Myself
Authentic, technology leader with 20+ years of hands on experience in Retail, Technology. At present, I head the Salesforce practice and lead the Service Centers portfolio for Target with a team of Engineers, Scrum Masters, Managers, Architects across India and US, responsible for enhancing Guest and Agent experience and bring joy of everyday life. I have been with Target since 2008 and played different roles leading people, responsible for architecture, engineering, delivering technology solutions across Supply Chain, Point of Sale, Stores, Payment domains. I am passionate about technology and leadership. Prior to Target, I worked with Infinite Computer Solutions, an IT Services company, where I worked with various clients and domains. While I was there, I enjoyed working in the E-commerce domain and built scalable systems for various clients.
"Leadership simply the capacity to translate vision into reality" - Warren G. Bennis
Leadership Principles:
- Challenge the Status Quo
- Embrace the Change
- Focus on the Positive
- Be Curious and Learn
At Target, I have been part of various key initiatives and here are some of the highlights:
Highlights
- Implemented classification algorithms for case tagging
- On boarded Case & Knowledge as Core Services under Target's Technology platform
- As a change agent, been part of Target's transformation journey; migrated from project centric model to a product model embracing Agile, DevOps, open-source and built cloud ready applications
- Built and operated high scale, enterprise critical services and systems leveraging a micro-services-based architecture
- Developed and executed a talent strategy that balances experience, diversity, growth, and sustainability of the team
- Rolled out 5% off rewards for Red Card holders across 1800 stores and Target.com
- Implemented Salesforce Service Cloud working with various vendor partners; customized to enhance Aget and Guest experience
- Contributed to Technology solutions for Small Format Stores of Target
- Enabled New Sales channels (beyond Target Stores) for Target's Gift Card
- Built systems with highest security standards of OWASP and PCI, SOX compliance
- Experienced working with Platform as a Service, Software as a Service, Private Cloud and Public Cloud platforms