Naresh Agarwal
Houston,TX
Summary
Enterprise delivery leader with a proven track record in driving modernization programs for large organizations. Expertise in establishing integration standards that significantly enhance operational efficiency. Successfully executed strategic initiatives resulting in measurable revenue growth.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Program Delivery Lead & Solution Architect (Cloud Migration)
PwC
10.2025 - Current
- Lead a distributed team migrating low-code/no-code Mendix applications across Commercial and Government Cloud environments with secure, compliant, repeatable execution.
- Developed migration strategy and operating model, encompassing environment planning, release governance, risk/RAID management, and production readiness.
- Created detailed build and cutover plans (sequencing, dependencies, validation, rollback) and executed milestones to mitigate migration risk.
- Collaborated with leadership on migration strategy, establishing standards and governance decisions.
- Provide structured updates to service owners on progress, roadblocks, mitigations, and delivery timelines.
- Consulting | Client: Honeywell Aerospace (Aerospace/Industrial)
Principal Program Delivery Lead & Solution Architect (Platform Modernization)
EcoATM
06.2024 - 10.2025
- Orchestrated end-to-end modernization of a global auctions platform (~200K devices, 100–150 global buyers), enabling parallel auctions by inventory type and premium segmentation.
- Partnered with Product and Sales leadership to deliver platform changes contributing to 1.5× revenue growth and +2% profitability lift.
- Delivered pricing engine using Snowflake and Python, leveraging historical pricing and buyer behavior signals for optimized pricing guidance.
- Introduced Mendix low-code platform to accelerate feature turnaround and ensure compliance with enterprise standards for integration, security, and release governance.
- Redesigned Buyer Onboarding and RMA workflows, improving operational efficiency and reducing time-to-revenue.
- Retail Technology | Global Auctions & Premium Wholesale
Principal Program Delivery Lead & Solution Architect (Integration & Data Platforms)
Phillips 66
07.2020 - 06.2024
- Oversaw rollout of the Commercial Data Center (Databricks) as a “single source of truth” for decision-making, integrated data across enterprise sources.
- Championed applied AI enablement roadmap, achieving 10% downtime reduction through predictive maintenance and operational workflow integration.
- Delivered LLM-powered analytics assistant (GPT + RAG + Text-to-SQL) that empowered business users to query historical data in natural language, ensuring outputs aligned with metadata/KPI definitions and maintained governance guardrails.
- Spearheaded Digital Control Room capabilities, streamlining compliance-ready operational recordkeeping and minimizing manual effort.
- Managed the Operational Intelligence portfolio, retiring spreadsheet-driven processes in favor of auditable digital workflows and governed integration patterns.
- Oil & Gas | Integrated Operations & Commercial Platforms
Lead Solution Architect & Delivery Lead (Real-Time Operations Integration)
ConocoPhillips
07.2012 - 06.2020
- Oil & Gas | Upstream Operations (Real-Time Ops & Integration)
- Directed rollout of real-time dashboards and operational screens supporting situational awareness and KPI visibility for operations teams.
- Standardized SAP MII as the integration layer for OT/historian connectivity using OPC-compliant connections; scaled adoption across operational use cases.
- Designed compressor monitoring and ticketing workflows leveraging historian/SCADA signals to enable exception-driven operational response.
- Drove PPDM-aligned data standardization, enhancing consistency in operational reporting and short-term forecasting decision workflows.
- Led technical initiatives during company split, ensuring continuity of critical operations systems.
Lead Solution Architect (Plant Systems Integration – SAP MII)
Cargill (via Accenture)
03.2012 - 07.2012
- Executed SAP MII implementation across multiple plants, establishing buffering/persistence patterns and governance for deployment across environments.
- Designed architecture solutions aligning with business goals and technology strategies.
- Led integration efforts for new software platforms across multiple business units.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define system requirements and specifications.
- Manufacturing/Food | Plant Systems Integration (SAP MII)
Lead Solution Architect & Delivery Lead (Operational Analytics & Integration)
Valero Energy
02.2008 - 03.2012
- Delivered refinery solutions including Energy Dashboard, Energy Stewardship, and Unit Health Monitoring, enhancing operational visibility and facilitating exception-driven monitoring.
- Built integrations using SAP PI and enterprise UIs with Web Dynpro for Java and Visual Composer, consolidating plant/historian data into actionable dashboards and reporting.
- Supported SIMTO refinery simulation enablement for throughput analysis and operational planning.
- Oil & Gas | Downstream Refining (Operational Analytics & Integration)
Integration Consultant / SAP Portal Consultant
Verizon
, VA
10.2006 - 02.2008
- Analyzed client needs to design customized integration solutions.
- Facilitated integration of diverse systems, enhancing overall operational efficiency.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement software and hardware integrations.
- Developed enterprise portal strategies and SSO solutions to improve user access for SAP NetWeaver-based UI and integration implementations.
Education
M.S. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL12-2007
Skills
- Azure Databricks
- Cloud data integration
- Cloud-native application design
- Client consultation
- Data pipelines
- Data synchronization
- Azure and Databricks
- Snowflake APIs
- Kafka streaming
- Data visualization
- Business intelligence
- Frontend cloud frameworks
- Implementation guardrails
- Python programming
- Python
- SQL databases
- Strategic planning
- Industrial cloud solutions
- GPT assistants
- Vector search
- Cloud database management
Certification
Certified Mendix Expert Consultant
Core Technology
Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, REST APIs, Kafka/event streaming, data synchronization, OT/SCADA/historian patterns (OPC connectivity), Informatica, Mendix (enterprise governance, reusable modules, SDLC alignment), GPT assistants, RAG, Text-to-SQL, embeddings/vector search, retrieval refresh pipelines, guardrails (RBAC, audit logging), Python, SQL, Java, React, Tableau, Spotfire, SAP, SAP MII, SAP PI, SAP NetWeaver/Portal, Web Dynpro for Java, Visual Composer; Oracle/SQL databases
Leadership Delivery Operating Model
Lead initiatives end-to-end (scope, plan, execute, stabilize) with disciplined RAID, dependency management, and release readiness., Drive design reviews, standards, reference patterns, and “gold-standard” release playbooks to improve stability and reduce operational risk., Align roadmaps to ROI and time-to-market; communicate progress, risks, and decisions to senior IT and business stakeholders., Lead cross-functional execution across time zones with consistent engineering standards, quality gates, and accountability.
Timeline
Principal Program Delivery Lead & Solution Architect (Cloud Migration)
PwC
10.2025 - Current
Principal Program Delivery Lead & Solution Architect (Platform Modernization)
EcoATM
06.2024 - 10.2025
Principal Program Delivery Lead & Solution Architect (Integration & Data Platforms)
Phillips 66
07.2020 - 06.2024
Lead Solution Architect & Delivery Lead (Real-Time Operations Integration)
ConocoPhillips
07.2012 - 06.2020
Lead Solution Architect (Plant Systems Integration – SAP MII)
Cargill (via Accenture)
03.2012 - 07.2012
Lead Solution Architect & Delivery Lead (Operational Analytics & Integration)
Valero Energy
02.2008 - 03.2012
Integration Consultant / SAP Portal Consultant
Verizon
10.2006 - 02.2008
M.S. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology