A versatile person with strong multidisciplinary experience of 26+ years in the IT industry handling senior strategic roles, working at the intersection of R&D, digital growth, and business strategy. Have a keen ability to effectively translate complex operational concepts into tangible action plans. Have an acumen to blend big-picture viewpoints with tactical considerations to inspire, build trust, and achieve record growth. A finalist nominee for UTV Bloomberg - CTO/CIO of the year award 2011.

Currently leading Technology, Business Development and Named Account Sales teams at RPS, responsible for providing industry leadership and customer stickiness through consultative solutions to ensure achievement of goals and targets of the organization.

Founding President of Inventors India Research Foundation, a Not-For-Profit (Section 8) Technology Organization, to mentor and support young innovators ideating in various disciplines of engineering and using Technology to better lives of people worldwide.

CURRENT WORK AT A GLANCE

  • Accelerated Competency Development Framework @ RPS Consulting – An Agile Learning and Competency development model for rapid deep skilling and cross skilling of workforce
  • Accreditation First Framework @ RPS Consulting – A transformative learning and competency development model for rapid unicorn identification, skill gap analysis through Debug.Recommend.Enable process.
  • RPS Cloud Labs @ RPS Consulting – An experiential sandbox IT practice labs environment spread across 3 datacenters in south of India, a favorite of all our customers and a key ingredient in the success of RPS consulting.
  • RPS Digital Academy @ RPS Consulting – A fast intuitive Learning Management platform built on OpenEdx. A necessary tool in the current market giving us an edge over many of our competitors. A customized theme, customized media encoder and streamer, custom xblock allows our edx environment to be different from others. It is currently a key component of our blended learning offerings.
  • Technology Awareness & Appreciation Workshops for customers on Disruptive Technologies @ RPS Consulting – Algorithmic and Computational Thinking, Data Structures and Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning, Data Analytics and Recommender Systems, Cloud Computing, IoT and IIoT, Blockchain, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Cognitive Computing, OpenBanking APIs, Robotic Process Automation, Competency Development
  • AI Red Team Bots @ Inventors India Research Foundation – AI based stealth PT/VA Bots, Protocol Analyzer, Shell Code Injection, Persistent PT, Stealth PT, Deep Neural Network, Residual Recurrent Neural Network, Honey Pots, Heuristic Programming, Genetic Algorithms, Bot Teleport
  • Digital Labour Hub Specifications & Reference implementation @ Inventors India Research Foundation – Bot Framework, Cubicle Virtual Machine Specification and Design, Bot Language Development, Blockchain based Audit Trails to support AAA modules, Labour Hub Market Place
  • Buddy @ Inventors India Research Foundation - An AI based wearable device acting as a buddy to help the person with special needs (Autism) be more independent and social – ARM, Deep Learning, NLP, Linux, Speech Recognition, Language Modelling, Gesture Recognition, Hardware Engineering, LiO Battery Management and Chargers, Mechanical Modelling, Product Design
  • Artimus @ Inventors India Research Foundation - Artificial muscle strands mimic functions of skeletal muscle, to provide mobility solutions for paraplegic and multiple sclerosis effected people @ IIRF – ARM, Electro Active Polymers, Carbon Nano Tubes, Hardware Engineering, Power Management, LiO Battery Management, Mechanical Modelling, Deep Learning, Biomechanics, Mechanical Modelling, Product Design, Material Design, Synthetic Materials, Polymer Design


PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
  • NIIT acquisition of RPS, represented RPS as a core member of management in the M&A, lead Business Due diligence resulting in a successful acquisition.
  • Successfully lead 2 due diligences by big 4 consulting firms with nil contingent liabilities to SHA/SPA stage.
  • Designed RPS Triennial strategy of 100Cr by 2022 & have been successful in keeping the organization’s achievements in line with the plan.
  • Successfully designed/lead initiatives to engage and service our customers, resulting in double digit growth y-o-y of RPS during FY 2018-2019 & 2019-2020 and 2021-2022
  • Conducted 150+ dedicated technology workshops, seminars and webinars for our prestigious customers at RPS, supporting them in building their technical competencies:
    • Deep Dive Technology Workshops for project implementors (Azure Workshops - DevOps, Blockchain, Analytics, AI, App Modernization & Resilient Infrastructure and Algorithms)
    • Technology Appreciation Seminars for Business Leaders (Emerging Technologies, IoT, Blockchain, AI & Analytics, Workforce of the Future, Cognitive Computing, Kanban Practices, DevOps ROI)
    • Webinars for Global Audience (Emerging Technologies, IoT, Blockchain, AI & Analytics, Cognitive Computing)
  • Designed and Implemented RPS Cloud labs, creating new competency, capability and revenue streams for RPS Consulting
  • Designed Accelerated Learning Program at RPS, a technical competency development framework, building leadership position for RPS in the market.
  • Designed and developed a smart card based Automated Napkin Dispensing IoT Machine (ATN), a social project to support adoption of health and hygiene practices among rural girls in India at HappyNapi Pvt. Ltd.
  • Created first Learning-as-a-Service platform at IIHT with Microsoft Learning in 2011.
  • A finalist nominee for UTV Bloomberg - CTO/CIO of the year award 2011
  • Successful design & implementation of IIHT Cloud Platform and iTopology Virtual Data Center Cloud Fabric.
  • Successful strategic implementation of Remote Labs capabilities and competency at IIHT to strengthen delivery capabilities for HP Education relationship.
  • Architect of network edge security appliance (NeSA) UTM appliance with AI based host/network profiling system for monitoring suspicious activities in 2006 at Safire Labs.
  • Developed AI IP profiling solution for dynamic threat assessment of nodes communicating through a router.
  • Developed an efficient algorithm & firmware on Renesas micro controller & Fujitsu thermal printers for supporting regional languages using Unicode variable size font table in a smallest footprint (32 kb), can support up to 8 language font tables.
  • Developed peer to peer relay network system using Micrel active RFID transceivers for wireless communication to control city utility grid infrastructure & reliable data transmission during natural calamity.
  • Instrumental in realization of Data Armor and Armor Shield, products under Mobile Armor Security Suite at ePS Technologies (Now a part of Trend Microsystems).
  • Designed non-destructive HDD partitioning method for x86 architecture with DOS partition scheme at ePS technologies. An important design decision in the delivery of Mobile Armor security product suite.
  • Wrote method for bootloader switching with secure parameter passing to second stage or early bound driver across system reboot cycle
  • Developed SOAP handler replacing buggy implementation in Mono .Net framework at ePS Technologies (Now a part of Trend Microsystems), an important bugfix in open-source implementation of .Net runtime on Linux.
  • Innovator of Universal foot pedal compatible media player “TransAid” for transcription Industry at RPIT, a game changer in the Indian transcription industry during 2000 – 2001.


CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENTS AND OUTCOMES

A series of 12 hands-on workshops titled “Algorithms – Future of Digital World”
Skilled 40 participants of a large customer from Airline Ticketing and Management Industry. The participants competed in their annual global programming challenge, with 5 India teams reaching top 20 for the first time among the 50 global teams.

Technology Appreciation Workshops on Blockchain
Skilled 600+ employees of a global telecom giant on Blockchain technology, benefits, pitfalls and potential use-cases in telecom domain.

RPA in BFSI
Mentored 20 key members from different functional domain of a global Fintech organization, leading to a successful establishment of RPA Centre of Excellence in the organization.
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