Aabid Markar

About Aabid Markar

Technology Leader with 20+ years of comprehensive IT expertise in sales, solution architecture & implementation of large transformational projects. • Global industry experience in Government, Retail, Media, Defense & Financial Services. • Stakeholder management with CxO’s. • Skilled in collaboratively scaling organization with executive teams and departments towards practice growth by ensuring opportunities and relationships are maximized, establishing Community of Practice (CoPs), developing growth strategy, development of assets and methodologies, and differentiating IP to drive greater industry relevance.

Experience

1. Advisory Managing Director

   KPMG US

   Mar 2022 — Present · Tysons Corner, VA, US

   Leveraging extensive experience in deal architecture to offer impactful solutions & tooling activities, acting as a trusted advisor in showcasing an organization’s offerings while being accountable for the overall delivery strategy & solution estimates. Demonstrated ability to develop compelling propositions by utilizing assets & capabilities, ensuring that proposed solutions align with long-term government goals. Managing expectations across delivery organizations, rigorous oversight on tools, effort, & planning is maintained, supporting a spectrum of pre-implementation capabilities to enrich proposed solutions.Additionally, serving as the key point of contact for accounts in solution-based selling activities, acting as a technology advisor to both the organization & government. Expertise in opportunity shaping & solution planning is critical in managing business stakeholders\' expectations related to budget, scope, & schedule. Overseeing 19 capability deliverables that fortify working solutions for government solicitations. From deal architecture & solution quality assurance to price estimation & gap analysis, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, strategic consulting support.Collaboratively defining the scope & strategizing winning solutions by understanding decision-makers, influencers, & stakeholder values. Contributions involve a holistic view of architecture & technology landscapes, ensuring seamless integration plans. Assisting in developing bottom-up estimates, resource planning, & mobilization plans fosters a structured approach that enhances solution delivery accuracy & mitigates risk. This comprehensive deal architecture framework enables large-scale, strategic investments while maintaining client intimacy & reducing implementation risk.Through professional expertise, enhancing our Probability of Win (PWIN) with a standardized institutional process, leveraging alliances & teaming partners, & deeply integrating with KPMG’s capture processes.

Education

• Capella University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Information System & Technology Management

  2016 — 2020

Skills

• Management
• IT Service Management
• Project Management
• Integration
• Business Analysis
• Oracle
• Leadership
• Siebel
• IT Management
• IT Outsourcing
• Disaster Recovery
• Crm
• Technical Architecture
• Data Center
• Business Process
• Software Project Management
• Consulting
• Pmo
• Outsourcing
• Erp
• Management Consulting
• Cloud Computing
• Rfp Generation
• Change Management
• Information Technology
• Strategy
• Business Transformation
• Business Intelligence
• Business Process Improvement
• Solution Architecture
• Project Portfolio Management
• Program Management
• Enterprise Architecture
• Vendor Management
• Requirements Analysis
• IT Strategy
• Sdlc
• Enterprise Software