Gaurav Bolia

About Gaurav Bolia

Gaurav Bolia is a Senior Managing Consultant in IBM Global Business Services where he is leading a new way of working with - Cognitive, AI/ML, Agile and Design Thinking to develop and deliver innovative client solutions to address most pressing business challenges through data and cognitive insights. He has worked on a myriad of projects and roles for Fortune 500 clients across Life Sciences, Automotive, Electronics and Retail, where his work has changed the way clients manage, make decisions and utilize analytics for improved business outcomes in their operations and customer facing processes. Gaurav brings a perfect blend of strategic thinking and hands-on advanced analytics expertise to help client\'s innovate, create and adopt analytics. His ability to connect the dots, deal with ambiguous situations gracefully, and adapt with new skills to drive outcomes has helped him deliver delight to both IBM and his clients. At IBM, Gaurav has managed, developed and implemented solutions across a variety of areas, including Predictive Marketing/ Sales Targeting, Customer Segmentation, Aftermarket Parts Pricing Optimization, Cognitive Customer Care, Quality Analytics, Cognitive HR, Analytics Maturity Assessments and Analytics COE Target Operating Model Design. Gaurav has a proven track record of success across many roles, including leadership roles spanning end-to-end project lifecycle. In addition, he has also contributed to the expansion of solution offerings, mentored building relationships with clients, and contributing to proposals and sales pursuits. Prior to IBM, Gaurav worked for Infosys where he served various Fortune 100 clients in Retail, CPG & Logistics to enable analytics solutions for business process optimization and visibility.

Experience

1. Senior Managing Consultant, Cognitive and Analytics Strategy Consulting

   IBM

   Jun 2011 — Present · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US

   Gaurav helps clients to innovate with Cognitive and Advanced Analytics.Gaurav’s Toolbox:1) Analytics: Python, SPSS (Modeler, Statistics, C & DS), R, SQL, Visualization (Tableau, Power BI), Watson APIs (Assistant, Discovery), Watson Studio, Supervised and Unsupervised Machine Learning, AI, Cloud Fundamentals (Watson, Azure, AWS), Analytics Strategy Roadmap & COE Operating Model, Business Intelligence, KPI Framework, Information Management2) Management: IBM Garage Leadership Experience, Project/ Program Management, Financial Planning, Team Leadership, Business Analysis and Process Mapping, Design Thinking, Agile, Business Development, Operating Model and Change Management

Education

• Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology

  Bachelor of Technology (BTECH)

• Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• Stanford University

  Applied Statistics

  2016

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Operating Models
• Analytics
• Consulting
• Logistics
• Life Sciences
• Gap Analysis
• Environmental Scanning
• Supply Chain Management
• Spss
• Strategy
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Supply Chain
• Program Management
• Management
• Business Intelligence
• Data Visualization
• Capability Assessment
• Organizational Design
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Solution Architecture
• Business Analytics
• Management Consulting
• Procurement
• Roadmap
• IT Strategy
• Business Transformation
• Sourcing
• Process Improvement
• Predictive Modeling
• Workshop Facilitation
• Crm
• Data Mining
• Lean Manufacturing