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Shailesh - Technical Project Manager

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Location: Palisades Park, New Jersey, USA

Relocation: NY,NJ,DE,PA,MD,CT

Visa: US Citizen

Shailesh Gala (US Citizen) [email protected]| 973 380 0417 PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Experienced and seasoned professional with 30+ years looking for leadership role within Technology organizations. I have diversified business facing, technology and strong leadership experience in Data Governance, Master Data Management (MDM), Data & Application Integration, AI/ML, Data Warehousing, Advanced Analytics, Project Management, Business Process Modelling, PMO, and Custom Solutions Development. I have significant subject matter expertise in all Master data domains and business processes involving Customers, Products, Reference Data, Employees, Chart of Accounts, Vendors, etc. I have led strategic, tactical and operation initiatives in areas of Data governance, MDM, & Data Integration for many leading companies such as Becton Dickinson BD, CR BARD, Abott, Pfizer, St-Jude, J&J, Merck, Novartis, GSK, BMS, John Wiley & Sons, Mass Mutual, Chubb, Merryl Lunch, Bank of America, Mass Mutual, Deutsche Bank and State Street. I have created, evangelized, and delivered long term strategic vision to operational improvements from CIO to all levels within an organization. Delivered presentations at various industry conferences on benefits and practical approach to Data related initiatives. In-depth knowledge in MDM, Data & Application Integration, API, ETL, Data Warehouse (BI), Metadata management, BPM, SOA, Big Data, Analytics, ERP, CRM, Cloud providers such as Azure, AWS & GCP. CORE COMPETANCIES / SKILLS: Master Data Management Enterprise Data Architecture Data Governance strategy DG Policies, Standards API Integration Technology Project Management Lead technology team Technical expertise Advanced Analytics PMP certified Data Modeling Enterprise Software Sales AI/ML MLOps Emerging AI technologies MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS: Lead Data Governance, strategies, policies, standards, & Business Process initiatives from concept to operation at various companies like BD, CR BARD, Wiley & sons, Abbott Pharma, Pfizer, Daiichi Sankyo, Altana Pharma and Aventis. Lead Master Data Management program, API Integration and Data Architecture and at various clients like BD, CR BARD Inc, John Wiley & Sons, Sankyo Pharma, Aventis, Abbott Labs, and Pharmacia (now Pfizer). Managed agile & cost-effective development team from requirement, design, development, user testing, production support, and enhancement phases. Managed and successfully delivered over 20+ projects ranging from $1 million to $10 million within resource, time, and budget constraints. Senior Technology Solutions expert for Informatica MDM & Data Quality products. Client list includes companies like J&J, Pfizer, Roche, Merck, Novartis, GSK, BMS, Millipore, Merrill Lynch, State Street, DTCC, Barclays, and Deutsche Bank. Exceeded sales quota for successive 5 years, resulting in over $40 million in enterprise software sales. Lead Product Development teams of 5 to 30 on-shore / off-shore team members at 2 startup software companies SAI & Synapzen. Architected, designed, developed, implemented enterprise MDM software. Managed, Designed & Developed Custom Solution development of a very innovative Reporting Solution for Abbott, Aventis and Wiley resulting in reduction of 75% manual effort, saving client over $2 million every year. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE / SKILLS: Master Data Management Informatica MDM, SAP MDG, Oracle PIM, Salsify PIM Enterprise Applications: SAP ECC, JDE Edwards, Salesforce, Oracle eBusiness Suite Languages: PL-SQL, JSP, JAVA, UNIX, .NET, C++, C, PHP, Visual Basic Analytics Tools Business Objects, MicroStrategy, Cognos, Power BI Integration Tools: Informatica, MuleSoft, SOA, MQ, XML/XSL, XML, UDDI, SOAP, REST, SAP BODS Databases: Oracle, DB2, MySQL BPM tools PEGA, K2 NoSQL Databases: MongoDB, Cassandra Application Servers: Tomcat, Web Logic, Web Sphere, JBoss, Tibco Cloud Platforms Microsoft Azure (Certified), Amazon AWS, GCP Platforms: Windows NT, UNIX, Linux, MVS EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Institute Location Degree Major / Field of Study GPA From To Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, MI, USA Master of Science Computer and Information Science 4.0 1999 2002 Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute Mumbai, India Bachelor of Science Computer Science 4.0 1990 