RAM VEMANA
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
- A Technology Executive with over 22 years of extensive experience in enterprise architecture, cloud transformation, and data strategy. Proven leader in driving large-scale technology transformations, aligning IT initiatives with business objectives, and enhancing operational efficiency through innovative solutions.
- Entrepreneurial professional offering progressive experience in operations leadership. Skilled at identifying and implementing process improvements to drive efficiency and productivity. Motivating leader with proven success managing cross-functional teams.
- Charismatic, tech-savvy and results-focused engineering leader in
leading teams, modernizing technology and reinventing Business
Enablement and customer experience with Technology initiatives for
Cloud Transformation, AI Engineering, Enterprise Data and Platforms,
Consumer products, Cloud Migration Strategies, Operational risk and RCSA implementations - CIO Magazine Award and Keynote Speaker on Data Modernization
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technology Director Consumer Lending
Wells Fargo
06.2021 - Current
- Led the enterprise architecture strategy, aligning technology initiatives with business goals, enhancing operational efficiency, and delivering a scalable, secure technology roadmap
- Operational Data Store (ODS): Led the design and implementation of an Operational Data Store (ODS) on a dedicated MongoDB that is distributed across three active/active data centers
- I ensured high availability and optimized load distribution, maintaining seamless replication and data integrity
- This modernization effort significantly enhanced operational efficiency and decision-making speed by modernizing ODS to consolidate data from various sources in near real-time, supporting day-to-day operations, reduced time to market for critical business solutions, and delivered improved performance across the organization
- Real-time Card Authorization Event Streaming Platform: Successfully implemented a real-time streaming and event-driven platform using Kafka for handling high-volume Credit Card Authorizations with over 7 million transactions per day
- Leveraged Kafka to provide event data for critical business applications, including fraud detection and customer 360 spend analysis, and enabled customer communication channels for timely notifications based on preferences, improving overall response time and reducing fraud cases
- Data API and Headless Microservices Strategy: Spearheaded the implementation of a Data API Strategy using BPPA and BIAN domains, focusing on productizing card services through headless microservices
- Exposed API proxies in a product marketplace, enabling consumers to subscribe to domain-specific services
- Introduced a data facade layer to enhance scalability and maintain clear data separation, ensuring seamless and scalable access to curated data models through various access patterns
- Multi-Tenant Architecture: Developed a multi-tenancy architecture to streamline the procurement and onboarding process, enabling rapid deployment of operational stores for various lines of business, including Cards, Merchant, and Personal Lending
- Implemented MongoDB zone sharding to achieve critical requirements such as performance, security, operational independence, and SLA adherence
- The solution ensured tenant isolation, avoiding noisy neighbor scenarios, and supported independent operation with tailored security groups
- Cost Savings and Efficiency: Generated $80M in cost savings through a strategic approach to data availability, significantly reducing time-to-market for critical product launches in areas such as card services and lending
- Managed priorities, budget, and continuous planning cycle activities for modernization
- Building Controls: Enhanced data accuracy and integrity by 20% through the implementation of comprehensive data governance and quality control measures, particularly in areas such as transaction processing and customer data management
- Proven track record in establishing and implementing data governance and quality control measures to ensure data integrity and compliance.
