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Technology Consultant focussing on IT Transformation
Arnab Datta
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Hounslow, United Kingdom
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A highly successful and commercially aware Managerial Technology Consultant with a clear track record of measurable achievement. Brings the ability to strategically advise and influence corporate decisions based on best practice. Blends technological capability with commercial awareness and strong stakeholder management skills. Capable of leading UK and International teams to deliver complex and challenging projects with measurable benefits. Leads by engaging all participants, encouraging and facilitating outcomes with an absolute focus on client delivery. Confident in engagement at all stages of a project lifecycle from requirement gathering to handover and support. Currently seeking a role as a Consulting Manager to engage in exciting transformational projects with an international organization.
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United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2019 - 2019
freelance
Technology Consultant - Manager
Metro Bank.
C&I Programme (Business Insights Project) - Metro Bank
Key Achievements:
• As the Digital Delivery Manager for Business Insights project, I was responsible for successful delivery of the project
• Led a team of 7 developers and testers to complete sprint wise delivery of the project
• Managed a BA to capture functional requirements as user stories in Jira with defined acceptance criteria
• Regularly engaged with the different stakeholders from proposition team, Internal and External
Communications team, compliance, InfoSec, and Architecture team as per requirement to meet all the standards
• Managed external vendor relationship for core product upgrade packages and scheduling delivery, testing and deployment
• Responsible for daily reporting to the project and programme level stakeholders, defining the plan of delivery
and roll out, project management tasks such as budgeting, reforecasting, addressing risks and issues
Key Achievements:
• As the Digital Delivery Manager for Business Insights project, I was responsible for successful delivery of the project
• Led a team of 7 developers and testers to complete sprint wise delivery of the project
• Managed a BA to capture functional requirements as user stories in Jira with defined acceptance criteria
• Regularly engaged with the different stakeholders from proposition team, Internal and External
Communications team, compliance, InfoSec, and Architecture team as per requirement to meet all the standards
• Managed external vendor relationship for core product upgrade packages and scheduling delivery, testing and deployment
• Responsible for daily reporting to the project and programme level stakeholders, defining the plan of delivery
and roll out, project management tasks such as budgeting, reforecasting, addressing risks and issues
Project Management, Jira, C, Deployment, User stories, Management, Architecture, Technology, Compliance, Testing, LED, Manager
2018 - 2019
job
Chief of Centre of Excellence
Robotics and Automation.
Key Achievements:
• Worked with global consulting leaders across 5 continents to formalise organisational structure, strategic
objectives and target for FY19 in relation with developing Deloitte CoE for Robotics and Automation
• Global lead for development of 3 stages of training process as well as content development, integration with the internal learning portal and metrics definition required to measure training progress
• Formalised a talent recognition process with all the member firms that acknowledge experts in different
Robotics & Automation topics, leverage their expertise in bid response & training new practitioners
• Actively steered recruitment drive in the UK to acquire top talent with Robotics & Automation expertise
• Proactively established vendor relationship with Technology partners such as Automation Anywhere, UiPath,
Blue Prism, Work Fusion and NICE to support training and upskilling of Deloitte practitioners, client delivery with the best possible solution and reach for Gold and Platinum standard partnerships
• Worked with global consulting leaders across 5 continents to formalise organisational structure, strategic
objectives and target for FY19 in relation with developing Deloitte CoE for Robotics and Automation
• Global lead for development of 3 stages of training process as well as content development, integration with the internal learning portal and metrics definition required to measure training progress
• Formalised a talent recognition process with all the member firms that acknowledge experts in different
Robotics & Automation topics, leverage their expertise in bid response & training new practitioners
• Actively steered recruitment drive in the UK to acquire top talent with Robotics & Automation expertise
• Proactively established vendor relationship with Technology partners such as Automation Anywhere, UiPath,
Blue Prism, Work Fusion and NICE to support training and upskilling of Deloitte practitioners, client delivery with the best possible solution and reach for Gold and Platinum standard partnerships
Training, Automation, Consulting, Content Development, Integration, Content, Technology, Recruitment, Robotics, Support, Development, UiPath, Portal
2017 - 2018
job
lead Senior Business Analyst
Cyber Security & Digital Foundation Project - John Lewis.
delivered detailed analysis and consolidation report of client's large and complex list of Windows, AIX and Linux servers in order to recommend a decommission plan based on cost
implications of having replaced them by an entirely new solution like Citrix or VMware
• In depth Analysis and recommendation on client's poor vulnerability management process as part of
underdeveloped IT security organisation, presenting various gaps in their model with People, process and technology, working closely with 3rd party organisations to address those gaps
• Actively led development of PoCs and managing people in focus groups to try and test things that may or may
not work within their business to understand feasibility
• Define use cases for 'SPLUNK' (Tool for monitoring machine data from applications) from a large number of
stakeholders such Sec-Ops, Application Ops, Server teams, infrastructure teams across the organisation to help design a consolidated Splunk architecture
• Actively helped Security Architect of the client organisation perform McAfee ENS testing on Servers, analyse
options of security solution for AIX endpoint servers and define policies and compliance measures for carrying
encrypted devices abroad
implications of having replaced them by an entirely new solution like Citrix or VMware
• In depth Analysis and recommendation on client's poor vulnerability management process as part of
underdeveloped IT security organisation, presenting various gaps in their model with People, process and technology, working closely with 3rd party organisations to address those gaps
• Actively led development of PoCs and managing people in focus groups to try and test things that may or may
not work within their business to understand feasibility
• Define use cases for 'SPLUNK' (Tool for monitoring machine data from applications) from a large number of
stakeholders such Sec-Ops, Application Ops, Server teams, infrastructure teams across the organisation to help design a consolidated Splunk architecture
• Actively helped Security Architect of the client organisation perform McAfee ENS testing on Servers, analyse
options of security solution for AIX endpoint servers and define policies and compliance measures for carrying
encrypted devices abroad
It, LED, Server, Aix, Organization, Development, Testing, Monitoring, Presenting, Infrastructure, Analyst, Design, Security, Compliance, Technology, Citrix, Architecture, Windows, Test, Management, VMware, Linux
2017 - 2017
job
lead Data Architect, I formalised requirements
Customer Hub.
