Executive Program Leader - AI/Business Transformation & Strategy in IT

ATUL PRABHAKAR

Technical Program & AI Transformation leadership Management & Business Consulting

AI, Data, Enterprise Technology Platforms, Business Analysis & Consulting, Strategy & Innovation Portland, OR, USA US Citizen *****************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/atulprabhakar8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Senior Program Leader, Strategist, Business Analyst and Business / Technology Consultant with 20+ years of experience leading large-scale, cross-functional business transformation and technology programs (Waterfall / Agile) across enterprise and government environments. Strong expertise in Business Analysis & Management Consulting, AI, Data Science & Analytics, Enterprise technology platforms, Cloud ecosystems (AWS / Azure), Vendor / partner management, Resource management and Change management. Proven ability to drive business/technology initiatives from Strategy and roadmap definition, architecture and design, through production. Experienced in domains like Public sector, Insurance & Financial services, Retail & CPG, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Supply chain, Capital markets

SKILLS

Machine Learning, Deep Learning / Computer Vision, NLP, Generative AI, Agentic AI Full AI ML / Gen AI Lifecycle hands-on management (from Architecture to Deployment) AI Cloud stacks (AWS and Azure) for Machine Learning / Computer Vision / Generative AI Business Consulting, Business Analysis & Process Improvements, Supply Chain & Manufacturing processes Process Excellence / Enterprise Architecture / Project certifications - Lean Six Sigma, Zachman etc Enterprise Technology Platforms (SAP, Oracle Apps etc) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & AI TRANSFORMATION LEADERSHIP 2018 – 2025 Owned Business & AI/Digital Transformations, Innovation, Technology & Data programs across Enterprise and government businesses. Advised and hands-on delivered AI Transformation initiatives for multiple Global Customers, from AI Strategy to Operationalization. Elevance Health, USA — AI Anchor Consultant (EA Organization) 2023-2024

Served as AI Anchor for the Enterprise Architecture group, leading structured research, evaluation and onboarding roadmap / deployment nuances for AI and Gen AI

As the AI SME and Business Analyst, worked hands-on with Solution Architects for architecture and design of Solutions for Business, on Microsoft Azure OpenAI and other Cloud platforms State Government Citizen Services — Technical Program Lead 2021-2023

Hands on managed and delivered IT and AI programs/projects for citizen-services, closely working with government stakeholders, Technical teams and partners (AWS / Microsoft). Delivered: -AI based Agricultural Crop detection (on AWS) -AI based Video Analysis and tagging (on AWS cloud stack) -Data Analysis & Visualization for Public portal (Microsoft / Power BI) –Digital transformation for Department of Transportation -Digital Transformation and Data Analytics / Dashboards & HRMS solution development for State Transport Corporation (on Microsoft stack / Power BI) -Digital enablement and Database migrations for State Citizen Services program (EDCS) -Authored the concept paper for an AI CoE Federal Government eMarketPlace — AI & Technology Program Leadership 2020-2021

Owned the full AI & Data/Analytics program: strategy, roadmap, use cases, architecture alignment, infrastructure setup, data management, vendor selection, POCs, pilots, production

Hands-on Oversaw broader Enterprise technology management spanning Data systems, cybersecurity, Procurement platform / functionality enhancements, and vendor management Delivered: - Data Analytics & Dashboards (MS and Tableau) - AI Search Engine (MS Azure cloud) - AI Fraud Detection (MS Azure cloud stack) - AI Procurement Planning (MS Azure) - AI driven Product Cataloging - Platform / Data – Development, Business Integration & Upgrades AI / Data Product Startups & Services firms - Client facing / Engagement Leadership 2018-2025 (with breaks) Organizations: Hotify AI, Mantra AI, Oltau AI, Dilaton AI, Think Future Technologies

Advised multiple global clients on AI, and hands-on led AI adoption engagements across insurance, banking, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, Hi Tech and defense

Managed AI ML Development teams on product developments / AI Implementations

Owned all client-facing engagements, including AI Business ownership, Business Analysis, AI strategy, AI Business use cases identification and solution framing, delivery, and AI adoption Delivered/managed: - Information Extraction use cases for Banking/Insurance/ Manufacturing - Drone Solutions for Defense - Facial Recognition / Threat detection solutions – Digital Fake product detection for Chanel Retail – Auto Insurance Claims Processing - Operational improvements – Risk Management - Sales Prediction & Anomaly detection – Gen AI use cases for Insurance PRIOR EXPERIENCE (2000 – 2017)

ITC (a major Retail & CPG conglomerate) Infotech Head, Business Consulting / Innovation ~4.5 Years

Led the Consulting group, comprising of Technology advisory, business process consulting, supply chain, and ‘Data science & analytics’ capabilities; Setup the “Data Science & Analytics Center of Excellence” for the group’s business divisions

Delivered Consulting and business transformation solutions for the group’s internal Retail / CPG / Manufacturing / Supply Chain businesses, as well as multiple external global clients in Retail, CPG, Manufacturing, and Banking.

Actively worked with SAP practice and other Business/Technology practices on solutions, domain, consulting expertise

Seal / CenturyLink, USA Senior Consulting Manager ~2 Years

Led large-scale SAP recruiting, full-cycle resource management, and SAP implementation engagement management across multiple U.S. enterprises, in close collaboration with SAP America. Rapidigm Inc / Fujitsu Consulting, USA Technical / Business Manager ~3 Years

Directly managed 200+ U.S based Technology consultants across multiple technologies and client engagements in the Northwest U.S.; Led large-scale technology recruiting and resource management. EARLY CAREER: Vinmar Capital: Financial Services Manager; Tata Consultancy Services: Business Analyst / Management Consultant (Financial Services, Manufacturing); Hindustan Petroleum: Lubricants Production, Supply Chain operations, Maintenance, Warehousing

EDUCATION

MBA (Full-time): Jamanalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai

Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering.): Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

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