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Kranti Asapu Delaware, OH ***** 309-***-****

***.****@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/kranti-asapu

Information Technology Leader

Visionary and goal-oriented Senior IT Leader with demonstrated experience in planning, developing, and implementing cutting edge information solutions. Develop strategic plans for enterprise implementation and operation of client services, product support, quality assurance, and training. Initiate and enforce strict budget controls addressing company need, profitability, and growth. Adept at crisis management, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and negotiating. Advance in application development, benchmarking, capacity planning, project and resource management, and cross-functional team training.

End-to-end design, planning, executing, and validation of cloud migrations from legacy to Azure cloud.

Lead technical and value propositions with senior leaders to facilitate critical business strategy.

Prepared migration plans, status trackers, lead and develop POC's and send weekly reports to the Office of CTO. Weekly updates to higher leadership and maintaining daily tracker on the activities performed on the system. By leveraging project management tools setting up alerts, and proactive on the outcomes.

Cloud expertise includes Networking, Storage, Containers, Databases, Security, BCDR, management tools, DevOps, and SAP on Azure.

I directed Cloud the providers' architectural design sessions, technical briefings, boot camps, and cross-functional teams in the organization.

Defined a Strategy and leveraged Azure migration guide. I have worked with Microsoft Partner for any help on the migration journey. Replicate on-premise services to Azure, Backups and Validations, DR, backup, and monitoring, used ASR replication to replicate the data, load balancing applied Security rules.

I help the business design AI and Data strategy, then integrate them into the enterprise to enhance the innovation's ability. Advise them to build Data science capability around critical business units to reconfigure the operating model and improve customer experience.

Designed and executed Data lake solutions in Azure by using Synapse Analytics, Data Lake Storage and SAP Analytics Cloud.

Experience with cloud native applications and built CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, TestOps, ITIL Processes and Microservices ecosystem management.

Lead a vision, strategy, estimations, product design, go to market (GTM) and time to market (TTM) strategies & product roadmaps.

Business Consulting

Project Governance/Management

Data-driven Analysis

Strategic Decision Making

Business Development & Growth Planning

Pareto Analysis (80:20 Rule)

Data Lake building

Cost Optimized Cloud Solutions

DevOps/DevSecOps

Enterprise/Web Applications

Process Reengineering/Change Management

Data Architecture

Data Visualization

Offshore/Onsite Team Management

Machine Learning Algorithms

Executive Level Communication

Testing (Functional/Security/Scalability)

Deep Learning

Mentoring & Coaching

Data Quality Assurance

Predictive Modeling

Career Highlights

Designed, planned, and executed critical cloud migration projects in 3 quarters compared to 4 quarters.

Conceptualized and executed strategy that resulted seamless (99.99% success) in migrating on premise to Cloud Native applications.

Introduced cutting edge technologies to incorporate into business service lines and address business needs successfully.

Optimized systems & enabled archiving strategies by saving database space in business-critical systems.

Transformed the Financial Statement reporting from static to dynamic with proper planning and execution.

Managed and supported cross-functional teams comprised of developers, business analysts, project managers, testing analysts, and strategic partners to successful project completion.

Designed strategy for data redundancy in ERP applications and saved 2 Millions from capital expenses.

Professional Experience

Great Lakes Cheese – Hiram, OH October 2020 - Present

Leading manufacturer and supplier of consistently high quality cheese products.

Enterprise Architect(Cloud Data and Analytics)

We are Great Lakes Cheese-- a family of driven, passionate employee-owners dedicated to providing grocery retailers, restaurant operations, co-manufacturers, and ingredient providers with high-quality private-label cheese products nationwide.

Designed and proposed cloud solutions for GLC digital transformation and prototyped Data Lake solutions in cloud. Building a team and preparing a project plan for execution.

LBrands – Columbus, OH October 2016-September 2020

Retail Industry (Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, Pink) - Driven by Passion. Guided by Values.

Cloud Architect Technical Manager

Data Owner for Enterprise Data Lake built on Azure Cloud at 70% lower cost than traditional data warehouses and 66% faster. Brought multiple sources into a new data platform and (vs. five sources from legacy), with projections to bring in additional sources. I developed and executed a transformation effort migration strategy from a legacy data warehouse solution to a cloud-based solution, leveraging big data technologies, and built a homegrown Master Data Solution.

Handled multi-million $ projects and executed successfully with total cost savings up 20% and cut client cost in planning and leveraging resources.

Defined a Strategy, plan, make systems ready and then migrate infrastructure, enterprise applications and web applications. Responsible for end-to-end migration and cost optimization. Presentations and bi-weekly Executive review meetings on progress and status of planned tasks and systems health checks.

Bank of America – Consultant – Charlotte, NC January 2015 – October 2016

Finance Industry - Helping to make financial lives better through the power of every connection.

Technical Lead

Lead Bank of Americas Profitability Analysis project and address KPI's for Banking Executives. I built the Cloud Migration roadmap of core SAP workloads and laid out an initial plan for migration. Designed solutions for Large Equity and shared expenses project roadmap and execution of that solution using SAP core finance capabilities.

Deloitte Consulting llp – Charlotte, NC January 2010 – December 2014

Management Consulting – Impact that matters, Big 4 consulting firm

Management Consultant Solution Architect

I worked with multiple clients in my tenure and different industries—Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR), Caterpillar, and Bank of America.

Managed development and optimization of numerous technical projects and solutions. Captured requirements to align system with business needs and developed traceability matrix to showcase how business requirements were satisfied throughout project lifecycle. Performed capacity planning, gathered requirements, pinpointed risks, and spearheaded and monitored project outcomes. Implemented Customer Profitability Analysis solution and delivered Financial Statements to Worlds largest Bank.

