Experience

dataVediK

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CEO

  • May 2017 - Present

  Houston, Texas Area dataVediK, my latest entrepreneurial venture, is a Houston based startup focused on sustainable living. It specializes in Big Data, Data Analytics, Machine Learning and end-to-end Data Ecosystems for Energy and healthcare industries. We are building the technology of the future. I am also pursuing my passion for teaching and sharing knowledge by conducting Big Data, Machine Learning and Blockchain trainings for the Industry, the Government and the Academia.



TiE Houston

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Houston, Texas, United States TiE's mission is to foster entrepreneurship through mentoring, networking, funding, and incubation. As a Board/investment committee member of TiE Houston, I mentor students & startups and also do angel investments providing the much needed seed funding for early stage startups.



National Small Business Association

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Small Business Association Leadership Council Member

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Houston



Infinitus eMarketing Solutions Inc.

• Founder, President and CTO

  • Dec 2004 - Present

  Houston, Texas Area This was my first entrepreneurial venture focused around Search Engine Marketing and specializing in running PPC (pay-per-click) campaigns. In the era, when very few people had heard of Big Data and Analytics, we were the pioneers in using the concepts of Data Analytics to design and run very effective PPC campaigns. As the CTO, I also guided the development of new and innovative technology to automate the end-to-end data pipeline for PPC campaign management with a machine learning engine… Show more This was my first entrepreneurial venture focused around Search Engine Marketing and specializing in running PPC (pay-per-click) campaigns. In the era, when very few people had heard of Big Data and Analytics, we were the pioneers in using the concepts of Data Analytics to design and run very effective PPC campaigns. As the CTO, I also guided the development of new and innovative technology to automate the end-to-end data pipeline for PPC campaign management with a machine learning engine providing Portfolio optimization at its core. Show less



SLB

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 700 & Above Employee

• Big Data Analytics Solutions Delivery Manager & Architect

  • Sep 2015 - Mar 2017

  Houston, Texas Area I delivered on the vision that I established for SIS as the leading provider of E&P Big Data & Analytics Services and workflows embedded in SIS Technology suite. I built the team as well as the Data Analytics technology and engaged with the clients to deliver compelling Big Data and Machine Learning workflows across the entire upstream E&P life-cycle including Reservoir Characterization, Drilling & Production. The major highlights were: 1. The delivery of several novel end-to-end… Show more I delivered on the vision that I established for SIS as the leading provider of E&P Big Data & Analytics Services and workflows embedded in SIS Technology suite. I built the team as well as the Data Analytics technology and engaged with the clients to deliver compelling Big Data and Machine Learning workflows across the entire upstream E&P life-cycle including Reservoir Characterization, Drilling & Production. The major highlights were: 1. The delivery of several novel end-to-end Advanced Analytics solutions to external clients as well as Schlumberger segments – both on-premises as well as in the Cloud. 2. An E&P Data Lake. 3. Several Patents and publications around Machine Learning. 4. Educational webinars, presentations & training for Schlumberger personnel as well as external clients/conferences. 5. Machine Learning Technology evaluations and vendor/partner coordination. I also led the Schlumberger’s world-wide Knowledge and Information Management Communities of practice with several thousand members across the Schlumberger segments.

• Schlumberger Software Integrated Solutions Big Data Analytics Solutions Champion

  • Jan 2015 - Sep 2015

  Houston, Texas Area As the Portfolio owner of the startup business around Big Data and Machine Learning, I established the Vision, Strategy and Roadmap for building Advanced Data Analytics workflows across SIS software products. The specific accomplishments included the following: 1. Formulated the requirements and solution architecture for an end-to-end E&P Big Data Analytics Platform spanning data ingestion, Data Lake storage, data conditioning, machine learning, packaging of data driven models, model… Show more As the Portfolio owner of the startup business around Big Data and Machine Learning, I established the Vision, Strategy and Roadmap for building Advanced Data Analytics workflows across SIS software products. The specific accomplishments included the following: 1. Formulated the requirements and solution architecture for an end-to-end E&P Big Data Analytics Platform spanning data ingestion, Data Lake storage, data conditioning, machine learning, packaging of data driven models, model deployment and management. 2. Did Market survey and technology evaluation POCs to forge preferred partnerships with Big Data and Advanced Analytics companies. 3. Built several commercial Machine Learning Models and workflows embedded in selected SIS products by successfully blending Data Analytics and First Principles based Engineered approaches. 4. Established SIS Big Data & Analytics Services group and delivered several Data Analytics based projects to selected clients as well as to other Schlumberger segments.