1993 Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Technology Mumbai, India Associates of Science Computer Engineering 4.0 1987 1990 WORK EXPERIENCE: MONDALEZ International, East Hanover, NJ 4/2023 Til Date Data Management Operations Lead Consultant E2E responsibility to orchestrate master data operations for the NA region, support and deliver Master Data services and data transformation projects to the business. Accountable of building the collaboration with the North America BU leadership to adopt digital enabled processes and solution pertaining to Master data. Assess, evaluate, and analyze data challenges and provide recommendations on the resolution. Primary platforms used are SAP MDM, SAP MDG, Informatica PIM, Salsify PIM and PEGA. Establishes and governs an enterprise data governance implementation roadmap including strategic priorities for development of information-based capabilities. Managed team of Data Governance resources. Establish and implement master data management capabilities and best practices processes aligned with the Region digital transformation, data goals and priorities. KYNDRYL INC (formerly IBM), New York, NY 2/2022 - 4/2023 Director Apps/Data/AI Practice Specialist Developed a Data/AI based solution offering called Kyndryl s Infrastructure Knowledge Service based on top of internal tool and pitched to various clients. Lead teams to provide roadmap, guidance, and architecture, including business case, technology advice, and data structure including data lakes, Intelligent Analytics and Automation for AI/ML foundation, ML Engineering, MLOps, and Emerging AI initiatives. Lead teams to conduct assessments and develop Strategy, Operational and Tactical plan to implement Master Data Management Practice. Determine the to-be model and create a gap analysis to identify opportunities to improve the client s overall data management capabilities like Data Tiering, Data Lakes, and Data Ops. Developed and maintained relationships with key client stakeholders; experience originating deals with C to VP level clients; lead pursuit teams; participated and lead the proposal development process; contribute to proposal shaping and pricing strategies. BECTON DICKENSON INC, Franklin Lakes, NJ 8/2015 1/2022 Sr. Manager MDM & Data Governance Established Data governance processes, Procedures and Protocols to address data challenge scenarios such as Creation of master data, data stewardship SOPs and Training business users. Provided technical leadership for implementation of Informatica MDM, Reltio MDM and Oracle PIM systems and integration with various BD internal and external systems (SAP ERP, JDE, MFGPRO, Trackwise, Poolparty, Force.com apps). Managed MDM technical and governance team and delivery of solutions for various Process Orchestration projects for US and EMEA (part of Athena 2 project), along with other teams like MuleSoft, IBPS, RELTIO etc Defined strategy for implementing enterprise-wide MDM program within CR BARD for both Customer and Product data domain by working with various business functions such as Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations and Customer Support. Implemented and maintained data quality standards and monitoring processes. Lead vendor evaluations for software and services by creating objective assessment criteria and taking input from various stack holders such as Business and Technology leaders for initiatives like EU MDR, Marketing, EHS projects. create and review low level and high-level design documents, data flow designs, support architectural solutions, develops MDM, ETL, BI, Data, strategies, roadmaps for one or more technology domains. Planned and successfully delivered multi-phased projects for both Customer and Product MDM, working with various technology partners. Participated in implementing Denodo as a central data catalog tool. Championed MDM usage to support various strategic initiatives such as Customer contract compliance, Decommissioning of divisional ERP systems to one corporate wide ERP system, Global CRBARD.com website launch and mobile app initiatives. Performed and participated in various activities such as Data Modeling and low-level technical design in MDM including developing data integrations for batch, bulk/incremental/real time REST APIs, define rules for standard REST API/SIF/Message Queue based integration for Search-before-create, bi-directional sync, implement Match Rules, develop extensions, user exits, and composite web services for solution integration. Worked with multiple divisions across the USA and different international geographies. SYNAPZEN LLC, NJ, Bridgewater, NJ 11/2011 