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Think Tank

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Digital Technology & T-shaped Adaptive Innovation for Speed, Agility & Measurable Outcomes

WORK
Senior Manager at Amazon, Head of Science for Demand Forecasting, Data Analytics & Machine Learning

SUMMARY
Multi-faceted Award-Winning Global Distinguished Scientist and Senior Digital Technology Leader with 25+ years’ professional, academic, science, technology transfer, and business development experience on
- building and leading collaborative and high-performing data, analytics, and science teams, and
- delivering solutions with machine-assisted cognition (people + artificial intelligence + optimized processes for IA); data, science, engineering, analytics, machine learning; and adaptive service systems (microservices, cloud computing) to digitally transform organizations and achieve strategic business goals. Strong business understanding with a deep technical background.

Proven success in solving day-to-day business problems, and achieving strategic, tactical, and operational goals with data, science & analytics, managing programs, streamlining operational processes, introducing process improvements, and innovating solutions to co-create value with service and design sciences.

In corporate, academia, and start-up environments, I have recruited, taught, developed, transformed, and advised diverse global teams and organizations. I am a collaborative, persuasive, and lateral-thinking leader that just makes it happen with strong communication, execution, and interpersonal skills. Ability to work effectively in both team and independent settings.

Versatile, T-shaped adaptive innovator, service change agent, analytical thinker, maestro, data gig, recognized leader, experienced practitioner, awarded consultant, accomplished scholar (5 books & 170+ research publications), applied researcher, cross-disciplinary teacher, advisor (11 PhD students), invited speaker & professional student always looking for better ways.

In the last 25 years, I strategized, managed, led, and/or architected data analytics, smart technology solutions, and teams; provided strategic, tactical & operational consulting, and executive training services; managed mid- and large-size data engineering & analytics teams for 60+ Fortune 500 companies like IBM, GE, AT&T, Intel, American Express, Bank of America, Citibank, Premier Healthcare, CHI Franciscan Health, Microsoft etc.

Sample core competencies:
Strategic Planning, Roadmap
Business Planning, Technology Assessment
Operations, Schedule, Budget, Cost Management
Global Partnership, Value Engineering
Service & Digital Transformation
Agile Project & Technical Program Management
Process Improvement, Optimization
Leadership, Management, Organization, Team Building
Customer Experience, Design Thinking
High level knowledge of Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Watson

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