Project Manager | Program & Product Development | Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Expert

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
With over 17 years of experience in technical leadership, project management, and product development, I specialize in
delivering high-impact solutions in complex environments. My experience spans multiple industries, with a strong focus
on Banking and Financial Services applications, Analytics projects, and cloud migration.

Key Areas of Expertise:

 Program Management & Product Development: Proven track record of managing large-scale programs, driving the
successful delivery of products and solutions within deadlines and budgets.
 Leadership & Team Development: Experienced in mentoring and transforming teams, fostering collaboration, and
guiding them to adopt new technologies and best practices.
 DevOps & Cloud Migration: Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern cloud technologies. Led
initiatives to migrate legacy systems to cloud platforms, improving scalability, security, and performance.
 AML & Regulatory Compliance: Extensive experience leading AML projects, designing solutions to mitigate risk and
ensure regulatory compliance across multiple platforms.
 Technical Excellence: Hands-on expertise with the latest tech stack, leveraging tools and frameworks to optimize
development processes and drive continuous improvement.
 Communication & Collaboration: A strong team player with excellent communication skills, fostering a positive, can-do
attitude that drives engagement and innovation across cross-functional teams.
 Self-Starter & Results-Driven: Highly dedicated and motivated, consistently achieving high-quality results with a focus on
efficiency, effectiveness, and continuous learning.

Project Management Financial Risk ETL Agile/Scrum/Backlog Refinement

Project Planning Anti-Money Laundering Data Analytics Sprint Planning/Review/Retrospectives
Project Development KYC Model Development Stakeholder Management
Project Delivery Sanctions Machine Learning Turn to New Tech
Quality Management Compliance Retail Banking Waterfall Methodology
Project Operations Risk Management AI/ML Resource Management
Project Migration Anti Bribery and Corruption Reporting Training and Grooming

TECHINICAL SKILLS

Project Management JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, White Boards, Microsoft office

Tools
Project Administration Incident Management, Vulnerability management, Zombie management, Could Infrastructure
management, Platform Management, Infrastructure management, Software Installation and
Configuration
Servers, Firewalls, Encalves, Admin Groups and End point Management
SAS Tools SAS Viya, SAS EG, SAS MC, SAS DI Studio
Cloud Services Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, GitHub, Bit Bucket, Grafana, Cloud2, On-prem
Could
Programming Language SAS, R, Python, JCL, DB2, XML, Java, Macro programming, SQL programming
Database Systems Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle database, Teradata, Snowflake
ETL & Reporting Tools Abnitio, Data Stage, SAS EG, Business Objects, Tableau, Cognos
Operating Systems Windows, Mainframes, Unix

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Danske Bank – Chicago, IL SEP 2023 – Present
Role: Project Manager
Responsibilities:
 AML Program Management: Led end-to-end delivery of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) programs, ensuring successful
execution of compliance and risk management strategies.
 DevOps & Agile Delivery: Implemented full DevOps pipelines for streamlined project delivery, integrating Agile
methodologies to improve team productivity and project timelines.
 Cloud Migration & Next-Gen Solutions: Drove the cloud-native migration of legacy systems, and spearheaded the
adoption of next-generation technologies to improve project capabilities.
 Operations & BAU Management: Oversaw ongoing operations, managing Business As Usual (BAU) activities,
ensuring the stability and performance of critical systems.
 Compliance Management: Ensured adherence to regulatory requirements, including GDPR and AML compliance,
driving successful audits and continuous improvements.
 Server & Infrastructure Management: Directed the management of server and infrastructure landscapes, optimizing
for performance, scalability, and security.
 Customer Engagement: Acted as the primary contact for customers, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring
the seamless delivery of projects.
 Team Leadership & Resource Management: Led two cross-functional squads, handling recruitment, onboarding,
performance reviews, and HR-related activities. Drove learning and development initiatives, including training plans
and knowledge-sharing sessions.
 Sprint Management & Agile: Facilitate daily standups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and ensure backlog grooming is
efficient in Jira. Oversee the proper execution of Agile methodologies.
 Agile Leadership Alignment: Collaborated closely with Product Owners (PO), Architecture Leads (AC), and Tribe
Leadership, aligning on project goals and ensuring strategic execution.
 Target Architecture & Technical Strategy: Defined and established target architecture frameworks, ensuring
technology solutions aligned with business objectives.
 Leading/Facilitating CI/CD Pipelines: Set up automated processes for code building, testing, and deployment using
Azure Pipelines, ensuring code quality and system reliability.
 Developer Productivity & Test Automation: Accelerated developer output by introducing CI/CD pipelines and
integrating test automation to streamline the development lifecycle.
 TTNT (Turn to New Tech): Led initiatives to migrate legacy technology to newer platforms, improving efficiency,
scalability, and performance.

