Data engineering leader with extensive experience at Royal Bank of Canada, specializing in innovative solutions and promoting a data-driven culture. Proven expertise in designing data pipelines and engaging stakeholders, consistently delivering projects on schedule while improving analytics capabilities.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal – Data Engineering & AI, Wealth Management
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Toronto, Canada
03.2022 - Current
Led cross-functional teams to design and implement strategic data engineering solutions for Wealth Management.
Architected medallion data hub solutions utilizing Snowflake, GraphQL, and Singlestore for high-performance processing.
Provided thought leadership on integrating next-generation data technologies aligned with RBC standards and industry trends.
Promoted a data-first mindset, empowering teams in analytics and data-driven decision-making.
Identified and mitigated cross-project dependencies and risks, ensuring successful delivery within scope and budget.
Championed agile methodologies for onboarding new data sources and managing ETL processes and data lineage.
Mentored a high-performing team of data engineers and developers, fostering continuous learning culture.
Oversaw incident response, vendor management, and infrastructure for critical data platforms, ensuring service resiliency.
Sr. Business Analyst Specialist / Product Owner – Realtime Services
Scotiabank
Toronto, Canada
05.2021 - 03.2022
Created data pipelines with Apache Nifi, Kafka, and Elastic Search for global trading platforms.
Delivered reusable data streams for analytics by integrating FIX protocol messages into a unified data model.
Led requirements elicitation and stakeholder engagement for multiple trading platforms, ensuring agile delivery.
Developed real-time dashboards utilizing SAP BI, Tableau, and Kibana for production support monitoring.
Authored data dictionaries and design documents to enhance data lineage and support production activities.
Mentored teams on best practices while managing product backlogs for effective project execution.
Modernized Wealth Management client interfaces, integrating real-time and batch data feeds via Kafka and APIs.
Led migration and integration projects, ensuring seamless data flow and compliance with regulatory standards.
Managed a team of 7 BSA professionals across multiple departments and projects.
Enhanced client experience and drove upsell/cross-sell opportunities through enterprise client search integration.
Delivered regulatory and modernization projects on time and within budget.
Technical Product Manager
Action X
Singapore
08.2015 - 04.2016
Managed project delivery for desktop and mobile applications, ensuring on-time launches and client satisfaction.
Led cross-functional teams, created and prioritized product backlogs, and managed project vision, budget, and RFP processes.
Branch Head (Retail Brokerage)
Eureka Stock and Share Broking Services Ltd
Ahmedabad, India
09.2005 - 05.2014
Created and enhanced financial products, performed business analysis, and supported multi-branch operations.
Developed customized portfolio reports and financial plans, liaised with development and business teams, and implemented risk management and legacy system migrations.
IT Analyst (FMCG)
Petroleum Agencies
Wardha, India
05.2003 - 05.2007
Led product development, vendor management, requirements gathering, and business flow analysis.
Managed system testing, UAT, and successful go-lives.
Education
Master of Technology - Software Engineering
National University of Singapore
07.2016
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics and Statistics
Kakatiya University
India
05.2003
Skills
Confluent Kafka
Python
SQL
Tableau
SAP BI
Kibana
Elastic Search
Jira
Confluence
Data pipeline design
ETL
Data architecture
Data lineage
Data quality
Data governance
Project delivery
Agile methodologies
Stakeholder engagement
Vendor management
Product Management
Accomplishments
Quarterly Award : 2023 Q1, 2024 Q3
Yearly Award : 2024
Certification
Certified Scrum Product Owner / Scrum Master
AWS AI Practitioner ( Active)
Timeline
Principal – Data Engineering & AI, Wealth Management
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
03.2022 - Current
Sr. Business Analyst Specialist / Product Owner – Realtime Services
Banking Advisor for Personal and Commercial Banking at Royal Bank of Canada(RBC)Banking Advisor for Personal and Commercial Banking at Royal Bank of Canada(RBC)