Alok Kashyap

Seasoned Data & Analytics Architect with nearly 20 years of expertise in SAP ecosystems, specializing in strategic modernization, financial and digital transformations, plant transition, market integration and commercial acceleration projects for Fortune companies and multinational clients. Proven track record in managing complex projects across diverse industries, including Oil & Gas, Hospitality, Fashion, Food & Beverage, Tobacco, Utilities, and Retail in India, Latin America, and North America. Experienced in implementation and application support projects, cutovers, large-scale upgrades/migrations, rollouts, gap analysis, and conducting technical and functional workshops. Strong leader adept at ensuring all project phases meet functional, aesthetic, and regulatory standards while fostering innovative problem-solving and maintaining robust client relationships.

1. Honeywell,

2. Altria (Formerly Philip Morris USA),

3. Orange,

4. Whirlpool,

5. Macmillan,

6. SIEMENS South-West Europe,

7. Coca-Cola,

8. Hartwall,

9. Kesko,

10. TIMKEN,

11. Mettler Toledo,

12. Bloomin' Brands,

13. National Grid,

14. Marathon Petroleum

15. Estée Lauder

Wipro Limited (USA)                                                  
Data Analytics Architect
Oct 2022 – Present

Lead Architect for the Strategic Modernization Initiative (SMI) at a multinational cosmetics leader, managing the "Integrated Sales" and "Order-to-Cash" workstreams for global affiliate rollouts.

· Architected and deployed SAP BI models on HANA Cloud and Eclipse platforms, migrating legacy reporting systems to modern, scalable data lakes.
· Led 5+ Group Release projects for Commercial Brand Acceleration, facilitating affiliate migration from legacy systems (Retailer, EDI, AS/400) to SAP, ensuring seamless business continuity for regions across North America and Latin America.
· Trained and mentored 20+ Data Stewards and Power Users on BI tools, enabling client self-sufficiency and reducing post-launch support tickets by 25%.
· Orchestrated end-to-end project lifecycles from Gap Analysis to Hypercare, coordinating with functional teams on master data conversion and system configuration.

Cognizant (USA)                                                                       
Principal Consultant – SME (SAP HANA Analytics)
Apr 2015 – Oct 2022

Served as the Subject Matter Expert for Global BI, leading the design and implementation of enhancements in the Integrated Sales domain on the HANA platform for a major cosmetics client.

· Engineered end-to-end solutions for Group Releases, managing all phases from interface integration and HANA backend development to final report delivery using BOBJ and Analysis for Office.
· Executed key technical upgrades including BOBJ version upgrades and HANA migrations, ensuring zero downtime for business-critical reporting.
· Orchestrated localization workshops with international affiliate teams, analyzing legacy report gaps and retraining local resources on the new BOBJ environment.

Deloitte (USA & India)                                                                 
SAP HANA Lead / Architect (Multiple roles including Consultant & Sr. Consultant)
Dec 2011 – Apr 2015

Led multiple high-impact HANA transformation and performance optimization projects across Oil & Gas, Utilities, and Hospitality sectors.

· Spearheaded the "Financial Transformation" project for a global hospitality chain as the Onsite HANA Architect. Modeled complex HANA Calculation Views based on ECC tables and designed reports in Analysis for Excel, successfully replacing legacy financial systems.
· Led the HANA Migration project for a major Oil & Gas client, benchmarking Oracle DB runtimes and redesigning Finance flow transformations using AMDP, resulting in a 50%+ improvement in report performance post-migration.
· Optimized HR reporting for a UK-based utility giant (National Grid) by writing functional specs for payroll redesign and conducting performance tuning, reducing runtime for critical payroll reports by 30%.
· Mentored offshore teams of 3-5 developers and served as the primary client liaison for "Blue Ocean" and "COBRA" projects, ensuring high-quality delivery and knowledge transfer.
· Received consecutive Applause Awards at Deloitte for outstanding contributions to the Miller Coors and National Grid projects.

Previous Experience (Capgemini, Siemens, NTT Data)                                    
2006 – 2011

Held progressively responsible roles as a Senior SAP BW Consultant and Team Lead, delivering solutions for Coca-Cola, Siemens SWE, and Altria.

· Led the upgrade and migration of a publishing client from BW 3.1 to BI 7.0, managing a team of 4 and developing 20+ new reports on Logistics and Finance modules.
· Stabilized the AMS project for a major beverage giant (Coca-Cola), reducing a backlog of 40+ tickets to single digits through rigorous root cause analysis and process optimization, earning a "Project Star" award.
· Established an offshore BW team for a leading tobacco client (Altria), condensing a 30-session knowledge transfer into 5 training sessions, enabling early release of the previous vendor and earning an early promotion.

· Early Promotion: Promoted ahead of schedule at NTT Data for exceptional leadership displayed for client Altria Group.

· Star Performer (Q1): Awarded for client Whirlpool at Keane.

· Project Star Award: Received at Capgemini for contributions to the Coca-Cola account (Q1 2011).

· Applause Awards (x2): Received two monetary awards at Deloitte for contributions to Miller Coors and National Grid.