SANJEEV KUDESIA

Email: * Phone: (678) 977-9750

Forward-thinking leader/architect with 16+ years of management-consulting experi
ence (Ex-Big Four: PwC/IBM) in project management & architecture of complex data
integration initiatives, business intelligence/analytics, data warehousing, dat
a governance, and strategic planning & execution to exceed stated corporate perf
ormance and growth objectives. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
v Architected numerous Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing solutions leadin
g to successful deployment
v Conducted strategic Business Intelligence (BI) assessment - Delivered road-map
to achieve enhanced BI capabilities
* Data Governance Practice Area Leader
* Patent submission (approval pending) - "Flexible And Resilient Information Co
llaboration Management Infrastructure"
* Performed comparative benchmarking effort for public-records firm to help exe
cutive leadership select ETL tool
* Saved $500,000+ annually for global biotech leader - Managed business process
automation initiative to meet government compliance requirements
* Awarded management of an under-performing project 5 months late - Brought on-
schedule in only 45 days
* Co-directed & architected customer-centric MDM initiative (CDI) recognized as
one of key enablers in Fortune 100's solid revenue growth - More than 100% data
quality improvement helped support win additional engagements
* Key player to help turn around 50% behind-schedule initiative - 100% on-sched
ule in 6 weeks
* Effective leader and skilled team builder with proven record of delivering on
time/budget results
* Versatile architect with strong analytical & technical skills to deliver simp
le, efficient, and optimized IT solutions
SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) * Informatica Designer * C
ognos ReportNet Product Professional * Sun certified Java 2 Programmer
Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, DB2
Languages: PL/SQL. T-SQL, SQL, XML, Shell Script, JAVA, HTML, COBOL, C, JCL
, MDX
Tools/Applications: Informatica, DataStage, SQL Server Integration Services
(SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS
), ERwin Data Modeler, VB.NET, Microsoft Project, Toad, Visual Source Safe (VSS)
, MS Office, Visio, Cognos ReportNet, VSAM, Team Foundation Server (TFS)
Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, HP-UX, MVS, OS/390
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Systems Evolution Inc. (SEI), Atlanta, GA Principal Consultant
2006 - Present
Architected and delivered benchmarking, reporting & scorecarding, data integrati
on, and ETL solutions for ChoicePoint, Cox Communications, McKesson, and Online
Vehicle Exchange. Data Governance Practice Area leader.
* Architected and deployed key BI reports, processes, and scorecards for wholes
ale automobile auction firm
* Performed strategic BI assessment for wholesale automobile auction firm - Del
ivered detailed roadmap to plan, act, and achieve enhanced BI capabilities
* Benchmarked and analyzed performance of two ETL tools for public records firm
- Provided executive summary and findings to top leadership
IBM / PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PWC), Alpharetta, GA Senior Consultant
1998 - 2006
Performed project management activities and architected analytics-oriented data
warehousing applications for Pfizer Inc., Ortho BioTech (a Johnson & Johnson com
pany), Sanofi-Aventis, and Best Foods (Division of Unilever). Extensively used e
xpertise in relational and dimensional data modeling. Recipient of several clien
t commendations.
* Led geographically scattered team for a multi-million dollar initiative to su
pport sales channels of multi-billion dollar IT firm
* Directed & architected business process automation initiative to help a biote
ch firm meet government compliance requirements to correctly determine the avera
ge sales price of drugs - Annual savings of $500,000+
* Managed verification testing of integrated process & data flow activities for
a large-scale strategic CRM deployment - Turned around 5-months behind schedule
project to on-schedule in 45 days
* Key architect for product information management initiative - Turned in key m
odules in a very short timeframe to put project back on-schedule in 6 weeks
* Architected an integrated rep-territory alignment data warehouse to improve s
ales analytics for a pharmaceutical firm - Delivered solution design covering co
mplex data acquisition & integration requirements in 8 weeks
* Co-directed & architected integration of complex customer data (MDM - CDI) fr
om multiple vendor sources for a pharmaceutical firm - Resulted in significant d
ata quality improvement
* Led design, development, and implementation of a data warehouse for global f
ood products giant
RPM SYSTEMS, Columbus, OH Software Engineer
1997 - 1998
Customized technology package (COGEN) and developed online management reporting
for Nationwide Insurance.
HCL Consulting Limited, Gurgaon, India Member Technical Staff
1996 - 1997
Performed analysis, design, development, and delivery of data migration & integr
ation solutions for Credit Suisse First Boston, Merced Benz CC, and UK SWEB. Man
aged several large teams.
* Led 10-member team to automate financial report generation for an investment
banking firm
* Supervised 20-member team driving migration of 300 million rows of data from
VSAM to DB2 for utility firm
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Chennai, India Asst. Systems Analyst
1994 - 1996
Recruited by India's then #1 IT consulting firm. Supported diverse applications
outsourced by Shell Oil. Performed Y2K impact analysis on 11,000 programs for Am
erican Express.
EDUCATION, AWARDS, AND HONORS
* Ranked 2nd in graduating class - Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science (
honors), Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology, University of Allahabad
, India, 1994
* Awarded state merit scholarship in recognition of academic excellence, India,
1990-94
* Honors: Ranked in top 100 (62nd) out of 100,000+ applicants in Engineering Ent
rance Exam, UP, India, 1990
* Honors: Invited for admission to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technolog
y (IIT), India, 1990
* Honors: State Scholar with 30th rank out of 250,000+ students in UP State Boa
rd 12th Grade Examination, India