Leader of Technology Department for Hungama Digital with Brands like (Hungama Gold, BollywoodHungama etc.), Manage Technology Development and Operations to ensure Technology drives Hungama's Media Business in terms of provide Music and Video Services via OTT Platforms, Media Companies, etc Digitally transformed the Technology Stack into Kubernetes using CNCF Technologies and Technology best practices and achieved a month Saving by >50% Driving organizational AI strategy by implementing Trypromptly no code platform and GPU infrastructure, democratizing AI capabilities for all departments.
Achievements
Managing a 66+ member Technology Team to improve and maintain the Software Architecture and deliver technology and services to external stakeholders. Reduce the Cost of Technology Opex by >50% of 3Cr (May 23) to 1.4 Cr (Sept 24) Improve Technology Governance and implementation, focusing on Innovation and Reliability while ensuring SLAs of more than 98% uptime for all our services. Succes

Lead the Team of Technology Development, Product Development and IT Operations for Times Professional Learning (TimesPro) to streamline the business processes via technology initiatives and make them future proof to service their Customers/Learners. Conceptualized the Learning Management and Sales Management Products and mobilized the development Team in an Agile Based Development Cycle. Consolidated all the Technology Vendor/ SAAS Products used and initiated the digital transformation journey for the organisation. Achievements Setup and Lead the Technology Team of 40+ in 1 year, create the Software Architecture and initiated the Software Development department to build and support the Web and Mobile Applications

Technology Head, Product Head and Ad Operations Head for Mzaalo Product – OTT / UGC / Blockchain Token Platform Setup and Lead the Team of 20+ in 1 year with Technology and Product Delivery in a Tech StartUp Environment. Achievements Worked with the Founder and COO to build their Product and Technology Architecture and Roadmap and got the Mzaalo Product commercialized from 0 users to 10K users Setup their Digital Ad Revenue business by liaising with Technology, Publishers, Marketing Partners.

Technology Head for India Division for Digitas-UK for one of the biggest sporting Client - Formula1
● Setup and Lead a Team of 35+ for India including Architects / Developers / Project Management which including the Process Definition and Technology Implementation. Outsourced Technology Teams.. Achievements Lead and Outsourced Technology work across Digitas Clients with setting up and managing a Team of 150+ Technologists. Handled Formula 1 UK Client with Digitas UK and provided Architecture Solutions and executed in a cost effective manner with Agile Methodologies.

Squareinch, IndiaDesignID websites. Revenue stream using online advertising and managing complete IT portfolio. Concept, Product Development, Implementation and execution of Ecommerce IT Startup (Squareinch)
● Lead the selection of Strategic Partners, Onboarding of Business Partners, Team Management, Client Management of marketplace Ecommerce model
VP IT Development Aug 2008-Jan 2016 Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Mumbai and Hong Kong Managing the receivables business softwares for the corporate banking business of HSBC IT applications owner from management of cost, implementation and support. Application owner of corporate banking, retail banking applications; Multiple Vendor Management, Product and Platform Selection, Requirements and Testing Management, Product Rollouts and Production Support.

Managed Global Cash Management Software (GCMS) with a team of 12 – 25 from
requirements, SDLC, change management, design, development, implementation
and support.
CMMI Level 5& SQA Standard Compliance and Client Management
Technical code developer, application designer and Tester.
Worked on Projects like GCMS, Sapphire, GPOS, CitiDirect