Danske Bank | Bangalore, India Nov 2020 - Aug 2023

Role: Program Manager and Chapter Lead
Responsibilities:
 Chapter Lead Activities: Drive technical excellence within the organization by leading chapter activities, mentoring
team members, and fostering a culture of continuous learning. Focus on uplifting the tech stack and enabling the
team to adopt cutting-edge tools and technologies.
 Project Management: Drove end-to-end project management, ensuring that projects were delivered on time,
within scope, and aligned with organizational goals.
 Best Practices & Process Improvement: Established and promoted best practices for project development, ensuring
consistent delivery of high-quality outputs across teams.
 Team Management & Development: Led project teams through all phases of development, managing timelines,
resources, and deliverables, while fostering collaboration and innovation.
 Account Growth & Technology Advancements: Worked closely with clients to identify opportunities for account
 growth and integration of future-ready technologies, ensuring long-term partnership success.
 Vulnerability & Incident Management: Spearheaded vulnerability management efforts, identifying, mitigating, and
tracking potential security risks. Led incident management to ensure rapid resolution of operational issues and
minimize downtime.
 Operations Management: Oversaw day-to-day operations, ensuring the smooth functioning of systems and
services, and driving continuous improvements for efficiency.
 Technical Debt Reduction: Led initiatives to reduce technical debt, refactoring legacy systems and implementing
code improvements to enhance performance, maintainability, and scalability.
 Proactive Monitoring & Resiliency Testing: Implemented proactive monitoring of systems and conducted
failover/resiliency testing of servers to ensure high availability and minimal service disruptions.
 Unplanned Work Management: Effectively managed unplanned work, prioritizing critical issues while ensuring
minimal impact on scheduled projects and tasks.
 Synthetic Test Data Development: Developed and managed synthetic test data for a variety of use cases,
supporting testing, validation, and performance assessment without compromising sensitive customer data.
 Automated Testing: Integrate unit, integration, and end-to-end tests into the CICD pipeline to catch issues early.

Commonwealth bank of Australia | Sydney, Australia

Role: Technical Manager Dec 2018 - Nov 2020
Responsibilities:
 Fraud Analytics Solution Development: Led the development of fraud analytics solutions, utilizing advanced data
analytics and machine learning to identify and mitigate fraudulent activity.
 Technology Strategy & Roadmap Development: Lead the design and implementation of the long-term technology
roadmap for Fraud initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
 Machine Learning & Data Engineering: Develop and optimize data engineering pipelines to support the
performance of machine learning models, enabling real-time data processing and advanced analytics for Fraud
detection and prevention.
 Scenario Development & Implementation: Design and implement sophisticated Fraud detection scenarios,
enhancing the effectiveness of surveillance systems to identify suspicious activities and financial crime.
 Operational Management: Ensure smooth day-to-day operations for existing Fraud systems, optimizing
performance and reliability, and addressing any issues proactively to minimize disruptions.
 Team Leadership & Motivation: Guide and motivate chapter members, helping them advance their skills and stay
ahead of emerging technology trends, ensuring the team remains agile and capable of meeting the evolving
demands of the Fraud prevention landscape.
 Automation for Fraud Detection: Automate the fraud detection process by integrating real-time transaction
monitoring and fraud-prevention models (using machine learning) that trigger alerts and actions without manual
oversight.
 Fraud Prevention Models: Investigate advanced fraud detection models based on transaction data, using anomaly
detection and machine learning to identify fraudulent activities in real time.
 Documentation: Maintain project documentation in Confluence and Jira, including technical specs, requirements,
and process guidelines.
 Source Code Control: Administer GitHub and Bitbucket repositories, ensure good version control practices, manage
feature branching, and support pull request reviews.

