurityDigital TransformationIT Strategy

Senior Vice President - Big Data and Visualization Practice Head

Oct 2014 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

Strategize and build capabilities to enable Fractal stay ahead of the curve. Incubated and setup a Big Data and Visualization practice. Built best in class visualization capabilities and released Codebox – a plug and play visualization repository for Tableau, Qlikview, Spotfire and Opensource components using HTML5, d3.js etc

Big DataData VisualizationSoftware DevelopmentBig Data AnalyticsVisualization

Senior Vice President - Key Accounts and Operations

Jan 2008 – Oct 2014 · 6 yrs 9 mos

I joined Fractal's Executive Leadership team when we were 120 people. First I managed the Financial Services practice and then moved on to manage the CPG practice. Focus was practice growth, delivery with client satisfaction. Within the CPG practice, I grew the practice to 350+ member team over 24 months.

Client ManagementTeam ManagementOperations ManagementAccount ManagementOperations

Mastek

2 roles

Delivery Unit Head

Promoted

May 2005 – Jan 2008 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Delivery Unit Head - BT - Managed a team of 600 people and delivered revenue of GBP 60 million.
Delivery Unit Head - Germany
Overall responsibilities in both the units included: managing the P&L, project delivery, maintaining profitability norms, managing client satisfaction, grooming the team to take on higher roles and responsibilities.

Project Delivery ManagementP&L ManagementClient SatisfactionDelivery ManagementClient Relations

Group Software Manager

Oct 2000 – May 2005 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Resposible for P&L and Delivery of £40MM+ P/L with high client satisfaction based on trusted relationships and alignment to business objectives.
Solution Architect: responsible for understanding the business requirements, converting them into functional specifications and overseeing the deliveries of the same. Submit bids / RFI’s / proposals for the UK delivery unit.

P&L ManagementSolution ArchitectureClient RelationsDelivery Management

Tata infotech limited (tcs)

Group Software Manager

Jul 1991 – Oct 2000 · 9 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Programme Manager–SignBANK and UniTrade programs: Responsible for development and all associated delivery matters. Managed a total team size of 350 people
Multiple Roles - Finesse Support Programme, Unisys: FBA Finesse was a Unisys Retail Banking solution on the CTOS platform having more than 500 customers worldwide. The program provided worldwide support and enhancements to the solution. Was part of the entire product lifecycle of over 5 years - starting as a developer to onsite coordination and product management.

Project ManagementTeam LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentProgram Management