Feb 2017 - Jun 2017 Omni Channel Customer Engagement Data strategy - TJX
Key Achievements:
• As the lead Data Architect, I formalised requirements for Customer Hub, Customer Data warehouse and Customer Data Integration which was the central point to have a 360 degree view of a customer in EU
• Led gathering of requirements for CDW and CDI work stream from business stakeholders across Europe
• Defined transition architecture and formalised target architecture, interface catalogue, data model to receive
signoff from the client
• Interviewed key client stakeholders to understand what's important from their perspective, feedback
mechanism and signing off of the final requirements
• Organised workshops to gain consensus on criticality and how the captured requirements should influence the technology selection process
Key Achievements:
• As the lead Data Architect, I formalised requirements for Customer Hub, Customer Data warehouse and Customer Data Integration which was the central point to have a 360 degree view of a customer in EU
• Led gathering of requirements for CDW and CDI work stream from business stakeholders across Europe
• Defined transition architecture and formalised target architecture, interface catalogue, data model to receive
signoff from the client
• Interviewed key client stakeholders to understand what's important from their perspective, feedback
mechanism and signing off of the final requirements
• Organised workshops to gain consensus on criticality and how the captured requirements should influence the technology selection process
Data Warehouse, Integration, Architecture, Technology, Workshops, LED
2016 - 2017
job
Data Lead
Project Nexus.
I actively engaged with the Solution Architect to help him define the transition and target
architecture state
Ardently led a team of 7 onsite and offshore resources on various mission critical data migration
responsibilities round 24/7 for the duration of the UAT
• Engaged and advised in regular data migration approach meetings to capture and analyse data load
requirements for business critical UAT scenarios
• Strategised various data load activities between the team members to optimise performance of the team and running batches in the back ground
• Managed multiple environments with various data cuts from production and points in batch run to simulate
Business Critical scenarios
Roles Delivered whilst working with ATOS as Technology Consultant
architecture state
Ardently led a team of 7 onsite and offshore resources on various mission critical data migration
responsibilities round 24/7 for the duration of the UAT
• Engaged and advised in regular data migration approach meetings to capture and analyse data load
requirements for business critical UAT scenarios
• Strategised various data load activities between the team members to optimise performance of the team and running batches in the back ground
• Managed multiple environments with various data cuts from production and points in batch run to simulate
Business Critical scenarios
Roles Delivered whilst working with ATOS as Technology Consultant
Architecture, Technology, Offshore, Production, LED
2013 - 2014
job
work stream lead on business analysis
Pearson Publishing.
Key Achievements:
• Involved as a work stream lead on business analysis, provided recommendations on IT Service Request for
client employees globally, solution built on the 'Service Now' platform
• Part of Quality Assurance and IT change management team and headed localisation of services as part of the Global Service Experience initiative
• Involved as a work stream lead on business analysis, provided recommendations on IT Service Request for
client employees globally, solution built on the 'Service Now' platform
• Part of Quality Assurance and IT change management team and headed localisation of services as part of the Global Service Experience initiative
Change management, Business Analysis, Management, Service, It, Quality Assurance
2013 - 2013
job
Sales
Atos Pre.
Key Achievements:
• Increased client conversion by 15% as a result of research and analysis
• Responsible for providing insight data for Go-to-Market propositions
• Assisted pre-sales and sales teams in bid process
• Assisted marketing teams by providing data extracts to conduct marketing campaigns
• Increased client conversion by 15% as a result of research and analysis
• Responsible for providing insight data for Go-to-Market propositions
• Assisted pre-sales and sales teams in bid process
• Assisted marketing teams by providing data extracts to conduct marketing campaigns
Marketing, Research, Sales, Go
2012 - 2013
job
liaison between stakeholders, facilitated project workshops and project planning
Highways Agency.
Key Achievements:
• Delivered quarterly cost savings of £50k
• Involved as a liaison between stakeholders, facilitated project workshops and project planning
• Led configuration management, design and development of project dashboards to showcase the progress on
deliverables to the client
• Developed the Management of Change control document
Details of Additional Experience upon Request
• Delivered quarterly cost savings of £50k
• Involved as a liaison between stakeholders, facilitated project workshops and project planning
• Led configuration management, design and development of project dashboards to showcase the progress on
deliverables to the client
• Developed the Management of Change control document
Details of Additional Experience upon Request
Design, Management, Workshops, Development, Configuration Management, LED
My education
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2010
Lancaster University
Masters, IT, Management & Organisational Change
Masters, IT, Management & Organisational Change
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2007
n/a
Bachelors, Computer Science and Engineering (Minor in Technology)
Bachelors, Computer Science and Engineering (Minor in Technology)
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