Leadership
Executive-led. Ecosystem-enabled.
A senior-level engagement model designed for board, CXO and transformation leadership conversations.
Over two decades leading global software engineering, enterprise application, cloud, data and digital transformation organizations across travel, hospitality, retail, telecom and manufacturing.
A record of building high-performing teams, establishing Centres of Excellence and GCC operations, modernizing legacy platforms and introducing AI-enabled delivery models — always tied to measurable operational outcomes.
Experience
Career highlights
Oct 2025 – Present
Mindsprint (a Wipro company)
Delivery Partner
- Setting up a Bengaluru GCC for a US supply-chain conglomerate on a BOT model.
- AI CoE setup for a US power-generation manufacturer, from concept to production.
- Enabling 2x growth across multiple North America accounts.
Apr 2023 – Sep 2025
LTIMindtree
Senior Director
- Led multi-disciplinary engineering organizations across global travel & hospitality portfolios.
- Introduced Value Delivery Offices linking delivery to business KPIs; 30% faster insights.
- Strategic partner to C-level stakeholders on roadmaps, risk and escalations.
Jan 2020 – Mar 2023
Mindtree
Program Director
- Built multi-year digital transformation teams ($22M+) for a major European steel OEM.
- Migrated 1,700+ jobs, 200+ SAS programs and 30TB of data, reducing OPEX 5x.
- Cloud migration and real-time streaming, with 20% better forecast accuracy.
Mar 2007 – Dec 2019
Mindtree
Program Manager → Project Manager
- Built a Telecom BSS CoE from ground zero in a system-integrator role.
- Delivered an early-in-industry cloud broker engagement for the air transport sector.
- Grew an account 5x while sustaining EBITDA and CSAT above 4/5.
1998 – 2007
Sobha Renaissance IT · Macro Infotech
Project Lead · Senior Software Engineer
- Product owner for healthcare, construction and manufacturing product suites.
- Built ERP and scheme-monitoring systems for Government of Karnataka bodies.
Certifications & education
- Chief Digital and AI Officer — IIT Kanpur (2026)
- General Management Program for IT Executives — IIM Bangalore (2023)
- Professional Certificate in Product Strategy — IIM Kozhikode (2021)
- Design Thinking Teaching Practitioner — Hasso Plattner Institute
- Certified Scrum Master — Scrum Alliance
- Quantum Technologies (Foundations, Applications, Programming) — MNIT Jaipur (2025)
- Bachelor of Science (Electronics), 1998
Recognition
- Crest Award for Delivery Excellence (2021)
- ‘Corona Seva Ratna’ — Press Club of Karnataka (2020)
- ‘Role Model Project Manager’ (2012)
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