• Director of Engineering and Global Business Head for SIS Information Management Software Portfolio

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2014

  Aberdeen, United Kingdom With a unique insight into both the Business and the Technology, I led and grew the Global Information Management / Master Data Management(MDM) Products and Services Business worth several hundred million dollars for Schlumberger Information Solutions in the dual role of Engineering Director and Business Head/Portfolio Manager. The specific accomplishments included the following: 1. Focus on Integration, usability, data quality management and hosted solutions resulted in significant… Show more With a unique insight into both the Business and the Technology, I led and grew the Global Information Management / Master Data Management(MDM) Products and Services Business worth several hundred million dollars for Schlumberger Information Solutions in the dual role of Engineering Director and Business Head/Portfolio Manager. The specific accomplishments included the following: 1. Focus on Integration, usability, data quality management and hosted solutions resulted in significant revenue and bottom-line growth establishing SIS as the leading vendor of upstream E&P Corporate Data Management Solutions. 2. Established a new Software Development and Services Delivery Center in Pune, India and scaled up the development team significantly. This center has grown into one of the largest Technology Centers of SIS. 3. Consolidation of various ProSource products into one coherent seamlessly integrated information management solution spanning the entire footprint of upstream E&P (G&G, Production, Drilling…) and providing end-to-end data flow from acquisition to interpretation with embedded DQM. 4. A new generation web-based front-end called ProSource Front Office focusing on end-user data management workflows – drop-box data loading, browsing, querying, cutting edge visualization, reporting, exporting and delivery to end-user interpretation applications. 5. Development of the new ProSource Realtime module to manage the high frequency data from rigs. 6. A hosted solution offering of ProSource called ProSource Data Service to enable rapid deployment of National Data Centers. 7. Footprint expansion, agile development, better integration and simplified deployment of InnerLogix, the SIS Data Quality Management solution into the entire Master Data Management Solution workflow. 8. A private cloud offering in the form of LiveQuest.

• Software Engineer, Data Modeler, Architect, Product Analyst, Technical Lead & Product Manager

  • Nov 1999 - Dec 2010

  Houston, Texas Area Played a variety of roles across the entire Software Development Lifecycle at Schlumberger's Houston Technology Center. Created many different Oil & Gas Data Management Software Products for Schlumberger covering the entire upstream E&P life-cycle. The major accomplishments included: 1. ProSource Enterprise: A new generation E&P Master Data Management Product based on a 3-tier services oriented architecture. 2. ProSource Logs: A new generation end-to-end Well Logs Data Management… Show more Played a variety of roles across the entire Software Development Lifecycle at Schlumberger's Houston Technology Center. Created many different Oil & Gas Data Management Software Products for Schlumberger covering the entire upstream E&P life-cycle. The major accomplishments included: 1. ProSource Enterprise: A new generation E&P Master Data Management Product based on a 3-tier services oriented architecture. 2. ProSource Logs: A new generation end-to-end Well Logs Data Management Solution. 3. ProSource Seismic: A new generation seismic data management solution for the complete seismic information life cycle from original format to final interpretation volumes.. 4. Seabed (http://seabed.software.slb.com): A wide footprint best-in-class enterprise E&P database with innovative embedded database services which now serves as the foundation of the Schlumberger’s Information Management solutions. 5. DrillDB: A Drilling Data Management Solution. 6. Several Production Applications. 7. Finder, LogDB, LogTRAK, ProSource Finder: Schlumberger’s earlier generation Data Management Software Products. 8. Reusable Migration Frameworks to migrate the data from older data management products to the new generation products (published via ip.com). I led the development as well as designed and architected several of these products. During the same period, I also led the Schlumberger’s world-wide Knowledge and Information Management Communities of practice and organized several international conferences and workshops in locations like Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia, Montrouge - France, Bad Wildungen - Germany etc.

• Data Management Business Analyst

  • Aug 1996 - Nov 1999

  United Arab Emirates I started my career with Schlumberger Software Integrated Solutions (Schlumberger GeoQuest at that time) as a Data Modeler and Software Engineer. Supported Schlumberger's data management business in Middle East Asia and led the major Finder customization projects. I led and successfully delivered 2 of the largest data management projects spanning multiple years to Schlumberger’s key clients in the Middle East region.



Tata Consultancy Services

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Systems Analyst

  • 1994 - 1996

  Mumbai Area, India After graduating from the university, I joined TCS which as part of the $100 billion+ Tata group is the largest software consultancy in India and one of the largest software services company globally. I was trained to do ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software development and implementations for TCS customers. In the process, I added several new reusable financial modules to an existing ERP software.