Deutsche Bank | Frankfurt, Germany

Role: Module Lead Sep 2016 - Nov 2018
Responsibilities:
  Cards, Mortgages, and Retail Banking: Experience in the financial industry gives you a deep understanding of
business processes like credit card issuance, mortgage approvals, and other retail banking services.
 KYC (Know Your Customer): Involvement in customer onboarding to comply with anti-money laundering (AML)
laws and regulations. KYC includes document verification, risk assessments, and ensuring all data is correctly
captured and stored.
 ODD (Ongoing Due Diligence): Monitoring customers on an ongoing basis to ensure compliance with financial
regulations, including transaction monitoring and periodic risk assessments.
 Customer Lifetime Value (CLV): Research methods for calculating Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) to better segment
high-value customers and optimize retention strategies in the credit card business.
 Loyalty Program Optimization: Design projects to explore how to improve credit card loyalty programs by
integrating customer behavior data and offering personalized rewards, based on spending patterns and
preferences.
 Behavioral Analytics: Implement behavioral segmentation techniques using both structured (transaction data)
and unstructured data (social media, customer interactions) to create more holistic customer profiles.
 Customer Profiling Using ML: Use machine learning models to predict the likelihood of a customer opting for
premium products, requesting credit limit increases, or applying for new credit cards based on their profile and
usage patterns.
 Automated Financial Reports: Set up an automated system that generates daily, weekly, or monthly reports related
to transaction volumes, customer behavior, and financial metrics, saving time and effort for the finance team.
 Ad-Hoc Reporting: Deliver self-service reporting capabilities for business users to create customized reports using
predefined data sources, offering greater flexibility and reducing dependency on IT.

ABN AMRO | Amsterdam, Netherlands

Role: Module Lead Jun 2014 - Aug 2016
Responsibilities:
 Real-Time ETL: Research the implementation of real-time ETL using stream processing technologies like Apache
Kafka to process data as it is ingested, enabling faster insights and decision-making.
 Error Handling and Monitoring: Set up robust monitoring and alerting systems within the ETL framework to track
any failures or data issues, ensuring data integrity and consistency.
 Predictive Analytics: Implement the use of predictive analytics for credit card transaction behavior, including fraud
detection, credit risk assessment, and spending patterns using machine learning models.
 Advanced Statistical Analysis: Build and deliver the application of statistical methods (e.g., clustering, regression,
and time-series analysis) to identify trends, outliers, and correlations in large datasets, particularly related to
customer behavior and financial transactions.
 Descriptive & Predictive Analytics: Leverage tools such as Python (Pandas, NumPy) or R for data cleaning and
analysis, and use ML algorithms like Decision Trees or Random Forests to predict customer behavior and detect
fraud in real time.
 Dashboarding: Build intuitive and interactive dashboards to track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to
credit card transactions, customer activity, and business performance.

CITI | Bangalore, India

Role: Asst. Manager Apr 2012 - Jun 2014
Responsibilities:
 Database Architecture Design: Led the design and implementation of scalable, efficient database architectures to
support complex data models, ensuring high performance and data integrity.
 SAS Grid: Installation, configuration, and management of SAS Grid for distributed data processing and parallel
 computation.
 Star and Snowflake Schema: Designing dimensional data models for business intelligence and data warehousing.
These schemas organize data in a way that allows fast querying and reporting.
 Fact and Dimension Tables: Ensuring data is structured appropriately for analytical queries and can support
reporting needs effectively.
 SCD Type 1 & Surrogate Keys: Using Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD) techniques (Type 1 for overwriting old values
and surrogate keys for ensuring unique identifiers) to handle historical data and ensure referential integrity.
 ETL Flow Development: Designed and developed robust ETL workflows, ensuring seamless extraction,
transformation, and loading of data across systems, optimizing for both performance and reliability.
 Reporting Platform Development: Developed and maintained dynamic reporting platforms that provided
actionable insights for business stakeholders, leveraging industry-standard tools and technologies.
 SAS Program Development: Created and optimized SAS programs for data analysis, reporting, and processing,
leveraging the full capabilities of SAS to support decision-making processes.
 Macro Program Development: Built and automated complex macro programs to streamline repetitive data tasks,
ensuring efficient and error-free processing within SAS and other data environments.
 Data Quality Assurance: Implemented comprehensive data quality checks to ensure data accuracy, consistency,
and completeness across various systems, identifying and resolving data anomalies.
 PNL (Profit & Loss) Component Generation: Developed and automated PNL component generation processes,
providing financial teams with timely and accurate data for decision-making.

