
Rahul Sharma
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About me
Leader Solution & Strategy | Chief Enterprise Architect | Solution Strategist | Researcher & Thought Leader | **Intelligent Enterprise Enabler**(People > Process - Adaptive > Artificial > Generative)
Education

Kurukshetra University
2001 - 2005Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Information Technology
Paris School of Business
2023 -Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Business AdministrationStudy of behavioral, economic, and social aspects of communication and information systems within and among organizations or institutions. Also predict when and why some firms perform better than others.Research In Progress

IBS Hyderabad
2006 - 2008Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business StrategyActivities and Societies: President IBS Alumni Forum
Experience

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.
Feb 2007 - Apr 2007Research AssociateAs a part of Summer Internship, I have to analyse the sales growth potential of non metro cities in North India. The result report is created based on which HMSI takes decision to strategically locate their dealerships in those cities.

Tata Consultancy Services
Jun 2008 - Dec 2013Designing and deployment of Pricing and Promotions Management Strategy in Retail business of Woolworths Limited, Australia's biggest retail and consumer goods entity. Lead SD Consultant at Full Scape SAP Implementation at Galaxy Transformation Project for SPOTLESS Services Ltd. Melbourne Australia. As a functional consultant at EntSol my role was to provide business process mapping to ERP solution, business blueprinting, system designing and semlessly customizing the system to the process adaptibility with minimum risk to the business as a whole. Techno Commercial Solution creation for large IT outsourcing engagements both ADM, AMS.
Solutions Specialist - Store Retail at Woolworths
Aug 2011 - Dec 2013Functional Consultant - Sales & Logistics Solutions
Jun 2010 - Aug 2011SAP Functional Consultant - Enterprise Solutions
Jun 2008 - Jun 2010Solution Architect - Strategic Solutions (Large Deals)
Jun 2008 - May 2009

Accenture
Dec 2013 - Feb 2015Enterprise Solutions SpecialistLeading large deal solutions

PwC
Feb 2015 - Mar 2016Principal ConsultantHandled following profiles during my tenure : 1. Program Manager for NDDB - World Bank Projects as PwC's representation for Program governance and Risk Advisory.2. Led Business Development activities for North India region.3. Supply Chain Track Lead for Reliance India Limited - STAR Transformation

Wipro
Mar 2016 - Jul 2018Enterprise Solutions ArchitectPart of Global Business Applications Services (BAS) SAP Practise group , My role is to provide solutions in SAP on Premises , on cloud solutions digital, ERP and Automation for the new pursuits and ongoing projects at Wipro Limited across Industry Verticles.

Birlasoft
Jul 2018 - Feb 2020Practice Director - Enterprise SolutionsMulti Tower Solutions Stiching and innovative new offerings development including SAP, Cloud Applications, Analytics, Intelligent Platforms (AI, ML, RPA) for Manufacturing & Automobile customers across America, Europe and APAC.

DXC Technology
Feb 2020 - Dec 2022Chief Architect - EAS Practice Leader Strategy & SolutionsAs a Practise Leader & Global Solution Architect at DxC my role is to lead Digital Transformation solutions for our new and existing customers. Drive Enterprise Solutions practice priorities and the future outlook focusing on financial improvements, Go-To-Market development and succesful customer engagements through market leading technology solutions adressing innovation cycles and process simplification, as well as competency development for Centre of Excellence & Practice.

NTT DATA, Inc.
Dec 2022 - nowDirector - Consulting & Enterprise ArchitectureTech & Business Strategy consulting leader responsible for strategy consulting (M&A, divestures, consolidation) technology advisory (transformation, Change Management & intelligent enterprise enablement) , enterprise architecture, value stream mapping & industry focused product ideation to GTM to PLM (innovative IPs, tools, AI & GenAI extensions).
Licenses & Certifications

Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
APICSOct 2023- View certificate

The Open Group Certified: TOGAF® Standard, Version 9.2
The Open GroupJan 2021 - View certificate
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Jan 2023 - View certificate

SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Cloud (public) - Sales Implementation 2022
SAPDec 2022 - View certificate

The Open Group Certified: TOGAF® Standard, Version 9.2
The Open GroupJan 2021 - View certificate

SAP Certified Specialist - SAP Activate for Cloud Solutions Project Manager
SAPNov 2022 - View certificate

Generative AI at SAP
SAPFeb 2024 
SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP HANA Presales & Solution
SAPFeb 2016- View certificate

GenAI Academy: White Belt
NTT DATADec 2024
Languages
- enEnglish
- frFrench
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