Experience

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  Lovelytics

  • Managing Director

    • May 2024 - Present

    Heading up the GenAI and AI practice. Humbly trying to serve my clients, team, and partners.As the Managing Director of GenAI and AI, my responsibility is to serve our clients, partners, and team by leveraging the most innovative, practical, and straightforward applications of GenAI technologies, in an ethical manner. My responsibilities include creating the GenAI adoption framework, developing tools, demos, educational materials, crafting our go-to-market strategy, and overseeing delivery. I focus on leading and nurturing the right team, aligning closely with our partners to support our clients' GenAI missions and goals effectively. Generating revenue is a by-product; my primary mission is to deliver meaningful and impactful work for our clients and to foster continuous improvement within our team.

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  University of Nebraska at Omaha

  • Omaha, Nebraska, United States

  • Adjunct Professor

    • Jan 2009 - Present
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States

    I am an adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. I teach the 'Management Information Systems' class at the under graduate level and act as a mentor and advisor to my students on all things AI and the modern technology trends. I am also a frequent guest speaker on Generative AI at various universities around the world. I participated in US State Dept. grant to help build and establish curriculum and accreditation at American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). Through this program we traveled to New Delhi, Dubai, and Istanbul to meet with the AUAF faculty and staff. I assisted in creating online learning materials on Canvas (LMS) for the Afghan students.

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  Neudesic

  • Omaha, Nebraska, United States

  • Director of Client Services

    • Apr 2023 - Apr 2024
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States

    As a Client Director, I am responsible for the overall success of my client portfolio. With close to 23 years of experience working on the Microsoft platform, I specialize in AI with a comprehensive focus on the Azure Data platform. I have a particular passion for Generative AI and the business applications of LLMs. I bring a holistic Azure-based approach to my clients' business problems and have a track record of solutioning and delivering successful projects in this space.

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  Avanade

  • Greater Omaha Area

  • Senior Director AI & IoT

    • Dec 2019 - Feb 2023
    • Greater Omaha Area

    Primarily responsible for the AI & IoT business for the Midwest region. This entails building the business by evangelizing, solutioning, selling, and delivering AI & IoT based solutions to our clients. I am also responsible for hiring and mentoring a team of AI & IoT practitioners (Architects, Developers, etc.)Key Achievements• Built a credible multi-million-dollar AI & IoT project pipeline • Significantly impacted and increased the average deal size (from POC to real production implementations)• Evangelized and sold several large-scale AI & IoT initiates• Created an ‘Enterprise AI’ framework to evangelize and deliver on large scale AI projects• Created a ‘Warranty Analytics’ offering to evangelize and deliver AI based solutions for ‘Warranty’ related problems • Built and nurtured a community of AI/ML practitioners • Participated in recruiting and mentoring AI/ML practitioners • Supervised delivery of several AI and IoT projects, acting as the key sponsor and point of escalation • Capabilities Implemented / Evangelized:o Generative AI (OpenAI GPT models)o Virtual Agentso Custom Visiono Audio to Text Transcription o Intelligent Document Extractiono Predictive Modelso Anomaly Detection Modelso IoT Projects o MLOps Framework Skills and Capabilities• Manage and build an AI/ML consulting practice • Assist sales team build AI/ML project pipeline• Deep experience and familiarity with the Azure cloud platform • Azure AI/ML Architecture • Azure MLOpsVerticals / Industries• Manufacturing -- Predictive Maintenance -- Digital Twins• Healthcare -- Call Center Virtual Agents -- Benefits management• Products -- Custom vision applications• Financial / Insurance -- Fraud Detection -- Propensity Models

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  DB Best Technologies

  • Greater Omaha Area

  • General Manager, Central Region

    • Jan 2017 - Dec 2019
    • Greater Omaha Area

    My primary responsibility as General Manager is to make my customers successful on Data, Analytics, and the Cloud platform through platform and cloud migrations, BI/DW and Analytics, Virtualization and Consolidation and Remote Data Management Services. I oversee projects on all three major platforms: Azure, AWS, and GCP. My overall responsibility involves Execution, Strategy, Business Development, Customer Relationship and Satisfaction, and crafting Service Offerings to expedite successful customer implementations. I am responsible for building, establishing and leading the Central US practice for DB Best with overall Business and P&L accountability and responsibility. I play a central role in the Technical Marketing, Collateral Development, and Service and Product Positioning for the company. I am responsible for building and maintaining relationships with our three major Cloud and Data partners: Azure, AWS and GCP. DB Best is ranked 76th in the INC 500 survey of Fastest Growing companies in the US. We specialize in all things data and cloud. We wrote the SSMA tool for Microsoft and have a world class consulting and migration practice around it. We have offerings for Data Platform Optimization, Azure/Cloud Architecture Planning and Deployment. We also offer Data Management Services for Small and Medium Businesses. We have highly trained professionals offering consulting services in BI, DW, and Big Data.

