Sathianarayana Dev

Experience

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  Forefront Solutions & Consultancies (P) Ltd.

  Apr 2007 - Nov 2008

  Business Development Officer

  • As a presales consultant, offered expertise in SAP, Oracle, and ERP solutions, collaborated with sales teams to understand client needs and conducted product demonstrations.• Managed international business development in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, identified opportunities, established relationships, and managed the entire development lifecycle from lead generation to contract negotiation.

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  Verizon

  Nov 2008 - Dec 2015

  Consultant (Level 5)

  • As Product Owner or Project Manager, oversaw enhancement projects, ensured Agile methodologies were executed, and collaborated with Business Strategic groups and PMO to stay informed about organizational requirements and strategic initiatives.• Collaborated with Project Managers and Business Analysts to analyze project impacts on strategic initiatives, determined Activity Duration Estimates, and provided project costing using historical information.• Collaborated with Application Owners and Development Managers to identify project capacity, commitments, and priorities in line with organizational goals, and created project schedules that align with release planning schedules.• Responsible for monitoring project progress using project management tools and MS Office applications, providing regular reports to Project Managers and top-level management, and identifying and mitigating project risks.• Planned and coordinated releases, facilitated change management, and supported ongoing production systems to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and project requirements. Show less

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  AstraZeneca

  Dec 2015 - now

  • Managing infrastructure projects, designing and implementing digitization and automation solutions, and designing provisioning strategies in line with the organization's strategic goals and roadmap.• Devising strategies for consolidating and decommissioning data centers, optimizing infrastructure resources, and enhancing data center capacity utilization to achieve cost savings while maintaining performance and reliability.• Planning and budgeting infrastructure capital expenditures, utilizing data analytics for informed decision-making, and addressing data center capacity gaps effectively.• Developing business intelligence solutions, collaborating with teams, implementing ETL processes, creating dashboards, reports, and visualizations, and continuously assessing performance and usability based on user feedback and business needs.• Predictive modeling is used to forecast infrastructure demand and analyze supply capabilities, while capacity planning and optimization are managed for AstraZeneca's entire infrastructure estate.• Creating Bills of Materials, managing Requests for Quotation, overseeing vendor relationships, and managing financial expenditures, budget reconciliation, and cost control in infrastructure projects.• Responsible for regularly evaluating data center performance, implementing necessary improvements, identifying project risks in strategic infrastructure projects, and devising mitigation strategies.• Establishing data governance policies, conducting data quality assessments, collaborating with data stewards, monitoring sources for anomalies, and developing best practices for data governance compliance. Show less

  • Lead Consultant

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Sr. Analyst (Level 6)

    Dec 2015 - Dec 2023