Manager Shared Services
Bechtel Corporation
AZ
11.2015 - 06.2021
- Spearheaded large-scale digital transformation initiatives, optimizing costs and driving innovation across enterprise technology platforms
- Managed complex projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
- Led a high-performing global shared services team with a budget of $20M and headcount of 50+ Supervisors, Software Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Scrum Masters
- Delivered game-changing digital transformation across various enterprise initiatives
- Yielded $1.2M ROI in 18 months for automation initiatives, earning CIO Magazine Award
- Decreased operational costs 20% while disrupting a traditionally slow growth space
- Expedited time-to-market by 20% by transforming the delivering team from waterfall to Agile
- Slashed technology infrastructure costs by $1M/year by optimizing app and database design
- Revamped 5 systems by creating a 24/7 DevOps team to address and resolve defect tickets, accelerating ticket resolution to 50/day and cutting defect flow from 100 to ~30/day
- Drove a 30% reduction in cycle time by restructuring organizational procedures with the successful implementation of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
- Defined 4 products, sunsetted 2 products, and modernized 10+ applications to the Cloud
- Improved the customer experience and secured cost savings with the introduction of IoT, Facial recognition, and NLP solutions
- Steered Engineering teams, driving the Big Data and Database Engineering team to evaluate the Next Generation Strategy into the Cloud
- Built robust function by recruiting/hiring talent, scaling internal teams, and selecting vendors.
Technical Project Manager
American Express
Phoenix, AZ
04.2015 - 11.2015
- Managed enterprise-wide technology programs, aligning IT solutions with business objectives to drive efficiency and innovation
- Oversaw a $7M annual budget while acting as a servant to a Global Loyalty Redemption Platform for American Express, delivering $45M+ in annual capability
- Lifted team productivity by 18% while ensuring software quality by designing Agile project metrics, emphasizing predictability and efficiency
- Instituted coding standards with +90% code coverage, reducing technical debt by $5M+
- Built a CI/CD pipeline that substantially reduced time-to-market.
Technical Project Manager
Dreamsplus
Phoenix, AZ
05.2014 - 12.2014
- Executed design of next-generation Cloud training platform for enterprise integrations
- Built API-based integration modules based on big data solutions
- Translated novel concept from inception to functioning minimum viable product within 3 months, along with the development of an innovative web-based application
- Scaled a highly effective product team for a major shift towards an architecture approach, taking charge of talent need analysis, candidate selection, and hiring
- Adopted industry-best practices with the introduction of Scrum and Agile methodologies
- Defined the scope of technologies, such as NodeJS, NoSQL database (MongoDB), HDFS, Social Media Integration, and JSON.
Technical Project Manager
Bechtel Corporation
- Spearheaded large-scale digital transformation initiatives, optimizing costs and driving innovation across enterprise technology platforms
- Managed complex projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Technical Architect
Chevron Corporation
- Spearheaded large-scale digital transformation initiatives, optimizing costs and driving innovation across enterprise technology platforms
- Managed complex projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Project Lead
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Infotech Limited
- Spearheaded large-scale digital transformation initiatives, optimizing costs and driving innovation across enterprise technology platforms
- Managed complex projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of Madras
IndiaSkills
- Enterprise Architecture
- Cloud Transformation
- Strategic Planning
- Digital Transformation
- IT Initiatives
- Operational Efficiency
- Innovative Solutions
- Cutting-Edge Technologies
- Scalable Technology Roadmaps
- Data Governance
- Process Automation
- Operational Data Store (ODS)
- Data API and Headless Microservices Strategy
- Multi-Tenant Architecture
- Cost Savings and Efficiency
- Agile Transformation
- Technology Infrastructure Optimization
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
- IoT Solutions
- Facial Recognition
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Big Data
- Contract Management
- Cross-functional team management
Certification
- Leadership Principles – Harvard Business School
- Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC)
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Science
- Advanced Diploma in Computer Science
Accomplishments
- CIO Magazine Award
- Keynote Speaker on Data Modernization (New York)
Timeline
Technology Director Consumer Lending
Wells Fargo
06.2021 - Current
Manager Shared Services
Bechtel Corporation
11.2015 - 06.2021
Technical Project Manager
American Express
04.2015 - 11.2015
Technical Project Manager
Dreamsplus
05.2014 - 12.2014
Technical Project Manager
Bechtel Corporation
Technical Architect
Chevron Corporation
Project Lead
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Infotech Limited
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of Madras
- Leadership Principles – Harvard Business School
- Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC)
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Science
- Advanced Diploma in Computer Science
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