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  ACI Worldwide

  • Greater Omaha Area

  • Vice President, Implementation Services

    • Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
    • Greater Omaha Area

    As Vice President, I lead the WW Implementation Services Group for the key product lines for ACI. Key Responsibilities:Lead a World Wide Team of Implementation Services, for cloud and on-prem productsCross matrix coordination with my peers and other teamsEngineering Feedback for continuous product improvementMaintain appropriate client relationship connections and One ACI view for clientsResponsible for Product Utilization, Resource Management and Revenue and Budget ManagementPersonnel selection, development, and mentoring

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  DB Best Technologies

  • Sr. Director of Data Services and Cloud

    • Nov 2014 - Aug 2016

    My primary responsibility as Sr. Director is to make my customers successful on the Microsoft Data, Analytics, and Cloud platform through platform and cloud migrations, BI and DW, Virtualization and Consolidation and Remote Data Management Services. My overall responsibility as Sr. Director involves Execution, Strategy, Business Development, Customer Relationship and Satisfaction, and crafting Service Offerings to expedite successful customer implementations. I am responsible for building, establishing and leading the Central US practice for DB Best and owing the P&L and overall Business responsibility. I play a central role in the Technical Marketing, Collateral Development, and Service and Product Positioning for the company. DB Best is ranked 76th in the INC 500 survey of Fastest Growing companies in the US. We specialize in all things data and cloud. We wrote the SSMA tool for Microsoft and have a world class consulting and migration practice around it. We have offerings for Data Platform Optimization, Azure/Cloud Architecture Planning and Deployment. We also offer Data Management Services for Small and Medium Businesses. We have highly trained professionals offering consulting services in BI, DW, and Big Data.

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  Microsoft

  • Database, Analytics, and Cloud Principal Technologist

    • Aug 2007 - Nov 2014

    Responsible for lead Technical Role in the sales process to support a $100 Million Application Platform and Cloud Business Responsible for crafting and executing on technology marketing events. Responsible for Compete Strategy Responsible for Technology Architecture Design Sessions and Proof Of Concepts Responsible for mentoring and growing internal Microsoft talent. Microsoft’s face to the local database community – lead, grow and mentor the local database community through teaching seminars and presentations.Key Skills:Technology Breadth: SQL Server Data and BI Platform Server and Virtualization Platforms Enterprise Management Security Data Delivery and ConsumerizationCloud: Azure IaaS, PaaS, Storage, Networking, and Security Cloud Architecture and Migration Planning Cloud Hybrid Architectures Cloud ROI and Business JustificationsBig Data: Hadoop Architecture and Ecosystem Design Hadoop Business Justification Hadoop Use Case AnalysisSales Focus: Business Value Strategies Technical Evangelism Compete KnowledgeRelationship Building and Networking: Innovative Networking Strategies through Cadence Process Customers Trusted Advisor

  • Principal Architect

    • Sep 2000 - Sep 2007

    Database Architect for Microsoft Consulting ServicesIn-depth knowledge of Database Enterprise Architecture and SQL Server performance tuning and scalability. Expertise in transactional system design and architecture, database modeling and development, methodologies, project and technical leadership. Excellent communication skills at a technical and business level. Excellent sales and presentation skills. In addition to SQL Server, architectural familiarity with all Microsoft Enterprise products. Key skills in many areas of database and data warehouse design and development including: Enterprise Database Architecture Design and Planning Overall Enterprise Architecture using Microsoft Products SQL Server Scalability and Performance Tuning SQL Server Scale Out Design Expertise SQL Server Architecture and Planning DB2 / Oracle to SQL Server Migrations ERP Migrations Database Design and Modeling Database Development and Programming Data warehouse Design and Modeling Reporting Services and BI Architectures Team Lead, Project Management, and Managerial skills Excellent oral and written communication skills Excellent client / partner interaction skills Sales and project scoping and delivery skills Key Projects  Lead Database Architect for one of the largest high traffic Web Based Applications in the US Lead Architect and Project Leader for an Insurance Policy Underwriting Application Lead Architect for many ERP Based Systems Lead for many Oracle to SQL Server Migration Projects Lead Architect for an eLearning Platform Lead DW and BI Architect for a Reporting and Analytics System Lead for Offshore coordination and Project Management And many other similar projects…….

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  Cap Gemini

  • Greater Omaha Area

  • Senior Consultant

    • Sep 1994 - Sep 2000
    • Greater Omaha Area

    Senior Consultant for Cap Gemini responsible for Delivery and Account ManagementKey Skills:Oracle Database Administration 8iRedbrick Designer and AdministrationData ModellingData Warehouse Design and ArchitecturePL/SQL ProgrammerPowerBuilder Developer

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  YSA Corp

  • Los Alamos

  • Systems Engineer

    • Jun 1993 - Sep 1994
    • Los Alamos

    Unix and Sun Solaris System AdministrationNetworkingMotif GUI Design and ProgrammingXWindows GUI Design and Programming