Venkata P. Kolanupaka
Irvine
Summary
Technology and FinOps leader with expertise in enterprise analytics and cloud cost optimization. Developed cost allocation models reducing infrastructure spend by 30%, aligning technical capabilities with financial objectives globally.
Overview
1
1
Certification
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Enterprise Solutions Manager (BI & Advanced Analytics)
Delta Faucet Company
Irvine
05.2022 - Current
- Designed and scaled cost-optimized enterprise data ecosystem using Databricks, Snowflake, and Azure.
- Managed infrastructure optimization, reducing annual cloud costs by 30% through precise warehouse management.
- Developed complex cost allocation models to track platform usage and enforce financial accountability.
- Advised data councils on advanced analytics and governance, enhancing decision-making for GenAI tool investments.
- Collaborated with architecture review boards to eliminate duplicate systems, streamlining operations and optimizing SaaS costs.
- Directed cross-functional engineering teams, integrating DevOps practices and financial controls to enhance development cycles.
- Advanced enterprise technology investments by integrating initial cost parameters for GenAI pilots.
BI Manager (Director Level, Reports to CIO)
Veritiv
Orange County
04.2021 - 05.2022
- Directed international modernization and multi-cloud transformation across 50+ locations in seven countries.
- Aligned technical capability roadmaps with corporate strategic financial objectives, optimizing $3M budget utilization.
- Led global team of data professionals to enhance data accuracy and compliance.
- Standardized financial metric reporting, increasing operational efficiency by 50% globally.
- Ensured licensing optimization and metric validation across multi-regional business units.
- Mentored and upskilled team members, enhancing team expertise and driving cost-efficiency initiatives.
- Served on IT leadership team, taking accountability for CapEx/OpEx technology budgeting.
- Delivered analytics for senior leadership, enabling effective tracking of margin and profitability metrics.
BI Technical Manager / Programmer Analyst
James Hardie Building Products
Orange County
03.2007 - 04.2021
- Enterprise Integration & Vendor Tracking: Led strategy and planning for global enterprise warehouse and data lakehouse portfolio, integrating core ERP modules (SAP, Salesforce CRM, WMS, cloud APIs) using Informatica middleware.
- Financial Asset Architecture: Architected logical and dimensional data models explicitly designed to align global manufacturing operations, finance, and supply chain analytics under standardized corporate business metrics.
- Governance & Compliance Execution: Maintained internal standards and regulatory data integration guidelines while managing multiple technical analytics projects, ensuring completion on time and within budget.
SAP BI Lead / Principal Consultant
Prodigym / Vesca / Informatics Technologies
USA
08.2000 - 03.2007
- Spearheaded business requirements scoping, data modeling, and EDW architecture execution for multi-million-dollar corporate financial reporting systems, enhancing data accessibility and reporting accuracy.
- Led cross-functional teams to develop strategic consulting solutions for clients.
- Analyzed client needs and provided tailored recommendations for operational improvements.
- Facilitated workshops to gather requirements and align project objectives with stakeholders.
Education
MBA - Master of Business Administration
Boston University
05-2026
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Dr. BAM University
Skills
- IT Portfolio Management
- CapEx/OpEx Budget Management
- Technology Unit Economics
- Cloud Spend Analytics
- Cost Forecasting
- Chargeback Modeling
- Showback Modeling
- Resource Tagging Strategies
- SaaS Consumption Tracking
- Cloud Consumption Tracking
- Licensing Management
- Vendor Management
- GenAI Use Case Prioritization
- AI Governance Frameworks
- Compute Financial Guardrails
- Token Financial Guardrails
- Executive Stakeholder Communication
- Team Building
- Professional Development
- Agile ScrumMaster
- SAFe Product Owner
- SAFe Product Manager
- Cost Allocation Modeling
- Consumption Analytics
- Resource Optimization Dashboarding
- Unit Economics Frameworks
- Databricks
- Snowflake
- Azure Synapse
- AWS
- Google Cloud Platform
- Salesforce Data Cloud
- Workday
- SAP S/4HANA
- ServiceNow
- Concur
- Dell Boomi
- Informatica MDM
- Dbt
- SQL
- Python
- PySpark
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Looker
- AI Governance
- GDPR
- CCPA
- HIPAA
- Microsoft Purview
- Collibra
- Alation
Certification
- Certified SAFe 5 Product Owner / Product Manager (Agile Frameworks)
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) (Scrum Alliance)
- Certified Cloud/Data Specialist (Informatica Cloud Integration R34 Professional, SAP BW/4HANA & HANA 2.0)
Technical Finops Toolkit
Cost Allocation Modeling, Consumption Analytics, Resource Optimization Dashboarding, Unit Economics Frameworks, Databricks (Unity Catalog, Compute Warehouses), Snowflake (Snowpark), Azure Synapse, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Salesforce Data Cloud, Workday, SAP S/4HANA, ServiceNow, Concur, Dell Boomi, Informatica MDM, dbt, SQL, Python, PySpark, Power BI, Tableau, Looker, AI Governance, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation
Personal Information
Citizenship: US Citizen – No sponsorship required.
Timeline
Enterprise Solutions Manager (BI & Advanced Analytics)
Delta Faucet Company
05.2022 - Current
BI Manager (Director Level, Reports to CIO)
Veritiv
04.2021 - 05.2022
BI Technical Manager / Programmer Analyst
James Hardie Building Products
03.2007 - 04.2021
SAP BI Lead / Principal Consultant
Prodigym / Vesca / Informatics Technologies
08.2000 - 03.2007
MBA - Master of Business Administration
Boston University
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Dr. BAM University