Gaurav J.

Experience

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  Larsen & Toubro

  Aug 2003 - Jul 2004

  Design Engineer

  Designed and engineered nternal components of high pressure reactors for Oil Refinery. Worked on international and national projects as a Design Engineer in Heavy Engineering Division of Larsen & Toubro in Hazira Plant (Surat, Gujarat).

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  Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Management Student

  Post Graduation

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  Infosys

  Jun 2006 - Nov 2006

  SAP Consultant

  Responded to RFIs / RFPs in Oil, Gas and Utilities Sector; worked on detailed estimation for proposals, pricing and staffing; support Client Engagement Teams as Pre-Sales Lead for Enterprise Vertical (Oil, Gas and Utilities).Published white paper on ‘Service Blueprinting and Delivery Architecture’ - A framework to design & map critical components of business processes in Service Industry.

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  IBM

  Nov 2006 - Oct 2010

  Senior Consultant

  End-to-end BSS and OSS transformation initiative for Telcos. Part of IBM strategic initiatives

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  Deloitte

  Oct 2010 - Dec 2012

  Senior Strategy Consultant (TMT Industry)

  Delivered complex transformation engagements in Telecom and O&G. Led multiple business strategy engagements across industry verticals.

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  Tech Mahindra

  Feb 2013 - Aug 2015

  Big Data and Analytics Leader

  As a leader in BI, Big Data, and Analytics competency, I was responsible for setting-up an Analytics Consulting CoE providing deep business consulting services portfolio within Tech Mahindra's Big Data and Analytics vertical. I had an end-to-end ownership of business solutions, delivering client Proofs-of-Concept, driving key strategic engagements, team management, creating business assets, and developing a technology partner ecosystem to deliver TechM's vision on BI++.I was responsible for revenue enablement across Telecom, Retail, Hospitality and BFSI Industry verticals, working cross Mahindra Group. My focus was building the team to deliver business consulting services, identify client value, develop growth opportunities, and program management. This entailed managing a team of data scientists, analytics SME and consultants along with technical engagement teams. I was directly involved in advancing key strategic initiatives within Telefonica, AT&T, Zain Kuwait, Cisco, and MHRIL. One of the initiatives led to over €2 million signing for TechM in 2015. Show less

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  Karvy Analytics Limited

  Aug 2015 - Jan 2017

  Director - Business Development (Analytics and Big Data)

  Responsible for Business Development and Solutioning in North America for Karvy Analytics as Director (Pre-Sales / Business Development). Supported sales in Karvy through business consulting, solutioning and pre-sales strategy while generating revenue pipeline across industry verticals in Big Data and Advance Analytics with end-to-end ownership of design, delivering value through Proof-of-Concepts (POC), driving client engagement, and creating knowledge assets, articulating Point-of-Views, forging key technology partnerships with Microsoft, AWS and others.Led a team of business analysts, technology SMEs, and data scientists to create business solutions around Big Data Infrastructure deployment, providing Analytics-as-a-Service, defining Analytics & Technology Roadmap for clients. I was responsible for generating revenue opportunities of over $100K, and managed the delivery of business critical engagements in the US. Show less

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  Diwo

  Feb 2017 - now

  Responsible for delivering business solutions and demonstrating value to our clients by engaging in pre-sales/POCs, sales, and delivery processes. As a Director (Business Solution), my key objective is to provide innovative solutions on diwo to help solve our clients' big business problems. I do that by orchestrating the critical balance between business and technical aspects of the platform by defining value consciousness in the product, driving business requirements, leading strategic initiatives, creating IP (business frameworks), providing thought leadership, and bridging teams together to deliver client success.My expertise in the areas of business strategy, marketing, planning and allocation, inventory management, supply chain, and risk management in retail, automotive, manufacturing, and telecommunications industries. I have delivered mission-critical engagements, successfully deploying diwo in the production environment of our first alpha customer (a Fortune 500 retailer). Leading the business solutions and product design efforts, I have delivered mission-critical engagements with ~40M USD value impact to our clients globally.I am passionate about solving my clients' complex business problems through product innovation, thought leadership, while building a cohesive environment for sustained growth. To succeed, I strongly believe that we need to continuously learn - unlearn - relearn, be nimble and adapt to the ever-changing business milieu. Show less Business Architect and Principal at Loven Systems responsible for product development strategy, building industry solutions, and driving innovation. Loven Systems products and solutions are based on diwo™ (Data In, Wisdom Out.), an intelligent advisor, turning AI into actions.Engaged as a thought leader in retail industry solutions at various industry forums and conferences. Led a team of business analysts, data engineers, and data scientists to deliver high-value client POCs and POVs. Show less

  • Director Business Solutions

    May 2024 - now

  • Managing Director

    Mar 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Director Business Solutions

    Jul 2019 - Mar 2023

  • Principal (Business Architect)

    Feb 2017 - Jun 2019