7/2015 Practice Lead MDM and Data Governance Successfully delivered large MDM and custom solutions to various clients like John Wiley & sons and Merck. Integrated various ERP, CRM, Marketing, external sources, and support systems. Worked with Merck in data migration from legacy Shering-Plough Pre-clinical trial systems to Merck s data warehouses. Successfully implemented preclinical software platform Pristima from Xybion, Experienced in Pre-Clinical and Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacology, Pharmacovigilance, Risk Management and Medical Affairs areas in Pharmaceutical industry. Client had considerable number of issues with MDM implementation ranging from design to data governance processes. Lead a team of developers to deliver complete MDM solution in brief period. Involved in Customer, Vendor and Product master solutions. Lead full cycle MDM implementation from requirements, design, development, UAT, Production and on-going data governance framework. Worked with various business groups to define master data, attributes, owners, technology, quality standards and KPI for monitoring. Helped various customers to reconcile complex data sets from multiple sources. Provided enterprise architecture involving various technologies such as Real-time API, Tibco ESB, Netezza DW and Informatica MDM. Majority Domain experience in Product, Supplier and Customer MDM. Lead projects to provide real-time integration with CRM systems using Tibco messaging queues and web-service APIs. Hands-on experience with Informatica MDM, standard REST API/SIF/Message Queue based integration for Search-before-create, bi-directional sync. Involved with MDM project from start to finish. Involved in every aspect of MDM program in various phases such as Data profiling, analysis, requirements, design, development, testing, setting up support policies and procedures, and providing innovative data governance teams. Implemented NoSQL databases like MongoDB. Lead an effort to provide custom data governance tool, allowing shared service data governance team to create hierarchies, matching, merging for operational and analytical purpose. Developed custom MDM add-on solutions on AWS platform. Provided mentorship and guidance to Junior developers in MDM, ETL, SQL, BI technologies, overall design of data, best practices, innovation, designs, and processes. INFORMATICA INC, Redwood City, CA 4/2006 10/2011 MDM, DG, DQ, ETL Sr. Sales Consultant Provided Pre-sales technical expertise to various Financial Services & Life Science companies. The client list includes large corporations such as Merck, Roche, BMS, GSK, Genzyme, J&J, Novo-Nordisk, Merrill Lynch, State Street, Deutsche Bank, DTCC and Barclays Bank. Involved in various aspects of Sales process from Client requirement analysis, generating support within client organization, demonstrating value proposition, creating & presenting enterprise solutions and supporting contract negotiations. Responsible for Business Process and Data Governance, creating enterprise standards, logical and physical data models and providing guidance to engineering and delivery teams. Created business cases for advanced data solutions. Presented value proposition to C-Level executives and technical expertise to associated business and technical teams including the customer's system integration partners. Provided expertise in areas of MDM, BPM, CDI, Risk Management, Data Integration, Analytics and Reference Data Delivered high quality presentations and demonstrations for prospects by drawing on domain expertise and practical experience, become trusted advisor to the Prospect technical team. Provided technical leadership to both inside and outside of Sales. Prepared RFP and RFI responses to prospects Interacted with multiple levels of organizations including CIOs, Directors, Business & DG team. Designed and prototyped numerous new features and worked with the development team to include them in standard product and Proof of Concepts (POC). Developed detailed and repeatable standardized demo scripts that clearly communicated product s strengths. As part of pre-sales proposed and demonstrated solutions working with technologies such as Siebel CRM/SFA, SalesForce.com, Data Quality tools, Dendrite SFA, Oracle ERP, SAP ERP and Custom websites. Knowledge of various standards such as CDISC and HL7. Familiar with TOGAF and DMBOK. Experience in all Informatica MDM hub components such as: Landing tables, base objects, staging tables, lookup tables, relationships, mappings, cleanse function, trust and matching rules, hierarchy management, E360 (provisioning). Technical expertise