Lloyds Bank | Halifax, UK

Team Lead Apr 2011 - Apr 2012
 Data Analysis: Conducted in-depth data analysis to extract actionable insights, supporting business decision-making
with accurate, real-time data.
 Business Understanding: Worked closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate
them into technical solutions, ensuring alignment between business goals and data strategies.
 Process Development: Developed and optimized data processing workflows, streamlining operations and
enhancing data delivery to internal teams and end-users.
 SAS Code Development: Wrote and optimized complex SAS code for data manipulation, statistical analysis, and
reporting, ensuring high efficiency and performance.
 Legacy Architecture Upgrade: Led efforts to upgrade legacy systems, modernizing data architecture and processes
to improve scalability, security, and maintainability.
 Table Structure Creation: Designed and implemented new database table structures to support evolving data
requirements, improving data accessibility and processing efficiency.
 Business Report Development: Built and automated business reports tailored to stakeholder needs, providing
critical insights into operations, performance, and financial metrics.
 Data Integration: Integrated data from multiple sources (internal and external), ensuring seamless flow of
information across systems and supporting comprehensive business analysis.

General Motors | Bangalore, India

Research Analyst Feb 2010 - Mar 2011
 Warranty Service Analysis Technology: Build Application to simulate vehicle performance, manufacturing
processes, and supply chain operations in real-time to identify automation opportunities.
 End-to-End Automated Testing: Build automation frameworks for end-to-end testing of automotive systems, from
hardware to software
 ETL Development: Extract raw data → Transform based on business rules → Load into data warehouses.
  Data Analysis: Clean, analyze, and derive insights from warranty-related data.
 Reporting: Use BI tools (Business Objects, Cognos) to create dashboards and reports for internal use, focusing on
key business metrics.
 Stakeholder Interaction: Work closely with senior management to understand business challenges and
opportunities, and present data-driven recommendations.

Vodafone | Pune, India

Senior Software Engineer Jan 2007 - Feb 2010
 Statistical Analysis: Conducted advanced statistical analysis to identify trends, relationships, and insights from
complex datasets, supporting evidence-based decision-making.
 Model Development: Developed and implemented predictive models, leveraging statistical techniques to forecast
future trends and behaviors, driving data-driven business strategies.
 Predictive Analytics: Applied predictive analytics methodologies to anticipate outcomes and inform business
decisions, including customer behavior, market trends, and risk assessments.
 Regression Analysis: Developed regression analysis projects to quantify relationships between variables, providing
valuable insights into causal factors and performance drivers.
 Time Series Modeling: Designed and built time series models to forecast trends over time, ensuring accurate
predictions and timely interventions in areas such as financial planning, inventory management, and operations.
 ETL Data Preparation Using SAS: Managed ETL data preparation using SAS programming, ensuring clean, reliable,
and well-structured data for further analysis and modeling.
 SAS Procedure Development: Built and optimized custom SAS procedures to streamline data processing, statistical
analysis, and reporting, ensuring efficiency and scalability.

Certifications & Trainings

 PMP from PMI
 Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Expected by September 2025)
 Certified Scrum master (CSM)
 Technical Program Management (TPM)
 SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9
 SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9
 Trained on SAS Anti Money Laundering 6.3
 Oracle Certified Associate
 Trained Agile practitioner & Scrum Master

Education

 Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering (2002-2006)