Karthik Gowrishankar

About Karthik Gowrishankar

As a data-driven professional, my focus has always been to utilize my 18 years of experience to design and deploy cutting-edge BI and data engineering tools to provide high-quality reporting and analytics solutions. I am an engineering leader who builds and directs engineering teams as well as delivers large-scale IT projects. Here are some of the things that I am passionate about:• Integrating the best practices across global data solution architectures• Thinking strategically• Conducting detailed research on industry trends • Promoting long-term innovation and capability enhancementsSome of my highlights:• Securing triple-digit cost savings• Increasing product performance• Building BI and data engineering teams• Crafting reference architectures, technical roadmaps, data engineering standardsThe areas where I really excel at:• Data Platforms & Engineering• Business Intelligence & Analytics • Data-Driven Insight Generation• Team Building & Mentoring• Architecture & Design• AWS Cloud Solutions• Product Roadmap Development• IT Project Management• Data Management & Governance• Product Management• Vendor Management• Budget & Resource Planning

Experience

1. Principal Solutions Architect Delivery Manager - Business Intelligence & Data Engineering

   The Walt Disney Company

   Apr 2019 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

Education

• University of Madras

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2000 — 2004

• Illinois Institute of Technology

  MS, Information Technology and Management

  2006 — 2007

• NYU School of Professional Studies

  IT Business Leadership

  2014 — 2015

Skills

• Business Intelligence
• Technical Architecture
• Analysis Services
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Data Modeling
• Artificial Intelligence
• Internet of Things
• Operations Management
• Dashboard
• Vendor Management
• Offshore Outsourcing
• Enterprise Architecture
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Sap Businessobjects
• Crm
• Change Management
• Predictive Analytics
• Data Science
• Organizational Development
• Olap
• Tableau
• Power Bi
• Shared Services
• Data Warehousing
• Life Sciences
• Vendor Relationship Management
• Organizational Leadership
• Social Media Measurement
• Data Integration
• Gamification
• Python
• Process Improvement
• Microstrategy Reporting
• Social Media Analytics
• Cognos
• Databases
• Big Data
• Salesforce.com
• IT Strategy