in various area in for large enterprise technology organizations, such as, CRM systems such as Salesforce.com, Siebel, Oracle, SAP CRM. Best of breed MDM software from Informatica MDM. Data Quality products from Informatica, Trillium, SAP, Group1. ERP systems such as Oracle ERP, SAP ERP and JD Edwards. IQVIA INC (previously Dendrite Inc), Morristown, NJ 2/2000 3/2006 Sr. Technical Project Manager Lead Consulting services Sales efforts over 2-year period and Managed project implementation with 6 on-shore / offshore team members for Altana Pharma. Directed the implementation of Customer Master, Development of ODS solution, Integration with CRM System, Organization Manager and Sample Guardian solution for Altana Pharma. Responsible for on-going client relations and delivering services within agreed upon SLAs after initial rollout. Ensured successful integration amongst various partners such as Validator, Interactive Marketing services, NDC and Pharmagestic for Altana Pharma. Managed large implementation project 3-year period with team of 10 developers (onshore and offshore) to accomplish development of more than 170 new interfaces and 30 reports for Daiichi Sankyo. Responsible for Implementation of Customer Master, CRM, and Development of Data warehouse for Daiichi Sankyo. Managed Customer Master Implementation project. Lead team of 4 developers. Performed tasks such as Planning, Organizing, Directing & Managing the project for Aventis Pharma. Proposed, Designed, Developed, and Implemented an improvised custom match process to co-relate customer information from various internal and external data sources, such as Siebel CRM system, IMS, AMA, DDD, HIBCC and SMG for Aventis Pharma. Managed implementation and lead a team of 4 developers for Abbott Labs. Proposed and custom-built Bulk Resolution system resulting in significant improvement of data quality in Customer Master for Abbott Labs. Created project plans for implementation project and tracked the progress with respect to the plan. Collaborated with client and vendors to ensure smooth transition from existing systems to the proposed solution for Abbott Labs. Managed implementation worth $1 million and team of 6 including DBA, Data Analyst and Developers for Pharmacia (now Pfizer). Gathered client requirements and created requirement & design documents for Customer Master implementation and Data Warehouse enhancements for Pharmacia (now Pfizer). Improved the system design resulting in meeting requirements set by PDMA law. Functional enhancements to match process increased the number of customers that could be sampled from 75% to 95% for Pharmacia (now Pfizer). SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, Mt Arlington, NJ 8/1996 - 1/2000 Senior Product Architect Architected and managed a team of 6 for development of Nucleus Pharma v1 product. Gathered client's requirements for Customer Master Solution, Enhanced the product functionality over period of 4 years. Developed a GUI system in Power Builder to improve efficiency & effectiveness of home office support team. COMPLETE BUSINESS SOLUTION INC, DETROIT, MI 8/1994 - 8/1996 Senior Software Engineer Designed and developed a system to import data read by vehicle counting machine into the database. Developed a GUI system for transport engineers to view and analyze usage patterns & road quality for Michigan Depart of Transportation (MDOT). The system reduced analysis time for Engineers by 50%, made information available in one place for MDOT. Designed and developed various user interfaces for the state of Oregon to manage information supplied by various Oregon state agencies. As Team Lead, supervised the development efforts of 3 programmers to reduce the quality issues, proposed & implemented code review phase, resulting in significant reductions in quality issues for Oregon Child support services. CERTIFICATIONS Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals - DP-900, May 2022 Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals - AZ-900, May 2022 Kyndryl Sales Academy Certification, June 2022 Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI, May 2005 Certificate in Software Project Management from GVSU, December 2001 Certificate in Object Oriented Technologies from GVSU, December 2001 CONTACT DETAILS Email: [email protected] Address: 67 Vones Lane, Raritan, NJ, 08869, USA Mobile: (732) 567-3276 LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaileshgala Keywords: cprogramm cplusplus artificial intelligence machine learning message queue business intelligence procedural language Arizona California Colorado Michigan Montana New Jersey New York