Softtek (ACS Systech Integrators) – Bangalore, India December 2006 – December 2009

Consulting Services

Software Engineer Solutions Architect

I worked with multiple clients in my tenure and different industries—Epson, GSI Technologies, Quebec Bank and other clients.

I delivered the best analytical solutions to Clients, leveraging enterprise application tools, and technologies. Designed, Architected, and developed solutions for clients.

HCL Technologies – Bangalore, India May 2006 – December 2006

Associate Consultant

Education & Professional Development

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2018 - Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares

Harvard Business School

2018 - Business Analytics

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

2001 – 2005 Electronics and Communication Engineering

Coursera

2018 - deeplearning.ai – Deep Learning 5 course program

GCP

2020 - Google Cloud Certified

Azure

2020 – Azure Solutions Architect Expert

SAP S/4 HANA Certification

2016 - Simple Finance on Premise 1503

Technical Expertise

Tools, Technologies, Platforms, and Standards: Automation, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure DevOps, DataOps, Cloud Computing, Computer Vision, Databases, Cosmos DB, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Deep Learning, Docker Containers, Hadoop, Kubernetes, Machine Learning, ML Algorithms, NLP, NoSQL, TOGAF, ITIL, Product Design, Product Strategy, Product Vision, Python, R, Power BI, PowerShell, Reporting Tools, Robotic Process Automation, Spark, Business Objects, SAP Analytics Cloud, Analysis for Office, SAP S/4 HANA, Deep learning, Terraform, Ansible, ETL, ELT, SOA, API’s,Kafka,Splunk, Scrum, Agile, OLAP,OLTP, SSIS Integration, Snowflake.

Application Development: Queues, JSON, CI/CD

Networking: CIDR. MPLS, OSI Models, Latency

Infrastructure: Containers, high availability, efficiency. Content Delivery: CDN, Caching

Storage: SAN, NAS, RAID. Security: Certificates, Encryption, TLS, WAF

Performance Tuning: Latency, GPU, DoS. Database: HA, Scalability, SQL, NoSQL.

Systems: Tier Application, Design Application

Databases: Oracle, SAP HANA, MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, Azure SQL.

Cloud – Azure: Certified in Azure Solutions Architect

Azure Cloud Solutions Architect Expert Certified.

Designed Data Lake solution and created a Data platform in Cloud by using Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, and Data Lake Storage.

Azure Kubernetes, Serverless computing, Azure DevOps, and SAP on Azure.

Partnered with business unit leadership, and through the rationalization of the information value chain, I provided strategic recommendations to maximize the value of information assets via their creation, access and use.

Foster value creation using the organization's data assets to maximize value from data and analytics, as well as the external data ecosystem.

Migration journey from end to end, prepare migration strategy, collaborate with Business Stakeholders, Executives, and Finance VP's to present the plan and get Go decision to execute.

Compute, Networking, Storage, Security and DevOps.

Build Apps and deploy into cloud and work with app developers.

Migration journey from end to end, Prepare migration strategy, Work with Business Stakeholders, Executives and Finance VP’s to present the plan and get Go decision to execute.

Optimize the process and applied 5 R rationalization technique to analyze and plan the migration.

Secure and monitor the whole process from end to end.

Prepared Architecture plan and prepared detail documentation plan.

App Dev: Queues, JSON, CI/CD, etc. Networking: CIDR. MPLS, OSI Models, latency etc

Infrastructure: Containers, high availability, efficiency etc. Content Delivery: CDN, Caching, etc.

Storage: SAN, NAS, RAID, etc. Security: Certificates, Encryption, TLS, WAF, etc.

Performance Tuning: Latency, GPU, DoS, etc. Database: HA, Scalability, SQL, NoSQL.

Systems: Tier Application, Design Application, etc.

Workstream leadership to establish a high-level plan with key Milestones, interdependencies, and critical path.

Managed risk and issue log being maintained, and actions are being taken to address promptly.

I performed requirement gathering and discussions with users to build Sprint Stories.

Provides estimates and LOE's to complete the tasks and make sure to meet SLA's.

Functional/Domain Skills: Certified in Simple Finance

Very Strong Finance knowledge and transform that to technical reports.

Understanding Financial Statements, Management Consolidation Reporting,

Legal Consolidation Reporting and Operational Reporting.

Knowledge of General Ledger Accounting, Asset Accounting, and Management Accounting.

Logistics, Sales and Marketing, Production Planning, Supply Chain and Operations.

ML/DL Experience/SAP Experience: Certified Deep Learning and Machine Learning.

Design, Develop, and Deploy Products that enhance Productivity.

Working in an innovation team and applying Machine Learning and Deep Learning techniques to collaborate and automate internal tools.

Convolutional Neural Network/Linear Regression/Logistic Regression models created and deployed.

Architect and Product Manager for below products developed internally.

Chatbot - Using Azure and Deep learning techniques.

SAP HANA Architecture Native HANA and BW on HANA, ABAP Programming.

SAP Analytics Cloud(SAC) design Dashboard for Inventory visibility and Sales on top of CAR.

Data Warehouse designs and enable reporting out of it by using reporting and visualization tools.

Awards/Recognitions

Lbrands CTO appreciation award

Innovation Hubba Runner up Award.

Deloitte Client Spot Award

Deloitte Outstanding Award

Bank Of America Client appreciation $500 reward from Deloitte.

Softtek Employee of the Month Award

Many references and appreciations from peers, Leaders and Executives.

Volunteer Efforts

School of AI – Non Profit Organization - Credential ID 12506244

Columbus School of AI – Meetup group to train and free guidelines to young college graduates.

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