Functional Skills

Application Modernization
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
Cybersecurity
IT Transformation
M&A Support
Post-Merger Integration
Product Strategy
Program Management
Technology Strategy

Software Skills

Azure
AWS
Blockchain
Cloud computing
Hyperledger
Jira
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Project

Certifications

ITILIT Infrastructure Library Certified
PMPProject Management Professional

Sector Experience

Healthcare
Telecom
Financial Services
Energy
Technology

Languages

English
Hindi
Punjabi
30
years

Years of Experience

8/19

Member Since


Fortune 500

Experience

 
Blue River International, Inc. Management Consulting
Interim CTO, Portfolio/Product, Program Management
06/2006 - Present
Specialties:
Strategic Board Advisor - VC and PE companies
Innovation Management - Culture, pipeline, prioritization, projects, Vendor partnerships, and others.
Digital Transformation, IT Modernization
Digital Strategy, Digital Health
Strategy development, roadmap development & implementation
Emerging Tech – Use Cases, POC, Operationalization (AR/VR, Blockchain, AI, IoT, Electric Vehicle charging (EV), Fleet electrification, and others)
Cybersecurity Strategies and Implementation – DevOps to DevSecOps, Threat, and Vulnerability Management Lifecycle Improvements
Cloud Migration, Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management Program (IAM), Information Governance and Administration (IGA), biometrics MFA, and other Business, and IT programs

Construction News Network Finance
CTO
04/2004 - 08/2009
CEO Advisory - Hired by private investors, CEO, CFO to assess Company's people, process and technologies to transform the company to be a high growth company, I introduced innovation and developed technology strategy to transition the business from a paper-based process to an end-to-end automated digital engagement and enablement platform. I also identified skills gaps and developed new staff hiring and skills upgrade plan for the in-house staff.

TIAA Management Consulting
Product Manager, Pension Products
03/2006 - 05/2009
Elevated market position by spearheading product development and overseeing companywide technology programs in response to needed change, utilizing emerging technology and innovation.
Captured emerging consumer and market demands by heading the development of innovation-driven pension products application platform to fulfill Institutional Client needs. Expedited delivery of products by deploying rapid prototype and iterative design methodologies, while overseeing POC.

Northstar Exchange Finance
CIO
02/2004 - 09/2005
As a full-time CIO, I drastically improved the Company's rapid multi-market product and service launches on a national scale by shortening 45-day launch lead time per market to simultaneous launches within a matter of days. I combined cutting-edge, emerging technologies with conventional technologies and successfully re-engineered the IT department, transforming this valuable entity into a business-enabler capable of producing rapid, multi-city launches.

CableLabs Other
Director E-Commerce
12/1999 - 04/2004
Translated top 10 cable industry CEOs’ visions into strategy and subsequent implementation by developing and delivering e-commerce solutions in response to DSL and satellite’s broadband offers that possessed the majority of the broadband market share.
Positioned cable broadband as the dominant market leader within three years of initiative rollout by reversing DSL / satellite market share.

AT&T Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies (Nokia) Other
New Products Offer Management - Emerging Tech
02/1994 - 09/1999
R&D, innovation and emerging technologies based use cases, business case, technology investment strategy, product development and offer management with P&L responsibilities.