PRAVEEN GATTU

303-***-**** acfeej@r.postjobfree.com

Seasoned technology executive with successful track record in new product and architecture

development, strategic problem solving, cost containment and project management with a focus on

motivating global teams, delivering results and driving revenues. Designed and implemented innovative

business solutions using modern computing technologies such as Mobile, Cloud, Social and Big Data.

Core Competencies

Strategic Planning, Innovative Leadership, Application Portfolio Management, Roadmaps, Program

Management, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Computing, Social, Mobile, Web, Application Development,

Budgeting, Datacenter infrastructure, Big Data, E-Business, ERP, CRM, Business Intelligence, Master

Data Management, Data Quality, Security, Mentoring, Process Engineering, ITIL, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, SLA

Management, Amazon EC2, Google Web Services, Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM, 2011 – Present, Los Angeles, CA

Chief Architect

Primary leader in the planning, development and evolution of company's Enterprise Architecture strategy,

encompassing architecture, asset management, governance, and consulting services for all aspects of

architecture, such as business, information, security, and technology initiatives.

Collaborate with senior leaders across all business units to develop and implement IT architecture

solutions based on strategic objectives, conducting risk analysis to sufficiently weigh business goals with

acceptable risk and cost.

Application Portfolio Management: Created and maintained a portfolio of IT Applications.

Identified opportunities to optimize the portfolio and developed roadmaps to reach the

optimal portfolio.

Technology Business Management: Introduced the concept and implemented Technology

Business Management in partnership with the CFO and CIO. This provided in-depth

visibility and analysis of the total cost of applications.

IT Roadmap and Delivery Plan: Developed roadmaps for enterprise programs such as ERP,

CRM, Business Intelligence, Master Data Management and Infrastructure to align with

Business Strategy and reduce costs by 40% / $60 MM.

Service Oriented Architecture: Leveraged standard Enterprise Service Bus and Common

Operational Data Layer to reduce system and data integration complexity and cost by 20% /

$4.5 MM.

ERP: Led a large initiative to evaluate and select an enterprise ERP system to replace 32

legacy ERP systems. The new system is architected to be a single, shared ERP platform for

corporate and all 60+ subsidiaries.

CRM: Designed the architecture and oversaw implementation of a corporate-wide shared

CRM system.

Big Data and Business Intelligence: Designed the architecture for comprehensive and

common Big Data and Business Intelligence platforms to serve all 60+ subsidiaries with

varying business models. Apache Hadoop based technologies have been utilized for the Big

Data platform. Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle technologies have been used for data

marts/data warehouses.

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Master Data Management: Partnered with Finance team to evaluate and implement a master

data management system and established data governance policies and guidelines.

Data Quality Management: Evaluated and designed the architecture to implement data quality

management for BI, ERP and CRM systems using batch and point-of-entry models.

ECM: Designed and implemented an enterprise content management system utilizing IBM

Filenet, Content Navigator, Content Manager, Case Manager, enChoice, Sharepoint and

Confluence

Designed and built web applications using LAMP stack.

IT Infrastructure: Designed the roadmap and architecture to upgrade aging infrastructure such

as LAN/WAN, WiFi, SAN, Firewall, Routers, Remote Connectivity and Computer Servers to

support increased computing demands and building a secure network. Implemented new

infrastructure services in partnership with Business and IT Leadership to support Mobile

Device Management, Enterprise Scheduling, Workload Automation, and Managed File

Transfer.

Commissioned by CIO and CFO to develop and implement an innovative IT Transformation

Plan tasked with increasing business orientation for IT services and reducing overall IT

expenditure, risk and complexity.

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM, 2008 – 2010, Los Angeles, CA

Management Consultant (Freelance)

Took over and turned around a failing Supply Chain implementation. Managed the integration of Oracle

Financials with IBM Maximo for streamlined operations at oilrigs and centralized procurement. Provided

training and coaching to Finance, Warehouse and IT teams.

Key Achievements

Identified causes of failure of long-running Supply Chain implementation and re-staffed

consulting team with knowledgeable resources.

Completed the revised project $0.5M under-budget and 3 months ahead of time

Led all aspects of functional requirements analysis, database management, technical

development, testing and training

Data warehouse and reporting solutions were created utilizing Microsoft SQL Server and

ASP.NET

Utilized the LAMP stack for a web application to manage exceptions raised during the

integration

OVERSTOCK.COM, 2005 – 2008, Salt Lake City, UT

Director – Enterprise Architecture

Oversaw multiple aspects of business for Overstock.com with an emphasis on the technology division.

Designed the architecture and oversaw development of all IT projects initiated by the company.

Delivered significant cost savings with standardization and boosted revenues with innovative ideas.

Key Achievements

Created the Enterprise Architecture division and recruited qualified personnel.

Provided strategic guidance and architecture to implement an Oracle Financials ERP system

Implemented HighJump software for managing warehouse activities and interfaced it with

ERP, Order Status and other systems

Developed, optimized and managed the Application Portfolio.

Pioneered one of the first Big Data implementations to capture every single click on the

website and analyze shopper patterns to determine whether marketing campaigns led to sales

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or not. Teradata (MPP architecture), MapReduce and MicroStrategy technologies were

utilized for the Big Data platform.

$6M in revenues by replacing the existing Pro C website with a reliable and manageable

Java/J2EE website

Increased website availability from 95% to 99.9%

$4.5M/year in cost savings by replacing an existing under-performing Oracle CRM system

with RightNow CRM

Web development using the LAMP stack.

Pioneered Service Orientated Architecture for the company resulting in significant cost

savings over the years

Designed the architecture for a remote Disaster Recovery center

Search Engine Optimization to display Overstock.com’s products at the top of Google, Yahoo

and Bing listings.

MAGNASOFT TECHNOLOGY INC, 1999 – 2005, Denver, CO

Chief Technology Officer & Principal

Oversaw all aspects of technology and sales development for technology consulting firm focusing on ERP

implementations. Built and managed global staff of over 150. Provided technical training and coaching to

multidisciplinary IT team. Designed and managed technical architecture for all products and solutions

sold. Delivered sophisticated technology solutions to major multi-industry clients (Oracle Corporation,

Sun Microsystems, AT&T, NASA, KPMG, The US Department of Defense and Harvard University)

ranging from ERP, MRP and CRM to purchase, installation and upgrades of hardware and software

enterprise-wide.

Key Achievements

Successfully grew firm revenues from $50K to $20M in 2 years. Firm sold for a profit in

2005.

Developed Web-based sales system for major retail client, resulting in 30% revenue increase.

Orchestrated design and implementation of large-scale, reusable software applications and

components servicing 50K+ users overall, with as many as 15K users concurrently.

Steered comprehensive redesign of service center infrastructure for major

telecommunications client’s corporate headquarters, resulting in an over 20% increase in

profitability and efficiency.

Established all application development guidelines and performance standards and negotiated all vendor

contracts, resulting in a cost reduction of 25%.

CIGNA, 2000 – 2003, Bloomfield, CT

Vice President - Technology & Architecture Practice

Managed all aspects of global information systems development and architecture to meet new

requirements of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for $19B Fortune 100

Company with 44,000 employees. Built and managed team of 30 direct report IT Directors and Project

Managers and 250 software developers and analysts. Concurrently oversaw 30 multimillion-dollar IT

projects and programs. Delivered significant cost savings.

Key Achievements

$20M in annual savings through deployment of enterprise-wide, shared technology

infrastructures.

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Managed the IT Application Portfolio and created roadmaps to maximize ROI on investments and

optimize costs.

Spearheaded standardization of UNIX servers for high-payload applications and Windows

Servers for low-volume applications, resulting in cost savings of $1.6M.

Successfully negotiated overseas application support services, resulting in annual savings of

$750K

Steered procurement and implementation of automated quality-control software that reduced

staffing needs by 70% and led to annual savings of $320K.

Terminated past-due, over-budget projects by outside consulting firm eliminating $250K in costs.

Drove significant improvement in overall performance of Oracle Financials ERP system

decreasing user wait time by 20%.

PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 1997 – 1999, Boston, MA

Project Manager – ERP Implementation

Managed an implementation of Oracle Financials for a company involved in manufacturing Hi-Tech

computer software. Managed project scope, resources, time and budget efficiently to deliver a successful

project.

(Earlier career consisted of programmer/analyst positions)

EDUCATION

M.A. Computer Sciences - Osmania University, India

B.A. Electronics & Communications - Osmania University, India

MEDIA COVERAGE/AWARDS/PUBLIC SPEAKING

“30 Under 30”, Inc. Magazine

“Higher Education Technology Award” for design of reusable software components

“Service Oriented Architecture – Is it worth considering?” presentation at Oracle OpenWorld

2008

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Manement Professional; Oracle Certified Professional

HARDWARE

Enterprise Servers from Sun Microsystems, IBM, HP, Dell, DEC and Unisys Routers, Bridges, Switches,

Wireless Equipment and PBX

TOOLS

Oracle Applications, Microsoft Dynamics, PeopleSoft Financials, SAP, JD Edwards One World, Siebel

CRM, Orchestra Networks, HighJump, Hyperion, Cognos, Business Objects, IBM WebSphere, BEA

WebLogic, WebMethods, MQ Series, MS Visual Studio, Filenet, Informatica, Microstrategy, QlikView,

Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Microsoft IIS, Microsoft SSIS/SSAS/SSRS, Apache Hadoop, Rails,

LAMP, Service Now, Amazon EC2, FileNet, Sharepoint, Confluence, JIRA, enChoice, ActiveBatch,

Talend, Troux, Apptio, IBM Systems Architect

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DATABASES

Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2/UDB, Sybase, MySQL, Apache Hadoop, Couchbase,

MongoDB, Teradata

ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS

Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Content Management

(ECM), Master Data Management, Business Intelligence, Data Quality Management, Service Oriented

Architecture, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), ITIL, SaaS, IaaS, Paas

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

Java/J2EE, C, C++, X++, Xcode, Python, Ruby, Visual Basic, .NET Technologies, HTML, XML/XSL,

JMS, SQL, NoSQL, PL/SQL, CGI, Perl, PHP, ColdFusion, JavaScript, ASP, JSP, SQR, UNIX Shell

Scripting

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