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Praveen Duddu

Atlanta,GA

Summary

Versatile and experienced Senior Manager specializing in Master Data Management. Successfully led multiple agile transformational programs and oversaw key improvements to drive business growth and efficiency. Expertise in identifying opportunities for technological enhancements and implementing effective solutions. Seeking new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Master Data Management – Senior Manager

Medline Industries
2023.08 - Current
  • Defined strategy with an overarching vision by setting up multi domain master data management (MDM Informatica) practice for Product, Customer and Supplier domains
  • Lead MDM change initiative by partnering with stakeholders at all levels to develop governance strategy to ensure accuracy and consistency of master data
  • Led multi region global initiatives by implementing informatica MDM Product 360 by replacing Product Information Management and Digital Asset Marketing applications
  • Improved the process of managing and syndicating product data to US FDA and EU EUDAMED to be incompliance with regulatory bodies
  • Streamlined existing customer journey through implementing new online customer account setup process (Informatica MDM C360) to increase revenue and to enhance customer experience
  • Established framework for product identifier process and establish data governance
  • Led applications rationalization initiative in the master data management domain by retiring application not in compliance with enterprise technology stack
  • Led enterprise-wide cloud transformation initiative to migrate on-prem applications to cloud
  • Managed agile teams and performed people management role from setting up goals to performance management

Master Data Management – Senior Manager

Mercedes-Benz USA
2019.05 - 2023.07
  • Developed and executed overarching data management strategy with focus on data governance, data quality and master data management capabilities
  • Developed strategic master data management vision, roadmap for dealers, parts, vehicles and customers to align with relevant functional areas
  • Responsible for developing MDM Customer 360 strategy to manage customer data effectively across organization across multiple platforms
  • Provided strategic direction, support and guidance to cross functional teams and perform team development activities to meet organizational objectives
  • Developed and executed holistic roadmap for MDM development by leading a team of people responsible for development of new processes
  • Enabled business process change by influencing cross functional departments through implementation of data quality framework
  • Defined data analytics and data insights programs around customer KPIs
  • Prepared executive sponsor presentations on the progress and future plans
  • Act as liaison between data governance council and master data domain
  • Prioritized and align global master data initiatives by managing budget and ROI
  • Champion data driven culture adoption to broader organization by ensuring MDM assets are comprehended and utilized
  • Identified KPIs and come up with dashboards for higher management
  • Coached and mentored team members through performance management age collaboration

Development Manager

General Motors
2014.01 - 2019.02
  • Led transformation to insource customer data and its associated analytics processes managed by strategic partners
  • Provided long term strategy to insource customer data as part of MDM
  • Collaborated with cross functional teams to define product roadmap, developed standards for match/merge process through survivorship rules
  • Provided roadmap to envision existing customer 360 application to be Platform As A Service
  • Collaborated with Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) teams to host an application and also to handle sensitive data within organization
  • Worked with executive management to determine product direction, project plans, timelines and weekly reporting through dashboards
  • Performed duties of people management leader
  • Responsible for delivery of large-scale customer applications, analytical reporting and business intelligence solutions through cloud technologies
  • Worked as Data Architect and led data management initiatives

Development Lead/Solution Architect

Hollander Sleep Products
2013.05 - 2013.12
  • Architected and implemented process improvements for planning and forecasting applications
  • Architected and led data integration initiatives with upstream and downstream applications


Few more clients supported in prior years


Hollander Sleep Products,Cisco,COX Communications,AT&T, Applica Consumer Products, Enterprise Solutions Inc

Education

Master’s - Business Administration

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

Skills

  • Strategic Leadership
  • Agile Transformation
  • Application Management
  • People Management
  • Program/Project Management
  • Data Management
  • Data Governance & Compliance
  • Master Data Management
  • Customer Data
  • Product Data
  • Data Architecture
  • Data Quality
  • Data Modeling
  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
  • Vendor Management
  • ERP(Oracle/SAP)
  • Solution Architecture
  • Digital Transformation
  • Business Intelligence
  • Data Science
  • Process Optimization
  • Integration/Collaboration tools
  • Cloud Technologies
  • Operations Management
  • Cross-functional Team Collaboration
  • Data-driven decision-making
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Talent Development
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

Certification

  • SAFe Agilist (SA)
  • SAFe Program Consultant
  • Professional Scrum Master
  • ITIL Foundation- IT Service Management (ITIL 4 Edition)
  • Oracle Certified

Accomplishments

  • Individual Excellence: For taking initiative in addressing data sourcing requirements for a complex internal application and for infrastructure design/build
  • Team GM Recognition: For taking ownership, demonstrating leadership role to support on time project delivery for multiple project releases
  • Operational Excellence: Certificate of appreciation from CIO for proposing and architecting solution to improve and reduce incident tickets for dealer critical application

Major initiatives

  • Digital Transformation
  • MDM Product 360
  • MDM Customer 360
  • Data Governance
  • Global Data Policy
  • Data Quality Framework
  • Data Management
  • SAFe

Timeline

Master Data Management – Senior Manager

Medline Industries
2023.08 - Current

Master Data Management – Senior Manager

Mercedes-Benz USA
2019.05 - 2023.07

Development Manager

General Motors
2014.01 - 2019.02

Development Lead/Solution Architect

Hollander Sleep Products
2013.05 - 2013.12

Master’s - Business Administration

University of Memphis
  • SAFe Agilist (SA)
  • SAFe Program Consultant
  • Professional Scrum Master
  • ITIL Foundation- IT Service Management (ITIL 4 Edition)
  • Oracle Certified
Praveen Duddu