Professional Experience
Work Experience
June 2003-Nov. 2023
Managing Director / Product Owner
Aon – Impact Forecasting
Chicago, IL
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Spearheaded the formulation of the company's products, and technology strategies, ensuring alignment with overarching business objectives and overseeing the successful delivery of products and solutions to internal groups and external insurance companies.
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Started product development group by establishing and cultivating high-performing software development, quality assurance, technical writing and client support teams in US and India from ground up, providing mentorship to technical teams and managers.
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Created vision for Aon’s flagship Catastrophe Modeling platform “ELEMENTS”, enabling complex risk quantification models, data analytics and in-depth reporting. Oversaw all facets of development, delivery, and ongoing support to ensure successful execution.
June 1999 - April 2003
Lead Architect
Tellabs Inc.
Bollingbrook, IL
During my tenure at Tellabs, I Led a team of Architects and Software Engineers in the development of event driven real-time Telecommunication Software Products, ensuring high reliability and availability.
July 1998 - June 1999
Sr. Software Engineer
Deloitte & Touche Tax Tech
Captured new requirements in the form of Use-case and transferred them into the software domain through Architecture and Design for the corporate tax filing System.
Deerfield, IL
July 1997 - April 1998
Sr. Software Consultant
GE Capital (SRM)
Captured new requirements in the form of Use-case and transferred them into the software domain through Architecture and Design of the corporate tax filing System.
Chicago, IL
July 1997 - April 1998
Sr. Software Engineer
Siemens Comm. S/W Ltd.
Designed and implemented features for Telecommunication network management system.
Bangalore, India
July 1997 - April 1998
Software Engineer
All In One Windows Ltd.
Designed and implemented features for Telecommunication network management system.
Baroda, India
Education
1990 - 1993
Master of Computer Science and Application
Veer Narmad University
My Master degree studies equipped me with a strong foundation in computer science, programming, and algorithm design along with project management techniques.
Surat, India
1986 - 1989
Bachelor of Electronics and Communication
Gujarat University
My undergraduate studies equipped me with a strong understanding of electronics circuitry and its use in communication technology.
Ahmedabad, India
Certification and Training
AI/ML certificate course from MIT
PMP and CSM (Certified Scrum Master)
Introduction to Generative AI - GCP
Google Cloud Certified - Cloud Digital Leader
Mastering AI Leadership
Model development on Vertex AI
Technology
C#, C++, Python
Snowflake, SQL Server, Object Database
Machine Learning Libraries
GCP, AWS and related cloud technologies